Differences...

[STFC Village]

i notice all of the doubters on this thread were absent from huddersfield, speaks volumes.

I noticed that myself Mex.

Things are improving under Iffy, and I'm not sure if it is the honeymoon period or not. To be fair, if it was the honeymoon period, it would have been from the moment Iffy took over. However, we had some terrible results when Iffy took over, so my theory is Iffy is turning a corner. If we carry on performing as we did against Hudds, I have absolutely no doubt we will stay up

[flammableBen]

I've just realised as someone who hasn't been to a game for ages (mainly due to being skint, then working, then being at uni and not being able to justify the £35 of train and ticket + extra drink money)... anyway, not having seen the town play for ages, I've realised that my view of the team is pretty much exclusively based on peoples comments on here. Or early season when I've been listening to wiltshire sound.

I still havn't decided what point I'm gonna make so I might just go on a drunken rant......

Iffy might be the man to keep us up. I think he's definately eager for the job and hopefully his enfusiasm(really bad spelling, pretty pissed) will rub off on the players.

Reeves has been unlucky, If he hadn't have fucked up his leg then I'm pretty sure he would have got the job. I personally would have preffered reeves in charge, I think he'd be better at stopping us letting in sloppy goals. I know i havn't seen us play for a while but from what I remember our defence always looks more organised when reeves is playing.

Woan is an intersting one. To be honest when he sighned as a coach last year I wouldn't have minded him signing as a player aswell. He might have fuck all fitness amd getting old. But he's the best player I've seen in a Swindon shirt since Mark Walters and quite frankly he could come off the bench and I doubt he's lost his ability to stand in the middle of the park and play decent balls. Not to mention his brilliance at corners and free kicks. Dunno what he'd be like as a manager though. I'd expect him to want to play a style of game beyond our players ability.

King. King, King, King. King. I think he's been harshly done by swindon fans. I infact blame our poor start of the season on swindon fans. Kings tactical knowledge has never been great, I wouldn't argue that he's the greatest tactition ever but I could understand a few things he got stick for. Like pushing heywood and van der linden upfront (both had played as strikers at youth level).
 The whole 5-3-2  - should have worked  -   it's a shame our players weren't clever enough for it, if duke can play left back he can fucking play left wing back. I see Gurney as a natural right wing back. It's a shame we never had the defence and midfield clever enough to implement the cover.

I hope you realise that this has been written ridiculously hammered.

--ben

[Spud]

We were going stake under King and it was time for a change!, its as simple as that.

[walrus]

For me, King had to go after twice losing 7 games on the trot, an abysmal record which I would wager the majority of boards in the football league would not stand for.  King did help us achieve some good seasons - the playoff season and latter half of the one before this (02/03) was great and I thoroughly enjoyed turning up at the County Ground almost expecting to win.

Iffy has seemingly changed the mood of the players and, although an impression pitchside is perhaps a little short-sighted, there is seemingly a much greater camaraderie than under King.  The Franchise result bemoaned earlier was shortly after Iffy took over, and we must remember this:
a).  Isn't his team
b).  He is still learning too
c).  The morale was rock bottom - even when we went a goal up the fans/players almost expected to concede

It's a touch early to judge Iffy, but he has seemingly made us very difficult to beat.  To turn a team around from 8 consecutive defeats to 4 games unbeaten including the cup is an incredible feat, especially when you consider twice in this period we have gone to teams near the top of the league at Brentford and Hartlepool respectively.

[janaage]

Personally I was impressed with  the last half hour against the scunts.  I gather if I had made the trip up to Udders I would have spent most of the journey home masturbating furiously!!

Can't wait for Saturday.

[McLovin]

The one thing i will say about Iffy is he seems a dab hand at man management, something i think King lacked.

[RobertT]

The main thing I see about Iffy is that he is very articulate.  King had a tendency to ramble because his mouth worked quicker than his brain.  It did bring about some funny comments but imagine trying to figure out his instructions as a player.  The biggest difference this brings for me is a clarity in the players minds over what they are supposed to be doing.  The 4-5-1 was maligned by people saying it was defensive, possibly because players didn't truly understand the attacking capabilities.  Under Iffy, that same-ish formation seems very attacking.  Patches I saw in all 3 of the last home games showed me that things are improving.  Franchise away was too soon for any impression to have been made and was possibly the worst performance because we had new ideas but players still stuck in old routines.

[Ben Wah Balls]

For me, King had to go after twice losing 7 games on the trot, an abysmal record which I would wager the majority of boards in the football league would not stand for.  King did help us achieve some good seasons - the playoff season and latter half of the one before this (02/03) was great and I thoroughly enjoyed turning up at the County Ground almost expecting to win.

Iffy has seemingly changed the mood of the players and, although an impression pitchside is perhaps a little short-sighted, there is seemingly a much greater camaraderie than under King.  The Franchise result bemoaned earlier was shortly after Iffy took over, and we must remember this:
a).  Isn't his team
b).  He is still learning too
c).  The morale was rock bottom - even when we went a goal up the fans/players almost expected to concede

It's a touch early to judge Iffy, but he has seemingly made us very difficult to beat.  To turn a team around from 8 consecutive defeats to 4 games unbeaten including the cup is an incredible feat, especially when you consider twice in this period we have gone to teams near the top of the league at Brentford and Hartlepool respectively.

That never happened though....

[DV]

I'm the resident pessimist and I can honestly say, after watching EVERY single game. We look a much better team with Iffy in charge.

We look fitter & sharper
The players look more committed
We are playing better football
The deadwood (Collins, Heath, Thorpe, Cureton) are no where near the 1st 11

Performances have picked up. Iffy is the man for the job and we are doing better than we did under King. It is only a matter of time before we stuff someone 4-0.

[Ben Wah Balls]

You're the resident pessimist but you were also one of King's biggest critics, Iffy is still in his honeymoon period so it is silly to get carried away when we haven't even won a game yet.

I don't want Iffy out as there is no point, we could do a lot worse but it is stupid to over hype him at this stage.

[McLovin]

It is only a matter of time before we stuff someone 4-0

If that happens, i'll buy you a Starbucks.

[DV]

It is only a matter of time before we stuff someone 4-0

If that happens, i'll buy you a Starbucks.

Bristol City   live ok Sky Bouazza, Stroud, Bouazza & Fallon

Ben, we are playing better under Iffy....no one will disagree.

[McLovin]

I'd love it if that happens!

[walrus]

For me, King had to go after twice losing 7 games on the trot, an abysmal record which I would wager the majority of boards in the football league would not stand for.  King did help us achieve some good seasons - the playoff season and latter half of the one before this (02/03) was great and I thoroughly enjoyed turning up at the County Ground almost expecting to win.

Iffy has seemingly changed the mood of the players and, although an impression pitchside is perhaps a little short-sighted, there is seemingly a much greater camaraderie than under King.  The Franchise result bemoaned earlier was shortly after Iffy took over, and we must remember this:
a).  Isn't his team
b).  He is still learning too
c).  The morale was rock bottom - even when we went a goal up the fans/players almost expected to concede

It's a touch early to judge Iffy, but he has seemingly made us very difficult to beat.  To turn a team around from 8 consecutive defeats to 4 games unbeaten including the cup is an incredible feat, especially when you consider twice in this period we have gone to teams near the top of the league at Brentford and Hartlepool respectively.

That never happened though....

2001/2002
Commencing Saturday 24th September
Cardiff City (H) 0-1
Brentford (A) 1-3
Stockport (H) 0-1
Port Vale (H) 1-2
Wycombe (A) 1-2 (AET LGCP1)
QPR (A) 0-2
Cheltenham (A) 0-2

7 league games+1 league cup game, defeated in every one.  

2005/2006
Commencing Monday 29th August
Tranmere (A) 0-1
Walsall (A) 0-1
Southend (H) 1-2
Bournemouth (A) 1-2
Bradford City (H) 2-3
- IFFY TOOK OVER
Doncaster (A) 0-1
Franchise (A) 1-3
Port Vale (H) 1-2

Apologies, I forgot the fact Iffy took over following Bradford, but regardless we had lost 5 games on the bounce, and had won just 2 league games by the end of September.  We did not look like turning it around, and against Bradford City we always looked like conceding.  Southend was embarrassing, and the 2001/2002 was just plan gutting.

[Ben Wah Balls]

For me, King had to go after twice losing 7 games on the trot, an abysmal record which I would wager the majority of boards in the football league would not stand for.  King did help us achieve some good seasons - the playoff season and latter half of the one before this (02/03) was great and I thoroughly enjoyed turning up at the County Ground almost expecting to win.

Iffy has seemingly changed the mood of the players and, although an impression pitchside is perhaps a little short-sighted, there is seemingly a much greater camaraderie than under King.  The Franchise result bemoaned earlier was shortly after Iffy took over, and we must remember this:
a).  Isn't his team
b).  He is still learning too
c).  The morale was rock bottom - even when we went a goal up the fans/players almost expected to concede

It's a touch early to judge Iffy, but he has seemingly made us very difficult to beat.  To turn a team around from 8 consecutive defeats to 4 games unbeaten including the cup is an incredible feat, especially when you consider twice in this period we have gone to teams near the top of the league at Brentford and Hartlepool respectively.

That never happened though....

2001/2002
Commencing Saturday 24th September
Cardiff City (H) 0-1
Brentford (A) 1-3
Stockport (H) 0-1
Port Vale (H) 1-2
Wycombe (A) 1-2 (AET LGCP1)
QPR (A) 0-2
Cheltenham (A) 0-2

7 league games+1 league cup game, defeated in every one.  

2005/2006
Commencing Monday 29th August
Tranmere (A) 0-1
Walsall (A) 0-1
Southend (H) 1-2
Bournemouth (A) 1-2
Bradford City (H) 2-3
- IFFY TOOK OVER
Doncaster (A) 0-1
Franchise (A) 1-3
Port Vale (H) 1-2

Apologies, I forgot the fact Iffy took over following Bradford, but regardless we had lost 5 games on the bounce, and had won just 2 league games by the end of September.  We did not look like turning it around, and against Bradford City we always looked like conceding.  Southend was embarrassing, and the 2001/2002 was just plan gutting.

Walrus, count again that's 6 league games, it was 2002/2003 anyway.

We also had that 5 game winning run and 9 wins and two draws in 11 games