Richie Wellens.. so far.

[Flashheart]

Maybe i am in a foul mood but i see nothing positive at all in losing our top 2 goalscorers in January

I don't think anybody is, but it doesn't mean it has to be 100% negative either.

[Shrivvy Road]

We're top of the league, for starters.
With a good team, albeit missing in a couple of positions.
And a recruitment team that has been nothing short of impressive so far.

So, quite easy to see how it could end up going well really.

The previous 5 years mean nowt. Wellens and Jewell were not here then, or should we judge them on the performance of Brown and Flitcroft etc?

You have totally missed my point though. It is also just as easy to see how it can go wrong isn't it

[Flashheart]

It is also just as easy to see how it can go wrong isn't it

I did not say otherwise. Of course it is easy to see how it can go wrong.

But is it really so difficult to see how it can go well?

[Bogus Dave]

You have totally missed my point though. It is also just as easy to see how it can go wrong isn't it

That’s not what Reg asserted though.

[pauld]

Is reg wrong?

No, of course it's not good to lose Yates and Doyle. But as I said there's a long way to go in this transfer window, much less this season before he starts gloating about it all going tits up. A lot can happen between now and Feb 1st

[suttonred]

I'm normally laid back about everything. But, Wellens has royally fucked up here. To be a good manager you plan for the worst, and hope for the best. He's missed a crucial "worst" part out.

We'd better win Saturday, otherwise it could get sticky real fast.

Pinning hopes on Twine, who with all due respect couldn't hit my arse with a double bass.

Time for a lie down

[Peter Venkman]

I think there is every reason to see this ending well.

Since I have been watching Swindon in the early 70s Swindon Town have been top of the table after 28 games just once.

That was in 1995/6 when we were 3 points clear of Blackpool in 2nd place and that season we went on to win the Division 2 title.

Even in the Macari Championship winning season in 1985/6 we were sat in 2nd place after 28 games behind Chester who were 2 points ahead of us.

In the PdC title winning season we were sat in 4th place 1 point off the leaders Southend after 28 games.

Every reason therefore to be positive.

[Shrivvy Road]

I did not say otherwise. Of course it is easy to see how it can go wrong.

But is it really so difficult to see how it can go well?

I know you didn't . I didn't reply to you though i responded to Paul.

[Flashheart]

I haven't seen Paul saying that either mate.

I honestly think you should sleep on it and come back tomorrow or something. You're reading into things that people just are not saying.

[Batch]

The pessimist in me sees this ending badly if we don't get one of them back.

We've waited for seasons for another good (20 goal a season)striker, and two popped up at once. The chances of lucking out again in the loan market seem very remote.

IF that's what happens.

[Shrivvy Road]

What am i reading too much into? I simply asked was Reg wrong? What have you not seen Paul say?

[pauld]

I haven't seen Paul saying that either mate.

That's because I didn't. I said it was too early to start the "I told you so" gloating on the assumption that it will all go tits up now that Doyle and Yates have gone back. It's a blow that they've been recalled but they can still be replaced (possibly by themselves in fact!) and we can go on to have a good season. If they're not, then I agree we're likely not to, and much of the promise of this season will have been wasted. But it's too early to leap with such obvious glee on the doomwagon

[Shrivvy Road]

That’s not what Reg asserted though.

I must have missed what he asserted then

[Flashheart]

We've waited for seasons for another good (20 goal a season)striker, and two popped up at once. The chances of lucking out again in the loan market seem very remote.

Unless what we're really doing is taking average strikers and turning them into goal machines.

I wonder how many Keshi would be on by now if he wasn't injured all the bloody time? He's not been all that great until now.

[Flashheart]

I simply asked was Reg wrong?

And we answered - Yes.

And we explained why. But you don't seem to want to listen. Let me ask you something (again) - do you really think it's difficult to see how things can go well? (Which is what Reg asserted).