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Chris Taylor ~Yesterday afternoon I went to the County Ground to watch Swindon beat Oldham Atheltic 3-0. The first half was turgid (and cold, so very very cold) but Swindon came to life after the break and scored three quick goals to seal the victory. Oldham's young midfielder, Chris Taylor, had drawn attention to himself by pushing a Swindon player into a goalpost and then entering into a heated discussion with the Swindon fans behind the goal. There followed the usual predictable chants about him being a dirty northern bastard and a robust rendition of "Chris Taylor is a wanker" (which I already had an earworm for after EIM's sickening attack on Malted Milk biscuits last week). However, once the vitriol died down, the home fans started a long and sarcastic chanting of the player's name. "Taaaaaay-lor....Taaaaay-lor" which they maintained until the final whistle. At one point the whole stadium was doing it. I havent' seen the County Ground united in song in this way for about 15 years. Taylor was obviously upset by this, and managed to get himself booked for shouting at the referee in frustration. Players from both sides were patting him on the bum and telling him to ignore it (I'll give the Swindon players the benefit of the doubt here). but he was clearly affected by it. I've never seen a crowd bully a player in such a way before, and I actually felt sorry for the poor guy - he's only 21 after all. It all reminded me of the episode of the Simpsons where Lisa and Bart taunt Daryl Strawberry with the chant of "Daaaaaryl...Daaaaaaryl..." leading him to wipe away a tear. Share this article:         |
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