I wouldn't have joined Swindon for £100K a week, says Oxford United star (From Oxford Mail)
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I wouldn't have joined Swindon for £100K a week, says Oxford United star
7:00am Thursday 16th February 2012 in Us News
James Constable looks relieved after scoring against Dagenham
James Constable would not have considered talking to Swindon Town about a potential move even if they had offered him £100,000 a week.
The Oxford United striker was the subject of a number of bids from the Wiltshire side in January.
But after the U’s accepted an improved offer for Constable, the 27-year-old refused to even discuss a move with United’s derby rivals.
Speaking about the affair for the first time, Oxford’s leading scorer revealed it never once entered his head to talk to Swindon.
And now, all he wants to do is concentrate on scoring more goals for United, having bagged his tenth of the season in the 2-1 win over Dagenham.
“I have always wanted to be at this football club,” he said. “There was never a moment I thought I would go.”
Constable revealed he tried to keep a low profile when the sparks were flying among fans about the potential switch.
“I’m happy it’s all behind me, to be honest – especially the feeling with everything that went on with it,” he added.
“I was informed a bid had been accepted and I just went home and shut myself away.
“I didn’t want to go out or do anything.
“It was difficult, because I didn’t know exactly where my future lay, but I’m delighted that I am still at Oxford United.
“People know what I think of the club and the fans.”
The striker knew that the Wiltshire club would improve his wages if he joined.
But when I asked whether he would have spoken to Swindon if they were prepared to pay him £100,000 a week, Constable replied: “No. It’s never been about money for me.
“Wherever I have been in the past, it has always been about football.
“If it was about money, there would be a lot of other clubs that could have offered more than them (Swindon).
“It’s just been a case of what is the best footballing decision for me, and I feel that is at this football club.”
Constable, who has scored 79 goals for United in his three-and-a-half years at the club – just 28 off becoming their all-time record goalscorer – admitted the situation did have an impact on him.
“It makes it difficult, but from my point of view I never wanted to move,” he said.
“It wasn’t something that interested me.”
And his latest goal was all the more important as it was the first time he had found the net in 2012.
“Ever since the whole thing happened I haven’t scored, so I bet they (the Oxford fans) were thinking that maybe they (the club) should have got rid of me,” he joked.
Comments(53)
support your local team
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8:27am Thu 16 Feb 12
Highworth red
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8:53am Thu 16 Feb 12
super red
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8:57am Thu 16 Feb 12
Im glad our season will be talked about promotion, cup success, clean sheet after clean sheet, splendid victories over promotion contenders.
If this little story is going to be folklore to you....fair enough.
Agree with you chish it's all getting very boring....thankfully we have an excellent sports writer on the advertiser.
STFC Higworth
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8:58am Thu 16 Feb 12
GRB
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9:27am Thu 16 Feb 12
bigchet
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9:27am Thu 16 Feb 12
Chish and Fips
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9:30am Thu 16 Feb 12
CBCred
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9:32am Thu 16 Feb 12
Highworth red
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9:33am Thu 16 Feb 12
STFC Higworth wrote:Too right, and quote "it was difficult because I didn't know exactly where my future lay". Well you should do because it's your decision, so he was obviously considering the offer. Well done Oxturd Mail gutter press, really shot yourselves, and JC in the foot there.
He went home and shut himself away. That might of been his thinking time he wanted. So may be PDC was right. I for one thought PDC was telling a little porkie as it sounded like sour grapes. May be not.
Chish and Fips
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9:40am Thu 16 Feb 12
Highworth red wrote:Whilst it is possible right what you are saying, lets let it drop, this sports writer is trying to stir old things up to further his floundering career.
STFC Higworth wrote:Too right, and quote "it was difficult because I didn't know exactly where my future lay". Well you should do because it's your decision, so he was obviously considering the offer. Well done Oxturd Mail gutter press, really shot yourselves, and JC in the foot there.
He went home and shut himself away. That might of been his thinking time he wanted. So may be PDC was right. I for one thought PDC was telling a little porkie as it sounded like sour grapes. May be not.
This is possible the same clown that stirred it up before, and that weekend Duberry scored that famous hat trick, and the comments on the article were blocked - egg on face or what !
Have a good week you lot
Highworth red
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9:45am Thu 16 Feb 12
GRB wrote:He doesn't need to drive, he could jog to the County Ground from where he lives. As for dives, you stick to where you live, Blackbird Lees is a lovely place to live.
To be fair, I could do with a few extra quid but I wouldn't want to travel over to that dive everyday, even for £100K a week. Perfectly sensible decision Mr Constable and as for having a prize tool like Di Canio as a boss, well, it was obviously a 'no brainer'!
GRB
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9:48am Thu 16 Feb 12
Highworth red wrote:He lives on your doorstep and still didn't fancy it. Says a lot! BBL has a rep but on my walk to the C*unty Ground in Aug I saw far worse areas in your 'town'.
GRB wrote: To be fair, I could do with a few extra quid but I wouldn't want to travel over to that dive everyday, even for £100K a week. Perfectly sensible decision Mr Constable and as for having a prize tool like Di Canio as a boss, well, it was obviously a 'no brainer'!He doesn't need to drive, he could jog to the County Ground from where he lives. As for dives, you stick to where you live, Blackbird Lees is a lovely place to live.
Chish and Fips
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9:52am Thu 16 Feb 12
GRB wrote:Stick it on Tripadvisor GRB not on here - bore them not us.
Highworth red wrote:He lives on your doorstep and still didn't fancy it. Says a lot! BBL has a rep but on my walk to the C*unty Ground in Aug I saw far worse areas in your 'town'.
GRB wrote: To be fair, I could do with a few extra quid but I wouldn't want to travel over to that dive everyday, even for £100K a week. Perfectly sensible decision Mr Constable and as for having a prize tool like Di Canio as a boss, well, it was obviously a 'no brainer'!He doesn't need to drive, he could jog to the County Ground from where he lives. As for dives, you stick to where you live, Blackbird Lees is a lovely place to live.
Whitstablexile
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9:52am Thu 16 Feb 12
It's all about supporting your players and not blocking their career. It's called 'respect'. The fact it was Swindon isn't relevant. I'm pretty sure it's one of the reasons why JC feels so much loyalty to Oxford, he knows that the club will support him and look after his best interests, whatever they might be.
Highworth red
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9:58am Thu 16 Feb 12
Chish and Fips wrote:OK, I do actually agree with you, I just find it strange when this joke of a sports writer sees it fit to continually knock Town rather than concentrate on their own team. I actually wish them well and would be happy to see the rivalry continue in league 1. Would be alot less comments from Town fans if he didn't continually write about us, obsessed or what!!!
Highworth red wrote:Whilst it is possible right what you are saying, lets let it drop, this sports writer is trying to stir old things up to further his floundering career.
STFC Higworth wrote:Too right, and quote "it was difficult because I didn't know exactly where my future lay". Well you should do because it's your decision, so he was obviously considering the offer. Well done Oxturd Mail gutter press, really shot yourselves, and JC in the foot there.
He went home and shut himself away. That might of been his thinking time he wanted. So may be PDC was right. I for one thought PDC was telling a little porkie as it sounded like sour grapes. May be not.
This is possible the same clown that stirred it up before, and that weekend Duberry scored that famous hat trick, and the comments on the article were blocked - egg on face or what !
Have a good week you lot
New Manor rename
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10:36am Thu 16 Feb 12
New Manor rename
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10:36am Thu 16 Feb 12
the wizard
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11:17am Thu 16 Feb 12
Its down to the journo's to dig around and do proper interviews with players and staff, not re-cycle stuff that is enshrined in history.
If Beano is such a good player and person he will want a big move before he retires to bump up his pension. Lets face it with the 55% cap in place he is not being paid a kings ransom is he ? none of them are. One day his agent will say, "here! take this old son because its the best you can hope for now at XX years of age". He is human same as the rest of us, loved, loyal or what ever, he has to butter his bread, and he will go. The name of the club will not be important, his future financial security will be though, and no one can blame him for that. All of this today is petty cheap journo, typical of a no news day by a rookie reporter. Perhaps he needs to get out of his office more, maybe a trip to the training ground, do a back ground story on Kerrouche, a lot more beneficial than this.
dave from witney
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12:01pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Whitstablexile
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12:14pm Thu 16 Feb 12
TheBlackHand
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12:19pm Thu 16 Feb 12
mandate
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12:54pm Thu 16 Feb 12
super red wrote:There seem to be some really childish comments on the forum today. Is it half term in Wiltshire?
Part of oufc folklore lol!!!
Im glad our season will be talked about promotion, cup success, clean sheet after clean sheet, splendid victories over promotion contenders.
If this little story is going to be folklore to you....fair enough.
Agree with you chish it's all getting very boring....thankfully we have an excellent sports writer on the advertiser.
These postings are nearly as silly as the Swindon fan who posted 'in Paulo Di Canio we trust'. Well you would have to be mentally challenged to trust him. Still, I suppose that sums up most Swindon fans.
mandate
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1:15pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Because just like their fathers they are all born with big mouths.
STFC Higworth
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1:17pm Thu 16 Feb 12
eatmygoal
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1:17pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Chish and Fips wrote:Stop reading it then. Surely you are capable of practising free will.
Oy my god not this again !!!!- lets move on, very good, point taken and we all have moved on from this weeks ago... - but not this awful sports writer on here who tries his best to drum up the natives support.
All a bit transparent to be honest - lets see NEW news, not chip wrapper news. very very poor, pathetic infact.
Oxturd Mail get yourself a decent sports-writer this ones a liability.
Good luck to JC and good luck to MK .
Have a good week you lot
mandate
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1:27pm Thu 16 Feb 12
nouser75
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2:32pm Thu 16 Feb 12
2. Do we really care what Paulo says, he's a mafis mental case!
3. Beano issue, bit of loyalty (rare today).
4. Whoopie, your above us in the league (have been for yrs!).
5. OUFC building a good future.
6. Your Mum (who's your sister) is calling you in for dinner!
7. Finally, shut the f#*k up untill 4th March!
Yellows!!!!!!
STFC Higworth
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2:58pm Thu 16 Feb 12
mandate wrote:You will get a good price on that!!!! Seen as we are now firm favs for the title!!!!! Evns.
I wonder what the betting odds would be that Swindon get beaten twice at Wembley this season? The first time in the JPT final and the second time against Oxford in the play off final.
Good price based on
1) They think we will win the title.
2) You will not make the play offs
3) We will win the JPT as we are favs at 8/11.
Favs for the JPT against a team in a higher league. How would of thought. Suprised me that has.
eatmygoal
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3:03pm Thu 16 Feb 12
STFC Higworth wrote:How indeed. I have no idea how you would have thought.
mandate wrote:You will get a good price on that!!!! Seen as we are now firm favs for the title!!!!! Evns.
I wonder what the betting odds would be that Swindon get beaten twice at Wembley this season? The first time in the JPT final and the second time against Oxford in the play off final.
Good price based on
1) They think we will win the title.
2) You will not make the play offs
3) We will win the JPT as we are favs at 8/11.
Favs for the JPT against a team in a higher league. How would of thought. Suprised me that has.
BenkiuGuasu
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3:16pm Thu 16 Feb 12
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To be honest, I think JC can do without this. Poor guy, he's done nothing wrong. Let's get back to the football, and yes - stop writing about $windon....leave that to the fans....
STFC Higworth
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3:36pm Thu 16 Feb 12
BenkiuGuasu wrote:Here here!!!! Best post of the day.
I don't think there is all that much wrong with the article, but the headline writer's taken it too far again. Those weren't JC's words, but the headline makes it sound like it. . To be honest, I think JC can do without this. Poor guy, he's done nothing wrong. Let's get back to the football, and yes - stop writing about $windon....leave that to the fans....
mandate
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4:50pm Thu 16 Feb 12
LeGod wrote:LeGod, You again! Another pseudo Swindon fan needing to stop being a prat.
Mandate - you really are k**B of the highest order all your posts on here are absolute garbage. Firstly we will go up automatically and secondly i dont care about the JPT the only good thing with it is we will make 400k out of it something called Money that Poxford are desperate for. The JPT is a bonus if we win if not so what. Promotion is our priority and i will be sat back come may nice and relaxed while little Poxford may or may not get in the play offs. Saturday you will lose to Rovers as well and the chasing teams for 7th spot will overtake you and your slide down the table will begin.
You state that the JPT doesn't mean anything, bulls**t. Your fans celebrated as if you had made it to the FA Cup final.
As for you thinking that you will win the league. Do you remember how Crawley fans thought their team was as good as promoted this season. Now it's the turn of delusional STFC fans.
Don't you people in Wiltshire understand the season is over in May. You might be clear favourites to win this league, but there are a few other teams that are good enough to spoil your party.
Keeping giving it large on our beloved Oxford Mail, we all know what you Swindon fans are about.
Personally I reckon you're just a silly armchair STFC fan. Doubtful you will be at the Kassam in march.
Chish and Fips
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5:38pm Thu 16 Feb 12
eatmygoal wrote:Yes and I'm practising free will again, by replying to your inane post and restating my point - that your sports -writer and I use the term loosely, should find or print news, not some recycled item that was done and dusted weeks ago.
Chish and Fips wrote:Stop reading it then. Surely you are capable of practising free will.
Oy my god not this again !!!!- lets move on, very good, point taken and we all have moved on from this weeks ago... - but not this awful sports writer on here who tries his best to drum up the natives support.
All a bit transparent to be honest - lets see NEW news, not chip wrapper news. very very poor, pathetic infact.
Oxturd Mail get yourself a decent sports-writer this ones a liability.
Good luck to JC and good luck to MK .
Have a good week you lot
As you can see by some of the Oxturd replies what it has dragged out.
Some of you guys have seen through the item, others have been taking in, hook line and sinker.
Mandater trying his best I see ... not really succeeding too well though :-(
Have a good week you lot.
Oxford Male
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6:09pm Thu 16 Feb 12
STFC Higworth wrote:And what do you think STFC Highworth re 1,2,&3 ?
mandate wrote:You will get a good price on that!!!! Seen as we are now firm favs for the title!!!!! Evns.
I wonder what the betting odds would be that Swindon get beaten twice at Wembley this season? The first time in the JPT final and the second time against Oxford in the play off final.
Good price based on
1) They think we will win the title.
2) You will not make the play offs
3) We will win the JPT as we are favs at 8/11.
Favs for the JPT against a team in a higher league. How would of thought. Suprised me that has.
I think you have a very good chance of winning the title (obviously hope you don't though).
And by you I mean Swindon Town FC.
No childish t*rds or p*x or scum from me like so many on either side. People really do need to grow up and stop embarrassing themselves. Or perhaps they really are not clever enough to realise.
faatmaan
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6:14pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Brian Gibbs
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10:05pm Thu 16 Feb 12
5:31pm Thu 16 Feb 12
I said in a post before Christmas, after the Cup match at Sheffield, that Chris Wilder was not the manager to take us to the next level and I can see no reason for me to change my mind.
At Burton he played Hall in the first half and we were shocking and what does the manager do in the next match play Hall again and what happens. Hall is half a yard behind the pace and we get overrun with him in the team.
A good leader knows when to get help and we need a forward coach because it is clear Wilder, Lewis and Melville are not up to it.
Having seen some Div 1 football in the last few weeks you can be sure that this team is not good enough.”
Oxford Male
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10:51pm Thu 16 Feb 12
faatmaan wrote:And what makes you think OUFC will need to sell to balance the books in the summer? Do you have any idea about the way the club is run and the budget it works to? I suspect you do not.
just delaying the inevitable OUFC summer sale to balance their books, the trouble is form can fall as well as rise, a good player about to be propelled somewhere he may not want to go to in the summer, whereas in January he was to an extent in control of his own destiny, hopefully both teams will be in league one next season, it would not be much fun rubbing each other up the wrong way in different divisions.
eatmygoal
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9:38am Fri 17 Feb 12
Chish and Fips wrote:You are obsessed. The interview being reported on was this week, therefore relevant. If you don't like the journalism, don't read it. But you can't help yourself.......
eatmygoal wrote:Yes and I'm practising free will again, by replying to your inane post and restating my point - that your sports -writer and I use the term loosely, should find or print news, not some recycled item that was done and dusted weeks ago.
Chish and Fips wrote:Stop reading it then. Surely you are capable of practising free will.
Oy my god not this again !!!!- lets move on, very good, point taken and we all have moved on from this weeks ago... - but not this awful sports writer on here who tries his best to drum up the natives support.
All a bit transparent to be honest - lets see NEW news, not chip wrapper news. very very poor, pathetic infact.
Oxturd Mail get yourself a decent sports-writer this ones a liability.
Good luck to JC and good luck to MK .
Have a good week you lot
As you can see by some of the Oxturd replies what it has dragged out.
Some of you guys have seen through the item, others have been taking in, hook line and sinker.
Mandater trying his best I see ... not really succeeding too well though :-(
Have a good week you lot.
LeGod
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10:45am Fri 17 Feb 12
So you are telling me if the Pox didnt get into the final of the JPT you wouldnt be celebrating - give me a break you idiot that would be like a world cup final for you as the only time you have made wembley is when you were in the conference oh yes the conference - ha ha ha.
We are byt far the best team in the league as all the managers are now saying and all you lot bigging up Wilder and how good a manager he was and now your all slagging him off saying he needs to go.
You Pox fans are all two faced slagging Constable off when your club accepted a bid for him and if you honestly believe Constable wouldnt move to a club if was offered 100k a week you really are a retard.
March the 3rd is getting near to us demolishing you at you poxy little 3 sided ground and Yes i will be there as i am a season ticket holder and your quite welcome to make yourself known to me Mandate.
FOREVER IN OUR SHADOW
Chish and Fips
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12:26pm Fri 17 Feb 12
eatmygoal wrote:Obsessed - no just irritated by poor lazy journalism - surely you found this article a space filler to.
Chish and Fips wrote:You are obsessed. The interview being reported on was this week, therefore relevant. If you don't like the journalism, don't read it. But you can't help yourself.......
eatmygoal wrote:Yes and I'm practising free will again, by replying to your inane post and restating my point - that your sports -writer and I use the term loosely, should find or print news, not some recycled item that was done and dusted weeks ago.
Chish and Fips wrote:Stop reading it then. Surely you are capable of practising free will.
Oy my god not this again !!!!- lets move on, very good, point taken and we all have moved on from this weeks ago... - but not this awful sports writer on here who tries his best to drum up the natives support.
All a bit transparent to be honest - lets see NEW news, not chip wrapper news. very very poor, pathetic infact.
Oxturd Mail get yourself a decent sports-writer this ones a liability.
Good luck to JC and good luck to MK .
Have a good week you lot
As you can see by some of the Oxturd replies what it has dragged out.
Some of you guys have seen through the item, others have been taking in, hook line and sinker.
Mandater trying his best I see ... not really succeeding too well though :-(
Have a good week you lot.
As it was related to us was the main reason I read it, your articles headlined today about penalties or something doesn't interest me at all - sounds like this goon of a sports writer on here is really having a no news week.
Have a good week you lot.
eatmygoal
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1:32pm Fri 17 Feb 12
So let me just understand this, you only read and comment on stories on here that relate directly to Swindon? Is that right?
Chish and Fips
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3:26pm Fri 17 Feb 12
Bit of good clean banter is fine....
If its any consolation I think we'll struggle to get a point at Hereford at the weekend- so we can surely expect a load of banter then. ...........
and I bet Medhi K scores for you lot - he's a good'un not sure what the idea behind this move is.
I'll leave you all alone now.
Have a good week you lot.
Common Sense Approach
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10:08pm Fri 17 Feb 12
Minch red
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1:44am Sat 18 Feb 12
Minch red
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1:53am Sat 18 Feb 12
Ab Boy
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2:33am Sat 18 Feb 12
You (Swindon) are the next Barca and are THAT good why then you in the same division as Oxford, Barnet, Hereford, Northampton, Crawley, Southend,,,, etc etc etc
As we have beat you the last two times we have played you that surely gives us bragging rights
AND when we beat you to make it 3 on the trot
DOES THAT MEAN WE GET TO KEEP YOU???
Oh you SHOULD thrash Hereford 2mrw but these games do come and kick you up the backside SOMETIMES
Ab Boy
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2:46am Sat 18 Feb 12
YOU MUST BE SO PROUD THAT THE ITALIAN IDIOT COACHING IS LOOKING GOOD
Minch red
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10:20pm Sat 18 Feb 12
The Good Ship Hardy
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9:16am Sun 19 Feb 12
GRB wrote:The Reds are going up for sure
Highworth red wrote:He lives on your doorstep and still didn't fancy it. Says a lot! BBL has a rep but on my walk to the C*unty Ground in Aug I saw far worse areas in your 'town'.GRB wrote: To be fair, I could do with a few extra quid but I wouldn't want to travel over to that dive everyday, even for £100K a week. Perfectly sensible decision Mr Constable and as for having a prize tool like Di Canio as a boss, well, it was obviously a 'no brainer'!He doesn't need to drive, he could jog to the County Ground from where he lives. As for dives, you stick to where you live, Blackbird Lees is a lovely place to live.
The Good Ship Hardy
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9:17am Sun 19 Feb 12
Ab Boy wrote:The Town did win at Hereford for sure
Let me see if I have got this right?? You (Swindon) are the next Barca and are THAT good why then you in the same division as Oxford, Barnet, Hereford, Northampton, Crawley, Southend,,,, etc etc etc As we have beat you the last two times we have played you that surely gives us bragging rights AND when we beat you to make it 3 on the trot DOES THAT MEAN WE GET TO KEEP YOU??? Oh you SHOULD thrash Hereford 2mrw but these games do come and kick you up the backside SOMETIMES
Ab Boy
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10:53pm Mon 20 Feb 12
But granted a win is a win and being a betting man I am LUMPING on you lot 2mrw night as Shrewsbury (my tip at the start of the season) are rubbish away and you lot are flying!!!
Now Crawley (who had being saving themselves for their cup match when you beat them) are out, watch them go!!!!
eatmygoal
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4:58pm Wed 22 Feb 12
click2find
Chish and Fips says...
7:36am Thu 16 Feb 12
All a bit transparent to be honest - lets see NEW news, not chip wrapper news. very very poor, pathetic infact.
Oxturd Mail get yourself a decent sports-writer this ones a liability.
Good luck to JC and good luck to MK .
Have a good week you lot