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Morris on Adeloye: "I think there are moments that you have to be 100% sure that everyone is (committed to the club). I am not 100% sure that he is."

Morris on Adeloye: "I think there are moments that you have to be 100% sure that everyone is (committed to the club). I am not 100% sure that he is."

I have felt that since Harrogate away TBH.

Morris on Adeloye: "I think there are moments that you have to be 100% sure that everyone is (committed to the club). I am not 100% sure that he is."

Where did you see that? I didn’t see it in adver round up to pre match presser.

I quite like Morris chucking the odd hand grenade around. This season has been an ocean of shit and those responsible need calling out. If players have been unprofessional then they shouldn't be immune from that.

Where did you see that? I didn’t see it in adver round up to pre match presser.

Anything below 3rd this season is a failure - hence, this season is a failure.

I quite like Morris chucking the odd hand grenade around. This season has been an ocean of shit and those responsible need calling out. If players have been unprofessional then they shouldn't be immune from that.

I agree i would just like to see him throw a few at a few more who deserve it rather than some lad who has been sat on the bench all summer and was trying to be moved on in January. Not quite sure what they are expecting from him... 

Maybe therein lies the problem. Maybe he's been on the bench all season because he hasn't applied himself in training. Maybe that's why they were trying to move him on in January. It's easy to say don't pick on the lad if he isn't playing but there has to be a reason why he isn't. Seemingly, it's to do with his commitment being below one hundred percent and that must be coming from areas like off the pitch activities or low effort in training, and so on.

Why would you even put him on the bench if he isn't training and not in your plans? He left Jephcott out the squad the other week for him so that makes no sense tbh Bamboo

When you look at Adeloye’s history, he’s 27 and had 15 clubs of which 13 were permanent moves. This all says he never settles anywhere, is a bit shit and probably doesn’t have the best attitude and Morris just seems to be confirming all this with his comments so no problem for me.

When you look at Adeloye’s history, he’s 27 and had 15 clubs of which 13 were permanent moves. This all says he never settles anywhere, is a bit shit and probably doesn’t have the best attitude and Morris just seems to be confirming all this with his comments so no problem for me.

And yet we gave him a two year deal in the summer and handed him the number 9 shirt. Some have speculated on good wages and all, but I have no idea on that one.

And yet we gave him a two year deal in the summer and handed him the number 9 shirt. Some have speculated on good wages and all, but I have no idea on that one.

Lord knows why but I've decided to go tonight...

What are we thinking in terms of the XI? I'm assuming FBT makes it and McE doesn't.

                                        Brynn

Hutton             Brewitt                     Clayton             FBT


                         Khan                        Cain

                                      Williams

               RHM                  Austin                   Wakeling


And I'm reasonably confident Adeloye doesn't make the bench!

Darcy will start over Cain

Here is what I'd Like to see

                                        Brynn

    Hutton             Brewitt                     Clayton             FBT


       RHM               Khan                 Williams         Lavinier

                                     

                              Austin              Wakeling     

Except the right side may be a bit weak. And the middle may be a bit weak too. And not sure Lavinier is a winger. But apart from that...

Kinda expecting Jephcott to start over Austin considering that he 'couldn't play twice in four days' a week ago.

Here is what I'd Like to see

                                        Brynn

    Hutton             Brewitt                     Clayton             FBT


       RHM               Khan                 Williams         Lavinier

                                      

                              Austin              Wakeling    

Except the right side may be a bit weak. And the middle may be a bit weak too. And not sure Lavinier is a winger. But apart from that...

The fact that entirely sensible human

Has anyone seen Cain play a good half yet?

Kadji… genuinely might head back to the train station

Kadji… genuinely might head back to the train station

Just think of the money we'll save.

Bradford full of experience Sandro take note.

Problem is Sandro isn’t going anywhere- all we get is Rob Angus in the programmes begging people to renew.

We’ll actions speak louder than words Clem

Well, let's hope Kadji goes full Vieira. On paper he's the profile of midfielder we needed, it just hasn't really worked out yet.

Kadji… genuinely might head back to the train station

That was the header of a man who has not scored for six months.

This is half decent

We fucked up yet?

Brynn nearly. Brewitt once. Clayton once. The midfield a few times.

But, it’s been a decent game.

Better than usual then  :)

Well, not sure giving Andy Cook a free shot on the edge of the six yard box will go that well for us a second time.

I'm not sure we are watching the same game - we have been very "pleasant" on the ball, a few nice moves, one or two chances of sorts, but the entire midfield and defence has looked fragile.  Bradford have had 7 or 8 shots already with three really good chances.  An impartial viewer would have the team in blue as the eventual winners if they had to choose right now.  I did miss the Barrow game, so maybe is just relative and expectation based.

I'm not sure we are watching the same game - we have been very "pleasant" on the ball, a few nice moves, one or two chances of sorts, but the entire midfield and defence has looked fragile.  Bradford have had 7 or 8 shots already with three really good chances.  An impartial viewer would have the team in blue as the eventual winners if they had to choose right now.  I did miss the Barrow game, so maybe is just relative and expectation based.

I find myself agreeing with Rob T: we are looking very Britney - pretty but fragile. It’s what we’ve done all season, and what’s done for us.

Bradford will step it up 2nd half and we’ll fall apart. It’s our ‘style’

The fact this half is being viewed positively shows how shit we have been

Only difference between that and Mansfield is that Mansfield took their chances

Kadji is the opposite of the Flash super hero character.  Everything around him happens faster than his world and the pitch is made of treacle.

I assume we are a looking at him with a view to next season, which if the case would suggest we will be in massive trouble.

Ex England and Watford player Tom Cleverly is here tonight.

Jephcott should have scored that.

Great chance when FBT drives forward quickly

Great chance when FBT drives forward quickly

If nothing else has come of this season, FBT is an excellent acquisition and - delightfully - old enough that we might not get a £250k bid for him straight away and cash in. Full time skipper next season please.

If nothing else has come of this season, FBT is an excellent acquisition and - delightfully - old enough that we might not get a £250k bid for him straight away and cash in. Full time skipper next season please.

Kadji was doing OK for the first part of the first half. He’s been a liability this half

We just need to get Kadji off and we can sneak this. He's far too cumbersome

We just need to get Kadji off and we can sneak this. He's far too cumbersome

Like the way the ref hasn’t been brandishing cards. RHM could well have got one.

I’m sure I had reasons to worry about Mr Drysdale, but he’s been very good so far

He has indeed.

Under 7k Town fans in the stadium, and it looks less than that (admittedly it always does with the camera in the DRS)

FBT doing twirls in the opposition box :D

Critchlow has been awful for them

Looked like someone much better at Fifa playing me...

Williams has been poor, spends too much time on the floor trying, fancy flicks and needs to buck up.

Darcy on for Khan.

Williams has been pretty poor this half.

We’ll miss Hutton next season if we Bomb him out.
There i said it

He's got ten assists in a team that couldn't finish dinner, from full back and still proves divisive, funny old world. More attacking threat than any of our midfielders and most of the forwards. Shame he can't defend really, but it's worth it - League Two Trent.

7 mins added.

7? 7? For a bog standard second half?

Yep.
Don’t personally buy the ‘downed tools in january’ bollocks either.
His dip in form/effort has been no more or less than everyone else under Morris (RHM excluded)

We’ll miss Hutton next season if we Bomb him out.
There i said it

Jonny Williams sponsors MotM - sponsor clearly not SkipToTheLouMacari.

Brewitt or FBT for me.

Brewitt had a really shaky start, but has improved. FBT with room to spare.

Yep.
Don’t personally buy the ‘downed tools in january’ bollocks either.
His dip in form/effort has been no more or less than everyone else under Morris (RHM excluded)

I do think he suffered more than most from Gladwin leaving, they linked up pretty well.

Jonny Williams sponsors MotM - sponsor clearly not SkipToTheLouMacari.

Brewitt had a really shaky start, but has improved. FBT with room to spare.

You do spout some bollocks some time, either on purpose or unaware.

Pot, meet kettle!

Superb second half performance from every single player with FBT the clear MOM for me but Clayton and Brewitt were both excellent as well. Jephcott put in a hell of a shift

Naaa Hutton just looks average to okay in a poor side. Even Kyle Knoyle and maybe even an unfit Caddis was a better player than Hutton.

Replaceable so bomb him out  ;)

I’ve still got a few minutes of stop start to go! Could be watching for a while!

Worried we might still lose this!!

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Tbf I didn't even say anything as such. I've only said Hutton is replaceable and not as good as this poor season is making him look. Him getting assist tonight fair enough but he's still a troublemaker imo.

Fair play DV, your attempt at being clever was about as good as Hutton. Too busy stroking his ego, you may as well give him a reach around whilst you're at it :soapy tit wank:

Thought all the WUM's lived on BBCSport comments but here you are. No doubt you'll find a way to blame Morris for this win  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:


#LeagueTwoTrentMyArse

There’s some neat symmetry in our result promoting Orient after we put them out of the league.

They are celebrating on Gillingham's pitch, which we also did after losing a game their in 2012.  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Mark Cooper has taken Yeovil down to national league south, ten years ago they were getting promoted to the Championship.  :suicide: Football is a funny old game. :hmmm:

A win! RHM a menace the entire game, the him down ASAP. Thought rest of team all went up a level from first half performances. Williams way too good for this level - the slander towards him is unfair. 10 goals now. Imo Austin didn’t look arsed when he come on…? Brewitt much better second half

Showed some fight and decent play today. Meaningless end of day but it’s an end to the rot. A win is a win and we beat a good side today.

Crowd is a sign of things to come unfortunately unless there’s serious changes from above.

"At Chelsea there is a winning mentality"
Well timed comment that!

Also worth noting I had Bradford on my accumulator so they were never going to win.

Great work. Always the best way to ensure your own team win - bet against them  ;)

thanks for posting the Angus stuff nmh

Any idea why Morris didnt do the post match interview?

Any idea why Morris didnt do the post match interview?

…wanted to catch the end of the ‘winning mentality’ Chelsea game…

Followed by “not to the detriment of the style of football” which I thought was interesting. Kind of shows they care more about passing it around the back than winning  :suicide:

Any idea why Morris didnt do the post match interview?

When our defenders head the ball away it invariably lands in space nowhere near our midfielders. The opposition pick it up and they’re on the attack. You can understand the possession obsession when you don’t have a striker - or 2 - that can head a long clearance on or hold it up. Morris must fix the huge spaces that appear in midfield between - there’s little to no cover for the defence.

I don’t know what he would compromise on to achieve that - or is it as simple as a change in midfield personnel?

We can’t keep on relying on riding our luck.

This looked much better in the second half and when Cain came on. I think the main problem is we don't have a Jonathan Douglas/Anthony Grant type. Everyone does their best work higher up and that is where they stay.

On defensive headers, we've had quite a long era where players don't head it out to the touchline which I've found baffling. Brewitt and Clayton were so much better last night.

The debate over the quality of the squad/players/team and whose at fault Sandro/Lindsey has been done to death now but unlike a lot on here I don’t think this squad needs to completely nuked and built up from scratch.

As you said a Douglas/Grant type in midfield. A Baudry/MacDonald type in defence and a Wayne Allison type (don’t think they make those anymore) up front and that would improve our team massively even if you kept everyone else the same.

Obviously gonna need a new keeper in the summer as Brynn isn’t ours.

Any idea why Morris didnt do the post match interview?

A big bonus for me was Brewitt playing really well for the 2nd game in a row, when you can keep a taller bigger striker quiet almost all game, limiting him on the ball and beating him in the air a lot too.

That is against the L2 leading scorer on 24 goals and 6 assists.

I didn't think Brewitt had it in him TBH.

Started Well Swindon

Dodgy Swindon keeper alert

Wanky ref already trying to screw us

Drysdale must be one of the worst refs around.

The commentator on their radio who is Irish is great at summarising the game. As he said, Swindon will be happy so far but we will be disappointed that we haven't controlled the game more

Absolute scumbags celebrating Chapman going into the boards. Actually, their commentator said it's been a problem before so the FA should monitor it and fine them if the pitch is unsafe

Their defence doesn't look confident at all.

got to win this based on what I’ve seen so far

they look ropey around own box.

love to be drinking the same as the co commentator on the Swindon feed because he’s making it out it’s pretty even when in reality a 1 or 2 goal lead is what we should be looking at

For once we are creaming the opposition but just soooo wasteful..

Just take the one chance guys one goal wins this game tonight swindon are worse than us going forward for all the possession they've had.

Swindon commentators said it was an easy save he should be making... Mate, it was going in top bins

We've completely lost impetus and just giving them the initiative. Terrible second half display.

I’m really struggling to watch this crap

Nevers just let's their lad turn him and this fecking bald baby in the middle scores because Odesebe never looked behind him.

27 goals and probably the worst first touch for a striker ever.. Well p!ayed Swindon deserved win...

Enough said this was a banana skin beforehand, it was just written wasn't it? Second half we just never got going. All well and good calling out Drysdales crap but we created sod all for them to worry about.

Swindon looked pretty good which says it all.

We got what we deserved. It should have been put to bed in the first half. The longer it went on , the more comfortable they became.

Utter shite. Didnt have a kick in the second half until the last ten mins. Crich was sloppy tonight.

Hughes clearing his throat to tell us how good swindon are and how that was best they've played all season.

Let a poor Swindon team stay in the game and get punished by letting Williams just drift into the box and get a free header

It was awful to watch. I don’t think we had control of the game for the majority of the night. The second half was particularly poor.

Two great saves on the rare occasions Swindon attacked

Broadly agree with that. A new spine but we have the 'limbs'!

I wouldn't mind seeing Brewitt as a DM, he looks like he could do that nasty role to break up play.

I do worry how high up the pitch he sometimes attempts to win the ball, he's like a puppy chasing a stick at times, trying to win headers high up the pitch. If the opponent beats him to it, or brings it down, he's then miles out of position. At least he seems to like to head and tackle though, we've missed that really.

I think this would be mitigated by having a midfield who could win a defensive header. Jonny did manfully last night but for every other game of the season it has been non existent. Perhaps that is why Brewitt pushes forward for those as he knows no one in front of him will/can. It does leave him out of position although there was a belting one early in the second half when he came crashing through Cook (I think) to win one. Would also be mitigated by him being that defensive midfielder himself, although I think that is one for next season.

Williams way too good for this level - the slander towards him is unfair. 10 goals now.

I think the Bradford fans description is pretty fair, apart from the Ref who I thought was spot on all game.

The first half had the chance to go very Gillingham - they had three or four really good chances vs one for us.  In the second half we nullified them better, especially when Kadji was off.  Cain did nothing of note, but he did stay in the middle.  Kadji, Khan and Williams were so far apart at times, and even when they were close together they were miles away from Bradford players.  You are really taking a risk if you have to be chasing a player all the time.

Before the game,  Batch put up a first XI, which looked terrible as a team but had eleven players worthy of keeping around as being beneficial for the squad.  We've then had mention of no need for a nuking and more a need for a spine.  I've said it before - that entire spine is needed plus a couple of others, all of whom are been there and done it players.   The eleven we keep create a squad of around 20 or so plus some young prospects like Minturn.  We have put together a squad of 30+ players right now, and lack the key ingredients for a successful first team, but have 25+ who are the infill players/development players.

I know I bang on about Williams and I wouldn't call it "slander" but it is in my opinion a chronic under appreciation of a player who as you say is above tier 4. I think we should give him what he wants(within reason or affordability!) and build a team around him because I honestly believe you couldn't get a better player at this level

I'd hinge the entire season ticket strategy on Williams. Get him signed up and then get him, Morris and Aberdeen to do a slick tugging the heartstrings video about how this year we fucked up and next year is going to be one long love-in, accompanied by soaring music, toothless grandads cheering, babes in arms in STFC bobble hats etc etc

it's funny how when you get a nasty CB it's often suggested they move into the DM role. I don't think it's the most ridiculous suggestion ever.

I know I bang on about Williams and I wouldn't call it "slander" but it is in my opinion a chronic under appreciation of a player who as you say is above tier 4. I think we should give him what he wants(within reason or affordability!) and build a team around him because I honestly believe you couldn't get a better player at this level

This got me thinking about players who successfully moved position during their time ith Swindon, these are the ones I remember off the top of my head since I have been watching us.

Ross MacLaren from CB to DMC
Kenny Stroud from CB to MF
Alan MacCormack from MF to CB
Andy Rowland from CF to CB
Jimmy Quinn from CB to CF
Charlie Henry from RB to AMC/CF
Brian Williams LB to CM
Adi Viveash CF to CB
Kevin Horlock LB to CM
Lee Peacock CF to CM
Michael Timlin MF to LB
Christian Roberts CF to MF
Mildenhall I think played for the youth team as a CF before moving to GK as well.

should get a job in our marketing dept  :D

This got me thinking about players who successfully moved position during their time ith Swindon, these are the ones I remember off the top of my head since I have been watching us.

Ross MacLaren from CB to DMC
Kenny Stroud from CB to MF
Alan MacCormack from MF to CB
Andy Rowland from CF to CB
Jimmy Quinn from CB to CF
Charlie Henry from RB to AMC/CF
Brian Williams LB to CM
Adi Viveash CF to CB
Kevin Horlock LB to CM
Lee Peacock CF to CM
Michael Timlin MF to LB
Christian Roberts CF to MF
Mildenhall I think played for the youth team as a CF before moving to GK as well.

Tom Broadbent. CB to CF!

Nathan Byrne went from full back to winger.

I didnt include any position that was fullback to winger, or RB/LB to CB as its a fairly easy progression to move the role a little, I went only for defence to midfield, midfield to attack etc Byrne was more like fullback to attacking wingback.

And I only included players who made the swap for more than 1 or 2 games/sub, they had to have half a season+ in the new position.

This got me thinking about players who successfully moved position during their time ith Swindon, these are the ones I remember off the top of my head since I have been watching us.

Ross MacLaren from CB to DMC
Kenny Stroud from CB to MF
Alan MacCormack from MF to CB
Andy Rowland from CF to CB
Jimmy Quinn from CB to CF
Charlie Henry from RB to AMC/CF
Brian Williams LB to CM
Adi Viveash CF to CB
Kevin Horlock LB to CM
Lee Peacock CF to CM
Michael Timlin MF to LB
Christian Roberts CF to MF
Mildenhall I think played for the youth team as a CF before moving to GK as well.

Hutton tweets ‘3 points but happy to have 10 assists for the season while been on the 🏖️👍🏾’

Dig there?!?

Why do people believe any comments on social media reflect reality though?  Players would do well to stay off it, fans would do well not to assume three or four people ranting and foaming is reflective of an entire base etc.

Never knew this

RB: Remeao Hutton – 6

The Hutton and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy partnership on the right is becoming rather dangerous with how they create space for each other, as shown by the freedom Hutton had to deliver the cross for the winning goal. Ten assists for the season makes him the highest assisting defender in English professional football, it would be fair to say he has had a good season.

Never knew this

RB: Remeao Hutton – 6

The Hutton and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy partnership on the right is becoming rather dangerous with how they create space for each other, as shown by the freedom Hutton had to deliver the cross for the winning goal. Ten assists for the season makes him the highest assisting defender in English professional football, it would be fair to say he has had a good season.

Can apply that to players and club officials or associates of the club too.

Hutton could easily be a professional and say nothing though; he has the power to say zilch. Surely if he is such a big time player then he will do his talking on the pitch.

It's pretty clear he won't be here next season, it hardly shouts building a relationship or healthy connection with the fans. He's just coming across as a bit of a cock - won't be the first or last unfortunately.

What the fuck is this

https://twitter.com/lowerleaguelook/status/1648769542624104460?s=61&t=HYPly50GSEZLTKzNdaNp7Q