Hello

[Kinky Tom]

My first post:

Well I'm a townender and was registered on Thisis also.

I've made 88 posts on the adver site, but only 2 of those have been in the last 4 months I would guess.

The reason for this is that I was getting seriously fed-up with constant wind-ups from certain forum members regarding roumers they had made up themselves. Many of the posters on thisis are also too far up their own arses to comprehend. One member spends his time forcing people to read posts about match worn shirts he is selling, another is just an arrogant wierdo who has taken it upon himself to try and mould the site into what he wants it to be. Countless others are on there only to put others down.

Thetownend.com was born for members of other forums who maybe just wanted somewhere where they can talk to other Swindon fans about issues in a grown-up manner - yes there may be some young posters on there but generally they are able to participate in disussion using reasoned views.

What is wrong with people getting together in an online community and actually getting along. I live 60 miles from Swindon, and have only ever lived in Swindon for three months of my 25 years (the three months in question being when I was abou 5 years old). This distance does not stop me from being loyal fan, I am a season ticket holder, and attend most away matches, I have in fact been to 43 games this season.

Unfortunately though, where the distance does not affect my ability to attend matches, it does seriously affect my ability to communicate with other Swindon fans as I have never had the chance to get to know any.

As you can imagine none of my mates at home are interested in hearing what I have to say about Swindon, most are Northampton fans, by the way.

So having a place where I can communicate with other Swindon fans in a friendly manner is exactly what I'm after, I see no need to have to disagree on matters to a point where you have to justify what you think.

So just because there may not be great deal of heavy issues discussed at great length does not mean it is not a valid forum. I enjoy the fact that everyone shares mutual respect with one-another, because at the end of the day all I'm looking for is a place where people are empathetic to how life as a Swindon fan makes me feel.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

well said Tom!

[Piemonte]

Stillton likes to be abused, that's why he's winding you up......just ignore him, he doesn't go to games anyway.

Thats always entertained me a great deal. He's got very stong opinions for someone who attends less games in a season than most on here do in a couple of months

[Piemonte]

Yeah, well said Tom. I'd much rather be part of a forum where most people get along and have a laugh.

Whilst it can be entertaining at times, constant bickering becomes very tiresome, especially when we all basically want the same thing: A successful STFC.

[DV]

especially when we all basically want the same thing: A successful STFC.

Apart from Oxford Fan........one would expect....

[Piemonte]

We all know he supports STFC these days after realising our fans are safe as fuck

[Kinky Tom]

This Gerry character has just wrote on the trust site:

So that I can read and see what happening ive registered . But you have to wait before you can get in or something . Its like getting into mi5 .


Im interested in whats going on in there .  

Might have a sleep this afternoon  

Looks like things might get heated...

[Reg Smeeton]

This Gerry character has just wrote on the trust site:

So that I can read and see what happening ive registered . But you have to wait before you can get in or something . Its like getting into mi5 .


Im interested in whats going on in there .  

Might have a sleep this afternoon  

Looks like things might get heated...

 I blame Sonic Youth for this....(fool of a Took).....bit like Pippin disturbing the Balrog in the Mines of Moria.

[BrightonRed]

How can this Gerald Phillips guy say things like:

To many headings , dead boring . 100% bollocks site

This Town end site is crap, and all the contributers are up each others arse

This Trust site is far better than this Town end site

They created their own site or have joined it so that they can all agree and lick each others bits

The Town end site is not very good , they have learnt nothing from experience

The site obviously reflects some of the yob culture we get in The Town end so its well named

and then say:

So that I can read and see what happening ive registered

Im interested in whats going on in there

Without looking like an ignorant, narrow-minded, student-hating fool?

[Boeta]

hahaha we're all yobs. superb

[Kinky Tom]

Yeah, I'm not so sure wher the 'yob culture' bit has come from.

He slates us for being students, which many are, many are now ex-students( ) and some never were.  I don't get the connection between students and yobs, usually the two don't mix at all, yet he's put us all in one bracket.

Goes to show how limited HIS debating skills are.

[Simon Pieman]

Hahahaha classic!

The fact that we were trying to get new members to post a little while back and youth's effort to expand the site shows we don't have a small community that goes round bumming each other (except piemonte    )

The forum is still in its humble beginnings one feels - the potential it has is far greater than a lot of 'homemade' forums.

Good luck to this Gerald fella, he's going to get torn to pieces on here. At least it will create more discussion and debate!

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

that bloke talks more shit than me!

[Reg Smeeton]

that bloke talks more shit than me!

 I suspect you and Stiliton will get on just fine

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

maybe not Reg, i mean we both talk shit but he really is a cock!