Thetownend.com

......what a fucking treasure house  :beers:

  I've got a lot of old stuff, but there's a few here I'm missing, apparently there's more to come.

  You've got to love the anti hooligan paint....and rucking from the 80's

  The 90 march almost brought tears to my eyes....it may have been the conjunctivitis)

  http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MediaPlayer/ForceFrames.htm?http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MediaPlayer/MediaPlayerSelect.asp

That site is fucking ace !

Went through the turmoil of demotion saga.

Wasn't close to old enough to know what was going on then - but a really hard watch still.

We all agree Jimmy Hill is a wanker!

Cool hopefully there will be more videos from the prem etc onto today! Good work!

 Ive got quite a bit of stuff, but recording bits from HTV news and Points West, tends to get a bit messy in terms of quality etc ...

  Somewhere I've got Roger Malone's Flashback for teh Fans, probably the Don  Rogers and Lou Macari ones....which would be worth putting up.

The only thing I definately have is all ten goals from Birmingham 4-6 Swindon (Danny Baker video from 1993).

brilliant - excellent addition to the site!

I was hoping they would have a few of the older 70's and early 80's ones on there at some point too, such as the Asenal, Spurs and Wolves cup games from 79 with my interview on HTV as a 13 year old the day after the game.....blimey....me with hair! I would love to get that on there too! LMFAO

We did have quite a few games on MOTD and Soccer Special and The Big Match on ITV...games such as Home to Watford and home to Plymouth from the mid 70's.

I could spend hours on there!

Top stuff. Look forward to seeing more stuff on there, perhaps some recent footage?

Hello folks

Basically - I got hold of a load of old videos covering from 1981 to 1993 - 23 hours worth of footage - I've taken a pass through them all, and uploaded most of the best bits.  The first batch of 70 clips are now available on the site - I've just uploaded the last 20 from 1991 through to Hoddle leaving in 1993.

Over the coming weeks, I'll be digging out some of my other videos to take some more clips - mostly from 1993/94 up to 2000, but some older stuff as well - I think I have the Arsenal cup game somewhere, but not the Wolves semi-final.... I do have two (cheesy) episodes of "Flashback for the Fans", but they're both thirty minutes long, and YouTube only accepts a max of 10 mins. I'll do the 2-2 draw with Man Utd, the Coke Cup run to the semi-finals, the first ever showing on MOTD in 1963, and a few other bits.

So.... if anyone has gone any footage that they are willing to share, PLEASE contact me, and I'll do what I can to get it on the site.  Not too sure about more recent footage, as the club are providing this service with STFC World.

Cheers.

Which 2 episodes of FBFTF do you have....I know I've got Rogers and Macari, but seem to remember Erine Hunt was done  and maybe John Trollope (not sure)

 I'd love to see again  66/67 beating West Ham 3-1....I recall getting back from the match and highlights being on Sportsnight with Coleman.  Don't suppose it exists anywhere now though.

 Another curio....a mate told me about is he reckons they showed STFC v Sampdoria, or part of on Grandstand in 71.....I guess the home game when we mullered the Genoese 4-1.

I went to bed way too late watching these last night, absolutely superb, bought back lots of memories, the best bit is still the Stoke fans going crazy at our 5th and 6th!

 I was loving the 3-0 win at Bristhole City.  I was out of the country at the time....it was around Easter hols....and have never seen anything from that game.

  The 2 Shitheads singing is classic....fair play to them.

i.ve yust spent the best hour of my washed out week off watching those video gems ..thanks :beers:

But Jimmy Greaves is a LEGEND!

Back in the early 80's, didnt a blank vhs cost about 40 quid? So to find footage of the game we got relegated to the basement must be a real find. You'd have to be a complete die hard supporter to keep such a low moment for the club on such an expensive video!

Just to say, please keep uploading these video's because they are absolutely brilliant. Basically spent my entire weekend watching them.

 You'd have thought Kenny Stroud's goal of the season from the Big Match circa 77 might be kicking around somewhere.

  I remember that Watford game....bird I was with at the time pestered me to go away for the weekend....it was the age old dilemma...what to put first bird or football.  Then I saw the Beeb setting up.. sorted.  Go away and watch MOTD.

 I think back then it wasn't announced in advance which games were to be covered,  in case it affected attendances.

Aldershot, Freight Rover 1987.

Andy King scores for them!

I've got Endsleigh League Extra when they focus on us selling Jan and not having a no.9 listed in the programme (Ling took the shirt I think)...it's only short but if I find it and you want it you can put it up.

It will serve as a good reminder just how much of an arse McMahon was.

I never knew ITV's Graham Miller used to be the sports reporter at HTV.

The Trollope interview and two people interviewed in Town about the anti hooligan paint was class!!

And the 93 promotion clips, as always, made me feel a little emotional!!

You reds.

Yeah I know what you mean about the cost of video tape etc back then and yes it would be a real find, I am always scouting ebay for such gems.

As for the videos on the site....they bring back so many great memories and a couple of real sad ones too, the 90 relegation did bring me close to tears watching again, the outpouring of feeling came rushing back just as it did back then.

Fantastic stuff, keep up the great work!

And nice (sic) to see wed woger Roger Malone again, that man hated us with a passion!

I was actually interviewed by him on a couple of occassions and he was actually a nice bloke but cut him in half and he had Brizzle Shitty written through him.

Living in Newbury we never got the highlights so it's the first time i've seen many since the games themselves, so being objective he doesn't come across with an anti swindon bias to myself, seems pretty objective in the clips there.

That's because you haven't had to sit through him swooning over the brizzle clubs in those clips!

crdit due for those vids.some great memories there.
we were spoilt as town fans for a good few years.i'm glad i witnessed alot of it

Exactly Jan!

I've got that edition of the Big Match on DVD, Kenny Stroud's goal was a screamer.

I've also got copies of the MOTD's in 68  & 69 when the featured games were Home to Southport (april 68 3-3) and Luton (jan 69 0-0).

I fully intend getting in touch with Richard at the website once i can work out how to get DVD onto DVD on my computer, having a few problems working it out!

I've got absolutely loads of stuff i can give him.

What would be nice would be if we could obtain coverage from the tv companies of old footage.

ITV for example sell off clips on their website, there is footage back to about 1970 from memory. But at £100 per clip (which could be just a minute long), i cannot afford to pay that to see some old footage. I can't imagine many people pay that either. You would think they could come to an agreement with the clubs and sell dvd's with it on, i'm sure they would be popular and make some money for them.

And, if you want some real old footage then if this link works! this is Swindon beating Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup in 1929!

I've put this up before so some people may have seen this.

http://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails.php?id=26561&searchword=swindon&searchword=swindon

This link shows all info on Swindon on british pathe, not sure if there is any other footage about the club.

http://www.britishpathe.com/product_display.php?searchword=swindon

I remember when we beat Gillingham in the PO's at Palace, and there were just as many songs celebrating promotion, as there were anti-HTV/Roger Malone songs.

God, that guy was a total wanker.

Got to say my personal highligh of beating Shitty was won we tanked them 4-0 at Trashton Gate in '91. When Roger was interviewing some Swindon players on the touchline, the Town fans had to be kept back, and all you could hear in the background...'We all sing Roger Malone is a wanker.'  :D

Sorry.... been away for a couple of days.

To answer some of the questions:
- Flashback for the Fans: I've got the Don Rogers one (cringeworthy watching Don reply with one word answers to Bobbin' Roger's questions), and the 1969 twenty year anniversary one with the whole team.
- Next on the list to go up are.... 1968 Southport (first appearance on MOTD), 69 cup final goals, 1976 Palace (away), 1977 Everton (home), Paul Rideout being sold, 7-0 vs Kettering, Dagenham (!) and 2nd leg of Palace play-off in 89 - these will probably be over the weekend sometime
-  Then I've got a load of videos that need converting to DVD before I can do anything with them, so that's going to take a bit longer.... the Coke Cup run, Man Utd & Spurs in the Prem, Brighton play-offs etc etc

Donkey - would be great to have the "selling Fjortoft" video up there - could you drop me a note on [email protected]?   If anyone else has any clips, I'd definitely be interested - especially the Wolves League Cup semi, Danny Invincibile's goal against Peterborough, relegation in 2000, the financial problems last season.... anything really!

Thanks.

I think I may have to build an altar in the garden!

I've build many an altar in my time. The key is a strong base/support for the sacrificing. Depending on the sacrificial method it can be handy to have it slanting slightly with a slight gutter and drain hidden at the back. Collect that tasty sacrificial blood.

Hope that helps.

I think I speak for everyone on here when I say keep up the good work mate, your website is a credit to the club, and I know it keeps a lot of Town fans informed and entertained.

Brilliant stuff!!!

Has anyone got the clip of Ben being interviewed by the media at the protests?   :D

Well done REG....good to see all that stuff.

Just been watching some more of those clips, bringing back so many memories and things i had forgotten completely!

The clips with Lou being sacked and then re-instated. I remember the game against Southend on the Saturday very vividly (or so i thought) as a few minutes into the match Lou came into the North stand and sat 4 rows behind me, the whole ground applauded him.

Nice to see the goals again, although the 2nd goal by Colin Gordon was nothing like i remember it. And i don't remember people going onto the pitch either, strange as i have a sad anal memory for things like that.

Top man Richard, i enjoyed the 7 goals at Kettering as well.

That game home to Sarfend was one of the best atmospheres I have ever heard in the Town End and there was around 3,000 there day!

As for Kettering...I was stood right behind the goal that day in the tin pot shed being abused by the Norfamton fans!

I remember watching that game on Grandstand-it was the away game in Sampdoria which we won 2-1 I think and missed out on a final place by one goal-points were awarded for every goal scored and I think Blackpool pipped us for a final spot

 You're the first person I've heard confirm this.....not that I doubted my ,mate.  I don't suppose it exists now...although you never know...the Beeb archive must be fantastic.

I'm pretty sure,thinking about it,that they showed just the second half,but it was live and Peter Noble definitely scored

That's incredible - didn't know that existed.  I've had read on the ITN archive website (www.itnsource.com) that they have a clip of the Anglo Italian final against Napoli from the season before, but it only mentions the rioting, not the game itself - it cost a fortune, and wasn't available for private purchase - though looking at their site now, it seems to have changed, so I'll investigate that again.

I've had a few offers from people who are going to send me more footage - I think my next step will be to get together a list of what I have, plus a list of what may be available.... hopefully there is someone out there will be able to fill in some of the gaps!

 Going back to that West Ham game I mentioned.....David Coleman refers to it in his commentary v Southport....if it existed it would be great as WHU had Moore Hurst and Peters, and it was just after England won the WC.

How about audio? I've got the full 1969 final commentary on an album, although I haven't got any equipment to transfer it, I'm sure I can get it done and forward if you're interested?

Cheers suttonred - I've got the same album somewhere, but haven't yet got around to transferring it to the PC.... in fact, I don't even think I've played it yet. I've got a record player in the roof somewhere, but not entirely certain how to get it across to the PC - if you do work it out, please let me know!

There are a couple of bits of audio from GWR on the site from the 1986 and 1987 seasons - they're in the Achievements section if you haven't yet heard them - they're about an hour each.

small bit of software and a Y cable, job done.

And a turntable, which is the main bit i'm missing!

I fucking hope not. I never watched it out of fear. I'd be terrified of that shameful evening confronting me once again.

Why-oh-why-oh-why did I just watch the Brighton Play-Off 2nd leg highlights?

 :(

I've only ever watched that up to where Fallon scores and runs towards the crowd. I just can't watch it after that.

I was the same up until last week. Had even forgot it was Mooney that missed the penalty.

Unfortunately still our biggest game this decade. Need some big games next season, cup or league.