Marine v Didcot Town Preview
Friday 29th December 2023
Marine vs Didcot Town Preview:
We return to the Webbswood Stadium on Saturday, as the Railwaymen make the short trip to Wiltshire, kick off 3:00pm.
Marine return to the Webbswood Stadium on Saturday, licking their wounds from a Tuesday afternoon trip to Merthyr Town and knowing that they had little time to reflect on defeat as they take on the more important issue of a relegation six-pointer.
“We’re not fighting for promotion, we’re in a relegation scrap,” Head Coach Stuart Fleetwood told Supermarine Radio following Tuesdays defeat as attentions immediately turned to Saturday’s clash.
“It turns the game against Didcot Town into an even bigger game,” he concluded – and for where both clubs currently sit – it certainly does.
Neither club would have expected to find themselves where they are and neither are about to throw in the towel and despite dome brilliant results against the top sides – following defeat at the hands of Dorchester Town at the start of the month, Marine will know they will face another battle at the weekend.
Current Positions:
Swindon Supermarine - 19th place - P22-W5-D5-L12 20pts
vs
Didcot Town - 22nd place - P21-W2-D5-L14 11Pts
The Teams Leading Goalscorers:
Swindon Supermarine: Levi Irving – 9 goals
Didcot Town: Pat Osbourne and Ben Putland – 4 goals
Admission Prices:
There are no pre-match tickets on sale for the game, it is pay on the day at the turnstiles, which will be open from 13:00 with either cash or card payments accepted.
- Family 4 - £25 (2 Adults + 2 Youths)
- Adult - £12 (18 to 59-years-old)
- Concessions - £8 (over 60-years-old)
- Youths - £6 (Youths 12 to 17-years-old)
- Children U12s - FREE (U12s must be accompanied by an adult)
Matchday Experience:
Along with Didcot, we’re also welcoming the players, coaches and parents and friends from Abby Meads U12s Greens for the afternoon too! We hope you all have a great time and enjoy our hospitality as well as your halftime game out on the pitch! Don’t forget to hang around and grab some autographs after the final whistle!
Food Drive:
With the Festive Season upon us, if you’re in a position to help replenish the Swindon Food Collective stock, please bring your non-perishable food items, such as 1 litre bottles of squash, long life milk, long life juice, small jars of coffee, 500g and 1kg bags of sugar, tinned fruit, tinned plum tomatoes, tinned puddings, rice, custard, semolina, angel delight and jellies.
Martin will have a collection point available and he’ll make sure your donations help put food on the table of someone who is struggling this time of year. Find out more by clicking: swindonfoodcollective.org
Matchday Programme:
We’ll have the latest edition of our match day magazine available at the turnstile entrance – featuring the views of Head Coach Stuart Fleetwood, Nick Taylor rounds up December and Pete Crockett puts our current situation in perspective. Chairman Jez Webbs pens some notes on the situation and we take a look at our Development side as they prepare to get back to action after the Christmas intermission.
All that squeezed in to a smaller issue (due to print deadlines) so we’re only charging £1! Make sure you get your copy while stocks last!
Half Time Draw:
Why not visit Martin in the club shop ahead of the game and pick up tickets for our 50/50 Draw! Just £1 will get you entry and you could take home a cash prize or a runner-up gift!
The draw is made and announced during the first half, but we also have the winning numbers on Facebook if you miss them being read out.
Other Southern Premier South games:
Basingstoke Town vs Salisbury
Poole Town vs Plymouth Parkway
Keeping up-to-date on game day:
If you can’t join us at the match, you can follow the action via our official X account @SupermarineFC, where we will have regular updates throughout the match.
We’ll also have game day photographs on our Instagram account: @officialswindonsupermarine and there’ll be the usual HT and FINAL updates on Facebook.
Supermarine Radio:
Marine supporters John-Luke and Chris will also be hosting live online commentary from the game via their fan-based Supermarine Radio.
Coverage is due to get under way at 2.30pm so if you can’t get to the game, give them a listen on Mixlr
Parking & Travel:
Whilst we have FREE car parking for over 300 cars in our car park at the Webbswood Stadium, it does get very busy on matchdays so why not travel by public transport and then save the issue off finding a parking space!
We encourage our spectators to use the Stagecoach Number 7 bus from the town centre bus station, with a route via Greenbridge Retail Park and The Crown Inn at Stratton. It’s a twenty-three-minute bus ride to the last bus stop in the South Marston Industrial Estate (Exel stop).
Just ask the bus driver to stop for you at the bus stop for the Supermarine Sports Complex, and then it’s just a few minutes’ walk from there to the ground. This makes the Webbswood Stadium more accessible to all and has greener credentials, please try it!
Click here for No 7 Bus time table:
