Pisspoor support...

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:24 pm

.....if we were 4th top of this division, on a good run, and only managed a paltry following of 269 for an away game on a sunny Saturday I'd be disgusted. If the shoe had been on the other foot today I have no hesitation in saying we would have took at least 1200 to Swindon, maybe more.

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:26 pm

But don't forget they had to make the massive trek to the frozen north.

We would be making an average journey down to the sunny south.

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:29 am

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

.....if we were 4th top of this division, on a good run, and only managed a paltry following of 269 for an away game on a sunny Saturday I'd be disgusted. If the shoe had been on the other foot today I have no hesitation in saying we would have took at least 1200 to Swindon, maybe more.

Mate, with all due respect, even when you came down to ours on the final day of the season knowing you had to get a point to finish in the play off zone, you only brought 1300. I don't know why you think you would bring 1200 for a run-of-the-mill game in March.

Admittedly 269 is not good away support, numbers-wise, but that was our fifth away game this month (well, Orient was at the end of Feb but still after most people's pay day) and I for one could not afford to go, having been to all the others. We've got Leeds away next Saturday and Colchester away the Saturday after that so Hartlepool was always going to be the one that gave way for most fans.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:58 am

He's got a point

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:34 am

STFCeffinghell wrote:

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

.....if we were 4th top of this division, on a good run, and only managed a paltry following of 269 for an away game on a sunny Saturday I'd be disgusted. If the shoe had been on the other foot today I have no hesitation in saying we would have took at least 1200 to Swindon, maybe more.

Mate, with all due respect, even when you came down to ours on the final day of the season knowing you had to get a point to finish in the play off zone, you only brought 1300. I don't know why you think you would bring 1200 for a run-of-the-mill game in March.

Admittedly 269 is not good away support, numbers-wise, but that was our fifth away game this month (well, Orient was at the end of Feb but still after most people's pay day) and I for one could not afford to go, having been to all the others. We've got Leeds away next Saturday and Colchester away the Saturday after that so Hartlepool was always going to be the one that gave way for most fans.

How could you term a game which has put you in a position one point away from automatic promotion to the championship as "run of the mill"? mate.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:48 am

ed-t-ball wrote:

He's got a point

Crawler!

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:56 am

MadJohn wrote:

chip fireball wrote:

have to laugh at the " you only brought 1300" comment. rolfl

as it happens thats more than bristol city brought to the vic for the play off semi final.

It's more than twice as many. And anyway, we "only" took 1468 to Swindon, not 1300.

Fair comments. For the record, my (and most of my friends') pay day is on the last working day of each month. Therefore, the day before Orient was the last one and the next one comes next Wednesday.

I think we could all give examples of a time our support has been better than any other given club (e.g. We averaged higher than QPR, Southampton and Coventry when we were in the top flight; during the same season there was a higher crowd for Swindon v Chelsea than there was for Chelsea v Swindon; We averaged over 10,000 in this league in 95/96; In my view more impressive than any of those was the fact we took 900 up to Chester for an August Friday night game in 2006) and likewise we could all point out times when our support has been shite (ours has been poor at home for most of this season while our away following, generally, has been quite good). I could look at your crowd of 3,500 today and say that, when we were in a similar postition this time last season, we were still getting over 6,000.

Away games still cost money, even if they're not too far (like MK and Southampton for us). Leeds is a 400 mile round trip an Colchester is 300. I expect us to take up our full allocation of 1,500 next week and we should have around 1,000 in Essex.

Finally, yes today was a run-of-the-mill game for us. A very important one, but still run-of-the-mill. Very pleased we got the 3 points but I sincerely hope you lot stay up because I have always enjoyed my trips to the north east (I've been to Victoria Park 3 or 4 times).

All the best.

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:00 am

chip fireball wrote:

have to laugh at the " you only brought 1300" comment. rolfl

as it happens thats more than bristol city brought to the vic for the play off semi final.

Oh and please don't compare our support to that of Bristol City. Ours is superior in quality and, when all things are equal, quantity.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:07 am

How can an "important game" be only "run of the mill to us", or are you trying to insinuate that it was only run of the mill because of the opposition?

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:11 am

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

How can an "important game" be only "run of the mill to us", or are you trying to insinuate that it was only run of the mill because of the opposition?

Every game is important. Man Utd's game with Bolton today was important, but still run-of-the-mill compared to if they were playing, say Chelsea.

If you were second in the league then it would be more than run-of-the-mill.

Not that difficult to understand, is it?

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:16 am

STFCeffinghell wrote:

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

How can an "important game" be only "run of the mill to us", or are you trying to insinuate that it was only run of the mill because of the opposition?

Every game is important. Man Utd's game with Bolton today was important, but still run-of-the-mill compared to if they were playing, say Chelsea.

If you were second in the league then it would be more than run-of-the-mill.

Not that difficult to understand, is it?

You want to take those rose-tinted glasses off mate, I'm sure Boltons game at Man U was important to the Bolton fans. I did'nt realise that if your team is'nt in the top two your games are unimportant, blast.

stfcdarren · **Joined:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:11 pm **Posts:** 5

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:25 am

MadJohn wrote:

STFCeffinghell wrote:

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:

How can an "important game" be only "run of the mill to us", or are you trying to insinuate that it was only run of the mill because of the opposition?

Every game is important. Man Utd's game with Bolton today was important, but still run-of-the-mill compared to if they were playing, say Chelsea.

If you were second in the league then it would be more than run-of-the-mill.

Not that difficult to understand, is it?

A little difficult, yes. Last time we were in your position was in 2007. In the last few months of that season we had games at Boston, Torquay, Barnet. None of those teams were in any danger of going up with us; none of those games were in any way run of the mill. They were crucial nailbiters, every one of them.

For whatever reason, Swindon's support took their eye off the ball today and got a bit complacent. Thankfully for their sakes their team did a professional job despite the supporters' neglect.

But if you had had to choose between going to Boston or, say, going to Walsall who were top of the league at the time (I'm not sure at what time of the season you played them) and you could only afford to pick and choose your away games, which one would you have picked?

As Darren says, 269 is not good support but, hey, we're over it and we got three points. I for one will be going to every game from here on in. We took 2,000 to Southampton midweek, 800 to MK Dons midweek, 1,000 to Orient, we'll take 1,500 next week and you can bet your bottom dollar if it all hangs on the Millwall game on the last day of the season we'll take whatever allocation they give us.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:13 am

stfcdarren wrote:

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

Poultry?, it's paltry you clown, unless your away support is made up of chickens,ducks and geese.

Yeah, and stick the word "dump" in before you run away.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12382

In our promotion year (06/07) we took c 3500 to Rochdale, or am I dreaming that???

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:21 pm

derwent wrote:

In our promotion year (06/07, the year we took 2750 to Darlo) I was under the impression our best away following was the c 3500 we took to Rochdale, or am I dreaming that???

We took 3750 to Darlo and 2900 and something to Rochdale. We took 466 to Swindon in early Feburary when we were fourth, had it been this time of the season I'd imagine that figuire would have been even higher.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12382

PJ_Poolie wrote:

derwent wrote:

In our promotion year (06/07, the year we took 2750 to Darlo) I was under the impression our best away following was the c 3500 we took to Rochdale, or am I dreaming that???

We took 3750 to Darlo and 2900 and something to Rochdale.

Ah right, but Mr Madjohn put 2750 for Darlo.
I think we took more than 2900 to Rochdale though.................not sure like.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:27 pm

derwent wrote:

PJ_Poolie wrote:

derwent wrote:

In our promotion year (06/07, the year we took 2750 to Darlo) I was under the impression our best away following was the c 3500 we took to Rochdale, or am I dreaming that???

We took 3750 to Darlo and 2900 and something to Rochdale.

Ah right, but Mr Madjohn put 2750 for Darlo.
I think we took more than 2900 to Rochdale though.................not sure like.

2978, we sold all the tickets though.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12382

Cheers PJ

grabec · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:33 pm

MadJohn wrote:

PJ_Poolie wrote:

derwent wrote:

In our promotion year (06/07, the year we took 2750 to Darlo) I was under the impression our best away following was the c 3500 we took to Rochdale, or am I dreaming that???

We took 3750 to Darlo and 2900 and something to Rochdale. We took 466 to Swindon in early Feburary when we were fourth, had it been this time of the season I'd imagine that figuire would have been even higher.

yes of course. 3750 not 2750. Typo :uhoh:

But what do I know? I wasn't there :laugh:

Doesn't that mean there were 3749?

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:39 pm

MadJohn wrote:

Swindon fans wrote:

stfcdarren: I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans

STFCeffinghell: But if you had had to choose between going to Boston or, say, going to Walsall who were top of the league at the time (I'm not sure at what time of the season you played them) and you could only afford to pick and choose your away games, which one would you have picked?

As Darren says, 269 is not good support but, hey, we're over it and we got three points. I for one will be going to every game from here on in. We took 2,000 to Southampton midweek, 800 to MK Dons midweek, 1,000 to Orient, we'll take 1,500 next week and you can bet your bottom dollar if it all hangs on the Millwall game on the last day of the season we'll take whatever allocation they give us.

While we're at it, only 800 at this stage of the season to a place about 60 miles away would be pretty poor as well, midweek or not bbolt

(good job you actually took 929, a bit better :wink:

)

Mr ffinghell, of course there are times when fans have to pick and choose their games and, on those occasions, they will tend to choose the game that is slightly more attractive. That said, 269 still stands out as startlingly low and the chief mitigation appears to be the fact that you have just played two away games. With both of them only about 60-70 miles away, it looks a very thin excuse.

I have nothing to compare this to from our recent past. Our game on the same weekend in 2007 was in Darlington, so naturally that drew our biggest away attendance of the season (a 2750 lockout). The previous game was at Stockport (~1250, but only 2-3 hours away). The longer trips either side of those fixtures were Boston and Barnet. Both drew around 800. The only comparable attendance on our run-in was our game at Torquay in mid-Feb. Just 337 made that one, by no means bad for that distance and that time of year, but a little disappointing considering the promotion charge was really heating up. I'm not bigging up our own support by hte way; it's what I would expect from ANY side (exceptions, Darlo?) in the thick of an exciting promotion push.

But Swindon are not alone. We get this a lot from fans down south. They are pampered by so many "local" away games that any run of over 150 miles becomes a "trek" to be swerved if possible. I've discussed this with other southern fans, and reckon it depends what you are used to. I don't consider Swindon to be a long-haul match, but then an average away game for a Hartlepool fan in League One is well over 200 miles away. Most southern fans (exceptions, Exeter?) are a lot more spoiled in that sense, with a lot more games within a couple of hours, and allow a little laziness to influence their away trip planning when they see a sign pointing to The North. Walsall fans are the funniest, and you will often see the word "trek" when they are discussing us even though it is (for us) one of the shortest away trips of the season!

Mr darren, you need to sort your priorities out, mate. Personally, if it's a choice between putting food on the table and leaving my dump to take a trip to the armpit of Wiltshire for a match then, frankly, the kids can fooking starve :wink:

You make an extremely valid point about getting used to the distances. I think that's why Plymouth have a good away support and I've always been quite impressed by the numbers that Carlisle bring down to us even when they're not doing too well.

For me, distance isn't the over-riding factor - it's money. I'm a season ticket holder so I don't have to shell out for home games but when there a lots of away games in any given month that's a match ticket, train/minibus travel and extra beer to fork out for. I did this for Orient, MK, Brighton and Southampton. The fact they are not that far away (well, Brighton is about 120 miles) is neither her nor there. If Hartlepool had fallen next Saturday, I would've gone. I'm sure there are others in my boat.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:39 pm

1500 at Barnet and 8 -900 at Wycombe a week later

Far cry from today - but maybe that's what the club are thinking - and hoping we go down and be at the top end of L2??

Which begs another question - are we going to be a yo-yo club?

alienlife · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:42 pm

stfcdarren wrote:

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

If you southerners weren't fannying about buying overpriced houses, flash Audis and plasma TV's you could afford to feed your kids and follow your team like proper fans up here do.

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:50 pm

alienlife wrote:

stfcdarren wrote:

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

If you southerners weren't fannying about buying overpriced houses, flash Audis and plasma TV's you could afford to feed your kids and follow your team like proper fans up here do.

With fewer than 3,300 home fans in attendance yesterday, maybe you should concentrate on your home support rather than your fantastic away following? :-)

alienlife · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:26 pm

STFCeffinghell wrote:

alienlife wrote:

stfcdarren wrote:

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

If you southerners weren't fannying about buying overpriced houses, flash Audis and plasma TV's you could afford to feed your kids and follow your team like proper fans up here do.

With fewer than 3,300 home fans in attendance yesterday, maybe you should concentrate on your home support rather than your fantastic away following? :-)

Criticising others helps lift the mood. If you had any idea how many of the crowd yesterday were on free tickets then it gets worse.

Mumtaz's rucksack · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 1643

stfcdarren wrote:

500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool

Forgive us for not living in the eternal paradise town of Swindon ffs. Glass houses and all that.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:50 pm

is that Ritchie Humphreys in his younger days?

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:56 pm

STFCeffinghell wrote:

alienlife wrote:

stfcdarren wrote:

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

If you southerners weren't fannying about buying overpriced houses, flash Audis and plasma TV's you could afford to feed your kids and follow your team like proper fans up here do.

With fewer than 3,300 home fans in attendance yesterday, maybe you should concentrate on your home support rather than your fantastic away following? :-)

No thanks, but it's flattering of you to confirm what fantastic away support we do have.

Just a shame really that your miniscule away following has'nt helped to boost our coffers more.

Oh and I could'nt really comment on the noise your fan's made, as it was drowned out by the screeching of half a dozen seagulls encircling the pitch overhead.

poolsmacca09 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:05 pm **Posts:** 319

parmopooly wrote:

Far cry from today - but maybe that's what the club are thinking - and hoping we go down and be at the top end of L2??

Wud u take relegation to be top of League 2 to get the atmosphere back at The Vic???

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:02 pm

poolsmacca09 wrote:

parmopooly wrote:

Far cry from today - but maybe that's what the club are thinking - and hoping we go down and be at the top end of L2??

Wud u take relegation to be top of League 2 to get the atmosphere back at The Vic???

Anyone who 'wud' take that shouldn't be allowed out in public without supervision.

Why would anyone want to watch fourth division football?

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

PJ_Poolie wrote:

poolsmacca09 wrote:

parmopooly wrote:

Far cry from today - but maybe that's what the club are thinking - and hoping we go down and be at the top end of L2??

Wud u take relegation to be top of League 2 to get the atmosphere back at The Vic???

Anyone who 'wud' take that shouldn't be allowed out in public without supervision.

Why would anyone want to watch fourth division football?

I don't want it to happen but I don't think its the worse thing that could happen for the club.

Another season in League One where we spend it troubling no-one and the crowds continue to stay away after the damage that has been done this season.

If we dropped a division and enjoyed a bit of success then the crowds will hopefully return, the 'buzz' might come back and hopefully this time we could retain both.

Ideally though we'll stay up and appoint a manager that will hopefully push the club forward

loan_star · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:15 pm

Me!! Well next season would be nice :wink:

(in answer to PJ)

Mumtaz's rucksack · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 1643

MadJohn wrote:

It's that bit there that gives me serious problems. Our last season in League Two seems to have lent us (the club, the fans, the town, the players?) a scary sense of complacency. It's as if relegation isn't as threatening as it used to be. If we were to be relegated in the next six weeks there is no way on earth that we would could assume we'd come straight back. Look at the sides relegated last season: Northampton are currently eighth in League Two; Crewe are 15th; Hereford are 17th; Cheltenham are 22nd and in danger of dropping out of the league. Why the hell do so many people assume that relegation equals a chance to improve? Relegation could just as easily be disastrous; staying up can not possibly be that bad.

Well said MJ. I can't begin to understand how anyone can possibly think relegation might not be a bad thing. Clowns. banghead

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12382

MadJohn wrote:

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

If we dropped a division and enjoyed a bit of success then the crowds will hopefully return, the 'buzz' might come back and hopefully this time we could retain both.

It's that bit there that gives me serious problems. Our last season in League Two seems to have lent us (the club, the fans, the town, the players?) a scary sense of complacency. It's as if relegation isn't as threatening as it used to be. If we were to be relegated in the next six weeks there is no way on earth that we would could assume we'd come straight back. Look at the sides relegated last season: Northampton are currently eighth in League Two; Crewe are 15th; Hereford are 17th; Cheltenham are 22nd and in danger of dropping out of the league. Why the hell do so many people assume that relegation equals a chance to improve? Relegation could just as easily be disastrous; staying up can not possibly be that bad.

Concurring.

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

I can't help but think that if we got relegated and kept the majority of this team that with a half decent manager we'd make the play offs at least comfortably regardless of what the 4 teams that got relegated last year have done (which has little baring on how this current Pools squad would survive). Hopefully it won't be an issue though.

STFCeffinghell · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:05 pm

Quote:

No thanks, but it's flattering of you to confirm what fantastic away support we do have.

Just a shame really that your miniscule away following has'nt helped to boost our coffers more.

Oh and I could'nt really comment on the noise your fan's made, as it was drowned out by the screeching of half a dozen seagulls encircling the pitch overhead.

Just a shame your miniscule club is going down to where it belongs.

I must say I have very much enjoyed getting lectured about support from Hartlepool United (!). Take a look at your pathetic home crowds and your pathetic away following at the County Ground for what was one of the biggest games in your history.

Thanks for the 3 points. Adios amigos...

Bramstein · **Joined:** Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:49 pm **Posts:** 1526

STFCeffinghell wrote:

Quote:

I must say I have very much enjoyed getting lectured about support from Hartlepool United (!)

No problem pal. We're just glad to help :grin:

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:20 pm

STFCeffinghell wrote:

Quote:

No thanks, but it's flattering of you to confirm what fantastic away support we do have.

Just a shame really that your miniscule away following has'nt helped to boost our coffers more.

Oh and I could'nt really comment on the noise your fan's made, as it was drowned out by the screeching of half a dozen seagulls encircling the pitch overhead.

Just a shame your miniscule club is going down to where it belongs.

I must say I have very much enjoyed getting lectured about support from Hartlepool United (!). Take a look at your pathetic home crowds and your pathetic away following at the County Ground for what was one of the biggest games in your history.

Thanks for the 3 points. Adios amigos...

Terrible turnout taking 1468 down to Swindon.......

For the play off semi that season we took nearly the double the amount to Ashton Gate that Bristol City brought here as well, and the return leg was a night game (668 v 1168).

Our point is when we are doing well people do get behind Pools, and if we were challenging for automatic promotion at this stage of the season we'd have took a damn sight more to Swindon than you brought here on Saturday.

We are well aware we are a small club, we don't claim to be anything else.

http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... 04&level=1

Mr Mad John, can I just say how good your website is, especially as a tool to shut rarfs like this up :laugh:

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:12 pm

STFC.......The meaning of the word amigo's is friends, unfortunately after your childish tirade I'm afraid I could'nt class you in that particular category, shame as I was just beginning to warm to you, and your condescendingly arrogant attitude.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:41 pm

Meow!

Saucer of milk and a side salad.

Mumtaz's rucksack · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 1643

STFCeffinghell wrote:

Just a shame your miniscule club is going down to where it belongs.

I must say I have very much enjoyed getting lectured about support from Hartlepool United (!). Take a look at your pathetic home crowds and your pathetic away following at the County Ground for what was one of the biggest games in your history.

Thanks for the 3 points. Adios amigos...

Like i said earlier........WANKER.
I did manage to get a picture of STFCeffinghell for you all.

Attachment:

penis_costume.jpg

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:08 pm

STFCeffinghell wrote:

Quote:

No thanks, but it's flattering of you to confirm what fantastic away support we do have.

Just a shame really that your miniscule away following has'nt helped to boost our coffers more.

Oh and I could'nt really comment on the noise your fan's made, as it was drowned out by the screeching of half a dozen seagulls encircling the pitch overhead.

Just a shame your miniscule club is going down to where it belongs.

I must say I have very much enjoyed getting lectured about support from Hartlepool United (!). Take a look at your pathetic home crowds and your pathetic away following at the County Ground for what was one of the biggest games in your history.

Thanks for the 3 points. Adios amigos...

parmopooly · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:13 pm

Swindon - that's not a real club
Come back when you've won the Durham Senior Cup

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:25 am

Didnt Swindon cheat their way into the premiership or something or get points deducted for financial irregularities or fraud a few years back, around the Hoddle period. Can anyone supply the details? STFCeffindull?

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:45 am

they won the play off final against sunderland but were demoted to the old second division for irregular payments and the mackems went up instead

parmopooly · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:04 am

they lost a game at Newcastle 5-0, when there were an unbelievable number of bets on that precise scoreline for that match
A lot of investigation proved a lot of links to that club but if I remember rightly, it wasn't the only example

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:56 am

stfcdarren wrote:

I think when all is said and done, 269 fans for any away game is poor. However, as my fellow Town fan stated, we have already played Saints and Mk this month. We had you today and with Leeds and Colchester coming up away in the next 2 weeks, you will be hard pushed to find a single fan of any club who could afford all that. I for have a family to feed and that sure as hell comes way before making a 500+ mile round trip to a dump like Hartlepool. And I can bet that our "poultry" away support still made more noise than the home fans.

If Hartlepool is a 'dump', I dread to think what that makes Swindon, but I'll have a go

It is a cuntingdump and Mark Lamarr was born there

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:58 am

Dont forget it was twinned with Dinseyland, (but i think they now regret that as they didnt visit the place).

The woman who won the compertition sounds like a bit of a fool though:

"I think there are a lot of similarities between Swindon and Walt Disney World – the friendly atmosphere, the fact that there is always something new and exciting in the town and all the famous people we have coming to gig here."

Pisspoor support...

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