Last Issue of The Whiff

[Focher]

And also just for the record:

Royals Rendez Vous > Jazz Cafe

[under the tin]

Very sad news indeed.
I buy fanzines wherever I go.
I find them infinitely more entertaining, and better value than paying an extortionate amount of money to have a glossy magazine churning out populist soundbites written by the club politburo, photographs of Mr Edwin Sturk, from Bedwinton, shaking hands with the club's commercial manager after winning last week's "Golden ticket", and peurile interviews with players.
I know that tricky winger Dave "spinner" Burcombe's favourite drink is lager, and the last CD he bought was Atomic Omlette by the Hydraulic Deckchairs. My life is *xf*rd complete now.

[Man Friday]

This is terrible news. Always enjoyed reading The Whiff. Certainly better than the programme. The wit is cleverer, dryer, more sardonic, and therefore better, than (all) other fanzines I have read.

[Hugo Boss]

Taking The Biscuit - Forgot about that old classic!!

Gonna have to get in the loft to dig a few of these old items out.

[surrounded by saints]

never buy a programme, always buy the whiff.written by supporters for supporters and will be a big miss as far as im concerned.thanks to all concerned over the years and please reconsider!!

[zummerset]

Very sad - I always bought one whenever I saw someone selling them. Really well written and funny. Fully expect another will step into the void.

[Svlad Cjelli]

If so many people "always bought it", why is it a struggle to keep it going?

[Sarah Star]

Isn't it at least partly because the people who produced it have families and other commitments now as well as the access to similar stuff online? They really need someone else to take up the mantle now.

Loved their sense of humour.

[Aubery Boyce]

It was good, but it was no Royals Review

it was certainly no TTB, either Cheesey!


TAKING THE BISCUIT ! ONLY 50p!

[Royal With Cheese]

Brings back very happy memories.

Oh, General B - stop it.

[Royal With Cheese]

Agreed with the commitment comments. It's great fun to run a fanzine but, like a band, it's a tricky thing to keep going for a considerable length of time. We at TTB had two goes but, in truth, it had long run its course by the time we'd finished.

The guys at the whiff have my utmost respect and admirartion for keeping such a high quality publication going for such a length of time.

Personally, I think fanzines have had their time - with blogs and the likes of HobNob the natural replacements.

[Svlad Cjelli]

Agreed with the commitment comments. It's great fun to run a fanzine but, like a band, it's a tricky thing to keep going for a considerable length of time. We at TTB had two goes but, in truth, it had long run its course by the time we'd finished.

The guys at the whiff have my utmost respect and admirartion for keeping such a high quality publication going for such a length of time.

Personally, I think fanzines have had their time - with blogs and the likes of HobNob the natural replacements.

Agreed with all of the above - plus the fact that fanzines thrive when things are going badly and there's plenty to criticise. That's not really the scenario we've had here, compared with some other clubs.

Ref the last paragraph - yes, the best football writing these days is on blogs - any subject you care to read, and free.

[biscuitman]

Best one by far- Scarborough Athletic's 'Abandon Chip!' in reference to the old Mccain owners of Scarborough FC.

[Focher]

i will never forget striking the stanch in the TTB farewell Elm Pk game , as anyone else who played would confess, it was probably the crispest 30 yard strike at Elm Pk since Quinn's lob.

[PieEater]

I usually buy one to read at half time, but I didn't have any change last time I walked past them. It's all my fault for not buying one.

[Ark Royal]

Sad. I was lucky enough to have three pieces published and my brother used to post them to me over the pond. I will miss it.

[Compo's Hat]

The Up the Rs column is always a very good read on the way the team is going.

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

I'm an old Luddite who stills reads 'real' books, and buys newspapers and, on my rare visits to live footy, will always buy a fanzine over an official proggie.

FTR, when we moved overseas 15 years ago, the Mrs said (I know, I *know*) I had to select and limit my reading matter to one box. My collection of Elm Park Disease, TTB and The Whiff made the cut.

[SWLR]

I'm an old Luddite who stills reads 'real' books, and buys newspapers and, on my rare visits to live footy, will always buy a fanzine over an official proggie.

FTR, when we moved overseas 15 years ago, the Mrs said (I know, I *know*) I had to select and limit my reading matter to one box. My collection of Elm Park Disease, TTB and The Whiff made the cut.

So that is where you hid the porn

[floyd__streete]

And also just for the record:

Royals Rendez Vous > Jazz Cafe

Tilehurst Road slope being closed > Safety fence being erected
Pelada > Puma
Hat Painting > Waitrose
Giant foam COME ON YOU ROYALS hand > Rumblestix
Mick Foster > Jon Keen
Mark Gonella > Tim Dellor
Yule Log > Football Blog
Pitch invasion after a series of bad results > moaning on Twitter after a series of bad results
Policemen looking older > Policemen looking younger
Michael Ryan > Derrick Bird
Bergerac > Midsommer Murders
Points of View with Barry Took > Points of View with Jeremy Vine
Eggheads with Dermot Murnaghan > Eggheads with Jeremy Vine
Tim Vine > Jeremy Vine > Rowan Vine