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Whats the easiest way to get from the ground to the train station after the game? Do you think the police will hold the last train which is at 10.45?

I'd love to think they would but i'm thinking not a chance. If it goes to extra time and pens your stuffed. I'm driving.....

It will depend on how many town fans have gone by train and how keen the Police are to get rid of them. I've been there ages ago when they did hold a train, but there was about 200 of us getting marched to the station that time. I wouldn't expect them to hold it this time

walk down to the river and follow it along and you will come out next to temple meads. There are quicker ways but that is the easiest

They did mention over the tannoy at the reading game, if it does go extra time and pens you WILL miss the last train. No waiting around for town fans I'm afraid.

We'll prob have to book a taxi, and prob just play it by ear.

I also have a spare adult ticket. £10. Any takers?

yep i need one

PM me your details and I can send it in the post or i'll be outside the ground about 7ish on the night.

Any idea how long it would take to walk that? Half an hour?

Yeah, about that. If you're wearing a town shirt you may find that you have to run it rather than walk it!

Risking the train, gonna go to Cabot, Nandos, pub then game.

Therefore, this WILL go to extra time.

Nando's extra extra hot peri peri chicken is the best.

i need to buy my ticket for this on monday as the ticket office is closed tomorrow and sunday, i'm assuming there's no chance it will sell out?

Dave in the Swin ticket office told me game will be made pay on the night but won't be announced untill nearer the day, hope is has got that right as I am hoping to get in on the night.

My plan is better. The Apple Cider bar, hooters then football.

Cheers, no were not wearing town shirts anyway as we plan on getting there early afternoon.


Nice, how close to the ground is Hooters?!

There's a Hooters near the ground?! I'm all over that!

Hooters still a fair way from the ground. Its on Millenium Square for anybody that knows brizzle

Very tempted to go to this as its not far up the road but will depend on how we play today whether or not I can be assed to go, I think Shitty willl have a pretty crap season this year despite what all my mates who ate shitty fans think.

Ill have to look that up, is it walkable from Temple Meads?

The away end is huge. You'll be fine.

The away part of the Wedlock stand can accomodate 2,800 away fans, unlikely we will fill that but you never know.

We've never even come close in the times that I've been there. Don't see that changing for a first round league cup game in August!

We filled it several times back in the 80's when it was the open end behind the goal, like the old stratton bank, but we rarely get anywhere near filling it these days and as you say not for a 1st round LC game.

It is, but its a good 30 - 40 min walk I would say

Been told that that last train home has been cancelled?

15 min walk.

Really??

Someone told me before the game. Haven't checked so probably a rumour.

We've sold our 1000 advance tickets - another 3000 available on the day apparently.

if anybody driving from swindon needs an extra body to cover fuel etc, give me a shout

Think thats for League games, where they put City fans in the other side of the Wedlock. Wouldnt expect City fans in there for this game. Id love to see us fill that whole end one day, but then it does hold about 5000 fans! Best Ive seen was the 2-1 win, the Henderson double, our fans were immense that day, fantastic.

An amazing day. We hadn't beaten them for a few years before that day.

That was an amazing away day. The section we had was very close to being full. Mr Henderson was utterly superb (and he wasn't even fit) in that game. You are right, our fans were amazing too, the police walked a load of them the long way round and what seemed like a couple of hundred came in with 20mins ish gone, realised we were winning and raised the atmosphere.

One of my favourite away days (plus I lived in Bristol at the time  & went around for weeks proudly sporting my shirt)

was there when we stopped them getting into the playoffs, bamber got slapped and all merry hell broke loose outside, Z hire vans driving around with no windows

On the way out a City fan angrily approached me and started shouting over-and-over again "sing to my face then, go on sing to my face" before stomping off...and then an old man took a swipe at me with his walking stick.

It was an odd 15 minutes for me.

Haha. Thats superb.

After the Leeds LC game in 2003 this bloke on crutches came up to our coach, started having a go, then started smacking us with his crutches, before running off.

Having now successfully negotiated a pass out, are tickets still available for this?

You should've broke out in a rendition of Humpty Dumpty.. :D

On the doors, yes. Can't buy any more from the Ticket Office: http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/AwayTickets/0,,10341~2386779,00.html

I read somewhere that there should be 3k available on the day, but not sure where that was.

Now pay on the day after we've sold our initial 1000.

1987...Gordon Owen missed a pen in the dying minutes after Joe Jordan took a dive. He then missed another pen in the Freight Rover final penalty shoot out to Mansfield.

Chalkies Shorts on P2. I didn't believe him though (sorry fella), but the link provides the positive confirmation I need. Thanks.

I don't blame you.

yeah we had a few comments aimed at us as well, they didn't take defeat very well :-)

I got cornered outside by four brutes,i spent half an hour haggling with two coppers so they could escort me to my mates car so i could arrive home in one piece.

Wasn't too fussed about going but seriously tempted now

They're a Championship side, any pressure is on them. Hopefully Di Canio has pumped enough belief into his squad to give them a good go.

Not sure myself,will be a late decision and will let you know if i go DRS.

Depends on work,got a blood test as well that i can't cancel so if i do go it will be fairly late.

That's ok Leefer.Weird what a win can do eh.

Come with me on the train and make a day of it.

Well we have sold a thousand already so i reckon we could have nearly 2000 there,as i said will let you know.

Haha thats quality.

I bet hes still milking the injury and scrounging benefits still.

The northern cunt

Can't mate we got our 2nd scan at 2 in the afternoon.

Oh ok mate, no worries. All going well though? Going to find out the sex?

I think DRS is a bloke

Have you met him?! Some would disagree...

No I haven't. I'm only going by whats been written on here. I'll keep my options open in future. 

Me and about 5 mates were in that mob who turned up late. I know we missed one, if not both goals, can't remember for sure.

Fucking OB were cunts that day.

Anyone remember when the City fans diverted their coaches into Town (on the way back from Northampton?) and started a massive ruck in Old town ? Probably mid to late 90's

The Henderson win was one of the best away days. Great noise from us. I won't get thanked for saying this but I was told that mob was late because they were holed up in Chippenham station shitting it and deciding whether to travel to Bristol and finally caught a later train!

If it wasn't for the Old Bill they would have been annihilated. Not Town fans just pissed up weekend mob in old Town.

Just been reading a city forum called `not606' city fans are not looking forward to this and the majority predict a swindon win. :clap: :clap:

Quite an unpredictable one after the weekend's results. Our lads should be well up for this one as a chance to prove themselves against Championship opposition, whilst City could go one of two ways after the weekend. Let's hope they don't bounce back too strongly!

Not as far as I know, I think we were in the GW or whatever it's called opposite Swindon train station until about 12ish and then jumped on the train with loads of other Swindon. The OB kept us at Temple Meads for about half an hour and then made us walk for fucking miles to the ground. It was hot that day too.  We tried to jump in a cab but the OB wouldn't have any of it.

I think the load that came in just missed the first Henderson goal, the second was a bundled header in front of us. Followed by a superman celebration from Darius & two badly bruised knees for me.

Just to let you know There is a bus that goes back to Temple meads after the game behind the ateyo stand. Should make it back by 22:15 easy as long as it dont goto ET! If we play like we did saturday there is no way will goto ET!

I don't think theres much of a chance City will even flirt with relegation, at the moment they're very much a Mid-Table obscurity side, if they lose Maynard though.....

Let's be honest, we were lucky to get back to a position where Crewe allowed us to start controlling the game.

A stronger team would have killed that game off early on, and we'd have been fighting an uphill battle. Are Bristol City strong enough to do that under such circumstances? I hope not.

For me the game is all about the opening 30 minutes. If we survive that while the team is still gelling and getting used to the pace at this level, we could do well, if we go 1-0 or 2-0 down early on, it will be interesting to see how the team spirit holds out (we all know what would have happened last year!!)

Despite my pessimism above, I'm still opting for a 2-1 win for the town! COYR!!

Just because we started slowly against Crewe it doesn't mean we'll do the same tomorrow. It was only a friendly, yes, but in the Reading game it was the first half where we looked impressive.  As I said above, tomorrow night is a complete unknown. If we do win it'll be a bit of a "shock", if not necessarily a surprise. If we lose, hopefully we'll go down fighting against a better team.

I'm not suggesting it's a dead cert we'll start slowly, but it's completely plausible that we are more likely to be caught on the back foot for a while at times against good sides for a couple of weeks, which is what PDC himself implied in the radio interview after the game.

You're right though, what we are definitely in a no lose situation against City tomorrow! Can't wait to get there... :-)

Going to this straight from work. Last train back to Bath is after 11 so should be fine.

3-0 win for us Saturday, 3-0 trouncing for Shitty...0-0 written all over it!

Whats parking like at City. Don't really mind a 10 minute walk

We are playing them at the right time, their fans are a quite cautious over this game, some saying we may well beat them, I would love that! love it!

Go past the ground and there's a supermarket a little down on the right. That's where I parked last time.

Haven't been for a while, but always used to park along Coronation Road. A bit of a walk to the ground but not too far and we usually found a spot.

have i missed half a season or something read what stage of carling cup we are at soapy tit wank

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368515.stm

Haha good spot, two games from Wembley!

Have heard City have Adomah (really highly-rated tricky winger) and Kilkenny (centre mid signed from Leeds) away on International duty.

Good news about Adomah, meant to be one of their best players.

So does this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-14454726

have the potential to postpone the game. Not directly but by indirectly diverting OB resources away from the match. Lets hope not, but safety first.

Agreed, must be a strong chance the game will be off.

The police won't want to be wasting resources on a football game.

It's very small scale in Bristol, by comparison.

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Bristol-riots-eye-witness-report/story-13096551-detail/story.html

Plus, they can't be expecting a particularly large crowd tonight (at the football that is, rather than St. Pauls). Doesn't help that it's a local derby, but I'd still be very surprised and dissapointed if it's off.

And I can't believe the Police will want to call it off unless they absolutely have to. If they do, the rioting scum will be seen to be winning. (whatever 'winning' means in this context)

i have to walk down gloucester road, through stokes croft and on the edge of st pauls on my way to work. Apart from a few broken bottles nothing has changed at all. I cannot see ther game being called off. There were riots here a few months ago due to tesco's opening but nothing on that scale happened last night

I work in the city centre but have to drive through St Pauls. I have seen some burnt out refuse bins and some broken glass and bricks but not much more. Having said that I will be astounded if the game is on

The thing is how late do they leave it to postpone the game?! My train is at 11...

Why? Because someone set fire to a couple of wheelie bins or are they expecting more tonight?

I'm sure the bin fires are pretty normal in St Paul's although maybe not on a monday.

Piss head! (I'm not jealous honest)

That report looks encouraging then. Moreso than the BBCs report.

Mate of mine is listening to Wiltshire radio at work. He's just told me that they've had a meeting and its on at the moment but a final decision will be made at lunchtime. Sorry Sippo

Both clubs have confirmed game still on.

Game off on police advice.

Wicked, where did you hear that?

Twitter.

Bugger, where did you hear that?

Football League's official twitter page.

Now off on the bbc website too. For christ sake.

Fackin rubbish.