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Post your usual bollocks in here.

Not going myself as I might not get back in time for X-Factor. Priorities and all that..

Im not going as I have to work tonight.

Going for the early morning shop Paul?

Yep. Tesco on a Saturday at 8am is the highlight of my week!

You're living the life Paul.

Rock 'n Roll!!

Paul you have changed

Birdy has him trained well then. Ha ha. Loser!   ;)

Will be pre-match pubbing somewhere i guess. Anyway 2-1 Swindon.

Malpas is [should be] gone if we lose today.

Thought we showed some signs of recovery Tuesday night so i'm slightly hopeful we'll get a result.

I'm well up for today for some reason. Might try and get to the Merlin earlier than normal today.

I think he'll get a few more games regardless off today's result.

When was the last time we played teams beginning with H 3 games in a row?

What time you going down young simon?

In my defence I did make the most of the 18 bottles of Carlsberg for a fiver offer. And the buy one get one free on yoghurts, pasta sauces, chicken breasts, 30% extra free fabric conditioner and some half price cheddar.

Think you're right, this is not good.

This is not good - put your foot down and show her who is boss.

I'm going for 4-3 at 100-1

Got a very good feeling today

I'm feeling positive today. 2-1 to the town.

I'm off to the England match this evening. I predict a dull 1-0 win for that one!

I've gone with 3-1 and Cox scoring first @75-1...

So we're either going to lose, win 2-1 with Cox scoring first, or win 3-1 with Paynter claiming he got a toe on Cox's first goal and the bookies believing him.

I've even resorted to the lucky pants today.

i'm giving this a miss because i can't face the negativity around the CG. the whingers have beaten me...

No sonic, don't give in! Today is (hopefully) the day we can turn around and rub it in their faces. "Haha, we won". Mind, when I say 'turn round' i mean stay facing forwards. and by 'rub it in their faces' I mean silently, in my head.

I remember going to 'Uddersfield to watch a Mcmahon team play 8 across the back. Chris Hay was up front with no support and no service from anyone, but still got lambasted by the oh so knowledgeable traveling 'faithful'.

NMH

I kinda know where you're coming from. There's an overwhelming large population of bitter cunts at CG and it just brings you down. It's almost like going to see the bundle of joy that is my Nan. All she does is talk about how hard life is, how she feels so incredibly ill all the time and talks, with a touch of impatience, about her glorious wait for the nirvana of death. I hardly see her anymore because it pisses me off so much, and i've been leaving the CG early such is my hatred of booing.

I bet this gets asked every week so sorry, but does anyone have some sort of link to listen to the game - do they still have it via the Beeb, or Brunel online or whoever does it etc?

Although rumours are abound of going to the pub abut 3ish to get a good seat for the proper stuff!

PM'd

Unchanged team for todays game.

Swindon Town: Peter Brezovan; Kevin Amankwaah, Jerel Ifil, Sean Morrison, Jack Smith; Craig Easton, Lee Peacock, Lilian Nalis, Michael Timlin; Simon Cox, Billy Paynter

Substitutes: Phil Smith (GK), Yinka Casal, Jon-Paul McGovern, Anthony McNamee, Barry Corr

Im going 1-0 ifill

I think its got draw written all over it....am happy to be proved wrong though as long as its in our favour!

I have happier memories of our game at the County Ground 12 years ago this week.  6-0, including a Peter Thorne hattrick, with all 6 goals coming in 20 minutes of play either side of half time.

I'd settle for 1-0 today, mind.

COME ON SWINDON!!!!!!!!!!

FFS we are crap at home.

clean sheet out of the question yet again  :doh:

oh dear.                                                         

We just cannot defend set pieces, with such a large team thats very disturbing.

But hey...its early theres still plenty of time left.

this is pretty cunting pathetic at the moment

anyone fancy guessing when the first round of 'we want malpas out' chants start?

i'm going for when the second goal goes in at 3:39pm

Succinct and to the point and I am unable to disagree.

Subtlety's never been a strong point of mine!

ricky shakes just scored for ebbsfleet.

god, we miss him.

 :eek:

I think that if we do let a 2nd in then the chants will start.

Lets face it MM is in a no win situation at the moment, if we get beat he will be the scapegoat (possibly rightly so) but if we come back and win it will be creditted to the players.

I just miss the feeling of winning a game at home.  We used to do that, you know.

Sometimes.

I think I remember those good old days!

charlie griffin has scored for salisbury as well today. another one we let slip through our fingers.

kandol is on a hattrick after 13 mins. why didn't malpas sign him? oh yes, because malpas can't attract players

Think I'm too young to remember that!! :D

Justifiably and all...

ooh penalty

malpas out!

Exciting.

saved :(

To us!?

Come on Coxy, stick it in son.... never missed, haha that's a curse...

Hahaha knew it

FFS

...and a goal for huddersfield

Disaster.

FUCKING CUNTING JESUS

Its not our day

Jesus fuck, how behind is the World commentary!

Cuntslush.

It never is these days, jj

Goal: Swindon 0-2 Huddersfield: Roberts (26)

MISSED PEN: Swindon 0-1 Huddersfield: Cox (25)



fuck this, i'm off to do something mroe interesting.

Fuck I had such a loverly time on Tuesday as well...   >:(

Not going to be our day...

I am hanging around waiting for the (possible) comeback, I always listen and hope that we can play well and get a result, I just cant not listen to it, its like a magnet......or is it flies to shit?

What is going on with our defence.......It's terrible!

No clean sheet since April and no league win since the end of August and no home win since the first day of the season.

Claude Gnapka's got a goal for Luton... yet another one who slipped through  :D

Some good news, Crack Away Jacks pissed it at Chepstow, thats about 50 sheets extra to blow on the sauce tonight!

It's seized up!  I think we need a $700bn bail out.

Im in the drs next to spencer white. Fuckin awful

Bit harsh, Spencer's alright.

Haha

If it's any consolation, the following-the-game-60 miles-away-on-the-web version is fucking awful as well.

Its no better at 100 miles away either mate!

We must be a laughing stock amongst all the L1 teams who have played/will soon be playing us at home.

Malpas will surely be under severe pressure if we lose again? I have never known us to be so bad at home.

He's under pretty severe pressure as it is. Haven't you been paying attention?

It certainly is a long long time since we have been so consistantly crap at home, possibly back to the 80's or before.

Actually it wasnt as far back as I thought.

5 home defeats in a row.
9 home games without winning in a row.

October 1999 to March 2000

We lost our first 5 home games of 2000, to QPR (0-1), Palace (2-4), Grimsby (0-1), Birmingham (1-4) and Crewe (0-1).  As it happens, the losing streak was broken on March 7th 2000 with a 2-0 win at home...to Huddersfield.

Great minds, JJ.

I found the program from the Huddersfield game on a book shelf the other day. Good times.

Well...other than finishing bottom that season, I suppose.  (Smiley thing, smiley thing...)

It was a strange season.

I have returned from clearing the vomit from my 4 month old son (he's clearly disgusted with our performance too) to find no further posts.  The thread has died - along with our hopes for a result this afternoon, I assume.

it's just got worse.

Fuck sake 3-0 malpas out

thats all we can say, he deffo has to go now!

i've kept quiet with the malpas bashing, but i think nows the times, he's had the summer to build the squad he wanted which is what i was willing to give him time with, see how he starts off a season, and i've seenm enough to make my judgement, in the nicest possible way, malpas out!

I can't find anything to say in his defence any more.

I count myself among those who have argued for giving him time.  Unfortunately, the writing now seems to be on the wall.  And it gives me no pleasure at all to say that.

Sack this twat

Agree he needs sacking now, surely fitton isn't going to keep giving him more time, it's obvious that he needs to go it just isn't working out!

I concur.

Wonder if there are many malpas out chants going on right now?

Goooooaaaalll!!!!

easton again!

CAn't say I really care now...........

But -  goal!!

I cant believe we have lost again i though today would be the turning point of our season i even convinced myself of this, how wrong i was. :blowup:

Fulltime.

Quite quiet according to the radio.

dissapointing.

MALPAS OUT!! No doubt fitton won't sack him though!!

im sure malpas knows he has to go now! 4 home defeats in a row spells it out.

Will fitton sack him though? it didn't sound like he would sack him anytime soon when he spoke recently.

He want he knows hes untouchable.

malpas should just walk! makes sense the team dont want to play for him and those useless coaches!

Malpas won't walk and fitton will probably continue to back him.

Huddersfield had only lost one league game away this season and had drawn away at Oldham.  Their home form is not good though.  Looking at the upcoming fixtures we are in deep trouble.  

Dont make excuses

There's no excuses for 4 straight home defeats including three 3-1 losses, defence is terrible, haven't kept a clean sheet for 6 months, malpas has had time to turn it around, time to go now maurice.

i watched some scrubs instead. much better.

the result was inveitable after conceding early, as will thousands of posts that say exactly the same thing on here tonight.

i think it's obvious malpas must go so why is everyone saying the same thing over and over again?

Sonic we were gash

i know that!

We weren't very good Sonic.

we keep shooting ourselves in the foot. not taking our chances. we have a very fragile defense at the moment. Both Smith and Brez have no confidence at all. Also Ian Holloway was in the townend today sat infront of me and my dad.

Just got back (early as you can see)
It was fucking awful, mirror image of the last bunch of home defeats, absolute disgrace. Fans were shouting at eachother in the DRS, about 3/4 of fans sung Malpas Out after the second goal. I can't believe how shit we were again. I've tried to back Malpas for too long now and now I give up. He's shit. We had no width at all until Macca came on.

Only real positive was Morrison. He was the only one who cared, has a wicked long throw and didn't make too many mistakes.

But it was so fecking easy for them. They only had to hoof it, and we were on the back foot. Ifil was poor first half, Amankwaah was absolute Gash. Brezovan had 0 confidence. But the pen miss from Cox changed it all, they scored straight after, and Im left wondering what might of been had Cox scored.  But Malpas is shit, I've had enough with that tosser.

The fat lady has sung :bye:

M.M.: Got to work harder, individual mistakes, nothing else that can be done.  Ed trying to explain what to do.  Giving goals way too cheaply. Ed explaining nothing sticking from training ground.  M.M believes in the players and what he is doing.  M.M. understands the frustration, team is going the right away.  No problem with the fans.    

Nick Holmes had the right idea ripped the entire team in the center circle after losing against 10 men, could be heard from the stands.  

Same old excuses from malpas, not good enough, the same things are happening week in week out, i'm sick of hearing his twaddle, same shit different week, you need to go malpas obviously you don't get it do you?

i bet salisbury lose again next week.

holmes out!

Wonder why Hollohead was at the game?

That might happen, but Nick Holmes must have felt better after his rant.

vultures always stalk a fresh carcass

I don't think he posts on here.

Hope so, might have a job for him.

Well Malpas has had 10 games now, and 9 points from them 10 is obviously not good enough....So Malpas needs to go, and soon!

Highlight of the day was tellin some squeeky voiced prick a couple of rows infront of me, to shut the fuck up....I swear all he comes to the games for is to chant Malpas out/Boo the players, and this was right from the off! We don't need fans like that.

Really disappointed :(  Ah well, out on the piss tonight :)

Just got in from the game, that was fucking awful, how we didnt lose 12 nil is beyond me!!!! Sorry if this has all been posted before but what utter, utter crap came out of Malpas's mouth during the post match interview.....

"We'll keep PLODDING along" he kept bloody saying.... AAAAAHHH!!!! I wanna strangle the guy......

Bollocks, thats my weekend ruined, 'supposed to be doing DIY all day tomorrow, what a fucking waste of a weekend.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS, I'm sure someone's answered this already, but why was Ian Holloway in The Town End????

looked like rabbits in the headlights today.where do you start with that performance.
players going at each other.ifil having the most of the ball with no options ruined his game.he'd win it and then lose it as no midfielder came to collect it.the full backs were fucking dire today(i mean really dire)wankwaa is a joke.
felt sorry for our centre backs as they got fuck all protection from them.shocking distribution from brez all match.
our midfield were piss poor and offered fuck all.timlin shoots from everywhere but didn't hit the target once.nalis has nice touches but is too slow and it shows.easton is a shadow of the player he was.peacock was ok but lacks quality.
two plusses and they are the only two.morrison and cox. if were them i'd be banging on at my agent to get a move.
the team looked nervous and lacked invention.shaky as fuck at the back and could have been more with a bit more composure from huddersfield.
two of their goals were suberb strikes, so fair play to them.
flat crowd and a 3rd full townend is the reason.the season ticket price in there was a major fuck up and it's showing badly now.

I was thinking the same Arch, why would Holloway and his wife be in the townend?

oh and malpas out!

Did Holloway join in with the 'Malpas Out' chants?!

How long before fitton sacks him? now, next week or will he give him another 2 or 3 games to tun it around? although i think that would be pointless.

I thought it was a wind-up at first but some geezer was saying when I came the CG, but then a few people phoned in about it...... perhaps he got lost on the way to the McArthur Glen Village, and thought the Town End was The Gap Outlet store....

I wasnt there as i am wokring tonight, but listened to the radio. Didnt sound good at all, especially the defence and Brez's kicking.

Also was it me or did MM say in his postmatch interview that were heading in the right direction?

amankwaah is a fucking useless bottling cunt. The mistake fir the goal aside, he won't even go in for a 60/40 let alone a 50/50. I want him dead.

Pointless and pointless?

Sure did, what a fucking twat.....

God I love this forum, as a refugee from the adver site I simply love the way I can write the word fuck.....


FUCK FUCK FUCK..... see!

He gave their winger soooooo much space.... I could've played against him, and that's saying a lot, I havent any legs...

I think people are bein a bit harsh on Amankwaah. Yes, okay, he was dire today, but he's shown his class in recent games, and many people have been singin his praises recently.

Just back..cant believe what ive just witnessed,no excuses weve got players who are just not good enough....hats of to Peacock,ime not his biggest fan but he worked his balls off...the match was summed up when Paynter and Ifill were at each other.
Paynter
Smith
Nalis
Easton
Mcmanee
All not good enough IMO..people will disagree i know,Morrison did ok again,why do the midfield keep giving the ball to Ifill!!!
As for Holloway being in the Town End apparently he was told that the pantomine season was here early this year..ime off to Southend next week but its going to be a long week now after that..

After todays game I can now see why Amankwaah was let go by Swansea, the blokes a waste of space.

Then again the whole of the defence was non existant today.

I was toying with the idea of going to Southend but I really cannot be arsed now

Can't disagree with that. How he is a defender without being able to tackle is beyond me.

And Paynter, even if you have a point concentrate on your own game rather than bollocking our own players. That way you won't look such a prick when you play shit in the second half.

How can the same shit keep happening at home, yet away we are OK? Something is broken and needs fixing. Its hard to defend the managers position right now.

Still at least England will cheer me by crushing the Borats. Oh.

Maybe Holloway is being lined up to be our next manager? Then again i just cannot see fitton sacking malpas, he seems too soft on the guy and seems prepared to give him more time and more time.

I knew i didnt mishear.

Fucking hell :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Are these comments in interviews planned or are they off the cuff?  :suicide:

Agree Batch.Paynter didnt win won ball in the air yet kept giving Ifill shit....very disapointing.

to be able to plan something you need a brain, Malpas clearly has none.....

Has anyone else noticed that if you re-arrange the letters in Malpas, move the a, take away the other a, then the m, the l, the p, the s. Then add an n, k, w, r and an e. You spell the word WANKER..... spooky don't you think....?

 :yawn:

Need i say more?

And that's just the last few pages. You did the same thing few weeks ago, and you haven't posted inbetween.

You seem to be obsessed with Fitton not sacking Malpas. Do you think Fitton is going to read this and think "oh, that oneandrewfitton doesn't think that I'll sack Malpas. I'll show him". Or do you have some sort of agenda of linking Fitton with an unpopular Malpas. I'm not sure.

I might ban you because it's getting boring.

 :banthem: please skin head...

perhaps OneAndrewFitton is Andrew Fitton, and enjoys talking about himself in the 3rd person, I know I do...right Arch? Damn right!

Get over it ben if i want to keep on saying something then i will, it's a forum if you don't like it then tough.

And threatening to ban is very very childish but if you want to do it then go ahead but that would be pathetic.

...but we get the point.

Why do you have a picture of Malpas on your signiture if you loathe him so much?

Just stick a 10 minute flood control on him.

Arch - you're very welcome.  And may I congratulate you on your excellent deployment of the word 'fuck'?

I find the word 'fuck' somewhat mild on TEF :D

Apparently he was at hereford aswell

I prefer Fuck...ing....and shit...it was pronounced properly and often between 3 and 5 today.

I'll build up to the C word gradually...... I might save it for a special occasion. Perhaps a sacking?

Ooooh OAF fights back!!!

Not really. I was feeling childish.

I left today with five minutes to go, first time ever I think.
The worrying thing is Huddersfield are nothng special, the game turned on that penalty kick. Cant blame Cox it was not that bad a penalty.
Second and third goal brilliantly taken, even three down we had great chances from Peacock and Corr who both headed wide from four yards, and if you remember rightly a couple of great saves from the Udders keeper before we got the penalty.

I feel totally deflated, will probably not turn up again until Malpas has gone the man is totally clueless, when Brez injured one of their players did you watch Malpas, he turned his back on the players who came over to the dugout for instructions and then sat down, then when play started again just put his arms on the roof of the dugout motionless, he knows his fate it must come this weekend.

He is total and utter wanker, get rid of this Scottish twat.

I still don't think Malpas is going anywhere anytime soon. That is unless Fitton has a radical change of heart obviously.

Fitton has spoken to the press just once and this was to say that he was going nowhere and the quotes were structered as if it wasn't a vote of confidence.

Maybe the more the fans huff and puff then perhaps Malpas will be forced out.

But until then... Fun, fun, fun :(

Hooooray Khazakstan have scored from a Cole defensive blunder (2-1 to England) Capello out.

Get a grip, Dell.  Just because he's not performing does not make Maurice a wanker or a twat.  He's a fucking playing legend, more than you or I will ever be.

So cut the abuse.  By all means, criticise his managerial decisions and his inability to get a result at home.  But moderate your language.  For anyone who knows their football, Maurice Malpas is a stalwart, a household name.  What the fuck gives a man on the street like you (or anyone else) the right to call him a wanker?  You've gone over the top.  The man has 55 Scotland caps.  What have you done?  Tell us, please.  And then, if you must, call him a wanker.

I agree.

Much like Ardiles, I'm going to have to conceed that Maurice needs to go. We need some sort of radical change in that team because each home game its the same, to the extent that I won't lose any sleep over this, I've just kind of got used to it.

I did laugh though when Brez took that awful goal kick short and well wide of Amankwaah and somebody behind me yelled "Fucksake Malpas".

I cant disagree with you.
But he is a clueless fucking cunt with no fucking clue - Malpas is a wanker, now fuck off.

I just hope Ian Holloway/any replacement is as good as people want him to be. I can't see a radical change in form until a mid-season clear out at the back.

Apologies I'm typing equivilant of thinking out loud!

Dell played for Southampton in the FA cup and scored iirc ;)

Thank you ... but I never got 55 Jock straps.

Ardiles i am english i could not give a fuck about legend status. What gud has his defence capabilitys done for us.

What other potential managers are floating around out of work at the moment..... We'll probably end up with Bryan Robson

There's no point naming a bunch of unemployed coaches... It was done to death after Millwall.

All I know is I got a text during the match saying that the Town End were chanting Ian Holloway's name! Crazy days.

Billy Davies?

It was supposed to be a rhetorical question, just emphasising the fact we could end up with someone out just as bad

Like i was saying to my mate today, im no fan of Malpas but the next manager is only going to inherit the same shit back four.

Please no more scotish managers

My apologies... I just don't know what's going on. Perhaps a bit of clarity from the football club. Malpas won't resign, why would he want to? It's either Fitton or the fans that will get rid of him. These are tough times - but they've been/felt much, much worse.

That maybe true but he might know players that are available on loan to come in and do a job on a short term basis similar to allen at cheltenham anyway it would one player more then malpas has got in.

funny, didnt see you about last week

today was just meh, only way I can describe it.

Chanting Holloways name, whats the fucking point.

Although something has to change. We look like a side who have already throw the towel in. We better fucking win League Two this time.

Exactly it's embarressing - chanting against our manager in one thing but chanting the name of someone on the basis of a rumour and that he's an unemployed localish manager is a bit silly.

Also, maybe its the cynic in me....but like fuck was Ian Holloway in the Town End.

A bald guy with a west country accent, must have been him! never get them sort at Swindon!!!

Put Rockin Robin in charge, he would have more idea of football tactics.

plenty wont be back after that today until malpas is gone.i thought the crowd would get on his back earlier than they did today.
it was a joke from the word go.huddersfield should have gone 1 up straight away, but matey fucked up after the advantage was played.
malpas's interview on the stfc site is cringeworthy.

How so (I haven't heard it) - is it the mumblings of a man on the brink? Or is it an old skool Bob Holt-esque "There is no problem".

The Huddersfield Assistant Manager said

"Without being disrespectful to Swindon Town, we could have easily had five or six goals today if we had been a bit more clinical, but you can't really moan at three away from home."

Sums it up really, its embarrassing.

but if we'd scored the penalty we'd have won...

Bollocks dv. We are shit

And to the Udders Assistant Manager ... without being disrespectful ... I say


"Wanna job?"

they could easily have bagged 5, they missed some real easy chances!!

I thought Malpas sounded really deflated at first on the radio, then got more defiant as the interview went on. It wasnt quite Bob Holt-esque (hilarious btw) but he seemed to really believe that there is no problem. All very Andy King in my opinion. He did fall short of branding us fans as morons though, which was nice.

I think i heard on the radio that corr and peacock missed 2 free headers in the last 10 mins too?

Not that would make any difference mind

we were the better team for the first 30 minutes. Score the penalty 1-1 and its a totally different game.

Looks like the 'Uddersfield Ass-Man read the label...

"Apply salt on wound for lasting effect"

Well, they weren't exactly open goals but they were chances definately- Corr certainly would have buried his if he were a little sharper

"......and may cause drowsiness"

Somebody has started a Malpas out group on facebook..

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=0a0c52b9a87adba602a180d195fc6f5d&refurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fs.php%3Finit%3Dq%26q%3Dmaurice%2Bmalpas%26ref%3Dts%26sid%3D0a0c52b9a87adba602a180d195fc6f5d&gid=9117135962

Started? That things been going since March, which is a fucking joke in itself.

He's got over 20 members on a facebook group (since March), the revolution is beginning :D

Holloway turns up at the matchday ticket office at about 2.55pm and says something along the lines of "Where should i sit?"

He gets the reply "where do you want to sit?"

"Well, erm, I used to be a football manager, and now I do a bit of press work and well, i might get a bit of stick. Where can i sit where i won't get any stick?"

So we sold him a ticket for the Town End. Mainly because that was the window he went to, and we didn't have any other tickets nearby.

Did anyone give him any stick? (or offer him a job?!)

Can't really be bothered to talk about the match it was utter shit, rather than being angry though I just found myself laughing as at times we were so bad it was actually really funny........we can't even do the basics kids in a playground are more organised, passionate than us. I couldn't be bothered to shout, boo or anything as I found myself not really caring tbh and that seemed the general feeling around me.

It's gone on long enough and Malpas along with the entire 1st team coaching set-up needs to go before it's too late. What really annoys me is people saying put Byrne and Williams in charge we did  well under them IMO thats all bollocks. They are part of the current coaching set-up and equally as responsible as Malpas and the rest............when they were in charge last time the team were a united front due to the off field turmoil, not because of Byrne & Williams and there was some shit performances mixed in aswell. If those 2 got the job we'd be equally as bad as we are now ................ Freshening up the whole set-up is all I can see working.

A broom should have scored from there. Nothing to do with sharpness just down to not sure what.
Peacock the same only four yards out and headed wide.
We can do nothing right at the mo.

So you work for the club then?

In a matchday ticket office capacity, yes. I have a day job too.

So you dont hear any whispers around the club then?

oh fuck off dan, if we had cristiano ronaldo, wayne rooney, kaka and torres up front we'd probably have won too... the point is we missed it and got dicked... hypotheticals are shit, mate we got stuffed don't defend it.

You've got JPC for that!

he wont go out at the moment i should think as the reggae mafia gave him a kicking!

That means "yes, but I'm not telling" then :D

Who is this Rich Pullen fool?

Correct first time, I am a fool.

Sorry i was quoting the Bristol city thread

Malpas has to go really now doesnt he? Absolute clueless, i was suprised the fans didnt turn earlier tbf. even the angry shouty man from 3 seats down was more positive.

The football was boringly shit too. I read my paper for most of the match and still didnt miss anything 8)

I'm fucking sick of losing at home.

that is all.

If only... I was a town fan way before I became an employee..

although holloway wouldn't be my choice,i'd take him over the twonk we have now.
malpas has to be the owrst manager we have had since i have supported the club considering the circumstances others have worked under.

Nah, Onuora was worse.

Talk about Iffy team selections

na.iffy wouldn't have us where we are now i'm certain of that.malpas aint under the pressure iffy was but is doing worse

Holloway was never at the game total rubbish. Unless someone proves me wrong.

You're wrong. Prove me wrong.

who gives a fuck.we were shit and need a new manager.prove me wrong

One things for sure, if we want to save our season then something needs to be done and now.

I don't think I can give Malpas anymore time or chances as Im seriously starting to lose interest, but then again I don't know who I'd replace him with.

luci i'll take you over him(no offence).fitton has to do something and now is the time.9 points from 10 games is relegation form.we have m oney and it shouldn't ber happening.at the worst this should be another season wasted with nothing to play for.not a relegation battle

No you prove me wrong? I didn't see him in the Town End at all. I have word of mouth that he was there but it's bollocks to me. You confirm from a correct source that he was there please....

I need a job.

I'll send Fitton my CV.

Billy Davies for me I'd accept Holloway but wouldnt like the gashead, he'd have to win me over with results.

I believe Weasel sold him the ticket did he not?

thought you wanted trollope?

It would be quite ironic if Holloway did take over (as well as being quite good) That would mean that our manager would be a life-long Rovers fan and Rovers' manager would be a life-long Town fan.

And I do know for a fact that Trollop is a Town fan through and through.

Less of me wanting, more someone the fans will take to because of his surname without him having a legend status to ruin. Also he's improved Rovers every year.

Probably a more likely or rather realistic shout than Billy Davies. He's been out the game for a year now and I'd like to know why.

Is he waiting for a decent job to come up or would he accept anything?

You started it.  ::)

What sort of proof do you require?

What's 'a correct source'?

PROVE ME WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fitton needs to give me a call.he fucked up over season tickets and our manager.i'll find him the right boss for a nominal fee,and sort his ticket prices.

i applied last time and never got a cunting reply.

fuckers.

Why shouldn't he have been there any way?

It's not that far fetched is it?

"Out of work West Country manager goes to game within an hour of where he lives"

Hardly Sunday Sport material is it??

Does the Sunday Sport still exist? I hope so.

I can't prove it one way or another, but we went and got tickets for the Wovers game after the match today and chatting to the ticket office staff, they were adamant that Holloway and Paul Jewell were both there. Now I'm pretty damn sure Jewell wasn't there for the manager's job as he seems to be turning things round at Derby, and even if Holloway was, it doesn't mean he's being lined up for the manager's job either - it's fairly common for out of work managers to get to as many games as they can to keep their hand in. To take two random examples, heard both Martin Allen and Mike Newell on the radio recently (before their recent reappointments natch) saying they'd been doing just that

Oh and we were shit today, obviously. Cox and Morrison put the effort in, as did Peacock second half (although as someone else said somewhere, it was a bit late). Amankwaah should be charged with pitch invasion and banned from all grounds for a year - the law says you're only allowed on the playing surface if you're a football player, a match official or medical staff. He was none of the above

Paul Jewell was at the game Hollowhead wasn't

Did you check each seat Gazza?

No was told here was a "scouts and managers section today" by someone I know who works at the club. Holloway was not there but Jewell was scouting a Huddersfield player.

I think the player Jewell was scouting was his own player anyway.

Jewell would've been there to scout Liam Dickinson, his player whos on loan at Huddersfield.

no he was scouting peacock.my nans dead pig told me

Holloway wasn't in the scouts and managers section - I entirely agree with you.

If you read the rest of the thread, you'll realise he was in the Town End.

Oh, and what Tans said re the Jewell scouting thing...

I think Holloway was there grooming Gazza

or arriba's nans dead talking pig.

Gazza you just let yourself down!  Jewell was there watching his own player Dickinson and Holloway was there in the town end judging a local cider and pastie competition.

oooh aaaaar!

Sorry mate. I am really pissed off at the moment.

Just got in and decided to log on and read todays rants and or raves.
I cannot believe for the life of me that there are people on here defending the manager and the shit that we have been dished up today.
Are you fucking blind???
Facts:
Leeds: Good team made to look worldclass.
Colchester: Mediocre team made to look good.
Millwall: Please see above
Hudds: Poor side made to look good.
PS - Hereford away - Shit team who we will be sharing a league position with soon.
Today was shit, shit , shit and i am sad to say boys and girls that most people stood around me in the Town End were half expecting it.....and i reckon half the ground....even our confidence has gone.
If somebody else doesnt come in soon then we are royally fucked and back to playing that shit in divvy 2 again...........enough is enough.
Sorry Maurice, thanks but no thanks. No personal attacks, i dont think you are a wanker or a cxxt and the fact that you are scottish doesnt bother me at all....you are just not the man for the job and if you need proof look at the whole of this season so far.
No more chances............its over. :suicide:
NB - The 'Are you watching Holloway?' chant was a piss take of a chap in the Townend who was telling everyone about chatting to him before kickoff......

on a lighter note, I didnt notice the ref today, so he obviously had a good game.......

god I'm depressed...

Did anyone else see Ifil and Paynter having a massive barney at each other towards the end of the first half?

Not sure if either could take the moral high ground in that debate.

England won though! We'll win the next one 6-1 yes?

probably and the Town will lose their next home game 4 nil if that logic continues.... :D

I thought I should at least log in having been able to go and say yes, the ref was pretty good actually.

I don't know about that tedious cliche of whether Malpas has lost the dressing room - I saw nothing wrong with the players effort at one-nil down and but the second (especially the timing) just screwed with their heads more than anything else.

It was fairly obvious that there is something structurally wrong with the side but I couldn't really say what from sitting in the Town End. However, as I was driving back Alan McLoughln did a superbly concise butchering of the tactics in about two minutes that was just the best listen in some ways and pretty alarming in others.

While we all also know that the post match interview with the manager is also a bit of a dance around in that the manager can't criticise individual players openly etc it was pretty lame of Malpas to offer nothing more than cutting out individual errors and working harder as ways to improve.

It's just so frustrating as when I go to home games (not often as I am usually working on Saturdays) the feel around the place in terms of the look of the ground, the whole sense of professionalism round the place, the way the club seems to be run is just SOOO much better than a year ago. I so want the manager the new board put in place to work and I won't call for his head during games.

But when he goes (and surely it is when now) it will be met with sorrowful relief here.

I don't think even the appointment of a tap dancing manatee as defensive coach would convince me he has any sort of future.

I don't think there is, is there? Genuine question. I haven't read thru all the threads as it'd be the equivalent of playing the combined output of Leonard Cohen, Morrissey and Joy Division back to back, but from what I have seen I don't think anyone has attempted to defend the manager or described the game/performance today as anything other than complete shit.

See Paul, I don't know that it was complete shit. Defence was not good at all, and as others have no doubt said certain players went missing in the first half. I will give Huddersfield their first goal, but up until the second it was all Swindon and if the penalty goes in it is a different game. The third goal was a bit of a strike and not much you can do about it.

I don't think they are any better than us but they have won 3-1 and we can't complain about that. You can take a defeat like that as a bad day every once in a while but on the back of other defeats and other poor performances it is just a bit too much to take now. When are the good days going to come?

i've defended malpas in the past and although i didn't go today, it was all horribly inveitable. i knew it before kick-off, i knew it when i woke up this morning.

it was ten games into the season we sacked king in 2005 who had amassed a total of 7 points...we're slightly better off right now and i think the time is right. it'd just be delaying the inveitable.

on the plus side, we've got some decent players if we can find someone capable of getting the team to gel as a unit, particularly a defensive unit.

I'd agree with that. The squad we've got now is so much better than in 05/06, which makes the underacheivment even worse

Well done ref, as has been said before, didnt see him make a bad decision.

Just cant believe that this is how its all turned out. Im utterly speachless.

Just makes me laugh now, what a carry on. All them chavy teenagers in the Town End were right, and super millionaire businessman Andrew Fitton was wrong. Funny old world.

Well, I hope that you all backed a 1-3 defeat as I stated you all should in another thread, third home game I have been to and the third 1-3 scoreline!

My thoughts on the game, clearly our confidence is at rock bottom at the moment, our defence seemed to shit themselves every time Huddersfield attacked! They scored from a set piece where we were daydreaming, took a short corner, 1-0. We then had a few corners but you just knew that we are never going to score from a corner, although we had 2 or 3 dangerous corners in a row and then decided to take a short corner and fuck up royally to lose momentum. Cox's penalty wasn't great, but it was hit quite hard and you have to credit the keeper for the save. From that, a long punt up the pitch, our defence are clearly expecting Cox to score his pen and fall asleep and the boy finishes well.

Second half I think we looked much more dangerous when McNamee came on. Someone on here earlier in the thread said he was shite, he was on for 25 minutes and created most of our chances and gave us a bit or width. I personally think we tried to play through the middle more and our midfield were hopeless and left us badly exposed and Huddersfield could have added more.

Clearly at 0-3 we were bound to create some chances and Corr and Peacock should have scored to at least give us a squeak of a chance.

In summary - Something isn't right, our defence is hopeless, Ifil really frustrates me, one minute he looks like a clown, the next he is coolly turning a striker with some class defending. Our midfield doesn't work at the moment, playing effectively 4 defensive midfielders at home is pretty feeble.

A few people around me started cheering and clapping when Huddersfield scored their third which was pathetic, people are entitled to their opinions but jesus wept these people probably sing 'Swindon till I die' as well. Also, the atmosphere at the County Ground is so crap, we have no songs for Cox or Mcnamee but we have a song for a striker who hasn't played since about 1983, surely we could adopt the Sammy Parkin song for Coxy, this guy gives 100% every game and we give him no recognition. He is probably buggering off in January but lets give the guy some credit.

I spend a fortune to travel to Swindon matches, at the moment I still enjoy the buzz of the saturday afternoon, but I am not going to the Oldham game now so we are bound to win! Next game is Huddersfield away, lets hope something has changed by then.

I saw it, I think Paynter was being a bit of a prick tbh he started having a go at Ifil for something and ended up whacking Ifil in the stomach.....Ifil obviously reacted a bit and Nalis had to seperate them. Obviously team spirit is really high would almost suggest a split dressing room which is the worst thing that could happen.

I don't think so. It at least shows some spirit, rather that than meekly accepting "Oh, well, we're getting turned over by a poor side again"

Can we change this to Swindon v Shuddersfield match thread?  Only way to describe it really!

malpass will take us down get rid now

Malpas better tread careful after what he did yesterday. He just called a fan a fucking arsehole, which then about 50 people just started f'in and blindin at him.
Also Smith & Amankwahh didn't shake Malpas' hand, not looking good..

So fans are allowed to shout anything to him and as soon as he gives a bit back, people are enraged.  Mob mentality rocks.

I bet the "fan" was living up to Malpas' diagnosis, the fucking arsehole!

Especially the Arkells, who rarely, if ever actually support the team.

But honestly, please go Mo. It will only get worse.

Do you know what the fan said then jan?

Come on DRS it's obvious what the general theme of comment towards MM was on Saturday.  I'm quite confident the geezer wasn't trying to exchange pleasantries.  A lot of the arkells fans of late have been tossers.

was i supposed to find this funny? i can't work it out

the best thing in the arkells is the high pitched bloke who shouts "come on swindon" or "come on you reds"
always gets a laugh from people sat near him

It has yes jan tbf i doubt malpas even said that anyway. Malpas nice bloke has the right philosophy just do not think this is the club for him, he has drained all interest out of me that i genuinly do not know or care who we are playing next.

clueless clot makes it up as he goes along midget malpas

Why personally insult the bloke?

He's doing a poor job and needs to go, but stupid insults?

Agree, clueless imo is fair enough, on here yesterday i called him a cunt and that is ott. I do not doubt he is trying his hardest so i think personal insults are harsh on the jock twat(jokes)

Exactly, no need.

If Malpas is a good coach, then great, lets keep him.

But hes no leader. On the non football bit, theres a link to Warnock in the dressing room Shrewsbury Huddersfield, 1995. Hes just got that presence over the players to inspire and command.

But come on Fitton, please make some changes, we are rudderless.

Where's the noddy head smiley? In fact, how do you use smilies in the Quick Reply thing at all? But anyway, what Hertha said.

The OP says far more about the poster than Malpas imo

In any disagreement the general rule is not to get personal.....i had a manager a few years back who tried to bully me at work..... i never bit and followed a set complaints procedure.

All was going ok.....then he got personal during a meeting and said unsavoury suggestions about my marriage breakup and my daughter.........i held the cxxt up by his throat til he apologised.

If I saw Malpas i would simply tell him that i didnt think he was doing a good job and follow it up with 400 different reasons....but...i wouldnt get personal,,,,thats just wrong.

But you didn't have to sit through it Jan, you were off having a jolly in Scotty. The fans had every right to have a go at the so called manager on that performance.

At least he gets behind the team tbf

All I have to say is...Thank fuck we're away next weekend.

Only way I've found is to preview the post, then you can add a smiley.  Not that I'm anything but an IT ignoramus.

Don't use quick reply.

You can remember the codes for your favourite ones.

:cunt:

Tried that, typing them in directly doesn't work. As in the post above for example. Although when I tried it with :cunt: in this one it did. Damn. I think the problem is I'm just thick

I know exactly what i heard Malpas calling a fan an arsehole. The fan wasn't swearing or calling him any imature names or owt, he was just stating that he has got no clue how to be a manager what so ever and that he should go.
If you're a manager, you really can't be calling fans names like that.

I really don't get all this doom and gloom. Maurice is clearly correct, we are going in the right direction. TEFers, things are getting better.

1. Applause was ringing around the CG.  OK it was for that poor kiddie before the game, but it showed that we can still do it - that feel good factor is very, very nearly back.
2. Super Mo's made us laugh again by picking those defenders:  Amankwaah - Ifil - Morrison - Smith.  And then making them play blindfold.  Brilliant, but even the best jokes wear thin - what will he come up with next?  Who said football was dull?
3. The pre-match huddle.  Compared to our poor effort against Millwall this was blinding: togetherness, purpose and passion.  Proof that those who say they do nothing on the training ground all week are so wrong - you think that comes together by chance?
4.  The weather again.  Another glorious day at the temple.  Remember, it was just a year or two ago that Luggy whinged and moaned every week about the wind ruining the spectacle.  It shows Mozzer knows his priorities, and clearly has the Big Man upstairs in his pocket.
5. We only conceded one goal from a corner, one from a hopeful through ball and one from a random counter attack.  Other than that, and one or two close shaves, we completely and utterly kept our widely tipped for promotion opponents at bay.
6. The increasing patience of some of our more challenging followers.  Well done chaps.  I barely noticed any "we want Malpas out" chants until we were two down, and even these meek protests were quickly hushed by the librarians.  I confidently predict we'll be four down next time round before there's even an "ahem, anyone remember St Andrews?".
7. My ticket was just four numbers out from winning the HT draw.  I've not been that close when we've had so called superior managers.  I'm sure it would be my day if only the golden hand of MM himself could draw the ticket.....next time?
8. It took eleven whole men to eventually defeat our mighty heroes.  Not ten.  Eleven!  I can't remember the last time I was able to say that.

Of course, I could go on, but I have work to do.  I've heard whispers from connections that some doomers in the big town have concerns about a 'credit crunch'. Pah.

Very good Christy....do you write for the adver!

No, as Christy didn't feel the need to reprint the usual post match bollocks about learning lessons.

Jack smith got MOM from the adver!!!

quality

ben just got murked.

eh?

 Apparently you've been murdered. It's all very sad, but that's that I'm afraid

oh well. Shit happens.

Will I be due any compensation?

It's being used for the costs of the TEF merchandise.

Will my face be on a t-shirt?

It'll be an artists interpretation.

Is my face in a different language?

You know too much. Let's just say the image of yourself will be made solely from the words of the long lost Apalachee language.

Muskogean?

Pffft, maybe where you come from.

You Okie...