Net in the Prog

Swans and the Internet

The article that appeared in the Leyton Orient programme on Saturday 27/9/97 is reproduced here.

In the last edition, I tried to give you a broad idea of what the Swans presence on the Internet is all about. Now that I've been asked to do a mini series, I will try to expand on that. Firstly, if you haven't experienced the Internet for yourself, I would recommend you remedy that by popping along to the CyberStop cafe in Portland Street and getting half an hour's time on it for just £2.50. No expensive computer to buy and no phone charges to pay! Added to this you'll get friendly help and advice - what could be simpler? Having "logged on" how do you know where to go? Well as I wrote last time, there is no shortage of Swansea sites:- Mine is at http://homepages.enterprise.net/gmartin S. Murphy's is at http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/3841/

Stephen Roberts' is at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slrnet/
Jack Attack is at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SCFC/
Anthony Thomas' site is at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mouthful_of_lead/
The Scandinavian Swans have a site at http://www.angelfire.com/biz/ScandinavianSwans/index.html
and the MAGS site is at http://www.netscafe.co.uk/wills/mags

What information can you find there? Well apart from the usual info about the players and facts about the club, there are match reports, players pictures, a news & gossip page, interviews - to name but a few. You can also hear recorded chants of the North Bank crowd - if you're sad enough!

The most vibrant part of the Swans on the Internet however, is the discussion forum known as the Mailing List. Up to 30 messages a day literally fly back and forth across the world on topical subjects.

One of the recent topics has been a discussion on how soon the new owners should sanction the purchase of new players. We have some on the list urging caution whilst others are calling for immediate action. No matter what your view, this topic has certainly generated some cyber-heat!

I don't intend this spot to be a boring technical piece every fortnight, so I thought I would invite Swans fans from around the world to share with you what it means to be a long-distance supporter via the Internet.

The first contribution will appear in our next programme.

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