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OK, well if no-one else can be arsed to do this, I'd better start my first MDT.

Doncaster is an incongruously posh place known only for that bloke from One Direction, Ed Miliband, the chairman that burnt down their old stadium and a race-course. Um, that's it.

I'll break another habit of a lifetime and predict another nervy 0-1. COYR.

We won at Orient, Notts County and Posh this season where we usually struggle. So I agree with you. We'll just nick it.

I suppose we'll have to wear that God awful pink kit again.

I'll go with....


2-0 Smith, Williams

Defeat.

Thanks Red Frog -  reckon a draw but that`s what I said on Saturday and I was wrong so based on that we will win 0-1.

2-0 Donny

I think the ubiquitous Mr Clarkson is from Donny isn't he? anyway 3-1 loss at the Stfc Graveyard.

I feel particularly at ease about this one.

A comfortable 3-0 with PNE dropping points against Posh seeing us back in 2nd spot.

Luvverly!

This  :D

2-0 loss, both from set pieces while having 64% of the possession and Preston winning by a 3 goal margin...  ;)

From @STFCcouk on Twitter: #STFC have never won an away league game on March 17, and have never won at Doncaster in ten attempts. And we're probably wearing pink.

So yeah... it's written on the wall for a Swindon win!

Everything suggests a defeat tonight - we're playing our bogey side, we're wearing the unlucky purple kit, so the obligatory 1-0 defeat is the most likely result. I'll be celebrating like we've won the league if we get a point or even score tonight.

As we all know, two negatives make a positive. In fact, any even number of negatives will make a positive, so we'll need to work out how many negatives there actually are ...

I look at games like tonight as a guide to the play offs if we end up in them.

We will have to play some cloggy Northern side in them to get to Wembley and this should be a good guide if we have the bottle to stand up to them especially in the away game.

Lets make this a win to get revenge for their smash and grab at the CG.

2-1 to the mighty reds!

I am not very confident tonight despite our recent 2 wins.

2-1 to Donny.

Would be surprised to come away with a win. Would take 1-1.

Think we'll lose 2-1.

2-0 win, goals from Swift and Stephens.

Eurrrrghhhhh we'll probably lose this one.

Was we not linked with Theo Robinson in the dim and distant past or was he here on loan - his name rings bells for some reason ?

He turned us down very late on in negotiations and signed with Huddersfield Town.

Weren't we linked with him the year Huddersfield bought him and every other decent striker on the market all at once?

Agreed to join us,went on holiday,then signed for huddersfield for more money. Caused a bit of bad feeling with Watford at the time if memory serves. 1-1 draw to carry on the unbeaten run with Toffolo with a late equaliser

Really hoping we can grind out another 1-0 victory

Doncaster incongruously posh? Really? Thought it was a right sh*t hole. Anyway purple kit, grim Northern outpost on a tuesday night. I'm afraid an end to our brief unbeaten run beckons despite fact that they are pretty rubbish at home and have lost twice as many at The Keepmoat as they have on their travels. We definitely owe them one after they robbed a victory at The County Ground but sadly I reckon a repeat of Oldham away is on the cards 2-1 to Donny.

Never get anything at Donny and we're wearing THAT kit. Defeat.

Admittedly, that was based on one girl I used to know.

Think Froggy may be basing his perceptioin on the St Leger, which is held at Doncaster Racecourse, unless there's a war on, or the course is falling down a big hole due to mining subsidence.

 The St Leger is in fact the oldest of the 5 classics....and was indeed started in the 18th Century by a bunch of Lords....so got to be some posh types around there.

So, who's going to be the first man down regarding the bookings?

Branco for me - I'm sure last time there was an amnesty pending Nat went 4 or 5 games unbooked

I think Kasim is going to get booked. He can use up his missed match while he's away with Iraq (although I'm pretty sure we won't get away with that).

Also, we need to seriously think about making sure we don't lose ALL our defensive options for MK & City. It's almost like we say to them pick up a yellow so they can miss Colchester or MK then be back for City.

2 match ban for ten yellows

Billy no mates here, currently sat in the Belle Vue bar... Any teffers out there?

No Luongo. Bollocks.

Were.....it's were

Groin actually, but close enough

Shit news though, as if I wasn't pessimistic enough already

No Williams up front either. It's the kind of team news I was expecting - we're doomed  8)

Town starting XI: Foderingham, Branco, Thompson N (C), Turnbull, Byrne, Stephens, Gladwin, Kasim, Toffolo, Swift, Smith #STFC
Subs: Johns, Rodgers, Ouldridge, Hylton, Obika, Williams #STFC

2 kids on bench tonight with 3 strikers.
No defensive replacements shows how tight squad is with defenders

I short on the bench, 1 keeper, 3 forwards and 2 kids!

To be fair we seemed to do alright with him coming off the bench before!

Albeit back when we seemed capable of actually kicking the thing in the fffing net..

2-1 win, cmon the town!

This as got an away win written all over it. Ten 1 - 0 wins on the trot.
Up the Town.

Any reason given? Not sure how shit Smith has to play before Obika gets the nod either.
I do like Smith, I hope he can find form, I'm just a bit surprised he's the chosen one!

Sounds like Saturday and the pitch conditions took a lot out of them all. Probably just resting (not rotating) him.

Our squad really is short of options...

Yes I suppose that's fair enough.

Still not a fan of 1 up, but if it works I'll love it by 9:30

It seems to be tactical. A bit of height up front and in defence against the cloggers.

Not many here tonight

The keeper is a kid. An ex student in fact of my school.

I think it was only 184 sold in advance!

Doncaster, on a weekday, against a team we never beat, on a day we've never won on, wearing a kit that even Cheltenham put 5 past us in. What's putting them off?

Every one of you deserve a medal if you ask me, and a mental health check up :)

1-1 draw, think this would be a good result but we need 3 points really!

Haha, Sam Morshead (Link) just tweeted this:

"Five minutes til kick-off. Not many seem to fancy this game... #stfc "
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edit: oh yeah, I'm doing that thing in my head they do in election results broadcasting to make it clear which party they belong to . You know Fred Bloggs (labour)..James Doublebarreled-fuckwit (conservative). It crept out in this post.

See if we can beat the 276 the mighty 82ers took a few weeks ago

I see player is cutting out like a bitch tonight.

Did you expect anything else?

 :no:

The DAB radio reception in Swindon is exceptionally clear.

Sheff U winning 1-0

'owt 'appened?

zilch

They're talking about the stadium.

"small crowd, decent number of swindon fans"

As long as we better Preston's result tonight, they can talk about whatever they like.

Turnball turned by Tyson.

Player worst ever!

MK 1 up

We had a chance. Smith couldn't finish it.

I'm waiting for

"Bywater treads water as turnball turns the ball in"

Sounds like we're getting into the game a bit more now, creating a few half chances.

only 41% possession according to BBC, it's normally about 60.

Not necessarily a bad thing if we are quick on the break

City 1 Crewe 0

City one up.

Scum 1 down, at home, to Hartlepool

Aaron Wilbraham, scored more than rooney

That worries me a little.  Our game is built on possession.

Bottom of the league Hartlepool no less!    :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Up to 52% possession on the Beeb now, no need to worry yet.

Franchise 2-0;

BUT Less than Willo  ;)

Preston winning now too.

Bollocks Preston one up

So we need to get one as well to keep up with the top 4!

Of course they are.

Fucking hell, Preston.  When are you going to blip?

They've had it.

Tonight

Bollocks

Shit

Fuck sake

Bollox

Fuck

Crap

I'm guessing this is not good news?

Oh well. Top 5 winning, we're losing. Play-offs back on again.

 :no:

Smiths missed two fucking sitters

Shocking at the back again. Too easy for them. Still think we're the better team

One shot one goal. How often has that happened this season? Uphill battle now  >:(

All going to plan then. Fucking typical

Williams for the 2nd half or two up front.

The important thing is to get the next goal.

typical Donny bollocks then

Need a quick response, but if I'm honest I can't see us scoring 2 when our top goalscorer isn't on the pitch.

Flint scores.

Do we look strong on the attack Sleaford?

Flints fucking scored

Need all if our forwards to FUCKING WAKE UP!

Yep, we might as well declare at half time. This game was lost as soon as they donned those horrible pink shirts.

And our defends to stop stopping.

We don't seem to be very good at football any more, which is a worry.

1-1 Ft and Preston going to lose #mysticmezz

Have we ever scored even once wearing that crap?

Last time we came from behind to win a game?

Donny could blindfold their keeper and play with Joey Deacon up front and they'd still beat us. I hate them.

Game still isn't over yet guys, relaxio.

We looked ok after going behind. Still fancy us to win this but we need to go 2 up front. Get gladwin off & willo on. Donny poor tbh but we're terrible defending sometimes. Reckon if we stop trying 20 passes and go a bit more direct we'll  be ok.

Luton in August?

I wish they wouldn't give airtime to people like Matt Ritchie. He doesn't play for us anymore!

That's plan B  :)

Port Vale last season in the league? Not a great stat either way.

No

Nearly 2-0



Sam Morshead ‏@SamMorshead_ 37s38 seconds ago

Attendance is 5,258 (284 from Swindon)

And I'll be surprised if that changes tonight.  Hopefully we'll never see them again.

Foderingham keeps us in it.

Yes! 284

Fods gets us out of jail

Decent away effort.

Apparently franchise took 78 to Oldham.

Only if we get Donny in the play-offs. If so our season is over  ;D

I stand corrected. 64

Oh,we've brought Swift on!

Balls, I thought we scored.

Surely after 60 minutes we have to go for it...

City fans will have some excuse. We're geographically closer, they were saving for Wembley etc

Ffs, I thought we'd scored.

Commentator always does that. He usually sounds even more excited when the opposition score/shoot.

Lets see if Cooper bucks the usual trend and actually makes early changes tonight before the game drifts away. Sounds like Smith is no nearer to finding any form so would bring on Williams pretty sharpish.

Indeed, I never know if we've scored until the co-commentator says something.

Haha, at least the Pox provide a little cheer tonight.

This.  I like Smith, but his current form didn't warrant him a start instead of Willo.

Yes

Penalty!

Penalty!

Pen Town!

Is there a penalty?

Come on --- PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who will miss this one?

Up steps Smith... and he scores..

1-1. COME ON TOWN

Smith, so... HE SCORES

Oh dear

Yessss

Smudger  :pint:

GET FUCKING IN!

Yes! Smith!

I'm clearly behind. He hasn't taken it yet

Phew he scored!

We have now...

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get in

Thank god for that.  Now let's not do anything silly.

This is monumental. We've scored at Doncaster in the pink shirts. A story to tell the grandchildren.

They're purple !!!

They're yuck and gay, so pink for me.

Smith lost his form when he missed the two penalties earlier on in the season, hopefully scoring that will help him find it again.

Lovely, now go on and get the winner Town!

Here's the goal: https://twitter.com/ceej69/status/577937163360284672

The guy on sky said when the goal went in there was silence, almost like everyone thought it had been ruled out

Shirts do look a bit pink...

That is what happens at Oldham generally...

Oxford losing 2-0 at home to the team bottom of the football league.

Just speaking personally, but the Oxford score means nothing to me.  Not interested, even slightly.

Know what you mean, however I put them in my accumulator tonight. Pah.

Franchise 3 up

Donny still sounding the better team. lets hit them on the break, need Willo on for that.

Certainly sounds like they're there for the taking.

Come on Town, come on..

Getting annoyed at hearing Tyson named every three seconds

Doncaster sound a little too lively for my liking.

Donny miss a sitter....

Hold on lads and then get a cheeky last minute winner.

....offside

Cooper must change things. Byrne & gladwin struggling. Time for that plan B. Now!

Nathan down getting treated.

Gladwin off. It sounded like he was having all the chances (including winning the pen).

2 up front.

Give us a chance to get back in it and then allow them to nick another one. You know its going to happen

Phwoooooaaarrrr

Oh, not 2 up top then :(

Come on you pinks!!!!!!

Arrrhgghhhhh

Great chance for Swift  :(

Bum, sounds like some miss by Swift.

sitter missed,Swift

Beaker on

Sounds like their keeper is keeping them in the game! Come on. Break that bastard down.

Smith, Willo AND Beaks on the pitch...

Sounds like a good save in fairness.

Obika on for Swift.

Smith, Willo and Obika on the pitch.

At least we went for it, better go for it than do nothing and hope.

Last ten. Come on

Preston 2-0.

Shit or bust then lads . . . Come on

Byrne has sounded like he's really struggled tonight.

How did we lose to them?  Have they won at all since we played them?

Lost 5 won 1 (v Vale)

Fuck me this is frustrating. We break to their 1 yard box & stop go sideways or backwards. Shoot ffs.

That commentator is doing my head in,who"s the sidekick btw?

Superfan Rob Hartley I think.

Shit

I'll take a point tonight. If we win all our home games and draw away from home... we SHOULD still be within a shout of automatic. But on the other hand... PLEASE SCOREEEE

3 mins added

Beaks

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Yeeeeeeeeeees fucking yes fuck fuck yessssssssssssssssssss1

YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Yesssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woooooooooooohooooooo

Beakerrrrrrrrr

Get in

Wa FUCKING hey!!!!!!!!!

ha ha. It's a funny old game.

Get.

The fuck in.

Gethefuckin

SUPER JON OBIKA

I loved this post. A single word with no emphasis that gave me hope.

Come on Town FFS.  Don't blow it now.

Fucking get in!

YESSSSSSSSSS

FUCKING COME ON!!!1

I hit post in excitement  :)

long live the pink shirts  :toocool:

Yaaaaaay. Peerage for the thread-starter?

Lovely jubbly.

KFJHDFLJ lASKH>FIL >O:FJDLKfljdilszmfgsdun dfL:j


OBIKKKKAAAAAA

https://youtu.be/lTC2Ihnsrf0?t=11s

Oh poo

Hang on. Free kick to Donny. Very dangerous.

Please  :(

Phew!

Huge win!!

Ave it. Game.over

FT THANK GOD!

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3 wins in a row. Shit hot form  8)

Huge win.

Never in doubt.

Three wins on the spin thank you very much.

I would just like to put this here...

If there was a win that was worth more than 3 points...this was it.

Brilliant stuff lads

SWINDON ARE BACK

Get in  :pint:

And no bookings

Pink shirts every week?

No bookings either. Not bad.

As I mentioned earlier ha ha ha

Absolutely perfect.. Obika and Smith on the scoresheet - good for confidence and no bookings! COYR

20 wins reached

17 points from 7th place Peterborough with 27 points to play for. Hopefully that's the play-offs at least guaranteed.

What are you and welshlad doing with your Ladbrokes winnings then ;)

Preston have a decent away end. Lovely jubbly  :pint:

I've already put it on us to beat Colchester at the weekend  8)

I was miserable as fuck earlier, now the world is good, the weekend plans cancelled, so after getting Yasser monged  up Thursday I'm now going to Colchester Saturday, the game is afoot Watson..

Don't you mean next weekend....We've got this weekend off.

Next weekend

Well, shows how little I know.

Excellent 3 points.  Good to see Smith and Obika on the scoresheet.  Well done all.

Ah bollocks, fucking garden centre it is then.

Un fucking believable. Get in there Town! Massive win.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqmTMiIMG74

Delightful.

Coops:

- We have to keep winning, everyone ahead of us keeps winning!
- Credits young teams return to form
- Happy with tactical gamble, last minute winner
- Thinks we've made a real effort not to get beat. Can get caught trying at back to win game..but...
- Got response at half time, got penalty. Gambled with 3 up top, got winner!
- Felt hard done by at half time, had good possession but didn't pull trigger/play final ball.
- Thought Smith was outstanding, brilliant number 9/centre forward performance.
- Jon has a hammer in his left foot, pleased for him as he's been out the team but has been the ultimate professional kept his head down and worked hard.
- Luongo has a slight slight groin strain, so didn't travel but will still link with Aus. Yasser did good job.
- Barthram ill.

This, 1000%

Monu...mental. Been waiting 55 years for one of these, a win at Donny.   :pint:

A tune and film from my yoof  :)

First time I've seen us win at Doncaster, great win & players reaction after the winner was special. The chances we create without an end product is really frustrating. Agree with Cooper thought smith had a great game. Really enjoyed that, only 254 of us there but we made some noise

284 Sleaford, heard you a few times.

I bet Thor is looking forward to our visit  :)

Cracking result. Bit of a selection headache up front now for the Colchester game, always a nice problem to have.

Welcome Phoenix.

Ta.

In all the excitement I missed the fact the yellow filth got beat at home by bottom of the league Hartlepool which looks to have dragged them back into a dog fight could the Pox make this a season to remember for us.

Get in. I should get a cob on , throw the phone away and stomp off more often.

Go see Highworth Town in the Fa Vase semi-final. They play in red, too...

Brilliant win and keeps us well in with a shout of second place! Disappointed to not have a game this weekend as seems like we're back on a bit of a role. Long may it continue and fair play to the 284 that went.

Just in from work and only just remembered we were playing tonight... wasn't expecting this great result!  :pint:

Get in!

Be surprised if that doesn't sell out with no game for us Saturday. Ground only holds 1,000.

I just got a mushroom burger, cheesy French fries and a reeses milkshake from Archie's in manchester City centre and now flopped on my hotel bed.

Well I have seen it all now....we beat donny, beat donny at donny, scored in pink, won in pink and cooper gambled to go three up top.

Donnys goal was a soft one as we had done well up til then....slight lack of concentration and wallop..

Swift was unlucky with his effort did everything right but the keeper got lucky.

Pen was a cert pen and smith blasted it....get in.

Cooper threw three up top ( one up was a mistake as smith ended up out wide all the time).

Obikas strike was a bullet....fucking fantastic strike.

Byrne had a piss poor second half after a fairly good first period.

Kasim did really well tonight...

We are still in this and I bet a few Preston and MK fans shouted bollocks as they listened to that late result come in!

I think my next game will be Peterborough at home......sitting pretty by then I hope...

Hey...Sleaford Red, we could have shared a lift.  We Live outside Heckington!  Hope you got back ok fog was a nightmare.  Great win and fantastic celebrations.  COYR

I don't even know where it is! Doesn't sound near Croydon though.

One of Highworth's redeeming features.  ;)

Lincoln red exile.
You're kidding, I live in Coningsby & picked my mate up from Heckington! Fog was a nightmare as was the diversion on the A.  Keep in touch fella I go to most games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiDX_2ZqaD4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiDX_2ZqaD4)

Cracking finish from Obika.

Sweet ball in from Jordan as well.

Good patient goal. Thought the keeper moved a little too much to one side of the goal, but it was a good finish by Mr Obika from a lovely pass from Mr Turnbull.

It all looked so simple too. Great turn and placed shot, great pass and great movement to find the space.

BOOM!

FUCK YEAH!

Perfect pen from smith after missing the last two and getting demoted,  :clap:

I much prefer the 'hammer it' approach with pens than placing it.

1st game of the season in all comps where we haven't had most possession according to the BBC stats - exactly 50% yesterday!!!

Unless you read the FL paper.. For the Crewe game, we there reckoned 70-30 to us, BBC had it 60-40 to us, FL paper had it 58-42 to Crewe..

Sleaford Robin, will do, you based at Coningsby?

Yes mate, no longer serving but live and work there.

Can I worm my way in to this set up... I'm at Cranwell, soon to be Wittering. Didn't realise there were any town fans in this part of the world!

Wittering should be quite easy, pass it on the way down for home games.

Konig...See you there mate, I am at Wittering!  ;D

I can hear banjo's in the distance ;)

You've got yerself a date........😄
Seriously great to able to share a lift and get to more games.

Mate lives in Leeds and met another lad at Peterborogh who gets on here from Sheffield.
Both then drove together to Fleetwood.
Swindon everywhere ;)

There are town fans dotted all over the north who don't post on here (plus net not all it's cracked up to be?) Deffo worth a lurker/northern thread to ask for lifts etc I would have thought if any read this. (cue a 10 year old bump I haven't remembered)

We travel down from Peterborough most weeks.

Son is at Uni in Sheffield & went with three of his flat mates last night.
He's a bit of a lucky charm when he goes without me. His two away games this season have been Chesterfield & Donny, only buggered up by Sheff  Utd because I went as well :)

Or propellers.