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Continue the winning ways. 2-1

You've started this a day early, what were you thinking?!?!

At home to the bottom side but previous home results have shown us that nothing can be taken for granted. As long as we can score more than them and continue the momentum of the winning run I will be happy.

2-0 Anderson, Dunne

 ???

1-0.

Brad Barry, 89th minute.

Who was it that used to start this thread a few seconds after midnight?

And I'm sure it's 'Spireites'?

And why can't I buy tickets online?  Today's game is not listed.  Annoying.

Seen a few people mention this. Best ring them this morning if you want to go. Saying that, it wont be a sell out

Sugg Will Sugg in the PDC days. Good times. Matchday threads were brilliant back then.

So I've just tried buying by phone.  Had to spell 'Town End' (I'm not making this up) to the lass on the line who then did her best.  But then informed me her system wasn't working.  So we'll have to buy on the gate instead.  Cracking service all round.

Shaw Rosso

Murrall's revenge?

Can't think when I last went to a game feeling so confident.  Hopefully won't end in tears.

3-0

Got a horrible feeling that we're going to lose this one

On the Chesterfield forum they seem very confident despite their position in the table and 1 win and 1 draw in their last 6 games and only 2 wins all season.

2-1 defeat in front of 6,545 crowd with 158 Twisted Spireheads there witnessing it, Dunne sent off.

Well if we don`t win this one I will eat my hat....has to be 2-0 at least predication is 3-0.

3-0 or 4-0 #fortressGC besides I have money on this.

Try going through to the Store instead of Ticketmaster or who whoever they are. If you can get someone to answer they should sort you out mate.

Last season's game at the CG was possibly the most incompetent display of lower league football I've ever seen. Chesterfield truly dreadful, we were worse. A mere 8 months ago. Flitters has got some stability back, sadly Chesterfield are still in the mire.

Let's hope they stay there for another week...

My phone begs to differ  :)

Tell your phone it's wrong....

They hate us. 3 points please.

Mine were about 3am after getting in from the SU. Those were the days...

Swindon league home form:  LWLWLW

Why break the pattern?

we are in good form.
they are hopeless

we all know the outcome based on that :(

I'm expecting that we'll lose.

The banana skin won't be slippery this time, 2-0

I'm expecting an appearance from Dossy at some point.

Was it Chesterfield that he hated? I know he hates Shrewsbury with a passion.

It was indeed the other STFC...

Ah, yes. I stand corrected.

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Probably shouldn't worry but I do about Vigs not being on the bench

I think its time that Flitcroft comes out publically with the reason why hes not being picked at the moment.

Agreed and it can’t be helping Henry as he really needs experience out on loan somewhere as he looked pretty nervous when he played last season.

linganzi had a hamstring injury

DAFUQ? how was that not a red?

People have done time for less.

Blatant penalty not given and their keeper should have been sent off.

Wollery's pace is showing.

woolery is buzzing.

stonewall pen/red. cunt ref

https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929366909388312577 (https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929366909388312577)

Penalty decision

Never a penalty, right decision by the ref.

Smith is off because of this..

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Received by this..

https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929371365110665221 (https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929371365110665221)

Bloody hell, that's not even an egg, it's a bloody coconut on his head!

The video of the challenge shows one hell of a clash..

Cleared off the line

https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929372234623397889 (https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929372234623397889)

this ref is SHIT

Another absolutely shit referee.

He set his standards early in the game, and if anything has got worse.

A truly fucking awful refereeing display so far

Woolery Yellow

https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929373991894208512 (https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929373991894208512)

The guy rolling over four times and then tapping out makes that very funny actually.

enjoyable and dominant half.

yet 0-0,. shit ref and couple of injuries.

grrrrr. football.

Almost all Swindon right up to 5 mins from H/T, great block by Norris at the end and a couple of good moves from Swindon.

Woolery looks a different player from last week, shame about the injuries and not sure Norris effort wasn't over the line, looked close and Woolery should have had a penalty.

Love the way we defend as a unit and we are winning almost every ball in midfield.

Dunne needs to calm the fuck down.

That's a goal in the prem and that's what's wrong with football

Disjointed by the injuries but should be ahead. Not sure on the pen but the one over the line is in.

1-0

Elsnik's goal

https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929383124630466560 (https://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929383124630466560)

14/1 1st goalscorer!What a finnish

What a finish but the turn was quality. We need to put a bid him for him in Jan while he's young. No harm in Derby saying no. He would transition to L1 straightaway. With steady development the boy can go far. This will be great for his confidence. Turning into a proper no.10/False 9

He's Slovenian, not Finnish  :D :D :D :pint:

keeper error, assuming he didn't shout

Poor by Preston and no call from RCC put through his legs, bad defence all round. Not deserved.

fucking offside :crash: cunty officials

He doesn’t come off his line, still very unsure on him.

I think we will get a penalty today at some point.

I would take Anderson off and get Mullin on.

All Chesterfield since the goal, get the ball down and play to our strenghts.

Great cross from Goddard and Norris a yard off the pace misses a great chance.

wrong sub imo.

Mullin on for Woolery....wrong player IMO should have been Anderson.

the tide is turning :(

that's a strike tbf.

Cracking goal :(

Bollocks  :(

Well we've fucked this up.

Would be nice if the keeper would at least attempt to save it

He definately lost his footing as the shot came in, and not many keepers would have got close to it in the corner, totally unexpected.

Taylors free kicks have been poor today.

You’ve gotta make an attempt though. Just standing there watching it is pathetic

Need to make a fist of it in the last ten and get a draw. Who knows if we score in the next 5 we could sneak a win... :pint: :pint: :pint:

The midfield should have closed him down also though, 1st half our midfield was excellent 2nd half they have been 2 yards off the pace and we have been over run there.

Awful effort from Anderson, hes not had a great game at all.

Awful refereeing.

Odds on Flitcroft bagging himself a touchline ban in the post match interview must be short.

Wahey !!!!!!

Out of jail

yessss. don't think it was a pen though, makes up for the first half one.

get a point at home and pick up the 3 away and we'll be alright.

Not entirely deserved but I will take an equalizing penalty in the 94th minute any game :D

Well done to Norris for keeping his calm under terrible provocation.

What happened there. 3 yellows dished out and our penalty. Make a fist of it we did but we scrambled a point when we should've rolled them over. Maybe we didn't show them the same respect we showed Dartford? However Chesterfield will be gutte not to get 3 point but as they say...when you're down the bottom the luck doesn't fall so well. Little kick up the arse today but you need that every now and again. Unbeaten in 6 in all comps. It's momentum (of sorts). I agree the ref was a load of old dog shit though!

It’s ok we are away again next week thank god!

Win at home and pick up points away from home and you're up.

We're just doing it arse about face, that's all.

Norris played well when he came on, Woolery, Elsnik and Goddard are the only other players that can say they put 100% in today though.

Taylors poorest game in a Town shirt.

Will take the draw, reminded me of the Crawley game a bit in the second half as we just surrendered the midfield for a period. Anderson was a waste of a shirt and should have gone off not Woolery. Need to sort the Vigs as Charles-Cook is dodgy is big step down from Vigs.
Refereeing standards are an embarrassment this guy was just guessing all game.

Well only exeter won in the top 7. With Cov and Wycombe losing, the other 4 us included all drew. not a lot changes. Was a great op to go within a win from top spot today. Still plenty of twists yet. Next match is pretty big if we want to keep the gap close with Luton and the rest.

Hahahaha this season is fucked yo

what do you know....oh, wait a minute! :)

It just had that feel to the game, some poor tackles and even poorer refereeing all match.

Rovers losing, Pox losing and Yeovil centre back given a straight red card for violent conduct so will miss our game next week, only 5 points off top place and 6 games unbeaten....I will take that.

http://twitter.com/jiff1967/status/929389185693339648

RCC definately slips there while moving but McCourt should have been closed down.

Still think he can at least have an attempt, 1st goal he was poor as well.

Do you know if the couple of Yeovil lads sent off last league weekend got 3 game bans?

Aren’t both their strikers banned as well. Both sent off in the same game and got 3match bans ?

Looking forward to Yeovil next week.

Olomola got a 3 game ban and Zoko also got a 3 game ban so they will have 3 banned players for our game, both those got refused on appeal so I am hoping Mugabi will fail in his appeal also as it was for violent conduct.

Sweet, every little helps. Yeovil are the opposite of us, decent at home shite on the road.

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I can't tell either way from that angle.

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The lino was well placed. But useless. No help there then.

Anywho, first half we were very comfortable. Chesterfield looked OK on the break but didn't really threaten. Trouble was we didn't really create clearcut chances either. But balls into the channel and Woolery's pace looked like unlocking them.

Second half, great turn from Elsnik with a finish to match. Great, we go on to crush them. Nope. Slowly but surely Chesterfield turned into the better team. The equaliser was very poorly defended. The thus far immaculate Preston couldn't get his head on the ball (or left it) and RCC didn't get there. If Preston has left it because RCC called it that's poor keeping. But I suspect it wasn't purposely left.

Then they go ahead with that strike. Again too much space allowed by the midfield, but a sweet strike. I don't think it would have been saved.

Nice try at the antics for a very soft penalty at the end. But well done Norris, who looked understandably not at the races for a lot of match.

Still can't believe Woolery was replaced and Anderson played 90 though

A costly game, 2 points gone (deservedly mind) and 2 injuries.

Thought the players looked knackered today. First half was ok. We looked pretty good without creating too much. Looked a blatant pen when keeper took Woolery but lino in front of DRS was shit all half. Nice to see a few of their players pointing to the tunnel when Woolery got a deserved yellow. Their no 26 also got away with calling the ref a cunt to his face unless my lip reading was a bit awry.

In the second half our midfield went walkies and their no 24 pissed through the midfield whenever he wanted until Elsnik took him out late on. Great turn and goal by Elsnik. The first goal was a defensive fuck up worthy of last season. Their second was a great strike but no challenge from our non existent  midfield. Their no 20 should then have had 3 yellows in 10 minutes but only got 1. There were really crap crosses coming in and probably from the worst of them we got a penalty. They tried every trick in the book to put Norris off and fair play to him that he kept his cool.

I'm not too disappointed today. we had to make 2 early unexpected subs. Although our crossing was generally crap, the ball didn't really run for us today. Even 2-1 down, I felt we could come back and win. That not something I've felt for 2.5 years. These players are forming a team and its good to see a team who leave it on the pitch not a collection of fucking oddballs and curios who do not give a fuck. Thats a very big and very welcome cultural change. I still think top 10 but outside play offs but I'm enjoying my football again.   

Result aside, I was encouraged today by a noticeable reduction in hoofing.

We were at that end in line and RCC defy shouted to Preston to leave the ball

I heard RCC shout something to Preston, possibly leave it

Well, that clears that up then. thanks.

first half I thought we played very well indeed, last 5 aside.

anyone catch the attendance

Solid performance let down by a keeper error and failing to close down quickly. The plus for me is that we kept fighting to the very end.

Ref was shit and bottled sending off their keeper. Not sure about our pen at the end - seemed a bit soft but well tucked away by Norris.

And I met Batch  ;D

And Leftside  ;D

I realised today that I really did not give two shits about our result. I checked after full time and only in the way I’d check other results for teams I follow. The last couple of years has totally killed off my interest and only through the habit of using this forum do I have any idea what is going on.

It'll come back. I've been to one game (Yeovil. Well it was a piss up with the flash and Victor mildew  :)) since the preston shambles. I'm tempted again.

Round avoider!

Well as usual I was well oiled but I thought in the end we got out of Jail...

Looking at the clips I find it incredible that a referee in modern football can miss Woolery being held by their keeper....just plain shocking that.

Did the ball go over the line.?...being pissed up in the TE, no idea.

It was Chesterfields first goal that turned the tide.

Second goal one of the best I have seen at the CG...superb.

Pen looked harsh to me but on balance of total fuck ups the ref got it right.
Chesterfield had got away with pretty much everything all game so the free for all at the end was no surprise....

Onwards to Yeovil my first away game since ... Can't remember!

We work hard as a team which is refreshing to see.
Sometimes we press a little too much and get pulled out of position; in the 2nd half we gave them so much space down the right and they created a lot of chances.

A clear pen + sending off which the ref bottled and a clear goal not given made my piss boil.

I know shit refs are becoming a common problem again but he was fucking useless.
He slightly redeemed himself at the end by rewarding us a very soft penalty, but that was the wrong decision also in my opinion. A deserved point but 2 dropped really.

I knew the ref would be shite from early on when he gave them a free kick after one of their players nearly took Anderson’s head off with a high boot.

Thought Woolery had a fine game - our first goal came about from his trickery out on the right.

Our problem second half down their right was poor old Taylor who takes all the corners, free kicks and puts in plenty of crosses just doesn’t have the legs to track back. Be interesting to see if Hussey gets straight back in when fit.

Played some good stuff in spells but still too much aimless hoofing for my liking.

Talked myself into going to Yeovil Saturday - that’ll put a kibosh on our fine away record!

One of the more eventful games this season, enjoyed it and felt like a win at the end.

The energy levels seemed to drop off in the second half.
Taylor played very narrow and didn't have a lot of support so they had loads of space to use.
He's done ok so far, but I'd be tempted to put Hussey back in when fit.

Haven't seen their second one back yet, but judging by the comments no hint of it being a flukey one, but it did seem to catch RCC by surprise.

Chesterfield should be ok this season on that evidence and they seem to have the full catalogue of dark arts to call upon.

I thought chesterfield switched things up second half, and used the wing backs more which exploited the lack of width in our side.

Norris header looked miles over from the top of the Arkells.

Reece-Cooke had another Phil smith game

Hmmm

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11750/11122970/did-swindon-town-header-cross-the-line-against-chesterfield

presumably not announced at the match?

I haven't seen it anywhere.  indeed only Lg 2 attendance not recorded in my Sunday.

In this draw v Spireites, we had 2 "goals" not given. 

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19960106

The fracas after Carr, a typical Bristolian, sees red is quality,  especially for the involvement of Sean Dyche (no 10), who I think was trying to act as peacemaker.

One ginger, balding midfielder from that game was to become a top flight boss and it wasn't Steve McMahon.

Its not been announced anywhere officially, didn't look much more than 6,000 to me.

That's a worldie

I think its a bit unfair to put the blame entirely on RCC for that, he did slip while moving but it was as close to the top corner as he will ever score in his life. Disapppointed the midfield didn't close him down quicker though.

I take it that there was again no mention post match by Flitcroft as to why Vigs was not on the bench again yesterday?

From the Chesterfield forum...sour...grapes...much?

:D

They are also suggesting that it was our club doctor than conspired to stop their player with concussion coming out for the 2nd half despite him having concussion  ::)

Yep, that's a cracking strike. I suspect that RCC will still be disappointed to be beaten by that.
The slip didn't help but he probably should have been a yard or two further forward to start with.

It was hard to see from the DRS but Anderson brought the ball down with his hand. It was the  correct decision unless the high boot came first.

It’s the first goal the keeper should be dissapointed with, not the second

did Barry get much shit from our fans?

Nah not really i dont think

didn't hear any stick at all

Least he could do...he was shite.

Report him to the FA...

At the end of the game he got a fair bit from the DRS

Barry came over close to where I was in the DRS and he looked up at the crowd, quite a few booed him I don't know why, but  I clapped him as he has done nothing anti-STFC as far as I know.

I had completely forgotten about Brad Barry. What number was he?

27

He didn't do much wrong, did he? I know he wasn't much good, but he at least tried? Why should people give him stick?

Shame that some booed Barry. After all it was Swindon that released him. He always worked hard in the games that I saw him play.

Bradley came to be seen as a symptom of all that was wrong with the Power/Sherwood/Williams/Embers regime 

In his first season his attacking play was OK, even if his defensive play was lamentable, therefore on the odd occasion he could look like a lower league footballer. The second season turned to shit, but I don't recall him being involved in any of the unsavoury stuff which blighted the Williams reign.

It was generally thought that like Anton, who was brought in to get players off of Brendan and Harry Agomabar was brought in to keep Tommy sweet,  Bradley came in because of the link to Gareth and his Banzai app.

However for a while he did resemble a player.

Therefore I think the anger directed at Bradley, is really just displaced anger towards the aforementioned quartet, rather than personal.

I concur.

I thought he looked pretty poor Saturday TBH against us, no real reason to boo him, he was just not very good.

Don't have an issue with the reaction of the Chesterfield fans, I'd have been equally as pissed off. I'm guessing the main ones complaining weren't there and didn't witness the blatant pen (and probably a red?) plus the header that crossed the line. Two wrongs don't make a right, but we were owed something at least.

What I have issue with is Jack Lester and the Chesterfield supporters suddenly having abetter medical opinion than a club doctor. Head injuries need to be treated seriously and if a MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL thinks it is a risk to send a player out, he simply can't do it. If the lad had come out for the second half and collapsed, I imagine we'd have been torn to bits by them. To put it down as us trying to advantage our own team is not only nonsense but utterly pathetic. We lost a player in the same incident.

Only need to tune in tonight to Alan Shearer’s programme about footballers and dementia to appreciate that ‘we’ did the right thing.

The regulation seems fairly straightforward. Doubtful that their Club Doctor would have travelled, so it was down to ours to exercise judgement:


"35.6 Head Injuries and Concussion.

35.6.1 Each Team Doctor, Senior Physiotherapist, Paramedic and any other Physiotherapist shall, when present at any match or training, carry the pocket concussion tool as notified by The League from time to time.

35.6.2 Any Player who has sustained a concussive injury (whether in any match, at training or otherwise) shall not be allowed to resume playing or training (as the case may be)

unless he has been examined and declared fit to do so by his Team Doctor or, if they are unavailable, by another medical practitioner who holds a current Football Association Advanced Resuscitation and Emergency Aid certificate or an equivalent or higher qualification as otherwise approved by the Football Association from time to time. In such circumstances, the welfare of the Player is paramount and the decision of the Team Doctor or other appropriately qualified medical practitioner as to whether the Player is fit to resume playing or training shall be final."

Pfft, relying on advice from qualified professional experts? That's soooo pre-Brexit.

Should probably make those rules even tighter in all honesty - don't see why someone would be alloed to return to the pitch after suffering any type of concussive injury.  Just like Rugy, the clubs have to be kept out of the decision making, and the player themselves.

I actually think we have been a better team since Norris has been out, previously we would lump the ball up for Norris to get on it being the 1 up front, since he's been out we seem to have drifted to playing more of the 3 up front and it seems to have been working judging by goals scored and results last few weeks.

I hope Luke get's some bench time coming up and we can continue with Smith

We've scored 6 penalties already this season, last season we scored a total of 4. 3 of those were scored by Doughty.

Shame that I can't be fucked to look up how many we missed

Maybe we only had 4 penalties last season. I have no idea. We can only score from penalties if we are given them.

We have had our fair share this season, though.

Hi all, Lady Magpie from FGR here, although I do support Swindon Town as I was born in Drove Road many, many years ago.

Can you help please as I'm getting nothing from your media office, What was your attendance for this match v Spirites, can't even find it anywhere on the internet.

Thanks for you help, and COST unless we are playing each other

The best club website comes to the rescue once more:

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=20180117

 :)

6140.

Source: http://swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Results.asp?Season=2017-2018

Thank you Swindon friends, much appreciated.

Good luck for the rest of the season, well perhaps take it easy next Tuesday.