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Title: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: VivaRovers on December 20, 2017, 09:39:16 am

Can anyone help me with this?

The fanzine will be twenty years old in (I think) April, but having only gotten involved round about issue 11, I'm not sure of the exact date of the first issue.

Anyone know when the first 'zine went on sale? Contents suggest April 1998, possibly even the last game of the season in May, but I can't be sure.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: idler on December 20, 2017, 12:39:48 pm

Perhaps Nathan or Lucy might remember. I remember buying it around that time I think.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: Dutch Uncle on December 20, 2017, 01:17:35 pm

I think there was at least one other Fanzine initially - I have issue number 2 of ‘No smoking in the Main Stand’, and it dates from Ian Snodin’s time as manager - i.e. 1998 to 2000.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: StocktonRover on December 20, 2017, 01:36:18 pm

I’ve got it down as April 98

There were a number of other fanzines previous to that:

Raise the roof
Raise the roof II
Keegan was crap really
Warboys is still god

I wasn’t aware of the no smoking on the main stand one though.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: VivaRovers on December 20, 2017, 02:03:40 pm

Yes there were definitely a number of 'zines around before popular STAND, but I'm keen to pin down the exact date for popular STAND.

Can anyone help us be more specific than 'April 1998'?

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: Ldr on December 20, 2017, 05:41:58 pm

I think you would need Sean or the other guy who founded it

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: VivaRovers on December 21, 2017, 09:58:45 am

You're right, I was posting on here in the hope that either Sean or Liam might see it.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: VivaRovers on December 23, 2017, 12:09:19 pm

Just to advise, I've got the answer to this now courtesy of one of the original editors. Turns out it was as early as March 1998.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: RobTheRover on December 23, 2017, 03:05:39 pm

Looking forward to the hardback 20th Anniversary issue.

;)

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: VivaRovers on December 24, 2017, 10:43:47 am

Quote from: RobTheRover on December 23, 2017, 03:05:39 pm

Looking forward to the hardback 20th Anniversary issue.

We won't quite be going down that route, as I still want to ensure each fanzine we put out is £1.

However, I am looking at doing something along those lines when we reach issue 100.

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: RedRover45 on December 24, 2017, 10:46:40 am

I've got every one 😝

Title: Re: When was the first issue of popular STAND fanzine?
Post by: Chris Black come back on December 24, 2017, 11:03:50 am

Quote from: VivaRovers on December 24, 2017, 10:43:47 am

Quote from: RobTheRover on December 23, 2017, 03:05:39 pm

Looking forward to the hardback 20th Anniversary issue.

We won't quite be going down that route, as I still want to ensure each fanzine we put out is £1.

However, I am looking at doing something along those lines when we reach issue 100.

Can we have the Mark Wilson cover reprised please?