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Barnet Or Swindon preference and why?

#1 Heavy_Soul

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:46 PM

For me Swindon. grandad was an avid swindon fan (rip) so for me thatll be the perfect final

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:50 PM

For the easier route, I'd go Barnet.
But, money wise, Swindon will take far more! And do we REALLY want the easier route? We're Town. We never do anything easy! So, Swindon for me, too.

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:52 PM

Heavy_Soul, on 31 January 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

For me Swindon. grandad was an avid swindon fan (rip) so for me thatll be the perfect final

Agreed man. To be honest, it comes down to who I'd rather beat and beating Di Canio's Swindon would be much, much more fun. Having said that, I'd also be able to handle losing to Barnet much better than losing to Swindon as I begrudge them nothing. So, assuming we will win, Swindon for me :lol:

Here's hoping eh? At the end of the day, we're representing the north, so I'd happily beat any southern team

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:52 PM

Heavy_Soul, on 31 January 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

For me Swindon. grandad was an avid swindon fan (rip) so for me thatll be the perfect final

Swindon, bigger gate = more ££££££, a better atmosphere and just as beatable

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:57 PM

No issues with either of them. Think i recall Gary Bull heading one in when they beat us 2:0 at Saltergate in the early nineties. Maybe it was Swindon when we were on Match of the Day way back when, when Alan Birch scored a goal in a 1:1 draw.

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 05:09 PM

Swindon deffo!! Plenty of entertainment with Di Canio around!

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 05:16 PM

Swindon for me

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 05:18 PM

I would sooner it was Barnet otherwise it will be the Paolo Di Canio show.......

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 02:47 PM

Decision day tomorrow, Swindon bigger crowd but harder game, Barnet…….can’t think of a single reason it would be any good playing them. :unsure:

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 02:57 PM

Not to bothered really. With it being Swindon there will be less focus and pressure on us and a bigger gate etc. Less chance of winning, but its being there that counts for me really. Seeing town at Wembley is a dream come true regardless.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 02:58 PM

The attention PDC will get will be loathsome, which about sums him up.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 03:51 PM

Swindon. One reason, £££'s. 30,000 from there rather than 10,000 from Barnet, The extra 20,000 punters will be worth £200k more to us after the split. The win is only worth £50k in prize money so go for the cash and use it for next season.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:35 PM

Swindon - more likely to play football, which gives us a chance of playing football ourselves. Just so long as we don't have to emulate the 1938 England team in Berlin, to keep Di Canio sweet.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:43 PM

Head to head Records

Town v Barnet Win 7 Draw 3 Loss 6

Town v Swindon Win 15 Draw 7 Loss 20

We have a marginally better record against Barnet and at Wembley the Goal posts don't move (Tommy will remember last season)

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 04:45 PM

Barnet, don't care if its lower attendance. I hate di canio and the arrogance of swindons fanbase. It would be one big circus all about him

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:02 PM

SpireiteFitzy, on 06 February 2012 - 04:45 PM, said:

Barnet, don't care if its lower attendance. I hate di canio and the arrogance of swindons fanbase. It would be one big circus all about him

But would be brilliant if we could shut them all up. Like Stuart says,Swindon play football,and i fancy our chances against these type of teams rather than scrappy teams as the scrappy teams tend to bring you down to their level.