Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town Official Matchday Thread

[Batch]

Typical Town away form that. Aside from the odd blip.

[Ardiles]

Showed more signs of life in the second half, but obvious we're going to need a Plan B for away games like this.  Taking it down the wings and popping balls in for our tall strike force just seems to make more sense on days like today.  Not how MC likes to play, I know, but the fluid passing game that he likes (& that gets so much credit in the right conditions) is not always going to work.

[adje]

Radio Swindon-over reaction.co.uk. Some people calling for Holloway ffs!

[@mwooly63]

Still 8th but bunching up all around now
Be another toughie v Vale coming up

[welshred]

We certainly don't need a new manager, but Cooper needs to come up with a Plan B and C for games like today and Tuesday.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Quite worrying that even with 5 defenders on the pitch in the last two matches that we have been cut open so easily. The three at the back has certainly been hit and miss so far and for me it leaves us far too exposed on the wings.

A bit of perspective for those who really thought we would challenge for the title. Expectation will remain play offs and I will reserve judgement until later in the season.

I think I said the other day - our manager is Mark Cooper so I don't think the season has gone too badly so far given the player turn over.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Some people calling for Holloway ffs!

Dreamland some of our fans.

[REDBUCK]

Histon2-1 Stockport latest. Unfinished business

You know that this is a league game and not in the cup don't you.?

[Dostoyevsky]

They played in the FA Cup qualifier, draw tomorrow afternoon. Histon won 2-1

Edit. My mistake, it was the league, blame futbol24.com

[ronnie21]

Showed more signs of life in the second half, but obvious we're going to need a Plan B for away games like this.  Taking it down the wings and popping balls in for our tall strike force just seems to make more sense on days like today.  Not how MC likes to play, I know, but the fluid passing game that he likes (& that gets so much credit in the right conditions) is not always going to work.

Exactly!  We started very slowly today again, to play our fluid passing footy we have to win the right, no good allowing the opposition to get the initial foothold, we will always struggle.  At Rotherham the Millers should have been out of sight in the first half, once we scored they crumbled. that will not happen too many times - especially away from home.  The other worrying aspect for me is the fact that Nile Ranger will always cause havoc if the right balls are played into him, today it appeared we struggled to even find him, let alone with the right ball - and we were playing with just him up top!!  As regards plan B, I don't think Cooper has one, not playing well and yet we only made one sub all game, it doesn't make sense to me.

[THE FLASH]

I took in a quality match...Slimbridge v Warminster in the Les Phillips cup...

So, I only had official texts and a few off my mate who was there.

First half....we are shit.

Second half: better but lucky OG.....then radio silence.

Calls for Coopers head is a fucking joke.

Cooper does need to study other tactics though.....

[Berniman]

Quite worrying that even with 5 defenders on the pitch in the last two matches that we have been cut open so easily. The three at the back has certainly been hit and miss so far and for me it leaves us far too exposed on the wings.

A bit of perspective for those who really thought we would challenge for the title. Expectation will remain play offs and I will reserve judgement until later in the season.

I think I said the other day - our manager is Mark Cooper so I don't think the season has gone too badly so far given the player turn over.

I still don't see why you think anything less than play offs in unacceptable.  Considering the age of the squad and the inexperience of the board and manager along with the cost cuts we have gone through, anything above midtable would be a decent season.

We were always going to be inconsistent, unfortunately the style in which we have started the season has got everyone believing that we are the finished article, hopefully the last two performances will cool a few people down.

[joteddyred]

At least I know I'm not a jinx by listening to away games!

A long way to go, but Cooper does need to get a bit more savvy with tactics.  There seems to be a slight lack in ability to change things when needed -both formation and personnel.  Aside from Rotherham, we've only picked up points against teams in the bottom third of the table.

[Batch]

I blame the coach.


We've been shit since we got it. I don't care if it's got a treatment table and sky sports. Coach out.

[sonicyouth]

I went to Tesco instead of listening to the whole game after hearing that we had no shots off target - let alone on target - in the first half. I made the right decision.

It was only just over a week ago that we tore Notts County to shreds and were unfortunate not to win by a much greater margin. A 4-0 away victory at Rotherham was only a couple of weeks ago. We will be consistently inconsistent this season.

Surprised to see a couple of people on Twitter complaining that Kasim isn't good enough. That's a pretty quick turnaround.