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The fact that I'm creating a Matchday thread at 8.35 is testament to the huge interest this game has for us.

Don't know if we'll win, lose or draw, but I'm going for a surprise 3-2 victory to us. Hilton, and Gladwin x2.

Who cares

I'm more Interested If paolo69 and his gang of reprobates are out of the cells in Blackpool yet.

In a weird way I don't even want us to win. Doesn't help us, helps Franchise

I suppose the script says that we will play with freedom and abandon whereas PNE will be feeling the pressure and will be nervous and jittery.

I predict that we will go 2-0 though Obika and Hylton. PNE will finally get their shit together in the last 20 and get a couple of goals to make it 2-2.

Then again....who cares.

Preston will go to 10 men, Swindon score in 85th minute to make it 1-0.
Thor leads a pitch invasion.
Swindon fans are kept in ground for an hour and Duke misses his train.
What could have been......

We used our 'get out of jail free' card!  :pint:

Think we'll lose 2-1. Wouldn't be surprised if we picked up a couple of injuries

Strangely, I'm quite up for this.  (Not that I'm going.)  I like the idea that we might ruin Preston's party, allow Franchise to slip in - and then get a crack at kicking Preston's demoralised arses again in the Play Offs.

This would, of course, mean having a hand in getting the Franchise abomination promoted, which doesn't sit easy with me.  But as mentioned previously, the prospect of being beaten by Franchise in the Play Offs - and they would beat us - is too horrific to contemplate.

Come on Swindon!  For all the bearing this has on our Play Off campaign, this might as well be a Play Off game itself.

The 92-93 end of season was similar (I think) in so far as the last few games didn't matter and we played West Ham at the end getting well beaten before that wonderous play off semi's and final.

I'm told Cooper is resting players for today's game. Anyone else heard anything?

He said he was going to rotate, he rested Mass last game.

I would imagine fods might not play until the play offs now. Possibly the same with luongo.

You would think Byrne might need a rest also.

Very similar. The last few games of the normal season bore no resemblance to the play off games back then. Hopefully the same will be true this time.

Also back then, Portsmouth were in the driving seat for the autos right up to the penultimate game. They'd been looking unbeatable but absolutely tanked in the play offs. The rest as they say, is history.

Take your point re irritation of helping them but do you want to be facing MKD in the playoffs given that they have hammered us twice and losing to them at Wembley would be about as bad as it gets.

Rightly or wrongly, given a choice I would want to get MK out of the way. As I've said many times before, my desire to see STFC succeed outweighs any dislike I may have of other teams.

We have tended to put a shift in v the top teams bar franchise.
But can only see a defeat today.
3.1 Preston
 :(

My understanding is it'll get more than a "Mass" style resting. But we'll see soon enough.

Rumours that Barthram will play.

I think we'll get a sound tonking today. This will result in MKD 'fans' forever saying we did it deliberately, Town go on to beat them in the P-O's with a smash and grab win at Wembley and a new 'Swindle' is born....

Cooper has stated that he's focusing on May now so it's not ridiculous to assume that Town won't go out all guns blazing. That's football, I certainly hope we don't whinge on if we do lose.

I would be extremely happy for that little scenario to unfold in reality  :nod:

In a round about sort of way, this is probably the ideal outcome of the next few weeks.

For anyone with nothing better to do, there should be streams of this knocking around - it's one of the full IMG games.

Exactly how I'm feeling.  Well said!

I have Preston on my accumulator today. Home win.

fuck MK or any other team for that matter; I want my team to win every game

Come on Swindon

i care for some reason,possibly pride.

I do also always want Swindon to win no matter what but if we lose and that fucks up MKD then great.

PNE are 17 games unbeaten, unfortunately I think that will be 18 after today.

Any idea where mate?

@Official_STFC: Town starting XI: Belford T, Ricketts (C), Stephens, Turnbull, Barthram, Rodgers, Marshall, Randall, Barker, Smith M, Hylton #STFC

Lots of changes today.

 Belford T, Ricketts (C), Stephens, Turnbull, Barthram, Rodgers, Marshall, Randall, Barker, Smith M, Hylton

Subs: Belford C, Jones, Antonio, Wood, Smith T, Cooke, Williams

I guess MK will be uber pissed off at that weakened team. But its understandable, we have to do what is best for us not them.

Belford T; Ricketts, Stephens, Turnbull; Barthram, Rodgers, Marshall, Randall, Barker; Smith M, Hylton
subs: Belford C, Jones, Antonio, Wood, Smith T, Cooke, Williams

@Official_STFC: Subs: Belford C, Jones, Antonio, Wood, Smith T, Cooke, Williams #STFC

That's a very weak team. 4-1 preston

the bench, my word

Funny as fuck, I reckon

Think it's a good idea to rest players as players could easily have been targeted by Preston. Could get smashed though.

Just to add I'm not convinced resting players is always the best thing, injured ones aside.

me neither

Means we can kick the fuck out of Garner and not bother about the consequences

Certainly not so many players being rested.

Some way to blood the younger players for next season.

That said, we've had a run of Tues/Sat games so it is half understandable.

I'd like to use the time to get us playing again, but I guess Coops sees it as not needing tinker time at all..

3-2 Swindon

It doesn't surprise me. Remember how physical Preston can be! Imagine if Luongo or Wes etc got injured.

Might just change my predication which had been 1-1 - don`t believe we will score today so 3-0. Why not change the team around have a look at the squad - glad I haven`t made the effort of travelling up though - I might be a tad pissed off..

LOLz, now watch us go and batter them.

If for no other reason than it will piss off the Franchise that's a hilarious line-up.

What's the chances we get a fine?

I was wondering that myself.

What could they actually fine us for? Look at when we played Sheff United away, they changed all but 1 player from their cup semi final so surely that's the precedent.

Nil. Clubs have done it before at he end of the season. At the end of the day they are in your squad, and you can play who you want.

Indeed, no chance the FA or FL can charge us with anything.

Fines? What do you think this is, the Johnstone's Paint Trophy :)

Sam suggested the same.
Stupid thing is we would get a fine for playing that team in the JPT

It's only because it has a direct impact on the promotion race & because we are Swindon that I'm a bit nervous

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: some great twitter moans re that that team selection
Can see it being a fun afternoon on there if we get tonked

At least I hope it piss's of someone noone cares about

No. I have direct access to the feeds coming in to SSN and am watching it, but have no idea where you'll find a hooky link.

Fancy streaming your screen on uStream or Twitch or something?

An odd team selection but one that makes a lot of sense really. Although I'm not sure who is left wingback?

id guess barthram

They are suggesting Barker.

There are some precidents in the Premier League but not in the Football League.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/8521603.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1351123/Premier-League-fine-Blackpool-25-000-fielding-weakened-Aston-Villa.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2014903/Premier-League-sides-weakened.html

Are we winning yet?

Now saying Randall left WB and Barker in midfield
2 17yr olds in midfield would have been a tough ask

Oh dear 2 mins in and down already

1-0 already.

This could be a piss take.

Yes.

1-0.

2 more to go until I claim my £6.66 winnings. Mwhahahahaha.

Haha this is gunna be a fucking trouncing.

Shocking defending, easy finish.

Carrying on our great tradition

dont care whether it matters or not,dont want humiliation

Anyone find that stream?

PNE are tearing about the place, but actually we're going alright - the goal aside.

They're chasing literally everything and a million miles an hour.

Fair play to the Town fans who have made the trip regardless.

Have you tried using a salmon.

Ain't going to be one for us.

I may have been mistaken, I'm watching the single camera feed at work rather than a match feed so there probably isn't one.

Fucking disgrace.  We should be fined for picking that side. We should be trying to at least settle on a formation for the next few games.How can it be beneficial to make that many changes.

If we get hammered we are going to be in for some serious shit

This is my fear mate, keep it under 5 and I will be relatively happy under the circumstances.

I saw someone mention it above so had faint hope that maybe it would come through.

Ridiculous post. Why should we not pick whatever side we want for the good of our club, as deemed by our employees? How many changes would you allow without that over-reaction?

Redbuck is also the football shirt police as well as the team picking Gestapo.

What? Today is irrelevant use the Colchester and Orient matches for that as much lower risk in terms of injuries. Plus it's royally pissed of the Mongs customers and boy are they biting so all good!

MKD may kick up a stink if we lose this by a margin that gets national press. I'm honestly not bothered but Cooper will be analysed significantly by some of our supporters.

I'm not sure what the rules are. Anybody?

Yeah, sorry. Think this is just being back-hauled from the ground to whoever edits the match for Sky/BBC. You normally only get dodgy streams for matches that are being shown on live TV somewhere (which it isn't).
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From the commentary it sounds like we are actually doing fairly well, all things considered.

Sounds like Barthram has started well.

Please don't ask, but I've heard today that Coops may well not be at the club next season.

Correct. We've got a single camera there for Goals Express that comes in live. My mistake.

Yep, it is OK to uproot a football club to a made up place but make a few changes to your team and you get an FA fine

Sounds like they are holding their own, bar the goal.  The longer this goes on the nervier the PNE players/fans will get..

Do you work for sky PP?

Regardless of who's playing... COME ON TOWN!!

Dongs 1 up

OK, did you hear off by choice - I presume so. He's done remarkably well, bound to attract interest even if this isn't true.

Huh?

I can't believe that, unless Power has pulled a rabbit out of a hat because of his connections..

the sky matchday reporter has just said "Karl Robinson is furious with Swindon for fielding a weakened team this afternoon".......cue complaints to the FL

Come next week, so many teams will give youngsters a go in the first team. and play experimental line-ups.

At the end of the game, we're going to finish fourth, no-one is going to catch us. Cooper has taken a view that he wants to play an experimental team, to see how some of his reserve players would experience a 'big game' atmosphere, just in case we need them in the play-offs, especially in Belford.

If they do well, like Hylton did on Tuesday, they might just come into the first team picture.

Also Franchise are complaining, which is also a good thing.

My heart bleeds for the cunts

Player worse than ever,cutting out every other word

Ah diddums !!

Swindon Town B doing okay judging by Twitter comments.

Andrew Steele-Davis ‏@andrew_FLICW  · 1 min1 minute ago 
20 - Town more than holding their own here, Preston aren't having it their own way. Marshall/Randall look at ease. Barthram impressive #stfc

We play who we want,
We play who we want,
We are Swindon,
And we play who we want !!!

For now - I work on the newsdesk at SSN, but working my notice.

Ah ok. I was going to ask if it's an interesting job but clearly you are leaving so I'll guess it isn't!

It looks like Sherwood is still having an influence on some things STFC

Swindon Town FC ‏@Official_STFC  · 45 secs45 seconds ago 
Mark Cooper update: he's gone for the tracksuit and gilet look today... #STFC

Exactly what we were speaking about on Tuesday mate.

Dont know how we'll justify that!

if we play well and narrowly lose 1-0 then whats the problem?

For the FL, I meant

Actually it's great, and a real eye opener - exactly the kind of thing everyone who gets into sports broadcasting wants to do and a good conversation starter at any party, but (an outwardly much less interesting) opportunity knocks.

Back to the game - we're doing well. Lacking a bit of a cutting edge but not doing badly at all.

Yeah. Depends on the result.

Our strongest available teams lost 3-0 to City and MKD.

Soooooo if we keep the result down? No problems.

It is up there, its fucking shite today.

Yep

Just go with Wes & Thompson have taken a lot of knocks in recent weeks, or even Wes dropped after mistake on Tuesday. Obika took a knock Tuesday, Toffulo out of form, Luongo injured and job done. I'm sure we can get creative if the need arises!

City beating Chesterfield

Cheltenham losing.

Colchester and Orient down looking doomed.

Funnily enough our next two opponents...

Think Barthram will be a regular next season if we are still in league 1

Which is where I was going.

I know we had the Yeovil debacle but we don't want to be playing teams with anything to play for.

Out of contract so probably released or wil leave in pursuit of first team football I reckon...

Isn't he out of contract in the summer ?
Nearly went out on loan with Barker to Exeter a couple of months ago.

Barthram is still wanted by Exeter next season, Barker was told he was not wanted.

I think Colchester might be safe today, due to Tuesday's game.

Hahahah. Steve White shouting "You're having a laugh! Settle down!" to the PNE fans after they're claiming for a pen.

I thought it was common knowledge he's off to Exeter in the summer?

Barthram won't be at Town next season. There's no way he'll risk another season on the fringes if another FL team is interested.

Belford's getting himself (and the team) in a right old mess with these goal kicks, short to Turnbull no matter how much pressure we're under.

think we might offer him a deal

I think he is a valuable squad member but I guess hes at a stage in his career he needs first team games.

Surely you have got to drag Turnbull off at HT?

2-0

Oh.

is garner a cheating diving cunt?he should be playing for us

Yep but for who tho
Bench is like a kindergarten

Both from free kicks not cleared

my bet is almost in, preston to win and over 2.5 goals.... come on!!!

Sam Morshead ‏@SamMorshead_  · 11 secs12 seconds ago 
Two-goal lead flatters Preston. Town passed well for long periods, frustrating their hosts. Never looked like scoring, though.

never understood the 0.5 goal syndrome in betting

Doesn't matter I guess.

Antonio's a CB right? Or put Barthram in there...

For me, this game has become more about the possibility of a fine or worse.

All eleven (if Randall signed his deal) of Town's side are on professional deals so I cannot see cause for a major complaint.

Go 4 at the back.  This game is gone, so let's protect him from suspensions

Barthram (near midget) or an inexperienced CB Antonio marking Garner...we will be royally fucked.

So?

Even if I am not there or watching live on a feed I think we still have a chance in this game according so several at the game, with either of those at CB I think we will concede 5+.

Foderingham, luongo, swift and kasim all have knocks/illness so 3 out of the 4 would never have started anyway.

At least someone's got standards :-)

I've always thought this 'weakened team' stuff is bollocks. The Manager should be able to pick whatever team he sees fit. End of story.

just a way of pushing up the odds

As things stand, Cheltenham and Tranmere are non-league clubs.

There you go.

3-0

This is going to be 6 or 7-0

cha-ching 3-0 nets me £6.66 profit. Mwhahahaha, that's one and a half pints.

Worryingly though out defence is still shit.

Ricketts is fucking shit.

We have conceded a bucket load of goals since he has come into the side (not necessarily blaming him completely)

But it's all about scoring goals.

Check out Andy Warren's picture on twitter of George Barker. He's not been eating salad whilst on the sideline for sure!

also very worried about Ricketts' apparent shiteness,hope he doesn't figure in the play offs

Bring Back Branco!

Its worrying there are "must play" contract rumours. I don't like them regardless of what I think of Ricketts, which to be honest I think he's OK but I'd have Stephens, Turnbull and Thompson as our back three.

But then I think I'm the only person who doesn't like Stephens in midfield much.

No Shit  :sherlock:  We haven't been scoring that many goals with a first 11 so the fact that the youngsters did ok first half is encouraging.  These will likely be first teamers for the next few years..

It's on here

http://totalswindonsport.com/2015/04/stfc-live-preston-north-end-vs-swindon-town/

Ha, Rochdale get one back against Dongs..  They will be spitting if they throw that away

Rochdale have scored, one more please

Orient beating SheffU

we must be bottom on current form

Tom Smith makes his debut..

Who?!

Come on dale!!

Think that must the tragically ginger kid, at least he play football I suppose

He's been on the bench a couple of times this season.

I need goals from Oldham, Cambridge and Raith to win 150

"Yellow boots and orange hair-what a combination"(Chalkie White)

:)

Boooooo. Dongs 3-1 up

MKuntD 3-1

Looks like Harry Toffolo is in the Norwich away end...

https://twitter.com/Harry_Toffolo/status/591989342668771328

Cook on for Hylton (I assume). edit: Nope not Hylton, Smith.

Who is Josh Cooke? On for Smith.

Ut oh - Colchester have just scored to go 3-2 up. We have them Tuesday don't we. Can't see a weakened team going down well there should they win - even more so than against MK

Rochdale 2 MK 3

Come on Dale!

Hatlepool win, which means barring some insanity in the next 30 seconds that Cheltenham and Tranmere are going out the league.

Remarkable escape from Hartlepool

Watford Promoted

Shrewsbury officially promoted

IM putting a tenner on Colchester tuesday! 3-0

Ronnie Moore has done an excellent job there. I bet Tranmere now regret sacking him for that betting charge, which he got fined for.

Tranmere Relegated. Shocker.

I hate Stoke.

It's only 22 years since our play off victory against them in the semis.

Cheltenham are relegated (haha)

Cheltenham relegated.

Their season went into freefall after our Cup loss there.

lost 5-0 to a non league team!

I fucking despise Cheltnumb!

random

let me down on an acca  :smugfu:

The texts. Deary me.

in that case I hate Queens Park.Cunts!

Some wanker has just said we owe MKuntsD an apology!

Standard.

I think I'd be pissed off and understanding in equal measure had I travelled. But I didn't buy a ticket because I realised it may have been a pointless game.

In any case the top 3 : P 3 L 3 F0 A9, - we were promotion chase neutral

TIP: turn on radio at 3. Turn off for 15 minutes at 3:45. Turn off again at 4:50  :D

The ironic thing is, if we had put out a full strength side I really really doubt that the result would have been any different.

Franchise fans on twitter are most amusing

This.

Their forum is going into meltdown :D

Fixed for you

I totally support Cooper in this, and it would have been no different had I attended.  Cooper can do the same for the game next Saturday if he likes (I'll be at that one).

Putting out a weakened side can help sometimes as Sepp Herberger would tell you.

When it comes to the POs we must play

Turnbull Stephens Thompson as the back 3

Byrne Kasim Luongo Gladwin Toffolo/Randall/Barthram

Obika Hylton

Swindon-Frank is a genius

Oopsy daisy

http://m.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/mk-dons/dons-name-weakened-team-to-play-oldham-two-days-early-1-2654258

Good. Automatic promotion is decided over 46 games, not one.

Franchise do not have fans.  They have customers.

Erm, someone should tell him...

Ha ha, that's as thick as fuck.

Not only is he still alive but if he were still alive, which he is, then why would he be in a grave.

:doh:

I also like the quote about everybody hating us.....thats fucking ironic.

That's quite a special comment.  And deserves repeating.

'If Don Rogers were alive today, he'd be turning in his grave.'

I honestly don't know where to start with that.

Anyway, message to sausage:

You are Franchise.
You are, therefore, the lowest of the low.
No one owes you anything.
Your job is to accept the derision of the football world, and nothing else.
Speak only when you are spoken to.
And then fuck off.

And then ask why every other true football supporter in the country hates you and your non-club

Is there any truth in people signing through minute silence? Disgusting if true.

signing what?

was about to ask the same thing

Apparently so but its been reported as Preston and Swindon fans seperately and nobody seems to know which it was.

 :girlgiggle:

I'm prepared to believe it was a small group of Franchise fans who travelled to Deepdale with the express intention of masquerading as Swindon and/or Preston fans and smearing the names of their promotion rivals.

In fact, I'm certain of it.  (This is how internet rumours work, isn't it?)

Filthy, disrespectful Franchise vermin.  Are there no depths that they are not willing to sink to?

You're right. My mate's, dad's, mate's, ex-wife's, sister's, niece's mate knows the guy who did it.

The so-called singing was one bloke who made a noise and got shouted down by everyone before silence was resumed for the remaining 55 seconds. If it's who I think it was, he was absolutely wasted. Surprised they let him in the ground to be honest.

Tranmere down then.

Best get used to floodlight faliures in the conference ;)

That's quite worrying.  Liverpool and Everton fans are going to have to find another lower league side to patronise (in more ways than one) when they're playing away.  Crewe, maybe?

Good spot! 

Made the mistake of listening to the texts after the game. Good Lord, some of our fans are quite, erm, "unique" aren't they?

I still just do not get the persistent negativity around the fans after such a belting season and with the play-offs looming. It's bonkers.

Not sure what the general reaction was on the texts, but most at the ground seemed fairly accepting and just had a sing song.

I would describe them as cunts personally.

FFS it doesn't matter.....

How can the retards think that playing Preston would be easier than MK? We couldn't beat Yeovil at home with a good side out!

Season restarts in two weeks.

Let's hope we reignite and smash the fuck out of MK at Wembley.....the dream is on!

I am sorry that those who went up saw that side....but most would of booked to go ages ago on the gamble it might of meant something.

It's a MEH! From me....

Just read back.....MK unhappy makes me even more relaxed about it.

Also just looked at my wish list and see that we could send Orient and fuck features Cuthbert down!

Add to that pissing off old Ginger cunt Lewington and see no dreams shattered yet.

And I would concur.

Good points.

I think we'll see more for he first XI on Tuesday, with the team he'll want to play in the play-offs against Orient, and the good news is that Orient cannot sit back as they'll need the win.

They're bonkers, you mean, but I think it's a minority so "persistent negativity around the fans" is perhaps a bit harsh on the non-bonkers majority

I'm probably so far the other direction I'm more bonkers than they are... ;)

Also check out Gary Roberts' latest tweet: https://twitter.com/Robinho2288/status/592031479137476608

"Franchise must be pisssssssed with Swindon"

You're right - just seems the minority are a little more vociferous. Either way, can't bloody wait for the play-offs personally.

This always happens when Town are close to something good and negativity is the only way some fans can react to stuff.

Perhaps they were deaf.

Going in to the playoffs in '93 we were poor against West Ham and almost didn't bother turning up at Barnsley (at least it was sunny that day)...but 20 odd mins into the Tranmere game we were rocking.

Bring on next Thursday!

In '90, we finished on 74 points and won the playoffs, in '93 we finished on 76 points and won the playoffs. We're currently on 77 points with two games left, so we're definitely going to win the playoffs. FUCK YEAH!

FUCK YEAH!

http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/mk-dons/robbo-questions-swindon-selection-1-6709969

What a tool.

Nice to see someone on that has linked it to when he did it
Hypocrite and a tool

We lost, we played 13 players and a ginger.

Onto Tuesday.

We're going in to the Play-Offs as massive underdogs now.

Hopefully our strongest XI will play without the fear that got the best of them over the last month.

Always hated Karl Robinson, that is until he's our manager someday which wouldn't surprise me.

 :D

Ha ha

We certainly made a conscious decision to put all our eggs in the Play Off Basket. If we win, it will look like a stroke of genious. If not, it will look pretty cuntish.

In spite of his long association with MK, I can't hate him (not that I have a lot of time for hating anyway. It's largely a waste of energy IMO). He talks a lot of sense and is clearly a decent manager. And if he was to end up as our manager one day I, like yourself would not be massively surprised.

It will backfire, our cunning plans always backfire :)

Haha. That was the saving grace today. Don't expect Robinsin to be happy. Fuck him and his plastic club! No I do not give a shit  of what he is "trying to do there".

Well I have to say, if you ask me now how confident I am of winning the play offs on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being 'not a snowball's chance in hell' and 10 being 'just bring out the fixtures so I can book my b+b in Brighton') I would have to have to go for about minus 17.

Fortunately, there is no logic whatsoever in football and as I've mentioned previously, we limped over the line in 92-93 and in fact I remember us playing the last game of the season at Barnsley with the legendary Channel Islander Chris Hamon playing at centre forward for his one and only STFC appearance which shows you how seriously we were taking that game. It was utterly insipid but once the play offs started it was literally a whole new ball game. We can but hope that history repeats itself.

To be fair, I just watched his post match interview and he didn't say anything about us playing a weakened side.

I'm sure Chris Hamon played v Luton at home that's season too, Easter Saturday? Or was that his only start? (V Barnsley). I was there at Oakwell that day, most pointless away trip ever.

To be fair, it's not what I read on the bus home. Hope he comes nowhere near our club, regardless.

Just checked again on http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Squad.asp?Season=1992-1993 and yes indeed he did make an appearance against Luton but that Barnsley game was his only start. He made 2 or 3 starts over the next couple of seasons as well. Nonetheless, there are comparisons to be made between this season and 92-93. Am I clutching at straws? Probably.

That's fine. I'm just saying I don't hate the bloke.

Tbh I made a similar comparison about us stumbling into the 93 play offs, hope history repeats.

On Hamon I'm sure he had a hand in the goal vs Luton, was a terrible match iirc, still the Monday more than made up for it. 93 hAs to be our greatest season, doubt I'll see a better one at the CG.

Well that was an interesting day out.
Started off with a gift then settled down and really looked in control, however once again lack a cutting edge. Their keeper was never tested however a few balls put through on another day may have found the strikers running through.
Not that disappointed by the team selection as the players need resting. Don't givecaxshitbwhat MKD think. Minute silence always one dick head who causes more morons to join in.
In the middle of a riot on Wolverhampton station with battons drawn which was rather interesting.
Made us miss our connection.
Anyway our season depends on the games next week, not today or the next two games.
Finally pleased for Hartlepool.

Our Play-Off run in history is indifferent and this seasons conclusion could become our worst.

With the exception of perhaps 1987 and 1989, we've never gone in to the Play-Offs in the sort of form that results in the opposition quaking in their boots.

1987: WWDDD
1989: WDWWD
1990: LWDDD
1993: WDDLL
2004: WWLLD
2010: DDDWL
2013: LLWWL
2015: LDL

Yes. Unbelievably frustrating until Bodin got the winner for the umpteenth time that season very late on. Kammy was playing for them.

Best season ever? Arguably yes. There are other contenders, it depends how you're judging it. It's quite a subjective thing really.

I don't particularly "hate" him either. He's still a bit of a prick though.

He speaks highly of you  8)

Off the Karl Robinson topic...

That Cooke is a big lad.

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Remember watching him for the development squad in the summer, at Fairford maybe.... He's pure pace and power.

Ahhhh, that's nice!

I really can't see the comparison with the 92/93 season . Ok we might of had a bad last few games ( that season) but we have had a fucking nightmare since january.

Every player will have to raise their game to have any chance. And every fan can do tgeir part.

My only real issue is that we are resting players, our players don't respond very well with breaks....

Maybe fringe players getting compliments will sort that out though.

This is one thing that wasn't mentioned by the usual dribbling moaners. Yes they might be young and fringe players but as Cooper said, they're still our future and the likes of Randall are clearly not drastically out of place with the starting XI. Surely competition for places is a good thing?

But then asking such logic of someone who thinks we should be banned from the playoffs for upsetting MKdonalds is a stretch I suppose.

I'm hoping the resting = bad form thing is just a coincidental superstition thing that happens in football but I'm not sure.. Has anyone started a rumour about Tenerife yet? Cos my neighbour who knows Curly Withers' gardener said they were out drinking all day and that MC spent training sessions teaching them to play beer pong.

He played a few times over the next couple of seasons, i even saw him score!

 ::)

A 'fucking nightmare' wouldn't result in Town being in 4th place. Relegation or the threat of relegation is a 'fucking nightmare'.

You must have been afraid to sleep during the 2010/2011 season.

;)

3x Bonkers mentioned in one post, a new TEF record I feel. I don't think I have ever used the word "bonkers" in any conversation with anyone ever :D

As for the game yesterday....it was fairly meaningless for us, we blooded a few younger players and gave them valuable game time just in case we need them and pissed off the plastic wankers at the Dongs so not a bad day at the orifice all in all.

Yep orifice.

Anyone else get sucked in on the police with batons and the Wolves fans on Wolverhampton station ?
Some crazy bastards joined our train at Wigan on way home. No bother with both my young lads proudly wearing their colours.
Mind you the train was rocking with Millwall-esq type fans fighting each other then trying to board another train at Wolverhampton to get at other fans on another train.
Held back and missed our connection thus had to catch the next train.
Long 12 hour day that was :)

9th since January - what a "fucking nightmare"

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-one/2014-2015/between-dates

Wolves fans behave like cunts shocker!

We lost 2-1 away, were 1 up then Smith missed an open goal, hardly a hammering.

20th since the beginning of April :( Though we did give up from the second half v Yeovil I suppose.

7 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats since 30 January. No one can deny that this is 3 months of lower midtable form. We can still pull it together for the play-offs though.  :)

Yeah you're right I will change it to disappointing since January

If you had reversed the order of our results so far this season - so three months of average results (Aug, Sep, Oct) followed by an upturn in form since the start of November, the mood would be very different.  As it is, we sustained promotion-winning form for 5 months with a squad made up of ‘kids’ (no disrespect intended…in fact, quite the opposite.)  Sustaining that beyond the end of January was always going to be a struggle.
I would be genuinely interested to see what a league table would look like had the season started on Feb 1st.  Does such a thing exist?  The impression I have is that during the last 3 months, our form has been ‘upper mid-table’, but I could be mistaken.

Football365 used to produce such tables but seem to have stopped publishing stats since October.

The link attached earlier enables you play with the dates.

2 points a game gets you near promotion, we were spot on at end of jan but took only 1 point per game in Feb and never really recovered. April screws it up a bit more.

Somebody in another thread said our form since 1st Jan had us in 9th place, so your intuition isn't far off.