Swindon v Cambridge pre match chat and matchday thread

[Richie Wellen-Dowd]

Indeed, West Ham were banned from Football Specials in the mid 70s by the BTP hence they got on standard Inter City trains...which explains their nickname.

How many firm's names would be related to trains if you added them up? Pompey, Bristol City, Leeds(?) off the top of my head. Obviously a lot have changed over time.

Newcastle?

[Peter Venkman]

Pretty sure Man Utd was too, the most famous though of course are the ICF and the 657 crew, named after the train from Fratton at 6.57pm after home games.

[Richie Wellen-Dowd]

Pretty sure Man Utd was too, the most famous though of course are the ICF and the 657 crew, named after the train from Fratton at 6.57pm after home games.

6.57am was the train they caught for away games I think.

[Peter Venkman]

6.57am was the train they caught for away games I think.

Sorry yes my mistake.

[Mother Brown]

Indeed, West Ham were banned from Football Specials in the mid 70s by the BTP hence they got on standard Inter City trains...which explains their nickname.

Absolute tosh.

[Batch]

not absolute tosh surely.

from what I've read that actively avoided football specials, and wore casual clothes to try and stay under the radar.

but they were named after the inter city train service.

[Peter Venkman]

not absolute tosh surely.

from what I've read that actively avoided football specials, and wore casual clothes to try and stay under the radar.

but they were named after the inter city train service.

Indeed.

Another from wiki.

The Inter City Firm that follows West Ham United, was named after the InterCity trains they travelled on. Named after the regular services they travelled on due to them being less heavily policed than football specials.

[Jimmy Quinn]

not absolute tosh surely.

from what I've read that actively avoided football specials, and wore casual clothes to try and stay under the radar.

but they were named after the inter city train service.
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Spot on the 6.57 firm were well known in the 80's onwards and many clips on YouTube to back it up

[Mother Brown]

not absolute tosh surely.

from what I've read that actively avoided football specials, and wore casual clothes to try and stay under the radar.

but they were named after the inter city train service.

Anybody itk would realise it was Bex  from the ICC that started the trend