Moaners and groaners

[JayBox325]

A man says fuck yeah!

COME ON SWINDON!!! FUCK YEAH!!

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Blimey duke were you in the shrivvy  road too with the stench of cigar and pipe and posters about pickpockets and the whole of the town end clapping and singing .Brill memories for me even with the scarves on the wrists (weird)And jay box I respect everything you have done ( better to try and make a difference to support our club rather than moan about how poor the support is )Oh and at least we have some history not like franchise and I would love it (absolutely love it)if we ended up in the same division as Steve whine ass cry baby cotterill next year

Posts like yours make the heart and head pump like it was yesterday.
I actually stood in the middle of the Wednesday fans next to the fence.
I was simply blown away. The noise, the smell. Everything.
I gazed across the pitch, the Town End in full voice but the travelling Wednesday made it a great atmosphere and the singing made me realise that this was where I wanted to be.
I could have turned to Reading due to a grand dad, even worse Oxford because of an Uncle but more likely Portsmouth due to my family.
However this was special, I felt I belonged and ever since that time I have no regrets mate.
The Town End became my second home. Still remember being crushed against Everton in the cup but nothing would ever take me away.

Love Swindon like you do and now we face the ultimate challenge, the season wrapped up in a few games.
But despite this the moaners and groaners come out to play. Fuck em' .
Bring it on now. Sheffield United or Chesterfield. Cancelled all my meetings Thursday as my heart,head and in person will be where it has always been since Sheffield Wednesday 74/75.
Starting to get a little nervous though.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Great post pal.  Some of the fans having a pop at Cooper need to wind it in.  We have a shoestring budget and no one expected anything when we kicked off the season.  We have played some great football and enjoyed some brilliant wins.  Who in their right man would have continued to risk players when a play off place and a home second leg was guaranteed.  Players such as Luango needed a breather and he has had one, consequently he will be refreshed come May 7th.  I hope Cooper mixes it again Sunday as the game is not important.
Fingers crossed we get a positive result Thursday and receive the backing come the home leg.  Cooper and the players deserve this and if we can make Wembley and perform like we can then it could be a perfect season.

STID

Top post.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Yes very silk wooly .Maroon coloured a bit like our rivals at the time Northampton (remember them)?It got shredded outside car window in 1990 last away game v Oldham . I laughed at the time but feel devastated now as it was a first memory and I would treasure it now without a doubt

Used to match my Ox Blood DM,s.
The silk scarf with the white tassles.
My favourite badge the s carrying on across the t.
Sprayed that on many a wall around Oxfordshire.
My favourite being on the old pillbox on the Didcot Swindon railway line.
Always used to look out of the train window on route to Swindon from Didcot and smile at the artwork.
Sadly no longer there but it stood its ground for years as I made that journey. Sentimental me like.

[Hammer]

Used to match my Ox Blood DM,s.
The silk scarf with the white tassles.
My favourite badge the s carrying on across the t.
Sprayed that on many a wall around Oxfordshire.
My favourite being on the old pillbox on the Didcot Swindon railway line.
Always used to look out of the train window on route to Swindon from Didcot and smile at the artwork.
Sadly no longer there but it stood its ground for years as I made that journey. Sentimental me like.

This is absolute hogwash Duke. And I'd like you to elaborate since I think you're being pretentious.

1)  Why didn't you mention the silk scarves (which were white with red print) ? Famously worn by away fans.

2) Why didn't you mention the Bay City Rollers trousers?

3) Why do you mention Ox-Blood DMs without stating whether they were calf or ankle height?

4) Why haven't you mentioned the colour of the laces worn with the accompanying DMs?

5) Why haven't you mentioned the stitching between the upper leather and the sole? It always sorted the men from the boys.

6) Why haven't you mentioned the red glitter we used to spray on our DMs just before embarking at an away team's railway station?

You are clearly delusional my friend, a wannabe hooligan with an axe to grind.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

This is absolute hogwash Duke. And I'd like you to elaborate since I think you're being pretentious.

1)  Why didn't you mention the silk scarves (which were white with red print) ? Famously worn by away fans.

2) Why didn't you mention the Bay City Rollers trousers?

3) Why do you mention Ox-Blood DMs without stating whether they were calf or ankle height?

4) Why haven't you mentioned the colour of the laces worn with the accompanying DMs?

5) Why haven't you mentioned the stitching between the upper leather and the sole? It always sorted the men from the boys.

6) Why haven't you mentioned the red glitter we used to spray on our DMs just before embarking at an away team's railway station?

You are clearly delusional my friend, a wannabe hooligan with an axe to grind.

This is absolute hogwash Duke. And I'd like you to elaborate since I think you're being pretentious.

1)  Why didn't you mention the silk scarves (which were white with red print) ? Famously worn by away fans.

2) Why didn't you mention the Bay City Rollers trousers?

3) Why do you mention Ox-Blood DMs without stating whether they were calf or ankle height?

4) Why haven't you mentioned the colour of the laces worn with the accompanying DMs?

5) Why haven't you mentioned the stitching between the upper leather and the sole? It always sorted the men from the boys.

6) Why haven't you mentioned the red glitter we used to spray on our DMs just before embarking at an away team's railway station?

You are clearly delusional my friend, a wannabe hooligan with an axe to grind.

Because I missed the train back from Newport.
Mind you I caught the Burnley and Carlisle years later and no it wasn't me who pulled the safety train cord or threw the smoke bomb that won us the derby game.
Bring back the football pink that's all I ask.

[Hammer]

Because I missed the train back from Newport.
Mind you I caught the Burnley and Carlisle years later and no it wasn't me who pulled the safety train cord or threw the smoke bomb that won us the derby game.
Bring back the football pink that's all I ask.

Fucking Hell. I think you've just exploded my brain. That certainly wasn't the retort I expected. Please can someone help...please.

[NZrobin]

Silk scarves.

Bloody hell..... what some woofters 

Yes, I remember that Wednesday game and was in the Town end 

COYMR's

[Hammer]

 

Silk scarves.

Bloody hell..... what some woofters 

Yes, I remember that Wednesday game and was in the Town end 

COYMR's

You have to remember that some of us have delicate wrists.

Those silk scarves were very kind to the skin....

[ekarot]

And it still amazes me how the same size crowd then made so much atmosphere ,noise and unbridled passion for their team.Its a shame lots of our fans will never ever experience that type of support.Please can we bring some of it back before the noise level compares to snooker!!! Over to you jay box and the like .

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

And it still amazes me how the same size crowd then made so much atmosphere ,noise and unbridled passion for their team.Its a shame lots of our fans will never ever experience that type of support.Please can we bring some of it back before the noise level compares to snooker!!! Over to you jay box and the like .

Sadly Sky has had a negative impact on the lower league attendances as did the all seater grounds.
The days of no internet made moaning insignificant.
Sadly football will never be the same.
However I don't miss the trouble inside the grounds and you kind of feel safe now taking young kids to football. I don't think I would have said that in the 70's and 80's.

Everyone owned a silk scarf back then.
I also remember the rosettes as well

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Silk scarves.

Bloody hell..... what some woofters 

Yes, I remember that Wednesday game and was in the Town end 

COYMR's

St Birinus ...... Where it all began
1:26 Saturday out of Didcot train.
As if it was like yesterday.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

Fucking Hell. I think you've just exploded my brain. That certainly wasn't the retort I expected. Please can someone help...please.

Probably before my time but never heard of glitter on boots.
Mind you I would have been a very young lad then. Just loved the TE and the noise, it was loud when we used to get attendances circa 7000 or over.
The majority of kids back then owned a pair of DM's. Warm and comfortable and were the standard shoes or in this case boots that you could also wear to school.
Think mine had 8 holes but were definitely the dark OX blood type with the air soles
Oh and I also had a green parka with a fur hood a little earlier.

Football then was more of an adventure and going with my Brother and mates by train was special.
Looked forward to it and counted down the days from Monday. Still blame STFC for my education and had to work hard after school to catch up.
However as NZ Robin will tell you St Birinus was not a model school

[Peter Venkman]

And it still amazes me how the same size crowd then made so much atmosphere ,noise and unbridled passion for their team.Its a shame lots of our fans will never ever experience that type of support.Please can we bring some of it back before the noise level compares to snooker!!! Over to you jay box and the like .

I will never forget a couple of days after Macari was sacked and we played a home game with Saarfend and there was a crowd of only 2,700 there yet made more noise than we made with 30,000 at Wembley, or so it felt.

When we had 28,000 vs Arsenal, Wolves and Spurs in 79/80 it was the loudest thing I had ever heard as a young teenager, shame those days will never revisit the CG.

Passion is whats missing now its too civilized at games.

[ekarot]

Just half the noise and passion of the palace home leg play off and the Blackburn home and away play off would do for me please anything like those atmospheres can only help the team and encourage the more placid to actually become involved