Football

[Bleep1673]

Copy & Paste is great, isn't it?

I have been to 18 of those places,

Edited November 12, 2020 by Bleep1673

[Wiltshire Rhino]

1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:

 

I have been to 18 of those places,

31 of those places, most following Swindon Town 

[gingerjon]

12 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

31 of those places, most following Swindon Town 

Actual home grounds of them: 12

Seen in matches: 22

You're quite a committed fellow, aren't you?

[Wiltshire Rhino]

2 hours ago, gingerjon said:

 

You're quite a committed fellow, aren't you?

At times following Town I think I should have been "committed".  

I have seen Swindon play at 79 current League grounds. 

[17 stone giant]

Only four of them for me, including the future rugby league hotbeds of Portsmouth and Plymouth.

[gingerjon]

51 minutes ago, 17 stone giant said:

Only four of them for me, including the future rugby league hotbeds of Portsmouth and Plymouth.

Portsmouth was an incredible experience. Just a routine midweek game but the crowd was so loud that it’s the only game where I’ve not been able to hear the referee’s whistle at any point.

[DavidM]

52 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Portsmouth was an incredible experience. Just a routine midweek game but the crowd was so loud that it’s the only game where I’ve not been able to hear the referee’s whistle at any point.

Led by the bloke with the big hat and the bell ?

[Wiltshire Rhino]

14 hours ago, gingerjon said:

Portsmouth was an incredible experience. Just a routine midweek game but the crowd was so loud that it’s the only game where I’ve not been able to hear the referee’s whistle at any point.

Fratton Park, Upton Park and St James' Park (Newcastle not Exeter) are easily the loudest grounds I've watched Swindon at. 

Of course the common denominator is that The Mighty Swindon Town were playing there.

Edited November 14, 2020 by Wiltshire Rhino

[Bleep1673]

On 14/11/2020 at 09:47, Wiltshire Rhino said:

Fratton Park, Upton Park and St James' Park (Newcastle not Exeter) are easily the loudest grounds I've watched Swindon at. 

Of course the common denominator is that The Mighty Swindon Town were playing there.

They actually played for a change?

[Bedford Roughyed]

 

[Gerrumonside ref]

1 hour ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

 

Not so much the ‘Class of 92’ as the ‘Class of Take 2’!

[graveyard johnny]

great to see old footage of ray clemence making saves on tv WITHOUT GLOVES! not sure when gloves became the norm? it would be unthinkable these days to see modern prima donnas making saves without their palm cushions 

[DavidM]

21 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

great to see old footage of ray clemence making saves on tv WITHOUT GLOVES! not sure when gloves became the norm? it would be unthinkable these days to see modern prima donnas making saves without their palm cushions 

Don’t get me started on gloves in football ! Wasn’t there a Manchester Derby where there was about 18 players wearing gloves . And short sleeves and gloves ... my old dad played good standard football and used to say ‘ what’s that about , run around you won’t be cold ‘

[gingerjon]

14 hours ago, DavidM said:

Don’t get me started on gloves in football ! Wasn’t there a Manchester Derby where there was about 18 players wearing gloves . And short sleeves and gloves ... my old dad played good standard football and used to say ‘ what’s that about , run around you won’t be cold ‘

Comfortable players play better and pick up fewer injuries. It's not some kind of bizarre endurance contest.

[Bleep1673]

7 hours ago, gingerjon said:

Comfortable players play better and pick up fewer injuries. It's not some kind of bizarre endurance contest.

I think Herr Klopp might disagree with you there, with LFC's training camp looking like an A&E unit.

[DavidM]

https://mobile.twitter.com/i124nk8/status/1328598913641828353

This guy is a star

Edited November 17, 2020 by DavidM

[Gerrumonside ref]

4 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:

I think Herr Klopp might disagree with you there, with LFC's training camp looking like an A&E unit.

Eh?

I know Liverpool have got a lot of injuries right now, but I don’t see the glove wearing connection to it?

Edited November 17, 2020 by Gerrumonside ref

[Gerrumonside ref]

Spain looking very impressive tonight against Germany in a winner takes all game in the UEFA Nations League.

Leading 3-0 at halftime.

Top of the group goes into the next phase.

EDIT:  This finished Spain 6-0 Germany FT (deservedly too!)

Edited November 17, 2020 by Gerrumonside ref

[Charlie RL]

On 14/11/2020 at 09:47, Wiltshire Rhino said:

 course the common denominator is that The Mighty Swindon Town were playing there.

Swindon were definitely loud and mighty when beating Leicester City 4-3 at Wembley in the nineties. 

[Wiltshire Rhino]

2 hours ago, Charlie RL said:

Swindon were definitely loud and mighty when beating Leicester City 4-3 at Wembley in the nineties. 

I was there on that great day.

However I've never seen the Leicester goals since. Even though I know we win this Wembley classic, I still can't bring myself to watch them again as it was so gutting watching them the first time. I just forward past those nightmare 11mins onto the greatest penalty ever.

Edited November 18, 2020 by Wiltshire Rhino

[Bleep1673]

17 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Eh?

I know Liverpool have got a lot of injuries right now, but I don’t see the glove wearing connection to it?

I think Herr Klopp might want to start padding his players up like medieval pikemen, given there is a Liverpool's History as Pikeys, because of the River (Sorry, forgot that), that could be appropriate. The next thing they will be asking is to reduce the Premier League to 16 teams, them 12, and calling themselves a Superleague

[Gerrumonside ref]

28 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

I think Herr Klopp might want to start padding his players up like medieval pikemen, given there is a Liverpool's History as Pikeys, because of the River (Sorry, forgot that), that could be appropriate. The next thing they will be asking is to reduce the Premier League to 16 teams, them 12, and calling themselves a Superleague

Sorry mate, have you got a problem with Liverpool?

[Bleep1673]

21 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Sorry mate, have you got a problem with Liverpool?

No, not at all. I have no problem at all with Liverpool, especially as my Paternal Grandfather was born there.

And besides, Pike men were very important people, manipulating traffic on our waterways, without them the Manchester Ship Canal & Salford Docks, might not have thrived without them.

& The Bridgewater Canal

Edited November 19, 2020 by Bleep1673

[Gerrumonside ref]

1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:

No, not at all. I have no problem at all with Liverpool, especially as my Paternal Grandfather was born there.

And besides, Pike men were very important people, manipulating traffic on our waterways, without them the Manchester Ship Canal & Salford Docks, might not have thrived without them.

& The Bridgewater Canal

Ah sorry, got the wrong end of the stick there.

[Moose]

On 17/11/2020 at 09:14, gingerjon said:

Comfortable players play better and pick up fewer injuries. It's not some kind of bizarre endurance contest.

Jim jams and slippers it is then