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Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:44:10
How many of you would bother to go and if not, why not?

I'd seriously consider staying at home because some of the comments on here and especially thisisstfc.co.uk makes me feel as if my support is futile and pointless. It seems as if some of our fans - a great deal of them in fact - have abandoned logic and reason in favour of reactionary bollocks without any consideration of reprecussions of King leaving. I don't see why I should pay £23 to sit with a bunch of wankers.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: mexico red on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:46:54
this is no knee jerk reaction, i just have to ask myself why are the players consistently not performing?

i can only name about 3 good performances this season

and dont call me a wanker :(


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: spacey on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:47:30
You could pay £15 and sit with me.I'm a wanker but you'd save £8


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: blinkpip on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:48:25
Have you checked. Stanley is holding a protest tomorrow.
what a twat.
http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/Forum_New/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19440


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: yeo on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:50:18
Nope ,I spend 48 hours a week doing stuff I dont want to do (work) and Id rather spend my time getting pissed than getting depressed.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:52:03
If I was in Wiltshire, I'd be there 100% ... I am not a boo-boy on the terraces... And after witnessing that tonight on TV I have lost a fair bit of faith in King... I don't think he'll turn us into a better side... But I hope he'll prove me wrong on that. I will support anyone involved with Swindon on matchday. End of story.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:52:17
Well, I've got a season ticket so I've already paid £400 or something. I just find it quite difficult to believe the utter contempt some people have for King, it's unreal really. People's opinion on the man just wing from one extreme to the other and I find it difficult to take either of them seriously. The only two people on here and thisisstfc I can think of who have continued to maintain their opinion on King are Supersonic and Ben Wah Balls, both of whom are at each polar extreme.

I find the whole idea of people bringing banners to games wanting King, Walsh, the board, the players, the ballboys and the fans out entirely absurd especially so soon after such a brilliant season for us. The expectations of some people are entirely out of what this club can achieve, I sometimes wonder if some people still believe we're a Premiership club. We will never get above midtable of Division 1 in the majority of fan's lifetime's and we're not really that far off it right now.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Boeta on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:56:50
I don't care what position in the table we are in, I want a side that plays with passion and above all plays football. Currently we have neither.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: blinkpip on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:57:58
Roll on next week.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 22:58:43
Quote from: "sonicyouth"
Well, I've got a season ticket so I've already paid £400 or something. I just find it quite difficult to believe the utter contempt some people have for King, it's unreal really. People's opinion on the man just wing from one extreme to the other and I find it difficult to take either of them seriously. The only two people on here and thisisstfc I can think of who have continued to maintain their opinion on King are Supersonic and Ben Wah Balls, both of whom are at each polar extreme.

I find the whole idea of people bringing banners to games wanting King, Walsh, the board, the players, the ballboys and the fans out entirely absurd especially so soon after such a brilliant season for us. The expectations of some people are entirely out of what this club can achieve, I sometimes wonder if some people still believe we're a Premiership club. We will never get above midtable of Division 1 in the majority of fan's lifetime's and we're not really that far off it right now.


You really are a stupid boy aren't you. This is our football club and we have the right to vent are frustrations. I'll bring a banner and i'll shove it down that fat cigar smoking twats throat. Can you actually condone his tactics tonight? This club is a going knowhere with him and they helm and i dont know why i bother especially whilst i have  a Arsenal membership


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: mexico red on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:00:35
i would never boo our players, and would never shout king out at a game, but i just have to ask again why are our players consistently underperforming, the buck has to stop somewhere.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:01:49
Don't fucking bother then, I'm sure the vast majority of us would hold some sort of wake to celebrate your passing STFC-wise.

Venting your frustration is one thing, talking and writing complete and utter bollocks just goes to show how out of touch of reality you are. Stanley and your good self are the two worst culprits, neither of you offer any constructive advice but are always the first to stick the knife in at every opportunity.

Fuck off to Highbury and take Stanley with you.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:02:06
i shout king out and will do so at bournemouth


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:03:08
Quote from: "Reeves4manager"
i shout king out and will do so at bournemouth


I won't.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:03:41
Quote from: "sonicyouth"
Don't fucking bother then, I'm sure the vast majority of us would hold some sort of wake to celebrate your passing STFC-wise.

Venting your frustration is one thing, talking and writing complete and utter bollocks just goes to show how out of touch of reality you are. Stanley and your good self are the two worst culprits, neither of you offer any constructive advice but are always the first to stick the knife in at every opportunity.

Fuck off to Highbury and take Stanley with you.


Get you dick out of King's backside and you might realise what a spastic King is. I thought you knew your tactics but obviously not 3 4 3 PUH LEASE!


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: mexico red on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:04:00
Quote from: "sonicyouth"
Don't fucking bother then, I'm sure the vast majority of us would hold some sort of wake to celebrate your passing STFC-wise.

Venting your frustration is one thing, talking and writing complete and utter bollocks just goes to show how out of touch of reality you are. Stanley and your good self are the two worst culprits, neither of you offer any constructive advice but are always the first to stick the knife in at every opportunity.

Fuck off to Highbury and take Stanley with you.


i hope that was aimed at j1mmy or i might have to confiscate your nick drake records


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: blinkpip on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:04:36
King Is God! :king


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:06:41
Quote from: "Reeves4manager"
Get you dick out of King's backside and you might realise what a spastic King is. I thought you knew your tactics but obviously not 3 4 3 PUH LEASE!


If you were capable of comprehending basic English, you might have noted that elsewhere on the forum I have criticised King's tactics. However, 3-4-3 isn't that dissimilar to 3-5-2 especially once Igoe had dropped deeper. Oh and don't believe everything Sky tell you as it didn't look like a 3-4-3 to me anyway.

Regardless, it wouldn't have made the blindest bit of difference if we'd played 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 4-3-3, 5-4-1, 4-5-1, 4-1-2-1 or any other formation you could come up with because the players were utterly fucking shambolic tonight.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:08:24
Quote from: "mexico red"
i hope that was aimed at j1mmy or i might have to confiscate your nick drake records


Of course it was aimed at j1mmy, chill. Don't take offence but I find it difficult to accept what people are saying tonight because so much of it seems so kneejerk and reactionary. I have to wonder if a lot of these people will wake up tomorrow and feel the same about it.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Anonymous on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:10:46
Sonic to be fair you proberley right, some will wake up and decide it's the players faults.  Now bite me big boy


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:14:34
Quote from: "sonicyouth"
I have to wonder if a lot of these people will wake up tomorrow and feel the same about it.


I'm already regretting some of my comments!


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: mexico red on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 23:22:20
im not, i really think we need a change but i hope king proves me wrong and i have to eat my hat


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: McLovin on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 09:44:40
I have ALWAYS supported King, but the following tactical errors have led me to lose faith recently:

- 3-4-3 away from home
- Insistance on '3 at the back' even when our only 3 decent centrebacks arent available
- Howard in the middle
- The 'throw on Rory' manouvre
- Hewlett. Full stop.
- Ditto for Reeves
- His failure to admit to his own errors
- Not realising that 4-4-2 suits our squad better
- Using Roberts and Parkin as target men

There's more, but im too depressed to be honest.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: janaage on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:05:12
I don't think after a month of poor football, you could label people's reactions as knee-jerk.

I'm fed up of turning up home game after home game to watch 11 players, who think they're God's gift, play so poorly.  Whether King stays or goes, I just wanna watch decent attacking football.

I'm just glad I don't go away very often, as I have a life     :wink:


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Anonymous on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:08:58
Quote from: "Dave Blackcurrant"
I have ALWAYS supported King, but the following tactical errors have led me to lose faith recently:

- 3-4-3 away from home
- Insistance on '3 at the back' even when our only 3 decent centrebacks arent available
- Howard in the middle
- The 'throw on Rory' manouvre
- Hewlett. Full stop.
- Ditto for Reeves
- His failure to admit to his own errors
- Not realising that 4-4-2 suits our squad better
- Using Roberts and Parkin as target men

There's more, but im too depressed to be honest.


Our 3 decent centrebacks aren't available?  Who are they?  Surely only Ifil is missing from this description?

Howard in the middle - I can't defend this, although he did say he wanted to be there, but I do much prefer him out wide.

In fairness to Rory he did alright when he came on, and he was running out of options at already 2-0 down.  At least he made the chance and made it relatively early.

Grow up and take your shit-coloured spectacles off.  Hewlett was pretty good last night, as was the other boo-boy Duke.  He broke up much of the attack and had Howard not had him alongside him I would imagine the failings of our midfield would have been further highlighted.

Reeves - I agree, maybe should have had Nicholas in there instead, but I can understand the thinking behind it.  Reeves is experienced, likely not to be phased by the TV cameras.

He's never admitted his failings has he?

The formation which suits our squad is 1-1-1-1-1-1-1....  the queue to collecting their pay packets.  I think whatever formation we'd have played last night we'd have been battered like we were.  The 3-5-2 or 4-4-2 is debatable - neither is ideal to be honest.

Parkin is a targetman.  Roberts was marked out of the game.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Sippo on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:09:31
I've never liked him and never will.... :box


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Piemonte on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:41:30
Hewlett one of our better players last night? Bollocks.

He was terrible, he ran around a bit but actually contributed fuck all. very few tackles or interceptions and i could count the number of times he passed to a red shirt on one hand. He was no worse than most others though.

Duke & Garrard put in average performances, which by the standarrds of everybody else made them look like footballing gods.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: Whits on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:42:20
Quote from: "RichPullen"
Quote from: "Reeves4manager"
i shout king out and will do so at bournemouth


I won't.


it started last night, about 10-15 people started, i shook my head at someone and they threated me  :shock:


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: janaage on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:46:35
Quote from: "Piemonte2"

Duke & Garrard put in average performances, which by the standards of everybody else made them look like footballing gods.


Good point, well made.

Parkin can be excused because of lack of service.  What was up with Rhys and Matty H last night must of went for the same ball about 4 times in the first twenty.

I am a very angry man this morning.  Had a kebab from the place on Devizes road on the way home, now have the shitz and been puking most of the morning.  What a great day so far!!!


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: McLovin on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 10:51:10
You are an idiot, Fiisch. Certain people have a thing about sticking up for Hewlett, and it is truely unjustified. He was/is/always will be an awful player. He provided nothing for us last night, or any game i have ever seen bar about 5, which in 4+ years is a rubbish return for our first choice midfielder.

Parkin is not a target man for high balls. FACT. Play it in to his feet and he will hold it up, surely you can't be so stupid you think he is Wayne Allison material for high balls, which is what a target man is.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 12:52:31
Quote from: "sonicyouth"
Quote from: "mexico red"
i hope that was aimed at j1mmy or i might have to confiscate your nick drake records


Of course it was aimed at j1mmy, chill. Don't take offence but I find it difficult to accept what people are saying tonight because so much of it seems so kneejerk and reactionary. I have to wonder if a lot of these people will wake up tomorrow and feel the same about it.

Well, it's the morning/afternoon after, and I feel just the same now as last night.  I can still feel the blood boiling in my veins as we speak.  Every single thing I said/typed last night, I still feel the same way now.

You've had a go at King in the past Sonic, so don't moan at people who are doing it now - Get off your high horse.

The manager and all the players deserve every bit of slating they get and more.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: mexico red on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 13:08:09
i am still fuming and its not helped by sky sports seemingly repeating the fuckin game every 10 minutes, i also stick by everything i said last night.

i will not however shout king out during a game and i will always get behind the team.

king is sounding clueless this morning, he is not filling me let alone the players with confidence


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 14:31:06
Quote from: "OOH!  SHAUN TAYLOR"
You've had a go at King in the past Sonic, so don't moan at people who are doing it now - Get off your high horse.


Exactly, but I've always felt differently once I've had time to reflect on the situation.


Title: If we were at home this weekend
Post by: blinkpip on Thursday, December 16, 2004, 16:48:20
Come on dudes, lets get behind are team and not agianst.
We are all in it together.