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Well with less than a week until we kick off the new season I sincerely hope the hero Lee Power has some singings lined up.  Some big fixtures this season and even the "at least we have a club to support" lemmings with struggle to defend Power if our arch rivals get the better of us.  As stated I hope the penny drops and Power uses some of the funds received otherwise with what we have relegation is a certainty.  What does concern me is thus far he seems good at brining the funds in but no so keen to invest.
Fingers crossed and here is hoping we have a decent season with some big wins against Oxford.

I'd settle for losing home and away to Oxford and getting promoted like the last time..

They aint the be all and end all

Promotion? With the utter dross we currently have? With what we have we are struggling and getting beat by scum home and away.

We're joint top at the moment!

And we haven't got utter dross at the moment. We lack back ups and maybe 2 first picks

No you are right we have some really good players, maybe I set my standards too high. Barry, Branco, Rodgers cannot wait to see these three in particular.

"Utter dross" is a bit harsh. The current first choice XI is possibly decent mid table pushing top ten material.
Quietly confident that some additional quality will still be added to the squad plus a bit more luck with injuries, then who knows.
Not convinced that the overall quality of this division will be any better than last season.
Bolton and Charlton are basket case clubs and may not find it easy in this league, although the appointment of Varys as manager by the latter might give them an advantage.

I reckon we'll sign 5-6 players before the window closes with 3 of those being loans. Whether or not they will be much good remains to be seen. We might end up with a decent squad, or we may not. That could take up to August 31st, as is often the case, so there's potentially another month of flapping for some.

It's way, way too soon to have any idea of how the season will go.

There are a lot of clubs looking light on players and wanting to recruit over the next few days/weeks. If we are looking at players from Premier League clubs, and over the last few seasons we have, we need to wait for them to return from pre-season tours abroad and until their agents have give up trying to get them to a Championship club. Looking around, Charlton, Franchise, Coventry and Gillingham all need to get numbers in, so we are not alone.

But it is of course easier to have a meltdown and proclaim that Lee Power is the devil.

Power will want us to be pushing for the play-offs so expect him to sign 4-5 players that give us the opportunity of doing so.

Barry will have a good season, but that doesn't matter as he was free and only bought in due nepotism...

I thought Barry was good last season too for a lad in his first season. Numerous assists. I agree with you that he will kick on again this year. Then we will complain when Power sells him for a fee. ;-)

It's concerning the numbers that say they have advised enough.  I will go whatever as I support Swindon and through thick and thin. I hope we get some quality in this week I really do, a week from now and a win over Coventry we could be optimistic.
As for Barry, I don't rate him. Gets caught too many times, any as well as being weak cannot defend.  I hope I am proved wrong and he has a good season.
Fingers crossed as usual and let's see what the next week brings.
#STWD

With Jordan Stewart finally making some appearances in pre-season and Tom Smith recovered from injury that's almost like two new players right there.

The lack of signings so far has disappointed, no doubt, but i'm not panicking just yet.
I would really like to see a striker come in this week though.

One would hope that he'll improve, but it doesn't always work out that way, sometimes players just get to a certain level and that's it, maybe enough to give you a career as a lower league journeyman, and nothing wrong with that.

Sometimes though players suffer 2nd season syndrome....opposition have seen them, now figure them out for strength and weaknesses. They then go back for a while, the good ones respond and push on.

How has Jordan Stewart performed, out of interest?

My personal opinion is that Stewart's not going to make the grade. Based on what I've seen of him.

Ok, thanks.

Non stop running. Very little end product. Glimpses of individual skill.

Difficult to tie down what position he would need to see his best.

There's something there - needs a confidence boost and a specific task on the pitch.

Season's over folks, yet another psychic has predicted certain relegation. Power might as well flog everyone and play the youths.

Isn't that what he's doing anyway, then?  :-[

Agreed. You can definitely see why they went for him.

Didn't know where else to post this so thought I would put it here, everyone including renewals have new season ticket cards this season, I only saw it on the bottom of one of the emails and went in to pick the new one up this week, so just thought I'd let people know in case like me you were going to turn up with your old one!

Sonic youth, like it or nor loyal fans are concerned with how Power is running the club. If you have no concerns then you are in the minority.

Everyone has concerns - but, apart from Power, what can any of us actually do.

Carry on going to games come what may or stop going until a fairy godfather turns up.

I aint got that long to wait so I've got my ticket for Coventry.

As soon as you throw in the "loyal fans" line any credibility your post had disappears! Want to complete the set and throw in "happy clapper" as well?

He's got a point, I'm not a loyal fan. I prefer watching Fulham now.

I'm obviously not a loyal fan then, as I only travel from Peterborough every week to watch.

I'm assuming that you would like Power to spunk a load of money we don't have on average players like we did in 2010/11, after all that was a roaring success.


FWIW, I believe we have a reasonable League 1 first team, not good enough to win the league but good enough (if we have a bit of luck) to maybe make the play-offs.

The concern would be that this was the case last season but lack of depth meant that injuries & suspensions cost us dearly.

At the moment that hasn't been addressed, only time will tell if we do manage to get in he players to add depth, if we don't it will be a worry if we lose any (or all) of Kasim, Thompson or Obika

Knew it wouldn't take long.  Amazing that people on here who think Power is doing a good job contribute very little to the club and don't have to watch the shite week in week out.

So tell me, what do you contribute to the club that the rest of us don't?

GL5's got form on the loyaler-than-thou front. This thread is basically just picking up from last season's monotonous whining noise. The trick with being consistently miserable is to be a bit funny with it, like Reg. Otherwise, you risk coming across as a bit of a no-lifer.

There, HTH.  ;)

Careful you lot, he'll be offering to 'meet' you at the CG soon.

Urgh, 'I'm more loyal than you' 'I contribute more than you'...

Why do people have to analyse things like this?

That would require him to be at a game.....   :fishing:

I don't think Power is doing a particularly good job and I have my doubts as to whether he actually cares much.

But I only have 2 choices - carry on going to support a club like I have for 40+ years or chuck it in and moan about it.

Somebody said on the Adver site that yesterday's team was the worst Swindon team ever. What nonsense  there's been some truly shite teams over the years (and no so long ago either).

You've got to accept very few owners have the same, if any, emotional attachment to your club.

Give it 10 games or so.

To quickly sum up the thread, and most of GL5's threads/posts, if you don't agree with GL5 (and every single friend/fan/supporter he knows and represents), you're clearly a knob/deluded/stupid/lover of Power/Oxford supporter/not a fan.

Seems like it...

Went to swindon-town-fc to see what our squad was like last time we were relegated to try and give myself some confidence. The video on the front page cheered me up immediately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkYu76YjnHI

Back in the days where we loaned Blair Sturrock to mighty Muff!

I think there's a feeling that this is the weakest squad so close to the first game that anyone can remember....after last season, most fans will have hoped for a bit of strengthening, particularly at the back, where we were poor last season....1-5 at Fleetwood and 0-6 at Scunny. 

Most fans would have hoped to have seen something happening in the friendlies....new faces, maybe new system trying to address this. But nothing, then Branco gets injured and we actually look weaker than last season. 

This is then compounded by as far as I can tell zero PR effort....nothing for the fans, even in some of our darkest days, the club would do something like hold an open training session at the CG, where fans could turn up and watch, kids get an autograph or these days a selfie.

If it wasn't for the rumoured new training facility, I'd say that Power is getting ready to flog the club, but what is happening with Highworth, is it still going ahead?

GL5 = Christian Kostiuk?

I agree, Reg. Maybe he is getting ready to depart. If that's the case it would explain the lack of activity.

I heard somewhere there is a sinkhole at the golf course.

One thing's for sure, when this window closes we should all know which direction we are heading.

Nah. Somebody by the name of Alex going by his email address.

Alex 'topboy', so he's obviously very hard.

Is that where the new signings are ending up?  :-[

 I think we're likely to be relegated.
 This is as things stand though with regards of the players currently at our disposal. Subject to change.

2008-09: where 4 points separated relegated Northampton in 21st and Swindon who finished 15th.

Never in doubt..........

Exactly.

And why is it that some think that just because they don't slag LP off they must therefore think he's the best thing since sliced bread? It is the insanely stupid George Bush attitude of "if you don't support us, then you must be against us" crap.

Sure, most of us seem to have concerns about the squad, most of us would rather have it all in place well before the final pre-season game. I'm sure all of us could name one or two players other Div 3 clubs have acquired that could have been good additions for us but there wouldn't be total agreement and Power would still be criticised by some.

I don't think anyone is claiming Power is the Messiah, and he might turn out to be a very naughty boy, but as with last season, I'll judge his commitment to the forthcoming season at the end of this transfer window. I'd much rather wait a bit longer than do what Port Vale has done (that's not to say Vale's summer recruitment policy = definite failure).

The whole 'you're with us or against us' fallacy is very common. Not just in debate about LP or football, but pretty much any debate in general. Conspiracy theorists in particular use it a lot.

I find it bizarre that such a huge percentage of people are unwilling or unable to grasp what is a very simple concept.

Or a fan of the excellent TV series much loved by Canadian rap superstar Drake.

I assume Barry got players player and managers player ahead of Ajose, Beamks et al due to nepotism too?

I guess my posts at times do me no favours but there you go. Frustrated at the moment and yes I go but lots of friends who have been going years have stopped and we all know once people stop they are very hard to entice back.  No I don't like Power, I don't trust him at all but I honestly hope he brings some quality in this week.  Oh and as for the email address, that is from years and years ago, honest!

Interested to hear about the sink hole. Friend who cycles past it a lot has commented about the lack of activity at the site. We both thought it strange.

Must admit that I am starting to wonder about some of the posts by fans from Cambridge, who said that things looked rosy to begin with and then went downhill.

I'm also really surprised about the lack of PR. That is odd in any business. Its almost as if the number of punters through the turnstiles doesn't matter.

All a bit odd.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Turnbull back - Maybe on a permie if Soton pay him off. But, I can't see where the goals are going to come from in the team.

Problem with Jordan is Saints extended his contract on the back of 2014/15.....so he'll be on a decent wedge.  It wouldn't really make a lot of sense just to pay up his contract, much better for them to look to get him loaned to a Championship club. If that fails then a Div 3 side that looks like contending and emphasises defending more than we do...there really isn't any gain for Saints or Jordan for him to come back on loan again.

There probably wont be much activity if the two training pitches are done? As that was the first bit, then more detailed plans were to be submitted for the rest as I remember it. And that will take a while whilst some pen pusher in planning stops scratching his arse..

Surely LP wouldn't have purchased the land without the relevant 'due diligence' being done? Where have you heard this out of interest?

I honestly can't remember. But, if there is indeed a sink hole - I doubt there is any way of testing for it or even if land purchased is ever tested.

I am certainly starting to feel a little tense. I don't think we'll go down but I follow a few Pox fans on twitter so I'm stressing about September 10th.

Any loyal town fan would live in the SN1 postcode.

Poor poor effort.

I have blind optimism before every season. No idea why, I think I just get a bit excited that the football season is back. I'll go to as many games as I can regardless of who's in charge / what happens over the summer. I've never understood people who say "Until xxx happens I'm not going". Just doesn't make sense to me.

Agree entirely.

If you don't live at the stadium, you're dead to me.

From what I recall the onlt things they have permission for is the creation of two training pitches, I assume that changing etc will be within whatever existing clubhouse building is on site so not sure what physical work is expected?

Interesting that a sink hole has been raised, I had heard that it was an alien landing site that had been discovered on the 9th tee and the reason that nothing had happened was that MI6 are all over the site doing testing - sadly I cannot remember who I heard that from.......  

Happy Clapper alert!!!

Only joking.

I'm pretty much the same, except for blind pessimism rather than blind optimism. I can understand there may well be a lack of optimism for the coming season as things stand, and LP and the club in general does little to actively stimulate enthusiasm (or false hope), but I don't see that as a reason to not renew a season ticket, or to give up on attending all together.

I am likewise, the only thing I do recall is that if we have a fantastic pre-season we normally have a shit season, so I will continue to grasp at that straw. Then again whats it got to do with me, I am not a real fan.

Pfft sinkhole. It's a new budget hydrotherapy pool, don't you know. #thatswherethemoneywent

I'm not Power's biggest fan, he's not very personable and comes across as extremely arrogant and his past history means I'll never fully trust him but as far as what's happening on the pitch.

13\14: Budget £1.9M 8th
Entertaining football on show and in my opinion was more pleasing on the eye at times than 14\15 season, some very good signings (Pritchard, Ranger, Luongo)

14\15: Budget £1.9M 4th
Superb first half of the season, but our lack of spine, fight & ability to defend cost us in the last half of the season. Playoff final was clearly a step too far but overall I'd say we were punching above our weight. Highest league position in 15 years.

15/16: Budget £1.5M 16th
Squad dismantled and rebuilt, majority of new signings not up to scratch, football on show has declined overall, league quality also declined, limp over the finish line in 16th place, rebuild job needed again.

So overall I would say Power has had 2 out of 3 good seasons, but I am concerned as to how we currently line up this season as I'm sure we all are.

Was the decline last season a one off? Related to the drop in budget? Related to Sherwood no longer having a job at Spurs? No one really knows the answer but I would like us to be more prepared going into the first game as we were in the 14\15 season. I do think a good pre-season & momentum play a big part in how the first couple of months play out.

With the current first 11 I think we will be closer to the wrong end of the table unfortunately, but there is still a month to go for LP to recruit.

 

I have no great opinion either way of Power as I don't think we have seen enough of him to really judge his character, I have never thought he came across as being arrogant to be honest as he readily admits that he has many faults and is plain shit at certain things - that doesn't strike me as being particularly arrogant, I think the media thing just boils down to an apparent suspicion against the media (possibly driven by his previous working in the trade).

My feelings edge toward those noted here..

Apart from the first part, I have no real opinion on Power as a person.

It would be good if we could get Turnbull back for a few months in this defensive emergency while he's sorting out his future

In all honesty the thing the pisses me off the most about the club is our prices.

We keep being told by LP that "We have the lowest budget in the league" but our prices don't reflect the budget on offer.

In a simple world, for the budget Power stumps up it should be reflected with the lowest prices in the league.

Now there are plenty of arguments against my point and I realise I'm contradicting myself slightly with my previous post but the prices we now pay for football are incredibly high and don't really reflect value for money in general.

This is mainly a rant against Football in general and probably should go in another thread.

Good analysis.  I would say first season inherited some squad players like Lee Cox, that he didn't want couldn't offload....however later season, it came in useful to use them.

2nd season Willo fell in to this category....he was here, normally beyond our budget, so might as well use him. Scored 20 league goals.

3rd season, all the old PdC players cleared out off the wage bill.....squad stripped to a bare minimum, emergency loans would have to do to make up numbers....we struggle.

This season....like last, squad stripped to bare minimum....hope is that the credible first XI, can see us through the first 5 or 6 games, before comings and goings sorted by 31st.

Last season we got 11 points from the first 6....48 from the next 40. Power probably realises even if we have an 80/81 start to the season, 48 or thereabouts may see us safe.

Saturday's game should be a cracker. Mowbray is bleating about the lack of signings and even if any come in this week he doesn't think they could play a part soon.

He's half written off the first 5 or 6 games. The fans are pointing the finger at owners SISU for being tightfisted and leaving him hamstrung.

So, unless it's a draw, there is going to be some unhappy clappers come 5pm.

They're bringing a few also, so hopefully the Bank might get a run out....Often for the first game of the season I'd go and stand on the Bank, as invariably it would be nice and sunny, although with climate change it will proably piss down on Saturday.

As an aside, while getting a ticket from Yeovil's ticket office on Saturday I noticed their prices for normal league games and the top price is £32!

Suppose that's what happens when you have a season in the Championship. Once the prices have gone up they dont tend to ever come back down...

Fuck me, imagine paying £32 to watch a game at Huish Park.

Some teams do seem to be investing in players... http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2016/07/31/walsall-set-to-smash-club-transfer-record-with-300000-bid-for-andreas-makris/?

This could be a case for Mulder and Scully...

I want to believe...

The truth is out there.

I thought last years budget was 1.2m?

1.9, 1.5, 1.2, do I have any advances on that? 

...............................bang!

Sold to the Sarf Lun'un gent in the sheepskin to my right.

Whatever it is, its probably less than a lot of teams who still see us as overspending cheating arseholes.  I suspect the teams who got out of league 2 spent more.

Think most are aware we are a skinflint club these days.

You can get one directly from the club now.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixtures-list/index.aspx

there's a link on there to "Add to Calendar"

Div 3 club sells star striker and spends approx half of fee on new signing. Sounds familiar.

You can download from the Swindon Town official site, there are various options to add to calendar above the main fixture list. However, I've helpfully re-linked here:

iCalendar download file (http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/generic/download-fixtures-calendar.aspx?teamID=40&seasonStartDate=20160701&seasonEndDate=20170531)

One click import into Google calendar (https://www.google.com/calendar/render?cid=http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/generic/download-fixtures-calendar.aspx?teamID=40&seasonStartDate=20160701&seasonEndDate=20170531)

One click import into Apple device (http://webcal://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/generic/download-fixtures-calendar.aspx?teamID=40&seasonStartDate=20160701&seasonEndDate=20170531)

One click import into Outlook (http://webcal://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/generic/download-fixtures-calendar.aspx?teamID=40&seasonStartDate=20160701&seasonEndDate=20170531)

You're really helpful

Got it. Thank you both. You're diamond geezers.

I do like the washbag pre season panic infographic
https://thewashbag.com/2016/08/01/pre-season-panic/

Though I am disappointed that we score so lowly in the unhinged ranters favourite forum.  Only 1%!

Righty, I need to find a source of cheap nasty cider so I can help fix this shoddy statistic.

Whats that pub you took me to with the brummie landlord?  Surely he can find you cheap cider.

are you still laying low fh?

Sort of, it'll be a while before that mess is sorted.

The chances of being found are so slim that it's barely worth worrying about. Could you imagine trying to find somebody in a city the size of London with absolutely nothing to go on? I have more pressing issues on my mind. Not going to get complacent though, it'll be sorted once I can. 

:( hope it's sorted soon..

The robin is ace.....should be a manatee rather than a walrus, mind

300k on a striker from Cyprus that scored 3 in 27 last season. One weird transfer that is

This has to be one of those YouTube signings.

Wait why is flasheart laying low?!

He's had some sort of a misunderstanding with Big Tony (or the Thai equivalent thereof) but seems remarkably chilled about it despite having had to go on the lam.

I haven't really taken much notice of what anyone else is up to during pre-season, but it does seem that Coventry, are pretty much in our boat, of barely being able to field a credible XI.  This of course goes 2 ways, increases our chances of getting something, but would be very damaging if we get one of last season's CG leaky old sieve shows.  A repeat of the recent Ricoh 0-0, would probably do both sides.

As an aside, has anyone seen the rankings of the League One kits?

From the Coventry Telegraph:

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/league-one-home-kits-201617-11691334

am I missing something. How is Port Vale's kit stunning? Agree with Walsall verdict though.

our home kit is fucking bland tho

I was intrigued to know who the yellow lots sponsor was http://heroes.liontrust.co.uk/

It's just retro... retro is in, innit.

Didn't Scotland have a changed strip like that once?

Don't think this is the case, just going really slowly and seemingly waiting for everything to be in place before doing much work. Application for a car park on the site to satisfy a planning condition just went on the system today.

That's because we didn't sell Kasim ;)

Them mercs need somewhere to park?

And for anyone who is interested here is the plan http://pa1.swindon.gov.uk/publicaccess/files/1FD8A23500C04A89465B8E50461BE152/pdf/S_COND_16_1311-TEMPORARY_PITCHES_SHOWING_PROVISION_FOR_VEHICLE_PARKING-544658.pdf

They cannot actually start the use for the training ground until this is laid out.

Interestingly the consent granted for the temporary pitches only lasts to 1st July 2019.....

Presumably that's what makes them "temporary"  Alternatively, that's when Power will have completed his mission of running the club into the ground and the whole site can be flogged for housing.

The Football Lab have us down for 4th bottom in their predictions.

http://www.thefootballab.co.uk/2016/league-one-season-preview-2016-17/

Clearly bollocks....that high  :)

:D

What the hell is the football lab? I have us at 14th - what's the difference between their guess and mine (other than I know more about this club than they do).

At this stage of the (pre)season everyones guess is as good as the next man/womans.

Link doesn't work for me

I know a lot about my club and our deficiencies.  I know nothing about the other clubs.  And I'm a bit of a football pessimist (I support Swindon odds are in favour of it all going a bit shit).  Therefore its all going to go to shit and everyone else is in a better place than us.

Its the true Swindon way.... :)

Oh Reg don't spoil it I was hoping that someone might try and use it to illustrate that Power is naughty - someone feel free to just spread it on that Facebook page.

I cannot think of another way of doing it, actually try this http://pa1.swindon.gov.uk/publicaccess/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=OARCXSPTIIL00 and if it works click on documents and its there otherwise you may just have to search on line for the Condition discharge application which is ref S/COND/16/1311  - sorry!

First option worked, cheers

The true Swindon way would be for me to have a meltdown in public and demand the board is sacked without offering any viable option. But with poorer grammar.


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When do the squad numbers come out for this season?

There's no set date for them to be announced, and given our club's approach, would not expect anything akin to a proper announcement.

Did see Sheff Wed's today - they've put their number two gk as #2 brilliantly.

They have been wearing them in preseason as far as i'm aware. Who were you after?

No one really, more its just a further part of the run up to the new season.

Not bad.

We'll have moved up a place or two as compared to the alphabetical preseason table.

We saw that review of the new season's home kits a couple of pages earlier.  Here's the one for the away kits that will be on display at the CG in the coming weeks.  They're wrong about there being black in ours, though, aren't they?

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/league-one-away-kits-201617-11699064

Looking at the picture which I am pretty sure is this years attempt it has black shoulders doesn't it?

The guy writing it has got dreadful taste though!

...and Steven Fletcher as number 6....  :hmmm:

Anyone seen this?....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36974870

It would appear as though Northampton have had a problem with their suppliers and therefore don't have enough home kit to wear for Saturday's game..

Woking had to wear their away strip (they managed to have theirs available) in the friendly there because we didn't have an away strip available.

Thanks for making us look good, Cobblers

....at least that was a friendly!!  :D

Quite possibly one of the most uninspiring pre seasons in all the time ive been following town.
No interviews, previews or anything!

Not even a laughable transfer rumour. It's been a very dull STFC pre-season, regardless of how optimistic or pessimistic a fan you are.

Tansmedia did get the Pox thinking they were signing Obika though, which was a highlight.

Didn't Barnsley have to wear out white away shirts at the County Ground in the early 90s?

8)

Bollocks!

We've had:

EFL cup is the dogs nuts and I can't wait says Manager.

Need more faces says Manager.

Need new blood says Captain.

Then...

We won't be rushed into signings says Manager.

and now we're had the "i'll give it my all".

which basically says he's fighting an uphill battle.

survival is the aim this season. no chance of a top half finish

yeah in hoddle's first season.and they beat us in it

There's no excuse. If you can't get the existing fans excited for a new season, what hope have you got of attracting new fans? Is it wrong to be bored before a ball has been kicked?!

Probably the only one that's quite looking forward to tomorrow then, even got my tickets for Gills away. Didn't see us win a single game last season. Bring it on!  :pint:

I'm looking forward to tomorrow too. Don't think a Town defeat is a foregone conclusion; Coventry have their own problems at the moment...

Whilst all this doom and gloom continues they are jolly excited further up the A420.....
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/14663548.Oxford_United_tipped_for_another_promotion_by_FourFourTwo_magazine/

I don't think Oxford are a bad shout. There's always at least one team that finishes top 6 after promotion from League Two. They've brought some decent players in whilst getting rid of some that wouldn't cut it in this division. I think they'll be top 6.

The boom and bust of spending money you haven't got. Hopefully their little gamble will fail and they'll be back where they belong in a year or two.

If you look at first game of the seasons this century with Swindon then you will see the we have won 5 of the last 7 opening day fixtures when we have been at home, winning the last 4 in a row.


Home                                                  Away

2015 W 4-1 Bradford
2014 W 3-1 Scunthorpe
                                           2013 L 0-1 Peterborough
                                           2012 D 0-0 Hartlepool
2011 W 3-0 Crewe
2010 L 1-2 Brighton
                                           2009 L 0-5 Gillingham
2008 W 3-1 Tranmere
                                           2007 D 1-1 Northampton
                                           2006 W 1-0 Hartlepool
                                           2005 L 0-2 Barnsley
                                           2004 L 1-2 Wrexham
2003 L 2-3 Sheff Weds
2002 W 3-1 Barnsley
2001 D 0-0 Peterborough
2000 D 0-0 Colchester

You never know, it all comes down to how good we play on the day.

The Brighton game was at home

My mistake...corrected.

I was just about to say that....horrible game, set us up for a terrible season.

This the one?

http://swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?Tab=Video&MatchID=19920103

No,previous season.we lost 1-2

http://swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?Tab=Video&MatchID=19920103
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Wasn't sure where to put this, but is BOO suspended for tomorrow.
Final game of three match ban, after sending off at Rochdale?

If so, good chance for Brophy to continue as first choice LWB, following on from balloon gate and more game time than BOO in pre season.

For me, still 50 / 50 between the two of them.

He should be yeah

 So I assume both newbies have been registered in time for tomorrow....so a side of....

                   Vigs
Barry, JS-W, Nathan, Jones, Brophy
Thomas, Yaser, Doughty,
                Goddard
                Obika

 OK, sorry Tom but back to the bench.  Do we know if Yas is available?

Well that would be good...we would be playing with one more player than them...... :nod:

I like what you have done there, play 12 and hope they don't notice  :D

Too many players in the squad now.

Drop smith and you are correct i think. Though i just know that somehow Rodgers will be in the team somewhere!

If Goddard is the real deal, that midfield is looking pretty good.

I have a feeling it will be Rodgers playing rather than Thomas.

He will probably be in goal?