You know I haven't lived in Swindon for years, and everytime you people have talked about the Merlin, I had a mental picture of a completely different pub. There used to be a little pub on Faringdon road which I had remembered as being The Merlin, but now I think about it was actually The Falcon. I've always thought it was a bit of a long walk from the ground.
The Merlin was obviously something else when I was there, was it the old Morrels pub The Oxford?
The Falcon has at times been a decent boozer....not sure what it's like atm.
Back I suppose early 80's Don Rogers used to turn out for their Sunday League team, now Don had an artificial hip by then, but he couldn't resist kicking a ball...so he played in the side mainly to take corners, free kicks etc, however I suppose having a legend in your side inspired the lads and they reached some prestigous pub cup final. Don had to have another hip done, as he shouldn't have played.
