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« on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:14:02 » |
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Looking for any info anyone can provide on someone claiming they turned out for Swindon Town FC in the 93-94 season.
The guy in question claims he played in the same team as Frank MacAvennie in a home match against Wimbledon FC, it's not clear whether he's claiming it to be a first team or reserve team appearance. The only home match I can find info on is a 4-2 Wimbledon win in which Warren Barton scored an og. I've searched for reserve team scores and lineups from that season but can't find anything.
The 'player' in question is called Gerard Strain. If anyone can tell me anything or point me in the direction of team lineups for any such meeting id be very grateful
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:22:18 » |
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Never heard of him.
You sure his name isnt Terry Fenwick? He apparently played for us
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:22:55 » |
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http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Squad.asp?Season=1993-1994Thats the whole squad from that season of every first team player, I watched several reserve games that season and that name does not ring any bells, could have been an away reserve game I guess and he was a trialist, which was allowed back then. David Hay was assistant manager that season and he liked to take a look at players from Scotland (assuming the person in question is Scots), we had the Celtic youth team keeper on loan that year but he didn't play a game, big ginger haired lad called Stewart Kerr.
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:25:39 » |
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He's not pulling my leg, far from it, but he's telling anyone gullible enough to believe him that he did. He's posted a picture of a team sheet which I'm trying to find. His name is on it but I still don't believe it as we attended the same school and both left in '96. The guy is an eternal bull shitter! |
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:29:41 » |
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Post the pic of the team sheet on here, we'll soon figure out if its fake or not!
Edit - just seen you are looking for it
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:34:38 » |
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Right, here is the team sheet. Please tell me this a fake, would love to expose this guy for a fraud! Though it does look legit...  |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:42:53 » |
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Looks genuine....but isn't, the giveaway being the upcoming fixture v Sheffield Wednesday, never in the Combination  |
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:48:03 » |
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Yep fake i reckon, havent heard of 5 of those players in that team
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:49:48 » |
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Couple of names I don't recognise there like Paddy Campbell, Mark Cradden, Stuart Fairbrother and your "mate" Strain but we did often play trialists in reserve games so it could be true, it looks like an official reserve teamsheet TBH. All I can say is that it defeinately is not a 1st team fixture! Yep fake i reckon, havent heard of 5 of those players in that team
4 for me. |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:50:59 » |
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Looks genuine....but isn't, the giveaway being the upcoming fixture v Sheffield Wednesday, never in the Combination Well spotted Reg, the Combination was a south of Birmingham based league. |
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:54:30 » |
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That's a reserve team sheet by the look of it, also it says the next home reserve game at the bottom.
He may well have played as a triallist, but considering you both left school in 1996, that would've made him about 14 surely, so obviously bullshit.
Also, referee Graham Poll? Oddly enough he refereed our home league game against the Dons, but can't imagine he would've refereed the reserve team fixture.
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 13:59:26 » |
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can't imagine Vinny Jones playing in a reserve match either
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 14:07:54 » |
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Well spotted Reg, the Combination was a south of Birmingham based league.
An elaborate hoax....is Gerard, Jed? |
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 14:19:02 » |
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If that is a hoax, that is utterly bizarre that someone would go to such lengths!
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