Thetownend.com

So we should have nigh on 2,000 fans there on Saturday, nice.

Walsall 0-2 Swindon att: 5,421 (1,879 of us)

Piece of piss 1-4

Swindon to suffer a single goal defeat in front of 4,361 fans with 2,150 Town fans there.

1-1 draw attendance 4850 inc 1810 Town fans

Has anyone received tickets for this yet?

No and ordered 10 days ago. If not received in post tomorrow,  will give the club a call.

Btw I thought we only received an initial allocation of 1500 tickets and haven't seen anything from the club to suggest more have gone on sale.  So where is everybody getting the figure of 1800 sold from?

Received my tickets in post a couple of days after ordering. Worth checking with club that they sent yours as I needed to do for Newport match.

Received my first 3 2 days after ordering. Ordered another 1 the day they went on general sale not yet received that one. Going to call tomorrow as a friend has ordered one and his hasn't arrived yet either.
Heard on BBC Wilts that were expecting a crowd of 1800+ so we must have requested the additional seats.
Fucking can't wait not making a prodiction though.

Not had ours yet, ordered them weekend before last with paid postage.

Can we pay on the day for this one?

Check the clubs web site and if no joy do the same with the Saddlers website.

I haven’t got mine yet, what is the best number to contact the club on? I’ve called one number but been on hold for 20 mins and I’m doubting if it’s correct number.

Any luck? I gave up after 45 minutes.

Ordered mine on the 19th and received nothing yet.....

No luck - tried a few times and gave up on each occasion after having to hold for ages.

The club have replied to someone on Twitter to say they will be posted today.

That's lucky, because he was going to smash up the club shop  :soapy tit wank:

I understand Walsall fans can POTD not sure about Town fans though.

Picked the Warsaw ticket up on Saturday.

Don't trust the accuracy of the posting out process.

The Orient & Barrow tickets were also down as collect from club and yet both came through the post. Separately.
Not complaining, but just hope, conversely, that tickets ordered for delivery by out of town fans are not sat at the club waiting for pick up.

Mine have now actually arrived with an afternoon post delivery

Being out of the loop for a while. Don’t people still just pick up their tickets midweek.

I would do but live too far away so have to rely on post

Mine have arrived too - seems pot luck on which stand you will get tickets for, mine appear to be for the side stand whereas someone I know who ordered afterwards has them for behind the goal.

At least they’ve turned up  :pint:

They seem to think we’ll  outnumber them on Saturday.

I'm amending my gate guess*
3,421 (1,879 of us) we'll have more there than home fans  :D







*after looking at their forum, estimates of 1,300 sold

Anyone done their homework on this as yet to know if there’s going to be a live stream somewhere?

Should be a cracking vocal support from us.
Who said the romance of the FA Cup was dead. That is a decent away following for a second round tie.
Looking forward to it.

Outnumber them?

I want Town to win

 >:( FFS, stay away!

Eh?  ???

He means don't make it like a home match with the big away suoport😀

1,850 tickets sold with 350 left for general sale.

Who said we wouldn't reach 1,500? ;)

That's great support, should be a really good atmosphere.

Just hope that the morons who ruined the Stevenage game aren't in attendance, as we don't need any further FA charges coming our way.

Great support, first away game of the season for me so looking forward to it.

I will know what to do if we don't win, don't worry.

It is great support at this level for sure.

And yes the 2nd point is a very valid one, when we travel in higher number unfortuntely so do the more brainless element of our fanbase.

It is strange. A number of clubs are taking really good numbers to their away ties this weekend. I think Mansfield are 3,000 odd to Donny.

Why do home supporters seem so disinterested in turning out, though.

Surprising, seeing as Mansfield only get 3 or 4k at home. Not too far and a good chance to beat Donny  :)

People making themselves scarce when Christmas shopping is expected?

[Nev] *Uninterested [/Nev]

Has there ever been anyone who has actually decided against going to a game in order to go Christmas shopping?

Massive football urban myth I suspect

Be a few pussy whipped

My good lady indoors learnt a few years back that the interweb thingy was as far as I was prepared to go with regard to Xmas shopping

Still waiting on tickets to arrive. Ordered on the 19th November. Anyone know best / most effective channels to contact?

Send an email to Steve Anderson.

Mine have arrived today having also ordered on the 19th.
I did email ELLA HUNTER-GIBBS [email protected] who was really helpful and confirmed that the tickets had been sent.
She also said that if they hadn't arrived by Friday to contact her and they would reprint them and get them to Walsall for collection which I presume would be via the supporters coaches.

For those who bought up to yesterday, you will have yours posted - for those who buy from today you can collect at #STFC (1/2)

Or on the day st Walsall

Re. the distribution of red flares onto the pitch by some numbskulls. Would I be expecting it to be the unwise option, to hope that if a group of fans identified an individual having just thrown a flare, they could/would/should make that individual known to stewards. I am only suggesting this in light of possible action being taken against the club/fans by the footballing authorities, and also is pointing the finger at an individual(grassing up)worse than a ban on fans at away grounds,particularly as we are doing so well away.

I couldn’t grass anyone up for that.

Down to the police to search the fans as they enter the ground

Self policing is probably the way forward, although if the club really wanted to identify said culprit(s) then there is CCTV at most grounds which I assume has to be of decent quality.

Superb effort to have flogged 1800+, I thought 1500 would have been ample.

I don’t think the police ever conduct searches on a club’s behalf, stewards often give a pat down but I don’t think they are genuinely trying hard to find anything.

That's slightly worrying as the wrong ones could smuggle anything into the ground.

I mean, you are never going to stop someone intent on bringing something untoward into a football stadium unless you go full airport style security!

Nice one. Thanks guys!

It’s a big Derby for them. My mates a Stags fan so I get the low down.

If there's a cup upset the Doncaster manager may be relieved of his duties!

I could. No problem.

smoke canisters seem to be very popular with football fans these days. At the 3 games I have been to this season at Stevenage, Northampton and Crewe the red canisters have been thrown towards the pitch  when we have scored and Liverpool fans did the same yesterday at Goodison Park. I am sure there are many more examples. I think they are probably 'safer' than flares, but obviously would smart if they were to hit someone directly.

Agreed. I myself took in 4 coke bottle tops on Saturday.

:badass:

I am conflicted.

They look cool.
But I don't want people to bring them in because of the likely sanctions on the club for doing so. And to be honest, not sure how safe they are.

Football is too namby pamby these days. All this old codger talk.

I ain’t dead - yet.

Counter point - down to grown ups to be responsible and not to take stuff into the ground.

I don't think Inspector Knacker will do security checks unless the club pay them for the privilege, so that's another way these numb nuts potentially cost the club cash that they don't have!

This.

There is an anecdotal story knocking about regarding a Newcastle fan taking a screwdriver into SJP just before the end of the Ashley era to fix his own seat that had been broken for 2 years and despite requests for it to be fixed nothing being done - and this was an example of the fact that the whole place had been left to go to rack and ruin!

I called bullshit on it, I wasn't allowed to take a bottle of Buxton Spring into Brunton Park the last time I went without giving the cap to a steward!

1,900 tickets sold so far.

Incredible. Where the bloody hell am I going to park!

With all the other cars on the M6 at Bescot, I have spent many an hour sat next to the ground when on the way north!

Club reckon they’ve virtually sold out. That’s 2,200!

Breaking News!

Tickets have arrived at LL Towers. 😁

Right in a proper pickle now.
Didn't realise at Walsall we had behind the goal and part way down the side. I've ordered 4 tickets 3 together 1, 2 days later. I am taking my mates son who also bought a couple days later and were all split up. I've got 3 behind the goal and 2 down the side, if they were older it wouldn't pose an issue however the 2 tickets down the side are for an 11 and a 9 year old. Does anyone know of anyone in a similar position who will swap either 2 behind the goal for 2 down the side or 3 down the side for 3 behind the goal

I don't know why I quoted you in that post???????  :crash:

I may be able to help. PM me. I am going with 2 mates but we all bought tickets separately so maybe we can make something work

Yeah messaged bud.
Fucking calamity😂😂

In the home end  :pint:

Anyone? Insert John travolta GIF

I think it's unlikely unfortunately.

Absolutely, I will wait and see but not holding out much hope.

Assuming it won't even be on iFollow?

not for the FA Cup as BBC and ITV have the rights to that tournament. I think the only chance of watching it is if a foreign broadcaster decide to show it and then it's possible to stream. I'm doubtful Walsall v Swindon is likely to be picked up by a TV company, that said Australian TV may be interested given the Clem factor?

I doubt the pull of an obscure League 2 club v Town at 2am in the morning is going to tempt many Aussies to watch

Also sometimes betting companies pick up feeds for games to be shown live but thats fairly rare but it does happen.

As you suggest its highly unlikely any foreign broadcaster will pick the feed up. Australia is unlikely as it will be 2am KO over there.

EDIT: Batch beat me to it!

I've watched town cup games via Bet365 in the past (don't recall if they were FA or league), but nothing to suggest on the app at the moment that if I put a bet on I can stream?

I watched 1 from Bet365 in the past and it was definately an FA cup game but IIRC it was a non league side we were playing. Could have been Dartford away when we won 5-1?

I hold out hope but doubt it will be covered.

This, maybe.

Score Bat? WTF is that?

Seems legit

No idea if its legit or not but it seems to have a link for every match in every country on there so not holding my breath but who knows, it may work. Can't say its an app/website I have ever heard of though.

Just clicked on a current live match and they want $2.99 to watch any live feed with no access unless paid.

scam I reckon

Ditto.

The Dartford game was carried by ESPM+ in the USA, hence why streams were available.  The FA Cup is sold as a collective abroad so the only games available to stream will be those picked-up by either the Domestic TV or Foreign TV stations.  Usually ESPM+ is a good bet to check what will be available as they have a few games more than Domestic.

ESPN+ only have the Buxton, Ipswich and Yeovil games in FA cup

Yep, One on Friday and three more on Sunday, but not our game.

If it sounds too good to be true, it often is.

Well, a last resort will be the ability to listen live on BBC Sounds/actual radio

Bugger

Absence of watering holes near to the ground tomorrow according to this:

https://twitter.com/WFC_WMP/status/1466738607289507844?s=20

https://twitter.com/WFC_WMP/status/1466738983900225538?s=20

Whilst obviously the news there isn't positive, at least they are being pro-active and making fans aware of the situation. It does seem bizarre that the hostelries of Walsall aren't looking to make any money tomorrow. Sounds like the best idea is to head to Birmingham according to the Walsall Police!

We’ve returned about 200 tickets so I’ve been told by Walsall, but can still be purchased on the day.

Trevor Kettle tomorrow.

one of us is going to be pissed off

Can you do that out of area, I know when I have tried in the past to listen on BBC Swindon (or Wiltshire or whatever it is) I get a message that its geoprotected or the like?

Any ideas which pubs people will be heading to?

I think you can for fa cup Horlock

Correct, its how I listen to FA cup games as theres less of a delay than listening on iFollow.

Prefer to keep up on here and Jeff and the boys.

So JJ Jeff and the boys

If there is a way I can watch then I will be contributing otherwise it will just be "according to the radio" comments.

For good beer, head to the Wellington or the Post Office Vaults In Birmingham.

Yow loike a point of Bank’s.

 :pint:

Ansells, Mitchell & Butlers, some fine real ales in the Midlands.

Real big call out to all us Swindon fans to get behind a 6th minute applause for that little lad Arthur
Labinjo-Hughes so cruelly taken away from the World.
Let’s show our true colours and respect 🙏

Indeed. Hope that bitch who killed him rots in jail.

Absolutely heartbreaking story and hope all fans pay their respects to this innocent young boy whose life was taken away.

I doubt you’ll need to rouse the troops for this one, we’re all in on this.

A prediction poll on the Saddlers forum makes interesting reading. 51% Swindon win 28% Walsall win 21% Draw.

This story and those images have broken me.
As 4D quoted hope they both die a slow painful death. Pure evil scum.

Surely a bone fide case to bring back the death penalty.

Anyone managed to get into the Saddlers club for a pint?

Edit: just noticed it’s closed to away fans.

Why would the Stevenage stewards be working at Walsall ?

It brings tears to your eyes and part of me wants them to face the death penalty but the other part wants them to suffer slowly in prison where the screws turn a blind eye.

Don't recall seeing the Stevenage stewards pulling down advertising hoardings or throwing things into the pitch but it was a while ago so perhaps my memory isn't what it was.

Or baiting fans.

It feels wrong to say this, however, I’m going too. With the localised lack of drinking opportunities being what they are and fingers crossed coupled with a non contentious away win there hopefully will be less opportunity or reason for the single celled fuckwitted retards to engage in antisocial behaviour inside the ground.

Regardless of whether there was any 'baiting', do you think its acceptable to respond by tearing down advertising hoardings and throwing bins about? I don't personally think the steward that was 'baiting' was very professional in his behaviour at all but the response to it, seemed a little over zealous.

They only usually sniff the bar person's apron.

No

Anyway, hopefully it's a cracking away day without incident and we are in the draw on Monday (or whenever it is)

Unfortunately it's lined with coke these days!

Which some on here see as a normal activity, like wiping your arse.

Yes 100%

Pre match not wanting a free Saturday or a trip to Mansfield on 8th Jan in St Matthew's Hall.
Unless we draw Mansfield in the 3rd round that is.

First meeting in the FA Cup since 1959 at the CG.
Anyone go along to that one?

We lose 5-0 here about once every 25 years and it's overdue.
Don't think we'll get pommeled by the Saddlers today.
Matt Taylor has had a steady start to his stint in the saddle here.
Wouldn't have objected to him taking the reins at the CG.

A pity that the club outside the ground is home fans only now.
How do the locals near the ground survive in such barbaric conditions with no pubs nearby.
Glad we don't have to come here again. Ohh..

Feeling a bit downbeat, maybe after all the talk of murder & death on here.
Or could just be the time of year.
Anyway, getting into the festive spirit with a pint of Wychwood Bah Humbug.

Think we'll do ok today which will make putting up with the lack of leg room in the away end worthwhile.
Hopefully people won't end up having to share one seat space with 2 or 3 others.

Finally the question to ponder, is do Electric Squirrels, even the enigmatic ones, still hide their nuts in grass?

Excellent post as always and here's hoping we win to keep the expectations of a big 3rd round draw!
My nuts are always hidden especially during the winter😀

On their forum several are suggesting if they lose to us today that he be relieved of his duties there.

Walsall have always been a hard set of fans to please with ideas well above their station.

For some reason my old iPad won't let me open up their forum😂

You are missing nothing.

There is already a thread called "Taylor out?"

livesoccertv.com have the game listed as available.

Yeah, I think that they felt the same about Dean Smith as well at one stage!!

Im not sure what they expect being in the shadow of so many big teams.

They did as well as Darrell Clarke who is sitting in a high position in L2 with Port Vale. I think their fans still think they are a Championship level side, a division they flirted with for a couple of seasons in the 90s.

I get "not available"

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I'm getting a "no channels found" message when clicking on this option.  Perhaps later?

One of my mates is in the side stand but would prefer to be behind the goal of anyone fancies swapping a ticket?

POTD now, as well.

What does that mean? Does it mean that we can watch live?

LL has arrived. 0-3 3rd round here we come.

Unfortunately, no. Pay on the Day.

That's was quick

They announced on Thursday that any unsold tickets (around 200) would be available to Town fans on the door today.

White Van Man not piss about 😁

You know the roads experience is key :pint:

Quiz question for today: Who remembers the name of the Saddlers’ old ground before the Bescot?

Fellows Park

Well done Audrey. You win a free ticket to the game, which was helpfully delivered to me in Paris this morning.  ::)

Fellows Park was a proper old school ramshackle missmatch of stands.

Thats not good that you couldn't make it over here for the game as planned mate.

Quite ironic though that a man in Paris offering a man in Greece a ticket for a game in the Black Country!

Have you tried a fake VPN location?

I have tried VPN from US and Germany and also from the UK.

And a right industrial dump all around it

Can’t imagine either of us would have got our visas anyway. And while we’re at it, does anyone want a ticket to New Model Army at the Roundhouse in London tomorrow night? #feckinvirus #brokendreams

Since Walsall moved to the Bescot in 1990 Swindon have won there 4 times, drew 5 times and lost 4 times, scoring 18 times and conceding 15 times.

In our last 10 visits Swindon have won 4 and drawn 4 with us losing just twice, scoring 16 goals and conceding 10 times.

Our biggest win came there on Boxing Day 2014 with a 4-1 win in the snow with 1,204 Town fans making the trip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbLR0YlABV4

Pop it in the Gigs page mate there will be a taker I am sure.

Steve Hale commentating with Hawes

If there’s a sniff of a bit of glory hunting come the 3rd round, I’ll give it a try. Still got my EasyJet vouchers from 2019.

Hale is ok but he seems to be ultra negative at times, still not as negative as Dave Hockaday!

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SUBS | Ward, Crichlow, Gladwin, Lyden, Mitchell-Lawson, Gilbert, East, Dabre, Fox.

Glad we aren’t starting with all three of Payne Gladwin and Williams. Would have picked Gladwin to warm the bench from those three

Saving Critchlow for Orient?

Good to see Dabre on the bench.

Yeah for some reason Gladwin, Payne and Williams can't seem to all play together but any of the 2 seem to work fine, Williams for me is the man on form and Payne has scored a few goals recently so that line up makes sense.

Crich was blatantly not fit on Tuesday and needs work, Dabre is very hit and miss but hes a little livewire, he looked far better when moved to an attacking position than playing at wingback on Tuesday.

Even with 9 subs and a MoM-winning midweek performance, the General is demoted, while Fox makes the squad. I thought Gordon was the pick of Tuesday’s youngsters. Odd.

Agreed.

And what a great option to have come on after half time. That’s just as good a reason to have one of those three not start as much as I agree they don’t seem to gel when all three start

My lad says IHHO Fix was his pick on Tuesday.

I guess you mean Fox mate?

Fox did ok but IMO wasn't as much a threat as Gordon when he came on, still looked a good prospect though.

The Walsall fans don't seem to rate the left back Mills so Kesler-Hayden might be in for a good afternoon.

Talking of decent prospects....I see Marcus ifill has been going down a storm since his £200k transfer from Town to Brighton for their U23s.

So far this season he has played 9 games, scored 4 times and got 7 assists!

Thats quite the understatement! they seem to think hes not good enough to be a pro footballer! get the ball wide to KKH!

Is that our ex Mayonnaise that’s playing for them?

Walsall have former Town target when he was at Yeovil Otis Khan on the bench, they also have former Town loanee Rollin Menayese starting on loan from Mansfield.

Yup

Would be a bit of a surprise if there were multiple Rollin Menayeses on the circuit tbh.

Why? tis a very common name "down our way" :)

He’s down on their team sheet as just Meyanese.

Menayese* ;)

Any streams?

There you go, then. Who can remember how the spelling went.

Are you listening online? If so, can you post a link please? :)

Edit: Just got comms on ifollow, thanks.

TBF to correct your spelling I had to read it 5 times! :D

Sounds like Town fans in the side stand aren’t able to get a beer.  :headhurts:

Batch did send me a pic of the queues and they are pretty busy!

I agree and Phil Smith also does my head in. When

Oh good, the pissed up wankers have arrived

Tell us more

I haven’t!

It's so fucked up that in these times no-one can be arsed to sell video coverage of the FA Cup.  :crash:

Its just weird not being able to watch online, like the bad old days.

Sounds like his salad days are over

Simpson and KKH both miss an early cross into the box.

You’ll have to keep me up to date, JJ. I hate listening on the radio

Corner to Town won by KKH.

Reed shot high over the bar from distance.

McKirdy shot saved and cleared.

I've yet to hear Wallsall sing😀

I'm in there there after a ticket swap
Getting 7 or 8 in before arriving at the ground is the obvious solution.
And all without the need to upset anyone, it's not difficult.
Not a good idea if driving though.  :)

I think they could be outnumbered by Town fans TBH.

I wonder what crowd we would have had if it was home.

Get in :pint:

1-0 Simpson!

Great stuff from Simpson.

Simmo!

1-0 Simpson

Good lad

Hawes is brilliant😀

Smoke canisters again...

Fans sound brilliant, focus on that rather than lobbing things on the pitch

Too busy browsing the TEF.
Lo and behold it's 1-0.

#thisawayshitisgoodisitnot

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Iandolo saving tackle.

Idiots who will get the club in more trouble if they continue.

Jojo takes out Conroy.

I don't think they care TBH.

That's the problem!

Iandolo has a shot and its saved for a corner to Town.

Where's the rest of the Town players😀

Good pics of the away support on here.

https://upthesaddlers.com/t/swindon-town-h-fa-cup-round-2-sat-4th-dec-3pm/7432/99

The comment about being our cup final  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: if only they knew these idiots do it at every away game  ::)

Celebrating the goal!

Payne inches away from a cross shot in the box.

Some right pondlife types bellowing non-sensical abuse

Top right of photo😀

You leave Dave Hockaday out of this!

Must be near Hawes as you can clearly hear some bloke mouthing off

Chance for Walsall well over the bar, great chance apparently.

Wollacott saves a shot.

Sh*t😡

FFS

1-1

Bugger

Co-comms desperate attempts to jinx us finally paying off!

Sounded like a poor goal to conceded.

Williams is very quiet

Iandolo fucked up gifted them the ball, Mayo missed the tackle then free header. We look ok but they are running through us easily when they do attack.

At fault for the goal.

Cheers for that, they said it was Williams fault for a bad pass.

Off for Gladwin second half. It sounds like we've lost our way a little

Williams is certainly rustling a few native feathers

Adver says it was Odimayo who messed up.....how many views are there of one incident???

Harry Parsons has scored an 8 minute hattrick for Chippenham  ;D

Individually vocal lot, aren't they :D

Williams does that sooooo well!

Does it? be interesting to see whos fault it was.

Wow, fair play!

Wollacott with a save.

It was down our left, we are well sloppy currently. Lacking in midfield a bit when they counter we are very stretched.

You're being kind I would say mouthy fuc**s😀

2 mins added.

Going by the commentary Payne seems to have been very quiet today, maybe a chance for Gladwin 2nd half?

HT 1-1

after 25 minutes they worked out the press stops us playing from keeper/through midfield . just like Harrogate did.

a number of misplaced passes didn't help, including the simple equaliser.

first 5 were  were feeling our way way, the next 20 we looked quite useful.

to state the bloody obvious, anybody's game

Yep, a half of two polar opposites - heading for a replay if I was a betting man

He’s popped up all over the place and did a lot of good defensive work towards the end of the half too. Lovely assist for the goal.

Agreed we will see Gladwin but I expect that to be for Williams.

absolutely not. Williams if anyone. McKirdy quiet too

Cheers, its so hard to get a perspective based upon only listening, not heard Payne mentioned much at all so assumed he wasnt in the game.

Williams does seem to be the one who makes way more often anyway.

Williams fucks up in the box trying to find Simpson.

Yellow for McKirdy.

We don't sound that great today other than the first 20 mins.

overloaded on wings

McKirdy runs the ball into touch in a good position in the box.

Is anybody there?

 :bye:

I can hear a lot of crowd noise. So, yes!  :D

I meant on here

My cousin is there - He's a Saddlers fan though. I hope he isn't the mouthy one we have heard shouting next to Hawes and matey boy the former goalkeeper coach.

Yes, I'm here!  :D ;D ;D

We are attacking.

Now around middle of the field

Sub

Increasing possession in the Walsall half - says Hawes.

Throw in

Gladwin on for Williams.

Lots of boos as Williams goes off for Gladders

Kinsella on for their goal scorer

1-2

Get it! 1-2

Wow

2-1 KKH!

you beauty!

2-1 KKH

Have it.

The Walsall fans near Hawes are incredibly annoying.

Sounding like Iandolo's been making himself useful in attack.

Yes!!

Right moany twats

I really hope that this helps his confidence in the penalty area. We have all been critical of his final product (as Steve Hale just said), but hopefully this will be the first of many.

Hawes spot on - worried if we sit on this, but happier if we continue to attack.

Are they shouting forward! ?

Mystic Meg ;)

You had the shits this half, JJ?

Pls don't feel obliged to answer that truthfully.

Otis Khan is a football manager regen, and nobody is convincing me otherwise.

Uh oh

I am imagining 'get it forward' in a nasally accent

Knit one, pearl one
Drop one, curl one

JML on for McKirdy.

'Gerrit four-wood yow!'

Nope been bored listening and not watching!

Wollacott makes a save, corner to them.

Walsall all over us - Wollacott save and goalmouth scramble apparently.

Corner

Now its gone quiet again

Flitcroft didn't think so when he bid near £150k for him when at Swindon ;)

12 mins to go

Sounding like Menayese is having a solid game against us. Rated him when he was with us on loan and surprised he hasn't pushed on at a higher level.

I wish Steve Hale would stop tempting fate.

I haven't heard Simpsons name for a while

Iandolo for Crichlow

JML misses a good chance.

JML fires it at the keeper from a punt forward from Conroy

It sounds hard listening on the radio....too nervy😀

You surprise me

:D apparently he did well....obviously not well enough...as per norm.

Have they said the attendance yet🤔

3 mins left plus added.

4,331

4,331 (2,024 away fans)

Only 30 out!

4331

4,331, no away fan number yet.

Cheers 😀

Bit tinpot.

I thought they were better supported than that to be honest

6 mins added.

...especially as we are a great attraction!

Wtf!

Corner to them

In the league they are but not in the cup where they have to pay extra!

Simpson mentioned

I heard very few stoppages too.

Simpson, eh?

4,331

Was it 4331?

This is horrible

It would appear so!

No away figure yet

Difficult listening and not seeing.

Wollacott makes a save.

Block from Wollacott - Hawes sounded as if Walsall were certain to score

Exactly

JML shoots but its blocked.

Wide from Town, corner.

You surprise me

We break - JML 2 vs 1. Didnt play Simpson in.

Corner to us

Payne wins another corner.

Keeping possession in the corner

'Gerrup yow cheat!' heard next to Hawes

Bloody yam yams.

All over well done lads  :pint:

I'm relaxed, not listening  :)

FT 2-1!

Great result, we are only in the hat for the 3rd round!

Nice

Get in!

GK with a hail Mary from half way line......

FT 2-1

Into the third round! I'm getting all dizzy.

About fecking time. It'll be nice to watch the 3rd round draw for the first time in a decade.

Surely either :

'Noice!'
'Gri-ate!'
or
'Peach!'

2307 home fans, 2024 away

 :DBet we get someone shit at home and lose!

Wigan was it?

I think so. Great game that was too.

Reading away please  :)

Aah,that explains it!

Newcastle away would be lovely. Might even be able to go!

Chippenham 4 (Parsons x3, Aguiar) 1 Dorking.

No thanks.


Yes please.

8 away wins on the trot, reminds Hawes  :pint:

Thats pretty amazing TBH.

We have just 2 defeats in 15 games in all comps with 10 wins and 3 draws.

Harrogate winning at Portsmouth today makes last weeks draw a decent point.

that is great form. I assume one of the defeats is the Papa John's in the week or is that not counted?

Yep as were 2 of the wins in the PJT counted as well.

If we win at Orient on Tuesday we will equal the club all time consecutive away league wins with 6, a total that Macari got us to in 1986.

Wasn’t that the time that we played those games consecutively wasn’t it, as the CG was frozen for several weeks

Garner:
- Pleasing performance
- Started well. Good control
- Scored great goal
- Then had to roll up our sleeves
- They came on strongly. We defended well in the second.
- Transitions were good. We should have scored more
- KKH gets there all the time and opportunities will come. Dressing room please for him
- Wollacott is one of those people who can be quiet all game but still concentrate and be there when needed
- Thought we were pretty comfortable and should have scored another to make it less tense
- Game management was excellent by Gladwin
- Formation depends on the game. We have intelligent players who can change within games
- Travelling support is fantastic.
- Really pleased we can send everyone home happy
- Huge consistency to get 8 wins away from home on the bounce
- Two tough away games in the league now
- You get who you get in the cup. We'll sit down and prepare for whoever
- Take anyone of the top 6 in Premier or Crystal Palace, which is Garners home club.
- Will be trying to get in the 4th round

Excellent result. Into the hat for the first time in 10 years, so e achievement and we are on fire away from home.

My mates running the line in this one so freebie tickets! Therefore,we will probably lose

Palace away would be good

Made bloody hard work of that. Safely home thawing out.

You deserve a tipple this evening :pint:
Did you stick to 70mph as it's only 6:50😀

Well I'm back,  in cirencester for the night

once the game settled we started far the brighter and after Simpson scored I thought we'd push on. But that slowly came undone. Like Harrogate they denied us space and we didn't know what to do. An equaliser duly came but this was our own fault, an out of sorts Williams misplaced a pass, they broke down or last, nice cross in and a simple header for their real centre forward. not much defensive pressure from us though.

second half Walsall started brightly and always seemed to have a man over on the wide areas

but we grew into and started to take over a bit. A deep cross looked to have been overhit, but it was kept alive and KKH cooly slotted home.

after that we started to struggle again and we can't under a fair bit of pressure with Walacott saving our bacon among others . At times we looked very stretched and vulnerable.

but a win is a win. bring on man United away (or bloody Hartlepool)


he's a star man,
flying  down the right,
his name is kessler Hayden,
and he's fucking dynamite...

Town fans really loud at times on the radio

Couldn’t possibly comment without legal representation.

Best support for a fair few seasons today vocally.

https://youtu.be/SH24BQrPHU8

A bit of perspective from the home end today, plus some ok'ish match footage. The lad praises the away following at the end, so good on him.

Ball number 55 Monday night.

Would have been home at 6 if I didn’t have to drop my lad off at Stratford.
Easier to get to Dynamo Warsaw then a Swindon home game.
For the record I like the Black Country folk, always have done as done plenty of work up there a few years back. Even this despite a steward trying to remove my flag.
Walked down and politely asked him what he was doing?
He said, Eets blocking tho Advertising?
I said it’s not, pulling back the flag, “look nothing behind it.
He said, “ Yow alriote I’m from Wolver’ampton and Carnt sey.

Was fine and left it alone. I’m sure you might see it behind the goal :)

It's great going to away games when there is a big following

You should have said there is no one to see it mate so it doesn’t matter.

Took my son to his first away match today, cracking atmosphere in the away end topped off by a winning goal in front of the Town fans, couldn't ask for more.

Did anyone else see the Town fan on the pitch after our 2nd? The guy jumped into the pile of players celebrating on the ground, threw his arms round McKirdy and gave him a massive bear hug, steward couldn't get him off of him.
I fear with that and the smoke cannisters the FA may not look too kindly on us.

Could easily have got a 3rd when JML broke late on, an easy pass to Simpson would have put him 1 on 1 with the keeper but instead he kept it, took on 2 defenders and lost the ball.

Spoke to some Walsall fans after the game, decent bunch who were very complimentary about our style of play and away following.

Sent from my LYA-L09

Happy away days

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uYkfz1Nhj2A

Anyone else on here see the chaos in the train station after? Was very odd. Waited for ages for a train while sets of fans threw stuff at each other across the platform. I got hit in the face with a coin  ::)

Yeah, special cunt-of-the-day mention to the Town 'fan' who decided to throw a lit flare over the tracks towards a group of Walsall fans, including some little kids.
Thankfully it hit the power lines and fell onto the tracks.

That is a fantastic song - was that sung today or have you just penned it ?

Good song that one. Love a bit of Bowie. First heard it at Crewe away

Anyone seen highlights posted anywhere? BBC have about half the games on their website. So glad they got two full minutes of 0-0 between Ipswich and Barrow.

@badger was sung today, some other genius thought it up

Not seen highlights yet. Would like to as the specifics of all goals are escaping me 😂

Here we are
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/59536468

Looks like poor defending down the left for their goal. Well done JJW tremendous performance

A good win.

No idea what the 3rd round of the FA Cup looks like. It's...been a while!

We give the ball away originally and the defending could have definitely been better but I think their winger has done well to keep the ball, find the man inside, stay in space to get the ball back and deliver a decent cross in.

Iandolo has done well for our winner. Watching the highlights even I was expecting it to go out for a goal kick!!!

It was sung at Crewe also. I think (but could be wrong) I've heard Liverpool fans sing it before also but for the life of me can't work out who it would be about. Edit - Leicester and Youri Tielemans FWIW.

Works perfectly for KKH.

Venkman - good luck trying to piece together some Walsall views on the match from their forum. 100+ posts after the match of which the majority are a deep dive into their last few years of mediocrity - an utterly depressing, and at times familiar read. Good club Walsall and I’ve always found their fans a friendly bunch so I hope they have some excitement soon!

Cracking result, the match has been well covered above but I’d just add that I thought our rear guard action at the end was brilliant with special mention to Crichlow when he came on who threw himself at everything. Match winning save from JoJo - Foderingham-esque.

Jesus! How Walsall didn't equalise from that last 'highlight' is a mystery!

Also, love the way Wilkinson puts his hands to his ears when Walsall equalise - Someone should have reminded him he was playing at home!

Excellent stuff, I hope he supports Town on the quiet ;)

It was mate, I remember it well, very cold spell.

Maybe run the line with a sneaky Swindon flag :fear:

that ball from Payne for the first...

It looked awesome live and on the highlights. Superb.

Am just going to delve into it! some comments during the game were bad and pre game so I expect little of interest other than depressing posts from them.

Their forum is weirdly configured

Yeah I am off to Swindon in half an hour for a couple days seeing the grand daughter so cant be bothered scrolling through that monstrosity of a forum before I leave.

On the Facebook page their talking about some idiot letting off a smoke bomb in the Railway pub bar.....who are these new idiots following our club at away games.

in a pub is fucking moronic.

your could see what it did to the pitch

Someone had breathing problems after and the landlord instantly closed the pub so spoilt it for everyone

Much as I have a lot of time for Matt Taylor, I'm not sure what game he was watching...
"Every decision went against us today..."

Should they have had a penalty first half as I haven't seen any footage

I can't think of anything, they were attacking our end in the first half so we would have seen it.

Cheers, I was browsing one of the Wallsall matchday blogs on YouTube and they mention it was a stonewall penalty.

I think he's thinking of the iandolo last ditch sliding tackle which looked clean to me (well it would).

he was too far away and wrong angle to see it. maybe he's got a better highlights tape than us
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there was a nice brief round of " one Matty Taylor" from the Town fans pre-match

Right in front of us in the side stand. No. The player was looking for one and although there was no ball contact their player went down clearly looking for one shielding he ball without really playing it which the ref IMHO didn’t think twice about. Seen them given and giving Taylor TBOTD it would look like one from his side of the pitch.

It amazes me how managers see penalties and off sides from the halfway line!

Chuffed for KKH, I think Villa fans need to calm down a bit though, I've seen one saying he can be their Trent Alexander-Arnold! If that's the case he's got a lot of work to do on his delivery still.

Sent from my CLT-L09

Those Villa Fans, have they seen him play like we have? Do they actually go to Villa and see how they play? I reason that Man Utd have what, 10 million fans in the U.K., they all claim to be regular attendees at old Trafford don’t they.

Disappointed that some idiots made a nuisance of themselves, yesterday.  I used to live in the West Midlands and on visits to Walsall found the home fans to be a friendly, knowledgeable bunch.  Also, Matt Taylor deserves our respect, always gave his all in a Swindon shirt.  So, for those who let of flares in the ground and most stupidly in a pub, you are letting the club down.  Swindon Town are in a delicate position with the F.A., you are hurting the club by making matters worse, let alone risking injury to yourselves and to others.

If we don’t already have a reputation then we soon will. Such a shame as the general away following is immense for a L2 club

Probably the same idiots who made sure the away bar at Newport was closed for halftime which was annoying for those of us in desperate need of hydration. Hoping none of the pyro mob make it to Barrow

I think someone said a smoke bomb was let off on the train from Swindon to Newport so more than likely the same little gang

Time these cuts were outed to the authorities.

Agreed and can't be hard to trace

Could someone start the Orient thread please - I have ticket and i'm all excited.

And Mr Venkman, in your club info bit, please don't forget that Orient were the team that condemned the yellow filth to life in the Nationwide Conference

There is an N missing, can you spot it?

I think I found it - Time these cuts werent outed to the authorities.

I was in the pub and the ground and didn't see anyone let a flare off?

I see the nawty boys of Fleetwood had a bit of a prickfest at Accrington as well!

Was on a train full of town fans for this, did this even happen? Not been spoken about and defo didn't happen on train we was on.

Pyro's aren't exactly new to us, or any decent away following either, was loads in the most recent tittle winning season. Even remember seeing them be let off in town end years gone by. Is what it is, I think it looks great haha.

I was on the 9:40 too and heard absolutely nothing about it. The train did stop due to a few knob's having a cigarette, which was made perfectly clear over the tanoy, but absolutely nothing was said about Smoke Bomb's being let off on the train.

It stated somewhere stated within the Newport matchday comments although I've heard nothing since.

Fairly sure it didn't happen.

And for what is worth, people were waving smokies around outside pub in Newport town centre and police didn't mind at all, just watched.

jheez the way some of you old gits are going on anyone would of thought theres been a mass riot on the pitch at every game.

its a little pyro, next youll be suggesting we sit down and clap when we score.

hoardings/ seats at Stevenage wasnt on at all, agreed. but a smoke bomb really isnt that big of a deal. when European clubs do it with proper flares that will actually set things on fire everyone gets really excited about it....

There were reports of a smoke bomb being let off inside a pub causing one person to have breathing difficulties and the landlord having to close the pub. If that's true surely you don't think that's acceptable?

sorry yes. indoors not on at all. open air im talking about.

👍

I think the point is that there are a small section of our ‘fans’ that are acting like complete dicks every away game and it’s starting to get tiresome. Another incident on Saturday was when a group decided to take it on themselves to open the gates to the stand so they could go for a smoke outside the ground at half time. Then when the stewards tried to close the gate they charged it and just made further dicks out of themselves especially as some ended up getting locked out for the second half which was karma really! Was quite amusing hearing them bang on the doors during the second half as was entirely their own fault.

Well, that was a long old day with a cracking result at the end, although we did our best the throw it away at the death.

Day started badly when the fxxxg bus left 5 minutes early in Calne and the next service was cancelled. A detour to Nam for the train :(

Had a few in the Trocadero in Brum centre which was packed...(xmas Market and all that). :pint:

Train up to Walsall, although the bar was closed...

Great result and then a right drag of a train journey back.....got in at 11pm knackered.  I think i decided that Walsall is a ground that i will drive to in the future.

We played very well until we gifted them a goal because we fannyed about...then it was all them.

I really expected them to nab an equaliser at the end...Wooly did well there a couple of times.

That Bescot station was freezing waiting for the next train to come in.  I made sure there was enough distance between me and the coin throwers. :(

Pretty please with sugar on top, can we please get a top Premiership club away.....Please!!!

For now...Orient beckons...then Walsall at home again for me.

Yeah the IRA stuff at Carlisle was a bit of a surprise, albeit the instigators were obviously off their tits on something rather livelier than Stella!

I used to like Tom Robinson.

2 4 6 8 and all that.

It’s when the wankers light them on trains and in bars it becomes a problem.
As for throwing them on the pitch only needs one mistake and it could accidentally land on a small kid or family, that’s all I’m saying.

It's tinpot.

IMHO as an old git as you so eloquently put it, I advise you to screen shot that comment and look at it one day when hopefully you’ll have grown up to realise what a twat you come across as. Regards responsible old git.

Not everyone wants a tartan rug and thermos experience, though.

I’ve done some really stupid football related things in years gone by - nothing monumentally stupid but stupid nonetheless. Probably chinning a Millwall fan in the Intel (as was) wasn’t the best idea in hindsight.

Fa cup game? Think I was at that  :)

League Cup. That Fjortoft goal.

if it were doing no harm I'm not arsed either way.

if the FA are starting to get interested, or OB and it's start affecting allocations/pub opening then that's different.

I think we are all agreed letting one off inside is stupid and dangerous

I could ask what a Millwall fan was doing in the Intel!😀

getting punched by Audrey

Tbh, that’s what I asked them. There were 3 sat in the row in front of me and I asked why they were taking tickets away from home fans. They said ‘because we’re Millwall and you wouldn’t have the bollocks to do that at The Den’. Damn right, I said. Whereby he called me a pussy. So I chinned him. All hell let loose and Town fans behind me joined in and there was also another group of Millwall fans at the bottom of the Intel who rushed up.

Right old kerfuffel at half time in the bogs, too. Goes to show what an afternoon of beer and brandy can do for your decision making.

Flares and smoke bombs is a Johnny Foreigner thing done in that Europe.
It isn't British so bloody well pack it in!

I was a Sporting Lisbon v Porto game a few years ago where smoke bombs were let off all round the stadium. Nobody seemed in the least bit bothered.

Totally agree that not everyone wants a rug and thermos experience but some do.

Perhaps the club could arrange a separate area like the family stand for the lively people. Perhaps it be called the "Wankers on coke" stand.

"We go where we want
We go where we waaaaant!
We're Wankers on Coke
We go where we want!"

Our playing style is quite a “Johnny Foreigner” thing too and defo isn’t bloody british so maybe we should pack that in all aye Fuzzy 😂💦

So the FA are keeping a close eye on our supporters actions, lets hope the mindless few finally take note.

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/19771111.trust-matters-anti-social-behaviour-will-see-swindon-town-punished-fa/

We may find out the day after tomorrow.