Thetownend.com

Nice to see Rob Hunt on the road to recovery

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ZmUq9N2TY

Training hard!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M7TJrt-6xAo&t=91s

Jonny W included in the next Wales squad for the WC play off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61478455

Listened to the "Undr (sic) the Cosh" podcast featuring Jimmy Glass.  He speaks fondly of his time at STFC ...

If you look at their fixture list. He’s got a busy month of June.   Well done that man.

Half way through this one at the moment. He seems a very decent bloke!

The Si Ferry podcast with them was brilliant as well!

No laughing😀

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t5_R0IEwdCM

Drum?

Megaphones aren't allowed in UK stadiums unless something has changed recently

Sent from my XQ-AD51

Please fuck off whoever made this.

Drums are for teams with shit or plastic supports like Yeovil or Reading. Just fuck off.

This.

I forgot about how insignificant Reading are considering they're only 40 miles away😀

I assume drumming kid intends to dust off his percussion equipment. 

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https://youtu.be/XGG4tCqrFAo

Well, there are different types of drum, some of which wouldn't disturb the CG from its slumbers too much.

Drum or no drum. It's not before time. I wish them success in the endeavour.

I hate drums at football, and some twunt with a megaphone sounds like a fucking nightmare and a quick way to make ourselves a laughing stock the same way we laugh at any other teams with 'assisted' noisemaking.

'Wanting to emulate'  European Ultras... European Ultras groups typically have ties to right wing or neo nazi groups outside the stadium, and provide a connotation of violence. Following in from that, a kapo was an enforcer in concentration camps, typically of Jewish heritage, who essentially worked for the Nazis for preferential treatment. Maybe that's what they want to emulate'?

I like the increasing prevalence of bucket hats though. Perhaps the whole town end could all come wearing bucket hats.

Swing and a miss lads, maybe try something that's a bit less... fascist...

The political side of it didn't even enter my head, but there does seem to be an element of that to most European Ultras groups.

I just hated the suggestion initially because its fucking shit and tin pot.

they dropped the drum idea.

whatever floats their boat. not sure forcing it on T2 is a good idea but who knows, may work to the opposite and work well

I can assure you the st Pauli ultras have microphones and aren't right wing

I can’t be the only one who thinks this is somebody on the wind up.

There's something more annoying than a drum😀

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wq-k4MHNmc

I can place my hand on heart and say this has nothing to do with me!!  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: My drum is retired for life

What the fuck is a Kapo?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapo

…that whole thing was a wind up, right?

Top post of this thread. I assume in this context they intend it to be more like a mafioso 'capo' - a leader.

Yeah, the majority of Italian Ultra groups for example have far right affiliations. Wasn't always the case though.
The history is interesting & sprinkled with a lot of tragedy over the years.

On the whole, maybe the efforts at Crystal Palace would be the better model to adopt for fan groups wanting to make a go of it over here.

Left wing/Right wing.

Two cheeks of the same ass.

Shudder at the thought of that. But the people who loved Glad All Over and were adamant about keeping it, they'll be happy.

I think sorting their graphic design out is of greater concern, I couldn't read that without my eyes going funny!

We could probably do with one then as our support at home is awful!

A drum would transform it from 'awful home support' to 'awful home support with a drum.'

Ultraaaaaaaaa's. This is so 90's.

Thought it was decent/reasonable in the run in.

Read somewhere that the penny dropped that if we support more then the team will respond, but looked to me more like the penny dropped that if the team attacks more then the fans will respond.

McKirdy asking us to meet half way seemed to be responded to.

Our home support defo improved at the tail end of the season.

Yeah, it’s not rocket science.

Win games

Last season was fantastic and exceeded all expectations and just fell short at the end

Little bit of both I think. Players respond to support. Never heard a player say their own fans jeering and groaning spurred them on.

Anyway whoever this person was has now deleted their account. Abuse was unnecessary IMO.

Feeling optimistic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwbKO1ULK4

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjORUf-iS2k

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2l0FMBHkovs

If it wasn't for the fact he's 6ft5 or something, I'd swear Clayton doesn't look old enough to have taken his GCSE's yet.

Always enjoy listening to Vic & guest

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AbiwSz3Tt08

Subject to change

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FWKg38kAYII

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3wXmawhD9Zw&t=4s

Monday night panel with the sports scientist

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PyXvIsPt2GM

This weeks on the sofa

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGVhQsdn6w

Fans forum

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F2NIkgt1Erg

Let's hope for a double home victory tomorrow.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=inQ9B0De4N4

Cheers Jimmy, I enjoy these

No worries DMC😀

Pinched off Twitter

I used to stand 3 posts from the left just under the front of the seated section.

Next to the away fans😀

Of course

SSF if you know you know😀

Scuffing  :)

Macari days Swindon southside firm😀

Another one

Concrete looks clean😀

 I listened to an interesting podcast today - Fox Football Podcast: How an Aussie plumber saved an English club from utter chaos

How did it finish 🤔

 have a listen . It was interesting to hear how he explained to an Aussie audience how he got involved in the club

I'll try and catch it later cheers for recommending.

Well worth watching

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7wCHlBLFo

Had a listen today. The six a side story was funny, i was there when it happened and it was hilarious. He has gone on to break a few bones since that night too

A blast from the past

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i8AnbRp_770

Quite liked the quote when asked about Ben Garner, that “Scott Lindsey is a really nice bloke” :)

I liked the quote "Sheridan's weird" and then admits he didn't get on with him!

Indeed, He was trying to be polite about Sheridan, and then just said that.

Overall it was a really interesting interview, came across as a nice bloke.

I paused as I thought about what to say😀 A Decent guy and also a bit of a character.

He's a humble guy.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI6jkT6EnL0

Bit of trivia. Who can identify the ex STFC legend in this line up

Trollope top left?

Ernie Hunt?
Bottom, second in from the right.

Cigar for Bob! Coventry squad 1968

 Have I missed the announcement that the Youth tam are playing tonight away to AFCWimbledon? Nothing on the website. Number one son who lives in London was going but due to inclement weather he has thought better of it.

Someone at STFC just read my comment as a tweet just sent out about the game?

FA Youth Cup?

Here’s the team. A few new names.

What was the score?

4-2 Wimbledon, they were 3 up at half time. Taank penalty and Hamilton for us (all according to Dons Twitter)

There is an STFC Academy Twitter FYI, it had updates last night.

What's the latest on the game v Barrow tomorrow. Is it on or pending pitch inspection which would surely have taken place today due to the distance🤔

Barrow fans on this thread don't sound very hopeful.

Barrow Forum (https://www.barrowafc.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31861)

Cheers Ozzie, if in doubt surely call the game off this morning before the players left.

They are training at Liverpool's academy today.

er, quick question. Were we the first ex-premier league team relegated to the bottom tier?

Could have sworn it was Bradford, but wiki says no unless I've missed something across league rebrands

Oldham - were in the prem with us, but 97-98 were in Div 2.

Edit, bollocks. Div 2 was the league 1 equivalent then.

….it was us.
We got relegated to L2 in the 2005/06 season.

Bradford got relegated to L2 in the 2007/08 season.


However, thankfully we won’t be first ex Premier League team to be relegated out of the football league as Oldham have already done so

Oldham didn’t come down into the 4th tier till 2017/18
After a mundane 21 seasons in the 3rd tier.

Yeah, got league 2 and div 2 confused. Reg would be proud.

Thanks DiV. I must have got confused with the non league crown (Oldham)..

it was mentioned in Barrows match preview, just after talk of Dan (sic) Rogers.

hey ho

Oldham had two top 6 finishes in those 21 seasons.

Remarkably (…or depressingly) in the 8 season before they were relegated they finished;

15th x2
16th x2
17th x3
19th x1

Johnny is very softly spoken.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LVGzJ6l0biQI

It was us when we went down in 2005-2006, although Franchise went down with us and some might say (Wimbledon fans certainly wouldn't) they are the same club as Wimbledon who of course were in the Prem.

Anna T talks a lot of sense.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=to9edpJ3aQI

I don't think there's debate to be had that players shouldn't be receiving direct personal abuse on social media. Of course they shouldn't

But of course people are going to comment. Maybe there's a way to do it, but it's still going to happen.

Yeah, footballs a passionate sports. We all say things on emotion, some not so nice but in a lot of cases actually true.

For example, I’ve been critical of Iandolo since he came back into the team because - well, he hasn’t been good at all. If he’s read that - maybe it had effected him but ultimately he’s had to go looking for it to find my comments if that makes sense. If you’re going to go digging on the internet for comments about yourself you should be prepared for all sorts.

However, stating those opinions (whether they are right or wrong) directly on said players social media or by @ing them on Twitter is a big no from me. Wouldn’t dream of it.

I know what I’ve said comes off a bit like ‘it’s not ok to say it to their face…but…fine to talk behind their back’ which isn’t exactly the point I want to make.

Footballs a sport and a lot of people pay good money to support the club so think they are entitled to express a respectable, non abusive opinion - even if said opinion is negative.

Let’s be honest, it’s discussion about the football club / results / performance / the team that keep us coming back, unites us (either online or in person)

Does Andrew Hawes have problems with his roof?


I had a run in years ago with Nicky Campbell on Twitter where I had observed in a tweet that he wasn't coming across as being particularly empathetic on a programme he was introducing and it didn't really sit comfortably with the overall tone of the programme, I literally said no more than that and wasn't arsey about it and he had obviously been searching for his name as he sent me a really passive aggressive response.

TBH it just reinforced the opinion I had always held about him being a prick but there you go.

I mean looking for things said about yourself on the internet is akin to eaves dropping really isn’t it.

I genuinely can't work out if the backlash was due to a player having been directly targeted (@), or whether people are objecting to general moaning under the #stfc tag (or here. or) that goes OTT.

I'd assume the former but I've not actually seen it.

Just imagine if we’d had social media in the early 90s, Fjortoft would have been seen as a useless flop instead of having legendary status as surely he’d have been gone before Christmas and would never have scored a goal for Town

I thought he was seen in as a useless flop, ready to be shipped back!

then injuries, a goal and the rest is history.

Who wouldn't want the same here. That's not in question

He was…but…unless he was in the pub after a game (where I assume pre internet post match dissection took place) I guess he wasn’t personally reading/hearing the fans thoughts…making it easier to concentrate on the football?

Pretty much agree with all of that.

FWIW every Town fan without counter wants all of our players to be great and do great things on the pitch and be amazing for Swindon, but, they are L2 players, they have limitations and often lack consistancy hence them playing in L2 so errors will happen but if those errors outweigh the good things then they deserve to be criticised for it.

Some players are not good enough quality and some struggle with form but being critical is part of the game, as is praise, praise when praise is due and criticism when it is deserved.

Abuse directed at players face to face is not acceptable and never has been, but it seems that recently that so often a criticism is stated as being abuse to suit the person being criticiseds point of view. Or more often than not labelled as bullying nowadays.

It seems that there seems to be a fine line between what is considered bullying and what is considered criticism, but to say that all players are above criticism would be wrong too.

Indeed. But that made no difference as we were going to send him back. Maybe SM expedites things, maybe it doesn't.

I'm just in an argumentative mood for no real reason.

From a football perspective we were indeed set to send him back as it wasn’t happening for him
…but that decision would have been purely a footballing decision with no outside influence.
Plus, evidently Fjortoft never lost confidence in the fact he could come good. Whether that’s purely down to his character or not - is hard to say.

Would Fjortoft in 2023 handle the situation the same as Fjortoft in 1993
Probably not - at a guess.

Someone tagged him and said you are shite, that was one of many. Just no need for it.

Not sure i have seen one person say you can't moan or be critical of a performance but to go actively looking for them and being a cunt about it is a real wanker thing to do

It's the same old people anyway 

I agree with all of that but I wasn't suggesting the criticism angle applied in this instance I meant in general now.

I haven't heard but did Adeloye get any stick by Town fans at the game or was it online only🤔

Sorry mate wasn't directing my response at anyone in particular but seen a few people saying its ok to criticize etc when i am not sure that was the point

can't disagree with that

I have stopped reading social media now on FB or Twitter so don't see the comments.

Its the only way I manage to stay even slightly sane :)

Same here and never really gave FB & Twitter the time of day due to how poisonous it can be.

Plenty of decent conversation, a Scot Leitch type in midfielder who can tackle a big presence up front etc agree, disagree debate.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kyPa_vYpDw8

Darren Ward

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j6DJyJ-LktA

The supporters club Darren Ward interview was very good

Apparently he was approached to take over after copper left. I can't remember if that was well known

Goal of the year 2022. Some crackers here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhvQJFp069A

And nearly all of them created by fast movement pulling the defence out of position rather than static fannying around in front of a packed area. Could be something in that.

So much speed. Garner's side are remembered as being slow, but they were slow-slow-ultra fast when they spotted an opportunity. This year we don't seem to have that change of pace, it's just one speed - fairly slow.

Three out of 12 from this season.

Four speeds, dead slow, stop, pass sideways or pass back.

Anybody going, anyone care🤣

Fucking cheek to charge £27 after the shit we have put up this season.

Bargain. I’ve just been charged that amount for four drinks in the Arts Centre bar…

Hopefully your being entertained😀

Zzzzzz

Were the four drinks all for you😀

It's run by the OSC though, isn't it?

Easy, no. However our friends booked drinks for half time. Mine ended up being a half of lager not a pint 🙄

Sensible man!

Not sure if I've put this  link in the correct subject.  :hmmm:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65443425

He is most defiantly taking a swipe at us  >:(

Hope we stuff them now  :smugfu: unlikely though  :zipped: 
 

I wonder if the 60 Crawley fans will be able to drown out the boos a week Monday!

I really wanted Lindsey to succeed but the more we saw of him the more it became clear that he was completely out of his depth. It wasn’t his fault that he was appointed after a ludicrous “search”, so Sandro had set him up to fail, but his abject interviews where he came across as thin-skinned, irritable and petty are firmly on him.
You can’t go thumping the badge one week and scurrying off down the tunnel the next either. He was absolutely all over the place!

On reflection, looking at the SHIT SHOW since he left I think he was doing a pretty good job at holding things together.

Bob... it does seem that way.
So what do you think is going on at the club ?

I'm 'fatigued' with people thinking Lindsey was doing anything other than an awful job.

Pre-season was a joke, approach to cup competitions was criminal, fell out with key players, worst post-match interviews I've ever listened to and his form before he left was as bad as Morris'. He was just rank bad.

Has Morris been bad too? Yes.

Looking back Garner wasn't that bad!

When Garner took the handbrake off we were very good! Sadly he re-applied it for the second leg at Vale and fucked it.

They all make mistakes but last season kept the fans interested up until that point!

My Facebook memories have just come up with 10 years ago we were playing at Griffin park in the playoffs.

Forget the drama of the day, which was bad enough, but made me think how different the last 10 years have been for the two clubs.

Just can’t imagine we would have been in a similar situation to them now if we had won the game.

Don't think i've ever celebrated a goal as much as Flints header.
I saw Chalkies Shorts behind me in the crowd and we had a massive hug :D

Great memories and also remember going there in 1979 when we won 2-1 but blew promotion by losing to Sheffield Wednesday & Blackpool.

It is painful watching clubs who were traditionally lower down the pecking order than us now holding their own in the premier league in a swanky new stadium. Meanwhile we continue to stagnate moving one step forward and two steps back on a never ending cycle. The apathy reaches so low that it’s laughable that the fan base get excited at the prospect of a tarpaulin roof over Stratton Bank while we mix it up against the football giants of Barrow and Harrogate etc.

I often wonder what we have done to warrant one shady owner after the next and was really hoping Clem was going to be the real deal, however as time goes on as we learn of the people connected with the club and the projects they are involved in I’m not so convinced these days. Great news that the club and trust have secured the stadium purchase but where do people think we will be in 10 years time? My guess based on nothing other than a gut feeling is The County Ground will still look the same in 2 years time and Clem will have sold up once he has realised that this project is to big for him. How could this season end in such a shambles after the complete opposite of last season? Will be interesting to see if the new Wrexham owners make similar mistakes.

I guess the hope is Clem slowly gets our shit together and someone with the necessary finances is convinced to buy him out.

Time is running out and I hope this is the bottom of the curve.

We’re a better prospect for a buyer now than ever, if (big if) the finances can be presented transparently in a way they couldn’t under Power. The size of our fanbase makes us a far more attractive club to get hold of than most in League Two. Our ceiling is higher. We just need some Hollywood moneybags….  hopefully they’ve been on the phone to Reynolds and co and asked if his mates want to play the same game he has…

Exactly this

Can picture Ryan Reynolds besties Hugh Jackman & Channing Tatum on the sandwich run.
Not so sure about Taylor Swift but stranger things have happened.

I wrongly assumed Tom Cruise would be the richest actor with a net worth of some $600M dollars. Then a quick google search showed the richest actor is Jami Gertz with a whopping $3B dollars! Someone seriously needs to bash her on head and when she wakes up convince her she always been a Town fan.

…if we are talking fantasy Hollywood owners. Then there is only one man for the job.

One of us just needs to marry a Kardashian. Six months marriage, go full Kanye, speedy divorce settlement in time for the January transfer window.

Gravity is a pulling force😀

Tom Cruise didn't marry a billionaire hedge fund manager.

It isn’t just about celebrity money - Wrexham have gained celebrity status and as a result are now ‘desirable’ to the younger generation.

Ryan Reynolds has made their fan base realise that football is about entertainment and they’ve had that in bagfuls.

It’ll be interesting to see how they cope when they hit a losing streak.

Relentless Misery supporting Swindon.
So envious of other Clubs we used to play regularly and are now way behind them. Feels we have just accepted this “as good as it gets” apathy.

This club have potential we just need someone who can unlock it.
Barrow and Harrogate - both embarrassing and depressing.

Just watching the play off game with Sheffield Utd on Sky.

I’d forgotten what a decent side we had!

A lot of players who have gone on to have food careers - And Anton Rodgers!

I'm sure you didn't mean the spelling but I suspect Anton Rogers did go onto have a career in the food industry.

Charlie Austin went on holiday to Dubai recently. One of my friends i was out with tonight also went and saw him go into first class on the plane, and was next to him at the baggage reclaim part at Dubai Aiport.

Surprised he has the time, he seems very busy at the moment trying to sell French Bulldog puppies on Instagram, having to keep my missus away from the posts, one Frenchie in the house is quite enough.

I didn't know you were French  ??? :french:

How I picture Horlock from now on  :)

https://youtu.be/FJ3M8cj70vs

No silly. He’s not French.

Baudry lodges with him…

I'm not French, only the dog is, albeit she was actually born and bred in Runcorn! albeit my step mum had to formally adopt me when they lived in France for inheritance law reasons.

Someone on our whatsapp group posed this question and I don't know so wondered if there was a logical reason why for the Sous chef vacancy it says to send the CV to someone who works at one of our sponsors. I think they do IT and recruitment so it might be normal practice but wondered whether anyone had any input at all?

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/club/careers/

I guess they are providing a "weed out CV" service so the club gets to concentrate on the higher quality candidates.

Not that unusual for a company to handle recruitment for another up to a point.

I'd imagine the head chef does the final phase.

But I don't *know*

Yeah that's logical Batch. Perhaps as part of the sponsorship arrangement it was agreed they might take on recruitment of 'non-football' type roles I guess.

I imagine Kev is doing it to help out as well tbf. I know he volunteers alot of his own time to helping Clem behind the scenes and despite being a gobby northerner does some bloody good work behind the scenes. I imagine the least he deserves is to choose a good chef

perfectly normal thing for a company to do

Sure I read somewhere that it’s nearly 10 years since we got further than the 1st round of the Caribou Cup.

111 years ago today, seems like our ability to fuck things up in the last 10 minutes of games is not a new thing! Bit more exciting that Bristol City behind closed doors.

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?Friendly=YES&MatchID=1913801000

To be fair, we don't know when Jefferson scored, so it could well have been a last minute goal to salvage a draw. But yes, 2 goals in the last 10 minutes was a thing even back then! I was going to suggest there might have been a J.Morris on the bench, but in 1912 there was no such thing!

Its been since 14-15 season when we reached round 2.

We have only been to round 2 twice and round 3 once in the last 10 years in the FA cup too so 7 1st round knockouts.

Swindon was always renown for being cup underdogs but this century we have been anything but that.

Hope Flynn changes that if nothing else.

We badly need a good cup run to galvanize the club and fans and beat some big sides, Flynn has a decent record in the cups TBF to him, Lindsey and Garner both never seemed very bothered about a cup run.

Interesting fact I found while checking some things yesterday.

Last season was only the 4th time in 40 years and the 5th time in 100 years that we have had a club leading league goal scorer (Williams on 10 league goals) who had scored 10 goals, or less, league goals in the whole season.

The others being

2001 Grazioli and Invincible 8 goals each
2013 Ranger, Smith and N'Guessan 8 goals each
2016 Obika and Norris 6 goals each

I think that shows

You have to be aware that, pretty much by definition, 10 league goals is NOT fewer than, or under if that's how you want to describe it, 10 goals.

So that's not a fact.

Why are people like this

No idea mate.

Nothing wrong with a bit of factual correctness

Makes them feel good?

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/23605264.grieving-swindon-town-fan-life-deaths-dad-son/

Sad story. I'd say the book will be fascinating.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Balloons-Father-Son-Memoir/dp/B0C5JWGKJK/ref=sr_1_3?crid=24UTE9IMRX3UG&keywords=red+balloons+book&qid=1687507316&sprefix=red+balloons+book%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-3

A TEFer if I recall correctly.

Flynn is doing a pre-season press conference. Adver is covering.

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23609472.mike-flynn-summer-update-swindon-town-press-conference/

Cheers Bob, I'll tune into that.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5rVykNHjc

Is he buzzin’ to be here?

I'm happy we're considered a massive club!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=elC6e2IGf7U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJkWeVPjoHs

'massive' is certainly stretching a point... It's fair to say that we're a 'big' Club for L2 though. He'd have been playing for Walsall when we took 4000 up there and a lot of Clubs struggle to get 3000 for home games whereas we averaged 9000ish last season...

I am aware of course that being a 'big Club' at whatever level is ultimately meaningless and it's all about the 11 on the pitch...

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLSZS2SvMsY

Goals looked good

It's good to see the behind the scenes footage and different camera angles again.

Pitch looks ok and they must have found the nets.

Looked decent to me although there was some criticism that the white lines weren't straight😀

a couple of people closer to the pitch commented it wasn't as good as it looked. Also Plymouth said it was dry (not making excuses just a comment).

But we have 2 weeks and the new groundskeeper Willie starts today or tomorrow so I'm sure it'll be fine

How could it be dry with all the rain we've had  :doh:

Good drainage, which they’ve just replaced

Also replaced the sprinklers though I assume?

Can’t afford to switch them on, or maybe nobody knows where the tap is ;)

It's in the Legends Lounge :)

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAHGqIeEWchttps

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzFLibfgOxM

Not sure if this is the right place but I bought 2 tickets for Crewe, then realised my lad could come as well, so have booked 3 different tickets. How can I cancel the original two tickets? Do I have to ring or can it be done online?

You definitely can’t do it on the website mate. You’ll need to contact the shop by whatever method is best for you - they are usually quite prompt by email in my experience.

There's nothing wrong with team spirit

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lgeXa0ajOVs

Smells Like Team Spirit

Good to see. A few players looking a lot leaner than last year too. RHM and Brewitt for example

3rd and 4th goals are decent

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0vEbZceyfbI

.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XlVwjBJlDxo

Great content.

So nice to see the players interacting with the club staff and fans.

I'll never forget seeing Olly Lancashire, then club captain, and Jak McCourt coming in behind the Arkells before a game, heads down, ignoring all of the staff's hellos from the likes of the doormen at the Winner's Lounge and so on. Absolutely dreadful.

There's definitely a buzz around the club again.

I enjoy watching those Uncut episodes, very simple idea but it works really well...

Same here Shaun missed them last season

Couple of questions

Whatever happened to the Spurs lad we failed to sign under Morris - can’t remember his name

As a recent CG returnee, why aren’t the televisions switched on the concourses

Malachi Fagan-Walcott - Seemingly a free agent

They are in the Arkells... playing Sky Sports News.

Maybe they're connected to the same power supply as the tannoy?

Not in the DRS, though. Thought maybe there was some kind of licence fee needed.

Odd. I'd imagine the subscription covers the whole of the CG. Sounds like a technical issue.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=frpIh3EKa2M

Could be a decent turnout for a meaningless game

Useful information ahead of EFL Trophy; Swindon Town take on Reading. TICKET information and more

The first allocation from Town supporters for the game is 721 seated tickets, with the following prices:

Category; Adult Advance £10  On match day;£13

Category; 65 & Over Advance ;£7  On match day£10

Category; 18 – 24 years old Advance ; £7  On match day; £10

Category; 17 & Under Advance £5 On match day;£7

Category; 12 & Under Advance; £1  On match day; £3

Tickets for our match against The Royals are still available for purchase through Monday, October 9 at 4 p.m., and they can still be picked up through Tuesday, October 10 at 4 p.m.

Unclaimed tickets will be transported to the Madejski Stadium’s ticket office where they can be picked up.

how do you book?

Fans can buy tickets directly from our club store, which is available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

First allocation - haha, like we'd take that to a pointless game like this.

First competitive fixture against Reading in 21 years.

Suspect that it might be a much better away turnout than expected for a trophy game.

I think there will be a lot of interest as it's a new local ground for younger fans with a little history for those who remember the Elm Park days.

Used to love Elm Park. What was the pub Town fans were in that was split down the middle with Reading fans?

I can't remember the name but there was definitely rivalry there back in those days and reckon it would kick off again if we played them regularly.

Think last time Town played Reading I watched from a very upmarket sponsored seat and fantastic seeing Riddick lead STFC win.
Great day

Aah,Joe Osei-Kuffour

2001, fucking hell. remember it will add it was the day after my birthday. Sunny and warm enough to wear shorts.

I was 28 then. the maths aren't good for this year

Better than Robins

The Moonrakers feels like the best option. Robins is so lame… does anyone fan ever refer to us as the Robins?!

I got to Reading early by train and was so pissed I didn’t think I would get in.
That is frightening when you think the years have gone by.

When did Watford change from the Wasps to Hornets😆

Hawes said yesterday lots of tickets have been sold.

Elm Park was always a cracking away day.
First time I went we lost 4-1 and was in the South Bank, the main home end on the side.
Pissed down with rain all game and they had the legendary Robin Friday playing up front for them.

Won a few on my travels.
Remember Chris Hay scoring and stood on the open away terrace with the temperature way into the 30’s. My mate collapsed due to heat exhaustion but the real cause was the amount of beer he consumed in the pub before hand.

Dated a few girls in my time from Reading. Used to drink regularly there as was a decent night out.

A few gobby Reading kids on the train yesterday going up to Blackpool. Never seen Swindon play them which makes you feel old. Plenty of decent Derby going up to Carlisle, Ended up drinking with a few, real good football lads, then found out one lives 8 miles away and knew my lad.
Small World.

Reading always had a young hooligan element I think the older ones followed Chelsea. I was at Elm Park when we lost 4-1 and it pissed down and got soaked on the open bank behind the goal.

Ditto.

I would have to check the year probably around 76/77

Sounds about right. Reckon that was my first ever Swindon away game.

We were young school kids then😀

So, we’re 5th and in the POs.

Anyone settle for that come the end of the season?

I’ll go first.

Before we kicked a ball in anger and looking at the squad, yes. However, seeing how we have played and the results so far, no.
With what we have, getting into the PO’s is a gamble especially with a thin squad. I’d be worried of a Pork Vile scenario where we literally run out is steam on so many levels. Tantalisingly close but no cigar.
Autos please, then there is no doubt, you’re up and planning for next season. Hopefully we have a stonking FA Cup run putting some dosh in the kitty enabling us to strengthen the squad for that final push.

Autos or bust

Dunno yet.

Think next month will be the proper acid test to see how good we really are.
Plus then there will be January when Young & Kemp go and we inexplicably sell someone last minute on deadline day.

Plus, tbh - I fucking hate the play offs. I’d rather finish 8th than finish 5th go into the play offs, win the home leg, lose the away leg & go out on penalties…or worse still get to Wembley to not turn up, not score and get dicked 8-0.

Yes.

The team may well be capable of better than 5th though, but too early to be peering at the table just yet.

I like the play offs when we win them!

Yeah, not something we’ve done for a bloody long time.
Our record in then is awful.

Not won play offs in 30 years since getting to the Premier League after winning 3 of the first 4 play offs in 87, 90 and 93.

30 years of hurt....

The play offs are a lottery. On evidence so far we need to be aiming for the autos as we are good enough... please!

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Memories :pint:

I imagine the disabled seating might not sell out...

Unless they want to give him shit :D

Will he be singing?

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cNty9GMpCM

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vEUUZ0FLEc

Forgotten how good that McGurk goal was. Wonder whatever happened to him?🤔