Swindon v Mansfield pre match chat and matchday thread

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Best game I’ve seen so far at the CG. We’re brilliant going forward but easily got at at the back.

Mansfield are supposedly a good defensive unit but look poor but Look pretty good going forward.

Definitely going to need another goal.

Great stuff!

[Ardiles]

We're getting away with the sloppiness at the back only because Mansfield are so toothless up front.  Need to sort it out.  Grant having another great game.  And it's lovely seeing Captain Caddis wearing the shirt again.

[theakston2k]

Good game but very open, Caddis looks like he’s never been away but Hunt seems to be struggling at left back and getting caught out a few times.
Their forum seemed to think they’ve ‘gone for it’ with their selection so maybe not a surprise it’s so open. Just need to get that second...

[Batch]

yup, open but we've edged it going forward. hope we don't rue the post/crossbar.

good save from Benda in the one on one too mind

[Ardiles]

Agree with that.  A second goal will be enough to settle this.

[Peter Venkman]

Very entertaining game, Town easily the better side but Mansfield are no mugs and we looks weak at times at the back.

Benda still makes me nervous at times but then looks a great keeper the next minute!

Caddis told to get the balls forward as quickly as he can and is playing really well.

Doyle looks well up for the challenge, Grant is an absolute beast.

Everyone playing quite well again, don't go to sleep though cos Mansfield will not waste all their chances.

[Batch]

Some half time ska:

good choice.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

 Btw, what’s happened to Preston? Looks a right donkey.

[Red Frog]

58% possession, 11 shots to their 4.

[Peter Venkman]

From the Mansfield forum.

Cross after cross after cross after cross after cross... they had to score eventually.

Swindon have looked very tidy so far.

Doyle is on fire this season. Surprised Bradford don't recall him.

Great play again by Swindon. We need to wake up, could be 4-0/5-0 if we carry on

Swindon are 10x better on the ball than us so far, movement leagues ahead

The best thing that could happen in the 2nd half is we go and lose 4 or 5-0.

We have had the chances to score three, they could have scored five. Entertaining end to end. We are hitting them on the break and causing them problems. Swindon are a tidy team lots of triangles. Will be more goals.Cj and Smith doing OK.

Very open first half. End to end at times. Could have ended up 3-2 to Swindon. Kellan Gordon did not block the cross for Swindon's goal and Krystian Pearce and Ryan Sweeney left Doyle unmarked for him to score an easy goal.

Jacob Mellis and Nicky Maynard both should have scored. Jacob Mellis is playing well in the advanced midfield role. The position he should have been playing all season. Kellan Gordon is getting forward well down the right but the final ball has let him down. However Swindon are finding lots of space behind him and they are getting plenty of crosses into our area.

Andy Cook and Nicky Maynard need to do better up front and try and hold or keep possession of the ball.

Swindon are finding lots of space behind Kellan Gordon down their left.

Swindon look dangerous, lots of crosses coming into the box. They’ve done their homework

Rose on for Lyden at HT.

[Red Frog]

Rose on for Lyden at half-time. Slightly surprising.

[Peter Venkman]

Having seen caddis today I would like to see Caddis pushed up as a more attackign wide man in place of Woolery with Donohue at LB and Hunt at RB when Donohue is available.

Woolery has been pretty quiet so far today.

[Peter Venkman]

Doyle finds Rose on the edge of the box but Riose shot is weak and misshit.

[Peter Venkman]

Maynard shot and Benda flicks it onto the post and clear.

[Peter Venkman]

The lead is uncomfortable,we always look like we are likely to concede.