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« Reply #420 on: Friday, May 12, 2023, 20:44:36 » |
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Plenty of scrapes and near misses with that lot over the years.
Been to both the Old Den and New Den, Old Den worse.
The Old Den was interesting - an “old school football ground”. I went a couple of times - the highlight was a 3-2 FA cup win in the early 1980s with Jimmy Quinn scoring a brilliant long range winning goal if my memory is accurate.
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« Reply #421 on: Friday, May 12, 2023, 21:04:13 » |
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Remember Terry Gibson scoring his one and only Swindon goal at the Old Den
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« Reply #422 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 10:45:55 » |
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The thing that I really remember from my one and only visit to The Old Den was the chant their fans sang. It was just a really deep, long drawn out, ' Millwallllllllll' which seemed to last an eternity.
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« Reply #423 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 11:01:37 » |
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Actually I didn't mention my first game. 1985 I think it was V Sheffield Wednesday in the Milk Cup, at home, won 1-0. I think Peter Coyne scored our goal.
Haven't looked back since.
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« Reply #424 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 11:06:39 » |
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Actually I didn't mention my first game. 1985 I think it was V Sheffield Wednesday in the Milk Cup, at home, won 1-0. I think Peter Coyne scored our goal.
Haven't looked back since.
Just before that game, saw Sheffield Wednesday at West Brom, they looked unbeatable. Couldn't believe the Town won soon after. |
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« Reply #425 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 13:47:05 » |
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I had a brief chat with Frank Burrows widow Wendy this morning at a Sally Army fete in Gorsehill my Mrs and the dragon in law were helping at.
When I waxed lyrical about Frank you could tell how much it meant to her. Touching experience.
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« Reply #426 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 18:05:47 » |
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Actually I didn't mention my first game. 1985 I think it was V Sheffield Wednesday in the Milk Cup, at home, won 1-0. I think Peter Coyne scored our goal.
Haven't looked back since.
A big inflatable bottle of milk in the centre circle before the game. That was one of my first games |
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« Reply #427 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 19:25:56 » |
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I don't remember the inflatable at all but I wish I had
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Didn't we get Ipswich in the next round and they stuffed us? Something like 6-0?
I can't remember that either.
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« Reply #428 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 19:37:32 » |
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I don't remember the inflatable at all but I wish I had
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Didn't we get Ipswich in the next round and they stuffed us? Something like 6-0?
I can't remember that either.
Went to the Ipswich game away on a Tuesday night. We took over 2,500 |
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« Reply #429 on: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 21:09:44 » |
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2,500?
Now that's proper support.
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« Reply #430 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 09:10:34 » |
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Went to the Ipswich game away on a Tuesday night. We took over 2,500
The official figure (at the time) that evenings was 3,200 Swindon fans in a 12k crowd. On a damp Tuesday November evening as well. And back then we never stopped singing all game long and celebrated our goal like it was a winning goal. |
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« Reply #431 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 09:43:34 » |
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61 coaches went from Swindon.
I was there that night.
Great atmosphere
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« Reply #432 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 09:51:31 » |
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Went to the Ipswich game away on a Tuesday night. We took over 2,500
Ditto. |
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« Reply #433 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 11:03:11 » |
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Ditto.
Was that the milk cup game ?? Brilliant atmosphere especially when half pint milk cartons were thrown into the crowd at half time, only for the fans to throw them back, poor kids, they got absolutely pelted !!. |
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« Reply #434 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 11:10:38 » |
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I had a brief chat with Frank Burrows widow Wendy this morning at a Sally Army fete in Gorsehill my Mrs and the dragon in law were helping at.
When I waxed lyrical about Frank you could tell how much it meant to her. Touching experience.
Well done, Sir. Touched just to hear your account. Frank was an absolute rock. And well thought of at Pompey too I would imagine. He later recalled the Don's spotless kit and the fact that he never tracked back or anything...but Frank gladly forgave him on account of all the win bonuses the Don had earned him. |
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