A new Saints Fanzine for SFC - on sale (v Reading)

[redandwhitebill]

Hi guys, I am only an occasional poster on here but wanted to spread the word about a new club fanzine that myself and a fellow fan have set up. We are both lifelong fans and have put together The Saints Fanzine, which we will be distributing before tomorrow's game and on Tuesday against Eastleigh too.

 

It features:

- An exclusive Glenn ****erill interview

- World Cup chat with journo Jeremy Wilson

- A catch up with Saints ledge Marian Pahars

 

 

There is a little more info about it on my blog:

 

http://redandwhitebill.blogspot.com/2010/07/saints-fanzine-has-landed.html

 

But we are only charging a quid to cover costs and would love a few SaintsForum members to buy it as we know there a lot of diehards on here... So please come find us by the footbridge on Northam Rd and Britannia Rd too for a copy, only a quid.

 

Thanks, Will (Red and White Bill)

PS Once you have a copy, would love some feedback on here or on my blog... thanks.

[Colinjb]

Will be interesting to see if a paper fanzine will be able to work in this digital age.

 

I wish you luck guys.

[Right sider]

Also make sure you go to Eastleigh on monday as I think that you might miss an opportunity by going on tuesday.

[SaintBobby]

Good luck, I yearn for the old fanzines....but I wonder what they can bring in the world of online stuff (sorry, not very technical that)

[SO16_Saint]

Excellent. Am not able to make either, so is there a way to get it through post??

[revolution saint]

Good luck mate and I'll buy a copy if I see someone selling it. I'm sure I'm not alone in missing proper fanzines and would be great to see one back here.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

I hope you succeed, as it's very difficult to take most PCs into the loo to read.

 

I've stuck the thread and hope you get a good response. I, for one can't make the two friendlies but will be keen to buy one before Plymouth.

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

I can't make the games but would like a copy. Can you post out?

[redandwhitebill]

Thanks for the positive response guys, and for making this a sticky -

 

I will be working out a way we can post these out, and write it on here over the weekend. Stay tuned!

 

If you are at the game tomorrow but can't locate us in the areas mentioned, please give me a ring on 07828 178154.

 

Will

[Deppo]

Thanks for the positive response guys, and for making this a sticky -

 

I will be working out a way we can post these out, and write it on here over the weekend. Stay tuned!

 

If you are at the game tomorrow but can't locate us in the areas mentioned, please give me a ring on 07828 178154.

 

Will

 

Why don't you just use something like http://issuu.com/explore instead of posting it out. You can still charge for content, I believe.

[Noodles34]

good to see a fanzine back, woner if it will be as 'clicky' as The Ugly, as mundane as 'Red Stripe' or as funny as 'On The March', probabaly missed one I bet.

[Upton72]

If you want to see a hard copy fanzine that works, and, from my limited knowledge, (son is a season ticket holder up there), is successful; try and get a copy of The Oatcake, Stoke City's fanzine. It's a terrific piece of opinionated writing, with elements of history, humour, and vitriol. Touted round the locals pubs on match days for £1.50.

The printed word can still work, at least for those who can read!

[Dog]

Does it have a word search or crossword for half-time entertainment?

[Rut]

Good luck with it.

 

I often would buy the home team zine when going to Saints away games. I think quite a few people used to do that. The Internet obviously did cripple sales but I do think there is some sort of market out there for printed copy.

 

How many do you estimate you will sell? It's always a hard thing to get right. Especially the 1st issue. Print 100 and they sell out in an hour and you wish you had more. Print 1,000 and you only sell 400. Very hard to judge....

[SW11_Saint]

good to see a fanzine back, woner if it will be as 'clicky' as The Ugly, as mundane as 'Red Stripe' or as funny as 'On The March', probabaly missed one I bet.

Think you mean 'cliquey'. Red Stripe mundane? On The March funny?!

 

Redstripe was by far the funniest, and most intelligent. On The March was juvenile. The UI the most 'street'.

 

I fear the day of paper fanzines is over, but good luck to them. If I see them being sold before Plymouth I'll buy one.

[Michelle]

I might be able to help with the posting situation...

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Does it have a word search or crossword for half-time entertainment?

 

I have a copy here. It has a wordsearch and a Sudoku.

 

It's well printed, no typos found at the moment. Plenty of variety with input from Glen Co-ckerill and an interview with Super Marian.

 

Not outwardly political and well laid out.

 

I shall buy the next edition when I see it.

 

Well done boys!

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

From the sounds of ESB's review, lets hope it is on sale vs Plymouth

[Toomer]

Very good read well laid out and the printer they used have been around a very long time and know their stuff.

[SaintBobby]

Wasn't at all what I was expecting, but I quite enjoyed it.

 

It's an alternative to the official programme rather than a fanzine, really.

 

Probably not really opinionated/mocking/radical enough for my tastes, but could find a mainstream audience amongst the fanbase. In the "where are they now?" section, saying that Claus still "pops up in the papers" and suggesting the reason for the Bridge-Terry fallout is only "alleged" was a bit anodyne for a fanzine, I thought. Read more like something on the OS!

 

I'd think most hardened Saints fans would have found the 20 question quiz a bit easy, but maybe we're not the target audience.

 

A few typos/errors - but no worse than many official programmes.

 

1. "Ricky (sic) Lambert needs no introduction"

 

2. Wasn't Chris Marsden's wonder goal v Ipswich, not Leeds as suggested?

 

Wish you every success though and hope you make it a regular thing, I'd definitely buy future issues - and for a quid it was a bargain. It was well laid out, nicely presented, unpretentious and did pretty much exactly what it said on the tin.

[The9]

Decent enough read, good value, could do with more humour and some opinions. Overall, glad I bought it.

[beatlesaint]

Just started reading it after flicking through it and it seems really well laid out and a good mix of articles.

As the season starts and progresses I'm sure there will be much more to come with regards humour, opinion and critique.

 

Well done lads.

[fareham saint phil]

Couldn't find anyone selling it before the game but walking out there was someone on the road back towards Ocean Village so happily got one.

 

1) Think you need to be more specific where you are going to be and maybe times you are there, then people can make a detour to get one, more places the better!

 

2) Love the ex players bit and would be nice to expand on them, "where are they now" are always a good read and a Saintly England brought back memories (no not CB Fry)

 

3) 20 questions were way too easy but proved the grey matter is still working

 

4) Not enough "terrace humour" or is it gutter humour?, maybe not wanting to offend etc, but i hear worse from my 15 yr old, so maybe a "guest fan section recalling memories from matches, best away trip etc etc

 

5) Will you have "match reports" in future issues?

 

Have to say i enjoyed it, Shame i didnt get it before the match, plenty of effort put into it and worth a read by all, good luck i hope it pays off for you all

[redandwhitebill]

Hi everyone, thanks for all your positive comments and feedback, there were myself, Jim and two other friends selling yesterday and we shifted a lot. We will be selling at Eastleigh on Monday AND before the Plymouth game on Saturday. Again, if you are at these and can't locate us please give me a ring for a copy 07828 178154 and we can meet.

 

Some other points

- there are a couple of typos, and yes, Chris Marsden's mazy goal was against Ipswich not Leeds. Apologies! A friend has also pointed out that I don't actually say what Marsden is doing these days as well, so I don't really serve CMFG very well! Will try and get an interview for the next issue

- I have had some requests for them to be sent out and am very happy to do this. Just send me a private message and we can sort it out. I am also looking into online publishing which may be easier, but I know a lot of people would prefer a hard copy so will offer both alternatives. More to come on this shortly.

 

Again, thanks for the feedback, the more the better. We will be at Eastleigh on Monday (hopefully with signs this time to attract attention) so please look out and give us a ring if you are there and want a copy. Thanks, Will

[sperm_john]

for ages and ages and ages i've been thinking how good it would be to have a club fanzine on sell again, this is great news, i'll deffinately buy a copy week in week out if i see one!

[Dan]

Bought one yesterday was a good read. Could so with a section on something related to the fans or something similar. What have you given up to follow saints, what have you done out of the ordinary to get to a game, record of games - attended I heard someone from London hasn’t missed a match since the 70s. Something like that would be good, just an idea.

[SparkySaint]

2. Wasn't Chris Marsden's wonder goal v Ipswich, not Leeds as suggested?

 

I was there for that one. What a memory that is

[harwellsaint]

good work fella, will defo buy one , really miss the fanzine reckon i aint alone so you may well be onto a winner. good luck

[FreemantleSaint]

I've really been missing the old paper fanzines and have a box of old copies of OTM, UI, RS and BS (which I used to write in) so it's great to see some fans having a go at a new one. For all that's been said about online fanzines none of them have matched the old paper ones in terms of variety, amount and creativity of content.

 

I look forward to buying a copy before the Plymouth game.

[Channon's Sideburns]

Good work fellas, got mine on the way to the game.

[benjii]

Think you mean 'cliquey'. Red Stripe mundane? On The March funny?!

 

Redstripe was by far the funniest, and most intelligent. On The March was juvenile. The UI the most 'street'.

 

I fear the day of paper fanzines is over, but good luck to them. If I see them being sold before Plymouth I'll buy one.

 

RedStripe was bloody awful. The other two were much better.

 

Edit - actually I might be thinking of something else. I definitely preferred UI and OTM to one other one that was knocking around for a while.

Edited 1 August, 2010 by benjii

[Iowsaintsfan]

Got one made agood read for the boat on the way home well worth the quid, will buy another one! good work guys

[Seany S]

redandwhitebill : I am sure I can help you sell a few more issues, by distributing it in Northam Club and The Old Farmhouse, for starters. Email me at bigseany1979@live.co.uk if you are interested. I am also keen on submitting some articles, I am a published writer/journalist. Well done on this, fantastic endeavor mate.

[Sour Mash]

Bought one yesterday was a good read. Could so with a section on something related to the fans or something similar. What have you given up to follow saints, what have you done out of the ordinary to get to a game, record of games - attended I heard someone from London hasn’t missed a match since the 70s. Something like that would be good, just an idea.

 

Exactly. Good luck to the chaps who are doing this, really hope it gets off the ground, just hope it doesn't turn out to be an alternative programme. The best fanzines were always full of terrace humour, stories from travelling to away games, pubs, a few rants etc. Would be great to have a "proper" Saints fanzine back on the streets, I know plenty that would buy one.

[Charlie Wayman]

Exactly. Good luck to the chaps who are doing this, really hope it gets off the ground, just hope it doesn't turn out to be an alternative programme. The best fanzines were always full of terrace humour, stories from travelling to away games, pubs, a few rants etc. Would be great to have a "proper" Saints fanzine back on the streets, I know plenty that would buy one.

 

Aye! to that. The official programmes are in my view worthless tat that add nothing to the match day experience so i don't buy them. Years ago, I used to buy every one and store them away as souvenirs, how times have changed now that commercial interests outweigh every thing else. I'll give the fanzine a whirl if a seller is in prominence on Saturday but please no filth, keep it clean, make it funny, fill it with good information taht we can't get anywhere else, no trips down memory lane. We all loved Channon, Keegan, Paine and Le Toss but that was then and this is now, the best may be yet to come.

 

Good Luck! A quid eh? Crikey! that used to buy two tickets at the Odeon and a nice F & C supper to follow, wrapped in an old copy of the Southern Evening Echo which you could read for free afterwards. If you were really lucky it would be the football edition.....

[Macey_J2]

I'll buy a copy on saturday, any ideas where abouts on Britannia Rd you'll be stood? we'll be coming from Ocean Village way.

[100%Red&White]

Hopefully some left for the Orient home game (unless you're planning on shipping a few out to Turkey this weekend?).

 

For me the Ugly Inside was your classic fanzine *****il it got a bit too political towards the end) and when word went round a new one was coming out it added a bit of anticipation to the weekend.

 

Note to self, must go and dig out all those old copies from the loft.

[redandwhitebill]

Hi everyone, just to confirm we will be at the Eastleigh game tonight, just give me a ring (07828 178154) if you are there and want one but cant see us. Will

[stpedro]

No-one has mentioned Beautiful South which did a few issues. I wrote the odd article and enjoyed it. Would love a copy of the new fanzine as well but live in Norfolk!

[Noodles34]

good work fella, will defo buy one , really miss the fanzine reckon i aint alone so you may well be onto a winner. good luck

 

you can read then?

[Noodles34]

Think you mean 'cliquey'. Red Stripe mundane? On The March funny?!

 

Redstripe was by far the funniest, and most intelligent. On The March was juvenile. The UI the most 'street'.

 

I fear the day of paper fanzines is over, but good luck to them. If I see them being sold before Plymouth I'll buy one.

 

How TUI was street when was written by Clive "and his brown leather jacket" Foley is beyond me!

 

I think Branfoot preferred OTM...

 

Personally I think the art of a good fanzine is being off the wall, contentious and perhaps juvenile (as you put it), the definition should be 'not to be taken too seriously' and I always thought TUI was a bit 'old', fine for your 70's terrace boys but it never really came up to date for me. OTM went in a completely different direction which probabaly did not appeal to the purists at all, more to the emrging Brit Pop generation. RS and The BS came a bit later and once again, a bit straight for my liking. As I said 'off the wall' and you can't get any more 'off the wall' than hoping your manager is going to die (and that was definately juvenile) but you get (or not perhaps) the idea.

 

I for one will be looking out for this zine at SMS, long overdue, **** the net, theres nothing better than sitting down at HT reading something funny and interesting, which is why i don't buy the programme!

[bubblyone]

How TUI was street when was written by Clive "and hisbeyond me!

 

I think Branfoot preferred OTM...

 

There is definately still room for a "paper" publication amongst niche markets like football fans.

I, like many others, read this website because in between the in-fighting, points scoring and power mongering, there is

a healthy mix of decent debate, intelligent comment and humour.

Use these as your base requirements for content and your on to a winner.

 

good luck!

[Saint-scooby]

I picked one up on Saturday, pretty good for a first time issue, good to see it and good luck with it.

[redandwhitebill]

Passed on a few more at Eastleigh last night, plus if you cant get to the Plymouth game on Saturday but want one please send me a personal message and I can post out - £1.50 payment either paypal or cheque. Thanks

 

See you at Plymouth and thanks for all the feedback so far, we will definitely be doing a second one - please get in touch if you have any ideas

[redandwhitebill]

Hi guys, got a few more fanzine readers after this afternoon (shame about the result) and we will be selling them again on Tuesday night. If you cant get to the game but want one drop me an email at willw101@hotmail.co.uk and we can sort out postal ones. Cheers, will

[REDARMY79]

Bought a copy today, not a bad read for a quid. Looking forward to the next issue.

Keep up the good work lads!

[Ricky Redstripe]

I got to the ground at about 10.45 and walked all around the ground but couldn't find the sellers. Where were they?

[Saint_clark]

I bought one today, one piece of advice - check more thoroughly for spelling and grammar mistakes.

A good read however.

[hamster]

Walked straight past the chap in the industrial estate selling them, meant to grab one but got distracted.

 

Is it a monthly press?

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

Have not seen this but one advice is good cartoons.