Thetownend.com

 :D

Oh fucking joy.  I had almost got to the point where I'd forgotten they existed again.

Bunch of cunts

At least it'll be warmer queuing for tickets!

Good. We've got unfinished business.

sweet. when's the match to be played?

This time, on paper, we're so far ahead of them we should win comfortably.  Which, of course, is the problem.

It's going to get all rubbish on here again, and I'm going to have to take another TEF holiday.  When is the game?

Will they have to give us more tickets as it's a cup game?

That's our local derby then!

w/c 3rd September

Week commencing 3rd september

 :D :D :D :D

Oh fuck, I've got to face Eric again, as if I didn;t have enough kickings over the years

Cant stand it just know we're gonna lose

Ah it's only the JPT what's the point in going? At least there won't be a huge queue for a pathetic amount of tickets this time.

Would like to go but I doubt it!

If anyone can provide me with two season ticket number again I would be most indebted once again

Was looking forward to a season without having to deal with them lot.

A distraction we could do without, shit competition.

I didn't find it a shit day out when we made it to the final and choked on the big stage. What a cracking run we had in the JPT!

Anyone want to acquire me a ticket - merci

Ha the infamous ball boy tweeted. 'Welcome back swindon, much love the ballboy'

Will our feeder team be allowed to use Lee Cox?

Been there and done that over the years so I won't be making to much effort to get tickets for this one. It's even more of a no win situation for us this time round. It will either be a win for the team in the higher division or a giant killing  :) for them

I hope they have fixed the awful leak they had in the toilets last time and I hope they get buses with more durability, the windows and chairs just fell out on the short 20 mile journey to the train station.

Might need a couple of ST holders to help out if you don't mind...

They could have sold this out back in January if only they had known.

First thought was "Fuck, not them again." Also don't we play Preston the sunday before?

I am really looking forward to this. Fantastic draw and better to be away than at home. my daughter has not been to Scumland - should be an education you can't buy. Hopefully, they'll give us a decent allocation. 

 :D

Like this,though it means Stoke away is out of the question for me now.

Love it... finally chance to get some proper revenge on these bastards  :clap:
& Im a huge fan of the jpt, the run last year was unforgettable and I want to be back at Wembley seeing us lift it this season, bring on the pox scum  :crash:

We should be getting a better allocation for this. I think we're due to get 25% of the capacity...so around 3k.

Where did you hear this?

We are on a hiding to nothing in this game, if they win hey will carry on rubbing it in Swindons faces and if we win they will say "fuck em its only the JPT".

Should be a good game though and it will show us how much we have come on since March as a team.

Can't see us selling out our allocation TBH but we should have over 1k turning up, not sure what the rules are on allocation on the JPT though, I am fairly certain it isn't the 25% stated though as that I am pretty sure only applies in the FA Cup, not even in the League Cup.

Just checked on the FL site. Looks like we can have up to 15% :

Rule 17 :

http://www.football-league.co.uk/regulations/20110629/johnstones-paint-trophy-rules_2293633_2383581

Surely we're the ones on a hiding to nothing?

Yeah sorry brain operating before fingers.

Allocation of just over 1800?

But you have to allow 1700 for segregation, 20 for away officials, and 5 disabled spaces, so we'll get about 75.

If it's on Sky, it'll be a busy pub get together for us, I expect.  Beers on tap, plenty of friends there, no need to travel and no need to put money in their coffers (directly at any rate).  I'm hoping for that.

Class....

Can't see it being on Sky, we have just been on and I'm not sure whether Sky will want to bother with a 1st round JPT game?

I thought Sky had a deal where they would show one tie from both the Northern and Southern sections of the cup from the 1st round to the regional final.

Our game is definetly the pick of the draw so would expect us to on tele.

This

Only the pox could get their cup final in the first round.

Sky on their sky live  line up have a JPT tie for tuesday, it is still TBD :sherlock:

We'll know either way in the next few days. My point is this. It's a nothing cup tie in a nothing cup, until you get to the sharp end of the competition. I want us to win and the thing is and this is crucial, Paolo wants to win. So expect a strong team to go out there and do the bizniz. Also it is another game where we can improve our match fitness one game earlier....

It'll be Pompey v Bournemouth most likely.

The JPT is a good trophy from Quarter finals onwards surely at this stage of the season , we should be looking forward to our next 3 league games  2 of which (Preston and Franchise  are potentially going to be there or there about at the end of the season. Rather than discussing Headington United’s Cup final . I would imagine their Forum is in Fucking Melt down,

Providing Pompey are still around by then....

I agree.

Sky have only pencilled in 1 date on the 3rd Sept for 1 live game so it looks like it may not be 1 from the North and 1 from the South just the single 1st round game.

A few others that aren't bad as well are Carlisle vs Preston (localish with some good rivalry) and Coventry vs Burton (1st time in the JPT for Covvy vs a fairly local team from a league below) also Chesterfield vs Oldham (last years winners vs last years Semi finalists) as well as our game and Pompeys.

Can't wait for this one, we owe them for those 2 *shudder* defeats last season!

Pompey-Bournemouth chosen for the Sky coverage. Bollocks.

What a joke.

So once again there are going to be a lot of disappointed Town fans who will not be able to see a game at the Kebab Stadium. I reckon the yellow filth will only give us 1200 tickets again irrespective whether they sell the home stands or not.

Hopefully the club'll get a live feed from the kebab, like they did last season.

JPT is 15% allocation - Pox have to give us 1,750 if demand is there

Town have received an allocation of 1,875 tickets, priced at £19 per Adult, £15 Student, O65 £11, U16 £11 and U11 £11 #STFC #JPT

From Twitter. More than I expected, didn't we get 1400 for the league game?
 

Nearly 20 quid is quite steep for a JPT match, but I guess they have to cover police costs for Eric which must run into the thousands. Bet he is licking his lips after this draw!

kicking windows more like

They've got to raise money they're £40m in debt.

Evening game, fuck me this will be carnage.

Bit steep that considering its only 12 quid for the stoke game.

I cant go anyway, im in greece.

I think st giles fair is on aswell. The OB will love it

He'll have to remove his dentures first.

I wonder long it'll Cuntstubble to get sent off.

Someone reckons only people with a season ticket for 4 years or more can get a ticket thats not right is it?

£19 for the JPT? The scum cashing in on their big game of the season.

Don't we get some of the gate money as well?

half of it.

Should just give us 1 of the 3 sides and charge 10 quid a ticket.

you are correct. it is true...
first stage of sales (4 years or more), second stage (3 years or more) third stage (any season ticket)
thats what i was told

I was amazed that the scummers managed to sell out last season...something I've never seen before. Let's hope they do so again, because they'll be giving us money  :)

Ticket details announced an hour ago. Bet they've sold out their cup final already.

£19? Fuck me!

...Stayed at Oxford and won fuck all...

I could be alright then!!!

I have under 2 years so I will be in the 3rd stage, should think I will get a ticket, can't imagine we will sell out for a Wednesday night game in the JPT with £19 ticket prices.

I predict we'll take a 1,000. They'll take piss as it's their cup final.

Sounds like Eric is getting rather excited now.....

I wouldn't lower myself to go on their f*cking board, Billy. They have picked up on my postings on here, last season, and seem to think I'm some sort of rabid pensioner. Mind you, you could give it a try, you might meet a new/only friend.

And as for giving it large, I think that's your domain.

And in reply to whitehorsefred, yes I'm looking forward to humiliating you pikeys again

Read more: http://www.yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=10621&page=4#ixzz2475Fqrc9

He doesn't really do much to dispel that view does he?

Mind what you say, him and Ray Winstone will have you and put burning matches under your finger nails

19 Quid is a liberty......but i will be there!

Do we have to contribute to what will be a huge Thames Valley Police bill? If not, and bearing in mind that gate receipts are shared, I'd encourage a sell out crowd please. Nice little profit for us, Oxford may break even, titter, and one of us will be in the next round of the JPT. Meh.

Thought they may try and make this a 7pm kick off with the potential for it to kick off, so I'm quite surprised it's 7.45...more time to have a few beers after in Swindon before boarding the train no doubt!

Hope TVP don't take us on a rural tour of O*ford again either, absolute pissing joke that!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not too arsed about the JPT this year and like fuck I'm going to queue to get a ticket again to go there.

if anybody with a season ticket who does not want to go can get me one/two tickets send me a PM.
Face value  + naturally a couple of £ more recompense/beer money will be paid

Ill do it for your medal or a ty gooden shirt

I thought somebody would say that

I have only started regaining the feeling in my toes this past week after queuing that morning.... Not again. Radio will do for me.

Seriously though, throw in a shirt and you can use it

Pompey v BOurnemouth is the TV game I hear :(

edit: ooops, 17 hours late with that. Doh.

and I'll be in Dublin....

Same here (just the 1) or I'm in the Oxford end again  :(

Went out in my boat last night with a plastic pox supporting 'friend' - we decided to have a JPT challenge - regrettably he won 3-1 - I just hope this is not an omen  :(

Hopefully it's just 80% pollocks  ::)

If anyone is desperate for my season ticket number for this let me know, I wont be going nor my neighbour, nor will i be lining up at silly o'clock for someone else

From what they said at the game it is Adults £19, ST holders can buy tickets from 5pm Saturday up until Weds 19th 5pm, tickets one per ST holder. Additional ID needed? No phone bookings this time which in my case is not so good. Left over tickets are to go on sale from 9am 30th August but you need to be on the database.

I desperately need someone to help me out with two tickets. If someone isn't going and at some point during that open window could help me out I would be most thankful and willing to buy a bottle of red or white. And before people ask why I do not have a ST, my career in Nursing doesn't allow me every weekend so I pay on the day going to every game when I am not at work. Fingers crossed.

What about online bookings? or is it in person only?

Only in person, ID is to match the season ticket to the person buying the ticket. What ID they haven't said.

Guess I picked the wrong week to go on holiday then...

Nothing about season ticket holders of 4 years getting priority that was mentioned before?

I'm sure they said full details on the website about tickets. Buggered if I can see it. Doesn't help having a pre booked ticket at 1804 back to London on Saturday. Looks like my Mum might be joining the queue during the game for me to pass my season ticket to her when I leave the ground.

As the dirty scumbags from up the road, im sure we will hear a rendition of "top of the league, top of the leeeaaague etc..." from them, which means if we win v mk and preston and potentially go top, we may need to rethink ours to something like...
Top of league one, top of league onnnneeee etc....any other ideas?

Probably not going to bother with this now, can only get one per ST and don't fancy going my own.

Anyway, one trip to that three sided shit hole is probably enough.

I've never seen us play there, from what I've heard its not one of the best away days to be had in football anyway with the tour around oxfordshire last year. I watched us play them last season in the league for the first time ever and I'll ever watch us play the scum at home. (keeps me in wifes good books  ;))

No wonder they are charging full league prices for the game, it looks as though they won't make any money at all from the game against us....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19345429

Not sure I'll bother either, last season was enough and with the thought of TVP taking us on a tour of oxford so probably get home around midnight and all the children throwing objects and seats at each other it ruins the game so may be better listening on the radio

Don't get carried away already.

See that the Oxford chairman is admitting that this game wont make them any money and may actually cause them a loss, because of the hugh policing costs....hopefully we'll get our cut of the receipts without having to pay for the policing costs.

Strange how times change 20 years ago, we could pitch up at Oxford for a midweek fixture in a minor cup competition to see our fringe players roll over their first XI, in front of about 3500 locals, in the company of 500 Town fans.
 
Nobody much cared....I blame the internet, for creating the mythology about this fixture.

 :D But we will...

After all that bollocks getting tickets I'm not sure I will bother.

I can remember us playing them in the Anglo Italian Cup rehash about 20 years ago in the Hoddle era. Went to pens after a 2-2 draw and we won. Funniest moment was the tannoy announcement just before the pens that the last train to Oxford was leaving in 10 mins

Anyone think this will make general sale?  :(

Yes. I think a lot of fans just won't be arsed with the aggro. I'm taking my 17 year old daughter and I'll drive to the game but I'm not looking forward to the walk to and from the car. Am considering train or coach.

Walk to the car is fine we were parked right at the back of the overspill for that complex, unless you wear shirts and make yourselves clearly visible then you shouldn't encounter a peep of trouble. Oxford fans are either a myth or a small minority when it comes to trouble around the ground.

Know what you mean, it's pretty shit when you can't be sure you won't get aggro even when your with the family or youngsters. I know sometimes you can just get caught up in it so should seriously Concider taking minors as you just can't trust knuckle draggers whichever club they are connected to. A great example was when we were coming out of Wembley after the Millwall game and around a dozen of their morons were trying their best to goad blokes with young families into a scrap whilst their so called team were inside lifting a trophy. It's these sort of muppets that are only big men in packs.

I've had run ins with those cunts a few times including England games - to be fair i wasn't too arsed back in the daybut taking my daughter there is a different matter. The stories they tell of what they've done etc always amuses me as I would hav e been at some of the incidents they mention. As long as Eric doesn;t bore me to shit, i suppose we should be OK.

Not so sure about this shirt code of conduct thing, wasn't it Oxford who got stuck into Rovers fans last season including Women wearing their colours.

That is what I am saying. Don't wear colours or at least cover them up.

Something Rovers aren't exactly innocent of in the past.

Spot on, re: the Inn on the Green incident amongst others.

It used to be simple back in the day. Anyone in a shirt was off limits as were people on their own, blokes with birds, disabled, kids, old gits and you never went in first when the odds were on your side. Anyone breaking these rules would be dealt with - it was self policed. What the fuck is the world coming to? The fucking youth of today, no fucking respect.  

At higher category games in the past I would tell my oldest lad to wear his Town shirt/colours when he caught the train in with mates because I knew it would be his best chance of getting through the day without trouble but like you say now the old school way is maybe not the best way.

Unwritten rules non existant nowadays, thugs slapping anyone to give themselves a thrill. Sad.

Its a bad day when there is no honour amongst hooligans.

To true, now where did I put my stone Island hoodie and flat peak?

If they want to fight each other then so be it. Still find it unfair that a lad who works all week can go out at the weekend be involved in football violence and serve twice as big a sentence as a lad that does it on a saturday night with his mates but away from a match. Appears that hooligans don't simply get enough of a thrill going at it with another 'firm' but have to make the lives a misery of the non involved football fan.

Thats because they haven't got the bottle to go toe to toe. Easier to smack a woman or a kid.

That was the year before the one I'm thinking of which was played at The Manor, and undoubtedly Austin Berkley's finest hour in a Town shirt. Your game ended 3-3, before the pens...such was the enthusiasm for the fixture, it attracted about 6000 less than the Rovers game a fortnight before.

519 tickets sold yesterday according to the lad on twitter. Quite surprised by that but it was only 3 per person this time as opposed to 5 previously

I thought it was one per ST?

It was 1 per ST holder, and general sale from Thurs 30th.

What's chalky talking about then?  ???

No idea, Stoke? BJs off the Mrs?

Pretty sure it isn't Oxford tickets though, definitely not 5 per ST last year, nor 3 this.

OS is pretty clear, 1 per ST

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/tickets/awaytickets/

Was only one....spent an hour waiting for my mate to get one :(

What time are they on general sale this thursday...anyone know?

9am

9am Leefer.

Anyone know the best place to park?

Cheers Batch.

For me, near the Catherine Wheel, Sandford (come off A4074 and go right at roundabout under the bridge, instead of left towards the ground). It's about 15 min walk to the ground and is much quicker after the game with everyone else queuing up to get out.

Plus, as long as you don't wear colours, you can have a quick beer in the CW

And Ghanimah!

Other than the Priory (home fans only), is that the nearest pub to the ground?  I am so glad that we don't have to play out in the middle of nowhere like that.  A stadium belongs in the middle of the community it represents...not shunted out to the arse end of town like the Kassam.  Out of sight, out of mind.  A  textbook case in how not to carry out a ground move.

To be fair to most Oxford supporters, they're no fans of the stadium either...yet another reason for them to hate Kassam.  There's even a thread on their forum where, collectively, they lament the shit hole they have to play at.

Embarrassed by the Stadium (http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=oufcstadium&action=display&thread=10034)

Any rumours of a footy special for this?...the train journey was a good crack last time, the bus journey from the station wasn't!

People still confident this will make General Sale?

Think we're doing the official coaches this time. Mainly due to the fact that I've already seen the beautiful countryside of Oxfordshire.

I think so. The number of people put off by the antics of those mindless thugs the last time visited will restrict numbers. I'd be surprised if we sold our allocation.

Yeah one per ST each time, but last time one person could claim for five season tickets while this year one person could only claim for three.

Spot on.

Aaah I see. Ta.

Been on the train wreck official site......and can't see shit from puddin.

When can season ticket holders buy them? Tomorrow?

They went on sale after the Franchise match and up to the end of Wednesday for ST holders, then general sale Thursday morning 9am.

Only 570 tickets from the 1,833 allocation sold so far.

Oooh, so they might make general sale. I might try and go if they do.

I would say thats a cert, poor sales so far but I think we should nearly sell out when everyone can buy one.

Far more chance of there being trouble if these go on general sale, I would imagine there will be a few of the old boys who could not get a ticket last year will fancy a trip down the 420. I cant see many families going as it is also back to school next week but I would still expect us to sell out.

There were only 4 or 5 people in the queue at 8.30. None at 10. Maybe lunch time will be busier...

I didnt have to queue but four or five came in after me....some wanted Preston tickets though.

I got my three for the Pox.

Do you still have to turn up in person? If not I've got a couple of ST's I won't be using for this so I'll be happy to let someone use them if it helps.

Got mine at 11:30 and the ticket office was empty. Drove past at 4:30 and no one there. I think that the majority of the tickets will go on general sale.

With our season so far, you can just see what's going to happen can't you ?

Who fucking cares - got bigger fish to fry than them fuckers

It will be their cup final but we are much stronger than before. I can only see it going one way.

If we win at Kebab, Di Canio's reaction at the end is likely to be worth the ticket price alone

Some tw@t on their forum claiming we look dodgy at the back , I guess he did not realise we were playing a premiership side he should be more worried about the fact we are going to rip them a new arsehole next week and PDC is going to take this piss on their pitch

Dodgy at the back? Presumably that's why we have a record number of clean sheets at home?

Got my ticket yesterday. 3rd time's a charm and all that.

When they go on general sale tomorrow can you ring up and get them or do you have to go there in person?

Ironic that they've signed Daniel Boateng on loan, who is fucking awful.

Well, they didn't concede 3 at Leeds last night did they. Oh wait.


Please can you remind Constable the result of his staying at Oxford.

Oh, I fully intend to... :D

Got mine today. Dave (the jock) said there's plenty left for the rabble tomorrow. Okay, he didn't actually say rabble.

Semi-meltdown on pox forum regarding their own fans singing "we want to go home"

http://www.yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=10800&page=2

Couldn't help myself.

Ticket got and seat on the coach booked.

Anyone know the best headwear to defend against flying seats when the mouth breathers start ripping apart their own stadium?

Hello from Crete.

There is also a thread asking whether 3 points on saturday or a win against us.

How cute some have gone for a victory over us instead of 3 points in the league.

They prefer the 6 points from last season to winning the league, says it all

Got 3 this morning, absolutely no queue but one guy got turned away because he wasn't on the database!

I asked for a seat at the far end of the stand, having been on the front line last season. Mind you I was grateful for the £5.50 they at chucked me.  :smugfu:

I just got a random seat so I hope that's not near the netting.

Expect there will be enough room to sit where you like.

Still estimating about a 1,000.

Latest update is still over 1,000 left. Not selling particularly well.

Can you buy over the phone or in person only?

I'll ask. I assume if you can get through on the phone, as long as you are on the database you'll be ok.

Last season was something of a one off.  We hadn't played them for years, so demand was bound to be high.  But generally, we don't tend to take many fans to Oxford.  A lot of people are, quite rightly, turned off by the potential for aggro.  And the other glaringly obvious factor is simply that Oxford is a crap away day.  The ground is in completely the wrong place and the only pub within walking distance is for home fans only.

There are many, many better away days than Oxford.  If we get our local games vs Bristol City or Reading back any time soon, you would see much bigger away followings.  I'm not surprised that a lot of people have chosen to save their money.

Playing the pox is so last season.

Standard STFC denial.

Nothing to do with the fact they shoved it right up us home & away last season and have all the bragging rights then?

I'm going because I want to see us beat them at the Kassam, I wouldn't go unless I was coaching it due to the problems and as I normally drive away the pub is generally out of bounds anyway.

If I based my attendance on bragging rights then i wouldn't go much.

I'd've thought that's even more reason to go.

The first part of the sale was in person only, one of the reasons we haven't bothered.

Whether they soften this approach based in the lack of sales I don't know.

We gave sprog the option of Stoke or Oxford, and he decided he would rather go to Stoke.
After Tuesday night I'm glad he did :)

If bragging rights are your thing, then fair enough.

The attendance figures over the years back up the point I was making, if you really want to look in to it.  The aggro factor is a turn off for many.  Why deny it?

If the game was being held at home I would definatly be going as the risk of any aggro is low and more importantly our police know how to handle football fans. I didn't go to the away match and I was glad I didn't, the bus load of people from the station to the ground got there when the match kicked off, and the grief inside and outside the ground at full time has just put me off, coin throwing and smashed up bogs, sounds like loads of fucking fun.

If their ground was in the centre of Oxford then I would've gone, as it would've been easy to get in and out quickly and avoiding any potential trouble but the ground is near their version of Penhill and for that reason I'm out.

Let's not forget it is only the first round of the JPT.

1,000 away is a decent turnout for any team for what is essentially little more than a pre-season friendly.

so far we have sold 900 of our allocation of 1800.
Pay day tomorrow, so i reckon we will take 1400

Exactly the reason I have no interest in going.

Plus I have more hatred towards the Bristol teams anyway.

Surely the scum have sold out their cup final by now?

I want to lose, purely because I am worried about what Eric might do -

'Beat the scum.

I don't want that prick DiCanio celebrating on our pitch. We've had the bragging rights for over a decade, that has to continue. OB will want an Oxford win, as it will be very ugly if we lose.

Read more: http://www.yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=10812#ixzz251ue8rKr'

Haha thats quality

You don't need a flux capacitor to travel back to 1985 - a trip to Oxford will do. :)
They don't 'alf talk some shite, very amusing.

I bet Eric is a right useful sort in a tear up

I concur

Over a decade. That'll be 3 games then  ::) Enjoy L2 Eric.

He's a bit more careful these days.

Can't go scrapping with a colostomy bag tucked in your strides

This Eric guy sounds like nothing more than a mythecal creature like Big Foot or Nessie!

If we put 7-8 first teamers out and then give fringe players like Rooney a game, we should piss all over Oxford.

The quality of our team and squad has improved leaps and bounds since last season.  I'm sure Oxfords team has improved as well, but i think Di Canio will want to put one over Oxford.

Sad thing is, if we beat them, they will claim they dont care about the poxy cup etc

They'll always have an excuse anyway Stef. We only won the league last year due to our budget blah blah. Presumably that crooked cunt Maxwell never put any money in when they had a couple of good years in the 80's.

Sounds to me like Eric's had more rucks than i've had hot dinners. Amazing he's escaped under the radar of the plod really.

To be fair, Maxwell was better known for taking money out of institutions, rather than putting it in.

Mmmm. Fair point

As will we...

They were clearly more excited about beating us last year than going for promotion, they can't now claim the 'poxy cups - concentrating on the league' bollocks excuse if we win.

Not surprised ticket sales are slow, a midweek game, a shit ground to get to, only to face the likes of Eric throwing seats at women and children etc. What fun his life must be!

Edit: Di Canio's Barcelona = Swindon comment seems to have wound them up... :D

http://www.yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fldiscussion&action=display&thread=10815

I genuinely do not care about Poxford or the JPT.  Don't get me wrong, last seasons trip to Wembley was a good day out, but I did not come away feeling down because we lost.  Would I swap it for league sucess this year?  Damn right I would - in a heartbeat!  I would play the reserves in it all the way to the final if I could!

As for Poxford...I think of them like a bastard child that was a result from a one night fling 30 years ago that you h only just found out about.  Sure, "officially" it is yours, but having no interaction with it for so long doesn't means you have any realfeelings for it.  Perhaps if we had played eachother more regularly over recent years loosing to them would mean more, but for me it was no worse than loosing to someone like Crewe.  Dissapointed to loose 6 points, no more than that!

My view of the JPT is, beat Oxford and then get knocked out in the next round.

I think it will be embarrassing if we don't sell out for a game that is 38 miles down the road.

I never miss a game against them.

Taking my young lad as well.

Beating them is important..........Any other JPT away game I would not bother going to be honest.
Not missed a Pox Swindon game since 75 and don't intend to now.......

Agreed. If it had been anyone else away, then I wouldn't have bothered.

I'd be quite surprised if we sold out....midweek JPT, full price at a shit stadium like the Kassam. Been to quite a few midweeks in Scumsville, and can never remember us having many more there than the usual diehards...even when you could just pitch up and pay on the day.

A lot of people wont pay 19 quid to see a JPT game at that shithole. A lot of people wont want to go back there either. Been to that ground twice and we have lost both times without scoring so im saving my pennies and staying away this time.

Swindon Town vs. Oxford United (home or away) rarely sells out.

I can't be bothered with being kept in for an hour after the game finished, then another 30 odd minutes for the police given the tour of country side of Poxford. Getting home after 12 for a game down the road is a load of bollocks.

is this a wembley related post :D

This as well.

 :D He said 19 quid so clearly not  :D

Im working but dont think i would go even if i wasn't! 19quid for a jpt game in a shit stadium? Even though it is oxford, i think not.

I fucking detest them and whether its a JPT game or otherwise I want us to win. Not only do i want a win on Wesdnesday but I want us to take the piss out of them on their own turf. No other club comes close to those fuckers.

Well said that man.

Thank fuck we've only had 2 weeks notice of this one - it's a really tiresome fixture.

Somebody take a bulldozer to that place please - raze to the ground

One stand down - three to go

Yes - Someone who understands. At last the fucking "minority" speak up.

Seconded.

Thirded

Fourth-ded

Having lived in Oxon for 18 years of my life there's only one club I truly detest. I can't stand the site of anyone wearing that piss stained shirt.

yep

Not a very small minority. No one comes close for me. Utter cunt stains the lot of them.

And this is why we aren't going on the train.

I've been there twice and seen us lose twice. I'd be pissed off if I weren't there on Wednesday and we won.

I'll be there, been to all the games v Pox away over past 20 odd years & this is our time. Eric the 'pwopper nauuuggty' bullshitter, prepare to pay homage to Paolo the king!

My garden fence is bigger than this

Makes sense as to why they're so angry at their Dad then!

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Eric's new Tat..... :girlgiggle:

Eric will love PdC dancing on there pitch!

I reckon he is the famous wheelchair fan that invaded chesterfields pitch

Got a great feeling about this. The way we've started the season, the guys we've just brought in, Paolo's natural Italian thirst for revenge, it's all adding up to a huge shit storm heading the pox's way. It's time to put them back in their box once again, you've had a few months of fun, but normal service is about to be resumed. It may be some time before we see you again. :bye:

Let all of the above be true, and after we have stuffed them, I want to see PDC at his fist pumping, piss taking, fucking have some of thating best.

We will lose...

No middle ground.  We'll lose or stuff them.  Whats their biggest loss?

Unless its a cup draw I don;t expect to be playing them for long, long time, hence why I'm keen to go there and rub their shitty, filthy yellow noses in it on their own three sided shitpit.

Just looked it up.  Boggest loss 7 - 0.  Would love to take that record. 

Must be past 1k now?

Had a Pox fan on Twitter saying to me last night he was basically hoping we play our reserves. I saod even they were too good. Just shows how much of a gap there is between the 2 sides now.

Should we win? Yes
Do I want Town to win? Very much so. I hope we destroy them.

...but it's a derby cup game away from home. As always, anything could happen. They're form is good and will be well up for this.

Don't you just love the Pox fans, barely string a sentence together in a post on teh Y*llows Forum.....albeit a crap post, like Di Canio really would ever be obsessed by them! :D

I see whitehorsered is doing a sterling job at winding up the scummers

http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=10853

That site really does lack in witty banter. All of the posters on there seem to be such troubled souls.

Its quite like playground banter - 'You bum DiCanio', 'We beat you twice last season and I pissed myself laughing, in fact I still am, hahahahah'. 'You shag your sister' etc etc.

There must be a site where you can get decent banter with them?

To be fair, whenever one of their lot comes on here it descends into pathetic, petty, childish abuse from plenty on here. Embarrassing at times.

It's the bollocks about Di Canio and the board keep going on about revenge that makes me laugh.  Yes PDC did go on about it last season with the away game, but I have barely heard him mention them this time around, let alone anyone from the board.

Just typical of their obsession with us, that they need to invent shite to justify their own small minded paranoia!

I want to see a souness style victory celebration

Now losing 3-1 to York. Should set them up nicely for Wednesday

Just need Jon Smith to score now and take the piss infront of them.

He's been wetting himself for 6 months? What a weird insult. They're an odd bunch

Quote from BBC website - true as well !!

"The result, York's first home win in the Football League since January 2004, knocked Oxford off top spot in the table"

That's their revenge for Oxford beating them in the Play-Off Final, let's hope we get ours on Wednesday.

I see the yellow shaggers have started their annual post-Xmas slump early this time

Long may it continue

They obviously rested some of their players for their 'cup final'.

:D

Any tickets left for this?

Yes, plenty, but only on sale until 5pm on tuesday to customers on the "stfc database"

Everybody beware.

If we win remember the naughty boys will be looking for you....

Blah blah fucking blah.

I find it highly ironic that they hate liverpool because of what happened at heysel stopped them getting into europe, but come out with all this bravado crap about giving swindon fans a slap.

They might not have a manager anyway.

Gene Wilder is favourite for the Coventry job

You must be jesting. Wilder?

Well, stranger things have happened, I suppose.

Like that horse becoming Pope

Pity poor Coventry (and that pathetic 'boating song')

There is a bloke on Twitter that spouts so much crap about us and Liverpool. It's rather amusing.

Haha who?

Wilder won't go to Coventry because Coventry have already stated in the local press there that they will appoint a currently out of work manager so not having to pay a compansation fee.

That said I would expect Pox to pay them to take him off their hands making it a viable proposition.

There's egg chasing on their pitch today which won't help our cause.

only 1100 sold?! come on "fans"!
have to say though, not sure what to expect after yesterday! long old way home it was!

How many went to Preston?

867

Does that include Wes and Rooney?

Not a bad turnout.

Not bad at all for a Sunday game almost 200 miles away. I feel sorry for them all though, but thats football.

Massive backlash or implosion!

I thought it looked like more of us than that but still a tremendous effort. Wish i hadn't gone though, stonking hangover today at work

On a very much needed brighter note. A fact that up to 5 seat throwing Pox tossers from our last match have been caught and will now face at least 3 year bans.

Who's going by train to this? Presume as no footy special it will be change at Didcot and on to O*ford....OR would it be easier to get off at Didcot and bus it from there considering TVP will probably want to take us on a tour of that shitty county again like last season!!!!!!!

After last season I can't see any bus companies queuing up to take the Town fans to the stadium.

Oxford station is nearly 5 miles from their ground.  Similar sort of distance as Swindon station to Hunt's Copse or the edge of Wootton Bassett.  You'd be almost as well alighting at Radley station...which is barely any further from the Kassam.

I always laugh when I see the word 'alight' at a railway station thinking surely nobody in this day and age uses such a word.

However you have proved me wrong Ardiles!

ardiles, i know fuck all about trains, what train do i need to get to get off at radley :hmmm:

just get the stopping service from didcot to oxford

Considering there are no direct trains from here to O*ford, I believe if you change at Didcot and get on a train towards that neck of the woods it will stop there on one of those smaller trains.

Shit.  You're right!  I think it's really old fashioned as well...but I use the train to get to work 5 days a week, and maybe it's rubbed off on me?

The other one that gets me is the regular tannoy announcement at Waterloo station that asks passengers to make sure they don't leave any baggage or parcels unattended.  Very quaint.  Bit of an anachronism, maybe?

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Radley is almost twice as long - by taxi - than from Oxford train station unless you're prepared to walk it through Sandford Lane, over the Thames and the King's Arms

My comment (stopping at Radley) was only semi-serious.  I've never tried getting off there myself.  Just trying to illustrate the point that while Oxford station might sound like a logical place to head for, it's so far from the ground that you'll be at the mercy of buses, cabs and the police when you get there.  If the train is your only option, then fair enough.  But, unlike our place, the Kassam has to be one of the least train-friendly grounds to reach.  I'd find another way if it was me.

This is true, walking it is a mile or so closer but by taxi or bus its almost twice the distance due to the station being on the wrong side of the river.

Haven't heard that announcement yet to be fair, but yes it does sound quite 'traditional'.

I shudder at the mention of Waterloo. I have to go through it to get to Battersea at about 6.30/7pm on a Friday night and its a nightmare to try and get past the throngs of people standing staring at the boards, more often than not, right in the way!

According to Google, by road
  - Kassam is 4.8 miles from Oxford station; and
  - Kassam is 6.2 miles from Radley station.

One of which, more than likely, will be me.  I'll let you have my apology now.   ;)

Thats probably about right mate, I do know that its a long old drag driving from Radley to the Kassam, it looks close on the map but is quite a distance.

Is anyone going to this and offering a lift?

I left it too late to book a coach seat. Petrol money waiting.

Taxi from the station is the best bet.

If you get a beer in town then well done, but would still suggest getting a taxi.

If you're not sure of the buses then you'll end up in BB Leys and will stand out as a 'tourist' and get chased by some hoodies!

If you're by yourself then I would try the Priory pub near the ground, as long as you're sensible  :zipped:   you should be ok and blend in with the crowd. Have a good one.    :pint:

By virtue of having just 10 fingers and thumbs.

Everyone one get your heads down and get a ticket for this game, us fans need to be there now more than ever its only 45 mins up the road if we can take 900 to preston we should sell 1800 easily

I've already got one!  How many more do I need to buy? (Yeah, I know, about 700...)

Coaches all booked now I presume?

I think you'll find Mansfield is worse

Not any more, the Mansfield railway station opend in the 90's and is less than half a mile from Field Mill.

So are people planning on getting there on Wednesday? As mentioned I'm going on the train...looking forward to seeing a response after yesterday and no better place than stuffing those cunts up the road!

Or park in burger king like me!

Apparently the messenger in Covingham are showing the game for those who cant make it.

Does that mean there will be some streams about?

Any chance of seeing this in Dublin?

Id imagine so. Cant see how they can show it otherwise.

If it's being broadcast there's bound to be streams

Interesting, thanks. Is this definite then?

Its on their facebook page so one would guess so.

Ta!

Edit: Being thick, can see they have created and event, can't see where it says its on the box..

Yeah i do wonder whether its a bit ot a con to get people in.

No streams showing on the usual sites.

You can get Number 1 or 5 buses from station to within 2 mins walk from the ground - and you get a free tour of Blackbird Leys thrown in for the fare.

They're expecting a crowd of between 7-8k for their cup final.

Might be on at the merlin too then

uggghhhh even the cops are supporting oxford.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-19466096

Shouldn't "derbys" be spelled "derbies"? Or did I just make that up?

Sold 1270. 5pm Deadline tonight for the rest.

You are correct, should definitely be "derbies".

Glad I won't be on my own.

First away game I have been to, Know how to get to poxford and to the stadium but where is the Away pub?

Old Town

an incredibly usefuly peice of information. NOT!!!

Where is the away pub in Oxford, don't want to be sat drinking my pre game beverage amongst a bunch of neanderthal oxford fans. They will just bang on about beating us last saeson.

There isn't one.

Got to go - I can smell bacon perhaps

Looks like a few bottles of bud in the Kassam car park then.

Try the Priory

Is that a serious answer?

I have heard the priory mentioned before, but assumed it was an Pox pub.

Don't be daft! It's a nice friendly pub where food is served all day.

They have face painting and bouncy castles for the kids....

Get there early if you want to go on the castle before Eric and his young friends arrive and 'take it'.

You're better off in town starting with Euro Bar, The Grapes then The Crown then City Arms on the Cowley Road.

Warm welcome (log fire) at the Catherine Wheel too.  :toocool:

Where is Briggany?

I think Gary Briggs ( he with the Yosser Hughes tash) lives there  ;)

Think I sit in the car until the game starts.

I wouldn't mate, you'll be a sitting target.................... ;D

The Priory is the place to drink officer...

Just been in corals and they said they would be showing the game live?  Is there a streaming available? Or has the fella just made an error?

A few pubs are streaming it, so I assume you'll be able to watch it on betting websites.

Does anybody know how the pubs are streaming it, cos I can't find it from he normal sources.

Oxford likely to be managerless for the game now. Wilder being appointed Coventry manager according to Twitter.

 ???

Coventry really have fallen on hard times if there is any truth in that.

Unbelievable!

Not just cos he's Oxford manager, but who could think he will turn Coventry's fortunes around.

Bet their fans cant believe it either - must be underwhelmed

Don't think it's true as official sources are rubbishing the rumours. Shame though, would have been well funny.

It might be true. He's taken a pile of shite historically non league team back into the league and kept them there while winning 2 cup finals in a year. Not a bad job done.

Are you absolutely sure this is true. All I have found is a Messenger "event" which presumably means cheep beer + radio!

He is gone. Massive money put on him by people 'so say' in the know. Take a look at the betting sites. Was also in attendance at Coventry's game. This is surely going to go in our favour. Coventry really are scraping the barrell...

ever been to coventry? that's the city motto

What the fuck would are Coventry thinking (IF true).

"What we need is a man who can thwart our playoff hopes?"

I'm not 100%, but pretty certain someone posted earlier on saying a pub advertised a stream.

pox playing Burton next week. Probably scouting

Chris, if you're reading this... (http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=oufcmanagement&action=display&thread=10890&page=1)

Very funny.

There have been rumours linking Wilder to Cov for over a week now so it's not that much of a surprise.

Haha if he goes tomorrow it will be superb

What was the official figure sold? I saw at 4pm it was 1270...any advances on that???

They'll probably still beat us.

I doubt he'll go, to be honest.  The funny bit, for me, was the plea in the initial post - followed by the 'weren't you calling for him to get the boot 5 mins ago?' posts that immediately followed it.

Who have later said if they can find a channel it is being broadcast on then they will show it.

As for betting websites, none have the game in their schedules, because they never show English football.

We still only taking 1300?

That is all that was sold so yes it would appear so.

I hear from the Coventry forum that Dennis Wise could become new manager in the next couple of days, they are pretty much refuting the stories about Gene Wilder totally. Apparently he was there to scout Burton who they play in 2 weeks time.

Shame really because Wilder leaving them would unsettle an already sinking ship ready for tonight, still...it seems to have upset the neanderthals on their forum so I am all for this rumours :D

1300 is a pretty good effort I reckon.

That's more than some full attendances at last night's games

will it be easy to get a taxi from the 3 sided thing back to the train station

I couldn't get on the coach so am going on the train.  If you fancy sharing a taxi let me know.

We should be good enough to win, would be galling to lose to them 3 times in 12 months.

More importantly I'm keen to see if Bassone has magic feet like Cibocchi.

Only 752 at fellow Div 1 team Scunny vs Notts County and 981 at Dagers vs Stevenage and only 1,249 at Creepy vs Gills so not too bad really I guess for a Wednesday evening trip.

no chance. get on one of the buses going to the station IF you get let out of the ground straight away. if not then they will put you on buses after half an hour in the ground, straight to the station.

Others on here may know more about it if they were on the tour of Oxon countryside last time!  :)

752??? Thats fucking awful!

However.....Prutton played didnt he....why bother!

Not a crowd puller is he? :D

Bit of a nob puller, though

Loving the Pox getting excited about sirens in the city centre today

http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=10938

Which is more likely caused by this

http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/9911324.Firefighters_tackling_blaze_in_Oxford_High_Street/

I try and resist looking at that yellows forum but occasionally the temptation gets too much, Ardiles style, and I cant resist having a little peek.
But every single time I look on there I am taken aback by how much they are obsessed with us and these games...
I honestly feel sorry for them.

This thread is 26 pages long.

I don't think the obsession is a one-way street.

They do have about 20 topics on there though Dave.

Obviously it works both ways to an extent - that's why it's a (local) rivalry.

yes but this thread meanders all over the place....

I seem to recall, prior to the last league game, every single visible thread on their board was related to the game, covering such critical topics as:

 - what time is everyone getting to the priory
 - favourite previous dust up
 - will you get getting the no. 3 or no78 bus?
 - where are you sitting
 - what will you be wearing?
 - what are you having for breakfast that day?
etc etc
there is a difference between a healthy rivalry and an obsession.

And you're reading them in the first place ;)

There are a handful of Oxford obsessives on here....Tans, D of B, and Chalkies, but generally speaking the majority have a more balanced outlook.

We have 1 thread on Oxford, they have about 20 threads about us.

I don't undestand them and it frustrates me. Don't get me wrong, I wanna see us beat them and beating the well but fucking hell they have mental problems man.

I've just had a quick peep. Just looking at numbers, there's about 250 comments in swindon related threads. This one has over 300.

As an aside, god knows how they can use that forum. So gharishly yellow, and the writings so small. Completely unusable. This one may go down every couple of hours, but at least its readable.

Difference is, that's an average week for them, ours only goes up prior a match against them

The sooner we get this game out of the way the better, we've bigger fish to fry then then that lot.

cant disagree with that...

Just backed Town to win 3-0 @ 32/1

Come to daddy!!

why oh why do I read the fucking comments on thisis, they're all fucking moaning about lack of tickets and they've not been advertised well and missed the cut off time. IT'S BEEN ALL OVER FACEBOOK, TWITTER. FUCKING RETARDS  :suicide: :crash:

This.

Oxford is understandable though. To a degree.

The amount of sad cases relating to Crawley, and Steve Evans, is quite baffling.

I cant bear to read Thisis forum...its all fucking yokels who listen to games on the radio and text straight in after a game calling for a player/manger/chairman to be dropped/dismissed/get his chequebook out (delete as applicable)