New Manager Thread

[Peter Venkman]

I can only remember the 1-0 away win when Charlie Henry scored 85/86 season and lots of trouble before the game

There was shedloads of trouble that day, wasn't that the one where it rained a lot of the game and we were on the open bank?

Swindon accounted for about half the crowd that day.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Its also an age thing, I couldn't remember shit until I turned about 50, now I can remember stuff from when I was 14 clearer than I can remember stuff from yesterday!

Saying that, a fair amount of the games from 2004 on I struggle with now.

I can remember watching George Berry and the Wolves squad training on the County ground extension in 1980 before the rearranged league cup semi final and the bakes of straw net to the pitch below the Arkells stand

[Audrey]

There was shedloads of trouble that day, wasn't that the one where it rained a lot of the game and we were on the open bank?

Swindon accounted for about half the crowd that day.

Remember Macari saying it was worse than a Rangers-Celtic game! There were rumours of a Town fan getting stabbed in a chip shop before the game - actually there wasn’t- but after the game there was a milk van piled with empty bottles that got thrown at the Cobblers fans. Can’t remember if this game was before or after the infamous Kettering Cup game.

Wrexham away has to be the worst trouble I’ve seen.

[Peter Venkman]

Remember Macari saying it was worse than a Rangers-Celtic game! There were rumours of a Town fan getting stabbed in a chip shop before the game - actually there wasn’t- but after the game there was a milk van piled with empty bottles that got thrown at the Cobblers fans. Can’t remember if this game was before or after the infamous Kettering Cup game.

Wrexham away has to be the worst trouble I’ve seen.

The Kettering game was 2 seasons before when my mate Sid Sellars got glassed in the face pre game by Cobblers fans, a game we went on to win 7-0 there.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Remember Macari saying it was worse than a Rangers-Celtic game! There were rumours of a Town fan getting stabbed in a chip shop before the game - actually there wasn’t- but after the game there was a milk van piled with empty bottles that got thrown at the Cobblers fans. Can’t remember if this game was before or after the infamous Kettering Cup game.

Wrexham away has to be the worst trouble I’ve seen.

What I remember the year before Swindon fans wrecked their main pub near the ground opposite a big park and the following year which we won 1-0 a Swindon fan was stabbed but it was outside a newsagents and there was lots of trouble before and after the game and two Swindon double decker busses had a police escort all he way back to Oxford. Lots of Town fans on that open bank and bitterley cold until Henry scored!

[Audrey]

The Kettering game was 2 seasons before when my mate Sid Sellars got glassed in the face pre game by Cobblers fans, a game we went on to win 7-0 there.

Was he in that sports social club? I was in there and it got more than a bit lairy

[Jimmy Quinn]

Was he in that sports social club? I was in there and it got more than a bit lairy

I know Sid from drinking days at the Rodbourne Arms and he was glassed playing Pool before the game in the social club

[Peter Venkman]

I know Sid from drinking days at the Rodbourne Arms and he was glassed playing Pool before the game in the social club

I was stood next to Sid when he was glassed, it could easily have been me, he was (unusually) quiet for Sid and just playing pool, I worked with him at BREL at the time we were straight out of school and 17.

Yes it was in the Kettering social club pre game, about 1.30pm I think, Sid was the fan that got arrested in the late 90s early 2000s for coming onto the pitch and attacking the ref from the Intel stand and was banned from all games for about 10 years.

[Jimmy Quinn]

I was stood next to Sid when he was glassed, it could easily have been me, he was (unusually) quiet for Sid and just playing pool, I worked with him at BREL at the time we were straight out of school and 17.

Yes it was in the Kettering social club pre game, about 1.30pm I think, Sid was the fan that got arrested in the late 90s early 2000s for coming onto the pitch and attacking the ref from the Intel stand and was banned from all games for about 10 years.

As you say a quiet decent lad and a Pompey fan like Duke! I also worked in the railway works just before it closed and it was great for cheap rail to watch Swindon and England games.
Sid later on when working as a Roofer and to my knowledge still does

[Peter Venkman]

As you say a quiet decent lad and a Pompey fan like Duke! I also worked in the railway works just before it closed and it was great for cheap rail to watch Swindon and England games.
Sid later on when working as a Roofer and to my knowledge still does

Yep big Pompey fan and still is, hes a mate on FB, not sure what he does as a job, we were both on the YTS at the BR training school in Dean Street at the time.

[Valid Pint]

The sooner this town disinfects itself of the stench of the railways the better.

It produced horrible people with incredibly insular attitudes.

Who threw the pool ball that smashed the window from the inside btw?

[McGurk's Missus]

Back to Sheridan (really not liking the Shez tag). He sounded more upbeat than Wellens in both his opening interview and his post match interview.

But something is nagging me. Even though he's contracted until the end of the season, I still don't think he will be here after the court case. Not to piss on anyonevs chips but he had no clue of the squad today, why the radio continuallt asked him when it was clear he wasn't really involved. Credit today should probably be going to Hunt and/or Wright.

If the court case is resolved in roughly two weeks, I think we'll see a lot of changes going into the January window. Power says he is struggling to find a buyer, I call bullshit. He's being stubborn as he has a buyer in Clem right away. We could all argue that he's waiting for the right hustler buyer. It's pretty clear Landing/Barry are now unwilling to fund the club, which is why he's stating we are skint "there is no manney Shawn, ya know".

Prédiction for a month today:
Power sells club reluctantly to Clem
Sheridan replaced by whoever Clem's board want in.

or

Mythological American consortium buy club
Sheridan replaced by Alexis Lalas

[Jimmy Quinn]

Or the court case is delayed or not concluded and goes into the New Year keeping Sheriden in charge and he did say in his interview that he has come here for security so Power must have told him more than we know

[McGurk's Missus]

Or the court case is delayed or not concluded and goes into the New Year keeping Sheriden in charge afterall he said in his interview that he has come here for security so Power must have told him more than we know

Security is just him getting a 6 month contract. Instead of a, month to month one. So if he's binned by a new regime he will be compensated. I think that's how it works.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Security is just him getting a 6 month contract. Instead of a, month to month one. So if he's binned by a new regime he will be compensated. I think that's how it works.

True but you've predicted that he will be gone within a month so no more secure than Wigan and if that is the case Power would have made him aware and can't see him paying up any six month contract if that did happen