[Spire2003]

I've just been on a website that calculates radius distances from anywhere in uk. I put both Swindon & Chesterfield in and found that there are only 2 other teams within 25 miles of Swindon & 7 within 25 miles of Chesterfield. Swindon have Oxford & Reading. We have Rotherham, Sheffield ( 2 teams ) Barnsley, Derby & Nottingham ( 2 teams ) This is possibly why Swindon are expected to sell more Wembley tickets than us. In fact Reading & Oxford are both nearly 25 miles away.

[Westbars Spireite]

Spire2003, on 09 February 2012 - 09:10 PM, said:

I've just been on a website that calculates radius distances from anywhere in uk. I put both Swindon & Chesterfield in and found that there are only 2 other teams within 25 miles of Swindon & 7 within 25 miles of Chesterfield. Swindon have Oxford & Reading. We have Rotherham, Sheffield ( 2 teams ) Barnsley, Derby & Nottingham ( 2 teams ) This is possibly why Swindon are expected to sell more Wembley tickets than us. In fact Reading & Oxford are both nearly 25 miles away.

Except Swindon to Reading is much further than that. 43 miles down the M4.

[Spire2003]

Westbars Spireite, on 09 February 2012 - 09:12 PM, said:

Except Swindon to Reading is much further than that. 43 miles down the M4.

I did say it was radius, meaning as the crow flies. Crows dont drive down the M4. LOL

This post has been edited by Spire2003: 09 February 2012 - 09:16 PM

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Spire2003, on 09 February 2012 - 09:10 PM, said:

I've just been on a website that calculates radius distances from anywhere in uk. I put both Swindon & Chesterfield in and found that there are only 2 other teams within 25 miles of Swindon & 7 within 25 miles of Chesterfield. Swindon have Oxford & Reading. We have Rotherham, Sheffield ( 2 teams ) Barnsley, Derby & Nottingham ( 2 teams ) This is possibly why Swindon are expected to sell more Wembley tickets than us. In fact Reading & Oxford are both nearly 25 miles away.

Does anyone actually care how many tickets we sell compared to them. It doesn't happen often enought to worry or care. Get your tickets, go down with your family or your mates and enjoy yourself even if you are one of a very select few.

There may be a lot of them "but we're from town and we don't care"

Well I'm not but you get my drift. Chill

[Westbars Spireite]

Spire2003, on 09 February 2012 - 09:16 PM, said:

I did say it was radius, meaning as the crow flies. Crows dont drive down the M4. LOL

You're still wrong. Take another look. The M4 is almost a direct route.

[Spire Power]

Westbars Spireite, on 09 February 2012 - 09:26 PM, said:

You're still wrong. Take another look. The M4 is almost a direct route.

But he is correct in saying that crows dont drive down the M4

[Spire2003]

Westbars Spireite, on 09 February 2012 - 09:26 PM, said:

You're still wrong. Take another look. The M4 is almost a direct route.

Have a look on this website www.distance-calculator.co.uk Thats where i got my info. If Reading is 43 miles Swindon have even less local rivalry.
Having looked on another website you are correct in saying Reading is 40+ miles. I will change my first statement & say " There are no other league football teams within 30 miles of Swindon ( Oxford is 30 miles)

This post has been edited by Spire2003: 09 February 2012 - 09:41 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

Spire2003, on 09 February 2012 - 09:35 PM, said:

Have a look on this website www.distance-calculator.co.uk Thats where i got my info. If Reading is 43 miles Swindon have even less local rivalry.

I can't even look at that website without getting a headache. Stick to Google maps, you know where you are with that.

[Spire Power]

Pigtown.

Population of Swindon borough 180k
Population of Chesterfield borough 100k.

Swindon's name derives from the words swine (piggies) and dun (hill). Not the cigarettes.

[Rodney's Moustache]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 09 February 2012 - 09:21 PM, said:

Does anyone actually care how many tickets we sell compared to them. It doesn't happen often enought to worry or care. Get your tickets, go down with your family or your mates and enjoy yourself even if you are one of a very select few.

There may be a lot of them "but we're from town and we don't care"

Well I'm not but you get my drift. Chill

This fanbase mullarky based on size of town,population, metropolitan borough etc etc and all the other crap has been done to death and always comes to the conclusion that Chesterfield is considerably smaller than any other place in the universe and we are just a quaint little market town and our team shouldn't really expect much other than existing

so in a nutshell boverrred! no

This post has been edited by Rodney's Moustache: 09 February 2012 - 11:24 PM

[Blueprint]

Spire Power, on 09 February 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:

Pigtown.

Population of Swindon borough 180k
Population of Chesterfield borough 100k.

Swindon's name derives from the words swine (piggies) and dun (hill). Not the cigarettes.

interesting.

How many little piggies have jumped on the bandwagon since di canio has been manager?

[sherbet fountain]

Spire Power, on 09 February 2012 - 09:34 PM, said:

But he is correct in saying that crows dont drive down the M4

Apparantly pigeons fly along the M4 though .... according to that programme on animal intelligence the other night!

[swindonfan]

Spire2003, on 09 February 2012 - 09:10 PM, said:

I've just been on a website that calculates radius distances from anywhere in uk. I put both Swindon & Chesterfield in and found that there are only 2 other teams within 25 miles of Swindon & 7 within 25 miles of Chesterfield. Swindon have Oxford & Reading. We have Rotherham, Sheffield ( 2 teams ) Barnsley, Derby & Nottingham ( 2 teams ) This is possibly why Swindon are expected to sell more Wembley tickets than us. In fact Reading & Oxford are both nearly 25 miles away.

We are just a bigger club than you I am afraid

[Town_Fan]

swindonfan, on 10 February 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

We are just a bigger club than you I am afraid

Maybe so, but that will just make it more painful for you when we win.

[Rodney's Moustache]

swindonfan, on 10 February 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

We are just a bigger club than you I am afraid

Hmm that's debatable.. one things thats not though is that we have a nice new stadium you have a Bunkum cowshed of a stadium and you talk with a farmeresque accent that suggests you like to perform unnatural acts on livestock.

[spireitetoo]

swindonfan, on 10 February 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

We are just a bigger club than you I am afraid

omg, another massive club is playing little ol chesterfield, the shame of it!!!!

[Eiderland Spireite]

Spire Power, on 09 February 2012 - 09:45 PM, said:

Pigtown.

Population of Swindon borough 180k
Population of Chesterfield borough 100k.

Swindon's name derives from the words swine (piggies) and dun (hill). Not the cigarettes.

And our name derives from a Roman arms shed. Not the cigars , or the settees!

And pigs, unlike crows, do drive down the M4 !

Drink?

This post has been edited by Eiderland Spireite: 10 February 2012 - 10:51 PM

[TOWNOWL]

swindonfan, on 10 February 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

We are just a bigger club than you I am afraid

OMG you can't say that on here!!!

[jack bauer]

let us not forget that we have that MASSIVE club just down the road from us

[Blueprint]

Eiderland Spireite, on 10 February 2012 - 10:48 PM, said:

And our name derives from a Roman arms shed. Not the cigars , or the settees!

And pigs, unlike crows, do drive down the M4 !

Drink?

What do they drive Citroen Pigasso's ?