Comments on: Oh what can it be… http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/01/06/oh-what-can-it-be/ by Neil McIntosh Wed, 04 May 2011 13:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil Mc http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/01/06/oh-what-can-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Neil Mc Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:54:22 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=428#comment-802 It's all a very modern problem, isn't it? I mean: why do I walk a few hundred yards down the road to stand in the away bit of Selhurst Park and back Swindon Town? Both sides were rubbish, but I still find my affinity with Town (where I lived for a few years) much stronger, perhaps because of the friends I've made among fellow supporters. As for it being a miserable experience... well, it would all be a bit sickly sweet to support a team that just won all the time, wouldn't it? It’s all a very modern problem, isn’t it? I mean: why do I walk a few hundred yards down the road to stand in the away bit of Selhurst Park and back Swindon Town? Both sides were rubbish, but I still find my affinity with Town (where I lived for a few years) much stronger, perhaps because of the friends I’ve made among fellow supporters.

As for it being a miserable experience… well, it would all be a bit sickly sweet to support a team that just won all the time, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: adrian http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/01/06/oh-what-can-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-801 adrian Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:45:03 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=428#comment-801 I'm in a similar position to you, Armin... I've lived in Sutton for 13 years, so Crystal Palace is my nearest "grown up" team, but I only have the very vaguest interest in what they're up to. It's all just the result of our greater social mobility, I guess... I lived in Lincoln until I was 18 (thus including those all important anally-retentive small boy years) so I take my LCFC supportership with me wherever I go. I’m in a similar position to you, Armin… I’ve lived in Sutton for 13 years, so Crystal Palace is my nearest “grown up” team, but I only have the very vaguest interest in what they’re up to. It’s all just the result of our greater social mobility, I guess… I lived in Lincoln until I was 18 (thus including those all important anally-retentive small boy years) so I take my LCFC supportership with me wherever I go.

]]> By: Armin http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/01/06/oh-what-can-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Armin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:53:35 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=428#comment-800 The Advertiser has a bit more about supporting shit football teams, including Swindon Town: http://www.thisisswindon.co.uk/display.var.1107129.0.its_a_tough_game_for_town_supporters.php "SWINDON Town has been named and shamed as one of the worst football teams in the country to support." And even though I've lived in Swindon for almost 10 years now (all added together) I still don't care the slightest bit about them. I guess I'm not missing much. The Advertiser has a bit more about supporting shit football teams, including Swindon Town:

http://www.thisisswindon.co.uk.....orters.php

“SWINDON Town has been named and shamed as one of the worst football teams in the country to support.”

And even though I’ve lived in Swindon for almost 10 years now (all added together) I still don’t care the slightest bit about them. I guess I’m not missing much.

]]> By: Neil Mc http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/01/06/oh-what-can-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Neil Mc Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:53:05 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=428#comment-799 Adrian - think you have a point; some true cup style just-get-it-in-the-box high balls might have done the trick. The Palace defence didn't look too clever under pressure (that superb tackle on Ricky Shakes notwithstanding), but we didn't get enough bodies in the box to benefit from any second ball chances we were creating. Still, we were all very proud of the side - it didn't look like two divisions separated us. Although, if Palace keep playing like that, and Town keep playing like that, we'll see them all a couple of times next year :) Adrian – think you have a point; some true cup style just-get-it-in-the-box high balls might have done the trick. The Palace defence didn’t look too clever under pressure (that superb tackle on Ricky Shakes notwithstanding), but we didn’t get enough bodies in the box to benefit from any second ball chances we were creating. Still, we were all very proud of the side – it didn’t look like two divisions separated us. Although, if Palace keep playing like that, and Town keep playing like that, we’ll see them all a couple of times next year :)

]]> By: adrian http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/01/06/oh-what-can-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-798 adrian Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:31:37 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=428#comment-798 Such a shame Swindon didn't have that extra gear in the last 5 minutes... they deserved the equaliser. They seemed to want to stick with the slow, controlled build-up, but I wonder whether a bit of frenetic hoofing might have done the trick, especially as Palace seemed devoid of any creativity. Such a shame Swindon didn’t have that extra gear in the last 5 minutes… they deserved the equaliser. They seemed to want to stick with the slow, controlled build-up, but I wonder whether a bit of frenetic hoofing might have done the trick, especially as Palace seemed devoid of any creativity.

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