Matt Heywood

[Colin Todd]

[Batch]

what dd he say and what was said to him?

Did anyone actually hear first hand?

At the time I somebody told me that someone had said something to him about "knowing where he lived and burning his house down".

Now that may be total and utter cack and he may have been just getting normal stick, in which case he was out of order despite the frustrations.

Or if it is true, the fan deserved a punch more than a verbal volley.

[pauld]

what dd he say and what was said to him?

Did anyone actually hear first hand?

At the time I somebody told me that someone had said something to him about "knowing where he lived and burning his house down".

Now that may be total and utter cack and he may have been just getting normal stick, in which case he was out of order despite the frustrations.

Or if it is true, the fan deserved a punch more than a verbal volley.

The original abuse was directed at Gurney and from what I recall was extremely unpleasant and aimed not just at the player but his wife and family as well. Whether he should have responded is a moot point obviously but it was certainly well beyond the normal fan-player abuse/banter. Heywood then joined in in defence of his team-mate and so got some of the same. That game still ranks as pretty much an all-time low  - the atmosphere that night was utterly poisonous, both between fans and players and among fans.

[Batch]

Gurney or Heywood,  my point is we all have a go at a player for being crap, but there is such a thing as going too far.  And whilst they should have walked away they are human too.

[neville w]

what dd he say and what was said to him?

"Heywood you cowardly cur, show some courage in the fight!"

"You sir, lack the nobility of a simple peasant. Good day to you."

If he'd been Zaaboubesque ne'd have slapped him with his glove too.

[Arriba]

matt heywood is a decent bloke and played well for us overall.
so what if he gave a bit back to some fans after being abused or seeing his team mates getting abuse?
its like those plonkers who moaned and whinged about the leeds keeper.fucking idiots

[pauld]

Gurney or Heywood,  my point is we all have a go at a player for being crap, but there is such a thing as going too far.  And whilst they should have walked away they are human too.

Yup. Not sure what was said to Heywood, but some of the stuff dished out to Gurney was well beyond the pale

[Spencer_White]

End of the day everything about that game at Cheltenham should be forgotten.

Matt Heywood was a good bloke. He did like Swindon and went to City for the money. It was right for him to go in footballing reasons as well, because his best season by far was his first here, he was on his way down, not up.

As for regretting leaving Swindon, Im sure he did career wise. But he doubled his wages going to City and even though he has played for some pretty dire clubs since, he probably hasnt had to take a wage cut because they were all done on free's.

He's lived in Swindon for almost a decade, seen him out in Town countless times. If anyone actually wanted to have a go at him you wouldnt have to look too far. He's certainly no hate figure.

[Colin Todd]

I'd need a step ladder to have a go at him

[janaage]

End of the day everything about that game at Cheltenham should be forgotten.

Matt Heywood was a good bloke. He did like Swindon and went to City for the money. It was right for him to go in footballing reasons as well, because his best season by far was his first here, he was on his way down, not up.

As for regretting leaving Swindon, Im sure he did career wise. But he doubled his wages going to City and even though he has played for some pretty dire clubs since, he probably hasnt had to take a wage cut because they were all done on free's.

He's lived in Swindon for almost a decade, seen him out in Town countless times. If anyone actually wanted to have a go at him you wouldnt have to look too far. He's certainly no hate figure.

Spot on Spence.

[Power to people]

what dd he say and what was said to him?

Did anyone actually hear first hand?

At the time I somebody told me that someone had said something to him about "knowing where he lived and burning his house down".

Now that may be total and utter cack and he may have been just getting normal stick, in which case he was out of order despite the frustrations.

Or if it is true, the fan deserved a punch more than a verbal volley.

The original abuse was directed at Gurney and from what I recall was extremely unpleasant and aimed not just at the player but his wife and family as well. Whether he should have responded is a moot point obviously but it was certainly well beyond the normal fan-player abuse/banter. Heywood then joined in in defence of his team-mate and so got some of the same. That game still ranks as pretty much an all-time low  - the atmosphere that night was utterly poisonous, both between fans and players and among fans.

I agree that game still sticks in my mind as one of the worse games I have been to for a long time....bu that was then this is now

[Jamiesfuturewife]

I'd need a step ladder to have a go at him

   I come up exactly to his nipple when I stand next to him!

[Don Rogers Shop]

Would you like to come up to my nipple

[janaage]

I like the word nipple, but I think there should be a usuage for the word "nupple", maybe there is already and I'm unaware, but if not nupple should be introduced.

[chalkies_shorts]

My 6 year old calls them knobble bobbles. There surely must be space for such an expression.