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Looking forward to tomorrow. 2-1 win after going 1-0 down

NATO standard 2-0 win.

2-0 and Danny Hylton to get parachuted into the centre circle at half time

2-0 as routine as they come.

3-0

1-1

We let in a sloppy set piece early on and spend the remainder of the game struggling to break down the parked bus.  The fans get restless and the tone for the new season is set.

or we win 3-0 and Yates convinces people that he is the goalscorer we've needed by bagging two

3 points, please.

I will take a scrappy win, maybe too early in the season to expect sexy football.

2-0. Hope conditions aren't a leveller. Carlisle fans are unhappy on the whole and we need to be looking at 3 points.

5-0

Although they have got two halves in defence who like to sit in. Still figuring out if they are peach or pear and whether or not they like sitting in syrup or cream. You'll have to ask SuperHans on that one.

If we apply ourselves similarly to away...or if Carlisle do come and attack then we should have opportunities galore. Simple fact, we've got so much pace and Yates seems to have some end product. Let never forget that three draws equals a win but much better that one win equals three draws!

 :pint:

I am staying for a week 10 miles outside of Carlisle so at least I can listen even if I cant watch it. 2-1 defeat with Yates scoring with 6,143 there with 213 nearly jocks there.

2-1 Town.

Yates & Doughty.

3-2 town.

Woollery, Isgrove and Baudry with the goals for town.

At least a yellow for Carrol.

2-0 Town 👍

 ;D

Apparently Carlisle didn't return to training until Thursday...interested to see how that works out for them.

Windy, murky and unpredictable. I reckon we'll either score or not.

2-0 win Anderson x2

0-0. Echoes of the Port Vale game last season. 7200 bored punters.

Very windy in Berkshire this morning so assume Swindon is the same. Interesting to see if we adapt our game at all

"Have"? Is this like an antidote to the people who write "Should of", "Would of", "Could of"?😉

Pretty windy but it's no Storm Doris.

I never predict a score, mainly because I'm rubbish at it.  But I am confident.  Need to set the tone for a successful season at the County Ground today.

Slightly off topic, my Mrs goes mental at should’ve, would’ve etc. Have, have, it is HAVE, tin hat job in the house.

Given we played a lot on the ground last week, hopefully we can stay true to that even in the wind.

Play like we did last week and we win.

Joining Audrey in the eu overseas interest, 1-1 att: 6,545.
What's the weather like back home? It's 31c here and only 10.20am  :(

It’s ok in London. 20 degrees, a few showers.

I’m off to visit family down in Kent. The plan was for a BBQ, but not sure if the windy conditions are going to put paid to that. Will be taking plenty of booze nonetheless.

Swindon win and Mayo beating Dublin in the GAA would make it a perfect day for me!

Yes playing on the deck today is going to be key. We have not really spanked anyone for a long long time, maybe today is not the day, however, I think it is only a matter of time.

An ugly but effective win in difficult conditions and hopefully a Town End that finds their voice. Let’s hope Richie warns Isgrove and Lyden to give Carroll a wide berth. Suspect the weather will put a fair few off but let’s hope within time we’re back to 7k+ and upwards from there. It makes such a difference.

And having a pop from distance when the wind is behind us. I have images of Fraser vs. Stevenage and boomerang goal kicks!

Early yellow for Carroll is probably a good bet. Isgrove is going to be key for us to unlock defences I reckon.

BBC now saying the wind should be down to 21mph in time for kick off. Let's hope that's correct.

God yeah, forgot about that.

 Very difficult game today... conditions make it a lottery. You'd think a draw would be a good shout.

Hopefully win the toss and go with the wind first half and get a decent lead. Fancy us today. 3-1

i very rarely see a town win in these conditions at home. but fingers crossed- last season is forgiven lets get a good win! 3-0

So would your official prediction be said draw?

It will be mine, 2-2, conditions will totally ruin the game

My first game in 4 seasons today. Enjoying getting back into the pre-match routine. Do London Reds still meet up in the Glue Pot?

Genuine question, Reg.

Do you ever expect/predict us to win a game? As far as I can see, scraping a draw is about your expectation limit.

Like Ardiles I don't do predictions of scoreline as such.... because I've no idea, just the same as everybody else.  However the debate earlier in the week about chances of winning 2 in a row, shows how difficult that is. Further given they doubled us last season, they may have used up their luck, so a draw looks reasonable outcome.

That's an uncannily accurate description of the state of my arse this morning.

Hoping for a clean sheet.

But you do predict outcomes - almost exclusively a defeat or a draw. Never a win.

You’ve predicted a draw today, which is fair enough, but hardly ever thinking your team is likely to win is bizarre.

Clearly it isn't bizarre, take last season of 46 games 16 wins.... 30 non wins. So more or less twice the likelihood of a non win. What would be bizarre is ignoring the very obvious evidence that non wins are more likely.   That finding those 16 wins is a pretty inexact science, is shown by our wins at Franchise, Bury and Tranny, being backed up by failure to beat Crawley, Yeovil, Grimsby etc.

ah so by always saying draw or defeat you are just going for the most probable outcome.

id love to sponsor you to predict a score for every town match this season. all money goes to charity. the Reg prediction league? 

What I’m trying to say is that out of 46 games you probably didn’t think we’d win any of them. We’re not talking science, history or any other sort of bollocks - most fans like to think their team is going to win a few, even hope over expectation.

If not, why bother supporting a club.

Looking forward to it, so are the kids! Hopefully still hassle-free parking in Tesco... :P

On the flip side, a terrible performance and a loss can ruin a weekend, last season when you get a good win you think you have turned the corner and then lose again to a lowly team, pull off a few results and think promotion is back on the cards. The majority of us riding these high and lows it can be painful but for Reg- never predicting a win means never being disappointed.  

Football like life is just a load of random unconnected stuff that happens. Bollocks to likelihoods and imponderables...I predict a win every time.

2-0 Doughty, Anderson

Which is what keeps us going irrespective of who the manager is or who is in goal.

Whilst it is breezy the howler promised has not materialised yet and is forecast to drop between 2 and 3.

We have the class to win this. 2-1

McGlashan on the bench.

SWINDON TOWN v Carlisle United: McCormick; Hunt, Baudry, Conroy (c), Fryers; Lyden, Doughty; Isgrove, Anderson, Woolery; Yates.

Substitutes: Henry, Reid, May, McGlashan, Ballard, Twine, Curran.

Swindon Town v CARLISLE UNITED: Collin (c); Elliott, Mellish, Thomas, Jones, Scougall, McKirdy, Webster, Bridge, Olomola, Knight-Percival.

Substitutes: Gray, Iredale, Carroll, Hayden, Branthwaite, Loft, Sagaf.

Keeping an eye on this thread for updates today.

Tried to use android vpn to access it but all it says is update your subscription and no link for matchday pass available.

Having just watched Sterling roll in No.5 for mega quids MC, it is refreshing to be able to attend a game that you think and hope you’ll win played in a league where the promotion and relegation places are all up in the air rather than the PL where you know the top five at the start of the season and more or less the bottom three.

Struggling to call this one we're so unpredictable at home. Tempted to say a drab 0-0, but that's too boring so I'll go for a 2-1 win, 2-0 up at HT, Isgrove and Anderson, with them getting on back midway through the second half. All goals with the wind. 6824.

Sat watching an Italian kids game in the beach, they're bare footed kicking a leather ball and it's 34c  ???

Listening to Radio Cumbria in the pre match....

They think they could win by 3 goals today, we have no quality in the team apart from a very pacey forward line. They think they have way more quality all over the pitch and that we have no pace at the back.

They are also saying that Doughty is the weak link in midfield being that he has played most of his career at left back and we converted him to centre midfield, he has no pace and not a lot of quality!

Have tbey ever seen him play???

Idiots.

WTAF?! He must have put an absolute mega shift in over pre season to even get near the matchday squad. Was he decent vs Chelsea this week?

Or he’s in the shop window for someone.

Ha ha, WTF?

wtf, the dugout is back where it used to be

Doughty off the bar. Great build up.

Well its this thread for me. Radio Cumbria are covering Barrow vs Eastleigh ffs. After being at the CG all game at 3 they went live to Barrow.

It's all us so far

Town started well but need to make the most of wind assistance I reckon. 4th corner already

Lyden looks class.

Sat in the car listening to the other radio channel so i can at least listen.

They are not impressed with us still saying anyone can waltz around Doughty and that his passing is poor so far. Also Fryers looks to be our weak link at the back and that we have done our homework and looking to break up their passing.

They are saying they are the better side so far. Its amazing the differing views from the opposition.

Bizarre, we've been dominant.

Anderson should've scored.

Shocking header from 5 yards and they laughing at us for missing an absolute sitter. No talent in the Town side apparently!

Thats why i need unbiased Swindon updates from you lot! ;)

2-1 to them at this point would be fair they recon.

Yates looking a pale immitation of the Carlisle Yates when on loan to them.

Town lacking quality which is why the players are playing for Swindon and not a better team! Dont know how much more of their shit i can listen to!

Carlisle have been categorically outplayed for the first 30 minutes.

Someone needs to tell these muppets.

Anderson looking like a Sunday league player. Swindon just getting slightly on top last 5 mins.

When it comes to half time, I'm going to see if I can log into the Cumbrians Ifollow. I want to hear them myself.

No idea who they are. 1 is an ex player but fucking hell...talk about biased!

And now hes just said Carlisle will be fortunate to go in level at HT! Change your tune!

He just said hes glad it was Woolery took a shot and not a better player like Yates.

Good first half, should've scored at least one. May regret it in the second half.

decent half, had wind, Yates should have scored

A decent first half. Mostly dominant.

We still need a striker.

HT 0-0 poor game with no quality from either team so far apparently. But Swindon just edged the half.

Dominating. Shouldve scored a couple. Reckon its gonna come back to bite us

All very familiar

Some half time ska.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzkTTA0YQe4

Hey? Apart from one move we've schooled them, we should have 2 or 3 already. And it's nothing familiar or like last season, we are creating chances at home!

Should be a couple up, Carlisle have been non-existent bar maybe two attacks.  Lyden looks very composed with a bit of bite as well, think he may be an upgrade on Carrol.

Anderson's header was awful.  Yates has had a few chances, one he should have scored from.

Struggled to get Woolery and Isgrove into the game because they have put ten men behind the ball.

Wind has not been as big a factor as I thought it would be in the first few minutes, has it calmed down a bit, or maybe it's blustery as opposed to constant.

Feels a bit like some of the games last season, but I'm less worried about us at the back and we seem a bit more creative.

From someone at the game, we should be cruising this 3 nil. Carlisle look no trouble to us at all, we have been dominant and broken through their defence at least 3 times.

Clearly we will lose 0-1

Venks - 57% possession, 11 shots vs 2, 4 vs 1 on target.  Anderson headed over from 6 yards, Yates blasted over from 12 with a free shot on goal, Doughty hit the bar, couple of other shots the keeper has pushed away.  McCormick made a single save.

"happy birthday to Alex Belcher.."

tannoy man, you have one job!

Thanks for some updates. They are very very rare today on here. I can only go by the Carlisle comms. If i was going by that i would be tipping us for relegation by the sound of it. Shame there arent a few more posts about what is ACTUALLY going on rather than what the massively biased comms are saying is happening.

it's that from BBC Cumbria?

we bossed it. admittedly with the wind.

passing looked quite decent to be fair. just missing that final piece (based on that 45)

Weather is strange, more gusty now so gotta make sure we don't get caught by surprise. Hopefully as we play it on the deck mostly we'll do a better job than them. Gotta make sure we don't let them have any free shots from distance.

Yes mate. They just had ht txts and every one said Swindon were the better side. They seemed a bit surprised.

Ill try harder in the second half :)

I think my feed is around 2 minutes behind live though.

Carlisle first chance of the half. Long distance from Bridge, well over the bar.

0-1. shit goal to concede. winger too fast and went past 3

Ffs

Well against the play

Woolery taken out. Nothing given. Looked blatant to me.

I'll stop the updates, I've only just seen the goal go in.

It's last season all over again

I guess they'll just sit back even more now. Carroll coming on.

Not aimed at you, just its difficult to get an impression going by what their comms are saying. Seems like a different game. They were just laughing loudly at a foul on Anderson by Webster, saying he deserved it.

Yates!!!!!!

The idiot commentator for them is ex player Chris Lumsden. Who just said Swindon fans are known to have no patience when they go a goal behind and will get on the players backs.

1-1 no idea who scored.

A bit scrappy, but I'll take it.

Sounds more like Cumbria TV (the VERY local type of FTA TV&R Channels that have popped up), instead of BBC Cumbria. Surely they can't be that fucking bad?! Laughing at a foul etc is it bit amateur on their part. In contrast Radio Humberside last week were pretty fair towards us. Weird!

Oh Lumsden - that explains it. That guy is a complete twat. Good oh, 1-1. Come on Town!

 Now would be an ideal time to bring an impact striker on  ::)

Good play from Isgrove to win a freekick right on the D.

A what? Do we have one?

They cant stop praising Doughty now!

They recon they will lump the ball up to the massive front man now and that Carroll has been told to go on and just kick the Town players at every chance.

Jutkiewicz scores against Bristol City

Oh dear, how sad, never mind!

Good lad

This is a good game, tempo up from both teams this half. Town still on top but need to be careful on the break.

7,024 with 298 carlislers there.

Great chance for Anderson. Beat the man and puts it just wide.

Carlisle look to have gone 5 in midfield, but Doughty's still picking holes in it.

Get in

yeeeeed. we've scored from a corner.

fryers

Fryers i think

Goal

That's not bad really, considering it's against the Trudgers.

From a corner too. Great heads

Lumsden just said we deserved the goal.

Scoring directly from a corner. When's the last time that happened?

Thumping header.

2-1 Zekiiiii.

Lumsden really is a prick. I've had the (dis)pleasure of meeting him.

We're (joint) top of the league. We're (joint) top of the league...

Woolery misses a sitter.

Tuesday vs Chelsea ;)

I know the name but dont remember him playing. He comes accross as a prize twat.

Should've squared it to Anderson for a tap in.

They didnt say that. Just that he shot poorly and should have scored.

Great save by LMc

Fryers has been skinned a couple of times now.

Nailed it. He's about 40. Basically he got promoted to the Prem a while back and somehow let the "big time" go to his head. The truth being he didn't really play at a high level and "made his name" playing for Carlisle....in the conference. Big fish - small pond. Trouble is, he's at home there as he is fucking pondlife. In fact, an insult to pondlife tbh!

Woot. We'll have won the fucking league by Christmas

a Sad Mackem B*stard

cheerio carroll

Carroll red card! Lick my Arse Orifice

Miles Storey scores for Inverness

On the other hand Rose has been both interesting and intelligent on matters of football on our side of the commentary.

I think he played for Barnsley on the first day of the season when we smashed them 3-0 with a SSP hat trick. No wonder he’s bitter!

Carlisle comms having a go at a couple of Swindon fans for laughing at them! He said to him "you get on with your job watching the game and we will get on with our job!"

He's been a complete shithouse since he's been on.

Terrible challenge, deserved red.

Carlisle have rolled all their dice now. Saguf on for Scougall. Looks like playing for damage limitation. Which hasn't helped as they now have had Candice sent off, can't see who got injured for us! We should see this out now. Professional and composed win for Town. Well done lads.

Carroll only came on 20 mins ago!

The ref's missed so many fouls on us today.

Wellens booked.

3-1 keshi

Job done. Keshi!!!

Get innnnn

Great result if it stays like this.

3-2

What have you done with my Swindon ??!!??

Woolery.

3-2

Shove that up ya hoop

Looks like they cant tell the difference!

Nervy end.

Fryers easily skinned again.

Hes better going forward than defending. Twine coming on to waste a few secs time.

Cant be long left.

FT 3-2 great result in poor conditions.

3 - 2 Called it and Carrol being sent off!

I think that scoring more than the opposition could be key to promotion this season

Carlisle comms now full of praise for Swindon saying we deserved to win by more goals and that they are very impressed with our team.

Thoroughly deserved. It was flattering for Carlisle that they got 1, let alone 2.

We still need a striker (he says, after we score 3).

We look susceptible to wingers running at out fullbacks, but other than that, a pretty solid performance.

Good game, enjoyed that.

West Country teams setting the early pace in the league.

Great win. All the more sweet to rub it in to the bitter mackem, Chris Slumsdon!

That should help boost the numbers at the next home game.

Interestingly (or not), Scunthorpe proving they aren't the team they think they are...were leading 0-1 v Numb...Numb turn it around and spank them 4-1. Connor Thomas scoring there. Bradford also finding a start difficult. Plymouth cruising as expected. Walsall rescue a point v FVR.

Back to back wins from the off, great stuff and this is truly a Wellens side and ideas being implemented now. It looks good. Fryers does look a little suspect defensively but if he can pop up with 1 goal in 4 or similar, I'll take that. Will say it again...IF we somehow pull off Hylton then we will go very close to winning this league!

You might want to have a think about rephrasing that.

It wasn't a poor shot, it was excellent goalkeeping, he put the ball across goal as he should any wider and he would have missed the goal or the ball wouldn't have reached Keshi, if you want him to chip the goalkeeper then you are looking at the wrong division.

As in When we do? Have you got good news?

Good performance, should have had three more easily.  Woolery's miss on top of a couple in the first half and we'd have been out of sight.

Carrol's sending off came from a few minutes earlier when we didn't get a free kick (Woolery being blocked off on the edge of the box).  Lyden put a niggly little knee in his back/back of his leg, which he didn't like - he pointed at Lyden when he got up off the floor.  Lyden is a better version of him, based on his two performances thus far.  I like him.

Yates looks a very good signing and if Anderson and Woolery can continue to add support, maybe that front man is a luxury addition.

Doughty is an issue defending in a two man midfield, he does let people ghost past him, but on the flip side he creates so many opportunities with the front four having bags of pace and movement.

I'd be happy with either of Carlisle's wingers.  They looked very tasty and had our fullbacks on toast when they were released.  It's a shame for them that everything else in their team is lacking.  I don't think Fryers will have a player like that to defend every week.

The second goal was a mix of the winger having the beating of Fryers and the defenders completely switching off from our first clearance.  They had about three runners free - Wellens should have a word with them about that, don't want bad habits being allowed to creep in.

Overall, after two games, it's looking good for the season.  We are more creative than we were last season, so while a forward would be nice, it looks like we will create enough for the supporting players to chip in this season.

So a striker, Hylton?, with Yates up top and making Woolery and Anderson compete for a place and that is looking a tasty attacking group with Isgrove impressing more and more for me.

Good performance, deserved a more flattering scoreline but 3 points is 3 points. Impressed with Yates, Lyden, Isgrove and Hunt. Thought Woolery was poor but he took his goal well.

Canice Carroll... haha. Saw that coming!!

Nice to meet a fellow TEFer in Red Frog too!

This time 2 weeks ago I’d never have had us down as a team that would score loads and concede a few

Likely backtracking. Most Cumbrians I've met, while some can be a bit rough around the edges, are generally decent folk. Probs received a few complaints especially after that "backchat". It's not professional for any BBC Comms to be basically arguing with any fans. I can't see them having that prick Lumsdon on for a while.

Anyway, great win. We'd would've crumbled and lost/drew that game last season. It's refreshing that I still felt confident when we went 0-1 down. Still work to be done but things are looking good. A trip to Plymouth could be both nostalgia and make for a cracking fixture. Maybe we can convince Reg to go and have a picture next to his namesakes tower. Plus there's a nice restaurant or two on the Barbican. Been a while since I was there!

 :soapy tit wank: I'll pull him off myself if it means we get him!

 That ticked a lot of boxes... comeback win in difficult circumstances with new boys putting down a marker.

Apart from a couple of poor pieces of defending against wide players we completely bossed that and on that showing were miles ahead of them in terms of quality. Should have won far more easily but a wins a win.

After he was fouled the Carroll retribution red was inevitable and is why I'm glad we didn't go back in for him.

Nice to see a decent crowd with an atmosphere and positivity in the stands, long may it continue.

Well I for one am quiet happy with there synopsis of our team and individual players, makes for an interesting season doesn’t it? They may well have a different opinion now.

Did he look like this?   :french:

Just got in so not read back. First half was a pleasure to watch  despite lack of threat up front. Said at half time they would nick one and sure enough they did. Looked a good run from their player, left our defence trailing. Luckily we drew level pretty quickly. Superb header from Fryers and a well taken Woolery effort sealed the points. Looked a soft goal to concede at the death but happy with the win.

Could have scored a couple more but for some decent keeping.
As for Carroll, always was worth a card but that straight red was well deserved. Muppet.

On the whole enjoyed that, missing something up front but players generally seemed comfortable on the ball.

 :pint:

What did Wellens say after the game?

Begins at 17:11

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_wiltshire

He said you're a prick.

I'm sure that Fryers can be shown how to shepherd a winger to the outside, he got skinned twice the same way and I thought his fullback play was our only weak link today.  Great header for the goal though.

:D to be honest he asked me if i wanted him to punch me for real at the sponsors dinner when i was posing for the Yeo style photos.

On another note, Steven Pressley cried to the FA about the away dugout being moved, boo fucking hoo

That's gone now.

Will have to look at last week's thread to find the post match thing that they are doing I guess. Anyone found it?

Edit: Talk of The Town (but its not up yet)

I'll not steal PVs away fan thunder, but the forum I just browsed seemed to have the same opinion we did about the game

https://thecumbrians.net/cufc-forum/main-forum/10603-19-20-swindon-a-match-thread

Yep, sets up a nice marker now for v Exeter. That will give us an idea of where we are, then followed up by Cheltenham. Your favourite fixture  :pint:

Does this one work? Starts at 10:51

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07j78lp

Enjoyed that. at half time i said that last season we will lose this 2nd half 1 nil, (dominating chances/possession without scoring). The players put in absolutely everything and that showed- i have had big issues with the intensity of our teams for the last couple of seasons- these proper fought for everything and got everything we deserved.

I can't say a player had a bad game. It was a shame to concede the 2 that we did but will need to watch them back to see if anyone was to blame- even though it doesn't matter.

We could have won by a large margin- the difference compared to last season was that we had to settle just for a win.

Yep. Awesome. Many thanks.   :clap:

If you see my half time post that says their fans txt ins agreed with the TEF synopsis and none agreed with the ignorant Cumbrian commentators ;)

What was the atmosphere like today?

DJ out for 9 weeks. Ankle.

ok. not at it's most brilliant but not anywhere near a morgue either.

 I think people want to get behind the team, you can feel it.

Wellens:
- DJ out for 9-12 weeks
- Need to get replacement as not enough attacking options
- Not signing the goalkeeper. Happy with LMc
- Doesn't want to be rushed into making wrong decisions and being stuck with players
- Waiting for international clearance for the French midfielder
- Pressley complained about dugout when he came down on Tuesday (which was why it was moved)

(Adver site has the main points word for word from the interview)

Amusing to see Matt Preston get sent off for Mansfield today too.

You could feel the desire and hope from the fans in the ground willing the team to show what they are about and by and large the team did. From the fans, both DR and the TE were singing which has been a rarity over the last few seasons. Nice touch that all the players did a 3/4 lap taking and giving due applause along with RW. I hope that continues.

They've certainly got that right. We could have had 5 today and it wouldn't have flattered us. Thoroughly entertaining game, we played some lovely stuff, the new signings all look decent, even, in fact especially, those that came in during preseason on trial who apparently couldn't possibly be good enough. Genuinely excited to watch the team, disappointed I'm away for the next game, been a long time since I've said that. Loving Wellensball so far!

It was and it is this, in addition to the result, that will start putting more bums on seats. If it continues of course. It will take a while because there have been a few false dawns in recent years, gingers crossed this is the real deal.

Ooops, that's supposed to say 'fingers crossed', but I think I'll just leave it as it is.

Carlisle fans listening to the commentary saying that nothing was said at all as reported earlier in this thread.

They can’t understand where it all came from.

I quite like crossed gingers. Don't like cross ginners though!

Lyden looks like a right player, and Isgrove looked a class above when we got the ball to him. Not taking anything away from yates, but either of those two should have got MOtM

Could/should have scored 4 or 5. Really good performance, but need to defend better

Really enjoyed Carrol getting sent off. Can’t believe people were upset we didn’t get him again

what i especially liked was the murmuring of boos ringing around as he was announced on to the pitch.

there is no reason to boo him- he didnt do anything wrong last season except some very questionable performances, he was certainly committed to trying. BUT he was against us and we all knew he was a player you would hate if he was on the other team so we did. the game was getting a little feisty and he took the bait. i know he is young but he is forming some reputation!

Exeter next week.

Piece of piss.

2nd v. 3rd

Carroll plays in a quite over enthusiastic way. You boo Canice and he'll duly react which is what happened.

That said, I didn't want him to try and end Jordan Lyden's season though.

No reason to boo him?

Just born & raised in Oxford and spent 12 years on their books.
That’s enough, once a scummer, always a scummer

Not seen a player rise to the bait of a Country Ground crowd like that since "Taaaaayyyylorrrr"

Well we enjoyed that and can honestly say we were entertained for once.  If we can carry on playing like that we wont be far away at the end of the season. 

Talk of The Town:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07kb5kn

Steve Phillips was another who it caused to have a rather an enjoyable reaction

He was no Joey Beauchamp thats for sure, what a meltdown he had

I call them liars. Most but not all came from the very uncomplimentary Marsden.

If Mark Walters kicks you all over the park, you must be a prizewinning pain in the arse.

Its very easy being the fan of an opposing side to ignore the negative part of a commentary...also being a fan of the opposition and quite defensive about it then i heard mostly the negative comments made by the 2 comms. For the first 40 mins of the game they were anything but complimentary about us.

They only realised tbey had a game on their hands midway thro the 1st half. They were an absolute joke.

Isgrove was everywhere today. Always involved, and always doing good stuff. I think we are going to like him. A lot.

Think we already do, every time he got the ball there was a buzz in the crowd. Been a while since we had a player who genuinely gets the crowd on the edge of their seats like that

Given the overall dominance and chances created, anything other than the 3 points would have been massively frustrating.

Good to see both Woolery and Anderson produce some end product in the first couple of games.

The lack of like for like cover in some of the forward positions is a concern, but maybe it's our turn to get through a season where the majority of the first teamers manage to play 40 or so games.

Thought we might have the only sentient away dugout in the league, so was disappointed to learn that it was just a case of the opposition manager getting all shook up over its location.

Broadbent not on the bench. Is he injured or has he fallen behind Curran in the CB pecking order?

Sponsored by the townend.com. Kiss of death.

He’s not suddenly turned into a bad player. Summat is up.

He suddenly stopped playing according to personal reasons, according to Wellens at the time.

He is ex military, possibly something linked to that.

Mate of mine is ex forces and recently developed a lot of mental health issues. He’s been out 5+ years.

Lost out on £75 because the useless cunts couldnt (spoling)
keep it to 3-1

Love Yates goal.
Proper strikers goal.

I've seen this mentioned elsewhere but really enjoying this new feature from BBC Wilts. Even "Football Phil" gets a look in https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07kb5kn

What’s football Phil’s deal? He’s a character - always see him at matches and he cracks me up.

Remember being 15/16 and engaging in conversation with Football Phil for the first time. Was a bit of a whirlwind, had never met anyone like him at the time but a lovely bloke and clearly a die-hard.

I remember being at an away game, Bournemouth I think it was and he was just going on non stop about Jamie Ward signing for us.

What’s the chances?

First home game this season and last season both 3-2 wins and both 7024 attendances. Weird or what.

Reg, when was the last time we won our first 3 opening league games?

The Dennis Wise season, we won the first 6.

Ta. Don’t remember that!

As Quagmire says Wise/Poyet season start.

A season to note would be SSP's first under King.... win first 2, and the third is at Bloomfield Road v McMahon's lot... Wellens is playing for them. A nice little 0-0. It then turns to complete shite with something like 1 win in 12, King just about hangs on to his job, with the infamous Rage against the Machin incident.... where he finds Mel sizing up the managers's office.

The daddy of good starts though has to be 63/64.... Bert's Babes, first season in Div 2.  The season of Six Days til Saturday... for a couple of heady months it looked like we'd be regaining our place in English football's elite, lost with the Great War.

Thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining game. Hopefully that will persuade a few more to make the trip down to Exeter on Saturday.

COYR!

Went to the Chester game on my own and persuaded my mate to come with me to the Wrexham game for a nailed on win No.7...

Reluctantly he came with me to the Boston A fixture and made amends, my god that day was fucking cold. Sunny, with a chill coming off the N. Sea bbrrrrr.

I chatted to him at Supermarine once and he burped straight in my face. I win!

That is unusual.

Under Wise and Poyet we won the 1st 6 games in the league that season, our only defeat being a LC game vs Brentford at home. We only had 2 defeats in the 1st 15 league games

Hopefully we can match or beat that amazing start this season.

Jamie Ward burped in your face? A bit rude!

Are we, as fans, blind to our own team?

I say this because a Carlisle fan who was at the game said the Swindon players threw themselves to the ground at every opportunity and conned the ref, who got wise to it in the 2nd half and we got very little.

I watched via iFollow and can’t remember anything of the sort and the stats which come up on iFollow at half time said we got 5 free kicks and them 6.

Maybe we all do it.

I can think of two instances where our players maybe went down a little too easily, and those are debatable. We didn't need t play dirty, we were the dominant team for 75-80 minutes.

If that's the case Carlisle themselves were whiny shits at times, throwing their arms around moaning at the ref for no particular reason.

Dont think the player needed to go down for the red card in all honesty, nothing wrong with the challenge whatsoever ;)

Anybody see Preston’s sending off for Mansfield? Absolute hospital challenge. Made Carroll’s look powder puff.

Funny then that the red card came in the second half, after the ref had 'wised up and we got very little'!!

Am I missing something or was the Southern League the elite at the start of the Great War?

We're 44 points from safety and after Saturday I'm already bullish about not starting the next decade as part of any Conference or Southern League elite  ;)

Here's the SL table at the end of the 13/14 season

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/LeagueTable.asp?CompCode=LGE&Tier=3SL&Season=1913-1914

SL was a parallel league to the FL.... fully professional with high standards, as shown thay season by Town beating Man U in the FA Cup.

As SL champions Town were dispatched to Argentina by the FA on missionary work to spread the beautiful game.

How many of that squad survived The Great War?

Freddie Wheatcroft died. As did Bob Menham's son (who was a reserve) but I'm not sure if he had left by then ...

https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/swindon-town-football-club-and-the-first-world-war/

Woolery and Anderson did a couple of times. Cant think of many others.

Their number 5 should have walked for booting Lyden in the face so swings and roundabouts

Lyden went down easily a couple of times either side of getting absolutely smashed by Carroll

Sent from my CLT-L09

It really isn't worth scrutinising other forums and getting wound up by what opposing fans think. As we know, fans' opinions are never going to be totally balanced or logical.

I agree with most of what has been said about the match. In addition, the one point which we shouldn't forget, amidst all the new signings, is what a class act an on-form Doughty can be, and what a privilege it is to have a player of that calibre on a 3 year contract.

Bertie Denyer lost half his intestines to a wound, but was still playing in 1938.

Zeki Fryers makes the EFL Team of the week.

Kudos

Particularly as he wasn't even our best player.

Lyden for me

Bet you say that to all the girls....

Or Covingham!

Fryers was served on toast 3 times and it cost a goal the 3rd time. Team of the week is nonsense but if it improves his confidence then I won't complain again. Isgrove, Lyden and Yates were all better.

I knew, of course, about the FA Cup semi finals but some interesting further historical background there.  

Thanks.

The Southern League.  Is full of Shit.  The Southern League is full of shit...….  Town robbed again  >:(

Was that when Yates equalised?  Thought I saw a Carlisle player kick out just after the goal and was surprised when only a yellow resulted.   ???   In fact with one also for a Town player.