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So i'm quite drunk right now,

But i'm going to this game tomorrow as it's my "home" game now.

Taking a few people that have never been to a football game before, including a guy from Canada who we've only just stopped him referring to it as soccer..

So a hammering would be lovely.

However i think it'l be close, but we'll win. 2-0 Town.

Also i'm on for 4 wins out of 4 when starting match day threads!

Draw I think

Bad time to play Plymouth as they've had a couple of good results of late...  They were a banker for a defeat early in the season for my accumulators.  I think we're all used to Swindon raising expectations one week before dashing them the next, hammering a table-topping side before succumbing to a lowly relegation candidate.

1-1 I'm going for, with a late Montano goal for us.  If we win, then its time to get excited.

i am now going to this! joy..........

I will be there also. Reckon we could have upwards of a 1,000 there. If last weeks team turn up we will win by 2, if the Burton team turn up, lose by 2!

They are good going forward but crap at the back. I'll go for 4-2....Not sure which way!

2-3. Reckon it'll be close but the way both teams can defend there's gonna be goals.

Did we ever get to the bottom of the reason Kerrouche didn't make the squad last week? Wasn't it "personal reasons"?



Edit: for those that are a little mongy that's a win for us.

Family bereavement wasn't it?

3-1 win to us today.

Yeah that's right Barnard. I'm driving down soon.. better stock up on red bull.

Will be happy with a draw. Other than "that night at the Valley" I haven't seen us win away since Walsall 2006.

I'm going for a bit of 'deja vu all over again'...

2-0 Jervis, Montano

On the up side, at least their sale didn't go through in time for this game. On the down side, we hardly ever win at Plymouth! So a 2-1 defeat - hoping it has a similar effect to last Saturday.

anyone have any knowledge on best place for parking for the match?
seems that there's a carpark on site that could get stuck in for a long time after the match - are there any others decent options around?

Got a feeling we'll lose today, 1-0, Plymouth are in good form at the minute and their takeover is about to go through which means they'll actually get paid!

The site car park is huge and relatively simple to get in and out of. Think it took me about 10 mins to get out last time. Must be plenty of other places nearby but watch out for residents parking.

I've got my rose tinted glasses on again so 2-1 Town. Thats fucked that up then.

I concur

Im calling 2 2 all draw and with our away form i'd be happy with that
even given we are playing the worst team in the worst division.

3.0 Swindon and an unchanged team.

Despite last Saturday's win, I can't see us winning at Plymouth.  I'd take a point, but feel we'll lose 2-1.

3-0 Swindon is much more believable than an unchanged team.

I can actually listen to this game today (been busy the last few saturdays) so im hoping for a Swindon goal fest. But, i'm predicting 2-2

Na fuck it, im predicting 2-3

COYR

Our away form suggests another defeat today, although if we really want to go up this season DiCanio has to win this sort of game. Win this and I will be confident of a good remainder of season, lose and its mid table just outside the play offs.

The red train is rolling, 3-1 win.

This is the one,to many times we have stepped back after a good win/run...time to step forward now and i go for a 3-1 win,come on Town!

2-1 defeat.

Live with a Plymouth fan so this could be fun. We'd better bloody win.

1-3

Still some pessimism floating about. Seems that some will never be happy or optimistic.

2-0 win. Montano and Ritchie.

I'm in Plymouth  now sat in the sun on a gorgeous day. 2-0 Swindon win will round the day off nicely! Coyr

What I want to hear is 'Good solid defensive performance' - anything else is a bonus - draw please

Back down with a bump

2-1 defeat in the 92nd minute and 3 changes followed by a post match interview from Di Canio about buffaloes

After a win away last weekend, we need to avoid defeat.

Would be great to win, but would be satisfied with a point.

Have a feeling that we might just sneak a win by the odd goal.

3-0 Town in the Prediction League, inspired by my housemate's pessimism.

With the doom-mongers here, predicting a 2-1 defeat. Based on last weeks performance no reason to believe we couldn't go there and get something, but I'm allowing for the "Swindon Town factor".

Never an easy place to go and play...And I think there's a fresh energy with CF in charge.

I think a point would be a decent result. 1-1. Jervis to score.

Wow, unchanged side. That the first time this season?

Think we'll win today, 2-0.

That's definitely the first time this season. A good sign I think.

3 strikers on the bench no less..Kerouche, Connell and Magera... :hmmm:

Lets hope you get the other half of your prediction right.

Come on Town! shame I couldn't make it but will settle for the radio.

I don't want to add to the misery, but is anyone else a bit disappointed so many of our players are loanees so early in the season despite signing so many over the summer?  If it gets us points, all is good, but would like to see Kerrouche play at least after the start he's had!  Versus Crawley he looked electric...

Where's Miles Storey these days?  My Crawley supporting mates reckoned he was our best player when he came on!!

Yes Walrus its a shame. But as you say if it gets us points then all is well and good.

I imagine he played for the U18s this morning. They beat that mob from down the A420 3-2.

Doesn't sound the best of starts.

I don't mind a shaky start as we usually do well after 10/15 mins. It's when we have the stronger start that it usually goes to pot.

A free header. In our box. Never! :)

Clarke scored again for Chesterfield

Who is this co-commentating?

Wish I'd gone for him 1st goalscorer. Went anytime instead so will do me.

How irritating is that bloody keyboard tapping i can hear on the commentary!

Sounds like it's getting a little niggly.

Sounds like Plymouth don't want to play football with all these niggly fouls.

Sounds a bit dull from the radio commentary.

Feeney sounds like a handful.

My housemate thinks he's a pile of crap.

So he'll probably score.

Nigel Bennett from the Supporters Club.

In Bratislava drinking cheap pints with a Plymouth fan. Noticed Keith has scored for Scottish side Keith!

This has sounded incredibly shite

Kerrroooooouche on for Montano

The Diamandis apologist who was against the orange protest? Or was that someone else?

Bored.com

"One of the highlights of the game so far, a plastic bag"

:D

No, that's him.

Come on ya fuckers. Lets nick this.

Sounds like Plymouth are on top but not yet making it count.

Boooooooooooooooooring

Oxford are getting beat, which is nice  :D

Another good away following. 922 according to Facebook.

The Town putting on some pressure now

Couple of corners and a Smith header just wide. About as good as it has been.

Did I just hear 'Flint beaten in the air'? How unusual.

Come on lets sneak it.

Please learn to mark from corners.

Top save from Fodders.

Just jumped out my skin at the sound of a Plymouth header. Thanks Vic.

Fucking hell, great save from big Wes

Or indeed any dead ball.

Not much noise today, might just be the radio though.

We really have to work on defending set-plays and balls in the air in training. Getting silly now.

Bloody hell Town, living a bit dangerously.

1-0! De Vita!!!!

Deeeee Vittttaaaaa

fucking yes!

Whoooooo lovely

COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COYR

De Viiiiitttttttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH RAFFA DE VIIIIITTA

Yey we scored

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!


Undeserved? Don't care :)

When the ball hits the net theres one thing you can bet , its De Vita

Get. In.

Like it! :clap:

Come on Town lets hold on!

GGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!

Get in there. Now let's hold it!

Town fans are in good voice now  :beers:

Keep the ball, Town. Keep hold of the ball!

Risser on for Smith.

From Baltimore to Yorkshire; Jimmy McNulty scores for Barnsley.

And the pikeys have had 2 sent off in readiness for Tuesday night :)

Pikeys have just had Montrose sent off. No idea if he's any good but is presumably suspended for Tuesday.

edit: missed the first sending off. Ta Samdy.

fuck


(Dominic West is a Yorkshireman anyway I believe)

4 minutes   :( Connell coming on

Blow the bloody whistle.

..... Come on Town

No no no no no Corner for Plymouth

How fucking long?

Keeper coming up, comedy gold.

Full time!

YES!!!! 2 wins and 2 clean sheets on the road in a row.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!

:)

3 points!!  :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :beers: :beers: :beers:

Get in! 2 away wins in 2. Played bad and we still won, signs of a promotion side!

Very pleased with that :D

Roll on Tuesday.

Whew.

Amazing. Yoouuuuu Reds!

Awww vics gonna cry

Sounds brilliant on the radio, proves how close this team is and how much they love Di Canio.

Phew - sounded a bit tense at the end, but 3 points is 3 points and I would have taken 1 before kick off.

Excellent...

Great result. Promotion winning sides grind out points like these.

Good to see the Pikeys scorer today was sent off, so he can't play on Tuesday. Just one point off the Pox.

Happy with that

Excellent stuff.  Especially nicking it near the end.  Roll on Tuesday night.  Suggs to start the matchday thread again please.

SuggWillSugg to start match day threads now

Best goal we have scored for a long time, lovely sweeping 1 touch stuff between about 5 players.

We weren't great today but didn't need to be.

Nice touch at the end with the players all going over to Paolo, he was clearly pretty emotional

A goal worthy of the Champions League according to PDC  8)

SuggWillSugg > King of Tonga

Yep,Di Canio is starting to get it right...good win and i am looking forward to the next two home matches.
Really pleased for De Vita,got a lot of stick early doors and just got his head down,worked hard and he is probably the first name on the sheet at present.

Its all in the amazing initials, true story

DVita!

What a result! Not a great performance but who gives a shit.

The goal was fucking quality.

Loved the celebrations at the end. Get in!

what happened to Di Canio this week?

Sounds like he's lost a family member but he didnt mention anything and De Vita for very vague.

Fucking trooper.

From what I heard  PDC's dad died

If that is the case thoughts to Paolo and his family and ultimate respect for putting our team first and getting on with it.

The programme also said his old man passed away this week.

At the final whistle he pointed to sky and then the emotion seemed to hit him.

Poor Paolo  :cry:

 :nod:

Just back from the game (live in Exeter). Poor game of football to be honest, neither team kept the ball down. Never really troubled by Plymouth's attack with Flint immense as usual. The goal was well-worked with some nice touches and a well-placed shot from De Vita.

My main gripe was with Ritchie. He needs to be dropped, no distribution, no end product and just constantly went down looking or free-kicks. Looks like he could do with a rest.

Forgot to add, a special mention goes to the pissed up kids/cunts who spent most of the 1st half arguing with, and being ejected by, the stewards. Think they must've watched Green Street the other night.  The stewards were a bunch of twats themselves to be fair but they made it too easy for them.

Didn't spot a fat ginger cunt so can't confirm if Crispy was involved or not.

Proud to be a Town fan today. Well done Paolo for doing what he did considering the circumstances.

Brilliant result and 3 more points!!

COYR!!!

P.S. SuggWillSugg for PM!!

 :girlgiggle:

First game of the season for me.  Joys of living abroad.

Didn't the that we were that good.  Ritchie didn't do anything.  He looks too lightweight for the league to be honest.  The big guy up front did well though.

Boy we don't half have a load of twits as fans.  Got kicked out of my seat when 40 pissed up idiots decided that they all wanted to sit in the three free seats at the back.

The stewards should have extended the size of the away area, without having seat numbers they need more free seats then visitors.  I think that it was pretty much full today...

Shameful to see that one of our lot got ejected because he'd pulled his pants off.  The dangers  :pint:  8)

Still, it was great to see the team.  The goal was quality.  We could have scored another two like it, but for the poor finishing..

Agree with most of that, Ritchie was poor but I'll put that down to a bad outing, still our best match winner on his day.

I was also near the back, lost count of how many of those coked up pissed twats got chucked out, they don't even watch the game! A real stain on our club.

Someone was bound to ask. Were you even at the game?

Jervis ram his socks off today and had a couple of decent efforts. Hope we're looking to extend his loan.

 :girlgiggle:

Ground out the win by the sounds of it, well happy. Looking forward to mine and parkin's visit next week, 4-0 anyone?  :beers:

After saying De Vita wouldn't cut the mustard this season - after seeing him playing one game, I must now say that I have a bit of a man-crush on the fella..

His transfer to the left wing has totally transformed him, he looks like he's played there his whole life -chipping in with some great goals as well and his latest effort sounded like a cracker - can't wait to see watch Football League Review tonight!

For some reason, when he scores I always sing this song in my head - substitute the name 'Bobby De Niro' for 'Raffa De Vita', and substitute the word 'Actor' with 'Player'...... and voila - a rather camp terrace anthem is born....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh9GEvMzA6I&feature=related

First time I've seen them this season. Typical 4th div rubbish but plenty of effort and not a little bit of skill - I get the impression if this team played together each week we'd be right up there.

Ace goal celebration true, however it was a goal against the worst team in the 4 leagues, and a team made up mainly of youth players / rejects still looking to get a decent wage packet. So god help us if we ever get to the dizzy heights of scoring away to, say, mighty Barnsley...

As for the idiot schoolboys: do you really think it's OK to abusive a bunch of people just earning a few bob being stewards for a few hours? You acted like you've just learnt a few sweary words from your big brother, and you've just had your first illicit swig of your dad's bottle of whiskey. Grow up you bunch of fuckpigs.

Irrelevant! Long may it continue.

Probably the worst post yet. Well done. And they do play with each other every week funnily enough. It's how the league operates!! They play twice this week so hold onto your flat cap!!

Good spirited performance from the team - they did seem to want it, epitomised by the goal celebration.
This really was a League 2 style match with not a great deal of quality but if we can win ugly like this occasionally I'll be happy.
Comments on a few players:  Was impressed with Ridehalgh today; first time I've seen him.  As said before Jervis ran his socks off as shown by him lying down on the grass when he came off.  Smith is getting better and is certainly worthy of his place in the team now.  Foderingham looks composed and this gives the defence confidence.  Montano didn't get in the game at all so surprise he came off.  Ritchie showed a few moments of his class but too few today.

As others have said, the goal was sublime.  Overall we created too few decent chances and those we did were typically blasted high but this can all be forgotten.  The 3 points are good to get and we need to capitalise on this with the next 2 home games.

All in all a good day out and luckily I sat far enough away from the pissed-up twats at the back not to be directly bothered by them.

Haha yeah, embarassment that was

Good result today. No matter what you might say about Plymouth's league position, they've put a couple of results together and looked ok today, if not brilliant. They got the ball down more often than us, and passed it around better than us. Thankfully we did defend well enough to restrict their chances - the stats say they had 8 shots on goal but only 2 or 3 of those really tested the keeper.

We didn't play particularly well, although it wasn't the worst performance I've ever seen. There was a bit much hoofball and not enough composure on the ball, but there were just two or three glimpses of quality, one of those being the goal which was pure class. If United/Barca/Brazil had scored it people would go crazy over it. Quick passing, pulled the defence apart, and De Vita did very well to finish it calmly.

I'd be tempted to start with Kerrouche on Tuesday, over Montano. If we can get a win then things will be looking quite bright.

As usual i will post and trawl back.

Was'nt due to get to this game so today was a bonus.

Drove over the bridge from Kernow to Plymouth parked up and straight in the ground, cash on the gate.

Refreshments? Decided not to stand in the hour long queue.....i know they are skint but fuck me.....two people serving was a joke.

Met up with JJ....asked where Herthab was???  Information classified!!

Game was division 2 shite...scrappy and poor.....ref did his job to ruin a bad game with dickhead decisions .....how the fuck did that Argyle player get booked for hand ball after the ball was blasted into his elbow???

Main points...De Vita has found his best position...good touch.  Montano wasnt at the races and moaned at the ref...the ref was shit so why keep moaning?

Ritchie was dog shit today IMO and Ferry wasnt far behind.

Smith and Flint were good value as was McCormick, me and JJ noticed Flint pulled up at one stage so i hope his groin is ok.

Kerrouche was wearing flip flops and kept falling over...wear some fucking studs man.

Goal was a rare piece of quality in a shit match, muff should of scored with that bullet header and our keeper earnt his corn with that save.

Nice to see us grind out a win in a match like that....roll on the pikeys...

 

If you'd have been to other games this season you'd know that accolade belonged to Barnet and Plymouth are on the turn around so for me a victory at Home Park is a fantastic result now.

The game wasn't a classic by any means but a fair few of us have seen us play much better than that away this season and come away with nothing.  Nobody hid today and the team really wanted this win.

As for the goal, if we score a better team goal this season then it will have to be amazing.  They moved the ball so quickly and acurately and Plymouth didn't know whether they were coming or going - terrific goal.

As for Ritchie, too lightweight?  Nonsence, best player in this division by a mile, not his best display but still came up with a few moments and created a couple of chances.

Herthabs rutting until Tuesday, told him to strap up

What an absolute tit you are mate. Try and get to a game once in a while and you will see that we have played some lovely football this year, encapsulated by our wonderful winning goal. Has to be one of the goals of the season.

Yes we were not brilliant today, however, this tells me that we have the werewithall to come away with the points when not at our best. In fact I would say that Smith, Foderingham, McCormack, Ridehalgh (in 1st half), Jervis (in 2nd half) did more than ok whilst the rest were slightly below what they have produced this season.

I truly beleive that we will be champions this year and have said so for a couple of weeks!

I don't think that Plymouth will go down.  They were too good for that.  We cleared 2 off the line and saved from that bullet header.  On another day we could have lost 2-0.

Dear oh dear!. Who are these idiots?

http://pasoti.co.uk/talk/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=59601

"Swindon fans do seem to have more than their fair share of fans with more toes than brain cells."

Fair.

Enjoyed the game today.

First half wasn't the best but in the 2nd half we played some lovely passing football and the goal by De Vita was a great move.

Flint had a good game and has to stay in the team now, along with Ferry.

We have some fucking idiot fans though. Embarrassing today.

Total idiots. One of them looked like he was crying. The massive cunt.

Dont even think he's our best player personally but each to their own. Although I think its good that for him having a bad games means not scoring a couple.

Playing shit and winning is music to my ears, at this moment in time i'd rather here that than anything else - its the one thing we've really not done thus far this season. Another 30 shit dull, boring, horrible 1-0 wins will do.

Who would you have down as our best then bud?  Ferry is looking good, Caddis has been class also, for me De Vita has been great but in terms of sheer ability to change things he's our best.

It's great to be able to argue this point from my point of view

De vita has totally won me over

How people can slag ritchie of is beyond me 2 games where he hasn't been at his best because he had no service but we still win, so when he does get the service in a winning team we will dick teams, ritchie is the only player in our squad that can make something from nothing and that is a rare trait in the football league let alone league 2

I do love it when a player wins over a crowd.  I don't go regularly anymore so I have no judgement myself, but it sounds like De Vita's change of position and upturn in form has turned him from whipping boy in to potential crowd favourite.  Which is nice.

I would have Simon Ferry down as our best, in my opinion.

You have to remember that Simon Ferry was a vital cog in our play off season - more so in hindsight as our midfield went to shit without him the following season. Ferry has shown he can cut it at top level of L1 with the best of them - Ritchie hasnt done that for us....yet! couldnt get a game in our play off season and wasnt anything great last season admittedly in a god damn fucking awful side.

I also think our results have picked up this season since, again Ferry has been starting to play on a regular basis.

I also think he puts in more consistent performances - you'll more often than not get a run of 7 out of 10s from Ferry, Ritchie you're more likely to have a 5 one week, a 9 the next, followed by a 6 then an 8.

i'm so pleased for de vita, i spent the whole game against cheltenham (as in second game of the season) biting my tounge because some fella kept saying he was crap and would never be good enough.  Then away at Burton some other guy couldn't wait to get on his back - apparently him winning a header was 'rare' despite him winning nearly every single one for the three or four games pervious...

him and ritchie have now got, is it 9 or 10 between them from the wings?  that's brilliant and if they keep that rate up we'll be good

It would be interesting to see, now after a run of games, some confidence and some goals how he'd actually do upfront again?

They were no better on the train back. Delayed at Exeter as someone thought it would be a food idea to wave his knob out the window! Gives us all a bad name.

On the positive side though, not the best display but 3 points is all that matters!

But if he is playing well where he is, why change it?

Blimey, nice to be loved ain't it?


Er...according to the Beeb (so must be true) we've used 30 different players so far this season. Hardly a settled team which was my point.


Nah, done all that mate. Best part of 1,000 games is enough for me, you clever sods can do your duty now.

you having a laugh?  Strikers require service....wingers are expected to make things happen.....he gave the ball away cheap too many times for me today....however we won so poor was good enough ...

I wouldnt.

Just said it would be interesting to see...

Fair enough.

best you fuck off then!!!

Wingers need service as well mate they play on the win,g and 80% of the game is played down middle in this league so yeah he does need service, at the end of the day it was only 2 weeks ago people were saying theres no way we will keep him in january but at the end of the day Swindon fans need to moan about something...... Not pointed directly at you mate fair opinion

That's Ritchie our second highest goal scorer, as long as he keeps chipping in with a few he's allowed a few off days surely?

Teams have realised what a threat Ritchie is, he hardly had a sniff against Hereford because he was double teamed for the whole game, with his markers not allowing him space or room to move - I imagine other teams will be doing the same.

Ritchie got the assist today didn't he?...i agree that he could be more consistant but to be honest that could be aimed at all our players.
My feeling is that up to now Paolo has shown that the slackers wont get in,by his standards he hasn't been his best the lat few weeks but his work rate makes up for that..and thats why he is in the team.

Ferry with the final pass I think.

I wouldn't begin to say for a start that we don't have our fair share of idiots....all clubs do, but some of you tits on here need a reality check because what happened today was caused by poor organisation and lack of common sense from a stewarding stand point.

There was clearly a couple of hundred too many in that end and a bit of common sense moving the segregation over would have nipped any potential trouble in the bud early doors. Stewards were pushing lads in to areas where there was no space, then chucking them out when they resisted because there was nowhere to go... that's why people got nasty. You lot can believe what you want though.

Did a stop over down Plymouth and have to say it was blooming amazing...I managed to trapse out of a casino at 5am and was up early doors for a pancake breakfast...very nice!

Game wise wasn't the best but we played some blinding stuff at times and as many have said the goal was pure class!

Police/Stewards poor today and the fact the back row of the away end we weren't allowed into, stewards putting people in packed areas and people getting chucked out for pure nonsense it was shameful...it can be easy to get on our fans backs and every club has their idiots and i don't condone that behaviour, but the police/stewards were over the top and a lot could have been solved by moving the segregation across another 10 seats!

Away Day rating: 10/10 from me and 3 points

bring on the pikies!

...the pub and get hit by a bus whilst typing on your phone?

Damn iPhones!

very true....but i am also allowed to say he was piss poor when he is....  like today...

No player this season has got on my tits on a consistent basis unlike last year.

Agree with some of what you say.

Did enjoy plod lowering the cameras every time anyone was ejected ...dont want a record of that do we....

I hope they get Leeds at home in the cup and they get a right kicking......

Pikeys.........its Pikeys!

What purpose is the apostrophe serving there leefer?

probably just to annoy that guy who goes round correcting peoples posts!

Moi?

What apostrophe?

You went, I didn't so I can't comment on today's performance, however I doubt if most on here would like to wave him goodbye in January. Tis nice to have the odd mercurial performer

Scrappy game today on the whole but again some good individual performances.  Flint immense again, and for me Smith had a really good game too.  Ryvita  just keeps improving on the wing.

Brilliant celebration from the players after the goal and their reactions and interaction with PDC at the final whistle shows how far we have come in terms of team spirit and togetherness. 

Just a real shame that A minority of so called 'fans' seem intent on causing trouble and tarnishing the reputation of the club by association.  Some were so far out of it they should never have been allowed into the ground!  I don't doubt for one minute that some of the stewards were rather heavy handed, but they were reacting to the actions of a group of mindless ejects !

Anyone else close enough today to spot that Mark Issacs was close to where it was kicking off in the first half .  I hope he
 took note and the club are able to take action. 

For the trouble today, blame has to be shared between the mong element of our fans and the ridiculous attempts of stewards to do a simple job. If legally allowed, it would have been simple to move the segregation. If not allowed, then they could have easily opened up the back row, or made more of an attempt to move people to the areas where there were still a few empty seats. Instead they just penned people in and aggravated the situation.

Not that any of that gives people an excuse to react as some did.

You really are a prat. I would hope that Mark would be embarrassed by the lack of common sense and organisation shown by Plymouth, 1500 empty seats and they chose to pen people in areas where there are no space. It was a completely avoidable situation that they caused themselves, but no blame the fans or 'fans' as you put it. Blaming fans is an easy option when pisspoor organisation is the cause, yorkshire police have been blaming liverpool fans for over 20 years now.

And what exactly qualifies you to determine who is a fan, or who is a 'fan' might I ask?

He has enough to do getting the CG to work properly...

He seems very busy as he sent me a one line email response when i questioned why the kiosk was closed after half time a few weeks back..along the lines of 'was it? oh dear'....poor sod...so dont bog him down with anything else...there was enough plod there to film an episode of the bill...let them sort it out (if they can be bothered).

Surely Darwinism will sort the little fuckers out. I've got no problems with an old fashioled dust up between two mobs but getting pissed and taking the mick out of staff on the trains is wanky.
Back in the day it was self policed.

I'd suggest a fan is someone who pays attention to the game. Most of these twats barely had time to look at the pitch between the goading of stewards, breaking seats, etc.

Yes the barrier should have been moved to free up more room, baffling why is wasn't, but the reaction of these extras from Green Street was fucking embarrassing.

Embarrassing minority of fans today.

With regards to the game I thought it was even and one of bit of quality shone through. It's good to see us finally able to grind out results. Roll on Gillingham on Tuesday.

Spot on to be fair, can't argue with that. While I wasn't directly involved I was in the general area and know that a few lads that did get chucked out weren't really doing much wrong and were paying attention to the match. Its not impossible to think that due to the lack of organisation people that would have otherwhys not been interested in that sort of stuff happen to end up involved, hence the frustration at the 'fans' comment. Seems a bit pompus to me.

Lads who are breaking seats and stuff like that deserve to be thrown out, but a lot of the time the wrong people end up suffering, again due to lack of organisation. But some of our fans have difficulty understanding that not everyone who travels on a train and has a few beers is a complete cunt, or 'fans' as they like to put it.

Anyways 3 points gained, you reds :-)

At one point, the retards were too busy arguing and trying to break seats they didn't notice Plymouth almost score.
I think it might have been they closest they came to the goal too.

We are swindon and we do we what we want

Shittest song ever

The one I felt sorry for was the lad who got pushed over the barrier by one of his mates right at the start. Think he was thrown out without seeing kick-off for no good reason.

I agree that there was probably a few too many in our end and moving the segregation along abit would have helped but I'm sorry, some of those lot at the back were a complete embarrassment.


Did anyone else see just before kick off when they were bundling into each other right by the disabled fans ?? One poor lad in a wheel chair was crying, fucking disgusting behaviour.

I was down that end and whilst a lot of them were no angels the whole thing could have been avoided by moving the barrier 10 feet across. By refusing to do that ( a steward told me at half time it was stadium managers decision ) and then having the stewards stand amongst them it was always likely to kick off. It wouldn't have mattered one bit with 1/4 of the ground between us and Plymouth and would have meant they could stand together etc rather than trying to force them into the odd empty seat here and there.  It was like the old days when you were treated like shite and guilty until proven innocent.

And if they were deemed to be too pissed why not decide that outside before you take 20 quid off everyone ?

Because theyre skint and need to pay Mavis the tea lady a years worth of back pay haha

If you don't understand why they done this, I suggest you never start your own business.

totally know - was making a point about double standards

Where was the noise yesterday? Our fans very very poor!

Poor game. Scrappy. Ref was a homer, but we managed to overcome that. Great goal. De Vita turning into a vital player. He does have a cool head in front of goal.

Im happy to have the kids causing a nuisance, because if they werent there then the stewards would be hassling fans like me who just want to stand and support the team vocally. They make me laugh, they are mad and off their tits.

We cannot things slip this time. We gained another 3 points on the cunts. 6 more this week please.

Anyone see those birds fighting at half time in the concourse?

I think this was Plymouth getting one back on STFC. The last time they played at STFC (it was midweek), they crammed 880 - 1,000 Argyle fans in the Arkells away section and did not move any on to the the bank as an overspill. It looked particularly uncomfortable in there and they were still arriving after KO.

Argyle play at poxford this Tues night. Wonder if any of them will stop off?

Just saw the goal on the FLS. Fantastic team move , pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, shot, goal!

Quality.

Yes hahaha....Hooligans!

Just had Kammy talking about our champions league standard goal, good to see Kluivert and Gary Speed agreeing it was top class :-D

Yes it was excellent. We have to be far and away the best pure footballing side in the division. I would love it if Di Canio can blow the theory out of the water that you can only hoof your way out of this division.

Chris Kamara & Ben Sheppard have just shown the goal and agreed with PDC that it was champions league quality

What was it about, do you know?

Was funny though, they were sat in front of me 2nd half, one had a.teacosy on her head

Not sure tans...turned around and saw it kick off, bet that was awkward 2nd half/journey home haha

It was the same young lady who before the game was being politely asked by the group of lads if she was into anal sex.

To be fair, some of those lads had had a Carlsberg. Strong stuff.

From the Plymouth website:
"Di Canio, his players and the Swindon coaching staff basked in the glory of three points at the final whistle as if promotion defining"

 :toocool:

Not a whole Carlsberg, most of it went on the floor.

True. Why spend £3.80 on about 100ml of beer then waste it like that?! Astonishing.

I used to get completely cunted in my teens. I still watched the game and sang. I guess IQ plays a part. They all look like dribbling retards and I do not regard them as Swindon fans in the slightest.

the only thing they care about is impressing eachother

The Arkells away bit holds 1200.

Plymouth are so arrogant about their away following. We are their 3rd closest away day, the likes of Port Vale are closer to Swindon than Plymouth.

Beautiful scenery on that train down. Sun out. Lovely.

What's the ticket offer for tuesday night?

Friend for a tenner I think.

and there's an offer for tuesdays game and saturdays game for £35 or something, cheaper for students i think

Also ticks for Gills and Bradford both for thirty five pounds...a small saving.

I love this picture..

http://twitpic.com/748gwh/full

http://twitpic.com/748gwh/full

Cheers guys.

Brilliant,thanks for posting it.

That is now my new desktop background

PDC looks unimpressed!

Anyway, interesting sign of how bad the game was that nobody has mentioned it - bar the goal - for about 10 pages

I think he looks emotional more than anything

He did try and pull away from the players at first but they weren't having any of it. He definitely looks emotional to me though.

instead of leather joy boys bent over!

Looks like Connell is looking to use his weapon!

Or we had actually managed to beat Plymouth in a league match!

Well just got back from my weekend away, awful poor game but we got a probably just about deserved goal, 1st half we were pretty poor, 2nd half we passed better than them.

Ritche was very poor, was involved in the goal but thats about it, he lost his bottle a bit after he was chopped down in the first half, but hes allowed a poor game every now and again.

We were poor up front 1st half, Jervis and Montano had little service at all and what they did have was hoofed up to them from the back, yet when we played the ball on the floor we were much much better than them.

Flint was awesome and I hope his groin twinge isnt serious as he won every ball in the air, if he can learn to pass the ball the guy will be an international in a few years, so much better than Tozer or Morrisson ever were or even ever could be.

I wish that Flint wasnt the only target for corners and that he didnt stand outside the box and run in, get him in there and in the mix because he will win all the balls played into him.

Foderingham looks excellent, claims crosses and punches well, not bad for a short keeper. Made one fantastic save that looked goal bound from a bullet header from a corner, please can we keep him, good kicking even when he slipped on one goal kick it still reached the half way line.

Plymouth, very poor, no ideas up front, hoofed the ball every time, were dirty and niggly and will struggle big time if they dont pluck up their ideas.

The ref was so inconsitant and missed a lot of bad challenges against us, or maybe he was a homer, his refereeing ruined an already poor game.

Still.....an away win is an away win.

The goal, not much else to add except that it was a fantastic move and finish, excellent goal worthy of winning any game.

Some of our fans make me despair but also some poor stewarding too which acted as kindling, could easily have got worse than it was.

The reaction of De Vita when he scored was warming to the heart, it showed what the win meant for the players, and also the way that every player went over to PdC and not the other way round, and hugged him, Paolo pointed over at the Swindon fans and you could see that he was saying....go on over to them...but they didnt, they made him come over for the adulation of the Town fans, who had a very good turn out, looked like there was aound 1,000 of us there.

Great win, well happy, and the Specials were fucking fantastic yesterday in Plymouth too! great weekend away.

Don't get these people saying the ref was a homer. A couple of decisions went against us, yes, but he also booked their bloke for an accidental handball purely based on the reaction of the away end, and gave us a free-kick up the other end when Caddis threw himself to the floor. I think he also missed a second handball by Kerrouche, although I'd have to see it again to be sure.

He wasn't a homer, he was crap.

My comment about him being a homer was more about what he didnt give to us rather than what he did give to them, but he was an appalling ref and missed much more than he actually gave. Not spotting the foot left in against Ritchie was embarressing, he wasnt fit to ref in th football league at any level.

Do you mean the one from the goal kick, where Ritchie tried to bring it down? In fairness, he did go back and book the bloke for that challenge.

TBH I cant remember which it was but it was early on in the game and left Ritchie hobbling for a while afterwards, it was a goal kick when Foderingham kicked it to Ritchie when everyone was expecting it to go the other side of the pitch.

Really really shit ref anyway! the way he pulled Kerrouche (i think) for pulling on a defender when he was being flattened by him just outside the box, how he didnt give that to us was impossible to understand, but then I guess the linesman didnt spot it either.

I suppose we should expect poor refereeing though being in this division because its a bit like the level of footballing ability.....the better players and refs are doing it at a higher level so the shit sinks.

Mine too

Another point about Plymouth not being prepared would be food wise, queued up at half time to find no burgers, hot dogs, pies or any food apart from pasties. Literally hundreds of Swindon fans with crisp bank notes who decided to stick them back in their wallets. I'm sure their administrator would have been thrilled

I'm sure the administrators couldn't give a fuck.  They'll be getting paid handsomely soon enough.

Very true actually.

Have to agree with the comments about some of our supporters, they are retards.

Its a bit Rich though when you go to Plymouth to watch a match and you can't even buy a bleeding pastie.

I got one from a van on the way back from the Brittania to the ground. It was fucking gigantic and I was farting for the best part of 24 hours from Saturday night.

I didnt get any food.in the ground as they had none. The cider was shit too.

On the way home i had large big mac meal, quarter pounder with cheese and 6 mcnuggets.