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Sigh. Will be a tough game, but it's not a Tuesday, we are away from home, and I'm going out instead.

2-1 to town, back on track.

Att: 3,876 (645 away)

Good test and a big pointer for the season in my opinion.

Couple of injuries, come back after heavy defeat, decisions for Wellens re selection and style of play.

I'm up for another win all but a narrow one


 

As Knoyle said - a step up in class to go to a club like Cambridge and their 3K+ crowds so it will be difficult for us to get a result.

Yeah I'm still salty about it

Agree.

Cambridge look one of those sides better away than home so gives a bit of hope. However the wins back to back at Crewe and Mansfield were very impressive, and a win for them by 2 clear like Macc last week would take them above us, so in that sense a point not so bad.

THey do however have the ex Town player factor in Knoyle and Richards, although I'm not feeling Tuesday's inevitable Theo thing.

As a number of us have said in other matchday threads, our style works better away than at home, not least because few teams will play 9 back for long periods as some do at the CG. After Tuesday it’s important we don’t lose again as we need to keep up with / close to the top 3.
On balance I think we will get something at Cambridge, but they have had two impressive results in the last week, so we may have to settle for a point. Looking at the bigger picture (rather than focussing on Tuesday) in May we could well regard that as a very good result. Nil-nil or 1-1 possibly.

90% of the time a point away from home is a decent result, same again tomorrow

As Danny Rose pointed out, promotion winning sides don't lose back-to-back games. This is big.

I don't really know what to expect from them. On the one hand, on paper they're poor and the last two big away wins both came against 10 men. On the other hand, lose and they go level with us on points.

Fully expect a reaction to Saturday performance wise, but it might not be enough.

Team wise, expecting changes. I'd go:

             Benda
Hunt Baudry Conroy Fryers
          Rose Grant
   Keshi    Doughty   Woolery
                 Doyle      

Bit risky, but not "droppping" Yates and Isgrove - more rotating and keeping people fresh. Expect them both to make an impact off the bench if we need them to.

Score draw, 750 town fans.

Will take a point.

I'd take a point, but I think we need at least that. Could do with 4 points out of this and Newport next week, neither of them exactly gimmes

Draw. 1-1

Knoyle or Rob Hunt. Fuck me, no contest there. Wellens knew what he was doing with that one.

McCormick retains his place according to Wellens - as he should.

663 sold in advance. Good effort. At least 666 there now given we're paying on the day.

2-0, Scunthorpe style game.

Newport is on a Saturday,  it'll be fine.

670 now, 4 of us paying on the day. A very good effort! Could be looking at around 800 away supporters.

3 others and myself paying on the day. I hate getting tickets in advance because some bugger never turns up!

2-1 defeat with Doyle scoring in front of 3,959 with 687 Townies there.

3 - 3

Whatever else, make sure you give the Fridge a proper rousing reception when he comes out at the start. Proper club legend, that man.

"Oh, Colin Colin, Colin Colin Colin Colin Calderwood "

I've never known a defender to make it look so easy, and we were at the top of the 2nd tier at the time. A proper ledge.

"Eezer good, eezer good, he's Colin Calderwood"

No doubt about it. Still enough of us around who remember those days like it was yesterday to give him the kind of reception which would only be right and proper  :nod:

Edit: 8 seasons, 412 (2) appearances 21 goals ...gave his all in every second of every one of them.

Back to winning ways today 3-1 to the Town. COYR

Wont be there today off to the speedway grand prix in Cardiff

Normal service resumed. Comfortable 0-2 to town.

Pre match cracking on with drinking career in The Regal.

I don't doubt that Kyle Knoyle will have a decent career at L1/L2 level, but very happy with Rob Hall, probably our most consistent player so far.

So, unbeaten on a Saturday and away so far.
What could possibly go wrong.
All the away trips have been bright sunshiney days.
Same again today. Don't think we'll lose.

The rest stops between here and the ground are all planned in.
Hopefully comfortably numb come 5pm.
I doubt that the surplus of brain cells here will do much to replenish the ones that have been lost over the years.
Oh and if anyone is visting for the first time, watch out for the cyclists, they come at you from all angles in this place.

BW - Rob Hall is a scummer

Ahh fuck. See what I mean about brain cells.
Early start this morning.  :)

You're in the pub already WB?

Yep, soaking up the atmosphere.

And 4D, after managing to upset more than 6,000 people not once but twice, there's probably not much of a wish you were here sentiment in the home of Pink Floyd. ;)

Good shout re TPF  on a day like today I reckon Grantchester Meadows would have been worth a walk. Before taking in the the Syd Barrett blue plaque.

Not a big fan myself Reg, although the music of choice whenever the bong was being passed around in student days was always Pink Floyd.

Will be cutting through Parker's Piece though, where the beautiful game was first played under the rules that would later be adopted by the FA.
Hopefully a few that go between the posts and under the string for us today.

Cambridge have started quite well so far under Claderwood who yesterday signed a 2 year extention to his contract.

Knoyle and Richards will both have a point to prove against us.

They are playing us on the back of 2 great away results winning at Crewe 3-2 and then going to Mansfield and winning 4-0.

Looks like they have playmaker and ex Pox midfielder Carruthers out and there is an injury doubt with Knoyle.

Thier fans are very confident they can turn us over after their last 2 games.

Town are unbeaten in our last 4 visits there with a draw there last season preceeded with 3 wins before that, Cambridges last win there back in 1995. Swindon have won 4 and drawn 2 of the 10 meetings there between the sides.

Lets see how the players react to Tuesdays surprise home defeat, I think we will play as....

                 LMc
Hunt   Broadbent Conroy   Fryers
        Grant       Doughty   
Isgrove                          Anderson
                       Yates
             Doyle

Subs: Benda, Reid, Curran, May, Woolery, Iandolo, Rose

I have a feeling he will drop Rose and bring in Doughty but will stick with Broadbent if Baudry is not fit to play. He has already stated he wills tick with LMc and I don't want his to change the attacking options as they just almost entirely had an off day, all at the same time.

Get back to what we do best.

On my way to Cambridge. Will head to the Regal if you’d recommend...is it near the station?

I'd be surprised if Broadbent plays.

About a 15min walk from the station.

I think if Baudry is unfit then Wellens will give him one more go. Just a feeling I have, hes not one for a knee jerk reaction from what I have seen of him, even if Broadbent has under performed each time he has played this season.

Can’t see it myself, I think Fryers will come in at CB.

           McCormick
Hunt Conroy Fryers Iandolo
          Grant Doughty
Isgrove                  Anderson
         Yates
              Doyle

Broadbent needs to be taken out of the firing line.
So Fryers in and Iandolo stays at LB or Reid & Hunt at FB if RW wants to tinker.

The only thing in TB's favour is that Cambridge might not have the pace up front that Colchester had.
Although it says a lot when there is a concern over a CB being able to keep up with Richards.

I had wondered if Wellens thought Curran was ready to start but I have only seen him play for a total of about 50 mins so far so I haven't seen enough of him to make a judgement on him.

Either way it would seem Fryers is ready for a starting slot again whether at CB or LB.

There is no doubt that Broadbent needs to be managed carefully as something is not right with him, whatever that may be.

I see we will be wearing the purple kit with the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation logo in memory of Fernando Ricksen today and to raise awareness of the illness.

 Taking  my little boy today for the first time as it's a short journey  so hoping we win and put Tuesdays  game behind us 0-2 town Anderson and  hunt for us .coyr :clap:

Is there an away pub? Just walked past ‘The Wrestlers’ and it’s closed!

We're a better team than we showed on Tuesday. I fully expect us to win today and then lose to Newport when I'll be there.

2-0 Cambridge.

I think he should stick with Broadbent if Baudry is out, starting a game is completely different to coming on as sub.  If he overlooks him for this one then you can pretty much write him off for the season and my opinion is we need a back up CB that is confident.  Overlooking him now will take any confidence he has left away.  He just needs a game that he can prepare right for (hopefully he has this week) get back to what he did when he came in and regain his confidence.

If it doesn't work today then fine, but I think you at least have to give him a full game to play himself back into fight for first team shirts.

Thats exactly how I feel about it.

For what it’s worth 1-2 Town (Yates, Doughty)
Wish I was there ☹️

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Broadbent drops out of the matchday squad. Sidy on the bench for the first time.

A little surprised to see Doughty on the bench again but a good option to be able to bring on.

Knoyle and Richards start today, apparently Cambridge have a shortage of left backs so have an attacking winger there today, facing Isgrove.

poor old Broadbent.

didn't notice Sidy had been cleared

Again, Wellens confirms that Bradford CAN recall Doyle in January.

Cambridge have a massive side compaired to Town, almost ever player that came out next to one of their players were dwarfed...barring Grant.

Decent ball down the line from Iandolo and Yates wins Town a throw in.

Yates gets down the line and passes to an unmarked Isgrove but he doesnt get in a shot and passes wide and we get the cross in but Yates is offside.

Conroy has had a couple of wayward long passes so far.

Long ball to Yates who looked offside but wasn't, he wins a corner for Town.

Poor long corner by Rose.

Great ball into the box from Anderson finds Yates his cross goes to Doyle and his shot goes out for a corner.

Better corner by Isgrove but it is cleared from a dangerous position in the 6 yard box.

Their keeper Mitov doesn't like coming out for corners, but so far the 3 massive CBs are coping.

Anderson sets up Doyle on the edge of the box but hes offside.

Cambs have 3 very slow and cumbersome centre backs.

Doyle punched in the back of the head from O'Neill.

Anderson goes down unchallenged.

Anderson looks like hes pulled a muscle. Could be a chance for Doughty, at least its a pretty natural positional change if needed.

Anderson up but seems to be struggling.

yup, Anderson done but it's Woolery that comes on

Woolery on for Anderson.

Woolery loses his first touch

Woolery then wins it back and runs the whole length of the pitch but he runs it into touch, their defence had no answer to his speed but his touch too long.

Long pass by Conroy but Iandolos touch is really poor.

Town win a corner.

Good corner but a foul given, Fryers very close to connecting as the keeper stays on his line.

Isgrove loses it in the middle, poor touch puts us in trouble, but LMc intercepts well.

Iandolo plays a sloppy foul in the corner, gives them a good chance from the FK. Pointless foul.

Good free kick but Richards header is poor and easy save by LMc, poor marking by Town.

Corner for Cambs after a block by Conroy.

Poor corner from them goes out for a throw in.

Doyle looks up for it again and is trying to play the channels, Doyle has the beating of their CB's with his pace(!).

FK to them 30 yards out and central.

Very poor free kick won by Grant and cleared to Doyle with ease.

1-0

Iandolo dribbles really well one foot to the other and his cross/shot goes in from Yates.

Great stuff from Iandolo.

Best dribble Iandolo has made all season, its about time he took his chance and beat his man rather than pulling it back when in a good position.

I hope he keeps on doing that.

Doyle plays a long cross/shot easily pulled out of the air by the big keeper.

DV's gonna love that poacher's finish from Yates.

Conroy not a great pass back to LMc and LMc plays it off the striker for a goal kick.

We shouldnt mess aorund like that at the back, that was like we used to play with Vigs.

Doyle has a 20 yard shot but it goes softly wide.

You can't help getting in a little dig on Iandolo no matter what he does.

Iandolo has a clash of heads and goes down.

Rewatched the goal a couple of times. Knoyle gets skinned!

I say it as I see it, you are entitled to your opinion as am I.

Best cross by Isgrove so far, long ball onto Yates head from 40 yards out, An inch away from getting to it.

Long cross from Rose headed just back to the keeper by the centre back at full stretch with Doyle behind him.

Not a classic so far, but we're in control.

Isgrove chopped down on the half way line while dribbling away. Yellow for the stand in left back.

So far Cambridge havent shown a lot considering they are at home.

Rose cross in but its headed away.

Conroy gives it away again under little pressure with a poor pass.

Knoyle beats Iandolo and gets in a good cross but its cleared by Town.

Expect that to change in the second half, they are the home team after all.

Hunt has been quite quiet so far but from what I have seen so far Hunt > Knoyle.

They have shown very little so far attacking and they are very slow at the back, their best attacking outlet is Knoyle.

Hunt plays a good long ball down the line to Yates who turns the CB and gets a cross into the box but Doyle is just out of reach.

3 mins added.

Woolery wins a defensive header and clears the long free kick in our box.

Can I get the game on the radio?

FK to Town as Isgrove is pulled down in the box on the break.

1 foot outside of the box in the D.

Rose powerful FK just wide.

HT 0-1 to Town.

If you are in Swindon then yes mate.

I should have said on my iPad. I don’t have a radio in the house actually....

Town possession 56 to 44, Cambs haven't offered much in attack so far and they are very slow at the back, Doyle and Yates are both loving playing against such a plodding couple of defenders and both look likely to score every time we attack.

Looking pretty comfortable. Superb run from iandolo for the goal. Loving Grant more each game. Cambridge have done a little bit more going forward than Orient but not a lot.

Only if you pay on iFollow for radio access.

I think you can listen to BBC Wiltshire on freeview.

Freeview TV doesn't have the footy on it, at least the Freeview transmitter we are on doesn't

Oh right, down here in Somerset you can listen to BBC Radio Somersets coverage of league matches on the radio station on freeview.

I guessed BBC Wiltshire was the same.

No changes for either team at HT.

Grant seems to clear up almost every long ball in front of the defence. Grant down under a slumsy challenge. Woolery also down.

Grant is up but Woolery isn't yet.

And Woolery is now up.

Some good play from Woolery and Doyle down the left but the ball is cleared and we win it back again.

eek, sounds like we got away with that one from Richards (McCormick saves)

Indeed, just pointing out it can be a little biased against Iandolo at times

Superb from LMc...

LMC makes a fantastic diving save and then Richards shoots but saves again.

As I said, I say what I see, my opinion.

LMc with a good claim from the cross.

LMc back to his best after Tuesdays poor performance.

Cambs a bit better so far this half, they couldnt be a lot worse TBH.

Town having to rely on breaking after they attack, Yates and Doyle still linkiing up so well.

Corner to Cambs.

yeah it's odd. can get Bristol, Dorset Somerset, Gloucestershire and they've all got their football on

BBC wilts, Karl Humphrys

Cleared by Rose to Isgrove who gets brought down again by the stand in left back, he should have been sent off.

How's Fryers performjng at CB?

That is odd, I have listened in the past to games in hotel rooms in Swindon on freeview myself, last time was the Exeter game.

So far probably slighty better than Conroy who looks a bit out of position on the right rather than the normal left side.

Iandolo gives the ball away cheaply on the half way line but we get away with them passing the ball into touch on the other  side.

@venks maybe it's a one off for some reason. dunno

Nice move down the right from Isgrove and Hunt but Yates cant find Doyle with his pass in the box.

Conroy booked for a poor challenge on their winger, FK to them 40 yards out.

Good FK and decent header but LMc makes a comfortable save.

Knoyle gets a good cross in flicke dout by Woolery for a corner.

Can anyone see a contact email or phone number for iFollow customer service? Usual IT wankers made me clear my cache and now I can't get back into my account. Asked for reset password an hour ago but nothing.  >:(

good news Freeview TV listeners, the post match stuff is on at 5..

Isgrove flattens Knoyle on the touchline. Yellow for Izzy.

Woolery long cross wasted.

Try a different browser if you are on PC.

Town win another corner from Knoyle.

Isgrove corner blocked and comes back to him and his shot is blocked.

Throw to Town.

Isgrove off Doughty on.

could try [email protected]

Isgrove booed off by Cambs fans :D

Cambs taking off centre back and bringing on a huge centre forward.

bloody hell, Oxf*rd are 5-0 up at Lincoln

Yates has been pushed back into a midfield/winger role with just Doyle up front.

Losing the Cowleys has fucked them up!

Another good take from LMc.

Cheers. Though god knows if I'll ever get a response. Blown this afternoon anyway waiting for a new password reset. "Customer Support" is usually such a joke phrase.

Rose off for May.

Could just be for a bit of extra height at set peices.

Woolery breaks into their box but he turns inside and loses the ball in a good position, throw to Town.

Doyle gets in a volley from 20 yards but its saved.

If we win this I think this will be a good sign of the season. We are no way near 100% so lets see how well the subs react and how Richie's changes impact us.

Great ball played in to Doyle and his volley was blocked and goes out for a corner.

The corner comes over and hits Conroy and it goes inches wide.

Indeed, we have been way below par but still making things happen, almost grinding out a result this half so far.

Didn't hear the crowd but I think it was about 4,400 with around 700 Town fans there.

Yates gives away a corner.

Yates gets a good cross in to Woolery whos header back to Doyle is inches away from him.

Woolery carrying a knock and is not runnng at all now.

Town looking a bit ragged but slowly getting their foot on the ball more now.

Cambridge whack on another striker making that 4 up front now.

Yates wins a corner for Town.

Poor low corner from May.

Better move by Doughty and Woolery but his shot is blocked, Iandolo gives away a soft free kick in the follow up.

Doughty should have done much better in the box.

4 mins added.

Even a half fit Woolery easily beats the cambridge defence for speed.

Woolery down injured.

Full time 0-1. Good enough for me.

Doyle yellow.

FT 0-1 to Town, ground out a result in the 2nd half, Doyle my MoM followed by Grant and Yates.

Not a convincing win, but a win it is. That'll do.

Any win is a good win.

Injuries a bit of a concern, but we'll cope

Yay. No goals conceded too.

Sounded as if we ground out the 2nd half but equally its good to see us being able to do that

Be interesting to see how the squad possibly rotates now, good to see us having a strong bench.

To many times in the past we would crumble at a challange like this.

10 games in is where you can realistically start to make an informed assessment.

20 points of out 30, the better team in 9 out of those 10 games.

Very encouraging, we will be in right in the mix for the top 3

From the Cambridge Official Twitter.


Attendance was 4,443 (736 Swindon fans)

Strangely, probably our most encouraging result. Didn’t play well, could have scored a few and dug in.

The sort of performance Reg usually says we need.

Just a bit of a worry that injuries might threaten to derail our progress. Ballard and Jayewotsit longer-term, Baudry and Lyden out, Anderson maybe a doubt now. You wouldn't want to lose too many more of our first choices, and we're not even into the tough months yet.

Good result, not a great performance, became a little passive in the second half and looked tired.

Isgrove sub was well timed by Wellens as he'd seemingly allowed himself to get wound-up.  I'd imagine a mix of frustration with his own performance and being pulled back several times when looking good for a counter.

Doyle worked his socks off upfront and could have had a couple on a better day.

For as scrappy as it was, they really only had one good chance and we had three or four.

Absolutely... we'll need a few more before season's end.

I always go by top and bottom rarely changes after then. It gives you a good idea how well or bad the season is going to be.

So did we show Calderwood the love before kickoff?  :blowkiss:

Don't know about that but Knoyle was roundly booed by Town fans when he was named MoM by the sponsors...which he obviously wasnt!

A grinder!
Not at our best, but the best win this season.
I like it.

Kept any threat from them down to a minimum.
Keeper did what he's paid to do.
Job done.

A few looked out on their feet at the end.
The coming week needs to be about patching them up and resting up a bit.

Some tough looking games coming up now. Will be a big test of how well we are performing as a new team against fancied opposition. Today by all accounts was a ground out result after a disappointing scoreline against Colchester on Tuesday. A good indication of a strong team to come back away from home. So I am hopeful that those toughies coming up will be met with a steely determination and positive results.

Epic ground out bounce back!

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-two/11816375/cambridge-0-1-swindon

Not that I'm aware of. The 'Oh Colin Colin' song was sung by a few at the end but not acknowledged.

We did what we needed to do. Pretty comfortable in hindsight but at the time of course you never feel comfortable at 1-0.

McCormick was excellent when called upon.

Iandolo is a revelation at left back. Look forward to seeing that run again on the highlights later.

Like the look of Fryers at CB

Doyle and Grant were excellent. Solid performances from everyone else, the wheels are firmly back on.

Really glad we don't have a game midweek as a lot of our lot were really struggling at end. I'm not saying they're particularly unfit - I wasn't looking at the Cambridge lads, they were probably the same after playing midweek as well.

Got to be happy with that though.

Talk Of The Town...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07p02nl

Outrageous dribble from Iandolo

yeah was pretty good. As was the save from Luke Mc

And to be fair, rightly so, It's not realistic to expect us to waltz through the league winning all the games we need to by playing thrilling edge of your seat lovely football (although I'd hope we win more like that than not). Every now and then you need to grind out an ugly one, more importantly you need to be able to do so. Today showed we can do that as well as the lovely stuff. Therein lies hope of promotion.

Impressive how they got Doughty for the Calvin Klein ad

Haha! I had the same thought :D

I think Jaiyesimi will be back soon, in the club video for the Macc game he can be seen and gets asked how he is and he sounded like he was almost back and ready to train

Sent from my CLT-L09

Wellens said he was training but he'd suffered a slight setback. Think he talked in terms of 10 days or so.. can't fully remember

Just seen that. I agree 100%

Agree with that too.

Fun day out, notwithstanding the lack of pubs.

Struggled to tear myself away from the bar behind the away end so only watched the last 30 mins.  Thought the town looked pretty comfortable but lacked the killer edge to finish the game off.

I'm pretty positive for the season.  I'm sure there aren't 7 better teams than us and an auto place looks perfectly possible.

Only nearby pub, The Wrestlers,  was closed so made do with the home supporters bar pre match. Entered the busy away end to enjoy the sun 2 pints up: happier still when 1 goal up. 2nd half showed signs of a promotion season. Grant may well be more key than Isgrove ultimately. Lacked the pizzazz of the Leyton performance but definitely an indicator of real potential this year. Injuries/ complications over loanees may hinder us at some stage but we’re in with a chance. Only one bad league defeat so far and worth noting that we’ve held 2 of the current top 3 away from home. So happy for the long suffering Town faithful at the moment.

History tells us we will, at least, make the play-offs.

https://twitter.com/talkinghawes/status/1175715314329444352?s=20 (https://twitter.com/talkinghawes/status/1175715314329444352?s=20)

It's been mentioned before that at this sort of stage in the season most teams will be around + or -3 places at season's end.  However there are always 2 or 3 who rise or drop spectacularly.

81/82 is a season which still wakes some of us up in the night in a cold sweat.  After 10 we were top with the same W6 D2 L2 as now but a stonking goal difference of +11 and were the Divs leading scorer.   A team which seemed a blend of youth and experience had just stuffed Rovers at Eastville then went to Fellows Park on a Tuesday night. Fellows Park was a ground where we tended not to do well, but this was a classic, played very well and lost 5-0, to much head scratching.

Never really recovered and got relegated. We even managed 52 points which is usually more than enough in a 4 down div.

Grant in his 3 games has done about 10 times what Toums has done in his. (how ever many he played)

TBF you could say that about so many Town midfielders who played a lot more games for us, McCourt, Toums, Rodgers, Dunne, Goddard, Thomas, Smith, Murray, Traore, Balmy and thats just the last 4 seasons or so!

Looking at that lot it’s no wonder weve achieved fuck all recently

A very pleasing result - good to come back from Tuesday with a win. Averaging 2 points a game after 10 is a good sign.
Also, as others have said, these narrow (1-0) wins will prove to be vital come the end of the season. I recall the 1969 promotion team had a run of 5 or 6 1-0 home wins in the spring, with most of the goals in those coming from Peter Noble.
It’s the sign of a good team to be able to grind these out on days when we are not at our absolute best.
Another 1-0 win against Newport on Saturday would be good!

So you're still just praying we can stay up then? Best not to get too carried away

No as ever, I point out a fact associated with the taking a view of the 10 games in mark as being a predictor.  Where our present rate coincidentally happens to be the exact same W D L as 81/82.

I'm long past expecting a grown up response from you, it's almost like you've no actual interest in the football beyond petty abuse.

I was taking the piss. Toys back in the pram now

Here's the classic 10th game 4-1 at Eastville.... proper 80's football.

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19820110

Rovers fans were out in the streets, armed with CB radios, which became legal in 81 having been used illegally up til then.

Sexy stuff, idiot yokels telling each other where the Swindon fans were. Although in those days there was a code that you only engaged with like minded types, of which we had plenty.

That was my last trip to Eastville, I do still get a pang of regret when passing the site now IKEA on the M32

80's pitches as well, pretty churned up for an October game

Sent from my HTC U11

I can play this game, I think.  If we win our next game we will have made at least as good a start after 11 as any season post 2000 where we ended up in the play offs or better.

Think I spotted an ‘Invacar’ in the corner. They seemed to breed like triffids at football stadia back in the day!

State of that pitch after 5 home games. What was it like the following March?

I stayed on after that game for the dogs, I think.

Alternative commentary on these highlights.

https://twitter.com/marleystfc/status/1175722071550287872?s=21

Genuinely laughing out loud to that

that's good

That's brilliant..

A mention about the purple kit worn..

https://www.rangersnews.uk/news/swindon-town-with-unique-purple-kit-tribute-to-ex-rangers-captain-fernando-ricksen/

That did make me laugh.

Now that is a touch of comedy genius!

The 5 ft Jesus is actually 5'10!

Thats blatently not true!

When he was at Barnsley his height was on record as 1.73m which is 5 foot 6 and a half.

The Wiki 1.78m is wrong.

https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/previous-players/lloyd-isgrove/

TBF I have not seen him in the flesh, his hair possibly provides the extra 5cm's

I have seen him lined up with the other players before KO and he barely comes up to Conroys chest and hes only 6 foot 2, quite small by lower league CB's.

Here he is with Doughty.

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:D

Pre match on Saturday Wellens said we had another development game today behind closed doors, he didn't say the opposition or where it was though, wonder if there will be updates like the AFCW game.

"...and oh my fucking god the manslaughter Casillas..."

Definitely made me smile. Was an awesome save though. LMc was almost MOM, for me.

Maybe a session with a Tourets councellor is needed but that was class.

He's also been called the drink driving De Gea…

no further comment required really

Yes I'm sure we (collectively) could go on but I'm pretty confident most are aware of his past.

Am I the only one struggling with this? Let him play, fine - he’s done his time. Joking about what happened? No.

No you're not the only one. Completely agree

Lots of jokes are offensive to lots of people. It's fine to think it's distasteful and it's fine to not.

Seconded. The alternative commentary is on the whole very funny, but reference to McCormicks past offence made in a jokey way is imo insensitive, unnecessary and distasteful.

TBF I didn't hear that comment, but yes I agree it is needless, I don't find it offensive its just not funny, unlike the rest of it.

Here’s the Colchester one. Even funnier when we lose!
https://twitter.com/marleystfc/status/1174291055501619202?s=21

I was referencing to the delivery of the "alternative audio". With no real pauses or emotion. It reminded me of one of the voice programs on Amiga, which I can't remember the name of. I can only describe it as the "Stephen Hawking" voice.

I singled out the LMc reference because it was the line with the most polar opposite to the vocal tone.

Still think he would have been MOM if that had been at home.

That alternative comms is shite.

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Fair play, that was as funny as absolute fuck - if not funnier  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: ...on the one hand I don't disagree with the LMc comments about moving on / served his time etc but in the context of that commentary I still found it very funny - I'm a bad person  ;) Loved the Col U one as well, can't wait for the next one  :nod:

Very very very funny. Especially at the end.

Exactly how I saw it in the consistent theme of the "alternative comms". The line/phrase in question ironically, is probably the only one in the whole piece that bares most fact. Now that is saying something!

I think he's done one for every game so far this season. Or at least most of them

What you have there is very irreverent / black / gallows humour - call it what you will. But as soon you make any attempt at political correctness or sparing anyone's feelings it loses everything and there's no point even doing it. The flip side is that some one, somewhere isn't going to like it - it is what it is.

Must check those out. Is he the same person who did the Vincent Pericard thing? That was equally as funny.

You're shite

Yeah, but.............you didn't find Barry funny!!!  ;D

That commentary is a glimpse into what this forum used to be like  :)
Who did the pericard ones? I’m sure I did a Simon ferry one?

And then we all got old. The end.

I still have a copy of Elliot Benyon's wikipedia article saved somewhere. Never has a player proved to be more of a disappointment based entirely on hype from forum chicanery.

I got a snotty email from wikipedia about that!

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Good news that Woolery is fit for Saturday and Baudry/Anderson injuries dont sound long term and if not ready in time for Saturday, could return for Bradford game, important given that Doyle wont be available.

Ah, you must be Spacey - You're funny...Barry, not so much  ;)

That was a fun day. It was poster Samdy Gray on here who reverted all our edits / reported us. Fucking Judas.

No, I'm Sonic Youth. I'm back for now but I want more jokes about me being Fulham now, if I'm to stick around. I can't get enough of that.

Exactly what Spacey would say.

No I'm Sonic Youth. And so's my wife!

I'm Spartacus, I mean Sonic.

No I'm Sonic. I mean Spock!

Spacey writes for the FT now , him and the likes of Yeovil have become so posh they make Sonics Fulham yuppiness seem almost 3rd world

Turns out it was Reading.