Thanks for the nice feedback guys, nice to converse with some decent folk.
My old English teacher at school was a Swindon fan and about 10 or so years ago now you guys were the one team that would always beat or draw against us at LR. Sam Parkin seemed to score without fail against us and we'd always get stick off our teacher. He'd wear his tie, write the score on the board and put a picture or two up. Proper good bloke and decent banter, he'd always give us a special wave from terrace 1 at the Layer Rd end.
Shame they don't build grounds like that now. It might have been old and decrepid, stinking of piss but it was bursting to the seams in character. I loved the closeness to the pitch, players could hear you and there were some players who got really effected and had stinking games. I never forget Ben Chorley getting red carded for flicking a V at someone, Darren Huckerby and Chris Armstrong getting dogs abuse and getting hauled off. One of my favourite moments was with Armstrong when he got subbed off singing "Lets all wave at Armstrong" with a few hundred fellas giving him a special wave and he disappeared down the tunnel shortly afterwards. You get banning orders for such behaviour these days.
The fans being able to mingle with each other in the Clock End seating would not be allowed these days, but that to me is what football is about. Being able to have a laugh and banter with each other, I am only 25 but miss those days terribly. When I first started going you could even change ends as well which is madness when you think about it.
My greatest memories of that ground has to be when Forest and Sunderland came down. There was probably more of them in the ground that Colchester fans, yet they were humilatingly beaten by shitty Colchester.
Club have gone backwards since in the generic commercialised sponsor stadium. There really is nothing to like about most modern stadia. As I put before, Chesterfield should be a model for any team building a new stadium. Atmospheric and decent price structure - good stewarding too!
Great read - I would say the only thing wrong in there is about McCormack - he's one of our centre backs now! So you'll more likely see him along side Flinty rather than Ferry.
Never thought I'd see that. Used to hate seeing him play against us. Thought he was a really decent midfield player. Should be interesting to see how both Flint and he cope with big Odejayi. He was pony at the County Ground last year.
I don't think Rose will play either, well hope and pray he doesn't!
