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Title: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Monday, January 20, 2020, 10:29:05 I'm getting this one in early. A huge weekend for us, a game we need to get a good win, especially we are home to Exetertge week after. Hoping ColU get a draw, and Mansfield and Stevenage win this weekend too.
I'll go for 3-1 att: 7,735 (208 them). Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 10:37:51 I'm getting this one in early. A huge weekend for us, a game we need to get a good win, especially we are home to Exetertge week after. Hoping ColU get a draw, and Mansfield and Stevenage win this weekend too. I'll go for 3-1 att: 7,735 (208 them). Don't forget we've a midweek trip to ColU after PV. We do need to beat PV any way will do, because we've already lost 3-0 to ColU twice this season and haven't beaten Exeter at the CG for 35 years. Things could start to turn ugly... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and match Post by: Batch on Monday, January 20, 2020, 10:51:40 my hope is come January 31st we are in touch with the top 3, and with an adequate Doyle replacement (or Doyle).
it's not much fun treading water in the meantime, granted Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:05:41 We are already 5 points better off this month than I expected so we have given ourselves a little breathing space to get through the next 3 games. 5 points from the next 3 should see us good.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:13:50 We've lost twice in the league since October. No need to get the panic button out just yet, methinks
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:30:47 Don't forget we've a midweek trip to ColU after PV. We do need to beat PV any way will do, because we've already lost 3-0 to ColU twice this season and haven't beaten Exeter at the CG for 35 years. Things could start to turn ugly... Any by "ugly" you mean we could drop to 3rd or 4th, with a great run in and a squad being bolstered by returning players? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:31:15 We've lost twice in the league since October. No need to get the panic button out just yet, methinks I don't think people are panicking, rather there is a slow sense of reality starting to creep in.... for example we've the lowest points haul from the last 5 games of any top ten team, joint with ColU and FGR. This isn't altogether a surprise, given the fixtures and injuries and inevitable recall of Doyle etc, (despite what some said) IN order to restore belief we need to beat PV on Sat... it's that simple. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Tails on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:31:34 Any idea if anyone is back from injury? I guess Doughty will be as his was just an illness, and I think Lyden is still suspended... Any news on Baudry or Fryers?
Port Vale were well up for the game at their place and I think they were on a run of form which has fizzled a tiny bit. The injuries in the first half of that game affected us quite a bit I think, so not sure you can read too much into that result last month. Need a strong performance and 3 points to settle the nerves that have, for some reason, crept in after one bad result. Hoping for a couple of new faces before the weekend. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:35:23 Any by "ugly" you mean we could drop to 3rd or 4th, with a great run in and a squad being bolstered by returning players? I think it gets ugly if we drop out of the auto slots and don't make the necessary strengthening signings. Wellens has done a remarkable job thus far of making very little go a long way, but he needs support from above. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:35:43 Any idea if anyone is back from injury? I guess Doughty will be as his was just an illness, and I think Lyden is still suspended... Any news on Baudry or Fryers? Port Vale were well up for the game at their place and I think they were on a run of form which has fizzled a tiny bit. The injuries in the first half of that game affected us quite a bit I think, so not sure you can read too much into that result last month. Need a strong performance and 3 points to settle the nerves that have, for some reason, crept in after one bad result. Hoping for a couple of new faces before the weekend. Other than the usual suspects on here, where have the nerves set in? RW and the players certainly won't be too concerned. We've taken 7 points from 4 tough games in January. That's better than most thought. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:37:19 Any idea if anyone is back from injury? I guess Doughty will be as his was just an illness, and I think Lyden is still suspended... Any news on Baudry or Fryers? Port Vale were well up for the game at their place and I think they were on a run of form which has fizzled a tiny bit. The injuries in the first half of that game affected us quite a bit I think, so not sure you can read too much into that result last month. Need a strong performance and 3 points to settle the nerves that have, for some reason, crept in after one bad result. Hoping for a couple of new faces before the weekend. Fryers is long termish as is Anderson... Baudry better news. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: reeves4england on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:41:56 I've always been of the mind that if we're in touch with the top after the Exeter game (say, within 4 points) then our run in gives us a great chace to win the league. Nothing that's happened recently has changed my opinion on that.
I think we'll get the three points against Vale. 5 points from the next 3 games would do nicely, leaving us second at worst having played all the current top 4 or 5 twice. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Abrahammer on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:53:20 At the beginning of this tough month I didn’t expect to still be top by the middle of the month.
We are doing absolutely fine this month, we will obviously strengthen before the window closes and be a great position for the easier final 3 months of the season. Have seen very little evidence of nerves from the squad and most fans. We don’t have to beat Vale but expect we will, very strong home form recently. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:59:12 Other than the usual suspects on here, where have the nerves set in? RW and the players certainly won't be too concerned. We've taken 7 points from 4 tough games in January. That's better than most thought. You're assuming that we get through Jan's tough looking fixtures in one piece then it gets easier, sadly it doesn't really work that way. When the pressure is on to win, doesn't much matter who you play, not easy, unless of course you really are that much better than everyone else. We do need to see some strengthening over the next 10 or so days.... the players will need to see it also, that the owner means business. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:07:57 While all that is true, it applies to every club as well.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:11:16 While all that is true, it applies to every club as well. Indeed, but this is when your model comes into play, and the grinders have an advantage Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:15:10 I don't think people are panicking, rather there is a slow sense of reality starting to creep in.... for example we've the lowest points haul from the last 5 games of any top ten team, joint with ColU and FGR. Reality is we are top of the league, with a comfortable cushion over the play-off positions, and have only lost twice since October. Having come most of the way through a tough run of fixtures better than most predicted, including of course our resident doom-monger, despite several key members of the squad being unavailable due to injuries/suspension etc. The reality is a lot rosier than the grim picture you're trying to paintTitle: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: horlock07 on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:16:50 I think it gets ugly if we drop out of the auto slots and don't make the necessary strengthening signings. Wellens has done a remarkable job thus far of making very little go a long way, but he needs support from above. Assuming that you haven't found god, I assume this is aimed at Power? Has there been evidence that Wellens has sought support from above and it not been provided? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:19:27 Indeed, but this is when your model comes into play, and the grinders have an advantage Then it’s a good job fellow footballing sides, Exeter and Crewe, are just behind us and will, obviously, suffer the same fate!Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:20:40 I'm (most) with others.
I'd be glad to be in touch by the time we've gotten Exeter out of the way; and I said as such before this run started. We've exceeded my expectations so far. They've done especially well considering our injuries and what not. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:21:15 Reality is we are top of the league, with a comfortable cushion over the play-off positions, and have only lost twice since October. Having come most of the way through a tough run of fixtures better than most predicted, including of course our resident doom-monger, despite several key members of the squad being unavailable due to injuries/suspension etc. The reality is a lot rosier than the grim picture you're trying to paint As usual you're wide of the mark, reality is that if Crewe and Plymuff win games in hand we're out of the top 3, if Exeter at least draw their game in hand. That's just how it is.... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Red Frog on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:22:43 Except Reg is right about the model. To play the style he wants, Wellens went for cut-price talent via loans and injury-prones. That bore a risk that is now playing out. And he has form on this - everything went tits up for him at Oldham when his flowing football got bogged down on wintry pitches. We're definitely vulnerable for a few weeks now. With only Baudry and Lyden coming back into contention over the next couple of weeks, he'll need Power's support to avoid history repeating.
And I noted that Swansea have just sent the second-choice keeper out on loan... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:23:13 As usual you're wide of the mark, reality is that if Crewe and Plymuff win games in hand we're out of the top 3, if Exeter at least draw their game in hand. Points on board > games in hand. Your scenario is based on ifs and maybes, I'm talking about the reality of where we are now.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:29:43 Points on board > games in hand. Your scenario is based on ifs and maybes, I'm talking about the reality of where we are now. I agree it's better to have points in the bag... however when gih are factored in things don't look quite so rosy.... which tells us nothing can be taken for granted and a lot of work to do. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:29:58 As usual you're wide of the mark, reality is that if Crewe and Plymuff win games in hand we're out of the top 3, if Exeter at least draw their game in hand. Again, you’re correct. Apart from Exeter’s game in hand is against Crewe. So one, or both, will drop points.That's just how it is.... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Batch on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:30:54 And I noted that Swansea have just sent the second-choice keeper out on loan... The deadline to recall Benda from loan expired on 10 Jan (I think, but its definitely passed) - so Benda is here for the season (Wellens on BBC Wilts). Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:32:08 Again, you’re correct. Apart from Exeter’s game in hand is against Crewe. So one, or both, will drop points. That's quite handy... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Red Frog on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:34:01 The deadline to recall Benda from loan expired on 10 Jan (I think, but its definitely passed) - so Benda is here for the season (Wellens on BBC Wilts). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIMNXogXnvE ;D Part 1... awaiting Parts 2 & 3. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Monday, January 20, 2020, 12:35:17 Best to review where we are post Exeter game. Don’t forget that all the other top teams have to play each other as well.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, January 20, 2020, 13:34:22 Swindon 0-0 Port Vale in front of 7,395 with 311 Valers there.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Monday, January 20, 2020, 13:39:08 We'll win this one, lose to Colchester, get a point against Exeter, and then fucking smash it over the remainder of the season.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, January 20, 2020, 13:42:19 We'll win this one, lose to Colchester, get a point against Exeter, and then fucking smash it over the remainder of the season. (https://media0.giphy.com/media/tIeCLkB8geYtW/giphy.gif?cid=790b761151e9e358d7157c466958728801f5329e5a50a1ab&rid=giphy.gif) Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Monday, January 20, 2020, 17:18:50 We can't rely on If's But's and Maybe's, we can only deal in OST facts.
We are top of the league FACT! Good chance to solidify that in this game - PV did a number on us lat time, I think with the in game injuries we let that happen a bit. I am confident that we will do well if we can impose our game and get through without players being ravaged by in game injuries. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: singingiiiffy on Monday, January 20, 2020, 21:30:55 anyone know how long is Doughty out for? always more confident when he starts as the stats show.
its Monday, the mood in this thread can quite easily change hy Friday with some signings. Wellens is no fool and he will keep chasing targets Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Richie Wellen-Dowd on Monday, January 20, 2020, 21:35:32 anyone know how long is Doughty out for? always more confident when he starts as the stats show. He was just sick, wasn't he? I'd certainly hope he'll be back by Saturday. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 09:10:19 He was just sick, wasn't he? I'd certainly hope he'll be back by Saturday. Yeah just ill, and would have been useless at Newport anyway. Best he just rests until this Saturday. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 09:41:46 Yeah just ill, and would have been useless at Newport anyway. Best he just rests until this Saturday. He has been ill a lot recently, this must have been his 3rd game missed and Wellens saying he will not be fit yet he actually does play must have happened in another 3 games.I wonder if its his old illness rearing up again, the one that kept him out for a few months a couple of years ago, problems associated with appendicitis wasnt it? Title: Re: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Benzel on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 09:57:37 He has been ill a lot recently, this must have been his 3rd game missed and Wellens saying he will not be fit yet he actually does play must have happened in another 3 games. Wasn't it complications due to the operation? Could have something to do with it maybe I wonder if its his old illness rearing up again, the one that kept him out for a few months a couple of years ago, problems associated with appendicitis wasnt it? Sent from my CLT-L09 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:11:14 Wasn't it complications due to the operation? Could have something to do with it maybe Yeah it could still be complications, took me years to get over my first major operation, it could be that or something related as he has been "ill" and not "injured" a fair bit recently.Sent from my CLT-L09 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:15:03 As usual you're wide of the mark, reality is that if Crewe and Plymuff win games in hand we're out of the top 3, if Exeter at least draw their game in hand. Not any more it isn't. Like I said, points on the board > games in hand.That's just how it is.... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: reeves4england on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:18:39 Not any more it isn't. Like I said, points on the board > games in hand. Funny how everyone assumes teams will win multiple games in hand when nobody in the division is averaging above 2 points per game. Obviously it's possible but as you say, rather have the points on the board.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:21:59 Funny how everyone assumes teams will win multiple games in hand when nobody in the division is averaging above 2 points per game. Obviously it's possible but as you say, rather have the points on the board. tbf, it's an understandable fear. You look at the table and go "Yaay, we're top", then that pernicious doubt creeps in and you see that others could overtake you, it's natural to be worried by it. Slightly less natural is the way some people seem to revel in it, but, hey, each to their own. But it's all pretty irrelevant to some extent anyway, even if our rivals had all won last night, nothing's awarded for how the table looks mid-Jan. As long as we're in the top 3 in May, that's what counts. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:28:08 Not any more it isn't. Like I said, points on the board > games in hand. With which I agreed. As things stand gih can go against us and we would keep 3rd by by 2 points, from Crewe. However a scenario which shows us that our top spot is fragile, throw in that only Bradford of the top 12 have fewer points from the last 5 games and we can see why Wellens says..... Quote “It’s a reminder – yes, we are top of the league, but have we got a top of the league squad at the moment? No. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:30:34 However a scenario which shows us that our top spot is fragile Of course it is. It always is, for every team in every division (apart from Liverpool, obviously). Don't give a shite whether we're top on Jan 22nd (although it's nice), it's whether we're in the top 3 in MayTitle: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:38:51 Funny how everyone assumes teams will win multiple games in hand when nobody in the division is averaging above 2 points per game. Obviously it's possible but as you say, rather have the points on the board. Some of us are still traumatised by this league table.... http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/LeagueTable.asp?Date=1979-5-8 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:41:55 Some of us are still traumatised by this league table.... http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/LeagueTable.asp?Date=1979-5-8 Surely that should read Swansea Town back in 1979 :sherlock: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 10:43:29 Some of us are still traumatised by this league table.... Never let it be said that Reg is stuck in the past ...http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/LeagueTable.asp?Date=1979-5-8 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:37:21 Well as it stands this is likely the line up for Saturday.
Benda Caddis REG Broadbent Hunt Grant Isgrove Rose Doughty Woolery DJ Subs: LMc, Reid, McGilp, Curran, Romanski, Haines, Twine Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:40:45 Hope springs eternal!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:44:55 Well as it stands this is likely the line up for Saturday. Benda Caddis REG Broadbent Hunt Grant Isgrove Rose Doughty Woolery DJ Subs: LMc, Reid, McGilp, Curran, Romanski, Haines, Twine Far from bad, but we clearly do need a striker or two, and some more bodies for depth. Woolery is also a bit hit and miss to be too comfortable with (and can't cross) When's Anderson back? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:44:56 That's a solid central defensive three.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:46:46 Far from bad, but we clearly do need a striker or two, and some more bodies for depth. Miss and miss, surely?Woolery is also a bit hit and miss to be too comfortable with (and can't cross) When's Anderson back? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:47:41 When's Anderson back? I think another 2 to 3 weeks going by what Wellens said at the weekend.When is Lyden back? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:52:35 I think another 2 to 3 weeks going by what Wellens said at the weekend. Colchester match for Lyden.When is Lyden back? I think Baudry will be back Saturday as Wellens said he wouldn't risk him against Newport but suggests he's near a return. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:54:05 Colchester match for Lyden. Baudrey back would be handy, whether hes ready for a whole game yet or not is a different matter, REG did well under very difficult circumstances against Newport.I think Baudry will be back Saturday as Wellens said he wouldn't risk him against Newport but suggests he's near a return. Cheers I wasn't sure how long Lyden was out for I couldn't find confirmation anywhere. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:56:15 Baudrey back would be handy, whether hes ready for a whole game yet or not is a different matter, REG did well under very difficult circumstances against Newport. If at all possible he needs to play. We need his ability to play out from the back as creating space and therefore chances will be even more important on Saturday taking into account our current lack of strikers.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 13:56:53 Liked this from Twitter:
"By hook or by crook, we need to get this game off on Saturday to give us time to sort out this shit. If it snows then I will be going down to @Official_STFC to personally kneecap anyone turning up with a wheeelbarrow and spade! #stfc" https://twitter.com/howler50/status/1219971962300239873 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 14:07:14 Liked this from Twitter: "By hook or by crook, we need to get this game off on Saturday to give us time to sort out this shit. If it snows then I will be going down to @Official_STFC to personally kneecap anyone turning up with a wheeelbarrow and spade! #stfc" https://twitter.com/howler50/status/1219971962300239873 Desperate times, desperate measures. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Costanza on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 14:16:19 It's a definite kick-in-the-stomach day but I do find it quite funny. We spend all season defending the Town squad whenever we're accused of being a one-man-team and then go into meltdown when we lose, erm, both of those players.
Someone will play up top on Saturday. He have quality in the XI to get a positive result. No panic until the window closes from me. Even if a new forward line is less than ideal. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 14:30:29 Woolery is fine as a short-term replacement. Did very well against Crewe up top, good in the area and good work rate.
Isgrove, DJ and Doughty behind him. It's fine.... for a week or two. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 14:43:37 Never let it be said that Reg is stuck in the past ... It's OK though, even if it came to pass we'd go up - you get 3 points for a win now. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:06:12 It's OK though, even if it came to pass we'd go up - you get 3 points for a win now. Shhh, don't tell him that, he's not got over 3 subs yet.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:27:08 It's OK though, even if it came to pass we'd go up - you get 3 points for a win now. The fact that we were ahead of our time with that side was classic Town.... under 3 points for win we go up, but it was Shrews who did using the old win at home, draw away model... it was to promote a more attacking game lime how we played then that got the 3 points change into the game. Real shame a lovely side on its day, showed by the followng season getting so close to a second LC final. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:35:50 Some of us are still traumatised by this league table.... If it was 3 points for a win that season we would have gone up on goal difference edging out eventual title winners Shrewsbury who would have finished 4th.http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/LeagueTable.asp?Date=1979-5-8 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:38:30 If it was 3 points for a win that season we would have gone up on goal difference edging out eventual title winners Shrewsbury who would have finished 4th. You and your facts, JJ. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:40:14 If it was 3 points for a win that season we would have gone up on goal difference edging out eventual title winners Shrewsbury who would have finished 4th. Yeah just said that. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:41:39 Yeah just said that. I was starting to post as you posted, I was checking my facts which was why I posted a few mins after you.I like to get my facts correct by double checking them. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:42:54 I was starting to post as you posted, I was checking my facts which was why I posted a few mins after you. I like to get my facts correct by double checking them. Learnt through bitter experience and gritted teeth from this forum no doubt. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 15:45:20 Learnt through bitter experience and gritted teeth from this forum no doubt. :) indeed, and more often than not from a Reg comment correcting me.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 16:12:08 :) indeed, and more often than not from a Reg comment correcting me. Nooooo, fuck me. Really? Like wow, that’s a first 🤫 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 17:03:36 So, with Hope now onboard, is that him out left and Woolery up top? It's where he wants to play. Isgrove right and DJ behind Woolery. Pacey team, but lacking the hold-up ability I think.
Two from Grant/Doughty/Rose in the middle. Maybe Baudry back, but two central defenders nonetheless. Maybe Broadent can give Pope some stick if he keeps his place and we won't have a central defender next to him who Port Vale can just let have the ball knowing a bad pass is coming. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 17:33:06 Pope has just been given a one-match ban for being a twat on Twitter.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/port-vale-tom-pope-twitter-3768101 Bit of a bonus. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Costanza on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 17:34:54 Pope has just been given a one-match ban for being a twat on Twitter. No clue if it's immediate, or in the league. Would be a bonus. Stoke Sentinel is saying that he misses the Town game. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 17:35:14 Pope has just been given a one-match ban for being a twat on Twitter. https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/port-vale-tom-pope-twitter-3768101 Bit of a bonus. Immediate effect. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 17:37:54 Stoke Sentinel is saying that he misses the Town game. Handy.... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: singingiiiffy on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 17:53:14 Benda
Hunt Baudry/Reg Broadbent Caddis Grant Rose Woolery DJ/ Doughty Isgrove Hope BENCH Yoof x5 LMC This team is very good even without the injured Zeki, Lyden, Anderson. :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 18:01:44 The Pope news is good, he was critical to how Port Vale undid us last time out.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 18:09:27 So no white smoke means no Pope, yet we have a renewed sense of Hope.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Tails on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 18:11:01 So no white smoke means no Pope, yet we have a renewed sense of Hope. Groan! Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 18:14:52 Groan! Well at least I'm not running around with my cock out saying it will be very hard to see it end in a good way. Something will be hard but won't be my positivity ;) Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 18:56:07 Port Vale 2 leading scorers are also out for this game now then, Pope on 8 is banned and Taylor on 5 is injured.
Yates and Doyles total of 36 goals between them is 1 goal more than the entire Port Vale team have scored this season. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:00:11 So, if Pope was playing he would have scored more than our entire team!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:02:51 So, if Pope was playing he would have scored more than our entire team! Possibly correct, but somewhat misleading. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:11:33 Possibly correct, but somewhat misleading. I know. I was just trying to wean us off the dynamic duo.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: singingiiiffy on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:12:08 Edit* players who need to step up the goals Baudry, REG, Broadbent- we haven't had a cb score so far (Zeki was rb- header from corner) Isgrove 0 Doughty 0 DJ and Woolery x 2 Hunt 1 Caddis 0 Grant 0 Rose 1 If you had said to me pre-season that by end of Jan Isgrove and Doughty hadn't scored a league goal don't think I would have believed you. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:17:14 What we’ve been missing are goals from corners and set pieces. The way we play means nearly all the chances created are going to fall to Doyle/Yates.
Saying that, the others should have chipped in much more Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:30:38 What we’ve been missing are goals from corners and set pieces. The way we play means nearly all the chances created are going to fall to Doyle/Yates. Saying that, the others should have chipped in much more I agree on Set Pieces, would be nice to find a way of getting a few from those. Not so much on everyone else needing to add. I think that is an output of the design of the team. Anderson/DJ have, what, 8 between them from the number 10 spot? The team is set-up to create for the front two, with Yates being a Brucie Bonus (and half his goals were when playing centrally). The midfield two rarely are asked to be in the box, in fact, they slot behind the full backs when attacking at times. Our aim is to overload wide and create for the middle, or breakaway when being pressed. I've used the 87 Spurs team as a sort of example where Allen got 49 in a season and nobody else got past 8 in the league. Waddle was on the wing. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:33:43 49. Ffs
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 19:42:47 49. Ffs It's worth pointing out that "only" 33 were in the league. It's been said before but it matters not who scores as long as someone does, but sharing goals around is a good method, insofar as it lifts the pressure on the front men. Liverpool show the sort of thing desirable.... pissing the league, 29 from the front 3, 23 from the others. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: NotHarryAgombar on Friday, January 24, 2020, 09:51:59 Now it’s Friday, time to look at tomorrow’s game.
This is the first of 3 in a tough week, and if we pick up 5 or more points from these next 3 games we will be in good shape. I think 84 points will be enough for top 3 (last year 82 was enough), and we have 53 with 18 games to go, so 31 needed - 10 wins and a draw or similar (3 draws = 1 win as someone once said), so that is the target, and 5 from these 3 will be handy, not least because it takes points off fellow promotion hopefuls. Tomorrow will be interesting - I have said before on here that Yates is more critical than Doyle to our game plan because of his all round game, so will be interested to see how Hope can replace some of that. Glad to see Pope is banned tomorrow, tha will help us a little. I expect another tight game tomorrow- with a narrow win for the Town. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Tails on Friday, January 24, 2020, 09:57:14 Goals concern me now, because the shooting from almost everyone available is abysmal, except DJ when he hasn't taken 3 more touches than he needed to. Hopefully some of the midfield / attackers have one of those rare occasions when they are on point.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:03:28 Goals concern me now, because the shooting from almost everyone available is abysmal, except DJ when he hasn't taken 3 more touches than he needed to. Hopefully some of the midfield / attackers have one of those rare occasions when they are on point. Doughty isn't bad? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:04:04 Draw. 1-1
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and match Post by: Batch on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:06:41 Doughty isn't bad, but there aren't enough goals in us right now.
I think that's partly why he brought in hope Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Tails on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:16:39 Doughty isn't bad? 27 games and 0 goals this season... Could be his positioning to be fair. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Gnasher on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:40:46 With neither side able to play their top two goal scorers, it would be easy to predict a scoreless draw. But I feel we have enough attacking players to get a win tomorrow, with Hope hopefully opening his STFC goal account.
2-1 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:44:52 Doughty isn't bad, but there aren't enough goals in us right now. I think that's partly why he brought in hope Joanna? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:45:54 27 games and 0 goals this season... Could be his positioning to be fair. Can't argue with that. I guess he has a much different role in the side than last season so harsh to judge his stats this season with the last. On his day he can ping them with his left foot for sure. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:45:57 27 games and 0 goals this season... Could be his positioning to be fair. MD is 88th on our all time FL goalscorers list.... still time left this season for him to climb a few rungs. If he plays presumably back on pen duties, if not fuck nose who'll take them. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, January 24, 2020, 10:50:46 MD is 88th on our all time FL goalscorers list.... still time left this season for him to climb a few rungs. If he plays presumably back on pen duties, if not fuck nose who'll take them. Hope takes penalties. Or he has in the past and converted several.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:23:04 With neither side able to play their top two goal scorers, it would be easy to predict a scoreless draw. But I feel we have enough attacking players to get a win tomorrow, with Hope hopefully opening his STFC goal account. 2-1 I agree - We have more varied attacking options. Isgrove DJ Woolery Hope Is good enough in the short term. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:27:43 I agree - We have more varied attacking options. TBF thats not a half bad forward line when they are all playing well.Isgrove DJ Woolery Hope Is good enough in the short term. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:42:00 It's a chance for one of Hope, Woolery, DJ or Isgrove to step up and take some plaudits. I kind of fancy a goal coming from Rose/Grant though.
Having said that, I sense a frustrating goalless draw with post/bar rattles and dubious offside decisions that will deny us a goal. Could this be the fixture we look back on and say "if only". Hopefully not and we will receive the 3pts. 0-0 7,219 Baudry to return. Doughty on the bench. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Panda Paws on Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:42:07 TBF thats not a half bad forward line when they are all playing well. Indeed. What it lacks is options/depth/rotation. Bring 2 out-and-out 9s and you'll have tons more flexibility. I remain convinced we'll get at least one before next Friday. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:43:36 Bring 2 out-and-out 9s and you'll have tons more flexibility. I remain convinced we'll get at least one before next Friday. And we shall call him Jerry of Yorkshire :D Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:45:14 Of course if Doyle fails to score against the Stags what chance of Bowyer picking up the phone to Wellens?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Tails on Friday, January 24, 2020, 12:01:46 Of course if Doyle fails to score against the Stags what chance of Bowyer picking up the phone to Wellens? None, I'd think. The ball is in our court. If we want him we've gotta pay for him. There's a lot of theories and speculation but that is the reality of it. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: swindonmaniac on Friday, January 24, 2020, 13:43:47 Sounds as though they have as many injuries/suspension problems as we have. Maybe Lady Luck is shining down on us, get through this one and get the striker dilemma sorted by next weekend, which we have to or the window will be shut and everything should be hunky dory.
Don't think this will be a footballing extravaganza but don't care, as long as we end up with the three points, that's all that matters at the moment, let's just get through this dodgy period, stay top, exhibition football can come later. 2~0 To the Town. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Gnasher on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:14:11 A quick look at eticketing and ticket sales for tomorrow are way down compared to previous games (at the same point on Friday before you remind me that there's 24 hours to go :)).
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: REDBUCK on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:37:07 If the crowd is down on previous home games then to me this just goes to show we have a group of current supporters that only need a small excuse to not bother and that the swathe of supporters waiting for some forward momentum that Reg insists is waiting in the wings, doesn't exist.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:40:02 Some might pick and choose, we have Exeter at home the following week.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: horlock07 on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:41:16 If the crowd is down on previous home games then to me this just goes to show we have a group of current supporters that only need a small excuse to not bother and that the swathe of supporters waiting for some forward momentum that Reg insists is waiting in the wings, doesn't exist. Will all change when McCormack has gone and all those who made a big deal about boycotting whilst he was still here come back. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: REDBUCK on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:42:39 Unless we lose to Port Vale, then even less will come
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:48:26 Unless we lose to Port Vale, then even less will come I think the Exeter game will have about 10k, local(ish) game, they have sold around 2k tickets, top 2 teams in the league (whichever order it is) as long as we aren't stuffed by Port Vale there will be way more at that game than tomorrow.With the greatest of respect Port Vale is never going to be a big draw for Town fans, even if we won the last couple of games I doubt we would have got more than another 500 or so for tomorrows game. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:53:10 3 points please
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Friday, January 24, 2020, 14:54:33 Will all change when McCormack has gone and all those who made a big deal about boycotting whilst he was still here come back. Always been the same hasn't it, McMahon, Hunt, King, Diamandis, Di Canio and now Power. A lot of people have always tried to disguise the fact they can't be arsed to go as some kind of boycott. Ironically they tend to be the most vocal as well like the Cheltenham fan for example and thrive on negativity so they can preach to the gullible why they don't attend.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Friday, January 24, 2020, 15:04:54 A quick look at eticketing and ticket sales for tomorrow are way down compared to previous games (at the same point on Friday before you remind me that there's 24 hours to go :)). It's not too bad, look at block a6u in the arkells, there's only about 5 seats available. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: swindonmaniac on Friday, January 24, 2020, 15:18:06 Will all change when McCormack has gone and all those who made a big deal about boycotting whilst he was still here come back. Or even McCormick.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Friday, January 24, 2020, 15:26:24 Meh, you'll always get those who come because we're winning. Top the prem for a few years and we will need to build a 50,000 seater stadium to fit in the fans from London, East Anglia and Cornwall. :)
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Wobbly Bob on Friday, January 24, 2020, 15:43:03 Hopefully not too many will be rolling up in sackcloth and ashes.
The Jerry Yates song will work for Hallam Hope so all is not yet lost. The fans have a big part to play tomorrow. A return to some of the early season form for Isgrove would be very welcome. Start moving up the assists hit parade again and a good time for a goal or two. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Friday, January 24, 2020, 15:47:01 Always been the same hasn't it, McMahon, Hunt, King, Diamandis, Di Canio and now Power. A lot of people have always tried to disguise the fact they can't be arsed to go as some kind of boycott. Ironically they tend to be the most vocal as well like the Cheltenham fan for example and thrive on negativity so they can preach to the gullible why they don't attend. "It's not that I can't be arsed, it's because I love the club too much"Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, January 24, 2020, 15:57:36 Our average home league attendance this season is currently 7,321.
We have only had more in attendance than our average 5 times from 14 games, Newport, Plymouth, Cambridge, Bradford and Crewe. The average away following so far at the County Ground from visiting supporters is 434 (292 if you exlude the Plymouth sell out). So the home fan attendance average is 6,887. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, January 24, 2020, 18:23:23 Some might pick and choose, we have Exeter at home the following week. Like me, I've chosen Exeter. My uncle and aunt are also going as they are up visiting my dad from Kent. Apparently Exeter have started selling tickets on SB so should be a big crowd. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, January 24, 2020, 18:28:49 Like me, I've chosen Exeter. My uncle and aunt are also going as they are up visiting my dad from Kent. TBF I am not in Swindon this weekend but I am next weekend so I may well attend in person vs Exeter too.Apparently Exeter have started selling tickets on SB so should be a big crowd. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Bob's Orange on Friday, January 24, 2020, 18:31:10 TBF I am not in Swindon this weekend but I am next weekend so I may well attend in person vs Exeter too. I try and do at least 1 home game a month, I've got Exeter and Scunny lined up for Feb. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, January 24, 2020, 18:35:56 I try and do at least 1 home game a month, I've got Exeter and Scunny lined up for Feb. Yeah its a difficult when you live about 80+ miles from Swindon, time and cost wise. To see a home game its 4 hours drive for me there and back or its half hour drive to the nearest station and 3 hours on a train from Yeovil or 2 hours from Taunton. Fortunately next week we are staying overnight in Swindon while seeing the granddaughter so I am seeing about taking in the game too. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: JBZ on Friday, January 24, 2020, 21:33:02 It is very time consuming and expensive but if you love STFC, it's worth it, isn't it?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: singingiiiffy on Friday, January 24, 2020, 21:59:23 I'm more looking forward to tomorrow to see Hope and team than Yates. Purely because of the unknown. It might see an improvement, we might romp in 4 nil and like the crewe game but the doubters to bed for another week.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: NZrobin on Friday, January 24, 2020, 23:53:14 We can only "Hope" can get a goal or three tomorrow and keep the Red flag flying high.
The four matches I managed to attend in late August and September in person were a total pleasure to watch and brought back some great memories. Eoin Doyle and Jerry Yeates were excellent as was Dion Conroy. Three players that are unlikely to wear Town colours again. Well, not this season anyhow :no: Why the f@ck does crap luck follow STFC like a black cloud over us :crash: Still I will be up watching at 4am Sunday morning local time COYMR's :) Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Friday, January 24, 2020, 23:57:46 If the crowd is down on previous home games then to me this just goes to show we have a group of current supporters that only need a small excuse to not bother and that the swathe of supporters waiting for some forward momentum that Reg insists is waiting in the wings, doesn't exist. Bear in mind for many it's the last weekend before payday in the month after Christmas. A lot of tightened belts out thereTitle: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Pax Romana on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 11:11:35 Rather nervous heading to the game today.
I'm hopeful that the players will see the unfortunate disappearance of Doyle & Yates as an opportunity to step and be counted. I thought that Doughty showed signs of that against Crewe. Equally, hopefully the crowd will also step up, particularly if we start struggling. Not bothered about the crowd size, better 6,000 really getting behind the team than 8,000 whining. 2-1 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 11:29:38 Beating Crewe without Doyle was a big statement game. Beating Vale without Doyle AND Yates would be huge.
3-0 with a couple from Hope would be utterly orgasmic... Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:16:51 Port Vale have not won at Swindon in the last 8 attempts, the last win coming in 2005 when Fallon scored in a 2-1 defeat.
They have only won at Swindon 3 times in 20 games since 1990 with Swindon being victorious on 12 of those occassions. In those 20 games Port Vale have only scored 16 times, and they came in just 10 of the matches played. We have by contrast scored 40 times in that sequence, with Town only failing to score in 3 of those fixtures. In all 42 league matches at the County Ground between the sides Swindon have been the victors 24 times with 10 draws and 9 defeats, Swindon scoring 72 times and PV scoring 34 times. A win ratio of 57%. Swindon not historically a happy hunting ground for Port Vale through the years with Swindon scoring 6 in a match twice and 5 times in the fixture twice. PV have only scored 3 goals in the fixture twice, the last time they achieved that was in 1963. Port Vale ex loanee Montano with the only player with a Swindon Town playing connection at the club currently. Swindon on the other hand have Anthony Grant who the Vale fans loved for the first season he was with them and then hated him in the 2nd season! Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nomoreheroes on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:43:05 First game I ever saw at The County ground was a dire 0-0 Vs Port Vale. I fear something similar today.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:51:10 (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPIarHoX0AIMDoi?format=jpg&name=medium)
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:51:53 Baudry in ahead of Broadbent, only 5 subs?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:54:02 At least we have a couple of outfield subs who can come on and do a job if needed this week...
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:55:49 Baudry in ahead of Broadbent, only 5 subs? 5 subs is odd but bench is better than it has been and looks a decent side.With regards to Broadbent don’t forget he was injured prior to this run so probably needs a rest and with no Pope today is ideal Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:56:16 That team is either going to absolutely blast them or get a right shafting
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:57:57 That team is either going to absolutely blast them or get a right shafting Or draw. :)Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:58:06 That team is either going to absolutely blast them or get a right shafting Or just be mildly efficient.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nijholts Nuts on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 13:59:36 REG gets the nod ahead of Broadbent, interest 🤔
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:01:38 REG gets the nod ahead of Broadbent, interest 🤔 Game on Tuesday and Colchester are fairly direct. Sounds sensible to rest him today.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nijholts Nuts on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:02:08 DJ and Woolery will have to man up and keep their intensity up in the final 15 mins with only Twine as an attacking option off the bench.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Red Frog on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:04:30 Game on Tuesday and Colchester are fairly direct. Sounds sensible to rest him today. I bet the plan is for him to come on for Baudry after an hour. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:06:18 Game on Tuesday and Colchester are fairly direct. Sounds sensible to rest him today. At least Robinson has gone back to Southend.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:07:23 I bet the plan is for him to come on for Baudry after an hour. Also with the negativity likely to be around from some fans we need Baudrys forward thinking to start on the front foot.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:07:56 At least Robinson has gone back to Southend. No he hasn’t he’s there for the season nowTitle: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:09:40 No he hasn’t he’s there for the season now Oh hes not in the squad today, last thing I heard was he was recalled.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:12:20 Looks like Port Vale have packed 5 into midfield today going by the line up with just Cullen up front.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:12:34 Oh hes not in the squad today, last thing I heard was he was recalled. You’re having a mare, he’s starting today.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:15:22 You’re having a mare, he’s starting today. I just checked on twitter and it said he wasn't :) ah well I will start the day again!Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:16:03 I just checked on twitter and it said he wasn't :) ah well I will start the day again! https://twitter.com/colu_official/status/1221072176624939011?s=21Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: JucyLucy on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:17:04 5 subs is odd but bench is better than it has been and looks a decent side. With regards to Broadbent don’t forget he was injured prior to this run so probably needs a rest and with no Pope today is ideal Still not going to do his confidence much good is it !! Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:17:29 https://twitter.com/colu_official/status/1221072176624939011?s=21 Yeah I checked again when you said earlier and he was there, I give up now :)Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:18:12 Still not going to do his confidence much good is it !! Why not, how do you know he hasn’t been told he’s being rested for the bigger game?Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:21:40 Or he could be carrying a slight knock and not worth risking? we can only guess, its not like Broadbent has been playing badly since he came back in the team.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:52:42 Woolery playing central and not Hope it seems.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:53:53 REG puts the ball into touch under little pressure.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:54:48 Woolery concedes a corner.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:56:01 Hopes first touch comes off him and straight into touch.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 14:56:28 Benda poor clearance straight into touch.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:00:28 Corner to Town.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:00:58 DJ cross cant beat the first man.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:02:57 Not much quality from either side so far.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:03:29 Poor backpass from Montano puts his keeper under pressure.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:05:07 Woolery a couple of yards offside as we broke through the middle, PV pushing up.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:07:50 Grant taking control of midfield.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:08:12 Nice to see you pushing up ;)
Elsewhere of relevance... L2 Mansfield beating Bradford 1-0 Scunny beating Crewe Alex 1-0 The Vegans beating Scunny 0-1 L1 Posh beating Rother Valley 1-0 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:08:29 The flash has shit himself twice in the first 15 :(
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:09:20 Nice move by Town but Hunt cant get past his man down the wing. Lovely turn by DJ.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Red Frog on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:09:37 I don’t think Woolery has the close control to play target man.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:10:06 The flash has shit himself twice in the first 15 :( Thats what drinking shitty Cornish beers does to a man.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:10:27 I don’t think Woolery has the close control to play target man. I don't think Woolery can play as an out and out striker at all.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:11:10 Lots of mistakes from both teams so far.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:12:16 Baudry makes a hash of a pass from REG going out into touch as it was easier to control it, it seems.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:12:58 Poor tackle by Doughty, FK to them 35 yards out centrally.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:13:20 Safely collected by Benda.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:14:45 Good interception by DJ sets up Woolery his pass out wide to Hope is good but he cuts inside and his shot is at the defender.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:16:14 Woolery flattened by the defender but the ref doesnt give it.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:17:39 Not creating much so far, but neither are they.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:17:39 DJ tripped 30 yards outside the box.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:18:10 Not creating much so far, but neither are they. Not much quality from either team so far, still a far better game than last week though.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:19:03 REG hits the bar.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:19:41 DJ good skills down the left, we have 3 goes at it but they are all blocked but REG loops a shot onto the bar and out.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:20:19 PV making a sub already.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:20:45 Has Isgrove touched the ball. What’s happened to him?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:22:03 REG long clearance to Woolery who hits the half volley just inside the box into the side netting.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:22:25 Has Isgrove touched the ball. What’s happened to him? He has and given it away a couple of times, he looks a shadow of his early season self.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:22:42 Woolery looking hungry for a goal today too. Even if he isn't a target man. Could nab one today.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:22:51 DJ to Woolery but his cross is blocked in a good position.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:23:29 We're starting to come to life now.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:24:15 REG brings the ball forwards and sets up Woolery who cuts inside and his shot is saved low at the near post, corner for Town.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:24:30 REG is looking impressive - great save by their GK from Woolery
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:24:57 REG lovely deep cross finds Isgrove but his cross is headed out, some good pressure by Town.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:25:39 Grant badly fouled in the centre, hes down injured, bad challenge.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:26:20 Just a yellow, very very lucky to get away with that.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:26:43 Grant is controlling the midfield and they know that, that was very deliberate.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:27:08 It wasn't enough for a red albeit very late
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:27:19 Doughty fouls Caddis going for the same ball!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:27:50 It wasn't enough for a red albeit very late Probably but I have seen those given as reds before.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:30:03 Isgrove not really himself so far, almost a passenger.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:30:44 Town starting to turn the screw here. We approach with caution. Seemingly in control especially via Grant. This is giving REG an outlet to attack. He looks a player. Woolery should score today.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:31:08 Woolery putting everything into the game today but hes not a striker.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:31:42 Hope nice run down the wing, cuts back to Doughty but his cross is awful, another nice move.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:32:48 Other than his early mistake Baudry has been playing really well today, we have missed his breaks from defence. Hes linking up well with REG too.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:32:58 1-0 OG
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:33:02 Get in you cunts. Been slowly coming for sure! :pint:
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:33:17 DJ cross/shot heavy deflection by the defender.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:33:53 Their number 5 into the top corner.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:34:22 Grant felled again in the middle.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:34:35 DJ is almost unplayable today.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:35:43 Grant is fucking immense again today.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:36:06 Monstrous stuff that but looked initially on target. I'll give that all day long to DJ. He deserved one the other week. He's growing as a player too.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Saxondale on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:37:04 Is it an own goal by the twat who crippled Iandolo?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:37:10 REG gets a shot in but its blocked, the ball comes out to Caddis but its just wide from 20 yards.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:37:54 2-0 Hope!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:38:05 What a move!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:38:40 2-0 Swindon do have a hope. It's Hallam fucking Hope!
:pint: :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:38:54 Isgrove 40 yard dribble, finds Doughty and his pass to Hunt is perfect down the left and Hope at the far post with an open goal. Great move.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:39:06 2-0 Hope! Land of Hope and glory mother of the free Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:39:13 Hope looks like he's really enjoying himself. His body language was all wrong at Carlisle apparently.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:39:16 That was an absolutely brilliant goal #onemanteam
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:39:43 Hope 20 yard shot wide.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:40:10 Shame Power doesn’t spend any money on the team
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:41:51 HT 2-0 easy.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:43:33 Atkinson is a dirty cunt and will do well to last another 45mins
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:44:13 Great team performance so far. Grant is fucking unbelievable.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:47:22 Isgrove was playing really poor right up to the 2nd goal, but what a contribution by him for it!
Nobody playing badly now. Baudry, Grant, DJ and Woolery all having good games. Doughty still hit and miss at times but the pass for the goal was incredibly weighted. REG looking handy he just needs to not hoof it at the earliest chance he has more time than he realises, otherwise hes looking really good. Grant though is an absolute beast under a lot of provocation. Game started poorly for the first 15 to 20 mins but we have been totally incontrol since then, comfortable and still in 1st gear. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:47:36 That second goal is a great demonstration of why Yates and Doyle were so prolific. With that kind of service any kind of striker would score goals.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:49:27 Very comfortable. Could be a goal or two further infront without really dominating as we have in some games.
I like the look of Edmonds-Green, he's very good on the ball. Looked a threat in their box at times. Can see why Broadbent was given this one off because we are playing like we have two central midfielders at the back given Port Vale have no presence up top at all to worry about. Might be different against Colchester. Doughty's pass in the build up to the second was sublime. Hope has gradually got himself into the game, great instinct to be where he was for the goal - oddly Woolery was 10 yards past the back post - that's his biggest challenge with playing up top, he struggles with the positioning and hold-up. Having said that he terrifies their defenders with the pace - if he could just have held the line earlier he was clean through from Isgrove/ Talking of Isgrove, he's just on the edge of the game at the moment. Glimpses of what we know he can do, then periods of drifting. Not a lack of effort, just looking a little off the pace. This may explain why he is with us. When he gets hot he looks great, but he clearly has these spells in him. Then he bursts to life to create the confusion in defence for our second. Overall, we don't look in any trouble in this game. They don't have the height of a Newport to worry us that way, Cullen looks like a lost part in their team and the midfield seems more worried about bringing us down than trying to get control of the game. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:49:38 This thread makes beautiful reading...
Fuck you Bradford "Swindon are a one man team, they're shit without Doyle" City...we're 2 up, you're 2 down you bunch of cnuts... Fuck you Carlisle "Hope is shit, I'll drive him to Swindon myself" United...maybe it's your shit team that's shit... and fuck you Rotherham (but I'll forgive you if you let us have Yates back) :) :clap: :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nijholts Nuts on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:49:45 The Eoin'exit and Jexit doom merchants can fuck off
The Power bashers can fuck off The whingers and the whiners can fuck off We are Swindon ver. Wellens and we are top of the league. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and match Post by: Batch on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:50:25 good half. first was fortunate, but what a ball inside the full back from Doughty in the build up to the second
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:51:19 That second goal is a great demonstration of why Yates and Doyle were so prolific. With that kind of service any kind of striker would score goals. This is what I was saying the other day. As much as I love the Ginger one, I think we made it relatively easy for him. Meanwhile... Bradford are 2 down and out of the playoffs. Doyle must fucking hate Bowyer. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Ticker45 on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:51:44 Sluggish start and was a bit concerned that we did not seem to be getting our passing going. Stepped up a gear and definitely driven on by Grant looking a far better side. It is now midnight in WA and feeling far happier with my IFollow purchase than last weeks game. :nod:
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:52:17 This is what I was saying the other day. As much as I love the Ginger one, I think we made it relatively easy for him. Just said the same thing :nod:Meanwhile... Bradford are 2 down and out of the playoffs. Doyle must fucking hate Bowyer. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:52:21 This thread makes beautiful reading... Indeed!Fuck you Bradford "Swindon are a one man team, they're shit without Doyle" City...we're 2 up, you're 2 down you bunch of cnuts... Fuck you Carlisle "Hope is shit, I'll drive him to Swindon myself" United...maybe it's your shit team that's shit... and fuck you Rotherham (but I'll forgive you if you let us have Yates back) :) :clap: :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: hobnob on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:53:15 Agent Doyle keeping up the good work so far :smugfu:
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:53:47 We have had 10 shots in that half, 3 for Hope I think and 2 for Woolery at least. The chances we create are good ones and tend to be in the box. The only thing Doyle gave us on top of that was control - he gave us an outlet to play off as well. Not a big man, but he could drop a yard off the defender and allow a ball into feet. Woolery wants to turn, every time.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:55:26 That was a ridiculous goal for League Two (Div 4). Not out of place in the Championship.
Here's al the key scores as it stands in L2 (and one from L1). Are you watching, Eoin Doyle? League Two ======== Swindon Town 2 - 0 Port Vale Mansfield Town 2 - 0 Bradford City Exeter City 0 - 0 Colchester United Stevenage Bor 0 - 0 Plymouth Argyle Scunthorpe United 1 - 0 Crewe Alex Macclesfield Town 0 - 1 Forest Green ======== League One ======== Peterborough Utd 2 - 1 Rotherham Utd Up the cunting league. Come. On. You. Fucking. Reds. I. Love. You. Hallam Hope is so good he makes Star Wars: A New Hope look like a fucking forgotten B-Movie. But oh my god, Michael Doughty that pass made my wife ask to have your children. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:55:42 Was it Legge that put the ball in the net for the first? Karma.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:56:56 This is what I was saying the other day. As much as I love the Ginger one, I think we made it relatively easy for him. No half time ska time? tut tut :)Meanwhile... Bradford are 2 down and out of the playoffs. Doyle must fucking hate Bowyer. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:57:24 Was it Legge that put the ball in the net for the first? Karma. I believe so, yes. Nicely guided into the opposite corner everyone was heading. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:57:25 That ball from Doughty for the 2nd was something to behold.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 15:58:05 I would say looking at the crowd it will be around 7k today, maybe just over, Vale have briught about 300 or so.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:00:20 DJ wins a corner.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:01:33 PV hoof well over the bar in a good position as they broke.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:03:02 Doughty 50 yard pass inch perfect for DJ who cuts inside and outside and his shot is well saved by the keeper.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:03:17 DJ shoots from 25 yards saved down low.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:04:16 Always ironic Steve White criticising Woolery for being offside a lot!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: adje on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:05:28 This thread makes beautiful reading... Yeah fuck em all, twattish pricksFuck you Bradford "Swindon are a one man team, they're shit without Doyle" City...we're 2 up, you're 2 down you bunch of cnuts... Fuck you Carlisle "Hope is shit, I'll drive him to Swindon myself" United...maybe it's your shit team that's shit... and fuck you Rotherham (but I'll forgive you if you let us have Yates back) :) :clap: :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:08:26 Port Vale are quite a niggly side and trying to wind us up.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:09:22 That was a ridiculous goal for League Two (Div 4). Not out of place in the Championship. We've scored a few you could say that about this season :nod:Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:09:42 If we are going to score from a set peice against anyone then today is it, PV look poor at defending corners and free kicks.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: adje on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:10:19 We've scored a few you could say that about this season :nod: 2 at Crawley for starters Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:10:43 Dj's close control is fantastic, as good as I have seen from a Town player possibly ever.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:11:02 2 at Crawley for starters Scunthorpe on the opening day being another...Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:12:34 FK on the edge of the box, we should have scored with one of those chances from Woolery, DJ, Hope and REG!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:13:00 Great pressure by Town then.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:13:22 Anddddd it's 3-0
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:13:31 3-0
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:13:46 Great free kick into the top corner from Doughty.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:14:43 1 man fucking team my arse, 2 man fucking team my arse!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:14:51 I love to see players run to the bench like that. Chemistree, innit!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:17:58 This is the stuff that league champions are made of, 2 top scorers lost and yet we are cruising against a play off contender.
And we look like scoring with every attack. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:18:18 Woolery hits the post under little pressure, he rushed it.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:18:32 This is the stuff that league champions are made of, 2 top scorers lost and yet we are cruising against a play off contender. A-fucking-men JJ ;) And we look like scoring with every attack. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:19:06 That's why Woolery's not a striker.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:19:19 Michael no fucking Doubty!
When that man is on form he is something else. Great day today. Oh and Bradford have played 70mins - 0 Shots on target. Took Doyle around 65mins to have his first shot; off target of course. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:19:53 REG down with cramp.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:20:21 That's why Woolery's not a striker. Yep.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:20:41 REG down with cramp. How's he looking mate? Apart from having cramp obviously...Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:21:20 DJ cuts inside but his shot is just wide of the far post.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:21:49 How's he looking mate? Apart from having cramp obviously... Very solid TBH mate, he just needs to stay calm as he has more time than hes used to, looking good.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: horlock07 on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:22:40 Bloody hell!!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:23:32 Att: 7,343
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:23:51 I think REG has had a great game, at both ends of the pitch.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:24:25 Crewe winning 2-1 now
FGR now drawing Bradford 3-0 down Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:25:04 Mansfield 3-0
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:25:49 Fans fighting each other and leaving early.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:26:34 Scunthorpe equalise against Crewe
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:26:35 Broadbent on for Baudry.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:26:50 Great game from the Frenchman.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:27:54 Enjoying this so much that I forgot the half time ska.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:28:50 Macc level up v FVR 1 - 1
Scunny after losing the lead level back up with Crewe 2 - 2 Mansfield now 3 - 0 v Bradford If I were Doyle, I'd be on my phone to my agent at FT requesting a move to STFC. Otherwise his seasons stock is dropping. Don't wanna be the one who looks back and says "What if?" Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:30:47 DJ down injured now.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:31:34 Macc down to 10 men
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: DiV on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:31:57 With Doyle and Yates gone who shall we play upfront to score the goals?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:32:15 Rose on for DJ.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:32:27 I see Woolfenden has scored the only goal for Ipswich today
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:33:43 I see Woolfenden has scored the only goal for Ipswich today Yeah I posted in the ex players at HT he scored right on HT for them, Sheff Utd after him too apparently.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:33:50 Very solid TBH mate, he just needs to stay calm as he has more time than hes used to, looking good. Thanks, good to know ;)Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:34:15 Macc 2-1
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:34:40 Macc down to 10 men and take the lead v FVR 2-1
:pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:35:17 Macc level up v FVR 1 - 1 It just gets better and better :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:...just feel sorry for Doyle...Scunny after losing the lead level back up with Crewe 2 - 2 Mansfield now 3 - 0 v Bradford Mother Fuckers If I were Doyle, I'd be on my phone to my agent at FT requesting a move to STFC. Otherwise his seasons stock is dropping. Don't wanna be the one who looks back and says "What if?" Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:36:15 Twine on for Isgrove.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:39:09 For a team on the edge of the play offs and in the top half of the table Port Vaale have been pretty shit.
We have not got out of 1st gear for most of the game. they have not threatened us at all today. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:39:40 Go on Twine ya cunt. Give it a go. Perfect situation to bring him on.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:40:45 Yellow for Legge after bringing down Woolery.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:43:12 Woolery header from a free kick easily saved.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:44:00 Grant chips the keeper and its headed off the line almost.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:44:08 La la la la laa. Nothing to see here whatsoever. Absolutely nothing.
5 shots off target (Doyle 1) 0 on target. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:44:23 Grant deservedly MoM.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Berniman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:44:49 Yates brought on in the 92 min
:toocool: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:45:10 90th minute and Doughty still tracking back, he fouled him but he did well to even get close to him. yellow for Doughty.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:45:25 Yates brought on in the 92 min That could be good for us then!:toocool: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:46:32 Yates brought on in the 92 min :toocool: :D COLLUSION! Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:46:35 Hope dribbles and cuts inside but his left foot shot is poor and saved.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:47:59 FT 3-0 very very easy.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: tans on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:48:55 Yates comes on
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nijholts Nuts on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:49:42 I might have a sporting glance at the Bradford forum this evening, they're going to be in melt down.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and match Post by: Batch on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:50:57 marvellous
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:51:09 Thank you Swindon.
Such an important win and performance to nip the negativity in the bud. A couple of tough games coming up from which I'd be happy with 2 points, but there's no reason to think we can't take more. As mentioned, the 2nd goal shows why strikers other than Yates and Doyle will get goals here. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: suttonred on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:51:35 Nice set of results for us today. Probably being a bit greedy hoping stevenage will get a 90+ equaliser
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:53:56 Crewe draw
Exeter draw Bradford lost FVR lost Newport lost Swindon won Plymouth still playing but lead 1-2 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:55:33 Walk in the park. Keeper made several saves for them, hit the woodwork twice. Once we got into the game in the first half there was only ever one winner. That's a team seeking the play offs as well.
Grant ran the show in the middle, DJ was a handful, everyone else in control of the game for us. REG looks a really good player. Get a centre forward and a couple more players back and we look set for the run in. Any on top of that and it will be a bonus. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:55:56 20 shots vs. 2
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Flashheart on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:56:09 2 points clear at the top, although Exeter in 2nd have a game in hand over us.
7 points clear from Crewe in 4th, although they have a game in hand over us. 12 points clear from Cheltenham in 8th, although they have 2 games in hand over us. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nomoreheroes on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:58:45 Can someone post the Talk of the Town link when available please. Would like to listen to the interview with Power.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 16:59:17 Yates brought on in the 92 min That's fucked Northampton's chances of buying him then...good...:toocool: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:00:17 Lolz at Bradford ;)
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: STFCDude3 on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:00:50 Macc level up v FVR 1 - 1 Scunny after losing the lead level back up with Crewe 2 - 2 Mansfield now 3 - 0 v Bradford If I were Doyle, I'd be on my phone to my agent at FT requesting a move to STFC. Otherwise his seasons stock is dropping. Don't wanna be the one who looks back and says "What if?" Doyle at Bradford City: 7 appearances, 0 goals. Doyle at Swindon: 23 appearances, 23 goals. Title: Re: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: horlock07 on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:03:49 That's fucked Northampton's chances of buying him then...good... I thought he was definitely going to those big boys Bradford or oxford?Does seem odd to bring him on so late to scupper a sale or loan at a higher level?? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:08:01 Given that we are now 10 points ahead of Bradford on the same number of games played and that the whole crux of Bradford's shithousery in recalling Doyle was not wanting to loan/sell him to a rival...the question has to be, how much longer can/should they consider us to be rivals?
Surely they would be better served in letting Doyle - a striker who has not scored for them since going back - go, get him off the wage bill, get some money which they won't get in the summer and try to get a player in who might be better suited to their shit style of play. If they don't it's just pure bloody mindedness and they're shooting themselves in the foot. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:09:47 Sounds like there is a very good chance of getting Yates back...
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: tans on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:11:12 Sounds like there is a very good chance of getting Yates back... Wellens said Warne said if they have no injuries he’ll be back Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:12:24 Given that we are now 10 points ahead of Bradford on the same number of games played and that the whole crux of Bradford's shithousery in recalling Doyle was not wanting to loan/sell him to a rival...the question has to be, how much longer can/should they consider us to be rivals? Fuck ‘em, I say. Bowyer is under severe pressure from the fans now. If they are going to appoint a new man they may think he can get Doyle scoring.Surely they would be better served in letting Doyle - a striker who has not scored for them since going back - go, get him off the wage bill, get some money which they won't get in the summer and try to get a player in who might be better suited to their shit style of play. If they don't it's just pure bloody mindedness and they're shooting themselves in the foot. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Briggany on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:12:40 Can't even get on the Bradford forum, won't load even a little bit. Melt down imminent.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: gingernuggets on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:13:01 Cracking win - Grant was immense. Deservedly MoM
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:16:46 Perfect performance really, pure domination and Vale couldn’t get close to us. Hope slotted in well and Grant ran the show in midfield.
Extra satisfying that Legge scored an own goal after that ‘tackle’ that ended Iandolo’s season. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: tans on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:17:59 Doyle played on the left wing today 😂
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:19:03 Doyle played on the left wing today 😂 Is Bowyer just pressing for a compo payout?Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:20:17 Grant is a beast :toocool:
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:21:05 Doyle played on the left wing today 😂 10 points behind now 😂Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:25:10 I wouldn't normally care much about other teams, it's all a bit petty, but Bowyer has done a fine job of getting himself into a pickle. Should have just had the balls to accept his style wasn't suited and use the money to get someone in to bolster his tactics. He's now managed to add extra pressure on himself by getting a top goalscorer and not getting a song from him, which is adding pressure much more quickly. Ah well.
Get Yates back if possible, maybe add one more (but less pressure for that to be an experienced goalscorer). Lyden back from suspension gives us 4 options in the middle. Fryers can't be too much longer which gives us four to choose from at central defence and even the option of Fryers at left back. Isgrove still has more to come and DJ seems to be finding his feet with Anderson likely to be back for the run in as well. Colchester have drawn five of their last six, so hopefully they are a bit nervous themselves on Tuesday and we can try and come out of it with a nervy draw for all concerned. Sets up the Exeter game as won where we could really stretch our legs if we win. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:30:55 That was a really important win today. Some fans were questioning our ability after losing Doyle/Yates and still a few out injured. Big week ahead off the pitch, too.
Pleased for Hope although did very little else. Disappointed for Woolery who I thought had an overall good game. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:31:24 I wouldn't normally care much about other teams, it's all a bit petty, but Bowyer has done a fine job of getting himself into a pickle. Should have just had the balls to accept his style wasn't suited and use the money to get someone in to bolster his tactics. He's now managed to add extra pressure on himself by getting a top goalscorer and not getting a song from him, which is adding pressure much more quickly. Ah well. I think we can allow ourselves to hope for a bit better than that mate ;)Get Yates back if possible, maybe add one more (but less pressure for that to be an experienced goalscorer). Lyden back from suspension gives us 4 options in the middle. Fryers can't be too much longer which gives us four to choose from at central defence and even the option of Fryers at left back. Isgrove still has more to come and DJ seems to be finding his feet with Anderson likely to be back for the run in as well. Colchester have drawn five of their last six, so hopefully they are a bit nervous themselves on Tuesday and we can try and come out of it with a nervy draw for all concerned. Sets up the Exeter game as won where we could really stretch our legs if we win. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:33:32 Colchester are one of those teams, like Newport although not as bad. We just don't have a plan for them at the moment, so they can be shit against other average teams yet cause us a problem. Cambridge against Hoddle come to mind, before he figured them out.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:36:27 I actually thought Hope did OK. Got a goal, had another shot on target and two blocked when cutting inside, plus right at the end a nice outside run that he tried to cut back. I think once he settles into the team and role, we'll get a song from him. He's not as all action as Yates in that role, but his instincts for the goal were good. We've seen with Doyle - if players can get into the right positions, we lay them on a plate. Today we had 8 on target and 2 hit the woodwork, with only one of those being "tame" from DJ from a bit of range. We didn't even really play to our best level either.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:36:50 Colchester are one of those teams, like Newport although not as bad. We just don't have a plan for them at the moment, so they can be shit against other average teams yet cause us a problem. Cambridge against Hoddle come to mind, before he figured them out. That they've beaten us 3-0 twice already this season, might just mean they've used up their luck. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:37:59 That they've beaten us 3-0 twice already this season, might just mean they've used up their luck. Go Reg!I'm with you all the way :clap: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:39:12 The Cup game v Col U was a bit weird. We were arguably the better team for the majority of the game I thought but it just fell apart when Yates got sent off.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:40:36 I'm wondering if we can try a Bury away performance of last season. Sit 7 players in - knowing we will be bullied so have more players to mop-up drop downs. Then have 3 players with pace breaking - nobody else joins them. Maybe bring Lyden back for Isgrove or DJ.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 17:55:28 I'm wondering if we can try a Bury away performance of last season. Sit 7 players in - knowing we will be bullied so have more players to mop-up drop downs. Then have 3 players with pace breaking - nobody else joins them. Maybe bring Lyden back for Isgrove or DJ. Last season Woolery was awesome at Gigg Lane.... could work. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 18:06:03 Doyle at Bradford City: 7 appearances, 0 goals. Doyle at Swindon: 23 appearances, 23 goals. I'm going with this; 4apps 0 goals. That's since Wellens polished him up and got him to a 1gpg ratio. Bowyer brings him back down to earth with a 0 gpg ratio (in 4 games). So after 30 apps, Doyle stock rose from 0 gpg to 1gpg. Of course it's still pretty high but since going back that 1gpg ratio has now dropped to 0.75 gpg. I surmise; Wellens polishes diamonds with vellum. Bowyer awaits with coarse sandpaper. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Gnasher on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 18:10:34 Man love for Grant, he was immense today. Jaiyesimi and Doughty ran him close for motm though. Woolery, although frustrating was causing Vale all sorts of problems, which created space and chances for others. Hope and REG were both solid. Vale were good opponents for us today, on a day when things could have turned ugly.
I left the game thinking I don't really care if we sign another striker or not, this team is good enough to win the league. Poor old Doyle, he must feel like he's been handed a prison sentence. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Pax Romana on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 18:24:35 First 20 mins looked very shabby from both teams, then it was like a switch came on for Swindon and suddenly we were looking dangerous, creating chances and so comfortable at the back. In the end 3-0 flattered Vale.
Great performance from Grant who was deservedly MoM (and best player this season to-date, notwithstanding Doyle). Thought Doughty was a pretty close second. And everyone working so hard for each other. Good atmosphere. Very good team performance. Great result. Happy days. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 18:30:55 First 20 mins looked very shabby from both teams, then it was like a switch came on for Swindon and suddenly we were looking dangerous, creating chances and so comfortable at the back. In the end 3-0 flattered Vale. Great performance from Grant who was deservedly MoM (and best player this season to-date, notwithstanding Doyle). Thought Doughty was a pretty close second. And everyone working so hard for each other. Good atmosphere. Very good team performance. Great result. Happy days. I think that Doyle should be awarded MOTM for us for not scoring in his games for them and awarded POTS for his contribution if he doesn’t come back just to piss off Bowyer and their entitled fans. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: welshred on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 18:49:35 That was very enjoyable!
We were very slow out of the blocks but once we got going we looked really dangerous in attack. Grant was incredible and ran the game. Won so much ball and rarely gave it away. Doughty, Baudry, REG, DJ, Caddis all excellent also. Hunt got better as the game went on. Hope took his goal nicely and worked hard. Was disappointed with Isgrove and well Woollery isn’t a striker and that was pretty evident. Should be interesting week with incomings. Hope to see Yates back and get some more cover in and things are looking good for the run in. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: singingiiiffy on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 18:51:20 loved it today. 7100 town fans was kind of pleasing but always hope for more being top (still)
concourse singing in nationwide, decent with the town end and chants spilling out the ground. its a brilliant environment when its all going so well. Isgrove and hope were quiet but the luxury of this team is that it can happen and we can still get a more than comfortable result. we really needed that first goal and it was deserved even though the finish was pretty horrible to say the least. Loved the look of REG at the back, you would think he was here all season. woollery is a rough diamond that might just be getting smoother round the edges. you can see real progress with him this last year, his flick ons, defensive headers, bursts and shots are all getting better. nice to see. too many others to list for decent displays. i have an obvious football man love for doughty and yet again you can see why. the through ball and goal were sublime and I said before the freekick, as a left footer in training you would place the ball exactly where it was and practise it all day long. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:00:29 RW body language from around 4.30 to 4.55 after talking about Doyle. He's a good storyteller but there are a few giveaway signs imo.
www.twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1BRJjqgBbgQGw Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Gnasher on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:05:16 RW body language from around 4.30 to 4.55 after talking about Doyle. He's a good storyteller but there are a few giveaway signs imo. www.twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1BRJjqgBbgQGw Scratching your head and neck – a typical sign of doubt and uncertainty. It can also be interpreted as an indication of lying. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:15:17 Scratching your head and neck – a typical sign of doubt and uncertainty. It can also be interpreted as an indication of lying. Ora need for some Sudocreme according to my Mrs. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:21:19 As usual, here are the comments from Port Vale fans about the game today.
Quote Swindle turning it up by the sounds of it. Swindle players and their goalie pressuring the ref to send off Atkinson. This should not be allowed and the ref should book the those players pushing the ref and telling him to send players off. Looked like Smithh got fouled by Woolery who strongly pushed Smith out of play, Smith was limping when he ran back on the pitch. Woolery is a handful. Poor half. Creativity away from home is clearly an issue. We haven’t created a chance or had a shot all half. They are just tearing the defence off now and switching the ball along the ground as well. Grant is bullying the midfield and seems to be getting away with it as well. Absolute shower of wánk. Midfield is getting bullied and the forwards are getting bullied. Grant is running the midfield. We were holding our own to be fair til the last 15 mins of the half. But the fact that the midfield is getting knocked off it easy and giving it away cheaply means they’re straight on to the back 4. No disgrace losing away at top of table , probably expected. Nothing between us till Smith went off must be watching a different game than I’m watching we’ve not been in it See their ball boys are time wasting as well. This is horrific. A team of rattled strangers. The difference in class is scary. What is it about that place ? Anyone can beat anyone on any given day. Do you really think we are on par with Swindon? They’re top for a reason. What we lack is a striker who can score 20 goals a season in this division. Feel sorry for the 250 who’ve travelled. What a complete and utter waste of time and money, especially given our atrocious record there. The stats from today make for pretty pathetic reading. according to the BBC we had slightly more possession overall (51% v 49%) yet could only muster 2 attempts on goal all afternoon with only one of those on-target! While Swindon with slightly less possession had no less than 19 attempts with 9 on-target! We need to quantum lock our arses next time we go there! Never looked like scoring Midfield outfought and out thought by Grant - don’t like him but he’s is good at this level That's a first for me....I turned it off when the 3rd went in fearing the worst and put the cricket on! Strange game....they were good yet having beaten them 2-0 at home recently I wasn't very optimistic. However, first 40 there was nowt in it. Leggey deflects one in, they score a good un when Granty bullies Burgess and there is no way back. Third was a cracker but I couldn't see where we scoring from once we went behind. Obviously not happy that his team are top and have just won 3-0, Lee Power on Twitter, “Hi #PVFC fans. May I just ask where the other 7,000 away fans were? Disappointed only 200 showed up as I had the Stratton bank ready. Thanks Lee” Both their wingers were on fire and are better when at their best than anything we have. Although Swindon score a lot they only played with one out and out striker. They get the players just behind into the box a lot quicker than we do and they move the ball forward quicker and with more accuracy. Ain’t watched poor result that and performance,hardly surprising though under Askey this is becoming too regular for my liking . Swindon looked nothing at Vale park but we made them look like Barcelona by the stats,looks to me like a embarrassing no show It wasn’t the terrible effort 3-0 appears. It was very even until half time and felt pretty equal. Swindon were more clinical. They are top scorers in the division and today it showed. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:25:48 I'm wondering if we can try a Bury away performance of last season. Sit 7 players in - knowing we will be bullied so have more players to mop-up drop downs. Then have 3 players with pace breaking - nobody else joins them. Maybe bring Lyden back for Isgrove or DJ. I agree with Lyden but I would not drop DJ after that performance, he was probably our best attacker all game, his close control is amazing. Isgrove blew very hot and very cold all game, not awful but few flashes of the early season player we loved so much.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:25:59 I take it they don’t realise that Lee Power Twitter account is a parody.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:27:44 I take it they don’t realise that Lee Power Twitter account is a parody. I thought that too, dimwits :D Power doesn't use social media.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: pauld on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:27:52 Colchester are one of those teams, like Newport although not as bad. We just don't have a plan for them at the moment, so they can be shit against other average teams yet cause us a problem. Cambridge against Hoddle come to mind, before he figured them out. Agree, I'd take a point there, and a win next Saturday :) Sounds like positive news on Yate from Wellens' post-match, notwithstanding the scratching at the end of that segment too which Bamboo The Wellens-Whisperer may claim shows something different ;)Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:30:19 Quote Absolute shower of wánk. Was my fave ^^^^^ Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:32:28 Thanks for posting JJ, saves me trawling their forums... ;)
WTF does this mean? We need to quantum lock our arses next time we go there! ??? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: RobertT on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:35:22 I imagine a reference to the shocking results they get here - we paste them quite often.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:35:33 Thanks for posting JJ, saves me trawling their forums... ;) I think there was a post previously on there yesterday that every year they were (ahem) "butt fucked" at the County Ground, many of their fans had never seen them win at Swindon, thats continued!WTF does this mean? We need to quantum lock our arses next time we go there! ??? Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:40:08 OK... I suppose I've never heard of a quantum lock before...is that a computer geek type term?
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:40:50 Agree, I'd take a point there, and a win next Saturday :) Sounds like positive news on Yate from Wellens' post-match, notwithstanding the scratching at the end of that segment too which Bamboo The Wellens-Whisperer may claim shows something different ;) Hahaha. Mods, do your thing. :pint: :pint: :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 19:41:09 OK... I suppose I've never heard of a quantum lock before...is that a computer geek type term? Quote Quantum locking occurs when a superconductor becomes trapped within a magnetic field. when this happens the superconductor will be locked in space and will not move without outside force. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 20:24:29 Who was after the "Talk Of The Town" link? Think it was NoMoreHeroes but anyway, as requested;
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p081dvs2 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 20:25:47 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 20:29:52 Hmmm...strange turn of phrase I think it's fair to say... ;) I took to it straight away as meaning "Let's make our arses so tight next time that we don't get torn a new one - again." That's without knowing what a 'quantum lock' was. Mind you my line of work is looking for clues within the body language of our manager. :pint: :pint: :pint: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: molepar on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 20:33:47 Before we scored both sides looked distinctly average without threatening. The game was over we we scored 2 in quick succession and I was delighted to see doughty bag a 3rd...contemplating getting a season ticket in the DRS!!
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 20:43:03 Before we scored both sides looked distinctly average without threatening. The game was over we we scored 2 in quick succession and I was delighted to see doughty bag a 3rd...contemplating getting a season ticket in the DRS!! 10 minutes before we scored we stepped it up a gear and then they couldn’t live with us.Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: NotHarryAgombar on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 20:52:05 That was a very good performance today. We took 20 mins or so to get into the game, but Vale didn’t really threaten in that period, then we gradually go on top as Grant took charge of midfield, and had several chances before the first goal. Whilst the goal itself was fortunate, we had been building pressure on their area and that can create errors. The second goal was a thing of beauty - particularly Doughty’s pass and Hunt’s cross. Second half we controlled the game, kept them at arm’s length one shot in that period) got a third goal and could have had a couple more.
Good performances through the team, Grant deservedly MOM, DJ unplayable at times, Woolery did well up front, in addition to his goal, Hope’s defensive covering and work rate were good. Edmonds-Green looks a good signing - comfortable on the ball and also quite mobile. Two points from the next two would be fine, plus hopefully a couple more signings this week, and with Lyden back from his ban and some of the injured getting closer to fitness we will need 8 or 9 wins from the last 15 games for top 3. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: jayohaitchenn on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 21:14:45 Highlights
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11917713/swindon-3-0-port-vale Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Nomoreheroes on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 21:26:06 Who was after the "Talk Of The Town" link? Think it was NoMoreHeroes but anyway, as requested; Many thanks - That was a very interesting interview with Power, which is what I wanted to hear. Don't think that there was any subterfuge there. Interesting that he talked about 3 more players, while Wellens talked about 3-4 more.www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p081dvs2 Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 21:44:53 Many thanks - That was a very interesting interview with Power, which is what I wanted to hear. Don't think that there was any subterfuge there. Interesting that he talked about 3 more players, while Wellens talked about 3-4 more. You're welcome. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: theakston2k on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 21:53:02 There isn’t a midfielder in this league better at what he does than Grant, head and shoulders above any defensive midfielder I’ve seen at this level. Best compliment I can give him is he’s a lower league Fernandinho.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: BambooToTheFuture on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 22:07:57 Wrong thread but Pym's save for Posh v Rotherham was Gordon Banks levels of reactive. Brilliant.
Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Legends-Lounge on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 22:14:46 Wrong thread but Pym's save for Posh v Rotherham was Gorgon Banks levels of reactive. Brilliant. And the Macclesfield winner against the Vegan Army would have graced the boots of Ronaldo. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: THE FLASH on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 22:26:50 And the Macclesfield winner against the Vegan Army would have graced the boots of Ronaldo. It wasn't Cooper's fault! Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: DiV on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 08:15:42 Highlights https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/11917713/swindon-3-0-port-vale I think the only Port Vale touch in those highlights is the own goal Title: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and match Post by: Batch on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 09:41:17 bit late to the party, but what a fantastic win. I know it's only 1 game, we still need that striker, but it's shut me right up.
watching on my phone from the luxurious Costa coffee next to York Travelodge it looked a very dominant performance. really nice to see a Hope get off the mark too. hopefully that we can still win and score goals will settle the fans down after a difficult fortnight Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Tails on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 10:07:09 Big win as I fully expected us to lose. Bit dodgy at the start but as soon as we settled there was only one outcome. Really impressed with REG... Hope took his goal well and ran around a bit but nothing really to write home about.
Two very, very tough games coming up. Hopefully Yates comes back tomorrow. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Reg Smeeton on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 10:26:36 Big win as I fully expected us to lose. Bit dodgy at the start but as soon as we settled there was only one outcome. Really impressed with REG... Hope took his goal well and ran around a bit but nothing really to write home about. Two very, very tough games coming up. Hopefully Yates comes back tomorrow. You can add Cobblers away to that list, another mid weeker, so that's 3 of the next 4 look tough, before on paper it looks better. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: DiV on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 10:49:09 I bet on us not to score
You’re welcome Richie Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 11:29:58 Last few views on the game from yesterday from Vale fans.
Quote I thought that’s Doughty and Grant showed the balance of strength, composure and quality that we need to progress at this level. The ball inside Amoo is pure filth for the second and of course the free kick is a great strike too. I don’t think Grant broke sweat today. I attended and we were absolutely dreadful. It was even for the first 10/15 until Grant decided he fancied running the show. He's had on us toast and made us look like amateurs today. Smith went off and we fell apart at the seams. 3-0 flattered us. Several good stops from Brown and bar Cullen's squandered effort we created absolutely zero, failing to test Benda once. They are the top scorers in the division but have lost their two top scorers! There was 30 goals missing from their side today. Clinical doesn't cut it. We were outclassed. Michael Doughty is also quite the baller. Impressed with him. Doughty + Grant is a decent League 1 central midfield. More than decent, they’re both comfortably league 1 standard. Their midfield was the big difference today. These two plus Jaiyesimi are better than anything we’ve got. Swindon came out and were dreadful for the first 20 minutes, their left hand side was awful, they couldn’t keep the ball in play, but we didn’t capitalise on their shaky start by pressing them ourselves. When they came down our place I thought they were a really good footballing side, constantly trying to draw out our full backs and get runners in behind with clever movement, yet today their main tactic was to launch it and try and turn us around. In fact we looked so comfortable in that first half hour that I didn’t feel like we’d get beat like we did. Grant bullied us and 2 moments of quality from Doughty put them out of sight. First time I've seen the players visibly wilt. Swindon weren't even that good. We were woeful from 30 to 90 minutes there's no dressing it up. Grant was pants when we beat them at home. We deservedly beat them at home 2-0 and they beat us 3-0 yesterday. So overall 3-2 against what could well be the Champions elect is hardly the catastrophe some are making it out to be considering it wasn't our best 11 and we also lost Smith when it was 0-0 and it was a nothing game until that moment. I don't think Grant has broke sweat at any point in his career. Which is why most of it has been spent in league 1 and 2 rather than the prem and championship. I beg to differ regarding Grant, he was far from “pants” that day in my opinion. Don’t forget he ended up playing centre half for much of the game, as Swindon were affected by injuries both before and during the game. I thought he was very good and composed, as usual, both in midfield and when he was moved to emergency centre-back. He was excellent for us and was pivotal in League 1 so he will really stand out in this p1ss-poor division. Towards the end of his Vale spell there were clueless idiots on here spouting that we should get rid, we didn't need him and his attitude, etc.........we fell apart and were never the same after he'd gone - and still have nowhere near such impact and influence in midfield 3 years later He was playing center half yesterday or sitting just in front of them and was MOM. Grant was the best player we had when he was at Vale and we were a division higher. Looked like they played with 2 in front of their back 4, Grant being one of the 2. Their midfield was far better than ours on the day. There was no comparison between Grant and Joyce yesterday and that is why Swindon are top of the table. Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 13:03:10 Good work again JJ. Some good comments on there. Not sure about the one which says our main tactic was to launch it, that's a bit of a 'quantum lock' kind of comment ;)
Like these... Michael Doughty is also quite the baller. Impressed with him. Doughty + Grant is a decent League 1 central midfield. More than decent, they’re both comfortably league 1 standard Been saying since we played Orient at their place that we're essentially a L1 side playing in L2. I also said to Mrs Taylor yesterday before the game that with Doyle and Yates gone (for now), Doughty needs to step up, show what he can really do and start chipping in with a few goals. Yesterday was a very good start in that respect... Edit: Keep seeing lots of mentions of 'bullying' particularly in relation to Grant...when it's us doing the bullying, this is a very good thing :nod: Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Peter Venkman on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 15:52:14 Grant is brilliant at this level, easily my MoMm they tried to bully him early dooes to make him lose his cool but he was the bigger man (literaly!) and never rose to the provocation.
The way he steamrollered their defence before nearly chipping the keeper was a joy to behold, he would have ran through a brick wall and came out on top! Title: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: 4D on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 15:57:26 Enjoyed his visit to the town end at the end of the game :)
Title: Re: Re: Swindon v Port Vale pre match chat and matchday thread Post by: Benzel on Sunday, January 26, 2020, 16:38:21 Grant is brilliant at this level, easily my MoMm they tried to bully him early dooes to make him lose his cool but he was the bigger man (literaly!) and never rose to the provocation. Grant beat their midfielders into submission mentally and physically yesterday, they wanted nothing to do with him. The way he steamrollered their defence before nearly chipping the keeper was a joy to behold, he would have ran through a brick wall and came out on top! Sent from my CLT-L09 |