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Well it's 8am and no-one else has done one yet. I've got a rare Saturday off and made the last minute call to head up to Fleetwood. Fuck knows why. 10 hour round trip.

Think we will lose 2-0. COYR

Head says 3-0 Fleetwood, heart says 2-1 Swindon

Only 2? 😂

On a serious note i think well get some sort of result but others will go against us.
It's not over yet, she may be warming the vocal cords but that fat lady hasn't started singing yet.
 :harshfunny: :harshfunny:

Almost given up attempting a prediction as I am always wrong - a win would be better than good and might instill some hope but then I wake up and remember this is Swindon we are talking about 2-0 or just maybe 0-1 ( please ) - pure torture this season has become

We don't often win at these places when we are good, let alone when we're not.

I'd like to think the players will give it a go so think we will lose by the odd goal

Just woke up and looked on my betfair acount to check it was +£5k, it's not!! I'm a day early that's all because I know my £10 bet on beeka  to score 1st and town to win 4-0 " WINS" 500-1 "come on you reds""  'We are not going down We are SWINDON'

We have a tiny bit of hope after last week.  Prepare for it to be crushed by 5pm this afternoon

Where is Wobbly Bob? The matchday threads aren't complete without his adventures :)

Think we'll draw today.

Last time I read about him he was having an orgasm somewhere. Perhaps he'll come on here when he's finished.

I had the same thought. He posted at 7:22 on the Trust thread.... so may be in transit. WB's capture of the pre match away day flavour, has been a highlight of the season. Certainly better than the shit served up by Williams and his charges.

Pre match recovery, in The Thomas Drummond, from menthol overdose after going by the Fisherman's Friend factory.

Our survival chances might be slimmer than a Syd Little joke book, but hope that the team at least give it a go. There is nothing to lose.

It's about time someone put these cod bothering upstarts in their place.
Don't think that it will be our lot that does it.

Hopefully the upcoming ring sting from the large KFC zinger burger will not be the highlight of the day.

Good stuff, WB.  Hope your efforts are rewarded with a win but somehow I doubt they will be.

 :)

I had hoped for a Lofthouse reference.   Apparently FF is worth £250 mill in global exports. The family intend to turn the company into a Trust when the current last of the line pass, so that profits can be put to community use.

If you go to a pub by the ground called the strawberry something sid little will cook your dinner for you.

Strawberry Garden. Went there on first visit here. Good pub.
Judging by his efforts on Masterchef it's Mrs Syd who is the brains behind the catering.

Been there many times a lovely pub with good food and great beers, Camra pub of the year a few years back.

Syd is a great friendly bloke but he only does front of house now, meet and greet stuff, usually on a Friday and Saturday at its busiest times.

no longer at Strawberry Gardens, but just down the road apparently at the Steamer

http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/syd-and-sheree-head-off-to-pastures-new-to-cook-1-7836409 (http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/syd-and-sheree-head-off-to-pastures-new-to-cook-1-7836409)

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Thats a shame it was a nice pub, will have to try the new one this Summer.

Hoping for a victory for the town,  can't really see it,  but if the effort is put in again last week showed it is still mathematically possible - not holding my breath though.   89th minute own goal off a defenders ass will do.  Come on you reds.    COYR COYR COYR COYR

Couldn't really give a fuck about the performance, the win is everything. Would take a dicking for 89 mins and fluke one in.

yup

This would make me happy.

sounds very tight so far with chances at a premium

Well that wasn't very exciting.

Not much in it, they don't look brilliant at all. Easily winnable in the 2nd half. We've got in behind a few times, speed it up a bit and we will cause more trouble.

Not bad so far. Need a goal

If we manage to do a repeat of last week it could well and truly put us back in the mix..

Gladwin sounds lively since hes come on.

good work for town, close again from Thomas, Gladwin sounds bright

vale 2 up :(

Nile Ranger just did us a favour and put Southend 1 up over Oldham

Shrewsbury, Oldham and Gillingham all losing though..

Theo Robinson just put Southend 2 up

Get the fuck in Ajose.

yesssssyesssfuck yes. don't Town it. come on. come on

Whoop!

Now fucking hold it!!

Don't try and fucking defend, keep attacking.

Yesssss come on town

We've scored too early!!!

Just got up - What's happening?

Nowt much..

We're winning 1-0. Ajose scored

Blow up ref...

Bloody 'ell!

4 mins stoppage

4 mins added time.

has it finished yet

Aarggh!!

Ajose off and Norris on

1mins 30 secs left

Free kick town

tick tock tick tock !

fucking pikeys just equalised

50 secs left

Pikeys 3-2 down now

Obika taking it to the corner.....

 :D

great win town, great win.

still tough, but we CAN do this.


dongs get last minute winner too!!

Dons just scored against the pikeys

Has it finished yet?

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss !!!!! FT 0-1 win !!!

Yep, 1-0.:-)

:D

That was fucking difficult to listen to the last 10 mins.

What a result.

Ronald McDonalds score late winner v Retardeds. Well done Town. Only Port Vale on the winning charge, the rest around us lost. Have we become defensively strong??? back to back 1-0 wins. Hmmm, it's the hope that gets you  :suicide: :pint:

Blinding couple of results

I knew those basket cases gillingham would get sucked in get in town!

Still odds on to for the drop, but at least we're fighting now...

Great win. When was our last run of two on the spin?

Bloody hell what a win.

We seem to be a bit more pragmatic - bout time, too.

If Luke gets us out of this he'll deserve another go next season - never thought I'd say that!

I know one player doesn't make a team but since Conroy has come in we appear to be much better at the back.

Vigs - Conroy - Ince - Ajose appears to be the spine of this current good form.

Fair play to Williams and the players. Have we hit form just at the right time?

Awesome result.  Three wins from the last 5 games, Town.  That has to be the target.

Fuck this we are better than Shrews and Gills for sure. I know we've all been pretty much consigned to defeat/league 2 for a while but no. Come on Town. Forget your grudges, forget who you hate, forget the off field stuff (whatever that is), now is the time to really get behind the team and grind those wins out. The short is, we keep grinding these wins, we stay up.

ESSS TEEE EFFF SEEE! SA-WIN-DON!

Great stuff for the travelling fans today. Makes it all worth it  :pint: :pint: :pint:

Thought today might be the one where it finally looks mission impossible. Instead we are now within reach of 4 or five clubs with 15 to play for.

Have to hand it to the boys and Williams. What a fantastic time to string a couple of wins together.

Williams:
- Contrast to last 10 mins v Bradford
- Hopefully will stay with players for rest of career
- Don't like the fact that we have a team that plays so narrow but its what we needed
- Tried to keep it tight. Set team up for cagey first half
- At half time felt game plan had gone well
- Longer game went on Fleetwood got nervous
- At 0-0 for us it wouldnt have been the end of the world for us, but it was for them, which is why Fleetwood got more nervy than us
- Ajose makes good decisions in the box.
- Desire from players to put body on line and make tackles was good.
- Then Dabo & Colkett slowing things down was fantastic
- Matters a lot that we are within 3 points
- If we do our job next weekend it can only do us good
- Always try to come up with game plan to win game.
- Not too much pattern to the type of teams we have won against or lost to
- Fleetwood difficult to play against. Very well drilled.
- Came as a shock to people that Rossler is managing in league 1
- Pitch is tight and they know how to use that
- Goddard was outstanding from top of diamond drifting wide. Ran himself into the ground
- Barry bruised top of foot with block tackle
- Focussed on the next game for last 2 weeks. Must continue in that way.

we could be up to 18th after our next game (not sure if there are any midweek games that might affect this)

Port Vale and Shrewbury both playing Tuesday - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/fixtures

Fucka doodle doo.....

Midway through the second it sounded like we were the ones likely to score. Didn't think it would actually happen though. Great reward for the +300 nut cases that made the journey up there. Fair play.

Don't think I've ever celebrated a Franchise last minute winner before either...off for a wash now.

there are midweek games, vale, shrews, Charlton play Tuesday...

Coventry Wednesday but not significant i suppose

A sliver of light at the end of that tunnel  !!!!

Great fight.
I was impressed with the Millwall game, this is even more impressive.

Well done Town

port vale and shrews play on tuesday night.

Oh no, we have hope again ;)

An unexpected result (again), outside the three points the most pleasing thing is that the players are putting up a fight, just a shame it took so long

Rochdale will have a big bearing on this, they've got PV, then Shrewsbury, then Bury, here's hoping for 9 points for them !

I let out a whoop in the middle of B&M and got some strange looks. At least we're showing some fighting spirit. Shame it took until now, but let's hope it continues and gives us a chance.  Well done Town.

I'm more of a HomeBargains man myself... #CheapCoconutWater

At this point, I simply want our fate to be in our own hands on the final game.

I don't think it matters so much what the others do now.... we're still playing catch up, so only wins will do. If that happens then it will take care of itself.

It's the hope that gets you....best just to enjoy this for a decent win.

The end of February (Cov, Gills).

Wonder when the last two back-to-back wins with clean sheets was though?

Right result that!

Nobody can be happy with the position we are in but we are showing some fight and desire.

Just have to try and keep winning.....That's the long and short of it.

Did someone post that if we escape, Williams deserves a shot at L2..??.. Fuck off!

March 2015.

Have arranged to meet a few old work colleagues for Charlton, make a weekend of it in the smoke. Would love it if it all went down to the wire, because although they won't allow Ajose to play they are on free fall and w could COULD just do this. Fucking great result, bouncing round the kitchen kids think I'm in pain!!😂
:boxing: :boxing: :pint:

2 years, two fecking years...Oh well, good time to do it :)


If we stay up I'd be happy with that :)

This glimmer of hope will make relegation feel much worse now  :)

Good work, Town. To hell with Port Vale, Shrewsbury, Gillingham etc. let's just keep getting points on the board and see what happens.

But making staying up a little sweeter  :)

Only inasmuch as Power would be unlikely to employ another 'manager' with any sort of track record so, in this instance, it could be better the devil you know.

Well, shit.

Put a fiver on them to get relegated at 13/2 a few weeks ago,  fucking great day !!!!! COYR COYR

Yep id say they were certs.that crazy chairman will prob sack pennock on monday

We actually got beat 4-0 it was a massive April fool joke played on us by the BBC.

If we escape, Williams would be welcome to a shot at L2, because he'd have to go elsewhere to do it :)

I've already done that joke I want writers credit :)

Have you? oops I haven't read back :)

very small number of highlights incase you wanted to keep celebrating the momentus occasion  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-one/10821637/fleetwood-0-1-swindon

Just got home.

Main thing is the 3 points, but the performance was good as well, especially 2nd half.
Nobody stood out, played some nice controlled football without the mistakes.

Just a mention for Dabo, played with a lot of confidence and back to the standard set when he joined.

Good turnout and great support.
Vodka time!

I know I'm basing this on Sky's highlights package, where the adverts are longer than the action, but:

Is it just me, or did we restrict them to half chances and long shots?

Also, at the other end, there was a missed sitter and a more than decent penalty shout?

On another day, could that have been 3-0?

The radio said the same, should have put 1/2 away, lucky defending and poor finishing didn't help

A route one goal!! Williams will be livid

Not exactly as planned but pretty damn close!

Didn't think I would say it a few weeks ago but when you look at our last 5 games, 4 are certainly winnable.

I disagree, I think all 5 are very winable with the right attitude and commitment of the players.

Even Scunny are on a poor run of just 2 wins in 13 games with them having lost 8 of those.

The other 4 games are against low/mid table teams.

Yesterday was a fantastic performance, especially 2nd half. They edged the first and possibly should have been ahead when their striker got through 1v1 but skewed his shot wide thankfully.

2nd half we were more composed, had a bit more attacking intent and scored a deserved winner.

No-one had a bad game yesterday, the back 4 looked solid (impressed with Conroy on my first viewing). Midfield 4 worked hard, got stuck in and played some good stuff as well. Obika and Ajose were a handful throughout. Gladwin made a big impact when he came on and played very well.

All in all, an excellent away day and great support by the 330odd especially on the 2nd half.

glad to hear about Gladwin, he's been proper rubbish recently so if he's finding form at last then it's another string in the relegation fight bow...

playing middle of the table teams worries me a bit.. no pressure on them, we relax a bit... no batch, to soon, leave it until Saturday...

Take each game as it comes...

Definitely.

Especially after we won back to back games only a month ago and then lost to an absolute dog shite Chesterfield.

There's no point even looking at the table. Just win the game and move on to the next.

Subconsciously all the teams around us will have taken note that we have hit a bit form, away at Fleetwood especially.

Oldham's next 2 games - Fleetwood and Bolton (home)
Gillingham's next 2, also both at home - Millwall and Rovers
Shrews next 2, again, both at home - Millwall (midweek) and Rochdale

I think I'd take Dongs and Dons at home over any of those..

I've this very moment saved the fixtures of all above us upto and including Bury. We hold our nerve we will stay up.

Two midtable teams with nothing to play for - That's the sort of teams we need.     COYR COYR

our mentality has been so off this year I'm still not convinced which is the better fixtures for us..

we've beaten Fleetwood and Bolton away, and lost to Chesterfield at home.

nothing makes sense. Reg is right, forget about everything else but the next game

Mid table teams are fine with me. Hopefully the don't just sit back and defend against us, which is what we can't handle, e.g Chestefield, Bury

Sent from my SM-G935F

Yeah it does. I missed Fleetwood and Bolton, and attended the Chesterfield game.

I'm going on Saturday... Sorry.

Does anybody know if Tactics Tim was in attendence?

Neither LP nor tiger Tim were at Fleetwood. The team played well with Fleetwood probably shading the first half with the better chances although at no time were we dominated or really under the cosh. Second half we grew into the game and were the dominant side. Ajose took his goal well and the whole team played well. Very impressed with Conroy. He is the central defender that we've wanted for a couple of seasons and in my view Branco looks more assured with him alongside. All in all, a great day out!

Interesting how people have different views of games etc.

The BBC report says that Fleetwood were the better side first half and for most of the second half and that we frustrated Fleetwood until just before we scored when we had a few shots and came out winners.

You're making the fatal assumption that they actually had a reporter there....

Looking at the stats it would seem a fairly even game, with us shading possession, both sides having 3 shots each on target and we shaded corner count.  Probably the local BBC radio reporter, who like Hodgetts is a bit of a muppet!

Apparently.

Cracking result. Got a feeling they are giving us hope that will very soon be shattered but two wins and two clean sheets against Millwall and Fleetwood is no mean feat.

As others have said, remarkable result, and one we deserved. Trying hard not to look beyond Saturday, but even the idea we could be out of the drop zone come 5pm is amazing considering how low we all were after the four straight defeats.

Second half we were by some distance the better team. Unlucky not to go ahead earlier, and most impressively, after the goal, we didn't look like conceding.

Must be said, Fleetwood is a cracking little club and day out. Stewards, bar staff and everyone we met were brilliant considering there were 20 odd of us on my stag do, including me in full oxford kit for the day.

If it helps restore pessimism, Fleetwood have scored 1 in 4 games and Millwall have won 1 in 5.

:)

Not  forgetting Saturday's game is only £15 for adults anywhere in the ground!

That was you, haha, saw that on the FB group. You don't know Mark Perry do you? Or was he co-incidentally on a different stag weekend in Fleetwood?!

I do indeed - good friend of mine!

Good lad, shame about his Celtic ways but other than that..

I know Mark too.. small world! Seen the picture on twitter and had top double take

Ah much better!

Oh good, i will sit in Stratton bank

It's what they do...

Anyone know who JT is, referenced by Nicky's celebration?

Rochdale player Joe Thompson

Rochdales Joe Thompson who is fighting cancer for a 2nd time.

Thanks

small world, assume you are both Ciren boys then.. anyway I digress..

That did turn a few heads when you walked in! Looked like you were struggling with the push ups though  :D

Agree about Fleetwood, decent club and fans.

Hope you had a good weekend?

My mate was at the match dressed as Po from the Teletubbies 😀

Shrewsbury 0-1 Millwall
Rochdale 2-0 Port Vale (Vale down to ten men)

Decent couple of half time scores.

Corrected: Vale 3-0 down.

Indeed! Goal difference is incredibly close between ourselves and those just above. Could do with a few more going in!

Charlton could be a shit or bust match for both teams yet. Ajose not available for either team! :suicide:

0-2 Wall  :pint:

Shrews seemed to be improving but gone to pot again recently. Peaked to early perhaps.

Can't believe we still have a chance to get out of this but starting to believe again which is dangerous for my mental state.

They brought a young lad in from Palace who scored a few in his first few games but hasn't since.

Agree about the belief thing, have to keep looking at the table and remind myself that we are still 3 points from safety. And I can't remember ever playing well against MK at home, we've won 3 out of 9 home meetings against them. That usually grounds me..

There are pictures in the adver article! I was trying to figure out what it was, haha. Hope you had a good day too, PP. that's a particularly awful forfeit there.

Excellent results for us tonight, still think it's all in our hands though.

Starting to believe we can do it now. Players must concentrate on their own performance first and foremost, promising results tonight though.

We're on a shit streak with MKD, haven't beaten them since Di Canio.

Somehow we're back in this and nobody is safe from Charlton downwards.

Fucking hell.

[still think we'll go down]

The win yesterday for franchise may have helped, if they figure they're pretty safe, they could relax a bit...I may be clutching at straws, of course.

Our next 3 games are all against teams clustered together on 53/54 points who have absolutely nothing to play for. Which can't be a bad thing.

Except for the fact that the last two victories have been against teams that have had to beat us and have been nervous.

Yes understand that, but we too have the nerves against us coupled with the fact were not having a great season.
Those teams above us may only have pride or a new contact to play for but they would also love to add a nail in the coffin.
Recently we have failed to beat sides worse than ourselves but beaten sides (over the course of the season) better than us.
Its not totally in our hands as we still rely on other results going our way and have to beat Charlton on the final Saturday. The way the league its panning out that will no doubt decide one of the places in league 2 come August.
Luckily Gills i think play Shrews so one of those will drop points but we can do this, nail biting i know but what a way to end the season potentially 7 sides trying to avoid the drop. That's why i love football.
🙏 🙏 🙏
#ibelieve

I agree that Fleetwood were nervous, though I personally felt Millwall looked more tired and / or complacent than twitchy.

Don't over think it! If it's in our own hands last day, I'll be delighted (and would 100% back us to get something at Charlton).

Table looks fun - Charlton in terrible form and can't see where they're going to get the 4 point they need. Gills look in all kinds of trouble and have 3 of the top 8 in their run in, as have Oldham. Port Vale have, by some distance, the hardest run in. Only 2 at home, against Sheff Utd and Bolton, plus Fleetwood away last day too.

Still think us staying up is unlikely, but can see the bottom 4 being Cov, Chesterfield, Vale and Gills.

I can honestly say I'd rather be playing each of the top 6 than the sides we have to play. We've beaten 2nd and 3rd away from home, 4th at home and got a decent home point against 6th in the last few months.

We seem to be shit against other shit teams

In my mind we're already down. This means I can enjoy the remaining fixtures without the inner torment! (This position will obviously be revised if we beat Franchise. But we won't).

I'm not other thinking it, but until were out of the bottom 4 its not in our hands. Last night went some distance to giving us hope. Im so glad I'm going to Charlton, my mate is an Oldham fan and he is going to Wimbledon last day I'd love the bragging rights if they go down, but they have a canny knack of avoiding the drop on a regular basis.
5 oclock Saturday, if were 5th I'd be as happy as a dog with 2 dicks

Eh?  Of course it's in our hands, if we win our games we stay up if we lose we go down.... matters nought what anybody else does. The Franchise game is very difficult.... they have our number and are decent on the road.

It's their poor home form which saw them briefly struggle.

You only have to go back to 05/06, to find a must win home game v Franchise with 5 to play... we were on 43, a point better off than at present, Franchise were rock bottom, a poor side doomed to join us in Div 4.

A truly awful game, we didn't manage a shot on target they may have had 1, which was that lump Clive Platt slotting it in. 

Franchise had the turncoat Dean Lewington playing for them... he still does

Shakes had a shot on target... While one on one. Platt scored not long after

the thing about those fighting for promotion/playoffs is the do attack you as draws may not be enough for them either. so we get space that suits the likes of Colkett. They are also relatively good, so there is a danger of a tonking.

The bottom teams, they play it tight away and pack men behind the ball and hope to counter. Worked for Chesterfuckingfield.

middle tablers are either released of pressure and play well, or on the beach.

in short, haven't got a fucking clue what's going to happen. But it's much more about how we react, not other teams. But worried about our recent history of cracking.. still, we have momentum..

So does Jeremy Corbyn... and I think he's doomed for the drop as well  :(

Ah the one on one, I think everyone just knew that he wasn't going to score.

For goodness sake he had the Ricky Ricky Shakes.

I think Tails' memory is starting to fade with age...


I'm glad that Ricky is still earning a living from football... seems a decent sort of chap.   :hmmm:

Pretty sure that was the game DMR went down by the players tunnel after the game and almost had a scrap with that ginger cunt Lewington...

There's a clutch of clubs, 7 in all who you could argue aren't going to involved in auto, PO's or the relegation battle. So from 8th to 15th, Franchise are in this band....we've yet to beat any of them this season  :(

Precisely. Add to this the ticket deals, a renewed sense of optimism...

I've supported STFC long enough to know this is a recipe for disaster

ha, Tails you are being ground down with age :)

@swindonadver banned by @Official_STFC from giving 5,000 red balloons to fans tomorrow over 'health and safety'. How come #oufc managed it?

What on earth is so unhealthy or unsafe about a load of balloons? Fucking stupid club.

what the fuck?

I'm turning into you ;-)

It will be all those dangerous sharp edges you get on balloons, most likely.

Someone said (not sure how serious) that it is a choking hazard to children. Although surely the shite that passes for food at STFC is a choking hazard to children, yet i'm pretty sure they won't be stopping the sale of hot dogs etc.

Sometimes you have to wonder about Swindon Town, 5k red balloons would be brilliant on a day that we need the fans to be right behind the side.

TBF if they've only just asked permission they've left it a bit late, this is as likely to be the Adver coming up with something they've not thought through at the last minute and trying to blame the club/SAG/anyone for their half-arsed lack of organisation

i know mwhahaha

Way more likely to be this. Also - fan giveaways are shit anyway. I'd ban them too.

Ooh the club have relented and let them have balloons in some areas

Some areas? So there are still some areas that are deemed high risk in relation to balloonular* activities? The mind boggles







* not a real word

To be fair, if any kids are like our little lass balloons are like heroin to them, add in steep terracing and she would injure herself chasing the fucking things about. I spend my life dodging balloons round the house and losing the bloody things out the front door when the postman knocks!

Maybe Mex and TalkTalk could get the cardboard cutouts on the Bank to look after the dangerous balloons.

Club probably banned the balloons on the basis that Ormonde-Ottewill will be in the vicinity.

This deserves a  :clap: