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« Reply #720 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 15:44:17 » |
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I get Nova Hreod as that's a completely new school when I went there it was Burna😀
I never actually knew the reason why, with my Mum having gone to it in the Burna days, being a Moredon lass. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2814256 |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #721 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 16:35:19 » |
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Hreod Parkway, as it was then. Best school team in the County I think, at the time. Several of them went on to be signed at Youth level and/or play professional/semi pro. Meant I was destined to rot in the back-up teams (maybe because I wasn't actually that great and had the fitness of a sloth).
Hreod was a great football team back then, I had 4 players in my leaving year (1982) who went on to become apprentices at STFC including Hughes, Wollen, Bristow and Reynolds from my year and Gillett and Lango (IIRC) from the year below and then Nigel Packer too the year after. |
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To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #722 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 16:39:06 » |
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Cheers Robert much appreciated |
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #723 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 16:42:32 » |
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Hreod was a great football team back then, I had 4 players in my leaving year (1982) who went on to become apprentices at STFC including Hughes, Wollen, Bristow and Reynolds from my year and Gillett and Lango (IIRC) from the year below and then Nigel Packer too the year after.
My old mate Jimmy Walters who was a couple of years older than me played for Swindon reserves along with Charlie Henry. He was offered a full time contract but his dad encouraged him to go into Engineering where he has had a successful management career. |
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RobertT
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« Reply #724 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 16:59:49 » |
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Hreod was a great football team back then, I had 4 players in my leaving year (1982) who went on to become apprentices at STFC including Hughes, Wollen, Bristow and Reynolds from my year and Gillett and Lango (IIRC) from the year below and then Nigel Packer too the year after.
My years were 86-91, Danny Jordan was also on Swindon's youth books from my year - both he and Fraser playing in our Reserves team under Hoddle. Anyway, Wayne, call in some favours. |
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« Reply #725 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 17:01:26 » |
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The school I work at has a particularly good football team, made up of year 5s and 6s. There’s one lad in my class who even at 10 years old clearly has phenomenal natural talent. It’s scary how easy he makes it look. I’m not saying he’ll go on to make it at any level when he’s bigger, but I also wouldn’t rule it out. Very strong already for a kid his size (he’s smaller than your average ten year old).
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« Reply #726 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 17:19:42 » |
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Not been here for a while . I think that Flynn is a good appointment. Should get the team playing pragmatic football.
Gav would have been a good wildcard choice given his record filling in.
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« Reply #727 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 17:20:08 » |
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« Reply #728 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 20:51:59 » |
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An experienced 'manager'. Happy, let's hope it works out.
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« Reply #729 on: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 08:25:51 » |
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Main take away from this OSC with Flynn is that it sounds a bit uncertain for Mad Gav...
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #730 on: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 08:49:04 » |
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Main take away from this OSC with Flynn is that it sounds a bit uncertain for Mad Gav...
TBF I like Mad Gav as a person, hes a personality, but was brought in to be defensive coach, and we have been pretty terrible defensively this season. So it would be thanks for everything and good luck in the future. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
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And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #731 on: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 08:55:19 » |
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TBF I like Mad Gav as a person, hes a personality, but was brought in to be defensive coach, and we have been pretty terrible defensively this season.
So it would be thanks for everything and good luck in the future.
Wasn't he a SDM Appointment? |
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« Reply #732 on: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 08:56:55 » |
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Wasn't he a SDM Appointment?
You did a great job Sandro, don't worry. |
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« Reply #733 on: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 08:57:11 » |
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Think Lindsey bought him in.
They were at FGR together.
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #734 on: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 08:57:31 » |
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Wasn't he a SDM Appointment?
No idea but he joined in July 2022. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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