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Anyone taking horns, drums, foam hands? Anyone wearing red and white wigs, face paint?

Please don't be sat in block 551, thanks.

Why?

miserable fucker  :)

Please no one take a drum.

Red and white wigs and face paint ? No I'm not 10.

I'll be taking my tickets, my mobile, wallet and a raging hangover from 4 days in Tenerife on a stag do.

Can I take a foam drum?

I didn't think we had enough Wembley threads  ;)

I will probably not wear any colours, I think when you get to a certain age it should be the norm.

Ralphy, I wore red face paint for the Sunderland play off game (at the age of 20)  :( . It kind of "ran" because it was warm, I looked like I a beetroot on legs.

Why the fuck any grown adult would want one of those foam hands or a red/white wig is beyond me.

Im going to be adventurous and wear my red and white scarf in a Paolo style.

I might take the flag my Mrs got signed for me for me birthday although I'll probably lose it/trample all over it during a drunken stumble.

I'm going to take all of these things to the pub with me.

All of this apart from the Tenerife bit, my 6 year old however will have flag, foam trophy etc

I remember being sat in the DRS when they had left a card thing on each seat that doubled as a "clacker" and a photo opportunity (they were red on one side and white on the other - with some writing on). I remember they asked everyone to hold up the card that matched their seat colour so it would spell out "Swindon". I think it went a bit wrong when some people couldn't follow those difficult instructions  :doh:

* I found mine in the garage recently - I might take it to Wembley  :girlgiggle:

I'll be taking an AK47 - just on the off chance I run into Eric et al

Oh god those things made the worst din I have ever heard.

Nah, just take a bag of mints and some pipe tobacco, he'll be putty in your hands.

A pack of Cheese & Tomato Sandwiches, Some Angel Cake, A Thermos of Ovaltine & a Nice Warm Tartan Rug.

last time my son bought a flag outside of Wembley but the stewards wouldn't let him in with the pole. I have since checked and on the Wembley OS it says flag poles are allowed up to a metre in length.

Myself

My wife, my 2 children and my mother in law.  And a gun.

Don't say your face saw Eric

Nah,  he would have been in his sixties then!

I think I'll take my signed picture of Des Lynam and a gram of camembert.

Ah, of course, Werthers Original

I was thinking ticket, beer money and more beer money.

 :pint:

My white replica top.

 We are playing in white aren't we?

Chloroform, a ball gag, blindfold, lubricant and a french stick

I am the same but also train tickets & i will be wearing one of Flash's rip off shirts ( probably the messiah one )

A knuckleduster, nah probably just a selection of cans on my coach to drink in and around the Green Man  :beers:

Are you going on the same stag trip as Ralphy?

My skinny legs..might bring the shorts out

That's a little bit kinky! Will you eat the baguette after?

I'm taking - wallet, myself and a few tinnies to drink.

I take it we'll be wearing red at this final? Who ever said to wear white at the last one needs shooting!

Im taking myself, my mates, Outdoor Jagerbomb kits and a plethora of shit Swindon songs loosely based around players, popular tunes and a second hand shop at the bottom of Swindon..

OOOHHHHHHH VIITTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Beer  :pint:

Our group (around 15 of us) ordered a vuvuzela each, which were delivered this morning, going to be brilliant on the train going down, then at the Green Man. One of the lads bought a massive drum especially for the game too, should add to the atmosphere a bit!!

Come on you reds.

I'm going to bring inherent pessimism and gloomy demeanour

As is the want and justifiable right of all Swindon fans!

Me, my wife, my mate Andrew, and beer in my belly.

42 years of supporting town - ie hope rather than expectation

The lucky charm that is Mrs B and my never ending nerves that are over-developed after being a town fan all my life

I may well leave my lenten promise of not drinking beer at home  :nod:

Sandwiches.

Port in a ribena bottle.

I'll probably take the tube.

I'll see you on Wemberley way with a well laden cheeseboard then.

You joining us? Or slumming it?

Everyone will be taking a 7 point lead and a game in hand!

 :clap:

Couple of tins of Thatcher's Gold for the train, handbag containing wallet, keys and phone.

Oh, and a devastating sense of style, darling.

Bringing Mrs Ardiles.  It's our wedding anniversary on Sunday, which we have decided to spend in the romantic atmosphere of Wembley Stadium with 29,000 other like minded souls.

Actually, it's her first game in approx 7 years.  Her record at the moment is Played 3 Won 3...all from the Andy King era.  She's grown used to the ritual indoctrination I now foist upon our two little ones, so maybe it's now rubbing off.  We'll see on Sunday.

Dont recall a Ms Ardiles? What position did she play?

With her and Mrs B there will be no stopping us !!

My missus will be there too. The last game she went to was the relegation season 1-1 with D&R (the game where they equalised with 5 minutes to go)

ok, now torquay is out of the way I feel I can embrace this thread...

iphone
wallet
Big sn25 flag
littler waving flag (has play offs written on it but at a tenner want to get my moneys worth)
Four tinnies for train from Chip

and I have no doubt my wife will make some sandwiches for me...if I leave the house for more than three hrs at a time she insists I 'take something to eat'....

bless.

What train are you getting from Chipp J O ?

well the 08.45 was my preference but then I noted it had a change, cant be arsed with that, plus it takes 2 hrs, so stuck with the 09:26 i guess...

All trains leaving from Chippenham before 10am are being replaced with a bus service on sunday.

Last I looked it's a coach to Swindon, due to engineering works, but I thought it might of changed with maybe the extra trains starting from Chipp

wtf???

re think required...

So it's waiting for the 10.15 or going on the 8.45 I reckon for me.

I need one that stops at Didcot, which both do. The 10.15 & a bit gets top Padd at 12, which cuts it fine, so I reckon the 8.45 coach it is

yep, 8.45 bus for me as well then it seems

Hope they have enough buses !

Couldn't you get a lift to Westbury? Swindon station will be rammed.

Just heard a romour that there is a sign by the ticket office in chip station talking about extra trains on sunday, will have a look tonight and report back...

Cider, Paolo Shirt, Moneys for more alcohol (but I aint paying for food or drink in Wembley, stuff that) and my Camera!! Can't wait.

I recently heard that you are the bisggest selling UK artist in the states, topiing the beatles, stones, robbie, adele etc etc...well done you.

Me ?

A two day Stag Do hangover.

Smooth operator Jimmy!!

At my little girls school they have at Teddy that they can take home at weekends, she has asked if she can take that. While not that impressive,  it is mildly amusing that her teachers is a Pox fan

Me and three others are making a weekend of it and staying overnight on Saturday in London.
Looking forward to a good weekend.

I've got Monday booked off work too, which is nice.

i will be wearing the same shit I fly from Nice in  from Saturday am to to Monday PM and carrying my phone, my wallet and some fags. Just need somewhere to sleep for two night now.... :hmmm:

Thinking of a beer or two earlier in the Market Porter (I'm coming in from Brockley), and then just tubing it up to Wembley.  What are you guys up to?

Your love is king.

I will stand outside your house with all of them before you set off!

I can lend you the cardbord box our washing machine came in.

Bad enough getting a lift to chipp station "cos the clocks go back". I have a feeling their is a 9.25 train from chipp now

A couple of bottles of yargermeister

I heard the tracks were up.

Buses to swindon from nam!?

Yeah, trains aren't running till 10. Gotta get a poxy coach from bath at 8 in the morning. Which is RUBBISH

Saw on the adver site earlier that they are running extra trains. Think there is one at 9:30ish.

That's from Swindon though

yes, looked at the board earlier today...the extra 'trains' are the 08:45 coach/train and then the 09:26 train...I am veering towards the 09:26 now, only gets in about 15 mins later and you dont have to worry about it being chocka at swindon, and not being able to get on train...

Did you find anywhere Ironside? Must be annoying having nowhere to stay,fucking foreigners coming over here taking our shop doorways.

:hmmm: dont they go forward

Spring forward, fall back

Cheers!

But I booked into a hostel now... Full of fucking colonials, might get lucky!

Beer, money, ticket. What more do you need?

Yes

09:29 to be exact

Door keys, food, carrier bag, camera, smock :) ?

*digs out vuvuzela*

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As long as I manage to take myself, I'm happy.  I have to leave at 6am, which of course will feel like 5am.  If I managed to get dressed, I've done well.

This is as enjoyable as a Wembley day out could ever be.  Given that it's 'only' the JPT, I'm looking forward to this but without the crippling nerves I've had before other trips.  A few nerves, sure enough, but nothing that would ruin the day.

My worst such experience was the 1993 Play Off Final which, up until the final whistle, was one of the most horrific experiences of my life.  Could any fan enjoy a game like that, really?  I will never forget the experience of brushing by teeth that morning...when, half way through, the nerves got the better of me and I threw up my breakfast in to the sink.

Hope you brushed them again after

That was the match where I headed the wrong way (because of beer) and ended up on my todd amongst about 6,000 Leicester fans :). I had to turn around and head back through them, against the flow! I think they use to "fence" the fans back to different tube stations then, but I may be wrong  ???

The missus... and a few bottles of beer for the 9am train from Crawley.  Still haven't worked out where I'm headed.

If its any help the game is at Wembley Stadium, that should give you a few clues as to where you should go me old china.

Thinking of taking our 25ft flag but don't know if the Wembley clowns will let us put it up anywhere. Kids are madly excited

Heading up to London tomorrow morning to make a weekend of it.  Managed to get tickets for Harlequins v Bath at the Twickenham Stoop tomorrow then staying at the Wembley Hilton on Saturday night.  Nice breakfast and a swim on Sunday morning then head out to Wembley to dish out the Italian flags to our other "warriors".

This weekend may well be summed up by "loadsa pints!".

It would be create to get some jumping/scarf spinning action going on behind the goal, to the tune of 'we are the red and white army'....a little bit continental styley

good lads!!! im taking my airhorn - speedway style - hoping to get it in the ground haha :D
use one cannister at the green man, then one in the ground!

Please tell me you're not in Block 136.

you refering to the lads with the vuvuzelas and drum or me?

I am....row 23 if I remember correctly...dont have a horn though!

The lot of you.

ahhh come on man! its about doin what u can to make noise for ur team!

Well,  thanks for sharing that.  :D

This.

Hopefully you are in the top tier, then you could hang it over the top of the prawn sandwich munchers (sorry Batch :) ).

they have an 8ft limit I think..you will need to hide it..

You'd think they might be able to make an exception for a game like this one.  There are going to be over 40,000 empty seats on Sunday.

Only that would require a modicum of common sense, not something associated with the FA.

You might be able to hide the flag but will struggle to hide a drum as they are also banned.

there's a whole band at england games?

I'm only in the £46 seats, we get slightly crusty cheese and cucumber sandwiches. Its the £60 ones where the good prawn is.

'course you might accidentally mess with Paolo's "family" if you attack the £60 seats, and the Thames is a bit close..

I know but Wembley rules state that " unlicensed Musical instruments, Drums and Trumpets are prohibited " the Sheffield lads in the Band must be Licenced. Your right about the flag size, its 250cm around eight foot but no bigger.

Clear your throat and sing then!

Bit late now, but according to OS:

To be honest not sure how a drum is going to make things better anyway, we don't use them at home to start and join in with songs so can't see where it's going to fit in. Someone aimlessly banging a drum is just going to drown out the singing.

on the other hand, may keep the happy clappers in time on the 'paolos red and white army' or the 'red army' charts....history as shown, unassisted the Town end always speed up and ruin the songs...

I fucking hate drums at football. It's the epitome of plastic clubs.

That's what I was trying to say, but put it differently  :)

Please no drums. They have no place at our club.

In the County Ground I would agree with the no drums sentiment, but in a half empty Wembley you will probably need drums/horns etc to generate a bit of atmosphere in between the songs.

So long as no bugger near me has one!

- Flags more than 250cm in size at their widest or longest section will not be allowed and flagpoles greater than 1m in length will not allowed

Bastards.
Surly covering the empty seats with flags would be great.

Hoping to get my Italian flag in, so far only Cheltenham refused to let us put it up...It measures 8'x5' so if Wembley get arsey will use it as a cape or something I suppose..What a fucking stupid rule in a stadiu which will be at least a third empty..

"I hope dance with you sunday in weeeemmmbleyyy!!!! #COYR"

from Cibocchis twitter

 The sun will be shining on us , the team look well capable of making the most of the wide pitch and if some twat spoils a perfect day by banging a drum he will end up wearing it. Come on you reds!!!

I like him.

Would you prefer vuvuzelas instead ?  :hmmm:

Hahaha, legend!

Wembley tat bought

1xPDC "“We go to Wembley not as tourists but as warriors, singing our own song" T-Shirt
1xJPT Swindon Scarf from some street trader for the Mrs
2xBastard Annoying horns for my lad and his mate
1xSwindon water bottle for youngest son so he doesn't feel left out.
1xJPT Program

Bring it on.

Sun cream.

I believe Chesterfield are taking a drum to Wembley.

They are very confident of out singing us too.

No instruments.

How did you manage to get away without your lad wanting a flag?  My mother-in-law took my boys into the Brunel on Thursday and came home with 2 flags and 2 horns.  Apparently it was £8 for 1 flag or 2 for £10.  Seemed a bit daft getting a flag and horn for my youngest as he's not going, but her money!

I can see Josh and the flag being a recipe for disaster and pity the people sitting in front or behind us!

I asked him, he said naaaaaah. No idea why, didn't question it :)

I'm tempted to go and buy some scarfs just for my car. I like passing cars with Swindon scarfs on the way to and from away games, so I'd like to pass on that same happiness to others.

Pride

Some paracetamol for the hang-over I'm going to get after our win :pint:

I have been dragging out my illness from my holiday in Argentina saying I've been for blood tests, hospital appointments usw. as I had 2 new job interviews & I have one next weekin Berlin. The excuses are running thin.

My flight back is Monday evening, good knows what bullshit I will have to make up this time.
Quite frankly I don't give a flying fuck

COME ON YOOOOUUU REDS !

If you wear a pair of Lasderhosen so we can recognise you I'm sure you'll get bought a couple of pints.

Actually I think I'll recognise you anyway.

Don't blame you.  We'vre already had a drink knocked off the kitchen side from the flag being waved around!

Im exactly the same, love seeing other town fans travelling around the country with a cheeky scarf out of the back window

The mullett & David Hasselhoff tshirt is a bit of a giveaway

'90 & '93, especially '93 I saw shitloads on the way up, then the race to get back to town before the coachand seeing the mob outside that boozer at Coate cheering every car with colours on as they drove past....fantastic menories!

Ironside i equate you to a modern day Jeckyll and Hyde.....are you in the Green Man tomorow i will buy you a pint of that bubbly experimental Jeckyl and Hyde stuff if you are :D

Where's the Nintendo DS, so your eldest can play as Swindon on Fifa 12 saying; "dad, dad look I've scored" as the real match is in progress  :)

That wasn't far from the truth in his early day. Thankfully no more.

I'm all set. Spent today in London, just had an Italian and have bought my pre-match beers for tomorrow. Just about to have a couple in the hotel bar then it's off to bed for an early night.

Careful how you go down the stairs slinky.

That's genius !

It's bread and butter stuff for Batch, Nev!

Fuck me.  I've read this a few times and have only just got it!  I'm head over heals!

A tad rusty then?

Nope, I'm full of the joys of spring!