Colchester United v Swindon Town Official Matchday Thread

[Red Frog]

Oh go on then, sod it. If no-one can be arsed to start a MDT by 10.15 on a matchday, then this calls for the mighty unbeaten Frog. I hate to think what Shaw Rosso, and even the deposed noble Suggwillsugg, would think of the state of apathy this forum has fallen into. It's like the Phoney War - we all know it's going to get nasty soon enough, and we're worried that we may not have re-armed sufficiently for the forthcoming hostilities.

But in the meantime, there's Colchester. Garrison town since Roman times, and, um, that's about it. Again, don't know anyone famous who comes from there, though I was delighted to see a loco in the station yard a few years back bearing the name-plate "Joe Strummer".

Expect we'll lose again tonight, which would be a shame because I think a team as few people care about as Colchester deserves to be at least a division lower than L1, but I would be heartily consoled if our defeat instead contributed to Crawley's demise. Result 2-0.

[Reg Smeeton]

 Colchester history is amazing.  Not something you'd guess from a visit to Layer Road in the past; not been to the new one, but by all accounts even less inspiring.

 It was the site of Camulodunum, an Iron Age oppidum, reckoned to be the biggest in Britain....although I'd have thought the Belgic site at Wheathampstead runs it close.

Camulodunum was the stronghold of Caractacus, who fought a guerrilla war against the Romans, before being betrayed by a woman and some norvern types and handed over to the Romans.

Fascinating period of our history, the transition of Iron Age Britain, into Romano-British culture and then the so called dark ages of the Saxon intrusion.....

[JoeMezz]

We're going to win tonight. 3-1 Gladwin, Obika and Kasim. (345 away fans)

[Gnasher]

You'd imagine they might get more than the usual 3000 tonight for a game they have to win. I don't think we'll be as up for it as they are and so another 3-0 defeat.

[ron dodgers]

I would on behalf of those with season long bets, ask that we get 3 points from this (but I'm not holding my breath).

[horlock07]

Again, don't know anyone famous who comes from there, though I was delighted to see a loco in the station yard a few years back bearing the name-plate "Joe Strummer".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester#Notable_Colcestrians

We will lose 0-3

[kerry red]

Been twice. Once to Layer Road and the other I was a military escort for a comrade who had been sentenced to 6 months in the military prison there

[Batch]

Oh yeah, we have a game.

1-1.

I've never been to Colchester as far as I can remember. Doubt I ever will. Not even its Roman history would pull me there, Cirencester is a lot closer for that

[Power to people]

Hopefully a strongish team to get the players back to focusing on football rather than resting

Back 3 of Stephens, Thompson & Turnbull though please give them time together again before the PO's

[Reg Smeeton]

Oh yeah, we have a game.

1-1.

I've never been to Colchester as far as I can remember. Doubt I ever will. Not even its Roman history would pull me there, Cirencester is a lot closer for that

The history of Bagendon, and the Dubonni is interesting....Bagendon was clearly a major oppidum, which may or may not have been the Dubonnic capital. Dubonnic territory stretched at times to what is now North Wilts, where it bordered on Atrebatic territory, whose capital was Silchester.

[Gnasher]

Been once, never again. By far the worst new ground in the country.

[pauld]

The history of Bagendon, and the Dubonni is interesting....

[Reg Smeeton]

Is it any surprise that we won the Dubonnet Cup?

[Peter Venkman]

I have not been (inside) of the new ground but went to Layer road a couple of times in the 70's.

Had to have been one of if not the worst league ground I have been to. You could stand at the back of the away end and reach the person stood in the front row.

I went there when we were a few points away from claiming the promotion in the 4th under Macari on a chilly Friday evening at the end of March, we came away with a draw in a game we dominated with 1,700 Town fans there in a crowd of 3,000, you could not have crammed another Town fan in that awful away end that night.

I do not miss Layer Road.

[Berniman]

Been to Layer Road once, a night game that we won 1-0 with Michael Reddy scoring the goal.  That was the only high point unfortunately.