|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Aug 12, 2006 12:31:49 GMT 1, The best of Wycombe in 2005/06 season -
The best of Wycombe in 2005/06 season -
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Sept 10, 2006 12:14:57 GMT 1, The best of Wycombe in 2005/06 season -
Yessss! went to watch the Chairboys win 1-0 at home against Chester yesterday ;D
We have got Anthony Grant (midfield) on loan from Chelsea, and he has now been sent of twice so far this season  He's a great battling player, but he has a bit of a temper 
As soon as he was sent off yesterday and we went down to ten men we pulled together as a team and Betsy scored within three minutes ;D
Anyone! ;D How did your team do this weekend?
The best of Wycombe in 2005/06 season - Yessss! went to watch the Chairboys win 1-0 at home against Chester yesterday ;D We have got Anthony Grant (midfield) on loan from Chelsea, and he has now been sent of twice so far this season He's a great battling player, but he has a bit of a temper As soon as he was sent off yesterday and we went down to ten men we pulled together as a team and Betsy scored within three minutes ;D Anyone! ;D How did your team do this weekend? |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Sept 11, 2006 1:05:14 GMT 1, let me know next time you're going... i was there as well of course.
Grant's second yellow card was ridiculous. As was the first in fact! He looks a quality player though, from what i've seen. Brownie reincarnated!
Gone is the passing football we had under gorman though. Lambert has them playing like a proper division 2 team.... HOOF!! Still, seems to be effective. That's 5 wins in a row.
You going to the fulham game?
CHAIRBOYS BARMY ARMY!
let me know next time you're going... i was there as well of course.
Grant's second yellow card was ridiculous. As was the first in fact! He looks a quality player though, from what i've seen. Brownie reincarnated!
Gone is the passing football we had under gorman though. Lambert has them playing like a proper division 2 team.... HOOF!! Still, seems to be effective. That's 5 wins in a row.
You going to the fulham game?
CHAIRBOYS BARMY ARMY!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Sept 11, 2006 11:01:29 GMT 1, Sorry Mate 
It was a bit of a last minute thing as to if I was going or not 
Yeah, its a different style, but I like it ;D We really battled in the middle of the park, and made it hard work for Chester. I'm not convinced about Easter  he looks like one of those players that can be amazing one minute and then has about six months when he plays like he don't really give a F**k
Do you remember Harris? I saw him in his first game for Wycombe, it was away somewhere  He was amazing! the best I had seen for ages, all over the pitch, he was like a one man team! But then a couple of months down the line he was crap 
Did you hear how the crowd picked up on how Chester had no Black Players? None! F**king Racists!
Sorry Mate It was a bit of a last minute thing as to if I was going or not Yeah, its a different style, but I like it ;D We really battled in the middle of the park, and made it hard work for Chester. I'm not convinced about Easter he looks like one of those players that can be amazing one minute and then has about six months when he plays like he don't really give a F**k Do you remember Harris? I saw him in his first game for Wycombe, it was away somewhere He was amazing! the best I had seen for ages, all over the pitch, he was like a one man team! But then a couple of months down the line he was crap Did you hear how the crowd picked up on how Chester had no Black Players? None! F**king Racists! |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Sept 11, 2006 20:06:47 GMT 1, how many black managers have you had in your history?
Did you hear how the crowd picked up on how Chester had no Black Players? None! F**king Racists!
how many black managers have you had in your history? Did you hear how the crowd picked up on how Chester had no Black Players? None! F**king Racists! |
|
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Sept 11, 2006 21:39:52 GMT 1, I didn't notice that Chester had no black players, and didn't notice anyone else notice either. It wouldn't occur to me that it would be racist though... until you consider the history of racist allegations that have followed their manager Mark Wright:
Jan 2006: Peterborough manager Mark Wright is suspended, and then sacked, for gross misconduct after a dispute stemming from the alleged racial abuse of defender Sean St Leger. In 2001 he resigned as manager of Oxford United after being fined and given a 4-match ban by the FA for making allegedly racist remarks at black referee Joe Ross.
I suppose it is quite unusual for a team to have no black players nowadays. But employing a black player just to have a black player on the pitch would also be racist... surely. Since you'd still be selecting based on the colour of someone's skin.
As for the comment about Wycombe not having had a black manager... well that's a bit of a bizarre and irrelevent statement. Since you bring it up though, our assistant manager and goalkeeping coach are both black.... and Brownie (assistant manager and so called because his name is steve brown, NOT because he's black!) is clearly being groomed as a future manager. I've not heard a single instance of racism at a Wycombe game for many many years, and I don't have any grounds to believe that a manager or anyone else have ever been passed over for a job based on the colour of their skin. What are you trying to imply with that comment? That deep down we're all a bunch of paid up members of the KKK ready to chase 'darkies' out of the ground with pitchforks & burning crosses? It might be like that in the west country, but don't assume that we're the same.
I didn't notice that Chester had no black players, and didn't notice anyone else notice either. It wouldn't occur to me that it would be racist though... until you consider the history of racist allegations that have followed their manager Mark Wright:
Jan 2006: Peterborough manager Mark Wright is suspended, and then sacked, for gross misconduct after a dispute stemming from the alleged racial abuse of defender Sean St Leger. In 2001 he resigned as manager of Oxford United after being fined and given a 4-match ban by the FA for making allegedly racist remarks at black referee Joe Ross.
I suppose it is quite unusual for a team to have no black players nowadays. But employing a black player just to have a black player on the pitch would also be racist... surely. Since you'd still be selecting based on the colour of someone's skin.
As for the comment about Wycombe not having had a black manager... well that's a bit of a bizarre and irrelevent statement. Since you bring it up though, our assistant manager and goalkeeping coach are both black.... and Brownie (assistant manager and so called because his name is steve brown, NOT because he's black!) is clearly being groomed as a future manager. I've not heard a single instance of racism at a Wycombe game for many many years, and I don't have any grounds to believe that a manager or anyone else have ever been passed over for a job based on the colour of their skin. What are you trying to imply with that comment? That deep down we're all a bunch of paid up members of the KKK ready to chase 'darkies' out of the ground with pitchforks & burning crosses? It might be like that in the west country, but don't assume that we're the same.
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Sept 11, 2006 23:58:09 GMT 1, wow, what an over reaction!
I asked if wycombe had had a black manager. A question. That's all.
It seemed a bit strange for someone to suggest that it was strange for a team to have no balck players when the real problem (in general - not particularly wycombe) is the lack of black managers and staff.
how dare you make any references like that about the west country. you are totally out of order. how can you read all that rubbish into a one line question?
P.S. - if you are interested Rovers (and city I think) have had black staff and managers.
as for the comment about Wycombe not having had a black manager... well that's a bit of a bizarre and irrelevent statement. Since you bring it up though, our assistant manager and goalkeeping coach are both black.... and Brownie (assistant manager and so called because his name is steve brown, NOT because he's black!) is clearly being groomed as a future manager. I've not heard a single instance of racism at a Wycombe game for many many years, and I don't have any grounds to believe that a manager or anyone else have ever been passed over for a job based on the colour of their skin. What are you trying to imply with that comment? That deep down we're all a bunch of paid up members of the KKK ready to chase 'darkies' out of the ground with pitchforks & burning crosses? It might be like that in the west country, but don't assume that we're the same.
wow, what an over reaction! I asked if wycombe had had a black manager. A question. That's all. It seemed a bit strange for someone to suggest that it was strange for a team to have no balck players when the real problem (in general - not particularly wycombe) is the lack of black managers and staff. how dare you make any references like that about the west country. you are totally out of order. how can you read all that rubbish into a one line question? P.S. - if you are interested Rovers (and city I think) have had black staff and managers. as for the comment about Wycombe not having had a black manager... well that's a bit of a bizarre and irrelevent statement. Since you bring it up though, our assistant manager and goalkeeping coach are both black.... and Brownie (assistant manager and so called because his name is steve brown, NOT because he's black!) is clearly being groomed as a future manager. I've not heard a single instance of racism at a Wycombe game for many many years, and I don't have any grounds to believe that a manager or anyone else have ever been passed over for a job based on the colour of their skin. What are you trying to imply with that comment? That deep down we're all a bunch of paid up members of the KKK ready to chase 'darkies' out of the ground with pitchforks & burning crosses? It might be like that in the west country, but don't assume that we're the same. |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Sept 12, 2006 1:08:48 GMT 1, ok, yeah i did go off on one a bit...! perhaps i misunderstood the intention of your question though. I think things will change and are changing with regard to black managers - leroy rosenior's doing well, and at the end of the day clubs want success and are going to pick the best person for the job. Look at Frank Rijkard at Barcelona....
Speaking of Barcelona, you have to respect them. They're finally breaking tradition and putting a sponsor's name on their shirt for the first time. But instead of collecting £100m for the priveledge, they're PAYING UNICEF 1.5m euros a season for the honour of sporting their logo.
Take that Chelsea! You may have money but you'll never have class.
ok, yeah i did go off on one a bit...! perhaps i misunderstood the intention of your question though. I think things will change and are changing with regard to black managers - leroy rosenior's doing well, and at the end of the day clubs want success and are going to pick the best person for the job. Look at Frank Rijkard at Barcelona....
Speaking of Barcelona, you have to respect them. They're finally breaking tradition and putting a sponsor's name on their shirt for the first time. But instead of collecting £100m for the priveledge, they're PAYING UNICEF 1.5m euros a season for the honour of sporting their logo.
Take that Chelsea! You may have money but you'll never have class.
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Sept 12, 2006 10:11:30 GMT 1, how many black managers have you had in your history? Did you hear how the crowd picked up on how Chester had no Black Players? None! F**king Racists!
I think we could have had one in the 80's could be wrong Steve Brown has really been Manager on and off over the last year, and It seems that he would take over if Paul Lambert goes ;D
Brownieeeee! Brownieeeee!
Racism, We don't get any trouble like that at Wycombe Wanderers  If anyone ever steps out of line the rest of the crowd would turn on them and get them thrown out for sure!
how many black managers have you had in your history? Did you hear how the crowd picked up on how Chester had no Black Players? None! F**king Racists! I think we could have had one in the 80's could be wrong Steve Brown has really been Manager on and off over the last year, and It seems that he would take over if Paul Lambert goes ;D Brownieeeee! Brownieeeee! Racism, We don't get any trouble like that at Wycombe Wanderers If anyone ever steps out of line the rest of the crowd would turn on them and get them thrown out for sure! |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Sept 12, 2006 11:54:37 GMT 1, wow, didn't know that!
that is hella cool.
I have a good Basque friend so I support Basque clubs, but Barca (as THE Catalan club) are next in line and have gone even higher in my admiration now!
Speaking of Barcelona, you have to respect them. They're finally breaking tradition and putting a sponsor's name on their shirt for the first time. But instead of collecting £100m for the priveledge, they're PAYING UNICEF 1.5m euros a season for the honour of sporting their logo. Take that Chelsea! You may have money but you'll never have class.
wow, didn't know that! that is hella cool. I have a good Basque friend so I support Basque clubs, but Barca (as THE Catalan club) are next in line and have gone even higher in my admiration now! Speaking of Barcelona, you have to respect them. They're finally breaking tradition and putting a sponsor's name on their shirt for the first time. But instead of collecting £100m for the priveledge, they're PAYING UNICEF 1.5m euros a season for the honour of sporting their logo. Take that Chelsea! You may have money but you'll never have class. |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Sept 12, 2006 12:03:19 GMT 1,
all three of you 
and your dog ;D
Racism, We don't get any trouble like that at Wycombe Wanderers If anyone ever steps out of line the rest of the crowd would turn on them and get them thrown out for sure!
all three of you and your dog ;D Racism, We don't get any trouble like that at Wycombe Wanderers If anyone ever steps out of line the rest of the crowd would turn on them and get them thrown out for sure! |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Sept 12, 2006 12:06:45 GMT 1, Mind you, the dog's a fucking terrible racist.
Ha, reminds me... have you seen the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm when he gets a racist dog? It's in series 5 i think. Hilarious!
Mind you, the dog's a fucking terrible racist.
Ha, reminds me... have you seen the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm when he gets a racist dog? It's in series 5 i think. Hilarious!
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Sept 12, 2006 12:24:51 GMT 1, LOL ;D ;D ;D
I used to watch CYE when I had cable, but after that I haven't 
I used to love it, but sometimes just a little chringing!
The funeral notice for 'beloved aunt/c*nt' still gets me!
Mind you, the dog's a f**king terrible racist. Ha, reminds me... have you seen the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm when he gets a racist dog? It's in series 5 i think. Hilarious!
LOL ;D ;D ;D I used to watch CYE when I had cable, but after that I haven't I used to love it, but sometimes just a little chringing! The funeral notice for 'beloved aunt/c*nt' still gets me! Mind you, the dog's a f**king terrible racist. Ha, reminds me... have you seen the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm when he gets a racist dog? It's in series 5 i think. Hilarious! |
|
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Sept 12, 2006 12:47:21 GMT 1, Most of the time its just two and the dog I dont get up to Wycombe much
all three of you and your dog ;D Racism, We don't get any trouble like that at Wycombe Wanderers If anyone ever steps out of line the rest of the crowd would turn on them and get them thrown out for sure!
Most of the time its just two and the dog I dont get up to Wycombe much all three of you and your dog ;D Racism, We don't get any trouble like that at Wycombe Wanderers If anyone ever steps out of line the rest of the crowd would turn on them and get them thrown out for sure! |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Sept 13, 2006 13:40:09 GMT 1, ;D Wycombe 1-0 win last night, so we are now 3rd in the table ;D
Is it too early to sing -
;D Wycombe 1-0 win last night, so we are now 3rd in the table ;D
Is it too early to sing -
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Sept 13, 2006 14:49:44 GMT 1, jsut like last season! LOL ;D
seriously - well done - you have recovered well from several loses (manager, mark philo, promotion)
;D Wycombe 1-0 win last night, so we are now 3rd in the table ;D Is it too early to sing -
jsut like last season! LOL ;D seriously - well done - you have recovered well from several loses (manager, mark philo, promotion) ;D Wycombe 1-0 win last night, so we are now 3rd in the table ;D Is it too early to sing - |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Sept 21, 2006 17:35:55 GMT 1, Did you go last night silky? FANTASTIC STUFF!! I've been grinning all day....
   
YOU BLUES!!!!!
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Oct 19, 2006 15:19:14 GMT 1, Wycombe v Bristol Rovers in the Cup ;D
Wycombe v Bristol Rovers in the Cup ;D |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Oct 19, 2006 21:48:33 GMT 1, oooh, really! normally I would go but I don't have a car now - so easy to get there by car (30 mins) - would take many hours by train / bus....
and I guess it's an evening match? Might have to walk home
Wycombe v Bristol Rovers in the Cup ;D
oooh, really! normally I would go but I don't have a car now - so easy to get there by car (30 mins) - would take many hours by train / bus.... and I guess it's an evening match? Might have to walk home Wycombe v Bristol Rovers in the Cup ;D |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Oct 19, 2006 21:49:37 GMT 1, contender for shortest ever film? ;D
or biggest drop since hiroshima? 
The best of Wycombe in 2005/06 season -
contender for shortest ever film? ;D or biggest drop since hiroshima? The best of Wycombe in 2005/06 season - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Nov 1, 2006 15:35:48 GMT 1,
no comments for all those Wycombe fans out there..... ;D
Wycombe 0-2 Bristol Rovers
no comments for all those Wycombe fans out there..... ;D Wycombe 0-2 Bristol Rovers |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Nov 1, 2006 16:24:07 GMT 1, no comments for all those Wycombe fans out there..... ;D Wycombe 0-2 Bristol Rovers
1 Lincoln City
2 Walsall
3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 Points ;D
4 Swindon
5 Notts County
6 Milton Keynes Dons
7 Peterborough
8 Hereford
9 Shrewsbury
10 Darlington
11 Mansfield
12 Stockport
13 Accrington Stanley
14 Hartlepool
15 Bury
16 Chester
17 Bristol Rovers 19 points
18 Torquay
19 Wrexham
20 Rochdale
21 Grimsby
22 Barnet
23 Boston Utd
24 Macclesfield
no comments for all those Wycombe fans out there..... ;D Wycombe 0-2 Bristol Rovers 1 Lincoln City 2 Walsall 3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 Points ;D 4 Swindon 5 Notts County 6 Milton Keynes Dons 7 Peterborough 8 Hereford 9 Shrewsbury 10 Darlington 11 Mansfield 12 Stockport 13 Accrington Stanley 14 Hartlepool 15 Bury 16 Chester 17 Bristol Rovers 19 points 18 Torquay 19 Wrexham 20 Rochdale 21 Grimsby 22 Barnet 23 Boston Utd 24 Macclesfield |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by mido on Nov 2, 2006 1:34:37 GMT 1, must have taken you ages to think of that... ;D
no comments for all those Wycombe fans out there..... ;D 1 Lincoln City 2 Walsall 3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 Points ;D 4 Swindon 5 Notts County 6 Milton Keynes Dons 7 Peterborough 8 Hereford 9 Shrewsbury 10 Darlington 11 Mansfield 12 Stockport 13 Accrington Stanley 14 Hartlepool 15 Bury 16 Chester 17 Bristol Rovers 19 points 18 Torquay 19 Wrexham 20 Rochdale 21 Grimsby 22 Barnet 23 Boston Utd 24 Macclesfield
must have taken you ages to think of that... ;D no comments for all those Wycombe fans out there..... ;D 1 Lincoln City 2 Walsall 3 Wycombe Wanderers 32 Points ;D 4 Swindon 5 Notts County 6 Milton Keynes Dons 7 Peterborough 8 Hereford 9 Shrewsbury 10 Darlington 11 Mansfield 12 Stockport 13 Accrington Stanley 14 Hartlepool 15 Bury 16 Chester 17 Bristol Rovers 19 points 18 Torquay 19 Wrexham 20 Rochdale 21 Grimsby 22 Barnet 23 Boston Utd 24 Macclesfield |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Nov 9, 2006 0:37:41 GMT 1, Come on you Blues! ;D
Wycombe are into the last eight of the Leugue Cup ;D and the last time a team from our level ever got this far was over 30 years ago
Watch out Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, Charlton & Southend ;D
If we get Southend out of that draw I will not be happy
Come on you Blues! ;D Wycombe are into the last eight of the Leugue Cup ;D and the last time a team from our level ever got this far was over 30 years ago Watch out Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, Charlton & Southend ;D If we get Southend out of that draw I will not be happy |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Nov 9, 2006 18:38:40 GMT 1, We have to wait until December for the draw :-(
It's been an epic journey so far. I'll remember the Fulham & Donacaster games forever.... and apparently Notts County on Tues was a real humdinger.
I'll be happy with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Spurs away
;D
We have to wait until December for the draw :-(
It's been an epic journey so far. I'll remember the Fulham & Donacaster games forever.... and apparently Notts County on Tues was a real humdinger.
I'll be happy with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Spurs away
;D
|
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by Daniel Silk on Nov 9, 2006 18:43:35 GMT 1, We have to wait until December for the draw :-( It's been an epic journey so far. I'll remember the Fulham & Donacaster games forever.... and apparently Notts County on Tues was a real humdinger. I'll be happy with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Spurs away ;D
I havent manged to get to any of the cup games yet this season But Im hoping we will get a London team in the draw so it will be easy to travel ;D
We have to wait until December for the draw :-( It's been an epic journey so far. I'll remember the Fulham & Donacaster games forever.... and apparently Notts County on Tues was a real humdinger. I'll be happy with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Spurs away ;D I havent manged to get to any of the cup games yet this season But Im hoping we will get a London team in the draw so it will be easy to travel ;D |
|
|
|
Wycombe Wanderers, by headphonesex on Nov 9, 2006 18:51:38 GMT 1, Notts County Match report.... courtesy of www.smbu.co.uk
LOL!!!
She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach…
It has been said many times, though let it be said again: Wycombe Wanderers are England’s glamour football club. The sheer inveiglement of the current Wycombe side seeps over every blade of grass of every ground they unselfishly agree to play on. For fans, the dour and tawdry world of PLC football is usurped time and again, by them sweet sounds, of that crazy, crazy town: High Wycombe.
Travelling to Nottingham nags at the back of the mind, “Will I be shot?” Probably. But crime is down 12% says councilor John Collins, and that’s enough for me to continue. A pre-match soiree with Nottingham’s finest - Paul Smith, Su Pollard and Robert Harris - should be bullet free, as long as Pollard knows her place.
The allure of Hooters, the only such venue in the United Kingdom, and the presumably five star hotels next to the train station, means that members of the Wycombe Wanderers Yacht Club are sprinkled liberally across the city like Robin Hood’s Merry Men – giving from the rich to the poor, in return for their finest champagne, and Parma ham rolls.
Difficult though it is to believe, not everyone at WWFC has a yacht. In these mortgage obsessed, penny pinching days, it can be the £4.50 car park fee that pushes you into the red and sees a visit the next morning from Jason Cousins’ ex-colleagues, banging on your door demanding your much loved DAB radio. Baring that in mind, Wycombe fans head for the city’s crack dens, where the free parking and ego boosting offers of cheap hand jobs send spirits rising. “Yes, we can do it” they mumble into their Milletts coats.
And of course, they did. Since Chairboys On The Net found better things to do, the detailed independent match report has become a distant memory, and seems unlikely to be resurrected. The Wycombe following, whilst not quite the cream of humanity that created the cocktail party atmosphere of Fulham away, basked in it’s charismatic idiosyncrasies. Fagin’s Mob – aged 11 to 15 – recorded their finest result yet when they forced 4 policeman to stand up and walk towards them with patronising expressions on their faces. Wycombe’s true firm, however, appeared in the second half to right of the goal. They shun hooligan casual clothes, opting for the ultra-smart dress of suits and enormous overcoats. 4 or 5 strong, the mob known as “The Directors” are each over 6ft and 16st. The waft of cigar smoke and surnames such as Bompansero give an aura of invisibility. County’s top boys shift easily in their seats. “Bugger that” they think, in mildly Northern accents.
The full time whistle brings yet another glorious scene for Wycombe Wanderers supporters, and not even the ultra-aggressive smack-heads offering out Bucks’ finest for a 3-on-1 showdown in the streets outside can put a dampening on another of those great football nights. “Come on then, I’ll do you all” he growls, and for a moment, jabbing his pock marked face with a golf-umbrella seems like a fine end to the evening. But he’s gone, disappeared into the night. It’s absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. And he was charming bloke all right.
Cup Football, Mickey Mouse or otherwise, has always been a cage... a cage to catch our dreams. And as Oxford United will no doubt discover on Saturday, nothing happens unless first we dream.
Notts County Match report.... courtesy of www.smbu.co.ukLOL!!! She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach… It has been said many times, though let it be said again: Wycombe Wanderers are England’s glamour football club. The sheer inveiglement of the current Wycombe side seeps over every blade of grass of every ground they unselfishly agree to play on. For fans, the dour and tawdry world of PLC football is usurped time and again, by them sweet sounds, of that crazy, crazy town: High Wycombe. Travelling to Nottingham nags at the back of the mind, “Will I be shot?” Probably. But crime is down 12% says councilor John Collins, and that’s enough for me to continue. A pre-match soiree with Nottingham’s finest - Paul Smith, Su Pollard and Robert Harris - should be bullet free, as long as Pollard knows her place. The allure of Hooters, the only such venue in the United Kingdom, and the presumably five star hotels next to the train station, means that members of the Wycombe Wanderers Yacht Club are sprinkled liberally across the city like Robin Hood’s Merry Men – giving from the rich to the poor, in return for their finest champagne, and Parma ham rolls. Difficult though it is to believe, not everyone at WWFC has a yacht. In these mortgage obsessed, penny pinching days, it can be the £4.50 car park fee that pushes you into the red and sees a visit the next morning from Jason Cousins’ ex-colleagues, banging on your door demanding your much loved DAB radio. Baring that in mind, Wycombe fans head for the city’s crack dens, where the free parking and ego boosting offers of cheap hand jobs send spirits rising. “Yes, we can do it” they mumble into their Milletts coats. And of course, they did. Since Chairboys On The Net found better things to do, the detailed independent match report has become a distant memory, and seems unlikely to be resurrected. The Wycombe following, whilst not quite the cream of humanity that created the cocktail party atmosphere of Fulham away, basked in it’s charismatic idiosyncrasies. Fagin’s Mob – aged 11 to 15 – recorded their finest result yet when they forced 4 policeman to stand up and walk towards them with patronising expressions on their faces. Wycombe’s true firm, however, appeared in the second half to right of the goal. They shun hooligan casual clothes, opting for the ultra-smart dress of suits and enormous overcoats. 4 or 5 strong, the mob known as “The Directors” are each over 6ft and 16st. The waft of cigar smoke and surnames such as Bompansero give an aura of invisibility. County’s top boys shift easily in their seats. “Bugger that” they think, in mildly Northern accents. The full time whistle brings yet another glorious scene for Wycombe Wanderers supporters, and not even the ultra-aggressive smack-heads offering out Bucks’ finest for a 3-on-1 showdown in the streets outside can put a dampening on another of those great football nights. “Come on then, I’ll do you all” he growls, and for a moment, jabbing his pock marked face with a golf-umbrella seems like a fine end to the evening. But he’s gone, disappeared into the night. It’s absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. And he was charming bloke all right. Cup Football, Mickey Mouse or otherwise, has always been a cage... a cage to catch our dreams. And as Oxford United will no doubt discover on Saturday, nothing happens unless first we dream. |
|
He's a great battling player, but he has a bit of a temper 
he looks like one of those players that can be amazing one minute and then has about six months when he plays like he don't really give a F**k 
He was amazing! the best I had seen for ages, all over the pitch, he was like a one man team! 
