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Don't think we'll lose this.

Hartlepool 2 - Swindon 2 (Or 3).

Hartlepool 1-1 Swindon

... Looking forward to this, I don't get to see many games... Tis very cold up here so I'll be wearing my overkill Swindon coat that's for sure.

C'mon Town.

2-0 to the pool

2-1 town, bring it on

Now Aljofree is missing we look even weaker,Not a big fan of him but who we gonna put there now,Morrison and Ifil dont look good especially with Ifil low on confidence,Amankwah seems better going forward,Kanyuka not sure if he's injured if he aint is he match fit.

Cant see us getting anything here 2-0 to hartlepool.

Sorry to be negative but I can see our defence being ripped apart tonight a dismal 3 - 0 defeat, I hope I am wrong for the hundred or so fans who will make the long trip.

Hartlepool 1 Swindon 2, we will hit back with another good away display.

0-0 bore draw

we will get turned over 2-0 pool

I wonder if Corr will play some part tonight,he came through the swansea reserve game ok by all accounts.

I see they signed Kevin Kyle on loan.  bit of a big lump but could be a threat.

I think we'll get beat 2-1

Not part of the squad AFAIK, but may play v Hereford.

1-1 draw, with Paynter scoring (after repeatedly being fouled throughout the game, as per normal).

Thanks batch.

I guess malpas wont risk him due to the fragile situation we are in.

We'll win today, and go on an unbeaten run.

if we lose tonight the atmosphere against huddersfield will be nasty.

even if we tonight I still think the atmosphere will be nasty against Huddersfield.

I cant help but feeling any win will just be 'putting it off' in some peoples mind.

If we lose tonight - remember the current accounts - WE HAVE NO MONEY.
All the Malpas out brigade - you will not get an all star (expensive) manager - the Debts are £13m+ - get real !
Remember Oxford, we could be them - although I hate them and they are now no more than a pub team - look at the attendances - would we get 4,500 to 5,000 in their position - I think not.
Rant over - glad I can't get to games !

That confused me

Me too, accounts published recently are 05-07 are they not?  Also Fitton et al cleared all the debts, no?

Anyway as for tonight I think we should make the very most of Morrison's long throw - a tough away game like this we should be looking cause as much havoc in their box as possible - I can't believe it took us so long to give him the ball on Sunday...

i think tonight we will realise how important Aljofree is tonight and will conceed 3 or 4

I think we will find out how important he is and keep our first clean sheet

3-1 hartlepool

3-1 swindon

I'm staying upbeat - and think we're due a result.  A creditable 1-1 draw.

 I'd be happy with a game on a Saturday afternoon....I like Friday night and don't want it spoiled by football.....we've only had 9 games and 33% have been ruined by not being played on a Saturday...FFS if we were in the Prem and getting a shed load of money for the inconvenience then fair enough.

why does he never give it back?

cos hes gets sent off, we have seen that before!

Wheres the rolling on the floor with laughter jobby?

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

There he is, the pesky little bugger.

3-1 defeat Cox scoring for us.

I'm looking forward to listening tonight. I'm randomly optimistic.

3-0 win. Gotta love blind optimism.

Im much more up for the game tonight than I was sunday....and im obviously not even going....

Phil Smith; Kevin Amankwaah, Jerel Ifil, Sean Morrison, Jack Smith; Craig Easton, Lilian Nalis, Lee Peacock, Michael Timlin; Simon Cox, Billy Paynter

I like that.

Can't make up my mind..... I'd like to be optimistic, but every time I am, we are embarrassed.

Best go for a draw - 1-1 though I'd like to see us keep a clean sheet for once, don't think it's going to happen tonight.

That's a gritty draw team if I've ever seen one.

Same kind of team as Stockport then. We should be getting a draw here.

Really happy to see the Cock back in there, I assume in midfield.

That team should have a bit of steel about them

come on you reds.

Yes DV, Easton and Timlin RMF  and LMF, Cock and Nalis CMF.

Were gonna win this.

who's captain?

Easton

We're gonna be very slow in the middle I fear. the two boys who finished last season so well as a centre pairing still haven't played together in the middle yet.
I still would give Nalis a 'rest' for a game.

This guy on the radio is awful. Who is he?

Oh it's Malpas now, I meant the presenter

C'Mon then Town.
YOU REEEEEDS!

No more random TEF texts? :(

Nice long text from Samdy.

Email actually.

I did think that would cost you a few bob to send.

This bloke is doing my nut in

What an enormous fucking twat

See, I think he's alright, he certainly plays some decent music.

You call this decent?!

That was posted about three seconds before this started and was mostly referring to All Along the Watchtower and London Calling which were the two songs since I tuned in.

What is this?

I don't know. But some woman called Margaret from Highworth who's making her Christmas cake requested it.

come on you reds, if ever there was a time to stand up and be counted tonight is that.

I hope the boo boys are all sat at home listening to their radios and not at Hartlepool.

Simon & Garfunkel

Nah, Hertha's already there :D

This is the song on in the dressing room that maurice plays before we run out !!

I'd guessed that, but surely you could have picked a better song from those two.

was than an irish song ?

I'm listening with dan. Email and text him into to amuse us.

Aye, Simon was better than Garfunkel, just judge that on the hair.

Perhaps what you do then isn't right??

Anybody else got problems with STFC World AGAIN?

The Hartlepooh commentary is ok but nothing on ours at all yet.

they have a better PA system than us.

yup, well worth every bloody penny.

wolrd is working for me. Hello chaps

Just started working for me now, god that was shit listening to Harltepooh commentary, apparently they have a brand new scoreboard arrived today thats about the size of the commentators TV!

They talked us up well, saying we have goals all over our team.

Yes!

GET THE FOOOOK IN

FUCKING GET IN THERE YOU REDS

Get in  :D

Gooooooooooooooooooooooal

Get in Coxy.

Get in !!

Get in Coxy!

Coxy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, what I meant to say was BOOOOOOOOOOO!

On the freerolling poker and watching on vidiprinter - any freebie links?!  Fuck getting STFC World, worst thing I ever subscribed to.  Ever.  Fact.

GET IN!

Oh and get in!!!   :D

Now for a clean sheet

I predict if we can keep a clean sheet we will win! :)

Get in!

What a goal.

Where is my friend PinehurstRed?

Is it up on Youtube already?!  Bloody hell must have been some goal!

Pinehurst probably.

So is it 1-0 or 2-0?

What was the goal? Im at work obviously so cant listen etc

1-0. Paynter to Cox, megged the defender, back of the net.

Missed the first 8 minutes due to computer problems. A fucking awesome suprise to get online to.

Sounds a good game

I thought you were going?

Are we winning?

Yes. 1.0.
Cox

We seem to be getting our share of free kicks,which makes a change

Sounds like we're playing quite well.

I'm trying to listen but my misses is pissed and wont stop talking to me.

DOWN woman.

Not got any ear phones,just put one in one ear and keep saying yes  :D

She will be saying up sonshine later!!!! ha ha

She has passed out now.

I can now listen to the footy, and then take advantage.

Ace.

Sky have just said that Paynter is the key player so far.

Im laid in bed naked. Oops wrong site

As it stands (the match, not BR's member) we are currently 12th in the table. If we can score another 6 we will be 10th!

Samuel Cox :D

Again, yes!

SIMON COX :D

2-0

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

YESSSSSSS  :D

2 fucking nil. Cox on (for) a hatrick!

woo turned it on and the 1st words were "and its there"

fuck a duck!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

How depressed does their announcer sound :D

2 for Cox!!!

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Woooooooooootttttttt

malpas out

fucking get in. lets keep it tight now town.

Happy Days!  :D

I blame digital radio or the three pints I've had already but everyone seemed to have already commented before the ball hit the back of the net here.

Ok ... just another 5 then.

I wish I'd gone now :(

How do you make sense of that score, what is the problem at home?

Hi Pinehurst are you coming to play?  :bye:

Peacock back in the middle. A real leader.

Obviously its still early, but 2-0!!!!!!

Fucking hell.

I'll give you a clue

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

;)

Get the fuck in!  Come on, don't capitulate Town!  Playoff dream's back on!   :D

A midfielder who can head the ball and tackle, playing with a bit of heart and passion?

where have you been hiding?

i like the midfield tonight. solid.

just got in from work...been in  Nottingham....thaught i was on the wrong thread when i saw the score.

I think it's someone's missus going down.  

Hartlepool Fans "boooooooooooooo"

wow lost for words,Amankwah seems to be getting better and better.

Il give you another clue. Starts with A and ends on a 'free'.

I have been watching you from the shadows

I'm never far away you should know that!   :nod:

A selection of fans who are fucking twats and we should send to Oxford on a free?

:)

Just got in from work and heard we're two up. Cheered me right up that has. Hope we can pick up the three points we need.

WTF is this?

Rolph Harris, marvellous. Breast stroke, back stroke, butterfly and crawl..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mxnUrCNnzNA

LEARN TO SWIM.

No Aljofree, no JPM. Mmmm

Who is captain tonight?

Easton isn't it?

Easton

Music's picking up again.

Makes you think, yes.

Easton.
Brilliant half.

You look a little bit like Rolph batch!

And a mafia boss when you are wearing that match day leather coat of yours!

Wespect da fwamimy!

So glad i am naked

Yeah something like that, DV.

Anyway, a popular team from Malpas tonight. Peacock back in the middle, Ifil at the back, No JPM and no Aljofree.

With bold decisions like that maybe he really can turn it round?

Not that all is rosey, we could still lose. But, those 2 certainly haven't been the centre of all good in the past month.

I am scantily dressed.

Did that song just say "mother fucking "

what the hell is this sounds like one of ben's fable's.

Is it on the radio?

No, it was "mother flipping". He explained it before he played the track.

The presenter mentioned it before and said it was motherflipping. Epic fired. This is actually pretty awesome, I'm going to have to buy the last two songs.

Funny you should mention that, it go it's first airing of the year today.

Oh and you have disrespected me with your Rolph jibes. As soon as I have done the washing up I will make a call to arrange for you to sleep with the fishes.

I see,Im semi listening to the half time stuff..DIY SOS...

Ace, Flight of the Concords

hahaha flight of the conchords fucking  awesome. Who requested that?

The rhinocerous v's the hip-hopopotumus.

Nice name

The bloke doing the show played it and recommended we all watch it.

Personal reccomendation Ben. Couldn't believe it got played on the radio! What an awesome night.

I

Dude's a legend. Hats off if anybody can get stripey the zebra mentioned

WTF happened there?   :doh:

I might ask him to play Bowie's in space

YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS! Fucking 3-0!

We love you Malpas, we do!

HATRICK COX OH FOOOKING YES

Hat trick for Cox :D

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

YES

Yesssss!!!

fuck yeah! COOXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hatrick! Malpas has to go.

Altogether now, super super cox super simon cox.........

Coxy's got his hat-trick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

walking in the Coxy wonderland

boooooooo!

3-1

...!

Clean sheet gone.

shit

Still no fucking clean sheet though.

Malpas out!

All I can say is Cox is a fucking star.

3-1 :(

oh my god

 :twat:

You made them score.

ace,pleased for the  spazzers that made the journey as well.

ah 1 back

get in Coxy! We want 4! we want 4!

That is what im talking about.

Aint going to get this seasons first clean sheet tough

straight back in again then town.

BOO

Fookin hell, went for a piss, come back and it's 3-1 with a hatrick!

I want to trade my season ticket in for an away one!

fuck off :)

Jesus H Macy

Hartlepool are the comeback kings, oh shit

MALPAS OUT! Sorry, only just seen the score, get in

Who scored our last away hat-trick?

Horlock?

Thorne?

Holcroft

The Cock sound like he is the spark in midfield we have needed

Just got in and haven't read through but my mate is there reckons around 200 fans and one of the best saves from smith he's ever seen, he's going to ring me a fw and give me an update

139 I think the radio said.

Fuck me we must have been recently then!!

Guess the missing word?

hehehe oh yeah

i'll guess "gash"

constipated?

really missing him

20/1...Wanking
15/1...Wanking lots
5/1....Don't know

soapy tit wank

That's 3 words! Cheat!

What odds you offering on soapy tit wank

makes the most sense so far!

just spoke to luci, she says we are not playing that well! about 100 fans, most slagging off malpas.

Haha

My cousin's partner has been telling me the same thing. 3-1 up away from home and the mongs are still slagging Malpas off.

Well they are cunts

happy birthday JP, yer dropped.

3-1 up away from home, easton as captain and no aljofree or mcgovern. hmm.

shit

Deffo - past it as a striker, as I've said before, but one hell of a battler.  Really think MM should be in the loan market for a striker and writing Peacock off as one in favour of putting him where he's needed most.  We need someone on the bench capable of doing a job up top really, in the ever lasting absence of Corr...

Uh oh.

oh dear.

Oh shit.

3-2. Fuck, fuck fuckity fuck.

Taxi for Smith

fuck sake......come on swindon.

Is Phil Smith the new Grobelaar?

fucking smith again the fucking wanker cunt

Phil Smith not again

Mentioned earlier Sonic by others, the two players who needed to be dropped for weeks have been and a different leader of the pack, why weren't these changes made earlier in the season.

Good God...

Smith to save 92nd min pen

Smith reminds me of me- occasional brilliant save but messes up the easy stuff. Hence I like the guy.

bollocks

I feel Brez maybe back on Tuesday

brez must be rubbing his hands with glee

goal timed at 82

so probably about 12 minutes left then.

Interesting decision.

Pah

sorry, i've got a migraine tonight so not been reading.

i'm getting flashbacks to stockport

... ?

My mate reckons there will be 3 extra mins

Oh fucking hell, if we draw this after all the hard work I'll be gutted for Malpas.  We are so close to a quality result and a stupid fucking mistake by Smith has put a defo 3 points at risk.  Who'll get the blame should we now draw?  Smith?  No MM.  Football's a cunt of a game.

IF he is on the bench then he is rubbing his hands because they are cold.
Quite honestly I cannot believe Malpas has kept faith with Smith.

Its never easy is it....this is a make or break last few mins for sure.

But it's like my mate said Dell, "I'm not sure if dropping a keeper every time they make a mistake really works".

His fault for playing the second string keeper in the first place.

oh fuck another free kick

Here we go...

I can see why he kept with Smith after Leeds....let him recover....but after another one. Think that might be it....

which is why brez shouls still be there

Bollocks, you can't keep dropping someone every time they make a mistake fella, that ain't gonna do anyone any favours.

I'm not enjoying this any more

I like Smith, but we can't keep playing a keeper that makes mistakes like that at such key moments in games.

Very true, but results count, how confident would you feel playing in front of him after the Leeds clanger and the obvious clanger tonight.

FUCKS SAKES

jesus christ

wank

Fucking useless cunts!

FFS.

3-0 and we fucked it up.

CUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunTS

i dont fucking believe this

A hatrick apiece.

Great...

No-he's the new Jimmy Glass

bolllllllllocks

get that malpas cunt out right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh fuck

our fans will be happy

i feel sick

fuck fuck

6mins 4-3 defeat i think

6 minutes injury time!

6??????????

Fuck off.

Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 coming up.

why am i not angry

i wonder what the atmosphere is like in the away end

Jesus, come on Town, mainly because I'm waiting to go out.

If we fuck this up then frankly there aint much more you can say in anyones defence.



As I type..... unbelievable. Maybe he does have to go.

where the fuck did 6 minutes come from?

6 minutes-I've never heard anything like it

If I was to mention Aljofree at this point, would I be shouted down?

Fucks sake, I'm gutted, I knew I shouldn't have listened to this.

Despite my comments earlier, I'm not saying MM should stick with Smith any longer but I can see why MM has so far.  

I'm switching off, there is no chance of us getting 3 points now.

I'm officially fucking gutted.

I retract this statement.

Bloody annoying! Can't believe we've mucked it up.

Quite, comfortable 3-1, Smith fucks up, bollocks to you as well.

I cant believe how bad I feel.

Like a part of me has died, which is shocking after sunday I really didnt think I cared anymore.

3-0 and we fucked it up

I said at the start I'd take a draw but it feels like a defeat now.

[url width=377 height=550]http://www.superpoop.com/092908/brutal-assault.jpg[/url]

Agree entirely

i would have taken a draw but the manner of the draw feels like a defeat.

wont give the players the confidence they need and it also wont shut the boo boys up. I expect all the texts to the radio will be anti Malpas

An absolute shambles of a defence isn't it, the strikers may as well not bother turning up if we're simply not capable of conceding less than they can score for us, I'd be furious if I was Cox tonight.

The problem has been all season, the defence. So why the fuck hasn't MM done something.

Well played sir  :D

We are a joke.

Smith should be strung up from the cross bar.

Malpas must be gutted.

i still wish i was there, coxy hat-trick.

They are already starting on thisis

replace gutted with sacked

But the boo boys aren't wrong at the moment. Stupid, but not wrong.

One word: RATS

I'm going to turn the computer and radio off and sit in a dark room. Goodnight all.

gutted.

some of our fans will be happy we've fucked it up.

All over :(

A point isn't good enough from the position we were in. Simth's fault I'm afraid, once it got to 3-2 our lack of confidence always meant a nervy finish.

Hopefully the players can take some confidence from how we played instead of the score. Sounds like we were superb, especially in the first half.

i think the result tonight will have been more damaging to malpas' future than a defeat. it's going to be horrible against 'uddersfield...

Happy that Malpas has fucked up, not the team. Maybe?

That is such a sad statement, but so bloody true.

Malpas and the team are one and the same.

we win, lose and fuck up as a team.

Wank...20/1 .....wins

Fuck was a close second......

Shit was also in the frame....

Why do I support Swindon...????

Not a good start to the weekend

The team take their lead from Malpas.

I don't understand how we've drawn a game we were 3-0 up in. Were our defense that bad? I couldn't get Radio Swindon being in Maidenhead. How did we play during the last 20?

Phil Smith is an anagram of Phil M Shit

I cant be doing with this...3 up and cruising,it pisses me off......Smith shouldnt play again,we were in the game v Leeds and in control again till he fuked up.

and the team cross that white line and go onto that pitch not Malpas.

We did it about 4 years ago at Stockport

End of the day, we really competed and that must make it a million times better than Millwall.

The bloke on the radio is questioning the Smith/Casal substitution.

We do have a problem. We dont produce our best very often. But it seems our best isnt good enough either?

Im absolutely gobsmacked.
 

God i go and have dinner and come back to this!

FFS

From the radio, will have to wait a while for a 'proper' report from someone who was there!:

They scored straight after our third. Seemed to be comfortably playing it out. Phil Smith did what he did against Leeds and let a very soft one is. Jack Smith off injured. We have backs to the wall from then on pretty much.

I just fail to see how that result is MM's fault

I cant believe this i had to go out,just got back in and it's 3-3 fuck sake..

Of course, but in that case any manager could remain blameless. I am not anti-Malpas but I do question his ability to move this club forward in terms of getting the best out of the players we have and attracting others that would improve the team.

Even though it's not Malpas's fault we've let a 3 goal lead slip, I feel as though the next 2 games are make or break.

Im not saying Malpas is blameless

Im just getting annoyed with people blaming everything on Malpas. Its not just him its the players to.

Like I said, we win as a team and lose as a team.

I would say, weve made scapegoats of players before and it hasnt helped.

DV, end of the day, weve had enough warnings about the defence. Its been a shambles all season. Im gutted tonight, looked like a real Swindon Town team with Peacock and Ifil in there.

Seems like he got the best out of them for 75 minutes or so. Phil Smiths cock up and Jack Smiths injury can't be accounted for.

Just had the update, my mate said we were totally in control at 3-0 relaxed and they were all over us for the rest of the game. said Nalis had a shocker, him and peacock kept falling over each other, and Smiths howler was as bad as Leeds

Yeah, and that was a real kick in the teeth, ex-Town reject Mark Robertson got the ball rolling for them that day - I was fuming when we walked away from Edgely Park that day, I dare say I'd feel the same if I were up there tonight, as it is I just feel empty and bemused.

Cheers Batch. Smithy letting another soft one is a killer. Brez has to come back in now surely?

Thing is Adje its not just tonight that its gone tits up.....3-0 up you win end of story the manager picks the team you cant have it both ways....at 3-0 up everyone was praising him andrightly so,so as i said you take the rough with the smooth as a manager.

BEST. NOISE. EVER.

Mmm, the sad thing is I wasn't even bouncing around that much at 3-0 up. That's partly because I'm a miserable shite, but partly because you can't feel any confidence in us defensively.

Smith is a good non-league keeper, end of, who I thank profoundly for having one inspired season to get us out of that shitty division. But when you keep making the same mistakes...

What the hell, Malpas picks the teams, the team plays to Malpas's tactics, 3-0 up with just over 35 minutes to go away from home, Leeds showed us how to defend with 10 men for 80 minutes and hit on the brake - there is only one man you can blame for losing a 3-lead away from home. Time to fall on your sword you useless twat and fuck off.

In every game there will be subs, injuries and fuck ups. That goes for all teams. I am not in favour of going down this year and putting it down to 'individual errors'.

You'd like to think so. Who knows.

End of the day, it does sound like everyone worked their hardest tonight, and did their best.

If they do that every game then we will at least have a chance, and the fans wont get on the players backs.

Keep the same team on tuesday and lets have another go.

Ijust hope Cox hasnt got any silly clauses in his contract....people will be sniffing soon.

They probably already are Leef.

Ha -comfortably numb!uncomfortably numb more like

re: cox

I'm sure bids will come in January. He's too good a goal scorer not to attract interest.

Personally I think he needs to improve other aspects of his game before moving up a league.

We go from 3-0 up to 3-3 and everyone did their best?????

Are you serious???

I wish that were true Spencer, but I suspect that following that some sections of our support are going to get straight on the managers and players backs as soon as we kick off even if the players are fighting for the team on Tuesday night.

Shame, cos I think there are the seeds of a good side in their, but we are now in self reinforcing cycle of defeats and poor confidence with a hostile fanbase. The only thing that I think can change it is a change of manager.

Totally agree, I think for the money we would want for him his all round game isn't strong enough to support a high bid.

Well if he improves on his finishing he could get 30 this season!

And Cox will be off like a shot, to a team that is an effective unit.

This is what Fitton will soon understand, if you have one part of the team that consistently lets you down, then you dont get the time to sort it out. The bad players stay and the good ones leave. It just becomes a total waste of some good players.

Well thats what it sounded like on the radio? They said Peacock was everywhere and all the players looked commited, geeing each other up.

We lost the 1st goal straight after scoring, we lost the second to a goalkeeping howler.

Our defence is crap OST. I think that is their best.

Hasnt Cox already said he's using us as a stepping stone anyway?

stepping stone?? WHAT??? didnt Cox sign a 12 year deal?? fucking hell Fitton hasnt got a clue

Well if your banging in goals and you score like he does you would think he could be in the championship with us,the problem is easy to sort...you spend 200,000 on a good striker you have to do the same in other areas,its not rocket science and hes a cut above the other players we have.

All im saying is hell fuck off at the first opportunity

and u cant blame him, there isnt 1 player in our squad who would turn down a move to a bigger club given the chance

I can think of several that will never get a move to a bigger club!!

For the sake of his own career it is the only thing he can do, you could not blame the bloke, yes this has always been a stepping stone for him, but he gives 100% every game.

And does what hes paid well to do...its a pity some others in the team who are also paid well to do a job arnt earning there wages at the moment.

Indeed Dell.

Im not sure I like this inside information stuff. We know its true, just dont want to hear it.

You rekon Cox gives 100% every game? What about Cheltenham?

What Swindon player has given 100% every game this season? None of them! Except maybe Lee Peacock, whos only played twice.

Cox gets paid to score goals....i dont particularly want headless chickens...if Cox scores every match he can sit on the half way line for all i care.

Only a personal opinion but  i think jpc and others  of that ilk are at best peripheral staff who hear half stories, i dont believe 95% of what they say unless its something that is easily corraborated elsewhere.

Yeah, but he missed two sitters at Cheltenham.

Everytime we look like getting some momentum up, someone fucks up or certain players dont put the effort it. Its not always the same players. Wrecked our chances of getting off to a good start.

Good player definately - but he isnt blameless.

Also thought he showed a bad attitude after Cheltenham, giving that Liverpool interview. If the players had taken that defeat seriously (they were shit, worst team in the league, lost 4-0 the next 2 games) we might not be in this mess now.

He is in my books...top scorer in the div?

I'm struggling to get my head round why you're laying into someone whose banged 3 in for us tonight and come away with 1 cunting point. Fair enough if his attitude stinks, those around can't hack it... I'd be shitty too.

Just seen the goals on SSN, my God we defended like cock knockers.  And Smith's mistake was worse than Leeds, this free kick had no pace on it whatsoever.  That goalkeeping coach should be embarrassed to pick up his wages this week.  Smith has to be dropped now, and Brez should be given a fair go.

I'm glad I'm missing the Hudders match as I don't think I could take another home game at the moment, don't think it's gonna be that enjoyable.

I have just seen the goals as well and Smith WILL not be in the side next week that was worst than the Leeds one, it practically dribbled over the line CUNT

Credit where credit's due though Cox took his goals extremely well.  He must be so pissed off today though.

He's done his job, he should be walking around with his even bigger head than normal held high.

Every town player should be pissed off.

Our confidence will be at all time low now, its gonna take some good man management to get them motivated for the next game.  :cry:

Bullshit, come Monday morning I don't think our confidence will be that low, I think it'll be quite easy to focus on those first 60 mins.  Hopefully MM has an idea how we can get decent results, in terms of personal etc.  I have confidence that our impressive away form will continue far from the negative shits at the CG. 

And can I just say fair play to LP, I have been his biggest critic in recent weeks/months but he's bided his time and shown that he really does have the passion for the club. 

Didnt go..........hats off to you that did.
Listened to the match on the radio.
Before the match i would of settled for a point but when the whistle went i felt dejected........god knows what it felt for the players and the fans up there. :cry:
Just seen the goals on Soccer AM......first goal disaster, two defenders running into each other, Smiths mistake nearly as bad as Leeds.
I up to Hereford to see if we can bounce back! :banana:

I still think it's worse than the Leeds error.

Im just glad we didnt lose

I agree janaage. I jokingly said after the Leeds game that Smith had the sun in his eyes (which he did!) but last night... wow.

By dropping Brez after the Forest away game (where he got beat at his front post) and Malpas has now got two goalkeepers who are either scared of making a mistake, or just totally fucked off. Not good.

I've always thought Brez is a better keeper, but was happy that MM stuck with Smith after Leeds, I think it's time for Brez to be back in the first team now though, as I'm not sure the defence will have that much confidence in Smith at the moment, and we need all the confidence we can get at the moment.

last i heard when i was at work was we were 3-0 up.fucking happy as larry was i and didn't give it a second thought for the rest of the night.got up this morning and said to the lad "swindon had a good win last night" and the response was "no we didn't,drew 3-3". fucking gutted.
after seeing the goals on sky i have to say smith needs to be dropped.i like him and he's done well for us overall.but 2 errors in recent games,the fact we are at home and some cretins will abuse him next week i reckon,so brez needs to come back in.cox got lucky with his second too, but the lad did all the work for all his goals from the footage so well done to him.
throwing away a match like that happens but is the last thing the team and malpas needs right now.it wont calm the situation and i'm dreading next saturday.the vultures will be waiting for the slightest reason to start barracking individuals.

Sat in Newcastle airport, waiting for our flight back to Brizzle. Can't really comment on the game, as I was pissed (And a twat) Obviously disapointed to throw away a 3 goal lead.

Went with Luci to Sunderland V Arsenal yesterday. What a contrast. I know they're (Sunderland) in the Premiership, so have loads more fans than us, but the passion they show for their team is different class.

That's because you saw them against a big team... I've seen them against inferior opposition and their support has been shite every time.

They always have been like that herthab tho,I remember the Roker Day's,I think it has a lot to do with there is bugger all up there to do.

Just out of interest how much did the tickets cost for the prem game,I went to Villa v Liverpool 2 years back a ticket in the doug ellis cost me £22, at the same time swindon's was near enough the same.  

Tottenham £54, Arsenal £64, Chelsea must be about the same ... London prices must be higher than everywhere else.

That's just scandalous how can those prices be justified,Is that the cheapest seats dell or the average.

Its what I paid for a ticket at each ground end of last season.

It depends how big the opposition is... range from £20-£33ish depending on who you're watching and where you're sitting - Stadium of Light has good views for the neutral throughout.

Saw us draw 0-0 up there one evening...Darren Bullock had an excellent game patrolling the midfield area in front of the defence.  Saw us lose 6-0 midweek at Middlesbrough later that season (I think).

We paid £33.  Bit wet but worth it for sure!

With two hat tricks which team gets the match ball to sign?  Coin toss?  Who grabs it first?  Two match balls produced at the end?  

Cox had a ball under his arm at the end... But I imagine they both got a ball.

Flying to football is fun.

I am very very very tired.

I didn't realise that Hartlepool was so close to Durham... I usually travel east or north thus far on my northern travels... Only took about 15 minutes from Durham.

Hartlepool was a bleak place, nothing like being welcomed to rows of boarded up houses et al. I enjoyed it despite the conclusion.

And you went through the best bits of town .... :nod:

You should've said hello.

I will never forget my first trip to Hartlepool.

We were on that train from Newcastle to Hartlepool. Loads of white water on the sea, and the trees (those few that could take the battering) were bending over sideways. Put about 4 layers on to get off the train and went in the first pub. Bar man had 2 black eyes and a broken nose. Kronenbergs were £1 a bottle. We got set upon on the way to the ground and they were nasty afterwards as well.

A very very hard place.

Good for a night out though.

The first player to score their hat-trick gets the ball.

now with the multi ball system is doesnt really matter does it.

Chances are Cox didnt score all 3 with the same football anyway.

oh, and credit to smith for coming over to the fans after the final whistle and apologising. At least he had the balls to face up to it.

I saw him applaud us, I didn't see an apologetic gesture though. I wasn't paying that much attention though.

Yeah he did apologise.  Least he has the guts to accept he made a mistake.

Also have to say we met the Chief Execs and owners of Hartlepool pre match and were chatting to them for around an hour.  Absolutely fab bunch of people - a real credit to Hartlepool.

how could he not face up to yet another mistake?? cant blame it on anyone else

and they bought us drinks. nice chaps.

could have just walked off the pitch, rather than walking all the way over to see us.

 What are the prawn sandwiches like in Hartlepool?

fresh.

I missed a trick - I stood in the cold eating a sub-standard cheeseburger old skool.

Speaking of cheeseburgers, the next day I had a bizarre yet strangely awesome effort at Federation Park, Gateshead while watching Dunston Federation beat Bishop Auckland 2-1.

Price: 90p (bargain)

what like he did against Leeds??

 Gravy or not?

what's that got to do with my post?

Leeds was at home, he's not going to walk around the whole fucking stadium apologising to everyone.

Don't know. too tired to make up an answer.

Fucks' sake, give the bloke some credit. He must have been gut-wrenched inside, he knows he's cost us 3 points and that everyone's blaming him for it, he could (and most would) have fucked off down the tunnel and hid. But he shows some respect for those who've travelled all that way (which he knows damn well is going to make them all the more angry with him) and fronts it out. Doesn't make up for the mistake but shows guts, respect and class. A lot of so-called pros could learn from that.

Exactly, and the fans responded by clapping him. not a great performance but slagging him wouldn't have helped.

Where was Aljofree after we beat Franchise? Every other member of the team came over.

Didnt have the bottle. Wasnt big enough to bury it.

Fair play to Phil Smith.

not forgetting the norweigans of course, they didn't really understand when I suggested they had 'omly come for the Swindon'.

Obviously you discussed the joys of Fjortoft?

yep. we even did the airplane.

The non league paper werent up to much yesterday