Comments on: The more considered Swansea match report..

By: URED

URED — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:26:31 +0000

I went and felt nothing went right for us on the day, from the first goal onwards! The ref was a definate homer and it pissed down!.
The away following was dissapointing.
Did anybody see two blokes in suits jumping up and down after the Reds goal in the Swansea fans to the right of the Forest fans? That was me and my brother in law.
We bumped into Earnie in the main entarnce after the game -strangley not with the rest of the squad.
I just managed to get between his two minders and have a word – he seemed a bit shocked to find a Forest fan just there as he was preparing to face a barrage of abuse outside – thankfully he managed to leave without to much trouble.

By: WackoJacko

WackoJacko — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:39:25 +0000

The low turn out is a worry, as was the low attendance for the Reading game. Are people still on holiday, is it the state of the economy, or is this the inevitable consequence of three seasons of league 1 football? Whatever the reasons, the board should be doing all they can to make sure that the City Ground is full every week and not just rely on the fact that Championship football will attract fans this season (as it clearly won’t). If we start to lose fans in the next couple of seasons we may never get these people back which will be very dissapointing at a time that is actually very promising on the playing side. I suppose non-televised games like Watford at home and the more local forthcoming away fixtures at the likes of Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday will provide the first real indication of what the numbers will be like this season. Perhaps years of dissapointing away performances is an important contributing factor to the low away followings, as how many Forest fans can genuinely be positive about seeing us win at any away match at a Chamionship ground after recent years?!

By: nffc

nffc — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:42:32 +0000

I was disappointed with the following too.

Can only assume that folks are awaiting the more interesting fixtures of the season, but that’s a slightly disappointing excuse really. As is the holiday excuse.

I do remember that ‘hardest away days’ episode

By: Aylesbury Red

Aylesbury Red — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:40:33 +0000

Swansea fan talks out his ar*e!

http://www.swansonline.net/news.php?readmore=1448

He even has the nerve to suggest that our bonfire dwelling neighbours have demonstrated a far greater and loyal away following than us!

By: Aylesbury Red

Aylesbury Red — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:36:53 +0000

NFFC – Thanks for all the updates from your trip to Swansea on Saturday – much appreciated by part time away supporters like me! I see we have taken some stick from the Swansea fans for taking only around 1000 fans there. I’m sure it’s just the time of year as we always usually take good numbers away from home.

I’m reminded of a TV programme called ‘Footballs hardest away days’ where a bunch of burberry clad Welsh teenagers calling themself the ‘Swansea Youth’ come to visit Notts County looking for a fight. They get lost en route and are late for the game, get kicked out of the ground, fight amongst themselves and one of them even gets punched by a Notts County fan. It’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on TV!

By: nffc

nffc — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:38:22 +0000

Alright Peter, I was using a friends Nokia N-something… although people have told me that the iPhone would have the same capability, it seems expensive!

The battery on my friends phone was significantly reduced, he wasn’t particularly happy with me, let’s put it that way!

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:26:46 +0000

I must ask nffc, were you doing your roving reporting from an iPhone? And if you were, did the battery hold out for the whole trip? Only I have an iPhone and the wordpress application to go with it, so it’ll be cool to hear if it was indeed an iPhone you were using!