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Reckon we can win this, just.

But Prutton & Clarke are bound to score just to fucking annoy us, the cunts.

so

3-2.
Collins & Bostock.


COYR

Look at the thread title and think about what you have done.

Swindon 2 Scunthorpe 1

Standards are slipping.  Looks like it's going to be a very fast game as well.

Amateur.

Swindon Town 4 Scunthorpe United 1 (you gotta give 1 to Leon)

I'll be there so we'll lose. On the 12 train from paddington for those lonion reds going.

We're going to lose this because of Suggs' carelessness

2-1 defeat. Clarke to score all three.

Dear oh dear  :doh:

Home win. We'll banish the early weeks news to the history books with a resounding win. Maximum, stick for Prutton and Clarke within reason folks. Don't want to sink to the level of the Serbians now do we?

I'm looking forward to DiCanios post match rant. Might shed some light on how his agent got on with meeting the new chairmen.

Clarke to score a hat trick....DiCanio to implode and to be taken off at the end by menin white coats....Ian Holloway to be annouced as new manager on Monday....

4-0 town win, Clarke to be substituted after 20 mins for not wanting to run, Prutton to be subbed at half time hearing his caravan was double parked on county road  :D

Living only a few miles from Scunny,i'm going to get some grief if we lose but after a break and Macca back i think we'll turn them over 4-1 Collins with a couple and one apiece from Benson and Miller

I will not stand for such sloppy work.  I think Suggs has let the glory of a League Two title go to his head.  I've said before, but he is simply too young to realise what is required to get out of this division.  I remember the last time, and discipline is paramount.

So Town to win 3-1...and put all your real MDT talk here in the proper MDT.

Suggs, you have disappointed all of us.

It's going to be close. 2-1 Swindon, Ritchie and Benson, Prutton with the other , gets hit in the face by one of their crosses and it goes into the net but he has to be stretchered off with a broken nose.

And let's remember lads, you can't spell Scunthorpe without cunt. So, within reason, make sure you let Prutton and Clarke know that.

Just getting ready to leave, any win & a continued performance from last weeks 2nd half please!

Ssuggwillsuggthorpe

(Unless we win, in which case the New Year's Honours List may beckon)

Phew

That's a relief. We might stand a chance now after such an appalling display of negligence by Suggs.

I fear Suggs may have to be loaned out soon.

Agent Suggs to Oxford, they could do with some false hope again from us.

2-1 Town COYR

4-2 that's it as got a train to catch.

3-0 Town

Benson hattrick

3-1 Town, goals from Collins, Roberts and Bostock...their goal from Leon 'The Cunt' Clarke who will be getting stick from from seat in the town end along with David 'The Gyppo' Prutton...all of this entertainment in front of 7,643 with Scunts bringing 137.

Boooooo Boooooo. Just getting warmed up. I hope Clarke and Prutton get plenty of light hearted abuse but please no booing of Kennedy.

As for the game, I just hope that if Plan A isn't working, we switch to Plan B earlier than we did last Saturday. Hopefully Macca and Flint at the back and Collins and Rooney up front.

Big game today.

Could really do with a win after the week we have had.

I've got a bad feeling about this. 2-1 defeat.

No internet for me today. Wont be able to listen and summarise the after match rants.

Enjoy folks!

Don't think it will be pretty,three points will suffice,though one will not be a disaster.

Reckon a draw is on the cards.

Just noticed their ground is located next to jack brownsword way. Sounds dodgy to me

I'm going to go all optimistic and say 4-0 Town. Prutton and Clarke will have crap games - Clarke will get lairy and Prutton won't give a fuck, as usual.

Taking my old running shoes today to chuck at Leon, he won't know what's hit him.

I am very hungover, but to be honest have no idea what's wrong with the thread title...

was looking forward to abusing those tossers today but as i've spent way too much on booze :beers: already this month i wont be there, give them shit for me please everyone!
going for a 3-1 win

You got the team names the wrong way around numbuts.

A mod has since changed it but not before many of us saw such an abysmal error.

Strip him off that MBE pronto.

Yeah, was showing on my phone the correct way round, now i've got my laptop I see my error.


Apologies all.

On train to Abergavenny from Newport, then on my holiday weekend in Merthyr.

Predicting a 4-0 rout, Collins (hatrick) and Benson screamer. Fan to breach pitch to confront Clarke, major scrummage to ensue. 7,898, with 221 from Humberside. Dostoyevsky to pull a ewe in Brecon Beacons.

5-0 Bostock to score. There is only one cunt in Scunthorpe...I'm in Belgium and there are hundreds of boring cunts here :zzz:

And spelt 'match day' wrong. Not sure if an apology is enough...if we lose today perhaps a spell on the bench is required...

To be fair, considering how drunk I normally am when making these i'm surprised more errors haven't been made.

 :) Ah but in the spirit (excuse the pun) of our manager we have to be ruthless

an early goal will settle the nerves and it'll be a comfortable 3-0 to the town  In front of a healthy 8,100.  Clarke to get subbed after an hour to a cheery goodbye from everybody.

usually he could not even score on Manchester Road but sods law means a goal from Prutton will ensue

If we lose it's Suggs fault, but if we win I take responsibility for rescuing the MDT.  Go me!

So we were right, he is a sheepshagger!

Alam Mac is only on the bench today, Bostock out Collins in the only change

2-2 clarke and grella for them collins and roberts for us.

4-1 Clarke gets a red

is Player working for anyone else?

Keep getting 405 Not Allowed!!!

Me too.

same here, piece of cunting wanking piss shit

Scunthorpe commentary is working

Can't sign in though!

Nope, me neither. Gonna need BBC style text commentary from those of you on RS please!

unusually-no problems so far

I can't sign in either

are we all using that account?

Nope.  Im using another account.

I am (trying)

Is anybody using michaeltitmus account? If so, have you signed in?

....using my own,cheapskates!

Yessssssssss

So am I and its not working.

Collins scores for those that can't listen

bollocks to STFCPlayer the cunting AIDS ridden dog bollocks shit balls

Get in!

good management from PDC to bring Collins in today

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooal Get in

Is that 2 or is Methyr just behind?

Actually Wales is so far behind that could easily be a goal from the 69 Cup final he's celebrating...

I can't log into Player either.

Tried to send in a complaint on their website but it didn't work either!

Shitty Town player that loses sound on a regular basis yet scunthorpe commentary is absolutely fine.Their commentators seem to think that if we get out of second gear, they could be in for a hiding,hope so

Its all gone quiet over here....

Stevenage 1 up, how do they do it!

With Risser pulling the strings in midfield all things are possible.

Sounds like Clarke is getting kicked to fuck.

It is a bit like the town time forget. Just peeking out the curtains of my budget hotel checking if it is safe to get down the local offy :D

No, he is just behind a sheep and he's "getting in"

I believe the verb is "Beauchamped"

Flint off.... Second yellow... Town down to 10 men

Flint sent off

FLINTOFF!!

2 yellow in 35 minutes??! Fuck sake!

Fuck sticks

Fuck sake Flint.

So that'll be benson off and Mac on

That cunt Leon went up in the air like he stood on a land mine, cunt

Hope Macca is full fit then.

Pox 3-0 up, against Accy Stanley, bless

Got Stanley in my bet-fuckin doh!

Right off to a Merthyr bookies to lump on Frankel and get a four pack of Brains, wish me luck

Brother at the game, he reckons Scunthorpe deserve to be drawing

They'll never take you alive!

Maybe one of you lucky sods who are actually signed in to player could send them a message ....

"Many of our fans are unable to sign in and listen to the Swindon Town v Scunthorpe Utd match today. They keep getting 405 Not allowed with "nginx" in the body of the page. THey have tried to email you but your contact page also gives 405 Not Allowed. They have tried the remedy suggested for having trouble signing in but without any success. Please correct this situation so that they can access the service they have paid for. One of those affected is user name michaeltitmus, email address [email protected]."

Thanks in advance.

Watch out for that annoying fucker and the Postcode Lottery

Not got the best view from the DRS of the red card but it did look like Clarke ran into Flint & fell over.
If so very clever from the cheating cunt.

Collins took his goal very well but we haven't looked like scoring apart from that.
That said, up to this point Scunny haven't looked like scoring either.

Prutton still a cunt.

Highlight so far the fact that Paolo has a new coat :)

Emperor's new clothes, eh

Just getting ready to watch Frankel

Player working !

.... but cutting out.

No, I can see it.   It's Red

STFC Player is a pile of old fucking wank. I want my money back

It's funny how people see things differently.  Scunthorpe haven't offered a great deal and we were perfectly in control until Flint was sent off.

Ritchie, Ferry and Thompson all need to take some responsibility, it was like a parting of the ways until Flint put in a fairly innocuous challenge which Clarke made a complete meal of.

Unfortunately we've now got to hang on a bit in the second half.  McEveley is having a very poor game, which is a worry and Ritchie is again being marked out of the game.

I still can't login so olease keep up the updates

See your PM's

Managed to log into player on the first go, but I do seem to be alone in this!

It is obviously stupidly far behind and cutting out, but thats the norm.

Equaliser... 1-1

Frankel just made it 14 out of 14

fuckssake

Oh, we've conceded.

Maybe i'll turn player off again.

cunt

Now lets see what we're made of,the thought of a grinning Leon Clarke is too much to bear

Be interesting to see if Di Canio lays into Flint after the game.  Never rated Flint, lacks any sort of pace, and league 2 is probably his standard

oooh-no programme notes by PDC today.

Oh no...run to the hills.

Thompson injured... Great

great chance for Roberts-over!

We're having chance after chance. wasting them all.

We need to be burying these!

Rooney misses a sitter  :crash:

....another chance-Rooney misses sitter!

4 mins added on

c'mon town

Ritchie foul throw - seriously, is he 12?!

FT 1-1

F/T

Got to be happy to get a point with ten men but home form, injuries and wastefulness in front of goal are a worry.

FT Not the end of the World, curb any attempts at post match histrionics Paolo please

1 win in 5 at home isn't what we need!

Suggs out now!

And just like last week swindon ruin my acca. :-(

Should have gone long ago...

never bet on your own team

This is Donkey's thread

Suggs back in

Oooops they been merged

Suggs out

bbc wiltshire online back up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_wiltshire

Should be very intriguing Paolo interview, let's get set :(

He's not doing one apparently.....

No interview with Paolo. Very strange.

No manager interview post match. Doesnt bode well

aint gonna be one

Looked very despondent on the pitch at the end, with good reason too

He's off?

All sounding omminous :no:

Two points dropped today. Had we not played over an hour with 10 men, there's no doubt in my mind we'd have won that.   Even so, we had chances at the end that should have been put away.   We need to sort our home form out, 5 points out of 15 isn't really good enough.

Another dire ref, who set the standard early on by brandishing a yellow for a nothing tackle.  

I'm rather relieved Paolo isn't doing an interview...it stops him publicly criticising Flint and gives Nomoreheroes a well-earned rest from admirably trying to decipher the undecipherable.

Aden playing to the gallery with that sending off? Cost us

What did he do?

PDC not making comment until he's decided what to do one way or another?

As for the game, well Scunthorpe had 2 chances and scored one. Good cross, but I think Ferry fucked up by not shooting while we were attacking and lost the ball. They should have scored their other 1-on-1.

We looked OK given the 10 men situation. Final ball from Roberts and particularly McEverly was poor. Ritchie anonymous until the last 10 minutes. However Ritchie, Macca and Rooney all hold golden chances to win it for us.

Hey ho, feel a bit flat with the uncertainty to be honest.

He got the team names the wrong way round.

It was all uphill for us from then on.

Why do they so naievely read out poxford shit stirrer texts on BBC Wiltshire. Filter that crap out

Well that was crap.

Flint was stupid and probably deserved to go. I mentioned to the chap next to me that PDC should replace Flint just before he was sent off.

Jay Mac had a stinker

Collins and Roberts played well, but Roberts faded badly in the last 10 mins. Macca played well when he came on.

Rooney's miss was unforgivable.

PDC doesn't seem happy. Please stay Paolo!

Injuries are stacking up. I think we need to regroup and forget about promotion for the time being. Hopefully things will improve when Williams is fit again.

Oh, and Clarke is a c*nt.

Played some good football, should have won it even with 10.
Flint was foolish to get sent off for two stupid fouls.
The ref was bad, but was bad for both teams. More annoying was the constant rage around me at offside decisions that were actually correct - some people really don't understand the rules.
Another goal conceded from a cross... need to be better at that.
Paolo should have done an interview... he isn't helping with the feeling of unease around the place by acting like this.

Good to hear Paolo keeping it shut for a change

Di canio in a sulk again?

Paolo needs to stop being a self centered prick and come out and clarify the situation.  All the refusing to give interviews just leads me to believe he is going to go in which case I would rather he did sooner rather than later.  In order to give the new man a chance to assess the squad before the transfer window opens.

It is probably for the best about a pdc interview the only worry is he does not do what is normally right with regards to interviews.

I am disappointed with the result today, think Flint's red card cost us the three points today. It's a shame we couldn't put any of our chances away. We're still 6th and it's midway through October. Thompson is a beast and is looking better and better every game. Nice to see Digby back in a Town shirt  :D

Should any individual be bigger than the club? That is the situation we currently have(even if it's only in Di canio's mind)
Like the bloke but he is continually doing stuff that makes us all scratch our heads

So what did people make of Patey's radio interview.

Sounds like there is a bit of negotiating to be done at boardroom before we can progress back "on plan", and even then only if we find investors?

I say "sounds", just skim read the Adver's report. Hence why it would be good to get opinion from those who heard the whole thing.

edit: And as if by magic they are replaying it!

I think that if he left now he'd find it very hard to get another job here

Mcevely was utter wank again today.

Rooney's missed two golden chances in the past two games to win it for us.

2 points out of the last 2 matches is frankly not good enough if we want to be pushing the top two. Regardless of our situation today, scunthorpe were there for the taking.

And I'm guessing PDC hasn't done a post-match interview because he's doing the evening entertainment at Butlins tonight, if his outfit was anything to go by

OK having heard the interview its back to suck it and see.

Poor game....chances should have been taken to win this, as should the game last week

Pleased DiCanio keeping quiet....and Flint must be mightly relieved. Have we in fact heard the last from DiCanio?

Scunthorpe were absolute shite and we weren't a great deal better. Jay had a shocker but Roberts and Ritchie were utter wank today. Rooney missed 2 sitters to go with the one last week. MOM for me was Colins who ran his nads off and kept the ball really well. Ferry as MOM was a joke - cost us the goal.

I wouldn't say that Ferry cost us the goal... poor defending from a basic cross did that, and Rooney's miss was far more costly. Agree with Collins as MoM, he's looking like a great signing - when Williams is back, we'll be dangerous up front.

Pretty poor around that game. I'm yet to see what the fuss is about Roberts. Miller was very negative with every first touch being towards our end with the inevitable side or back pass. Ritchie was much better with McCormack at right back but generally had quiet game. We spent most of the game hitting a pass and then watching it rather than moving to receive again. Mcleverly had a shocker. Did not get the ball in the box often enough. I was left bored and frustrated at this game. The sending off cost us and ruined the game. Also couldn't care less if pdc went.

Doesn't sound like the greatest of days, but to hold out for a draw with 10 men, and to hear we could have won it, has to be encouraging. Let's hope we're back to winning ways at Crewe.

Way too much slating or negative vibes of Paolo here. Its these sort of fans that will drive him away. Such a negative bunch as ever. Jsut because he didnt give an interview doesnt mean he is pissed off with the board or leaving.

Today wasnt great but we deserved to win even with 10 men. We were shafted by a dodgy ref and didnt take our chances when they came.

Flint should have nutted Clarke for the sake of it.

And no programme notes either!

PDC did say he would be doing no media work for a week so stop getting your knickers on a twist.

He won't be the first or last town manager to quit. If he doesn't want to be here then he can fuck off now.

A fantastic comment again from you mate in keeping with your usual standard. No comments about your other team, Oxford, today then?

Heavens to Betsy

Think tans has a point, if you're going to get sent off, might as well make it worthwhile

Not a nice game to watch, very surreal atmosphere - well no atmosphere really!!  Very quiet all round.   Cannot understand our crowd clapping Flint as he trudged off, the tool really cost us two points today, we were in no trouble at all until we went down to 10 men.  Cannot argue with the thoughts of some other posters, a couple of players had stinkers today, we really do need a ball-winning midfielder who can pass on the floor.  There was no flair at all today, we did seem rather clueless at times, just humping the ball up to the lone striker.  Did come alive once Alan Mac went to right back, we saw a lot more of Ritchie then.  Hope Thompson's injury is not as serious as it looked, he would have been my mom today.

Everyone entitled to their opinion, but the foul mouthed criticism of Paolo, leave it out guys, we're engaging in interesting times and he's central to that. Heaven knows what banality might follow his departure, don't give him the reason he needs to jump ship.

If he goes it won't be because a few people have criticised him for not doing interviews.

Do you do anything other than troll this forum?

TBF he might have a few others that he does

Whats your problem?

Looking back over the 98 minutes played, I guess the highlights for me were the Town End singing "He's got a new coat, Paolo di Canio he's got a new coat" and "He wears what he wants, Paolo di Canio he wears what he wants" - and I do believe the cemetery side applauded that!!

Just got back. Weird game.

We probably deserved to win but no doubt the red card cost us the 3 points.

Collins was my MoM too, he never stopped running, we are really missing Williams at the moment.

The atmosphere today was awful I thought, and that retarded fast clapping that the DRS seem to insist on doing is driving me crazy, it is unbelievably shit.

The scunthorpe commentary liked that as well.

PAOLO DI CANIO, PAOLO DI CANIO. God, i'll be sick if he leaves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTMYzgrXA7M

Add to that 'Leon Clarke, he cried on our pitch'.  Classic and if by the cemetery side, you mean the Arkells, we applauded and partook in some singing on several occasions today  :D

Have I missed something? Is tans an Oxford supporter?

Tans is an Oxford fan. He loves them.

Yeah, he's got a Nigel Jemson tattoo

No, Dirk Diggler just seems to enjoy coming on here and posting pointless comments to try and wind others up.

And a Joseph Beauchamp duvet cover.

Got a season ticket for both. And a tatoo of joey beauchamp on my back

I know...comment was tongue in cheek...though it wouldn't surprise me

I've always thought as much...

Strange match that.
Thomson was my MOM again today....got a jewell there i reckon.
For me Ritchie would have been off today.....kept giving the ball away and has lost his way a bit.
Ferry played well first half and Collins is looking better as every match goes on.
Only time will tell if it is a good point or not.

Finished work at four, listened to some of the game, was driving from Old Town at 17.00 to the club to get my Villa ticket and saw Flint in his distinguishble Audi looking sorry for himself, lad in the box office reckons he done some damage to the changing rooms after the sending off. Said that he put through some of the wall. A very silly boy.

I see your spell checker is up shit creek again. Shouldn't that be cock?

Like that.

Not big enough.

Surely his cock isn't long enough for Beauchamp.

The one on his forehead is.....

Doubt its big enough for Alan Young.

Di Canio now in at 10/1 for Bolton job

Thought when we scored first today we would go on and win. They played similar to Coventry with men who stayed out wide waiting for the diagonal ball which they used to stretch us, even more so when we were down to ten men. It looked like Paolo had a moan at Ferry for not getting a tackle in on Clarke just inside our half before he got as far as Flint, easy to say now but a yellow for Ferry near the half way line would of been a lot less damaging. Their number 22 ( goal scorer ? ) had a resonable game but overall they were very average. Some dumb shit sat a few rows behind me kept standing up in the 1st half slagging off our players for mistakes. He was surprisingly quiet after I wasn't the only one who told him to piss off home if he didn't have anything better to say.

Jesus fucking christ. Did I take a wrong turn at thisis. We drew at home today and had 10 men for about 60minutes today. Some people really need to get a grip of themselves.

Flinty doesn't make the best decisions every game but at least he's honest. Wants it all the time. When we were shit he was the centre back we'd been missing for 10 years. Paolo the same - we ALL loved him last year. Coats/smacking the dug out/passion/doing what he wants etc etc. Now all of a sudden he.'s this that and the other.

The reality we're a league one team in 6th place (if we finish here - one of best positions for years). Can we not just enjoy ourselves???!!!

Defence mechanism in case he leaves? Like all ex-players are shit.

But we're Barcelona.

Just got back.  Not much to add, I thought the match & the atmosphere were dreadful!

Jay was awful & Roberts seems to get in the right position & then go backwards? Frustrating as hell.  Not sure about Ferry giving the ball away for the goal, but he definitely gave it away for the sending off, wrong decision.

On a positive, I agree with the Collins comments & also thought Ward played well today.

That is why most of my games are away games, the townend apart, what is wrong with our mute home support?

Also forgot to say Prutton was attempting to control his own players, our players and especially the ref. argued every decision and had something to say about everything until he got booked which made him a lot less gobby. I actually didn't think today's ref was that bad, better than the last few we've had at home.

Surely they feel the passion as well as the rest of us, so bring the noise those of you who only attend home games, what is the effin' problem, make your feelings known :crash:

Flint's car is far too nice for his level of football. He is clearly paid too much!

Mceveley did a wonderful impression of a non-league footballer today, hopeless!!

Still, at least we didn't lose!

BEST STFC VIDEO ON THE INTERNET!!

Sums up everything for me, never seen a video that taps into the emotions so well

Heard a few whispers that Di Canio is resigning.

really?? where did you hear that?

We played 60 minutes with 10 men and still got a point, unlucky not to get 3.

6th in the table.

This time last season we were 10th and in 09/10 we were 7th. Those seasons turned out alright didn't they.

Stop moaning.

Just from various people, a few claim to be in the know, probably a load of crap though and just rumours and speculation, don't believe it myself to be honest.

I heard similar pre game. Apparantly he is due to have a further chat with patey tomorrow and if he doesn't get the answers he wants the end could be nigh. My source has been fairly reliable in the past but always a first time for it to go belly up.

I watched him closely during the match and for him not to give a pre or post match press conference reeks of a man on the brink.

IF he goes oh well, we've all seen it before and will many times more in the future. Remember a certain Mr Wise saying he wouldn't go a few years back? Im not comparing the 2 situations. Its been a tough week and a win would have made it a lot better.
Couldn't be there today and just seen the highlights on FL show, never a red, that pricks jumped into Flint

If he does go do you think the board would go for another big name risky appointment? I would prefer a unproven big name to Paul Hart or Danny Wilson.

As long as it's not a merry go round manager like George Burley, Iain Dowie, Gary Megson, Phil Brown etc I will be happy.

Wray had a lot of balls appointing Di Canio, not sure the board would go for a big name risky appointment again unfortunately.

the big question is who would/can replace him? in the same way that JWray is a big act to follow so is PDC.

Hopefully its all speculation as he will stay and the club will continue on its current upward curve

I've had a few doubts about you in the last few days.  But you have just proved your vintage.

We all hope he stays.  Paolo is special; and always will be, to us.

But if he moves on, so will we.  We will be a better club than the one that he found.

And as for not wanting to appoint a 'risky' manager again, we have history.  Paolo's appointment was in line with Macari's, Ardiles' and Hoddle's.  (Even McMahon's...whisper it quietly, but he did get us promoted.)  Swindon Town is known for giving a chance to young managers.  I am sure that this tradition will not end with PDC.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

bring the noise is a term i associated with oasias ? WTF Who do you think you are? Get over youself

oasias? are they an oasis cover band?

They performed in the shallow end of the swimming baths

I take it back.

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=4676.0

I hope they wore verruca socks!!

That's fine Ardiles, thought i was the centre of some conspiracey there. Think of me, in a Merthyr hotel, all local's and what that entails. Thank fuck i got 3 Brains left in my little fridge

We Won't get either but someone along the phil Neville or Ryan Giggs line for me.  Fresh out of paying with an experienced side kick.

I sense patey is more of a Wilson/Hart style man though

Tell you who I'd like

That fella who was manager at Rochdale and has taken over at Barnsley - cant think of his name though!

I'm afraid I am getting the feeling of an end to the PdC era - if 18 months counts as an era.

The biggest problem will be whether the club will just be looking for stabilising as a League 1 club in stead of kicking on as we are all expecting - bit deflating

Nothing I've heard suggests to me that the ambitions are to stabilise as a League 1 club.
More that there is not a rush to get promoted this year; even that if we did get promoted this season it might be too soon as we don't yet have the infrastructure in place to finance establishing ourselves in the championship.

My reading of the situation is that Black wants to make progress on the ground redevelopment and opening up sources of higher revenue ready for when we get to the championship so that we can sustain the costs that will be involved with being there.
I can't see that there is any reason why any of those at Board level or backing us with finances would be interested in having involvement with a run of the mill League 1 club.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, there isn't a lot of point in thinking in terms of Championship until, the infrastructure, is at least on the horizon if not in place.

With the appointment of Patey...it seems the owner has now realised this himself.  At the moment, we're in our rightful sort of place....namely top ten Div 3, who can give higher teams a game in the cup.  Keith Hill is the fella you're after.

That's all fair enough but I think most managers in this league would argue that we have a squad of players that not only could go into the Championship, but actually should get promoted. In terms of infrastructure, our ground is good enough and we have the most sympathetic Board in recent memory. We shouldn't really need to crank up either the expenditure or the revenue.

Personally, last season I felt that Paolo was the difference. At times we didn't necessarily have the best players but he got us through, with passion, tactical awareness and that unique ability to build momentum in and around the team.

The difference this year is that, on paper, it looks like we should be winning more games. Our players are of a higher standard and our squad is larger in terms of quality. Of course there is a rise in standard between the two divisions but, to me at least, we are underachieving. Last year, at times, it felt like we overachieved.

PDC is new to this and I think somewhere between the two campaigns he has lost his way. We lack consistency and he is becoming a parody of himself. These issues rose before the changes upstairs and he is in danger of hanging our lack of success on those facts, which would be wrong.

But we have the team (almost) to go for it now.

Who's to say in a couple of years the players we will have then (plus a different manager) will be up to the task.

Plus we can say bye-bye to those ambitious players we have at the moment.

But, at the end of the day, all I really want is to have a team to support - come what may

Exactly. Which is why we may be better off with a manager who looks at what we have instead of who we haven't.

I just hope that person is Paolo, with a slight change of mindset.

Have i gone on the wrong forum or something? What the fuck are you all going on about?

the end of days, I think.

I think more than a few are convinced the departure of PdC is imminent - whether there is any evidence for that or not - and are surmising life after the event

The world will end on December 21st anyway, stop getting your knickers in a twist.

You're right - I'd forgotten that

Fuking Mayan calendar

So there's been discussions about the board's decision to build a new stadium away from the CG and discussions about the board's decision to forget about promotion.

Maybe it's time now for a discussion about the board's decisions to merge with another club?

What discussions?

Just forumites surmising - it is supposed to be 80% bollocks after all

Home page of the OS made me laugh.

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