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I've never started one of these before.

I have now.

2-1 Swindon

Is the season still going on?


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Like a lot of you, I feel that I'm going today out of habit. I'm longing for the season to end. Uninspired 1-1 draw.

surely we will win today, 3-1!

Today is party day, I can feel it my bones.

3-0 (Ajikaty ;))

Not me. As usual, I'm glad it is a home game Saturday. I'd love it if the team could replicate the effort of Tuesday, if only to show the home fans that a near full-strength side can be pretty effective in this division. I'll agree with the 1-1 draw.

We were very impressive on Tuesday night. Following that, I'm going for a 2-0 win, goals from Ajose and Kasim

once our safety is guaranteed I literally don't care what happens between now and the end of the season.

start again in the summer, we'll see who goes and stays and take it from there

2-1 win today

0-0

4-1. Time to put this season to bed and hope lessons have been learned for the next.

Finally I think we might win a game 2-0 possibly 2-1 - I liked Danny Wilson when he first arrived and remember the good times.

Nice post.  Made me feel slightly ashamed of my negative apathy.

Now trying to think positive thoughts. 2-1 win

I'd rather we avoid the unwanted records that are hanging like a Sword of Damocles, over this bunch of players and the coach.

A first ever league defeat at Spotland wouldn't look too good either.

As for today, match Blackpool's result and we're safe....that's all that matters.

With Ajose and Obika back we should be too good for Danny Wilson's side.

3-1

Damn right. I know of at least 20 ST holders who are waiting to see if we can maintain our unbeaten league run at Spotland before renewing...

 :)

All those unwanted records and we still might not relegated, what is wrong with this team don't the study stats as part of match preparation.

Think this might be the first home game I've missed this season, so no doubt a stunning display.

Three points please, then we can relax the last couple of games

Williams has got to win a game sometime. So why not today. Inevitably we will concede first but come back to win 3 2 Ajose, Doughty and Obika in front of 6823. Result will prove to be irrelevant as Fleetwood will beat Blackpool anyway

We really should not lose this one with our best players now available. 2-1 win or a draw.

Well indeed. In fairness, I suppose anyone who had predicted in October that the team would effectively be down with the Christmas decorations is likely to be desperately looking for ways to suggest that our lower mid-table position is some kind of freakish fluke.

Im going for a 3-2 win in front of 6,789 with Ajose, Obika and a Kasim free kick

How is jake kean eligible?

Assuming we haven't forgotten to extend his loan - yes!

You really need to move on now.

Indeed.

As you were with starting XI today not surprisingly

Decent team, 2-0 win

Town starting XI: Kean, Barry, Branco, Thompson N (C), Turnbull, Brophy, Kasim, Thompson L, Doughty, Obika, Ajose

Subs: Henry, Sendles-White, Rodgers, Marshall, Iandolo, Hylton, Cooke

Spotted Talk Talk in his Lotus (Whitehouse Road)

Good start. Shame we couldnt score with that.

Rendition of no surrender to the IRA from the Townend.

Not overly sure why!

Probably because it starts....keep St George in my heart keep me English.....and with it being St Georges day .... ;)

re-live the 80s with sectarian chanting from knuckle dragging fucktards..STFCs finest

thankfully they only come out one a year

Well that didn't sound the liveliest most entertaining first half ever.

I'm surprised that nobody has tried to update it with "Islamic State". That might at least have some relevance to current events.

It's not great to be fair. We look the more likely but it's a bit of a stalemate thus far.

it wasn't great. Chesterfield set up to be hard to beat. we've had a few flurries but struggled to break them down.

they've not really threatened other than when we've tried to shoot ourselves in the foot.

Sounds like we have started the 2nd half brightly.

Doughty hits the post.

Beaker over the bar from 6 yards out.

Kasim 1-0

I bet Herthab started it, what with his new personalised number plate.... ;-) 😉

Not many posters today!

Name I have been hearing most is Doughty

He does sound like he has had a good game.

In other news, we are winning. Thanks to Yaser :-*

...and PV

This has to be one of the shortest matchday threads ever...so far.

3 mins to go.

Raglan sent off, 2 yellows.

Blackpool draw ... relax!

With us looking like winning too then we are very safe :)

1-0 happy with that, Job done.

I know this has been asked numerous times before but has anyone ever found a reason why our games finish so much later than all the others?

So are we safe now....

Are you ok Reg?

Did he kiss the badge?

Yes, yes we are :D

Has he ever?

We never start at 3.00 for some reason. Add on a couple of minutes extra to the first half. Come out late for the 2nd  half and it's 5.00 before we finish.

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Six minutes!!

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REG - WE'RE SAFE!!!!!!

Fuck me Reg will be suffering a severe bout of depression, 3 points, mathematically safe and a clean sheet - anti-depressants for Smeeton!!

Seriously we dominated that game from the first whistle, Branco missed a sitter in the first minute and that started things off, 20 shots on goal but only 1 counted!!!  Exquisite goal from Kasim after a clever pass from Barry, how Obika managed to shoot over the bar from two yards only he will know but he worked hard all game.

Apparently we had 60% posession (which I know isn't everything)

It would be so amazing of we could keep Kasim.
We can but dream ::)

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 Job done...time to enjoy what's left of the season. Hopefully Power has learned some lessons.

Depends which version, the one who thinks he is too good to be here is a waste of wages.

Dull first half, we were the better team but Chesterfield made it hard for us.

Pressure built in the second half and we scored eventually.

Not much else to say other than I thought Brophy was MOM.

Yes of course - quite so. I suppose what I'm thinking in my little dream world is that if, somehow, we could make some sort of deal with Yaser to stay, it would mean he would be staying on his own terms and therefore be happy to do so. In that fantastically unlikely scenario, we would be getting 'Good Yaser'.

I know, I know. It's not going to happen.

Where has this Yasser talk come from? Did Power say something on the radio? I'd be amazed...

Thank f*** for that. Doughty my motm very unlucky not to score. Obika obviously should have too. Few lucky breaks today but really we should have won a lot more comfortably than we ended up doing. Kasim very good finish for goal and was generally pretty much in control of things. Not sure Ajose touched the ball more than about a dozen times in the first half. Kean came and flapped at a few in goal but thankfully Danny Wilson generally had Chesterfield parking the bus at the back rather than actually trying to win it - as per usual the most danger came from us needlessly taking risks and overplaying things in defence.

I thought Power already stated that we had an option of another year for Kasim so if Power wants to keep him he will.

Just from me mate. But that's the great thing about the Interweb is it not? You can start off your own self-perpetuating rumours (remember when we were going to sign Ricky Lambert? Before he was famous obviously - I think he was at Rovers at the time? That was so going to happen but it was pure internet speculation - nothing else). Come on, work with me on this. We can make it happen... ;)

I see OST. Was listening to the radio on the way back and they said Power had been on so thought Power had said something. Oh well, yeah if you like - he's going to stay..honest


He has, but you really think that's going to mean anything other than getting us a fee? Unless Kassim doesn't get any bids of course.

Come on - you're not even trying  ::)

I really am :)

Chesterfield take this season's worst team I've seen this season award (apart from us).

Danny Wilson got his tactics very wrong today and we didn't have to do very much to take the points. We came out of the blocks quickly today and Branco was unlucky not to score with our first attack. After that we had a lot of possession but didn't do very much.

Second half was more of the same but we looked more dangerous. Doughty hit the post, Obika missed a sitter and it looked like a goalless draw until a well worked goal ended with Kasim shooting home.

My MOM was Turnbull but as a team we looked crisper today and we actually utilised throw in opportunities by throwing the ball swiftly to a man in a red shirt which was pleasing to see. Our corners were a little better today also.

A good way to end what has been a mainly forgettable season.

It's OK, I don't really think there's any chance of him staying, I'm not completely deluded  ;) but it does go to show what a difference one player (the right player) can make.

Glad to see you're on the Brophy Band Wagon 8)

Good win, good to keep a clean sheet - Chesterfield one of the worst in this league. Could and should have won by more

Haven't read back yet.

Didn't enjoy that at all.

Spirerites came for a draw nowt much else.

Huffed and puffed and passed sideways.

Got a goal/result...safe....season binned. Let's see what next season brings....not confident.

Ajose was a hinderence today...could of laid it off to give Kasim a hattrick.

Nope.

Reg is being optimistic - you should be encouraging him  ::)

Edit: meant to say - relatively optimistic.

Sit back,  kick off your slingbacks and hopefully watch the piss stains end up in the POs and fuck that up.

Mind you, that'd mean Rovers getting auto and they're high on my hate list, too.

what was the attendance please :hmmm:

Swindon Town FC ‏@Official_STFC  2h2 hours ago
Today's attendance - 7,015 (337 away supporters) #STFC
https://twitter.com/Official_STFC/status/723896571482509312

The Memorial Ground is a nice 90 minute walk from mine. I've got nowt wrong with them going up.

Let us face it, we have missed fixtures with a bit of oomph and Oxford, Rovers will provide that. To get me wrong though, I'm quite aware that we'll probably lose these matches...!

All things considered, that's decent as far as I'm concerned.  :nod:

90 fucking minutes? Fuck that

Maybe he likes a walk.

That's a yomp

there's a bandwagon?!

in all seriousness I think his quality is lacking in the final ball, and he's lightweight. but today he was always available, tried to take players on and had a decent game to boot.

Can confirm. I've seen his Instagram.

Still didn't whip a cross in when beating his man....needs to work on that.

It's divvy 3 football....cross the fucker.

This is what swinging-from-the-chandeliers celebration looks like in Reg-speak.

And he was too excited to mention the clean sheet.

...and what about the risk of losing that unbeaten league form at Spotland?

Enjoy the final two games indeed...  ::)

Didnt quite get the scoreline right in my prediction, but i did state Kasim would score (even if it wasnt a free kick)  :D

Doughty excellent and Kasim played well and generally we didnt look troubled at the back, though was that down to our good defensive play or Chesterfields lack of attacking quality, im not sure

It didnt look or sound like a crowd of just over 7,000 as appeared very quiet but at least up on the last home attendance.

Did anyone else notice something going on between Williams & Embleton with some of the crowd behind the dugout when the goal went in, what was that about?

The most important part of today was securing our league one status, it would have been a tragedy if we went down. I just hope lessons can be learnt from this season, as it hasnt been one of great joy sadly.  :cry:

Was the rendition of No Surrender to the IRA for Jay O'Shea's benefit?

OK seeing as you asked, we've equalled the record for fewest home clean sheets in a season with 2 in the Prem, but still got a bit to do to equal the fewest home clean sheets in Div 3, that being 3 in 55/56.

I'd like to think that getting beat 3-1 at Spotland in the cup, might motivate the lads to put the final nail in Dale's PO hopes next week.

Highlights

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-one/10256012/swindon-1-0-chesterfield

I did wonder. There was a rousing rendition of 10 German Bombers as well and I'm pretty sure one or two tried to get the 'Martin Aldridge' song going to boot.

Its been rolled out every now and again for as long as I can remember. Believe it or not folks I've never joined in.

Nope, don't believe you!

Maybe it's because my excpectations are low, but I enjoyed the game today. Some of the interplay was good and if it wasn't for an ineffective display from Ajose I believe we would have won more comfortably. I like the patient build up and intricate passing; just a shame that it isn't aligned with a robust defence.

Careful, i'll have a paddy..

How dare you disrespect the Irish like that.

I know, I'll never be invited to a family event again. (hopefully)

Indeed watch out ladies Reg is on a celebration tonight... 😉

Feck off

Is the clean sheet at risk?

😂

He's been very quiet. Some old Diana Dors lookalike is probably sweating.

Lovely lady, shame about the son...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3552038/Diana-Dors-s-son-46-stole-Waitrose-wine-row-former-fianc-e-met-falsely-claimed-parents-paedophiles.html

 proper Swindon girl...often their offspring disappoint.

By my calculations they counted everybody twice not come to that figure!

A few in the TE were celebrating St. George's Day, starting off with the national anthem and giving us their whole repertoire!

Don't know much bar wiki, but imagine you mum dying of cancer and then your dad blowing his brains out in your bedroom within 6 months of each other when you are a teenager is going to affect you somewhat?

Looked as if they packed up the flag and left just before half time.
Still, rolled back the years with some retro tunes.

Yeah, certainly makes you proud to be English doesn't it.

They got into a bit of trouble with the flag, forced to remove it by the stewards from over an advertisement - not happy!

I thought the same, no way was the ground nearly half full

I can't be the only one who buys the Robert 'injury' either!!

Clever trick to pay extra tax.

You know all ST holders are counted even if they don't attend.

Agree with this. Chesterfield were crap but so were Bury and neither as bad as Doncaster. Kasim rightly MOM but impressed by Doughty yesterday. Brophy and Barry were both good yesterday - a massive improvement on last week. There's a player in Brophy. As Hertha says if only we had a decent defence. Big up to Branco as well who pushed forward brilliantly in the second half. Can't understand this season why he gets stick but Turnbull gets praised. I'm an unashamed Branco fan whilst Turnbull has been total wank.
Also for those who give Belford stick, Kean came for three crosses and got nowhere near them leaving him in limbo. Lucky Chesterfield were shit. I don't rate Belford but I'm not sure Kean is a massive improvement.

Yes!  I got to the ground at 2-50, my usual two turnstiles in the DRS were down to just one and there was no queue at all - oh and our burger bar in the DRS was shut again!!  Power out!

Or maybe some of the income from advertising is based on the size of the attendance ;)

Sounded much better yesterday, just shows that when we have our best 11 on the pitch were a decent side, lose 3/4 and were gash.

Turnbull has received plenty of stick this season - arguably more than Branco.

However Turnbull has demonstrated consistently in the past he can be a quality defender at this level, something Branco is not.

To be fair to the club, Jake Kean is only here because Belford is crocked. Had Belford not hid his injury, he would have been struggling with those crosses instead of Kean.

 :)

Each time there is an "injury" I do wonder if it's more a case of someone/someone's agent having upset Power. But then I also get suspicious of player sales and selection based on how much he has to personally gain from it all.... So maybe I'm not the most objective.

Conspiracy theorists ACTIVATE

Wait, was that supposed to be a celebration of the vibrancy and positivity of English culture?

I'm not sure as thankfully not many joined in but from the DRS it sounded like a collection of puerile and offensive bile, Georgie would have loved it, eh.

I'm just going on the fact that he hasn't been getting in the side recently & somebody on here mentioned that he kicked a few water bottles over after he found out he wasn't going on last week against Bury! Then he mysteriously isn't involved at all yesterday or at Walsall on Tuesday!! Shame as he's the most talented player we have for me!

Would that be the same person who said Ajose wasn't starting against walsall last week

I don't rate Robert, too lightweight

Not sure, just remember reading it!