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We'll lose by at least 2 goals.

What makes you think we always concede 2 goals and what facts have you got to back this up :)

Yeah. Seems very unlikely to me.

No way will we concede 2 to this lot, 4 or 5 is far more likely :)

We'll sit in and defend stubbornly without threatening, and lose by the odd goal. It's what we do in these types of game.

The real issue is in games where the emphasis is on us.

Conceded a fair few ‘odd’ goals this season, alright!

We do look better away from home, though. Be difficult to be worse, I suppose.

Another win against all the odds and logic ala Ipswich.

Swindon 0 Hull 4

Sheridan will say how well we played just after the 4th goal for Hull goes in.

Think we will win this one.

A surprise win, making the hysteria of the past couple of days look rather silly.

In Shezza we trust!

A surprise win won't paper over a single crack.

It will be akin to using a touch up paint pen on an old banger that needs a total rebuild from ground up.

It's unhappy hour again  ::)

and again,
and again,
and agaaain.

4-3 away win

2-2

0-1 town

Tigers 6-1 Magic Roundabouters (Twine 80-yarder)

What preferred squad would you go for Saturday? Considering the "official" availability of squad...

I'm still thinking on a few.

Edit: 0755hrs Fri 29th Jan 2021

Had a think. Football is weird and none so much more than the Circus Berzerkus that is currently Town. I'm going all out, as far out as the right wing where if you squint long enough...you'll see Tyler Smith!

You. Could. Not. Make. It. Up...


I know nothing  :noway:

Think I've got a good idea how it'll go.

We'll put in a gutsy and brave performance away at one of the best teams in the league. Maybe we'll scrape something, a 2-2 or 3-3... or shock them with a win (unlikely, I know). I can envisage a 2-1 defeat with a "wow Swindon weren't that bad, how are they down there?". We'll all think... "OK that wasn't too bad, play like that and maybe this season won't be as big a shit show as we thought. Should beat Wigan playing like this".

Then on Tuesday, a 3-0 defeat.

This is exactly what will happen

You sound like you've been a Swindon fan since the beginning!

If my old man is to be believed its been like that since he first started going, late 1940's!

Mystic Tails.

Sounds about right doesn't it.

I think we will lose by three goals, bright start and then the first defensive mistake in the 4th minute will se us 1-0 down, heads will drop and it will be a damage limitation exercise after that,  Football's greatest clown will then tell the waiting press after the game "I thought we were the better team until that fist, unfortunate goal!   You cannot give a team like that a goal and go one to win - but I was impressed by the way the lads tried after that!"

Some small relief in not being able to attend when we are not doing very well I guess.
However, would the preference still be the 06:19 out of Swindon tomorrow morning?
Too bloody right it would be.

A clash of dysfunctional club ownership in the former UK City of Culture.
Not been to their new place but can recall a couple of wins at the semi-derelict Boothferry Park.
The 3-2 in 89 and the 1-0 on a sunny August day in 1995 with a very good turnout.
Hopefully the unbeaten personal record can continue via iFollow.
Mauled by The Tigers or err pecked by The Robins, we shall see.

Town fans are aren’t exactly grinning themselves to death at the moment, but more than five might get over excited if we win tomorrow.

Easy to forget how good some bands were.
Anyway, we're not going back (to league 2).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSDM-eAeviw

My old man started going to games in 1952 right up until his death in 2010.

He always called it "The Swindon Way" and said it has always been like that.

I think we are in the record books for being the most inconsistant performers in back to back games in the Football League, something like a 5-0 win followed by a 6-0 defeat followed by a 4-0 win etc.

Some things never change, but it is the hope that gets you.

I fear it might be:

                               Travers

Freeman  Masterson   Curran   Conroy   Thompson

                     Palmer  Lyden  Hunt

                     Twine/Jaiyesimi/Omotoye (Perm 2 from 3)

Mystic Tails's mystic tales?

Do you have a habit of trying to destroy the weekend before it has begun? :)
Please, please, please don’t start with Curran.

I did say 'I fear' - the depression cloud hasn't lifted from Tuesday for me.

In my time as a Town fan I can hardly think of a game so apathetically awaited by Swindon fans in many a long year with so few genuinely expecting a Town win but there are a few more hopeful than expectant of a result tomorrow.

Interestingly though we are one of Hull City's real bogey sides, but as we all know from games like the Pox away win these records are there to be broken.

Hull City haven't beaten Swindon since a game at Boothferry Park in 1990, its 8 games since Hull beat us that day with Swindon winning 5 of the games between the sides in that time, Hull have only won 4 of the last 24 games between the teams since 1972.

Hull sit proudly at the top of the division on 48 points, a game in hand and 3 points clear of 2nd place, scoring 35 goals which is just 4 goals more than Town have scored but only conceded 19 which is 30 less than we have let in!

Their current form is WDWDWWL the only defeats in the last 7 games a 2-0 loss coming away at Accrington on Tuesday night.

We beat them in the corresponding match earlier in the season 2-1 at the CG with Caddis and J Grant scoring after we went a goal down early on to a great finish on the break, then 2 good goals won us the game, Hull were always threatening all game on the break though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB5MPa5zk8Q

I haven't given less of a shit about a game since Paul Hart and Malpas were managers..  Will no doubt watch because I stupidly bought an Ifollow ST, but will join expecting to get spanked and will no doubt sacastically laugh when I see that Curran is starting and everytime time Hull split our defence and hit the back of the net.

Unfortunately that is where my head is at atm.  The consideration of sending Matt Smith back is slowly drawing a line under how apathetic I am getting about the current situation.

This. 100% this.

Sheridan is like a kid who gets the new version of Football Manager and spends weeks tinkering with the tactics section trying to get results.  Hmm, Inside Forwards not cutting the mustard on this version, lets try the Christmas Tree formation for a game and see what that does.  Problem is, he's got the game on one of those runs where you get beat even after having 27 chances to the other teams 3 and he can't save it and scrap the last game.

Assuming he's not even bothered with the individual instructions as yet, we should probably put a team out that has a chance of talking to each other and figuring out a way to play by themselves.  Therefore, I'd hope for something like:

Travers
Caddis/Freeman (whoever can last longer)
Masterson
Conroy
Thompson
A Grant
Lyden
Palmer (I am assuming M Smith is done, otherwise it would be him by a country mile)
DJ
Payne or Twine, both are OK but a bit flakey - beyond Twines new found long range shooting ability, he still looks a bit lost positionaly to me (not helped y Sheridan I guess)
Otomoye (Pitman is no use on his own)

A Grant has to play if fit, you need someone to be in the middle of this team and guide them, he is also better on one leg than using Curran would be in a back three.

I’ve found it very hard watching us play. I rarely get past the first half. It’s easier to hear about the clock ups on here then having to watch them unfold before my eyes.

I shan’t bother at all tomorrow - and probably not again until HE goes.

Seen a tweet saying that Tyler Smith could be deployed on the wing tomorrow, it's probably BS from a standard ITK account, but if there is anything in it then it will further back up that Sheridan is scrambling to find something that works - square pegs round holes - depressing.

Maybe he’s gone for the Classic last day of the Sunday League season names out of a hat?

Tyler and Caddis are back in training today I understand.

So, Sheridan gets shot of a bespoke winger to be replaced by a player who is not.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bfFveC7he3E

Assuming City didn't recall him...

No one's listening but Tyler Smith 100% starts tomorrow.

Who fucking cares anymore? Most on here are resigned to the drop unless Sheridan goes soon.

Haphazard selection is par for the course. He’s fast approaching McMahon’s level of turgid shit and loathing.

And that takes some doing.

We should be putting Twine as an attack midfield where he done so well for Newport and where he started for us initially and looked good there making runs and getting on the ball to create chances, he is not an out and out striker and he is not a winger - he was doing well before Sheridan started hauling him off early in games

A few days ago you said he’d left?

I don't think Tyler would be a bad fit for a wide position, if used correctly.  It's the latter bit I'd be concerned about, like the use of Palmer out there.  It doesn't seem to come with much thought.

Things change though. Perhaps a few days ago matt Smith was staying?

If it proves true, it does point to us not signing any more loan players to me. Can't see us getting a striker on a perm - unbelievably.

Totally agree with this, particularly the A Grant reference. If both M and J Smiths have gone and with Sheridans ‘style’ of play cant see where our next chance let alone goal will come from. Hope I’m proved wrong with a 30 second opener tomorrow, won’t hold my breath though.

I bloody care as to some it seems I've been "bullshitting" and pretending to be "ITK" yet been saying some of this stuff for a while.

T. Smith went back to Sheff Utd last Friday. Sheff Utd wouldn't terminate the loan agreement/officially recall him. In the meantime Town sign Omotoye to "replace" him. T. Smith returned as officially still a loan STFC player and trained yesterday. Town have pretty much no choice but to utilise him or it's a wasted wage. Sheridan doesn't want him (part of the charm offensive operation "you can stay if you want to but...") and maybe that's why he starts on the wing tomorrow. Out of position and not wanted. Like I said before...making it difficult for the loan players he doesn't want.

I called it a while ago. J. Smith would go - he's gone. M. Smith not being utilised properly and wants to go. Waiting on Arsenal arrangements. T. Smith had actually gone and JS thought that was that so brought in another player before confirmation of T. Smith deal being terminated.

The thing is Aud, had I been wrong about this I'd be jumped all over on here. Now you're saying "who cares" or folk are being very quiet indeed regarding my claims over the past couple of weeks. Funny that, seeing as they are slowly being revealed and becoming true. It's further evidence that people only believe the parts they want to.

So you don't care that a player (Tyler) who had actually left the club and was replaced (Omotoye) then returns, who is now going to be utilised in a position that has been vacated by a player (Jonny), who could play that position as they were told the formation would be changing and he wouldn't fit that position? It's utter madness, lacks any foresight and smacks of very poor professionalism.

No evidence (yet) of Sam Ricketts taking over the reigns

Because he had Quaggy. Left last Friday. People can believe the parts they want and any other bits they don't. I get a lot of shit on here. Sometimes I'll hold my hands up and admit any bollocks said. I always do if necessary.

When it comes to the last few weeks, I have mentioned that I had at least three sources and the T. Smith back and starting is no rumour. It has been suggested to two sources close to the club.

It also adds to the suggestion that Pitman may well now be sold. The squad size is pretty overpopulated in some positions yet underused. The only problem Pitman (or Town) has is that any interest will be from L2 and there aren't many options on the table.

Like a lot of people I’ve fast become unable to care much what he does now. Just waiting for him to go - whenever that is - and examine the carnage left behind.

There are players other than Smith T that are being paid and not utilised - Grant A, Odimayo to name but 2.

Bamboo, my friend, you need to take some time out from the TEF again.

Who are you again? Your games don't work any more "my friend".

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4/videos/1206653059469378/

I know that Hallam Hope had a dentist appointment in the last 6 months but you don't see me bragging and banging on about it

#ITK

If that is the case he should be fired for that alone.  

I couldn't understand why we playing Palmer or Grant on the wing when J Smith is far more suited to that position and can turn defenders at will.   Sure his final ball has been poor but it pushes them back, Palmer is no threat there and Grant, even though he has is moments, is just not as good.  

I concur the feeling that many convey too, in that they can't wait to see arse end of JS. Of course there are others too. T. Smith is particularly highlighted due to him not being wanted, so he left, yet now he is back. It's nuts, especially considering Town moved to get Otomoye "before" confirmation from Sheff Utd regarding T. Smith.

Odimayo is an interesting one because he seemed to be progressing nicely and can be used as a utility defensive player (CB, RB and CDM). Ideal Neil, you'd think but here we are and for some "reason" he can't even get in the squad above Spongegar Ego Pants.

Another WUM.

as if you can get a routine checkup right now

Get back to me when you know what washing detergent Rob Hunt uses

Whatever they are going to be using in Salford ;)

Oh, well now I'm sad....

We are going to have to believe this season, and promotion never happened.  We will all awake to that barren land called league two.  later spots on the football show, wear the badge of the ‘team that never did’  start again with new owners who have the club at heart, a new young manager who is dynamic enough to extract the fine skills that were dead and buried under JS and storm the league, then go on to storm league one.  Wait a minute, it wasn`t too long ago that a certain PDC accomplished the first part of that scenario.  Just a note to any who may still wish to give JS a longer time due to his recent bereavement, PDC flew back from burying his father to lead us o another away win...........at Plymouth

Looking for a reaction, lovely.

WUM wasn't the usual but nice to see your defensive side. It was part tongue in cheek regarding actual WUMs (wind up merchant) and the less know Wisdom Under Molar. I thought it relevant...

As for Hunt;

'Everything will be perf - with Surf.'

Spot on and your views surely represent most loyal Town fans

At least McMahon had a little success!

Absolutely, in Muckys 2nd season we played some great flowing football and swept every team aside pretty much with ease. It was his difficult 4th season that the problems started!

He wasn't a particular nice bloke on and off the pitch but for a while we did play some exciting football especially when Mark Walters was on fire

Yes, he wasn't "so" bad but certainly the 4th season was where it went wrong.

Oh well thankfully everything is temporary but we should heed this even when times are good. Maybe that is why Reg takes a much more unexcitable outlook?  :hmmm:

It appears that our man Reg continues to cast a long shadow  :hmmm:

That 4-0 home win v The scum was a Walters masterclass.

Remember Rideout scoring a screamer against Hull on his debut only for it to be disallowed for off side.
0-0 draw tomorrow and an open tour bus parade Monday.

The Angel of Death - how apt from that album where we have him in charge ;)
Decent album from one of the all time greatest bands.
Watched them live a few times - Lynott, Gorham, Robertson and Downey the best line up.

Did you know Cozy Powell was a Swindon fan?
Grew up in my Village, cracking bloke and played football with us kids.

Happy days Dukey all 10 minutes of it😁
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBEPA3ObFfU

Lizzy were one of my favourite groups as a young lad.  Renegade is an underrated album.

Yeah, I had heard Cozy supported STFC. I had forgotten that he died over 20 years ago.

Very happy to say my eldest brother was one of the mascots for that game ( one of his pressies for his 50th birthday) He says one of the best moments in his life. Wore white daps 😁 .. he’s always been a classy guy.
The rest of the day and night were complete carnage ! Happy days

Great story and memories forever 😃

Mc Mahon was responsible for me falling out of love with STFC - a brainless thug sent off in his first game in charge.
The sale of Fjortoft for no reason and for a miserly fee was the signal for me to vow I'd never go to another game with him in charge, and I didn't !  :suicide:
In fact, I got out of the habit, found other things to spend my money on, and the self imposed exile lasted about 8 years. It was only my kids wanting to go to footie that got me back into it !

I feel disillusioned now with Sheridan  :badmood:, but nothing like back then, and I'll certainly not turn my back on the Town again !

Embleton & Williams took a lot of stick towards the end so imagine the poisonous atmosphere we would get aimed at Sheriden if crowds were allowed in to witness the current shite on display

Loved watching Walters, a joy.

I forget who it was now, but I'll never forget the game (under McMahon) where our player on the right wing went past their player, and then went back so he could do it again. Right in front of us in the Shrivvy road stand, the crowd was loving it.

This has already turned into the best MDT ever and we are not at match day yet..  Imagine what it is going to be like once we ship 6 tomorrow, with Curran getting MOTM

I went on two pre-season tours to Finland. The contrast between the two managers - McMahon and Gorman - was at opposite ends of the scale. Gorman was a gent, McMahon was so distant as to be almost invisible. That’s not to have a go at him for his character because that’s who he was, and he wasn’t obliged to be chummy with a geeky fan. He delivered some success (a brilliant championship season) but, typical to STFC, it didn’t last. Gorman failed but is remembered affectionately, McMahon’s reign is pretty much remembered negatively and with some bitterness.

Paul Allen?

Imagine getting moaned at for derailing one of the most fixed of threads that folk come to for info about the match...  :D

*coughs whilst disguising the word "hypocrisy" just not very well*

It’s not all about you. Cool your boots, man.

Boots are cool fella. Socks are firmly on as well. Wasn't talking about me and I am/was clearly having a laugh.

Do most of you Southerners not get dry humour? Thought it was just the Yanks  :pint:

Think some of you need to reassess when you think I'm being serious. Ironic that you then take the interpretation of me being serious by being serious yourselves?  :hmmm:

Although I do think it's only fair when hypocrisy or double standards come into play. Fairs fair after all. Can't have it both ways.

By the time Town have kicked off tomorrow we'll have discussed whether Ranulph Fiennes is capable of ascending the summit of Mount Everest again - or not  :D

You ever dance with the devil? :)

I met him in his days of watching Swindon when I worked at the club, nice bloke, came from around Cirencester way IIRC.

We have had a few celebrity fans over the years but alas none with a spare amount of funds to buy the club, we do need an Elton John figure as he did at Watford :) can somebody please get Ed Sheeran to come support Swindon :D

It was indeed Paul Allen, great bloke and great player, what a team that was with Walters bombing down the opposite wing from Allen.

I guess Callum Rice didn’t quite fit the bill 😂😂😂

That picture of him and the other 3 amigos.

Fuck me, what a collection of deadbeats

Always remember the initial impact Chris Hay had on Swindon.
I thought we had signed the next big player but in true Swindon fashion he went out like a bright firework.

"The next Ian Rush"

We sponsored one of the first games they were appointed and they sat on our table.
Fuck me I knew very quickly we were in trouble. One lasted a week didn’t he.
Murrel was the worse as he lied about the millions they had ring fenced to take us on an incredible journey. The only incredible journey involved a dog trying to get home.

Good shout. Remember that really hot August game at Reading and he scored.
My mate collapsed at halftime due to dehydration. Lack of water? Probably but was the lager he consumed before the game, plenty of it 😀

Murrall was full of shit, met him in a pub in Chipping Norton with Ralphy from here and fed us all absolute bullshit.

He went on a fun journey though, an 8 year long one! Hahaha

That business plan meeting they held for the fans when they first took over, when he said the budget for the next season would be the same as when they took over. Peanut headed bullshitter.

That season started so well beating Reading away then going top of the league at the end of October after beating Pompey live on TV 😀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHqXwA2rZw

We’ve attracted some right royal knob heads over the years

 :hmmm:

Another one of my favourite players George Ndah.
What a lovely lad he was as well, so quiet, humble and just a nice kid.
Sadly that injury finished him as he was a terrific prospect.

Didn't realise Ndah played as many as  87 times for wolves after leaving us.

Was that the game where Mildenhall got his knackers removed

Lost one of the last 8 at Hull. Anyone fancy 7/1? 7-1 more like maybe

By the way - Did pre-match negativity kill the TEF earlier?

Yes😩

N'Dah was a truly great player for us hampered by injury, probably the fastest player who could actually dribble and finish that I have seen at the club ever. Not a great scoring record but he scared defenders when he was running at full pelt.

Such a shame about his injuries ending his career though.

The 1995/96 season was really special and some great away performances and days out. Rovers at Twerton, the Blackpool promotion weekend, sealing the title at Chesterfield and a sunny day out at the old Gay Meadow.

I felt it went wrong for McMahon when he broke up that side a bit too early. Letting Shaun Taylor go to City when he had plenty of life in him. The problem was he replaced them with a lot of dross or good pros like Alan Mcdonald or Brian Burrows whose best days were behind them.

Selling the Chief was a big blow that 97/98 team and it went rapidly downhill. The Stevenage Cup loss was the sign it was up for McMahon but Rikki Hunt was belligerent in keeping him on into 98/99 when it turned nasty.

One thing McMahon said was that Swindon were outperforming being a Championship club. At the time fans were unhappy at mid table slides to just staying up. He was probably right based on where we have been this century.

One game vs Hull that lives long in my memory is the 3-0 win in the McMahon title winning season, this will remind Town fans how well we could and did play under the arrogant one before it all turned sour a year or so later, at onepoint in the game we kept the ball for 5 minutes without letting Hull touch it to the cries of Olé! ringing round the ground.

The chances we created we could have scored 8 or more the 2nd goal by Grant on loan from Everton was sublime.

Hull were very very poor that day in a season they ended bottom of the league and we were top...how roles have changed this season!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14PqqY1eKxE&feature=emb_logo

First game of the season at. Boothferry Park. We won 1-0. Shay Given’s debut. Minibus got bottled on the way out, had pint pots chucked at us getting to said minibus.

Good days!

Thanks for sharing.

Love the intensity and quick movement of the ball. There always seemed to be options and players ahead of the ball.

O for something like that today and for the rest of the season.

I remember that game! Fuck I'm old like you cunts.

Taylor was like a personal bodyguard to Given that game.

This moment just now....

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/8d997e6019f948255288f71efe91c259/tenor.gif?)

When I lived in Harwell, Cozy was my next door neighbour and we used to go to matches together.
Most times we went in his Ferrari, which was both fun & at the same time very scary  :D
Normally, in true Swindon fashion the journey was more enjoyable than the match.
Top bloke - died much too young  :(

We played some quite brilliant football at times that season for sure, the Chief was exactly what we could do with now if Sheridan persists on playing how he is, but target men like him are few and far between to say the least.

Quality players and great football.

Sheffield United and Swindon double.. 152/1  :D

I’m not sure if it was a widely used nickname or just what my Dad and the people sat around us used to call him but we referred to him as Taz because when he got the ball he ran through the opposition like the Tasmanian devil.

Yeah the players used to call him Taz too for certain, he was like a little whirlwind and full of energy which wasn't bad for a player in his mid 30s at the time.

Is it odd that I'm quite looking forward to this on iFollow? Games we expect to get stuffed are much easier to watch than ones we need to win.

Would make sense my Dad did various odd jobs around / with / alongside the club in the 90s.

A story I’ve told before on here but we were on our way into the ground when a lost Scottish bloke was looking for the entrance to go in and sign his contract - so I got Lee Collins signature before the club did!!!

I used to know Lee quite well and always took me ages understanding him, he had a really broad Scots accent, nice bloke, totally different to his on pitch demeanor of the hard man, he was always friendly to young kids too always had time for a chat with younger fans.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es-9xgpXIAEwPi7?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)

Square pegs round holes springs to mind.

Matt Smith not even in the squad. Fuck off Sheridan.

Tyler Smith playing rumours were on the money then. Interesting one, Sheridan's not really shown much interest in him before now.

Fucking clueless

Just what is the advantage of having no sub keeper. It’s insane.

Jurassic John - Why no keeper and once again Curran.

I’m convinced Sheridan can’t tell his Smith’s apart.

Told ya.

Wright said in an interview last week that "Anthony Grant says he can play in goal" when asked about it.

Oh, do just fuck off you tool.

Which made sense 25 years ago with a bench of 3 even 15 years ago with a bench of 5 but with 7...
Just seems overkill - even with a keeper taking up a spot you wouldn’t use unless of an emergency that’s still 6 outfield players of which you can only use 4 anyway.

Matt Smith will be returning to his parent club or we can believe the alternative reality where Sheridan says "Curran trained better than him..."  :no:

In a perverse way I want Travers to get sent off. Would be impossible for anyone to gloss over Sheridan’s incompetence and the cost of the Curran situation.

Bamboo bang on the money, those briefings with Andrew Hawes are coming in handy!

Did Di Canio regularly sacrifice having a ‘keeper on the bench or I have I made that up? I’m sure he did...

Bamboo with the insider knowledge  :girlgiggle:

Smith first season and Bedwell second were usually played on the bench.

He did. As Caddis could play in goal if called upon. Plus only 5 subs then

Thats THE big difference, 5 subs then it could be acceptable but with 7 there is no excuses.

Fuck you ya wee stupid cant.

Are there published stats on the likelihood of having to sub a keeper?

Not just AH buddy.

bamboo, have you ever thought of taking a step back, a swig of beer and chilling for 10 minutes

I think it was said that M Smith might go back if we signed another midfielder. Maybe we are in the process of doing so? I hope that question is asked after the match.

Note: I'm trying to bury my skepticism and depression after last week and convince myself that there is a master plan that will soon become apparent.

seems like we are playing the Smith hokey cokey, in, out, in, out shake it all about.

probably trying to work out which one we can send back to free up wages for another free agent player.

oh for the days of a Nile Ranger to distract us all

Even with my iFollow ST I’m not watching today.

I’ll follow the Venkster on here!

I'll see how it starts. If it's another shit-fest then I'll get back to playing Anno 1800 (which is quite superb).

I don't think there will be much to cheer about, but you never know!

It’s proper stressful viewing. I hate it.

I’ll keep tabs on my fanciful bet

Shitty
Rochdale
Fleetwood
Ipswich

All to win

Not keen on watching this, but hope springs eternal and all that.

If I was Arteta, I was happy sending Matt Smith to a progressive manager who played pressing football. I would not be happy him playing for a negative Luddite who hasn’t smiled since 1994, who kept on calling my player Tyler. It’s almost like Arteta cares.

Smith will not be short of suitors. Probably Oxford.

True that!

Decided to watch today.  First beer already to numb the view of sheridan's latest random team pick.  

Surely they have not got a player called Richard Smallwood?

 :D

I for one enjoy bamboos posts, he seems to have his hand on the pulse of the club.  He should try and get AH to ask outright if JS really wants to be at the club, or is he just doing a caretaker role, very badly.

we've beaten them before, beaten Ipswich and drew with Charlton .

Sounds good, but it's Tuesday I'm worried about

Need to sack Sheridan for Tuesday just in the hope of getting a bounce for the game.

I've got nothing better to do this afternoon, so I've just paid my tenner to watch us get thumped.

There's two questions of note in. Some of it depends on the outcome of the result, naturally. Hard to ask certain questions on a positive result. What is good though is that important questions are being asked and pressed upon.

I’m on the beers as well

Because they list the team based on squad number, can someone please put numbers 1 to 11 next to them and see if Sheridan makes them line-up in the traditional number related positions.

Fair point but on the flip side I’d suggest Arteta leaving him here for a relegation scrap where he won’t see much of the ball, in the long run could have it benefits with regards to mentality and having to work for the ball...

Didn't manage to get my prediction in on the prediction leave as the site was down. Any chance those that control can put Hull City 4 Swindon Town 0 down as my prediction please?

No BBC Wilts comms today?

Is anyone getting BBC Wilts on ifollow?

Two seconds that took us to lose the ball.

I don't think we're getting BBC Wilts comms on the stream at away games at the moment. Not quite sure why - is it a covid thing?

Already looks like the game plan is lump it forward to the shortest bloke on the pitch  ::)

Pretty sure they’re at the game, just ifollow getting a wire crossed somewhere. Last week was a one off.

3 minutes in and it looks like our tactic is to hoof it forwards as much as possible and bypass the midfield

Another even 4 minutes

Well, we were evenly matched for the requisite four minutes.

good start

Ah well.

First attack from Hull. Goal. Long afternoon ahead.

🤣

Anno 1800 it is then!

4 minutes in and there is the usual early goal conceded. FFS

Surprise, surprise we're loosing!  A very even 5 minutes!

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Worst manager and team I've seen in 32 years of watching Town.

So easy

Blanket travel ban policy for BBC Local, so they can't be at away matches in person. BBC Local are still providing comms. The other issue is purely technical, with iFollow platform not able to sync comms without it being several seconds behind. Even more so when commentating from their local BBC base. That's the official line anyway.

Time to get the DAB out and mute iFollow or something.

Here we go!

1-0 already 🤦‍♂️

Game going to plan as usual

we were fucking ace for the first 4 and a half minutes

Class.

Thompson caught out of position and Conroy gets nutmegged. What an embarrassment...

Pathetic start.

Might be time for Curran

Jurassic John just boot it long and hope for the best.
Typically we can’t hold onto the ball.

Time for another beer

So, we've changed formation again, gone 4-4-2 with two players out wide who don;t play that role in a 4 man midfield and decided to just launch the ball long and give away possession regularly in the hope of getting second balls off two players up top who cannot play that role.

Strange it find us behind so early, you know, changing everything again and players looking a bit lost.

Not at the game. Post Match Pressers are done via FaceTime/Zoom/Skype for BBC Local comms. Last week was different due to Charlton not opting in to the iFollow platform so a broadcasting issue. There are several clubs not connected to iFollow.

Well we are guaranteed to concede another. We need a Reg stat, have we ever conceded 2+ for 8 games in a row?

In goal, defence, mid field or upfront?

His dad says he does it all

Sheridan is just picking names and formations out of a hat at this point.

Stone age management of chucking 11 on the pitch and booting it forward.

Save

Tenner saved.

Jurassic John could catch on.

Yep. Hoping to stumble on something that works by random chance. Travers keeping us in this

Yeeesh more chances.

Second attack. Good save Travers

Corner. Goalmouth scramble. Travers stretched leg save.

As the first goal went in the body language of everyone appeared to be one of “who really cares”, nobody pointing, shouting or just showing some sort of emotion. I am as dispirited as I have ever been with my support.

Might as well concede our 2 goals early, give us more time to get into the game. Reckon that's pretty good tactics tbh.

Travers keeping us in this, for now.

This could be a cricket score the way it's going

Travers mom so far :(

The worst thing is he'll put it all on the players after the game. Genuinely feel for them.

I’m sure he’ll use this an excuse to bring on Curran at half time again.

Jeez, Hull are shit. 20 mins gone and they haven't even scored 2 yet.  ::)

Can’t we just hold onto the ball or are we that shit.

Against the rules I think?

.... these 2 knuckle dragging northern commentators are not helping either.

Another team who are sharper, quicker, full of running, picking up the second ball and getting the rub of the green which you get when full of confidence. Whereas us...........

Commentator has just said that' Sheridan has his hands in his pockets, pondering his options' Fuck off that's one!

Dont talk rubbish, BBC RS are at the game, not sat in front of a TV monitor

Freeman looks terrible in his 2 cameos for us so far.

we look very comfortable passing the ball around our own half when under no pressure...the moment a hull player applies pressure we freak out and misplace a pass. odds for us to have a shot this half?

Body language, heads dropped, no leaders.

I think we signed Morgan Freeman

Wish somebody would drop the head on Sheridan

Who's the scouser on the Hull comms?

Are we allowed to have our own midfield please?

getting ripped down both wings.

Have we had a shot yet?

Why would we do that?

Dire so far

That's better!

Best move for town so far, that was 1-1 barring a great bit of defending

They are as shit as we are performing.

Yep, they are sat in the BBC Wilts Studio (or relevant BBC Local Studio for others up and down the country).

It is out there in the public domain.

BBC Local have a blanket policy on commentary teams not being allowed to attend away matches due to covid-19 restrictions. They can still commentate of course but not at the ground. Go and do some research, every day is a school day.

What's a shot?

Sheridan won’t be happy with that move, too many passes over complicating things. Should have just been a hoof at the start.

Freeman still not looking great

Freeman has the turning circle of a sherman tank.

TBF we are putting in more of an effort than we did on Tuesday but sadly woeful in quality so far.

No they are not - you will find they are at the game, it is not a blanket ban for BBC Local it is choice.

I think you need to do some research yourself, same as the adver reporters go to the game.

Now prove to me Andrew & Rob are not at the game

  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sheridan is a Sherman tank(er)

Absolute shit

I think we’d have heard about it if Rob Hartley had finally had to miss a Town game since the mid ‘80’s?! He’d have been inconsolable...

Muskwe scored for Wycombe

I don't think he was at the Charlton game

Disjointed performance.

Good first half 1-0 down. Still in it. Would take that.

I understand he was there.

Hull look alright. We look okay in possession at the back but mostly because they're letting us keep the ball back there. Still, it has a bit of the air of a smash and grab being possible. Fingers crossed.

Nothing half from us.  My beers were nice. I might have another

for once we looked better as the half went on. marginally.

Hull still look comfortable, but at 1-0 all is not lost.

Travers kept us in it early on though

Will Curran come on at half time 🤣

Penny to a pound of pig shit we concede in the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half.

after an even start

The Admiral scores for Wycombe

This teams body language is appalling.

AND STOP FUCKING HOOFING IT UP TO TYLER SMITH FFS

Well, that was dire until Sheridan packed the midfield.

Thompson looked as if he didn't know whether he should be playing left midfield or LB. Once DJ dropped back, Thompson looked better.

Freeman at RB is a downgrade on Hunt or Caddis.

Masterson has been all over the shop.

T Smith and DJ have shown lots of effort. Hope hasn't!

Travers has made a couple of good saves.

Our midfield has been brushed off the ball and waltzed around.

indeed

We hoof it up to all our strikers, despite none of them being more than dating app 6'

2nd indeeded.

Hull are clearly head and shoulders above us. Not sure how Freeman got away with not being booked for that blatant trip. One good move that could have seen us level but its generally man v boys.

Hull not out of second gear.  

They don't need to be either.

Not interested in the Town result anymore, just want to see who's right out of bamboo and p2p.

One shot on target in a game and a half.

For a team that needs to win pretty much every other game, it’s not great.

With an appropriate number

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKO6XYXioc

Not sure if the co-commentator will get through the second half without succumbing to one of the bouts of swoony breathlessness whenever Hull have the ball.

Anyway, still in the game.

We're still in it.

The Spanish have a saying - "sometimes the tallest donkey is bigger than the smallest horse". I think we can all take the relevence of that now.

Well, we’ve got 11 donkeys so we’re bound to win.

That kid in the Screwfix ad on ifl looks good. Maybe he could do a job for us ... unless he is a Smith.

I thought Hawes was bamboo's sauce (sic), so suspect he'd know.

That's the spirit.

Are the BBC commentators at the match?

Oh fair enough

Did Bamboo break the forum earlier?

https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/changes-to-away-commentary/
https://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/bbc-radio-leeds-commentary-limited-to-home-fixtures/
https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2021/january/away-fixture-ifollow-commentary-changes/
https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2021/january/070121-commentary-change-for-barrow-ifollow-coverage-for-league-two-game-at-southend-united/

I'll keep going...

I've had the conversation (a private one) with AH regarding it and we were planning a socially distant catch up over a cuppa but they are not allowed to travel...  :doh:

So he says ...

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

To answer my own question, it's Bryan Hughes on co-commentary.

I don't think their comms have been that bad personally but each to their own.

next question. who is Bryan Hughes

Too much hopeful hoofing, Freeman so slow and ponderous, Twine hardly in the game, and no penetration except for that lovely move when we nearly scored except for great defence by them. Still, it's better than the last game so far. Travers playing well and saving us, will he last out the game?  

Ex Charlton and Birmingham winger?

I don't have to prove anything to you my friend.

Our ex player?

A bit touchy, pal.  Just friendly 'bants'.

I predict Curran will come on in the 56th minute

Think I'd get Twine off. he's a bit lightweight.

That's not proof Andrew & Rob are not at the game and commentating by watching iFollow really is it ?

Terrible cross from Freeman. Not impressed with him so far.

Great ball from Lyden out to Freeman on the wing. Lyden and Conroy both been good since their return, which is impressive considering how shit everything around them has been

This.

I don't think Twine is good enough for L1 despite his great goal at Ipswich. I am sure Redbuck will say I am picking on him as he normally does though.

Good save from Travers again

He's certainly got some obvious weaknesses. Not an all round player by any means but there's a lot of good too - feels like the kind of player they develop a lot better in Spain or Argentina than here. He needs to play 10, he's absolutely not a central mid.

It's also probably him or M Smith not both.

Travers is 10 times the keeper that Kovar is.

Aside from obviously wanting to win as an STFC fan I'd love to shut this commentator up, I'm sure he thinks he supports Barcelona.

Awaits howler...

Twine is a great striker of the ball but we play him too deep to utilise that, the game is bypassing him totally and he is very lightweight, play him sat behind a striker and it could well work as he had at Newport.

Hes not a complete midfielder though and Grant would be a better option, Matt Smith is a far more rounded midfielder, yet again Sheridan can't play to a players strength.

This was my fear and why I would have preferred him to be recalled, contract extended and then sent back to Newport, he would have come back being much better prepared for us next season then, or sold on if his form continued.  All we have done ((With my Bamboo hat on) as I stated) is pulled him back into a team devoid of confidence, poorly managed and at a higher level and have knocked the momentum he was making out of him.

He certainly doesn't suit Sheridan's style, that's for sure.

Even if he does he has made 3 saves that Kovar wouldnt have got close to, and lets face it Kovar made at least 1 a game.

or Newport

This.

Similar Latin flavour to be fair.

We're growing into this game btw.

do you reckon sheridan will bring some defenders and try to hold on to a 1 nil defeat?

Shudders...

What game?

Charades.

keep on like this we might even  manage a shot on target

Freeman and Hope should be sacrificed for Odimayo/Hunt and Pitman/Omotoye.

Pin the tail on our donkeys

Nice.  Book?  Sounds like?

Where is Donkey when you need him?

Lionel Blair,
Lionel Blair,
your clothes, your hair

How does Hawes do the post match interview if he's not there on Zoom😳

Sheridan 9 wins in 50 games at 4 clubs in the last 12 months!

Inspirational.

Will we test their keeper?

'there doesn't seem to be much movement on Town's bench'

That'll be Pitman then

There's been about 30 seconds football in the past 5 mins. It's lovely.

Does Jurassic John realise that losing 1-0 is a defeat?
We don’t get a bonus point for not conceding 3 goals.

We can ask him 'what's the capital of botswana?' after the match.

Average position of about 22nd across the 3 English ones?

We created a chance!

TBF Sheridan he only managed 1 game for Chesterfield in 2020 a 2-2 draw at Solihull Moors.

The record though is appalling, 3 wins at each of the 3 clubs he managed and 23 defeats in those 39 league games since 1st Jan 2020.

Doyle nets - takes me back to much better days, seems a long long time ago

Maybe Bamboo(noclue) thinks BBC helicopter Andrew in just to do an interview - or they do it over the phone, maybe they have Teams meeting arranged for after the game  :hmmm:

We need to score in this spell.

He hasn't managed a side in the top half of a table since he was at Carlisle in 2018 when they reached the heights on 11th in L2.

Is it Gaborone?

Pitman getting 15 minutes.

Here I am... arriving as late as most of my tackles.

Pitman injects some pace into our forward line replacing Tyler.

Missed chance from Hull although number 10 was a yard offside

Freeman loses his man at the far post and nearly costs us a goal.

Pucker up, i have to pin a tail on you..

Smith off
pitman on

my ifollow is a bit behind.

would have loved to see 2 strikers up top for the last 15.

I don't think we've had a shot on target

So. Like Donkey I’ve just got back home. What have I missed?

Fack all, one nil down after 4 mins as usual

Andrew Hawes may or may not be at the game, there are mixed opinions.

The same could be said of our attackers.

Disappointment mostly!

we've only conceded 1!!

About 20 pages of gallows humour.

Mark my words, we will nick a point

Oh, and we are playing party games..

That feels like we are winning only 1 down.

Well it is cold outside.

I feel your are personally trying to get an over reactive response. It's not working sorry.

Consistency is the key to a successful side.

Freeman again loses him man and it nearly costs us a goal.

Just like 3 draws is the same as a win (Williams’ theory), then losing by only one goal is the same as.... no that doesn’t work...

Chuffed to bits. Should improve our goals against Ave.

Can we please bring a right back on now. Freeman is blowing out his arse!

And unfortunately an unsuccessful one!

I’ll grab my knitting and get comfy.

Hull are dominant and have been throughout, but if I was a Hull fan I'd be nervous that they haven't killed the game off. Still a chance of a smash and grab.

Pitman wins our first long ball of the game in the 80th minute

Not for the first time, either.

So far the commentator has called him Lyden, Lidden and Laiden, any other ideas?

So I see. I will get in line to pin the tail.

Rob "could" be. If he's not technically a BBC employee. Hawes however won't be as he is definitely a BBC employee and it is a BBC policy on not allowing their employees to travel to away matches.

The adver and other independent media may be there but they aren't employed by the BBC.

Only going on what I've been told (what would be the point in lying about it) and what is readily available in the public domain, fella.

There's no kind of atmosphere

Omotoye on for Hope.

All alone, more or less.

Approaching 90 minutes without conceding, if you ignore the first 4 minutes it’s effectively a clean sheet. Probably something Sheridan comes out with after the match!

DJ is cutting a seriously frustrated figure

 :)

Lovely play from Jack Payne there breaking into the box, best chance for us of the half.

Good effort

First shot on target!

Could this be a one shot one goal scenario? As I type we shoot.

How true is this!

Well look for the positives, when was the last time that we were effectively still in the game with 3 mins left?

Absolutely shit this is.

To be in the game we would need to look like scoring!

Sorry Dukey, what were you seriously expecting today?

Sigh. 1-0 makes it seem like we are evenly matched. We’re miles off being capable of staying up. Get him out.

A Few Goals !!!!

Payne had a shot and looked like he MAY score!

Oldham just did Salford in the 92min, nice..

If we sacked him, they’d have to go through some sort of process to appoint a new manager. That could take someone hours... and I’m not sure there’s anyone at the club that gives that much of a fuck to take that much time over it. Or at least, they don’t give the impression they do.

Maybe Sean Curran could manage us. He has trained horses. Maybe he can train the donkeys too. And make Taylor Captain.

Is it just me shouting at Travers to have a shot when he gets the ball? :D

Honestly this game in isolation isn't the end of the world. But we just have no idea of how we want to score goals. And eventually, we do need to score some goals. It's set pieces or mistakes and we need more than that.

Now calling DJ Guyasimi

Tasty😋

Can see him getting the boot before the end of the season the way things are going. 1 win in 6, can’t see their owners accepting that for long.

Last week a 2-2 draw felt like a defeat, this week a 1-0 defeat feels like a win  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Damage limitation and all that!

Can’t we pass the fucking ball.
Ffs.

Don’t be so fucking optimistic. It’s not good for you.

F*** off Jurassic John.

Well that was shit.

Well that was simultaneously less bad than I feared and of no comfort at all.

That would be fun watching a lot of fans flipping their opinions again..

A better second half showing completely masks the fact we created one shot on target in the whole game and never looked like scoring.

Painful to watch anti-football from Sheridan.

Well, we didn't concede 2 today. That's basically the same as a win.

disgusting hoof ball performance again. our ball retention is absolutely terrible. the commentators said we have the most long balls of any team in the league. not suprised. if we are going to lose, lose heavy so we get rid of this awful management

fucking ruined our goals against average.. thanks Hull

They seem to be playing a horribly bad version of Wise Men Say as well.

There you go. A PMA, nice one PV.

Insanely predictable. Zero positives. Dont buy into anything about a "better second half". It's what we do. Hull never got out of first gear and we had one shot.

That was absolutely shit.
Boring hopeless can’t pass can’t compete and Hull nothing special.
Just walk Jurassic John.

what a bag of shit that was again.

midfield for all their running around are lacklustre with no bite whatsoever.
Bring back Grant of last season and Caddis....got to be better than these two.
If we could link it up there I think we'd at least then have a chance to get better ball towards the front of the team.

move on Sheridan you loser. abysmal manager.

Fuck me that was depressing.
Absolutely no coherent tactics other than "let's hope it falls to one of our attacking lads and pops it in from 40 yards".

Why’s no one celebrating the clean sheet? 92 minutes without conceding!

Sounds like Elvis

bunch of piss.

Frustrating to watch. One shot all game??

Passed it about a lot but never looked like scoring. In fairness neither did Hull in that second half.

Dull game. Didn't think much of Hull. Can't say we deserved anything from it however.

“A defeat never looked in question”. Their comms had it right. Never even close. As someone said, to score we actually need a plan as to how we’re going to feed the strikers. There’s no plan, no hope, no chance. Fuck off Dino.

Just waiting for the "we played well" from JJ.

Well, looking forward the next two games are mammoth ones. Get nothing from them and we are well and truly in the shit.

And that’s literally all a manager has to do. Have a plan. That’s the question someone has to ask him. What *is* your strategy John?

Indeed. To get to 50 points we may as well throw the kitchen sink in all the remaining games.

One effort on target is gonna result in a limp return to Div 4.

Somehow, I don’t think JS knows where the kitchen is.

Two Games running with only one shot on target, going to have to score with that one shot on Tuesday or we're fucked.

Have we sacked him yet?

Bingo -

* Hull are a big club
* lots of resource here
* we wanted to keep it tight
* it’s an improvement
* It was a good performance
* I’ll keep trying
* players don’t listen to me
* what do you want me to say

Etc etc etc

To be fair, we did manage it for 4 1/2 minutes.

Give over, surely that is not what he said?

This. Had enough.

that's quotes for the Sheridan bingo card. cross them off as he talks

"Very even until the goal".

😂😂Christ, I thought that was his reaction.
If he comes out with any of that you would have to consider the mental health act and seek advice!

Sheridans bottled it. Tommy Wright is doing it

I've a feeling that this forum will be much more positive early next week.

One shot on target in two games that's shocking :eek:

Bottler

What makes you say this mate? ;)

A good manager might send the assistant out when they’ve won.

Matt Smith  - we are in talks with arsenal, no final decision yet.

if he goes back it's a ** football decision **

Tyler Smith - another club wanted to sign him on a perm. but Sheffield United made him come back to us

Wrights doing his best to get around the tricky questions Sheridan didn't want to answer😀

via "remote connection" too...straight from the Hawses mouth too  :) It was quite clear that Tommy Wright wasn't fully ready for his video call.

Bits and pieces. Been out to the garden and had a little chinwag with the grapevine.

Wright:
- First half hour they were bigger stronger and in total control
- They should have been 2-0 up at half time
- Second half we got in their face a bit more but without creating anything other than Payne's run
- Keep giving teams the first goal which gives us a problem
- Didnt have the quality or guile to get back in the game
- In a difficult situation and have to stick together and remain positive
- Its not a plan to close the back door. We play too many square balls
- It was difficult to break them down in the second half
- We need to be more positive and confident in our play
- The biggest thing today was effort
- Thought we could get down the side of them with our fullbacks
- They were more deep in the second half. We didnt have the guile
- We are in talks with Arsenal about M Smith's future
- Its a footballing decision
- J Smith said he wanted to play football. City were offered the opportunity to sell and called him back and did so. Jonny wanted to play
- Footballing logic behind M Smith: We need players on loan in different areas
- T Smith: Sheff Utd want him to stay with us. Another club wanted to sign him permanently, which is why he went back, but Sheff Utd didnt want to sell him. That's why he came back to us.
- All the clubs at the bottom of the table are in trouble.
- If we lose to Wigan should Wright and Sheridan be sacked?: There have been mitigating circumstance, but thats up to the powers that be. They know its not good enough and are trying their best (paraphrased)
- Hopefully we might be able to add to the squad (permanent), but there is nothing concrete or on the horizon.
- Travers is making too many saves because we are not defending well enough

Poor fucker.

Sent from my XQ-AD51

Not even doing the post match? Never thought I'd dislike a manager as quickly as I did Paul Hart. Hart at least came out and faced the music.

Very cowardly.

Travers 8
Made a few good saves but couldn’t do anything for the goal. Nice to have a solid keeper. He was the only player I wouldn’t trade for the opposite number of the Hull side.

Freeman 6
Not fit and will steal the phrase ‘turning circle of a Sherman tank’

Masterson 5
Was all over the shop in the first half. Not put under pressure in the second.

Conroy 6
Same as Masterson.

Thompson 5
Didn’t know whether he was playing LM or LB and was caught out of position for the goal. After we changed formation, he looked more solid in defence. But didn’t manage to link with the midfield pushing forward.

Palmer 5
Lightweight. Overran in first half. Produced very little

Lyden 5
Main contribution was the yellow card. See Palmer

Twine 4
Produced nothing. No bursting runs. Tried a few flicks and passes. Had a free kick and one shot charged down that was blown up for a foul. Really needed him to extend his contract and go back to Newport of the rest of the season. He doesn’t suit what Sheridan is trying to do, unless we magic a thug up in midfield to work around him, break up play and give him the ball in space.

T Smith 6
Tried hard in the first half running everywhere. Absolutely no service. Robbed of a goal by an excellent piece of defending.

DJ 5
Flattered to deceive. Had a couple of little runs, but faded out of the game.

Hope 4
Produced nothing I’m afraid. Only reason that I knew he was playing was the commentators kept bigging him up.

Subs:
Payne 6
Had a bursting run and a toe poke at goal! Best midfield contribution of the day. But didn’t do much else.

Pitman 5
Not mobile. One burst into the box.

Omatoye 4
Not on long enough to make an impression. Don’t think he touched it.

The grapevine has also been regaling titbits of interesting snippets behind the scenes that don't show Sheridan in  good light at all. I doubt anyone will be surprised at all.

do you think wright was liberal with the truth on the Smiths situation OB, all 3 ?

A fit A.Grant perhaps  :hmmm:

Can you please elaborate?

That grapevine it going to be ripe with a bounty of fruits ;)

Travers:
- Knew it would be a tough test against top of table teams
- Thought we could do well.
- Losing lead so early was tough. At least we didnt concede 2 or 3 before half time
- Couldn't get back into the game which was disappointing
- Massive week for us next week
- Save from Potter: Held position as long as possible and was able to reach down to the left and save it.
- Confidence is fine. We got a bit result at Ipswich and Charlton. A few good results can shoot us up there.
- We are excited for Tuesday against Wigan and then saturday against Shrewsbury
- Feeling exposed? Played top teams who have broken us down. We had defended well. We need to compact against the better teams.
- Bonus that we only conceded 1 today
- There have been tough games since the Ipswich game. Poss why we havent kicked on.
- Loving playing every week and getting the match day buzz
- Want to push up the table and push on out of the bottom 4
- Still 20+ games. Not putting too much pressure on ourselves in the next couple of games.

Maybe.

Come on Bamboo, spill the beans!

Yeah, please give us some hope going into next week :)

I reckon there will be a BBC understands at 8:57pm tonight

Feeling in my cider

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

Cooper got the boot on a Saturday night if I remember rightly, so Power has form in that regard!

If he does get the boot, I hope Wright does too.

No, we only lost 1-0, so basically we won today.

AH & RH
- A neutral looking at the table would say that STFC did well to only lose 1-0
- The lack of faith in the manager is apparent in the number of texts and messages from fans
- Tyler Smith: Sheff Utd has to agree to take the player back on a season long loan. Feel sorry for him as he is always bright and positive when we speak to him. Seems a difficult one for everyone to deal with
- M Smith: Him going back opens up a loan spot to bring someone else in. We have to believe them when they say its for football reasons
- Tuesday is a big night. A must win if we want to stay up
- Need 9 wins for safety. Wigan at home is one to target.

Indeed he has but then the clubs, sorry his ownership of the club was not in question.

You need to both talk to Mr Bob's Orange regarding that one I'm afraid. I never kiss and tell (not saying BO does either btw. Lovely bloke though)   :girlgiggle:

If any football club does their due diligence, Sheridan should never get a job again.

But they don't, and he will.

He doesn't need another job - He's got one here!

I’m hoping these are rumours with substance. Please, give us someone hungry and enthusiastic - someone, anyone...

Correct but his next will likely be non-league.

As intimated elsewhere on this thread the rumour is of real unrest in the camp, especially from the more senior players. Could be all absolute bollo*ks of course and everything is hunky-dory and they are all reading from the same script and are very happy with things!

 :hmmm:

I've been sworn to secrecy by someone I trust so I won't go into full details but there are a couple of players who haven't been involved recently that, let's just say haven't seen eye to eye with the gaffer.

So Caddis and Baudry. How does that translate into a sacking?

Bob’s gone all Bamboo

This was my first thought when he didn't speak to the press after the game.

Has he gone yet?

One thing that will make you smile is Salford lost to Oldham, who scored a last minute.

Bet old Richie is fuming!

Looking at the table, we could easily avoid the drop if we have a half-decent manager.

Fucking hope something is done, quickly.

I have heard the same thing

Some very unhappy players in the club

Said this after Plymouth. Do it before it's too late.

And they drop out of the playoff spots.

Both the managerial performance and the 'behaviour' of the manager towards certain players.

Before anyone has a moan im not claiming to be someone ITK, just something I heard from someone who has a contact within the club. The next chapter in STFC should hopefully be brighter.

Fumin' is the Manc twat  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:


It's definitely one in the eye for Sheridan when the senior pros start losing any remaining faith...

I get you can't always be exact without it coming back on the person who told you BO.

here's hoping it's right

Ohhh, is he selling up?

The way Sheriden has been behaving over recent weeks makes you wonder what is mental state is after losing both of his parents in a short space of time and the guy made need a break away from football to grieve like any other person would which Power surely must be aware of and should do the right thing for both club and humanity

Could be something in that but PDC  went through the same scenario and never allowed it to interfere with his work.  I know there's never two people the same but if it is affecting him in such a way he should hand over the reins for the sake of this clubs survival.

There's ALOT of smoke, so hopefully a fire somewhere.

I hope he gets binned off soon, but I honestly thought it would have happened after Plymouth if it was going to.

I agree but he may be too proud/depressed to do it himself

Jesus when did I last post?
Well for what's it's worth, listening to the playback of Andrews commentary and the sounds of the microphone ambience, plus the fact he wasn't in the same room as Tommy Wrong, I'd say it makes perfect sense they weren't there today.
Has he gone yet?

I’m ITK and so is my wife

In the kitchen?

In defence of the Jurassic one, I don't think we should question how someone grieves too much. We all do so in different ways and in ways that some may find less acceptable than others, yet it is a very personal process nonetheless.

I agree though, in a professional capacity, if it interferes with your high profile work then most employers will accept some form of special leave and if not, then important adult discussions have to be had about whether taking an extended leave of absence is better for all parties.  This will usually result in a difficult but mutual resignation.

While not a bereavement Martin Ling, Marcus Trescothick to name a few who have had personal issues not foreseen and dealt with them professionally.

It might need Power to intervene and offer him help even if he dosen't want to sack him

Come on. He can’t use that as an excuse. He’s been shite at a number of clubs for ages.

Fuck him. Give him the boot pronto.

It's hard to disagree about his managerial record

I'm with Audrey. I think he's just crap.

Amazing that he beat PDC in the promotion season

Yes but think even more smartly. If Power can dismiss him for a reason that also doesn't include having to pay compensation then you know he would be likely to go down that route every day of the week.

If JS behaviour towards players is in question then LP will be able to get rid and no pay off required.

Are we about to see a summary dismissal?  :hmmm:

I guess if the word bullying is involved then it's hard to see how Sheriden could survive

Any 'summary dismissal' could be challenged by way of further litigation

your quite sure of a dismissal yh?

i couldn't care for the reason and he cant be on much. the primary reason is he is one of the worst managerial appointments swindon have made and the stats show that.

I think speculating about someones possible grief and how it effects their mental health on a footy discussion forum is really skeevy in a sort of cunty way.

Same as when matey did it with Tom Broadbent stuff or whatever it was(n't)

I must state, I did say "ARE WE, about to see..." just in cae anyone thinks I'm saying anything different. I'm asking the question as to whether it is about to happen.

As JBZ states. It could be challenged but the person being summary dismissed has to be certain they haven't exercised gross misconduct and of course the employer would also have to give evidence of this GM occurring. Usually backed by way of employee complaints in regard to the dismissed in question. It doesn't necessarily mean that the person originally dismissed will be so but it will make for an environment where at least two parties will not be comfortable - that's probably quite difficult in a football environment unless the senior management decide to demote your position to keep you out the way...

I was close to saying something similar myself.

Having brought Sheridan in, (after already managing Waterford) no way will power tuck up Sheridan with a dismissal...even he can’t stoop that low...can he 🤔

Anyway, I know how you all love these so I’ll carry on and apologies if this has already been said somewhere in the 500+topics that mention power/the future/bamboo starts. A mate of a mate tells me that power is trying to sell to an American and then power is going to ‘buy’ another club.

Ok then, no excuses, he's fucking crap.

Has he gone yet ?.

My cider was wrong

So Matt Smith possibly going back is due to footballing reasons - if that isn't a reason to sack a Manager, what is?  I want to offload my best footballer to get someone else in (and later admits not sure if they will be able to).

Please Mr Sheridan, do fuck off.

I wonder where Matt Smith will end up by 11pm on Monday (or whenever the window closes)?

Charlton maybe?

Wimbledon sack manager after poor run of form. Ummm....

Really?  He ditched players if they looked at him in the wrong way, got sent off numerous times, signed players and considered signing players just to fuck with other teams, and got in a major strop when he was told he couldn't sign the players..  got players to dance as a punishment, told them they were fat, goaded opposition fans and coaching staff..  numerous other examples but one more worth mentioning, he broke into the club at fucking midnight to take his things..

Not saying that this was to do with where his head was, because you could never tell because he was like that all of the time..  he was a headcase..  but saying it never intefered with his work is, at the least a little rich.

He was fucking brilliant though. There isn’t a single Swindon fan that loved it whilst he was here. The passion he injected, the personality was worth the ticket price on it’s own. I’d still have him back tomorrow in a heartbeat.

People really need to stop thinking they’ve been appointed to speak for everyone.

He won football matches though. Often overlooked.

Exactly.  Did not affect the results.

Sheridan going back to his roots


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JIX_Pr9ufR8

Swindon under PDC and now, behind the scenes are vastly different and simply cannot be compared.
Tuesday is Court scheduled day thus let’s just hope Power accepts something that means the end of his tenure. If only everything could be settled out of court, quickly, efficiently and something that we can at least have a crumb of hope as right now we all need it.

Do we know how long the case is likely to last? Or how long it is likely to be before we will see any outcome from any result?

I was really pissed off with Wright's comments to the Adver about matt Smith's return to Arsenal, it  makes no sense at all. Especially this section:

"The 20-year-old playmaker arrived at the County Ground on a season-long loan deal in the summer and has been an early contender for Adver Sport player of the year with his confident passing and superb technical ability.

Yet, after John Sheridan revealed Town have been considering sending Smith back to North London early, many fans have been wondering why the Swindon boss would get rid of one of the club’s standout players.

Wright did not confirm Smith would definitely return to Arsenal, but the 56-year-old suggested it would be a “footballing decision” if the move were to be confirmed before Monday night’s 11pm deadline."

Has he gone yet?

. "Footballing decision" is just made up. It makes no sense to send back the one player who has stood out in this possibility poor season.  In the same way it makes no sense to continually play a CB who is way out of his depth because he has trained well.  Putting 2 and 2 together and making 5 I would say its this kind of stuff that pisses off the senior players. That is my own made up logic of course.

Exactly. It's fucking bollocks. Whenever you get young players on loan from top teams it can often be a bit hit and miss. Many aren't ready for the physicality of the lower leagues. But then every now and then you get an absolute gem who has the work ethic, skill, strength and intelligence required to really shine in the lower leagues. Jimmy Davis, James Milner, David Thompson. I would put Matt Smith into that category. Full of running, tenacious, good on the ball with an eye for a killer pass. And we have the gaul to send him back?! He should be the first name on the team sheet every week. Its not like we're blessed with talent this season. Pisses me right off.

Let's not forget Wright was probably forced to do the press conference and told what to say and not necessarily what he agreed with

I assume the footballing decision is purely to get him off the wage bill and to try and get two players in for the wages we were paying for one...

Let's hope we don't get two permanent duds in then which we get stuck with for next season

Arsenal are recalling Smith because they want a better option for him rather than stay with Sheridan.

That’s the footballing reason. Sheridan is the reason/problem.

The footballing reason is solely down to Arsenal not being happy with how Sheriden wants him to play.

Smith has been in constant contact with Arsenal and he isn't happy.

They already have another loan planned when he returns to them

Good luck to the guy and definitely our loss

yeah, "footballing decision", "trained better", got to read between the lines.

I reckon Smith will learn more in a better team anyway, so whether we are sacrificing or arsenal are recalling then he's going to be better off.

you'd think if arsenal were recalling they'd have done it swiftly though
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got up late. he's still here :(

And his Carlisle team desroyed us 4-0 at the County Ground in Wellens first game in charge.

And Sid Nelson, STFC's greatest defender in recent years, played in that game.

I think you are making up your own rhetoric for this, Nelson was certainly the most commited defender we have had in years but by no means the greatest, that may be your own opinion but not anyone elses I feel.

I think he's being sarcastic.

Trying to get a bite off Bamboo

In fairness, I seem to recall that a number of supporters were keen to get the former Millwall captain back on board. I didn't understand why.

No - recent posts suggest that something will send Bamboo over the edge at some point in the near future.

Noted.

So being a WUM is it they call it?

Again noted.

Sheridan or Matt Smith ?.

Or Sheridan Smith?

Or John Smith?