Should I start watching Slough?

[Yorkie78]

Dear All, I am a Sheffield United fan, although living in Slough for a year now due to work. We were promoted last season but it's taken me a few months to get fed up of the hype (and prices) of Premier League football, as well as the weekly travelling up to Sheffield.

 

Can anyone persuade me that I should start watching Slough Town instead, as I would rather watch any football than no football. What sort of crowds do you get, is it a friendly club, and most importantly, do you have terracing?

[Martin]

Yes we have terracing, the average attendance has trailed off to around 250-300 at the moment which is largely because we are playing in Windsor where we currently groundshare.

 

I think we are an extremely friendly bunch and there is good banter amongst the fans and a close relationship with some of our longer serving and most dedicated players. I would guess that it is the banter behind the goal amongst the fans that keeps the majority of us sane and still going week in week out. I would highly recommend it but I'm biased!

[HorshamRebel]

If you want to look at some of our past games, go to our official website http://www.sloughtownfc.net/movies/index.php

 

There is a Video clips section, where you can see most of our past games.

 

I would say, definately come and watch. Nice family atmosphere, standing, changing ends at half time, players that play for fun, not for £millions. You can also chat with them after the game in the club house.

 

All this for under a tenner.

[Guest]

Give it a go, if you like your football real.

 

Ultimately for most fans I don't think the pleasure and pain you get from watching football has got much to do with the level your team's playing at. You get elated when they win (so they say, I can't actually remember) and depressed or fatalistic when they lose. So you may as well get your emotional highs and lows somewhere you can get to in ten minutes, park outside the ground, pay £8 to get in and 60p for a cup of coffee and have a nice pint at half time.

 

See you at "Fortress Stag".

 

 

 

 

[Woody SUFC]

Where do you have 'a nice pint'?

 

Nice to see a fellow Blade Down South! Shame you have to spoil it support them

[Martin]

Depends how you define "nice" I suppose. The Windsor clubhouse has nice staff, decent prices and is a hell of a lot warmer than being stood on the terraces at half time watching the subs warm up.

[brighton_rebel]

Go for it mate - but expect a culture shock.

But if you like drinking before, during and after the game; being able to chat to the players and managers; swapping ends at half time; paying no more than £9 to get in; going to places you would never normally; getting to know the majority of supporters so it feels more like a family (that admitedly rows which each other now and then), meeting lots of interesting and insane characters then get yerself down to Slug Meadow.

[Matt]

Come and give it a go - we're a friendly bunch and pretty good-humoured considering the position our club is in. It's one of the things that keeps people coming back I think. The more the merrier!

[charlie]

as a fellow outsider who moved to slough, i have to echo all the sentiments expressed above, the slough town fc fans are like any others I have witnessed. BR is right, they are more like a family now and I adore the fact that there is such a close relationship between the players and the fans.

Do what I did four years ago, ditch the premiership and follow your (now) local team - the rewards can be amazing and I haven't looked back.

[Guest]

Go for it, being one of the older supporters and posting for the first time I can honestly say that I cant imagine not having SLOUGH TOWN to support week in week out. Win (unlikely at the moment)lose or draw the banter between true supporters is fantastic ,forget the Blades and follow the Rebels.

[RodB]

Once, in the late 70's I think, Slough Town played Iceland. Or did I dream that?

 

I wonder if Iceland would be interested in commemorating the anniversary.

[Guest]

Rod B, the game you are thinking of was an amateur international,(played in very heavy rain) England v Iceland played at the Dolphin Stadium.The then Slough Town centre back John Delany made his international debut as a substitute in injury time (reported as won a cap without touching the ball in play).The crowd was around 3,500 quite reasonable as the match was in doubt because of heavy rain before & during the game.

[Guest]

RE above should read John DELANEY

[RodB]

Thanks for setting me right there. It's strange how the mind plays tricks. For instance I distinctly remember Steve Daly clearing off the line from Eidur Gudjonsen, despite the fact that the game was before either of them was born.

 

;-)

[Reading Rebel]

RodB, it's called getting old..er, the memory fades

[Reading Rebel]

Speaking of the great John Delaney, does anybody know where he is now?