Latest news 2009/10 below 13 May The 50/50draw is returns ! For the play off
game against Charlton. Tickets just £1 from all the usual sellers. 09 May Away travel Away travel details for SAS added to away
travel section for the Charlton play off match 05 May - Supporters Club Awards At the Supporters Club dinner last night the
Player of the Year Awards were handed out. Winners were. Supporters
Club Player of the Year. Jonathan Douglas Runner Up. JP McGovern SAS "Away
Player of the year" - as voted after away games by those who
travel with SAS Travel. JP McGovern The dinner hosted by Roger Bunce Chairman of
the Supporters Club was attended by around 75 supporters and guests
including Nick Watkins, Danny Wilson, Charlie Austin, Scott Cuthbert,
Jonathan Douglas, Simon Ferry, Gordon Greer, JP McGovern, Billy Painter
and Michael Timlin. As well as the above awards Roger Bunce also
presented to Karen Ainscow from the Football Club a cheque for £8000 for
the benefit of youth development within the Centre of Excellence. Photos Roger Bunce
presenting Jonathan Douglas with the Supporters Club player of the year
trophy JP McGovern
awarded the Away player of the year from those traveling with SAS
Travel. Presentation by Sandra Pinnegar 29 April Reminder Half
Time draw at Brentford match. The Half time Robins revival draw for the
Brentford match will carry a guaranteed £1000 first prize with other
great prizes also on offer. 2nd Prize
Season Ticket season 2010/11 3rd Prize New Team shirt for 2010/11 Dinner Applications for the end of dinner : Further
information contact Roger Bunce 01865 820499. Applications close 29th
April latest. 19 April End of season
dinner There have been one or two questions
about the starting time of the end of season dinner on Tuesday 4th May. It is confirmed that the time is 7.00 p.m for a 7.30 start. 08 April The April
newsletter was posted to all members on 6th April and hopefully will
reach all members within a week. With a forward by Roger Bunce and an
article by Nick Watkins the Chief Executive of the Football Club It also contains 1. Voting form for Player of the year 2. Raffle tickets 3. Application form for presentation night
dinner of player of the year award to be held at the County Ground
Tuesday 4th May at 7.30p.m. An informal occasion, the 4 course meal
costs £20 Non members may attend the dinner and should
make enquiries by e-mailing enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com or
ringing Roger Bunce 01865 820499, before Tuesday 29th April 02 March Trip to Hartlepool The Supporters Club are making a direct payment to SAS travel to
allow any Supporters Club member travelling to that game on the coaches,
to do so at a discount of £7 over the standard price of that trip. 07th February Half time draw reaches 250 not out ! Tuesday evenings match with Oldham will see a
landmark in terms of the half time draw with the 250th draw taking place. During that time
our ticket sellers have sold approximately 185000 tickets and we have
paid away prizes in excess of £90000 and have raised a similar sum from
the draw which has been invested in supporting our initiatives in and
around Swindon Town Football Club. We thank
everyone who has participated and look forward to your continued ongoing
support as we continue our fund raising. Our most recent
contribution are for the large screen TV's in the concourses of the
stands. Pictured below
are examples in the Don Rogers stand 02 Feb 2010 The questions
for our Christmas newsletter quizzes were as follows. Entries have now
closed and the winners can be found detailed under the questions. Mascot competition From who did we sign Charlie Austin? VIP Day out
questions 1. How many caps did Danny Wilson win for
Northern Ireland? 2. Against whom did he score his only
international goal? 3. Against which country did Alan Obrien make
his debut for the Republic of Ireland? 4. Question
omitted - see below 5. For which club was goalkeeping coach George
Wood playing when he gained 3 Scotland caps in 1979? Winners see below 31st January Winners of Christmas
newsletter quizzes see below. Please note question 4 was omitted in the VIP
quiz due to a printing error in the questions sent out Mascot Quiz Correct answer Poole Town. 1. 24, 2. Poland,
3. Netherlands,
4. Omitted, 5. Everton. 28th January News of Donation - installation of concourse
TV's
Newsletter
Winners and congratulations to G. Maskelyne, M. Maskelyne, P. Kelly,
& D. Pearce.
VIP Quiz Answers
Winners: Congratulations to : A. Davis,
D. Johnson, S. Dean, C. Murray.
These were
unveiled in time for the Leeds match, with another two to be installed
in the Arkell's stand in readiness for the visit of Charlton.
We hope these will add to the
County Ground experience on a match day for fans and their provision has
been possible through our fund raising, particularly,the 50/50 half
time draw. Supporters participation in the draw and our other fund
raising is greatly appreciated and allows us to undertake improvements
for fans such as this.
Many thanks to
Mark Isaac's and his team from the Club for managing the project and
installation.
Users of the disabled group's kiosk will
appreciate that the TV there has been funded by that Group.
20th January News of Donation
With the
inclement weather threatening home matches in recent week we were aware
that the Football club had purchased a new set of pitch covers, which we
believe will be mandatory for clubs in the Football League very soon.
When the covers were first used, it was
apparent that the manpower required to put them on and take them off was
significant and time demanding.
In view of this, it was brought to our attention that a set of
rollers would not only speed up the operation but also demand less
physical effort. We have there agreed and provided the Football Club
with the funding amounting to £1200 to help them with the process of
pitch covering, by purchasing the necessary equipment
As
well as giving benefit to the Football Club at the time of using the
covers, they also help to provide a financial benefit reducing the costs
to the Football Club associated with late postponements and be of long
lasting assistance.
Fans
will also hopefully benefit as hopefully fewer matches will now be
called off when they have already made arrangements to attend, by
organising tickets, travel and perhaps even time off from their
employment.
Look out soon for news of further donation that will
directly benefit fans attending matches. We hope you will appreciate
this addition.
More news on this shortly.
Roger Bunce Chairman
04 January Away travel
I would like to
add a public note of thanks to Sally Anne Carter, Marc Walters and all
their volunteer helpers for the superb organisation of transporting
around 1000 of the travelling "Red army" of 6500 to the FA Cup match at
Fulham last Saturday.
It takes a significant amount of
organisation to run a trip like this and they are to be congratulated
for their achievement and ensuring that every one travelling got to the
game and got back safely afterwards.
If anyone wishes to express
their personal note of thanks , please email us at
enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com and I will be delighted to pass
them on.
I hope you enjoyed the day and will look to travel with
SAS to future games.
Here is a picture of around half the
coaches used parked in the street close to Craven Cottage.
Roger
Bunce
23rd December -
Newsletter
Just
to let you know that our mid season newsletter has been posted and
should reach you just after Christmas, if not, before.
It
includes. a forward by Roger Bunce our Chairman, an article for members
from Gordon Greer and two absolutely free quizzes for members, for which
entries have to be received by kick off at the Gillingham game on 16th
January.
The winners will receive prizes which if purchased
separately, are valued in excess of £1000. They include a VIP package or
chance to nominate a child under 12 to enjoy a match as one of our 4
mascots at the Walsall match in April. Full details are included in the
newsletter.
Please note though that question 4 in the quiz
should read
"How many times has Scott Cuthbert represented
Scotland at under 21 level ? "
Good
luck and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
STFC
Supporters Club
It includes. a forward by Roger Bunce our Chairman, an article for members from Gordon Greer and two absolutely free quizzes for members, for which entries have to be received by kick off at the Gillingham game on 16th January.
The winners will receive prizes which if purchased separately, are valued in excess of £1000. They include a VIP package or chance to nominate a child under 12 to enjoy a match as one of our 4 mascots at the Walsall match in April. Full details are included in the newsletter.
Please note though that question 4 in the quiz should read
"How many times has Scott Cuthbert represented Scotland at under 21 level ? "
Good luck and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
STFC Supporters Club
22nd December Fulham SAS travel updated
Additional coach now available for Fulham trip
in addition to the 18 already booked . For full details see Swindon Town
official site at http://wwwswindontownfc.co.uk/page/awaytravel/0,,10341~1734538,00.html
21st December Important note re SAS travel to Fulham.
In total 18
coaches will be heading in convoy to London for the FA Cup game on 2nd
January
SAS travel also
inform us that all seats for this particular coach trip are now fully
booked and regretfully it will not be possible for them to take any
additional bookings.
11th October
Vale and West Oxon group are delighted to
announce an informal dinner is Taking place on Thursday 19th at the Fox
in Denchworth. 7.00p.m. for dinner at 7.30 p.m. Cost £15
Choice of menu available but numbers are
strictly limited to just 50. Booking is essential. There will be a Q
& A session with members of the Football club management.
Please telephone 0782 880 1013 to register
interest.
06th September
Note to all members:
The AGM will be held on Saturday 17th October in the Legends Lounge at 11.15.
All members are welcome.
Please note any proposed rule changes must be with the Secretary 14 days ahead of the meeting.
10th July
Membership renewal letters have now been sent
to all members registered on that date. For those that have already
joined for the new season you do not need to complete the form, but
please feel free to pas the form on to any prospective new member.
13th June.
Close season update
1. Membership for season 2009/10 now available.
2. "Swindon 'til I die" project which the Supporters Club are partly funding allows fans to submit their stories about following the Town for possible inclusion in a bookto be published later this year. Please scroll down to latest news for 27th April to see full details.
3. Although a
crucial party to the setting up of the "Red Army fund, the Supporters
Club are no longer active participants, or involved with any
administration, or exercise any control function in relation to the
fund. Accordingly all references have now been deleted from the fund
raising section of this web site.
29th April
Annual dinner and player of the year presentations.
Fans, club members and a number of players and the management represented by Nick Watkins, attended last nights event at the County Ground.
A very successful dinner and raffle was followed by a personal video being played to those in attendance by Simon Cox, the supporters club player of the year who was already committed to a family event celebrating his birthday - this was much appreciated initiative.
The result of the player of the year vote by Supporters Club members was as follows.
1 Simon Cox
2. Michael Timlin
3. Sean Morrison
The previously announced winner of SAS travel away player of the year Jerel Ifil was presented with his trophy by Sally Carter and Sandra Pinniger.
The full
result
1st - Jerel Ifil
2nd
- Simon Cox
3rd - Gordon Greer
In the raffle Billy Painter won the framed Kevin Amankwaah shirt and generously donated it to the club for display and Gary Webb also showed the same act of generousity when winning Anthony McNamee framed shirt and this too will remain at the County Ground for fans to view.
We are extremely grateful to both Gary and Billy for their
gesture.
28th April Membership News
Membership now available for season 2009/10.
All applications received and accepted from today will expire on
31/07/2010. To download application form, refer to Application form
section.
27th
April A chance for fans to have their STFC story
included in a book
We are supporting the production of a book that will include stories from fans of life supporting the Town, quirky, strange or just a story of a memorable away trip or maybe a story of an unusual way of getting to a game.
Supported also
by "The Literary Trust" the details of the book, it's launch and
contact details for submitting stories are included in the briefing
below.
“Swindon
’Til I Die... I’m Swindon ’Til I Die,
I Know I Am, I’m Sure I Am, I’m
Swindon ’Til I Die.”
Your
chance to feature in an exciting new book about your experiences of
supporting Swindon Town Football Club.
Way of life
Following Swindon Town becomes a way of life for many of us. At
the County Ground or travelling away we experience moments of elation
and exhilaration which become landmarks in our lives. But there are also
the low points of despair and disappointment when we feel that all our
hopes and dreams have been dashed or when even the very future of the
club has been in doubt.
Memories of supporters
A
new book is being published which will reflect the memories and
experiences of supporters both young and old. Players and managers may
come and go, but it is the fans who give the permanent character to a
club like Swindon Town. And so as a celebration of the supporters, this
book will reveal the fun, the absurd, the emotional, the peculiar or
unbelievable that is part and parcel of following The Robins.
Your stories
Who
are our record breakers? Who has the funniest Swindon tale? We want to
meet our longest standing fan! Who travels the farthest to get to home
matches? Who has seen more matches than anyone else? Get in touch so
these and many other stories get in to the new book. ‘Swindon ’Til I
Die’, real football stories from real football fans... Make sure your
memories are included! Storytelling sessions will also be held at the
club and in the local community as part of the memory-gathering process.
The first of which will be held in the Cecil Green Suite, Arkells Stand
at STFC on Tuesday 28 April between 6.30-8.30pm, so please feel free to
attend and share your stories.
Please
get in touch
If you have a story or set of
experiences about yourself, a family member, a neighbour or friend which
you feel deserves to go into the book, please get in touch. Either
e-mail your stories to david@legendspublishing.net or via
www.tilidie.co.uk or post them to 18 Darby Crescent, Sunbury-on-Thames,
TW16 5LA. The deadline is 6 September 2009.
2008/09
02 April Non
member supporters are welcome to attend the presentation dinner,
subject to availability of places to request further details and
register an interest, please e-mail
chairman@swindontownsupportersclub.com by 21st April. The dinner at the
County Ground is being held on Tuesday 28th April. 09th March Here
is a short video and a few pictures from the 40th anniversary
celebration evening at the County Ground. Whilst the visual quality of
the video is not good, (the picture opens after about 15 seconds) it
records the comments made by Rod Thomas, the right back in that famous
win about the qualities of the individuals in the side. It finishes
with a few comments from Peter Downsbrough, the goalkeeper. The
Supporters club were delighted to be the main sponsor for the evening
and in a joint operation with SAS Away travel successfully bid in the
auction to ensure that a large framed photo of Don Rogers beating Bob
Wilson for the third goal and signed uniquely, by the duo, remains at
the County Ground for fans to enjoy. We appreciate the support our
friends and fellow supporters, from SAS travel gave, in order to
preserve this important acquisition for future fans to view. The top table and backdrop ahead of the evening. The signing. Attendees and current players formed a long queue to get autographs from the Legends of '69 08th March A
photo from Saturday's Question and Answer session in the Legends Lounge
with members of the 1969 winning team and Manager Danny Williams. 06th March Swindon
Town Supporters Club are delighted to be named as the main sponsor of
the 1969 Celebration dinner this Sunday, which will be attended by just
over 200 supporters and guests. The comperes for the evening will be Dickie Davies together with Shaun Hodgetts from BBC Wiltshire/Swindon radio. Hot
on the heels of this announcement, the Supporters Club have purchased a
new physiotherapy bed for he medical room at the County Ground. This
will be a great help to Dick Mackey for treatment and rehabilitation of players. Full details of these two areas of support will appear in the Football Club match day magazine on Saturday. Finally
for now we can report on the Red Army's involvement in the extended
loans of Gordon Greer and Hal Robson-Kanu. The Red Army fund is a
scheme operated in partnership by Swindon Town Supporters Club and
Trust STFC. 01st February We
are pleased to announce that the Supporters Club are sponsoring the
first of the Celebration events to mark the 40th Anniverary of winning
the League Cup in 1969 on Saturday 7th March The two events are The Fans choice package will cost £19.69 and take place in the Legends lounge on Saturday 7th March. Alternatively you may choose the 1969 Silverware package on the following night, Sunday 8th March, at a cost of £69. Whilst
many fans may not have witnessed that great match we feel the
anniversary is an important one and of great interest to fans of all
ages. Full details are available from Adam at the Football Club on 0844 880 1094 20th January Free Mascot competition. We are delighted to announce the winners are v Hereford............................................ Megan Maskeline and Archie Davidson 14th January Urgent For
those travelling to Huddersfield with SAS (2005) on Saturday please
note the departure time from the County Ground is 8.30 a.m. The
Football club programme for the Stockport match quoted an incorrect
time. Please contact SAS ahould you require further information 08 January. The
recent cold snap has offered little by way of news content but as we
move into the New Year things are now beginning to gather pace. Before
moving forward, we will take a few moments to reflect on the official
presentation to the Football Club of a cheque for £10000 at the
Brighton match to cover costs involved in improving the food kiosks and
PA around the ground. Fans will hopefully recignise the improvements. Secondly,
we are elighted to announce that the latest winner of £1000 maximum
prize possible through the sales of our scratchcards was Kim Hayes of
Upper Stratton. Congratulations also to Pat Broderick who sold the
winning ticket. Should
weather intervene and the game against Stockport be postponed any
member planning to submit their application into the free mascot
package competition at the match, may delay submission until kick off
time if the game gets re-arranged providing played on the Tuesday of
the following week. If this does not take place then, kick off time
for the next game will apply. If the match is played, the existing deadline for entries remains. (Kick off time)
The
April newsletter including the player of the year votiing slip and
details of the presentation dinner has been sent to members. Should any member not have received their copy by 10th April please e-mail enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com stating your name and membership number.
v Crewe...................................................Tim Westcott and William Woodley
Winners of an autobiography............Brian Smith and Henry Goodwin
23rd December.
A very Happy Christmas to all our members, fans and all at Swindon Town FC.
May we wish everyone a successful ,happy and prosperous 2009.
15th December
The end of year newsletter was posted on 14th December and should be with you by Christmas. Amongst other things the newsletter contains free entry to a simple quiz for a number of mascot packages.
28th November
Your chance to appear on Supporters Club page in the football clubs match day magazine.
Those
who purchase the match programme may have noticed the fans feature on
our page. If any fan wishes to participate then please email the
following details to enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com quoting your membership number, full name and location, plus
Your favourite ever Swindon
Goal
Player
Match
Together with a jpeg photo - if in a town shirt so much the better.
We will then advise you of the match you will be included and ask you for your score prediction for that game.
If you want to do a joint photo with someone else that's fine.
Details of two new "signings"
This Saturday
News which will be of interest to both members and other Supporters is that on this Saturday between 1 and 2.30pm at the County Ground, John Gorman will be present to sign copies of his autobiography.
Why not come along and have a chat with John whilst getting your copy signed
And news has just reached us of another "local" signing
Fans
favourite and Sky TV stalwart Chris Kamara with Hampshire based
comedian Richard Digance will be signing copies of their fantastic new
book Footynotes. Wednesday 29th October: 13.00pm – 14.00pm
Borders Swindon, North Swindon District Centre, Thamesdown Dr, Swindon, SN25 4AN
Footynotes
The Ultimate Countdown of Football Trivia
By Chris Kamara and Richard Digance
Green Umbrella Publishing, RRP £9.99, Published: 13th October 2008, Hardback, ISBN: 978-1-906635-16-9
Combining the caustic humour of Sky Sports commentator, Chris Kamara, and the wit of stand-up comic and football fan, Richard Digance, Footynotes: The Ultimate Countdown of Football Trivia is one of the funniest books to be published in a long time.
This book is the result of many Friday evenings during the football season when Chris Kamara, preparing himself for commentaries the following day, and Richard Digance met up for a few beers and long chats about the sport they love and they began piecing together the content for this must-have for any footy fan. It features facts about games, players, teams, and just about everything else, this is then followed a relevant and invariably humorous 'Footynote’. For example:
Emile Heskey’s middle name is Ivanhoe
Footynote; His mother must have had a knight to remember
England goalkeeper David Seaman once injured himself reaching for his TV remote
Footynote; Probably dropped it
The book also includes a whole section of Footyrhymes - poems all about football, and 'Footygrams' – anagrams of players' names - can you guess who 'Tin ocean car' is?
Chris Kamara is a former professional footballer and manager but is now best known as a football analyst and commentator. Working for Sky Sports, Kamara appears on Sky Sports News as a reporter, often becoming overexcited and exclaiming "Unbelievable, Jeff!" to host, Jeff Stelling. He also hosts Goals On Sunday, a weekly roundup of the best goals and football chat. His weekly tour of football grounds on Soccer AM sees him perfectly placed as a trivia guru
Richard Digance is also best known for his use of words – either as a comic or during his regular appearances on the TV programme, Countdown. Richard enjoys the same passion for football having been a director of Yeovil Town and a lifelong fan of West Ham his place of birth. Digance is happy to make jokes at Kamara's expense, thus forming a comic partnership the equal of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy or Little and Large.
Footynotes: The Ultimate Countdown of Football Trivia is packed full of the best footie trivia which is sure to enhance the readers standing at dinner parties, on football terraces and at pub quizzes.
11th October Important Clarification. The
match announcer inadvertently said today at the Huddersfield that the
new PA system at the County Ground had been funded by the Supporters
Trust. We wish to make it clear that the new PA in the Ground has been fully funded solely by Swindon Town Supporters Club from its own fund raising actives. Details of which can be found elsewhere on this web site The
Supporters Trust are in fact a separate organisation, not affiliated to
the Supporters Club, although both organisations share a common
interest in Swindon Town Football Club. (The
Supporters Club are also aware that some improvement in the PA is still
required in the Don Roger's stand where clarity has been an issue when
the stand is full. This continues to be under investigation and we are
working closely with the football club to ensure the clarity issue is
resolved,) As well as funding the PA the Supporters Club have also since the start of the season funded improvements to catering kiosks through out the ground as well as the large number of improvements to the legends lounge, some of which were witnessed at the Huddersfield game, for the first time.
Why not pop in at the next home match and enjoy those for yourself. You
only need to produce your home match ticket to gain entry, but it can
get full to capacity on busy match days - so the earlier the better !! We
will continue to work in improving the environment for fans coming to
the County Ground and are always willing to listen and consider ideas
from fans for improvement to the fabric of the Stadium to help improve
your enjoyment of the match day. Please e-mail us at enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com with any suggestions
From 19th September
AGM
It was confirmed all existing committee members will remain in office for the coming season.
8th September
Important reminder to all members
The AGM is being held in the Supporters Club legends lounge at the County Ground on Thursday 18th September starting at 7.30 p,m
17th August
We have been asked to relay the following information to ensure fans are made aware of the following forthcoming offers.
Members suite invitation from the Management of the Football Club
Please
find below details of an invitation for Season Ticket Holders to view
the newly refurbished Members Suite. The beer is on the Football Club
so we look forward to meeting you on either Wednesday or Thursday
evening.
The Directors & Management of Swindon Town FC would like to invite all Swindon Town Season Ticket Holders to an Open Evening on either Wednesday 19th August or Thursday 20th August, between 6pm – 9pm.
Please join us and enjoy complimentary canapes and refreshments.
Dress Code: Smart Casual - No jeans or trainers
If
this is of interest and you wish to attend, then please contact the
Sales and Marketing Team on 0844 8801094 or via
sales@swindontownfc.co.uk.
Viewings
will take place every 30 minutes from 6pm to 8:30pm, so we would ask
you to choose the date and the 30 minute time slot that is best for
you.
Ends.
Secondly please also find below details of an exclusive offer from the club’s new main sponsor, FourFourTwo:
EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR SWINDON TOWN FC FANS
This season our team will be getting to the very heart of yours.
FourFourTwo,
the new official sponsors of Swindon Town FC, will over the next 12
issues include exclusive and in-depth coverage about the Robins.
Want to know what it’s like to manage the team? We’ll be asking Maurice Malpas. Wondered what it takes to run the club?
There
will be the inside track from Chief Exec Nick Watkins. Catching up with
star players like Simon Cox and Lilian Nalis about the new season as
well as chatting to Swindon Town’s super fans to discover your hopes,
dreams… and fears!
To
find out everything you ever wanted to know about Swindon Town Football
Club, grab yourself a subscription to FourFourTwo. www.fourfourtwo.com
Subscribe today and save 30% on the shop price - 12 issues for just £35! Simply go to www.themagazineshop.com/stmb8.
For further information on either offer please contact the football club web site or contact them
Please
note the Supporters Club has no control or responsibility for or over
information provided, maintained or taken from other organisations or
websites.
1st August
Important news for Members
We can confirm that Supporters Club members who are also Season ticket holders can now claim a 15 % discount on items purchased from the Football Club shop.
An increase of 5% from that of previous season's giving an additional benefit over that previously available.
To claim the benefit you must present both your season ticket and Supporters Club membership card when making payment.
For a full list of benefits see the "How to join" section of this web site.
Members who do not have a season ticket, will continue to enjoy a discount of 10% as long as they take their membership card to the shop with them.
24th July
The Supporters Club are delighted to make the following announcement that is intended to deliver a better refreshment service for fans when visiting the County Ground.
Roger Bunce Chairman comments :
“The
Supporters Club has naturally been aware about the issues relating to
catering at the ground for quite some time, receiving comments from
both our members and other fans.
For
several months now we have been in dialogue with the Football Club over
how to improve the offering to fans on a match day, both in terms of
speed of delivery and quality of service and food provided.
As
a result of these discussions, I am delighted to say that the
Supporters Club have committed to a very significant donation, which
will allow for a number of improvements to be made to the food outlets
around the ground and in the Supporters Club legends lounge aimed at
bringing an all round better offering.
The
Football Club have always had in mind that the target date for these
improvements would be for the first league game of the new season and
we hope that fans will notice the new approach, which will not just
benefit fans, but the Football Club as well.
This
project reinforces our working partnership with the Football Club aimed
at improving matters at the County Ground for all fans. We hope to make
further announcements shortly.”
1st July
After a quiet news period we have now got a few things happening as we move in to the pre season month of July.
Firstly, members renewal forms have been posted and should arrive shortly.
Next
up - details of the coming season's opening hours have been published
on the away travel section together with details of the first two trips
of the season.
And finally for today details of John Gorman's official autobiography
have reached us. In line with our theme for the Supporters Legends
lounge, here are the details of the the forthcoming production and as
our manager in the Premier league we are sure this will be of interest
to fans.
Green Umbrella Publishing are publishing the official autobiography of player turned manager, John Gorman.
Gorman's
story has been eagerly awaited. In addition to a lifetime in the
roller-coaster world of football, within a short period he was faced
the tragedy of his wife dying of cancer, losing one job and walking
away from another.
Vanessa
Gardener, Green Umbrella Publishing Director and long-time football
fan, said: John is a familiar face on the football field but few people
know the real John. His autobiography will have readers laughing one
minute and crying the next."
John
began his football career in the Celtic youth side before a six-year
spell with Carlisle and three years with Spurs. When injury forced him
out of the side, Later he moved to America and played four seasons with
the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Returning
to England, Gorman began his coaching career with lowly Gillingham –
even driving the bus to matches. He had a spell with Leyton Orient
before teaming up with his long-time friend, Glenn Hoddle, to manage
Swindon Town. When Hoddle left, John took charge but the side struggled
in its sole season in The Premier League.
Despite
being Scottish, John rejoined Glenn Hoddle as his assistant when Hoddle
became England manager in 1996, during this eventful period John worked
with several of the most talented footballers in the country, including
Paul Gascoigne who famously missed out on going to the World Cup in
1998 and David Beckham who saw red as England crashed out of the finals
at the hands of Argentina. After Hoddle's dismissal following
controversial comments in the press, Gorman became assistant manager at
Reading, before working with Hoddle at Southampton and Tottenham.
He
then had a run as assistant or caretaker manager with West Bromwich
Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Gillingham. He finally achieved success
when he returned to Wycombe Wanderers as manager – seeing the team
unbeaten in a record 21 consecutive league games.
In
February 2006, his wife, Myra, died. Having parted company with Wycombe
Wanderers, John was appointed manager of Northampton Town – a job he
walked out of after just 22 games, still affected by the loss of his
wife. John is currently Chief Scout at Southampton and a highly
respected individual in football.
John's
autobiography will be published in hardback in September and will sell
for £16.99. Fittingly, it will be called Gory Tales.
15th June
The last 6 weeks have seen little activity on the web site as we took our close season break. As the season draws closer we will be gradually getting the site ready for the new season, with last season's activity being removed in to the archive section.
May we remind members and potential new members that membership is already available for the forthcoming season and application forms may be down loaded from the Application form section of this web site.
One
further piece of news that we are delighted to bring you is that the
pounds for points pledges for the forthcoming season have already
reached £44 per point which is a fantastic start. If you wish to help
us raise even more money through this scheme then please contact Mavis
Knight whose details appear within that section of the "fund raising"
area on this website.
2007/08
Latest news 30th April
Don't forget to buy your half time draw ticket before you enter the ground on Saturday.
There
will as usual a very large cash prize, estimated in the region of £500
- £1000 - our draw the last day of the past three seasons has paid cash
prizes of
2006/07 £1040
2005/06 £660
2004/05 £810
Plus
Second prize of a season ticket
Third prize a new home shirt
At the Player of the year awards dinner last night the Winner was
Miguel Comminges
Photo Mavis Knight
Anthony McNamee - Runner up
Photo Mavis Knight
Latest news 22nd April
Reminder to all members.
Requests to attend our player of the year dinner on the 29th April must be with Roger Bunce by Thursday 24th. Late applicants may ring 01865 820499 to check on availability.
Half time draw - Last game of the season. We have had a great response to the draw tickets sent out with our newsletter. Any remaining ticket counterfoils must be with us by the date of the Millwall match.
Player
of the year. - Vote counting has started and will be completed by the
end of the week and the result announced at the above dinner.
Latest news 9th April
Presentation dinner time reminder for 29th April is 7.30 for 8.00p.m.
Away travel Gillingham trip now departs at 7.30 a.m due to amended early kick off time.
Pounds for points - see under "fund raising schemes" heading
Newsletters were sent out Tuesday 8th April. Allow 4 days for delivery.
Latest news 7th April
Our end of season dinner takes place on Tuesday 29th April. Please note arrivals at 7.30 for 8.00p.m. start.
Members newsletters are being sent this week with full details, Further enquiries please e mail enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com
Latest news 6th April
An on the pitch presentation at half time at the Oldham match of the cheque for £10000 to cover cost of trip to Northern Ireland. See latest news 02/04/08 for full details.
Free competition
If you have got this far why not read our programme notes for the Oldham game, that can be found under the "communication" heading to the left of this panel. It contains a free competition to win match ticket (s) to a forthcoming Swindon game.
Latest news 2nd April
The Supporters Club are delighted to announce that we are committing £10000 to the Football Club to pay for the full cost of the Centre of Excellence to compete once again in the International Milk Cup competition in Northern Ireland.
With this in mind Roger Bunce our Chairman comments :-
“The
Supporters Club have a long and proud record of supporting youth
development at the County Ground and much of our fund raising, and in
its entirety our Pounds for Points scheme, have gone towards helping
the funding aspect of the Football club. The development of home grown
talent is one, which I believe the new administration wish to foster,
so it falls in nicely within their future plans.
Over
recent seasons the youth teams have won the Football League Alliance
trophy, made national headlines in the FA Youth Cup and had great
success in the Northern Ireland Milk Cup tournament returning with
Trophies as well player of the tournament awards.
We
would like to think that our financial support has in some way has
helped those tasked with and achieving success at that level just a
little easier, whilst at the same time developing those players for a
potential breakthrough to first team football and in recent seasons
there have been some good examples.
We
have already supported the travel costs of the Centre of Excellence to
the Northern Ireland tournament for a number of years but I am now
delighted to announce that we will now not only be covering that cost,
but also the full cost of the trip amounting to some £10000.
This
level of support, of course would not be achieved without a lot of hard
work from my committee, our “helpers” and every supporter that has
participated in each of our initiatives and my thanks go to everyone
for their support.”
The
formal presentation of the funds will take place at half time on
Saturday during the Oldham match. With the Supporters also being match
sponsors and also paying for two mascots at the game this match is
designated as the Supporters Club Super Saturday.
Latest news 27th March
We have received a request from a collector of programmes in Moscow about the match on 8/11/72 between the Town and Zenit Leningrad.
The
game finished Swindon Town 4 Zenit Leningrad 2 and Swindon's
goalscorers that day were Noble, Smart, Peplow and Dangerfield.
Has anyone got a programme ? Was one produced ? Please let us know by e mailing
enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com so we can pass the information on.
Latest News 27/01/08
Reminder : The Supporters Club are sponsoring the Youth Cup 4th round match against Middlesborough on Tuesday.
Latest News 20/01/08
Newsletter competition. Free Mascot package winners
Thank you for all the entries to this free draw - it was very popular
We are pleased to announce that the names drawn out from the entries, on our behalf, by Sarah Mildenhall from STFC are.
Northampton. F Large and G Thompson
Oldham. M Knight and A Davis
Winners will be contacted to confirm the arrangements.
Latest news 09/01/08
F A Youth Cup tie against Middlesbrough.
We are pleased to announce that in line with our support for youth development at the football club we will be match sponsor for this game.
Although
being played the night after the replay at Barnet, we hope as many fans
as possible can support the team in what is sure to be a difficult match
Latest News 06 /01 08
It
is anticpated that the latest news letter will be posted to you before
14th January. The reason for the prior notice is that there will be a
free competition included for some fantastic prizes.
The
competition requires the answering of a simple question, but entries
must be returned by kick off time at the Forest match so speed of
return will be of essence. Full details will be included with the
newsletter.
Latest news 24/12/07
Not a winner in our half time draw in 2007, then this little Santa could be waiting for you in 2008 !
A very Happy Christmas to all our members, fans and all the staff and players at the Football Club. I would like to wish every one a successful and prosperous New Year.
Roger
F A Cup tickets. Updated. 24/12/07
The same priority exists for Supporters club members should we progress beyond Barnet in round 3. You must be a member by that 12 noon on the day of the Barnet match to qualify for priority for any round 4 home match.
Other conditions in the note of 02/12/07 remain the same.
Please note priority for Leeds tickets also cuts off at the 12 noon on January 5th.
F A Cup tickets 02/12/07
With the draw taking place this afternoon may we remind members that should we get drawn at home and the game is made "all ticket" you will be able to claim a ticket in line with the timescale set out by the football club and in line with the following conditions.
No guarantee to the actual seat you may get as specific seats may already be allocated to season ticket holders etc. (But you may ask if a specific seat is available)
To make a ticket claim you must
Take your actual Supporters club membership card to the ticket office when purchasing your ticket.
Only one ticket per member is allowed. (Even if you have a season ticket / “stub” holder you are still able to use your Supporters Club membership to buy another ticket)
For the purposes of this offer only, new membership applications will cease to be valid from noon on the day of the Forest Green match. However, if you join after that you will be entitled to participate in any future similar offers should we progress beyond round three.
Latest news 05/11/07
In
the programme notes for Doncaster we give some important information in
respect of the half time draw and future plans. Please read if you have
not already seen that content.
REMINDER TO FANS TRAVELLING TO SWANSEA.
This match is ALL TICKET. None will be sold at Swansea on the day of the match. You MUST buy a ticket from the County Ground.
Please check with the Football Club box office for availability and the last time for purchases can be made.
Latest News 16/09/07
Reminder to members AGM takes place Wednesday 19th 7.45 Supporters Club Lounge at the County Ground
Come and hear first hand of our successes during the previous season.
Latest news 06/09/07
Away travel
Millwall
Adults £12, Juniors £11. Supporters Club members discount £1. Departs County Ground 10.30 a.m .
Swansea.
Adults £13 Juniors £12 Supporters Club members discount £1. Departs County Ground
3.15 p.m.
Latest news 29 /08 07 -
Important reminders for members and supporters travelling away to Millwall
AGM
The
annual general meeting is taking place on Wednesday 19th September in
the Supporters Club Legends Lounge. All members are welcome
The meeting will start at 7.45 p.m.
Millwall
Please
see the note posted below on the 25 July about closure of the rail
station adjacent to Millwall's ground and lack of parking in the Area.
Coach travel is recommended for this match.
Latest news 19/08/07
Jim
Little invited Roger Bunce to a meeting last Friday, with other
committee members and TrustSTFC and outlined his desire to keep lines
of Supporter dialogue open.
He fielded a number of questions from those in attendance, but explained that with the takeover only happening recently he could not at this stage answer specifics, but he recognises that continual dialogue with fans is the way forward.
He stated it was very much his intention that meetings with the Suporters Groups should continue.
Others in attendance from the Football Club were Martyn Starnes and Sandy Gray.
Latest news 17/08/07
Roger Bunce
the Chairman and Mavis Knight, along with members of Trust STFC were
invited to attended a meeting this afternoon with Chairman designate
Jim Little. We will give an update on detail as soon as possible
Latest news 15/08/07
Presentation to Centre of excellence
Last
night the STFC Supporters Club presented the Centre of Excellence with
£7000. Over the previous 6 seasons the Supporters Club have already
contributed around £30000 towards the centre’s activities including
paying for the teams transport to the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland,
where they have had much success.
The increased payment this
year results from the success of the Supporters Club pounds for points
and half time draw fund raising last season and supports one of our
principle aims of supporting youth development at the football club
Away travel
Hartlepool 15/09/2007
Fare
£28 Adults
£26 Juniors
Depart
Ermin Street 6.00am
West Swindon 6.00am
County Ground 6.30am
£2 Discount for Supporters Club Members
All seats must be paid for at time of booking
Proof of age may be required when booking Junior seats
Latest news 01/08/07
Half time draw. We are pleased to announce that for season 2007/08 we will be introducing a second cash prize at each draw.
The change has been made following supporters feedback and the success of the draw last season.
Latest news 25/07/07
Advance warning Millwall - 29th September.
We have been advised that Railtrack are closing down the station close to the ground for the whole weekend. Nearby rail/ tube options are limited and off street parking is subject to restrictions and enforcement.
Fans
planning to travel to the game are STRONGLY advised to travel by coach
to the fixture because of the difficulties advised to us by the
Security and Operations Advisor at Millwall F C.
Although not booking for this trip yet SAS Travel (2005) will be running coaches to the game and don't forget Supporters Club members receive discounted fares.
If you are planning to go to that game why not visit our table at the Community day this weekend and complete your application for Supporters Club membership.
Supporters Club Membership fees : Adults £5, OAP/Disabled £3, Under 18 £2, Family £13.
Don't forget all coach seats should be booked at least one week in advance of the trip to avoid disappointment
Latest news 25/07/07
Community day 29th July
Supporters
Club will be in attendance on Sunday so why not come and have a chat.
Membership applications can be taken on the day if you do not wish to
put your application in the post.
SAS Travel (2005) will also be open in their usual building to take bookings and provide information on the early trips.
GOOD LUCK
to the Youth teams for their trip to Northern Ireland in the defence of
the trophy won last year. The Supporters Club are delighted once again
to be able to cover the cost of the trip.
Latest news - 11/07/07
Away travel
Non matchday opening times
Tuesday, Thursday 10am -2pm
Thursday 7-9pm.
Trips - now booking
Northampton £11 adults, £10 Juniors . Supporters Club discount £1
Departs 11.00 a.m.
Cheltenham £ 8 adults £7 Juniors Supporters CLub discount £1
Departs 12.30 p.m.
All seats must be paid for at the time of booking.
Proof of age may be rquired when booking for Juniors
Scoreboard business advertising opportunities.
Opportunities to promote your business exist for the forthcoming season please e-mail enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com or visit the fund raising section for further details
25/06/07
Memberships
forms were posted to members on the 22nd June. Should it not arrive in
say 10 days please down load form this site or contact us for a paper
copy using the enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub.com email address.
Pounds for points now stands at £49.50 for the coming season. Contact Mavis Knight for information on how to participate - 25th June 2007
With the publication of next season's fixtures we can now look ahead to 2007/08.
Our activities and information on this site from last season have now been transferred to our archive section.
Membership for the new season is already available and existing members will receive their renewal forms by early July.
Pounds
for points after it's record last season already has a fantastic number
of pledges for next season and if you want to participate, please visit
that section for full details.
Our plans for the new season are already well ahead and look forward to seeing you at the County Ground very shortly.
Roger 15th June 2007
Record breaking half time draw for Walsall match.
The final match of the season saw us break an all time record with the cash prize on offer. Our appreciation and thanks to everyone who participated in helping us finish off the season in great style.
Details of Winners
Ticket number 551 Iris Higgs of Kempsford wins £1040
Ticket number 41 Mr. K Duggan of Gosport wins as season ticket foe season 2007/08
Ticket number 3631 - Prize - a new home shirt. If you have this ticket number please ring Roger Bunce 01865 820499 to claim.
Player of the year announcement
At our annual dinner last evening after voting by our membership we are delighted to announce that Phil Smith topped the poll. Congratulations to Phil in his first season at the Club - More details and pictures to follow.
Legends update
Wrexham game - Jimmy Allan, Terry Hubbard, Alan Mayes, David Syrett and Billy Tucker all attending.
Last legends match was Mansfield where we will had in attendance
Paul Batty, Andy Ford, Andy Rowland and Brian "animal" Williams
Away travel
The travel office has now moved to the cabin between the community office and the building housing Trust STFC. The temporary problem with the phone line has been resolved. The opening hours remain the same.
The programme shop has moved to the same building.
Red Army Fund
The fund, jointly administered between the Supporters Club, Trust STFC in partnership with the Football Club, has completed the funding of a third loan player in Andy Lonegan. Previous players financed have been Michael Proctor and Chris McPhee. We thank all supporters and organisations who have supported the fund and look forward to receiving further donations which can be used for future players.
Match sponsorship -
Darlington match - Supporters club confirmed as match sponsor for the second game in a week.
F.A. Youth cup quarter final match against Newcastle.
We are delighted to announce that the Supporters Club will be match sponsor for this game.
Over the years we have supported youth development at the club in many ways and particularly in recent times, through the pounds for points fund raising.
We are delighted to see this seasons progress to the quarter final of this prestigious competition, where the other quarter finalists include Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United. This will really give the youth development work at the County ground, well deserved and National recognition.
Half time draw - Overseas winner !!
At the Morecombe match the winner was Mr R Francis who pays for the draw by regular bankers standing order.
The only address we had for him was in Switzerland so we wrote to his bank and asked them to pay the money into his account and advise him that the funds were from his win in our draw.
Imagine our surprise this week to receive a letter of thanks from him from Zambia !! where he is currently doing voluntary work through the VSO scheme at a community school. Not only did he send us a thank you, but said that his win of £381 would be used to support the community school project. A fantastic and generous gesture, on behalf of this town fan.
Legends update
The first of our players legends days this season saw the following players attend as guests having been tracked down by Roger Bunce our Chairman.Dennis Brown, Arnold Darcy, Keith East, Ernie Hunt, David "Bronco"Layne, Keith Morgan, Mike Turner, Bobby Woodruff.
Further attendees
Bury - Joe Butler, Peter Downsborough, Arthur Horsfield,
Willie Penman, Don Rogers and John Trollope. A real star line up we are sure you will agree.
Wrexham - Jimmy Allan, Terry Hubbard, Alan Mayes, David Syrett and Billy Tucker .
Carlisle - Sam Burton
Fans meeting with Football Club
Unfortunately due to a clash with the FA Youth Cup fixture against Salisbury it has been necessary to cancel the fans forum and meeting planned for Thursday this week. It is hope that the meeting may be re-arrranged for later in the season
Important Supporters Club news
Apologies for the delay in the update of the half time draw result for the Carlisle match - this is now rectified.
Special Offer - Members purchasing next years STFC calendar can now obtain a £1 discount when paying by showing their membership card.
F A Cup tickets - May we remind Supporters Club members that they have have ticket priority, after season ticket holders, through membership of the supporters club for any all ticket game at the County Ground.
It is important that you listen to Football Club announcements over timing of the priorities for ticket sales, should we get through round two and draw a plum home tie in round three. Tickets would be limited to one per member under this scheme. Membership cards would have to be produced at the time of buying and to facilitate the process, members names and membership number would also be provided to the Swindon Town FC ticket office.
No particular seat is guaranteed and membership applications after the conclusion of one round are only eligible for inclusion in this priority scheme once the next round after joining has been completed.
For any non members wishing to particiate, you have up to kick off of the Morecombe match to secure priority boooking for a potential round three home match.
Legends days -It was great to see Sam Burton at the Carlisle game and the next legends game is at the Bury game - so watch out for stars of the late '60's early '70's including Arthur Horsefield, who famously scored a hatrick for us (from memory) against the mighty Juventus in the Anglo Italian cup as well as players from our famous league cup win in 1969 including John Trollope.
Newsletter - the December newsletter is being prepared and should be with you early in that month.
Away travel
The travel office has now moved to the cabin between the community office and the building housing Trust STFC. The temporary problem with the phone line has been resolved. The opening hours remain the same.
The programme shop will eventully move to the same building but for now remains in the previous one.
Red Army Fund
The fund, jointly administered between the Supporters Club, Trust STFC in partnership with the Football Club, has completed the funding of a third loan player in Andy Lonegan. Previous players financed have been Michael Proctor and Chris McPhee. We thank all supporters and organisations who have supported the fund and look forward to receiving further donations which can be used for future players.
Please view our fundraising scheme section for further details in how you can help
Hanney meeting cancelledThe latest monthly meeting took place on Monday this week and the full minutes will be displayed on the official Swindon Town website.
Off the field matters
The Supporters Club were represented by at the recent meeting held with the football club and are in regular contact with Paul Davis Trust STFC. Details of any discussions / meetings will be reported to our committee at our next meeting and we will issue a statement after that time.
We would like to assure all members and fans, that we are committed to supporting the correct
Players legends
The first of our players legends days this season saw the following players attend as guests having been tracked down by Roger Bunce our Chairman.Dennis Brown, Arnold Darcy, Keith East, Ernie Hunt, David "Bronco"Layne, Keith Morgan, Mike Turner, Bobby Woodruff.
You may have seen the on field parade at half time and we would like to thank the fans for the reception that they gave the players from years gone by.
A permanent feature of the each event will be kept in the form of their individual photos and autograph and mounted in picture frames in winners lounge the County Ground, the first frames are already in position.
Look forward to more surprises and visits as the season progresses.
Annual General meeting
The Annual General meeting took place on Thursday 21st September.
There were no proposed rule changes.
A brief summary of the main points of the meeting are detailed below.
Chairman Roger Bunce outllined activities for the last year thanking "retiring" commmittee members Eileen Richman and Wendy Beaver for their work as membership secretary and Treasurer respectively.
Sarah Bennett, Iris Higgs and Mike Dew were elected to serve on the committee, with Sarah taking the vacant role of membership, which she has been filling on a co-opted basis since the start of the season. Existing vice Chair Anne Alder will take on the additional responsibilities of Treasurer. All other officers will remain unchanged.
Roger painted a positive picture of the previous seasons activities, leaving the Supporters Club, financially in a very positive position. The accounts were formally adopted. He also said that this season has also started well in terms of the fund raising initiatives and confirmed the next AGM will again be held in September next year, on a date to be fixed later.
Congratulations to the centre of excellence team for reaching the final and winning the Milk cup in Ireland against international competiton. As one of the major sponsors of youth development we are delighted to see the boys recording this success which we feel endorses our policy of promoting youth develpoment. If you would like to help us extend our level of support, then why not visit the pounds for points information page under "fund raising schemes".
Cessna accident. We are sure everyone and particularly all town fans, were shocked to hear the news, as it filtered through after the recent plane crash. It is encouraging that news of most of the injured is now a little more positive and we hope it is not too long ,before Mark Devlin, his son Stanley, Mike Sullivan and Bill Power are well enough, to be able to return to the County Ground. Our thoughts continue to remain with the pilot and his family, as he still remains in a serious condition. Should any one would like us to pass on a message of good wishes then please use the contact given (enquiries@swindontownsupportersclub) in the "contact us" tab under the communication heading.