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Apparently Mark O'Donnell won't be doing the show anymore. Bit of a shame really.

Down with this kind of thing.

What a load of old piss.

Wonder if it's anyone new or Hodgetts/Longdon. They're ok but O'Donnell raised the bar considerably.

O'Donnell was quality. Shame that.

I reckon they should give it to the girl who is currently doing the non-sport show on a Saturday. I forget her name but she also does the Wiltshire Introducing show on Thursday nights.

The Vic Morgam slot she has been doing has been quality, and she won't be afraid to play non-playlist stuff. She will soon learn the offside rule, I am sure.

Mark O'D was excellent. Shame he's not doing it, may he got a better job away from local radio?!

That's a shame, the radio coverage was probably at its best last year.

His rants at Wilson Out man, the texts and his impression of Brunel radio was extemely funny.

Perhaps he'll come to the games instead.

I wonder if Ed Hadwin will return with Shaun in the studio

awww that is a shame.

Although he's a Non-Leaguer, the fall of Salisbury could mean Longdon focuses on Swindon games?

No more Mark OD? Why's that? The bloke was ace. :(

It took me a while to warm to him I'll admit but this is a shame! He's funny he write things on my Facebook sometimes!

Shame that, he loved my positive text amongst all the negativity back just after new years.

Funny bloke. Palace fan isn't he?

Boo!  Didn't he play "Mash it up Harry" - something I never thought I'd hear on BBC Swindon

I had a quick chat with him at Wembley & he said that he's contracted to Bristol until October, & what happens after that is "up in the air".

noooooooo! this is terrible news

Theres a group on Facebook!

He is leaving to do voluntary hospital radio in the helmand province.

Hi, I work for BBC Wiltshire and i can shed some light on this subject. All i know is that Mark will not be doing the sports show, shaun hodgittts will also not be doing a great deal on air due to him bieng a manager and i think ian longdon will continue to do live bits from the ground. I have only been working there for 5 weeks but i think that i may well be taking over or at least helping out. I know that nothing is set in stone as yet as talks r still ongoing about a new format to the sports show.
Hope This helps

Isn't there always?  ::)

can you ask vic morgan to stop having orgasms when he comentates.this is especially annoying when the opposition score goals against us.

Have you got a swindon accent? this is important to be accepted by the hordes of supporters listening on local radio

Welcome andrew21. Now sit down because you might not be ready for this, working at the BBC and all but it's got to be done ...

Cunt!

No offence intended, it's tradition. That's all

Yes i have got a Swindon accent, i was born and bred in Swind.on and i have supported Swindon all my life, so nothing to worry about

What was your first game? have you always wanted to be on the Radio

What's your favourite cheese?

... and do you like ska?

My first game was back in 95, can't actually remeber who it was against because i was only 2 at the time and i have been wanting to get involved in sports journalism since i was 9

A deathly silence on the cheese/ska questions I notice. What have you got to hide?

Aged 2 in 1995!! God I feel acient!!

I reckon he's a Gouda fan.

Gouda is for wimps, get in some good cheddar or stinking blue...mmmmmm

Maybe he is on line buying take that tickets

Hope you are not going to say that on air ;D
So what music will be played at half time?

This just reminded me that I met Jonnos brother AKA "Dan the fan" in the pub the other night!

I have to admit i am a brie fan myself but i wouldind't say no to some cheddar. And no i am not a ska fan. And i know this is a football forum but i am heavily linked in with the ice hockey and if u visit there website (www.swindonwildcats.co.uk), from next week onwards i will be putting on blogs and exclusive interviews from the link centre

Not sure as yet, any suggestions?

Reading this thread it has occurred to me that I have never revealed my favourite cheese in any of my rare postings, time to address this glaring oversight...... its a sort of orangey coloured thing with Chillies in from the deli counter at Sainsburys, lovely with a marmite cracker

Ska

What is your role on Matchday?

U cna get marmite crackers?

Nothing is set in stone as yet, but i think i am meant to be taking Mark's place. But as i said i have only been with the BBC for 5 weeks, i used to do the sports show for 105.5

So to earn some brownie points what music have you thought of

Bit of Britpop please, Jam, Oasis and the like.

Well a mixture really. I am going to put my head on the line and maybe play some fairly modern stuff, ie. Foo Fighters but obivously i will have to pick music that fits in with the station's target audience which is 56.

80's please

Thats a gd idea, cheers mate

Are you definetly taking over then?

56 do you mean IQ,weight or age

Maybe it's listeners?

so they're replacing mark o d with a 17 year old who has been working for the beeb for five weeks? shouldn't you have been doing your as levels five weeks ago andrew?

And can you call Wilson Out Man a tosser on the radio please?  :)

JFW..if you feel ancient, you wanna try being me!!!

He might end being famous and we can tell people we met him on here, i have that Jonathan woss is going to take over

Not heard back from him? maye the bell has rung and they have gone back in for lessons?

Think someone is pulling our collective pissers here.

And that kiddie is surely joking too....?

Are you gay?

So if you like 80's music you are gay???
What if you like Ska or 90's music

Then your not gay.

Thanks :girlgiggle:

What if you like country music :hmmm:

Ska is for real men. They don't call me scarface for nothing. Doo doo doo doo, duh duh duh duh duh do do do.

Hmmmmm

Being a fan of Brie scores a fair few points in my book, although this is definitely negated by not being a fan of ska. How can somebody who does not like ska possibly be in broadcasting? Although some halftime 70's/80's cheese might go some way towards compensation.

Big issue here i like Ska but not brie if i say i like goats cheese is that cool?

goats cheese is superior to brie, so definitely

I propose half-time screamo.

It'll keep bennett happy at least.

hmph

I think that Mark is moving into the earlier slot on Saturdays.

they wont have a 17 year old doing this job. I might apply for it hmmmm.

He is indeed

If you don't like the taste of cheese just don't bother at all.

my first topic of conversation would be: was gazza a curse?

Italia 90, euro 96, rothbury 10.

All shoot outs starring gazza.

give him the job NOW!!

I vote for half time goth!

Not your current would be emo crap, proper 80's goth.

depends on score, if we are winning a bit of specials or desmon dekker, a draw= jam or stone roses, losing then we stick on souxsie souix or sisters of mercy.

half time spice girls

Half time Bauhaus!

Happy House would be appropriate if we ever lose.

The team could run out to it!!

Heres the offical gen from the man himself and NO i dont work for the BEEB!
Ok - here's the dope.....

I'm moving to the Saturday midmorning show (9am-1pm) because I already present the weekday midmornings and it makes sense to have the same presenter and programme team working together. Ian Longdon will bring his considerable wit and expertise to Saturday Sport which will include the usual build up and commentary of all Swindon Town games but no commentary this season from Salisbury City.

I am incredibly chuffed about all your support and while I will miss presenting the sports show, I will at least get a chance to see a few games this season. Starting with the opener against Brighton. I reckon I can make it to the Merlin by 1.30...

Yourmessages of support here and on the Town End forum and the fact that I am the subject of a Facebook group are a professional first for me, and they give me more pleasure than perhaps is healthy for my ego.

I'm very excited about the new show, which can only benefit from the energy and life that we created in Saturday Sport, just in an earlier time slot. I'll also get the chance to put some faces to any names I've so far only read on text messages and Facebook posts - as well as doing something I've never managed to achieve yet - watch a game from the Town End.

So - thank you again. Keep the faith, and I look forward to seeing you at the game.

Cheers

Mark

message to mark : we were patronising you. do one.

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Quality! A genuine keyboard spoiler!

I love you Mex !

And I love you too, Mex.  Thank you for keeping me grounded.

By the way, I've never joined a forum before.  Are there any rules? Reading Andrew21's posts, clearly you can just make stuff up, so I've worked that one out already.

Mark

i'm boycotting mark o donnell

3 Questions:

1) What is your favourite cheese

and

2) What do you know about manatee's?

and

3) What is hardest, a great white shark or a honeybadger?

1) Japanese Sage Derby
2) I am one who delights in all manifestations of Sirenia
3) The Honey Badger (although the Rock Badger is harder still and protected by God Himself (Leviticus 11:5-6)

3 perfect answers. Welcome on board Mark.

Be wary though, there are those on here that believe that great white is harder than the honey badger.

Oooh! oooh! oooh! I've got a question!

Mark...why the blue blazes have you chosen a user name which is is a genus of freshwater atyid shrimps*

Is this some very, very obscure musical reference?

*according to Wikipedia..I didn't have a clue who/what it was 8)

Of all the Atyids, Caridina Cantonensis is my favourite...It seemed a bit long for a user name, so I just used Caridina.

How very learned. You've raised the tone already. Has anyone called you a cunt yet?

Don't be a cunt.

Aaaaah, right....and I suppose Caridina Cantonensis would have been a bit pretentious really..thanks for the clarification 8)

Not here, but most other places.  Sometimes you can hear on air my producer shouting it down my headphones.

welcome mark you cunt,

you never got back to me about the transplant interview, look at my sub heading, tef media slut, if i catch you using any other members on the airwaves well.... im not a man to cross, a bit like jesus.

Well someone has finally bothered to give Mark the traditional TEF greeting. Have the rest of you all lost your manners? Honestly, what must he think of us?

Mex and PaulD is right, innit. I apologise Mark.

You cunt.

So does that make him our official Caridina Cuntonensis now?