The Miracle of Swindon Town

""In a surprising turn of events, it's raining in England.""

- John Green

A web series on the Vlog Brothers Hank Games channel in which John Green talks about things while the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers play football. While John isn't actually very good at the game (although he's gotten better at it, playing in the Premier League on world-class skill level), he still manages to intrigue watchers with the stories he tells or the topics about which he talks. The players have become characters with their own lives and backstories.


 * Aerith and Bob: On a broad scale of John to Voluptuous.
 * Alliterative Name: Perry Parry, Merrick Maric.
 * Angrish: FOOGE-KA-BOOGE!
 * Badass Moustache: Bald John Green
 * Bald of Awesome: Bald John Green, of course.
 * Bond One-Liner: After a good save by Berna, John will usually quip "You just got a 1st/2nd/3rd degree Berna!"
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: When Swindon Town wins for the first time., to a lesser extent.
 * Defictionalization: The chant made up for the fictional "One Size" Fitz Hall has been used for the real life Fitz Hall, too. (Whose nickname is also, coincidentally, "One Size.")
 * Fiery Redhead: "Ginger Rampage" didn't exactly get his nickname for nothing.
 * Happily Married: Bald John Green and Other John Green, as well as Voluptuous Pericard and his wife Alice.
 * The Nicknamer: The fans usually come up with the first names/ nicknames for the characters, as the game only gives you a first initial and a last name.
 * Odd Friendship: Merrick Maric and Ricardo "Bunsen" Berna, due to the fact that Maric can't speak (or chooses not to) and Berna is not fluent in English.
 * One Steve Limit: Averted, there's two John Greens, and a third if you count the one behind the fourth wall.
 * Shout-Out: To Leeroy Jenkins, the player Leeeeeeeeeeeeeerooooooooooy Williamson. Gordon Taylor-Fletcher was also renamed after a movie star, whose name neither John nor this troper can remember.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Cteve Austin.
 * The Voiceless: Merrick Marric.
 * Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: Most of the team. Sir Cuthbert deserves a special mention. So does Beef Stock.