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from the official site, if anybody needed confirmation of the dire straits that we are in at the moment here it is. the nationwide banner looks huge infront of our squad only 18 players FOR THE ENTIRE SQUAD! even i am shocked. Its only when you seen it in pics that you really realise how much poo we are in. So much as a cold amongst any of our players and we are screwed

I thought the poses said a lot.

That and the front row has the combined age of the Springfield retirement home.

we defo need another 3 signings to make the squad up to 21

fucking hell, although we've signed better players this summer than we did last year...

2005/2006 Squad Picture
http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/96/5d/0,,10341~2710934,00.jpg
17 players (18 if you include Reeves)

2004/2005 Squad Picture
http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/images/Squad/Squad2004-2005.jpg
19 players

2003/2004 Squad Picture
http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/images/Squad/Squad2003-2004.jpg
20 players

the last 2 pictures are the same

stay of the guiness for ten minutes

Big difference is the number of youth teamers in there...

Look at the front line of last season, all the players gone

Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick grant smith looks like a mong

Pook isn't a youth teamer, he's a professional and so is Bulman (albeit on a month-to-month)

I still class them as youth teamers

Bulman, Lapham & Pook have what less than 10 games between them

What I should have said really was, the big difference is the number of players fresh out the youth team

Pook's good enough, I'm pretty confident he's capable of performing at this level consistently. Lapham's impressed me as well but I don't think he'll be involved much and Bulman won't last longer than a month before Kingy brings another keeper in.

Shakes, Comyn-Platt and Smith haven't played that many senior games either, do you consider them youth teamers?

Has anyone seen anything of young Holgate when he's not running people over?

I thought he may be one of the ones that may be on the fringes this season but he doesn't seem to have figured yet.

Pook impressed me last year, whether he can keep that up over a period of time I dont know, same with Lapham

Bulman, I have no faith in and is purely a cheap option.

Shakes, Comyn-Platt and Smith have all come from teams in leagues above us which means they will have had a much higher standard of coaching. The fact that the likes of Bolton took them on says alot about them to start with.

Fuck me its worse than I thoiught, Sandy Gray is turning out for us next season.

  I'd like to say that in the likely event of a disasterous season I'll still continue to go and post....in fact clocking the drop offs might make good sport.

Fuck me I missed that completely.

Superb.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

How gay is the Jamie Cureton pose?!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/l15tfc/010341271097200.jpg

Aren't their 19 players in that photo, the same as last year??

Evans,O Hanlon, Smith, Nicolau, Ifil, Jenkins, Whalley, Fallon, Thorpe, Miglioranzi, Cureton, Shakes, Bulman, Reeves, Nicholas, Lapham, Comyn-Platt, Roberts and Pook

In 2003/2004 the photo included Stevenson, Herring and Young who played about 2 games between them.... so squad size is basically the same. It is very small but we have coped the last couple of years and done very well only confirming how well King has done with our tiny budget.

IMO that squad is pretty shit and we are in for a disappointing season. I can't see us being relegated but it could be a struggle. The lack of a tough midfield worries me. I think we'll score goals but it's the other end that shitting me up.

I hope i'm made to eat my words.

I hope you're made to eat your words too! And I think you are being a bit pessimistic. An honest prediction from me would be 8th-12th

I honestly think we will be ok. i had doubts to start with, regarding the defence but if King can work his magic had get a decent experienced centre back we will be fine. We need a leader at the back someone who can organise, not an inexperienced non-leaguer.

Bottom half for me. I don't think i'm being pessimistic, more realistic. It'll be more the sweeter if we do well, cause i'm really not expecting much.

When you look at the sides in the div this season, and then look at their comings and goings....its a bit difficult to find 4 who look in worse shape than us.

 Port Vale possibly......Scunthorpe of the teams coming up...Southend looked half decent last season, so should be around for a couple of seasons.

 Colchester and Chesterfield seem to get mentioned, but ColU always seem reasonable when I've seen them play....Chesterfield i would imagine will finish bottom half.

 This is the sort of process the 4-4-2 lot have done and put us 21st.

  I think if we are to have a comfortable season then a good start is necessary...if we' don't pick up a win in the first 3 games, then the alarm bells will be ringing.

Agreed but I can't see it. Our pre-season has been shite. And the two week break between the last friendly and Barnsley is a fucking disaster. The team have had no time playing together and their fitness levels can't be that high. Were fucked good style.

Hate to agree. But its true. The proper team has had just 45 minutes at Aylesbury. The middle of midfield is THE most important part of the team and its had a minimal run out.  

We have got good forwards. But its no good if the pressures off because weve conceeded an early goal.

Its going to take maximum determination and concentration from the boys in the early games to get results. Were still that midfield general short (as we have been for years). Whalley is like Migs mark 2.

Grant Smith and Brian Howard look strange in the 03/04 pic.

Yes we are fooked next season, but it won't matter as we will be bust by early next year anyway.

Unless our fickle narrow minded 'fans' want to watch us of course. I swear we are one of the worst supported clubs in the football league (at home - we're alright away from home)

We are bloody well suppported at away games. The real fans we do have are the dogs bollocks! but unfortubately there are too many people who use Kingy as an excuse not to come.

According to what people say, if Reeves was made manager (or anybody else!) then we would have 10,000 minumum every week. MY ARSE!

That's why the club is in such a cr*p position. But don't get me started on that!

People said they wouldn't come well McMahon was in charge. They say the same now, just an excuse for not going to the games.

Who is the lady in this seasons picture?did she just jump into the picture or something?

Sandy Gray

I thought sandy Gray was a man :oops:

Get out of the team photo Sandy Gray!, stupid bitch. :evil:

 :soapy tit wank:

God she gets on my fucking nerves. I wouldnt mind if she was half decent looking. :wink:

What's the chances of a Millwall friendly at the training ground Monday or Tuesday?

Playing SG in midfield may be a King masterstroke.....she certainly scares the shit out of me, so imagine he effect she'd have on the opposition.

she might want to tie her boobies together first  :?

I know, and the price. It really stinks, they had loads of time to get a cheap season ticket and they didn't bother.

I go to every possible Home game but not everybody can get a season ticket due to work commitments i.e shift work. which is why i never get a season ticket.

:shock:

excuses ecxuses :P

I wont mention how many Home games you went to last season then. :roll:

What bugs me more is that if we make the playoffs or get promoted we'll fill each end with every fan saying "yeah support the club through thick and thin"..My arse you did.

Although it is nice to have a full County Ground.

I'd put up with it to see the County Ground full

we didn't have trouble filling the ground when we were in the premiership....funny that

I wish footy fans were loyal, whoever they support.

I have always been a town fan and that will NEVER change.
I will always go to as many games as I can with my limited funds (missed about 4 home games in two years)

This year I can't afford £300 for a season ticket, but will still go to the majority if games, probably paying more than £300!

Same as mate but at least if a family event pops up which i cant get out of i wont be wasting a ticket out of a ST.

Look at the size of our premiership squad !!

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/images/Squad/Squad1993-1994.jpg

24 players there. :shock:

which one is migz on this seasons one???

I think he's to the Right of Reeves.

It grew to about 30 as well!

I remember our stand in keeper Jon Sheffield wore the highest ever premiership number, 40 !

The number of goals he conceded-what a coincidence!

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I'll be honest, I was a supporter who refused to come to matches under McMahon, but least came back when he left.

No probs with that, really. Its just the people who use it as an excuse when they don't mean it at all.

does anyone have a 1991 squad picture????

1991-1992 squad

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/images/Squad/Squad1991-1992.jpg

25 players there if you include Hoddle  :shock:

I gotta be honest the fact that Sandy Gray is in the official TEAM photo has really pissed me off.  Not only should she not be there, the fact that she is there makes the picture look unbalanced, some edit the bitch out!

Gray out (of the picture)

Totally agree with that, she has no right to be there, she's done nothing for this club. :x

She just looks completely out of place.  If she's in there why is Sir Seton or other board members not in it.  It's really pissed me off.

So's my STFC calendar, which is up on the wall at work, who do I have to look at for the next 30 days, Sam Bloody Parkin.  Hope we don't go through a goal drought cos if we do the calendar might end up going through the window.

I agree if that bloody woman is in there then why isnt Sir Seton Wills in it?, he's done loads for this club and deserves to be in the photo.

Should be in the canteen cooking the burgers not getting involved in a man's sport  :wink:

*in parliament style voice*

Here, here!.

Whats up with Roberts' beard? Looks like he has a fat head   :o

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Reg__Smeeton/Squad1913-1914.jpg

 Now here's a useful squad that won the Southern league in 1913/14

 Note the presence of Bob Carolgees and Spit the Dog.....the tender homoerotic touch of Sam Allen on Bollands shoulder....and a couple of tailors dummies.

  There's a few STFC legends in the true sense of the word here...Billy Tout, Bill Silto.

 3rd from the left in the front Harold Fleming to his left Freddie Wheatcroft who perished in the Great War and to his left Archie Bown who was the last STFC player to score 6 in a game....v Watford.

Who are the ghostly figures top left and right? and why do they not have bodies? cant help but think that left them at a disadvantage even back in those days :|

  Its so Marie can think that the CG is haunted.

Top right, bodyless soul is Bobby Moore isn't it?

Players we wish were in our squad?!

Thats when football was a man's game, not for poofs like Howard and Igoe.

Quite possibly! :mrgreen:

This is a post about fucking nothing.

We lost/got rid of 7 or 8 players this summer and signed a similar number so therefore the squad is no fucking smaller is it?????

We've just not padded out the picture with players who won't even get on the bench (like we did prior to the Premiership season for example)

Ooooooh, fuck me, we're all doomed DOOMED I tells you!!!!!!

for fucks sake

oooooooooh!

someone got up on the wrong side of the bed!

Not at all.

It's fucking true though.  Some people get all manically depressed about fuck all.

I see where you are coming from.

I personally am comfortably happy with the squad, especially considering King is looking to add 2 or 3 new faces. I think 2 new FIRST TEAM players and we are laughing!

woe is me

Nah u iz sonicyouth innit man