What would intrigue me is how out of towners would feel, people who never lived here. To be honest, I don't really get how you guys end up supporting the club - in a good way. What is it about the club that makes it the one you would support?
Weird isn't it?! I was born and bred a Calney and in about '84-85 when I was 10 I used to watch Points West or (whatever it was) and they used to show City, Rovers and Town. My first instinct as a young lad was to support all three local teams as I was West Country and proud! I didn't know any better - and to be fair my parents had absolutely no interest in football so I didn't know it was not the done thing to support 3 teams!
Anyhow, I happily carried on cheering on all three clubs, but started becoming more interested in Swindon because it was the closest big town to Calne - and in '86-87 I switched to following Swindon alone. Good choice methinks, as when I went to 'big school' in Calne, there were many other Swindon fans and in '89 I went to my first game with the family of one of my mates at school - Swindon v Bristol City and we lost 1 - 0 to a Junior Bent goal.
The Stratton Bank was packed and I hardly saw a thing! But I was hooked. Never looked back since.
So I've got no real links with Swindon except through the football and the occasional shopping trip! Weird to say it but I identify with the town though and would feel unable to support the club if it moved out of town (i.e. to a different town not just edge of town).... No one ever said being a football fan is rational.
