Swindon Town v Forest Green Rover official match day thread

[Batch]

yeah it seemed a bit unorthodox at times, Romanski was lb.then he was in the centre.. Couldn't really work it out.

Same with Anderson, who was wide right one minute, a bit more central the next

You don't know what your doing, you don't know what your doing. etc etc! I guess this is known as being 'fluid' in football manager style games.


Not sure we are ready for that kind of play, our plodders are a bit fick for dat.

to be fair, it may just be me specifically that couldn't work it out!

whatever we did, it worked very well in the first half.

[Bob's Orange]

You don't know what your doing, you don't know what your doing. etc etc! I guess this is known as being 'fluid' in football manager style games.


Not sure we are ready for that kind of play, our plodders are a bit fick for dat.

to be fair, it may just be me specifically that couldn't work it out!

whatever we did, it worked very well in the first half.

Yeah it sounded like we were all over them second half. I did say on a watsapp chat after half time and reading that we were so dominant that we would lose 1-0. Fucking annoying to be proved correct.

[Tails]

Playing well and losing is not a good habit...... playing badly and winning is.

We did that under Flitcroft and the fans hated it so...

[Kinky Tom]

It was definitely 442 in the first half but that was due to us having all of the ball, in the 2nd it looked more 352 as Taylor shifted to WB with Romanski shuffling over to CB when we didn't have the ball.

[Reg Smeeton]

Yeah it sounded like we were all over them second half. I did say on a watsapp chat after half time and reading that we were so dominant that we would lose 1-0. Fucking annoying to be proved correct.

There are shades of Luke about this.... in 16/17 we were way too easy to beat, teams could just sit in, we'd try and play some fancy triangles to no great effect, then a defensive error would present the points. That was in Div 3 mind with 4 down.... this season only 2 down, so a bit more leeway.

[Reg Smeeton]

We did that under Flitcroft and the fans hated it so...

Fans under Luke....  too much football, get it forward. Same fans under Flitcroft..... play some football, too much forward hoofball

PB can play all the decent football he wants but if we lose to Tranny and Crawley, there will be calls for his head, results are all that matter.

[Posh Red]

Finding the excessive doom and gloom pretty ridiculous.  Defence is the priority.  More relaxed about our goal scoring threat.

I didn’t go last night, so won’t comment on the performance.

But still agree with the comment above.

To give some perspective, we won 2 of our first seven games under Paolo & only three of the first 10 in the season we were champions under Macari. (Including cup games).

I know the world has moved on, but the fans in general seem to be much less able to cope with defeat now.

Also, I guess it helped then that there was generally a more optimistic feel around the club

[flammableBen]

We've been on a slow but very definite and steady decline for 25 years. Doomygloomy's is all we know.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

I didn’t go last night, so won’t comment on the performance.

But still agree with the comment above.

To give some perspective, we won 2 of our first seven games under Paolo & only three of the first 10 in the season we were champions under Macari. (Including cup games).

I know the world has moved on, but the fans in general seem to be much less able to cope with defeat now.

Also, I guess it helped then that there was generally a more optimistic feel around the club

It’s not really that, though. At least not for me. It’s the fact that the personnel changes but the outcome remains the same. Whether it’s Luke or Flitcroft or, now, Brown our fundamental defending at the very simplest level, is dreadful.

I remember saying after Macclesfield that at least we wouldn’t be making such glaring defensive mistakes week after week, yet . . .

[Shrivvy Road]

I didn’t go last night, so won’t comment on the performance.

But still agree with the comment above.

To give some perspective, we won 2 of our first seven games under Paolo & only three of the first 10 in the season we were champions under Macari. (Including cup games).

I know the world has moved on, but the fans in general seem to be much less able to cope with defeat now.

Also, I guess it helped then that there was generally a more optimistic feel around the club

I understand your point but you also need to appreciate that someone like me who is in their thirties that last season was the lowest league finish i can remember since i started going.

I have been one of the ones who has tried to stick with Power but it's now getting to a point where irrelevant of people shouting about he is a crook and milking us i actually just care about the football and to be honest it has got shitter and shitter under his ownership and i can't see him changing anytime soon so he should go.

[Shrivvy Road]

We did that under Flitcroft and the fans hated it so...

Not at home we didn't to be fair

[Batch]

I didn’t go last night, so won’t comment on the performance.
But still agree with the comment above.

Can't help it, pessimism isn't a choice

To give some perspective, we won 2 of our first seven games under Paolo

True, but he did have a few advantages in the transfer market that Brown won't get Incidentally and shamefully (sorry CS) the  first time I actually came away with a bit of optimism that season was the 2-1 home defeat to the Pox. I looked it up - 21st of August, much earlier than I thought. Can't believe that was 7 years ago now.

only three of the first 10 in the season we were champions under Macari. (Including cup games).

I was not a proper follower back then. Did the squad change much, did a key player come in, or did it just "click"? Genuinely interested in this, a bit of weight to add some optimism is always good.

[Reg Smeeton]

I didn’t go last night, so won’t comment on the performance.

But still agree with the comment above.

To give some perspective, we won 2 of our first seven games under Paolo & only three of the first 10 in the season we were champions under Macari. (Including cup games).

I know the world has moved on, but the fans in general seem to be much less able to cope with defeat now.

Also, I guess it helped then that there was generally a more optimistic feel around the club

The key difference is that in those 2 seasons the home form was formidable, even if at first the away form was sketchy.

We've been mostly poor at the CG for the thick end of 3 seasons now.  Flitcroft looked like he'd turned that tide when we won 5 in a row, then promptly fucked off.... result get stuffed by Chetnumb.   

We're currently rated the 79/92, so don't think too many expect us to be able to compete in the higher levels, but would think we should be able to compete with the likes of Numb, FGR and Yeovil.  OK last year we won the Somerset/Wilts/Glos mini league, but don't think too many would put money on it happeneing this year

[Paolo69]

The key difference is that in those 2 seasons the home form was formidable, even if at first the away form was sketchy.

Ahhh, we'll be ok then. Can't do any better than the 3 points out of 3 we've managed at home this season. :-)

[Batch]

Ahhh, we'll be ok then. Can't do any better than the 3 points out of 3 we've managed at home this season. :-)

Ha. The JPCheckatrade is a points league. In your face FAKE NEWS boy.