Swindon Town FC v AFC Wimbledon

[Bogus Dave]

A man a couple of seats down from me watched the second half drinking a bottle of carling. A good move considering how shit we were

[Legends-Lounge]

Speaking to Luke Williams pre match he made it clear that there is great pressure on him with regards to loan players and the contracts clearly protect parent clubs etc and will specify things like minimum number of minutes played etc etc

Ok, I get that and in NO way is this a slur against you as you are relaying info that a lot of fans won't know believe it or not. However, why the fuck are we so reliant on loan players which hamstring us in so many ways? Clearly the last two seasons have shown the 'Swindon Way' is flawed and the season of the playoff defeat to PNE was fortuitous in so many ways. It is like buying a property, freehold or leasehold? Even with leasehold you don't own the land and are to an extent beholden to your landlord. However you dress this up, Power is using the club up as a minimum investment maximum return investment vehicle.

[Batch]

my view is he thinks he'll get better players on the cheap.

personally i think we end up trying to bed in academy reject crap  that are a couple of seasons off, that's​ if they even make it.

then we need bailing out by 'better' loans in January.

false economy

[Outletred]

However you dress this up, Power is using the club up as a minimum investment maximum return investment vehicle.

This comment is spot on- exactly what he is doing. And his "model" looks like it's gonna cost us dear

He will not care however- if he remains next season whatever league were in don't expect to see any changes to the recruitment policy and how the club is run.

Power cares not one jot about STFC is only using us to service his bank account

[RedRag]

A man a couple of seats down from me watched the second half drinking a bottle of carling. A good move considering how shit we were

He might have done better to have drunk a bottle of vodka, ideally laced with arsenic.  Poor Christy must have endured a torrid afternoon with his granola.

[scillyred]

Waterford FC are top of the league so it is not all bad 

[Outletred]

All on at Waterford at the moment- until Power realises his Europa dream won't come off and he will sell them down the river as well

Makes a mockery of the fit and proper persons test

[Tails]

Ajose and Thomas were utterly useless. Thomas, in fact, was a complete liability. Branco and Conroy both did well and I can see these two being useful in L2 next season. Regardless though, we should have won the game. Wimbledon were absolute turd. Barnett looks even worse than Norris!

[Matchworn Shirts]

What injury does Nathan have ?

[tans]

What injury does Nathan have ?

Heel i think

[Tails]

Also, and sorry if this has already been mentioned, but why were we wearing red shorts?

[tans]

Also, and sorry if this has already been mentioned, but why were we wearing red shorts?

Couldnt afford the daz stain remover for the white shorts

[Posh Red]

Interesting debate about loan players, I guess the key is getting a good balance.

How do you think City would have done this season without Abraham's goals.

To me the key is to loan players that you may be able to sign if they are decent or get a quality player that can have an immediate impact that you couldn't afford to sign otherwise.

I can't imagine anyone would have complained if we had signed Ince on loan for the season

[Batch]

if we had the squad we have now from august i think we'd be lower mid table.

if we'd have kept doughty we'd be even better.

[nigel grays a postie]

Barnett looks even worse than Norris!

Tyrone has certainly piled on the pounds - if they want a fat immobile target man they should have stuck with Akinfenwa.

Talking of Norris. If he had anything about him at all he would have set up the winning goal for 1 of the 3 men waiting in the area for a decent cross rather than produce a completely useless effort that was neither cross nor shot