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Not a star performance but a positive step in the right direction.

Hope the lad gains confidence from this game and keeps going now.
Second half his physical attributes helped the cause and assisted Smithy in the middle of the park.

Onwards and upwards and we need all the players in the squad with games coming thick and fast.

Get behind all of the lads I say. :nod:

He sounded alright on the wireless

I want him to come good

commentators were praising him up today so good on him.

I hate him.

I said in a previous post, he and Smith know their limitations. They kept it very simple today. They won the ball and just played an easy ball out to Richie/Caddis or De Vita and let them take it on from there.

Horses for courses, know your limitations, play to your strengths. Text book stuff.

Paolo likes him.

I've always thought he's a good player to have on the bench for defensive fresh legs when we've been under the cosh for 70 mins. If Paolo wants to shake up the middle of midfield I believe he should nip out Ferry/Smith replace them with McCormack and then put Risser or Devera is at the back, preferably Devera. It makes me feel uneasy when Risser starts because I think he's anonymous throughout most of the match and offers nothing going forward accept the odd wonder strike.

me too bloody Namibians

Risser is a donkey in my opinion,rubbish at northampton,the only one in the squad id like to go to be honest

was it everyones favourite nutcase gerry stilton who didnt leave spaces between his commas?

As for Risser - he's played 10 (+7) games in all competitios ffs. We've only lost two of those 'n all.

Risser was put in at Northampton to do a job and I thought he was doing it pretty well. I see the air shot been mentioned a few times but not once has anyone said anything about a handful of passes he made out to the wing for Raffa.

same

Spoke to Risser at the game today.

He has been threatened in Town twice since signing and has come home early from evenings out by certain "Town" fans having a go at him. Threatening him physically.

What is wrong with some people ?

Not nice when a player actually believes quote, "hated" at Swindon.

I mentioned the Ritchie incident at Northampton to balance things up.
Had a long chat also with Jeremy Wray and have to say came over really well. Had a great laugh with him as well and made me smile when he said that our 2 previous Manager's just stood with arms folded after we scored and then I mentioned the other "extreme" Saturday which we both laughed at. Real positive guy.

I'd ask what's wrong with Risser as the last time I saw him out it was in The Kings Arms.

Unbelieveable

Grab-a-granny.

Retards.

I doubt they know who he is

Risser is immense compared to Magera.

fascinating.

I like Risser, as with a couple of our other imports, it does take time to adjust to the way we play in this country, If someone gives 100% effort the rest will follow in time, and he does give the effort.

I wouldn't fancy the chances of a pissed up Green Street muppet against Risser, he's stacked.

Risser impressed me on Saturday.

Sending off aside, thought he did his job well.

This

The bloke's a fucking monster. I think it was Connell who said on the radio he's not got an ounce of fat on him and it's shocking someone so muscular and lean doesn't even use a gym - said he is the fittest bloke at the club.

For what it's worth I like Risser. Myself and my mate made a point of watching him a few games back and his disruptive influence was obvious. It was like parking a bus in front of the defence as he seemed to force the opposition to constantly pass backwards or sideways without actually getting much time on the ball.

It was Rhys Evans who said that on the radio - and I've seen Risser at the gym, twice!

Magera also has very little body fat on him - yet some of our fans have labelled him fat on various forums!

They're both becoming completely unwarranted scapegoats. Absolutely no need for it, especially this season.

Personally unimpressed with Risser, I think Timlin was better. I might be wrong, I might not be. But no player deserves abuse.

Speaking of Timlin - scored a fucking beaut today. Better than Rissers wonder goals!

Defo worth a watch.

God knows what game you watched then. Personally thought he was awful.

I saw Magera in the club shop before the Bradford game, he's like a stick insect, If he's fat then 99% of the population are chronic obese.

Seemed to break the play up well and majority of his passes out wide to De vita did the job.

Few errors obviously, but all in all not a bad show.

Naturally everything I say gets wiped out by the sending off..

Yeah it was a good goal

i really like Risser, i'm just not sure if i rate him as a footballer...

I'm sorry, but that made me feel physically sick! What the hell is wrong with some people?

Losing the captaincy, having trouble getting up to speed with English football (like almost all imports), feeling he's hated and then receiving abuse, can't be good for his confidence. I want him to become good even more than ever, after reading Banbury's comments.

This x10000 !

It was a beauty, but also gave away the ball which lead to Dagenham's equaliser

Those hear say Swindon fans threatening Risser should fuck off to the next county and support someone else. Risser isn't the best player in the squad but is that really a good enough reason to hate him. Those same fans seem to think the sun shines out of Paolo's arse and he can do no wrong, but guess who thinks Risser is good enough to wear the Swindon shirt, you've got it, Paolo which is good enough for me.

I'm sorry, but unless you're exaggerating I suggest you need to put things in perspective

Why strengthen the squad then??????if he plays crap but we win its ok?????what a pointless post dv canio

I agree with you, Risser is not good enough, we have a core of 7/8 players who are outstanding for us, we all know who these are, also we have a group of players who make up the numbers, Risser is one of these players.

Not to worry mind this January we will improve the squad further, with everything takes a bit of time but all coming together nicely now.

I think Smith should be starting with Ferry in the middle but there must be a reason why Paolo is playing Risser in certain games. I thought it would be Smith and Risser being rotated more to play with ferry though. Its almost getting to the point where some fans seem to be blaming Risser for things regardless of our results.

Ah! Silly me. Thanks for helping me see the light.

We are progressing nicely as a squad, Risser has not performed this year for whatever reason, I like the bloke but to prove the squad further I'd like to see him replaced with another CM, it's a hard decision for the manager to make considering he started off as club captain.

We've seen how ruthless PdC is when it comes to player selection. If Risser wasn't up to standards, he wouldn't be in the squad every week.

I disagree.

I believe Risser is definitely good enough.  At the start of the season he looked confident on the ball, sprayed his passes well and looked a good asset to me.  Although since then, he had an injury and confidence dipped soon after.  The above comments about hating / threatening him certainly don't help though.

If any of the fringe players are replaced by proven better players I have no objection.

I don't know anything about the threats etc, that doesn't help but I have to disagree with you on Risser, I'd rather we kept Timlin than Risser, nothing against the bloke but moving forward Paolo will have to make tough decisions on players and can't see him in his long term plans, hopefully he comes good but he seems lost in games and positionally at times he's just awful.

Can you really see him playing at the league above if we get promoted?

My answer would be a definate no

That's my onion too.

Hope I'm wrong. Seems a nice bloke with the right attitude.

He just doesn't cut the mustard I'm afraid  :)

It's all about opinions and I think he has the skills to do the business in this level and the one above.

Do you not think that for the tough / physical matches Paolo prefers Smith to play, but the games where there is less physical threat, Risser is the man to play?

I hope he stays and proves my opinion.

In my opinion, he is not good enough.

Maybe the best is yet to come ... Riss----Risser-----Rissest?

He is a decent bloke by all accounts,hope im wrong in someways,if rooney and one other come in could see him going on loan

Rooney plays in different position.  At the moment he is our only option as cover for Smith/Ferry, so he wont be going anywhere on loan.

Not the greatest player in our squad by any means but you need squad/fringe players and he will do nicely in this role.

The other point that I didn't add last night that made the chat even more sad was you could feel it in his voice that he was very upset about it.

We forget that footballers are not very old. To be confronted by a few pissed up older meat heads in a stange Town let alone Country must not be a nice experience.

He looks a tidy player, certainly a good option in the squad

We don't really want to break the back-line up if we can help it by playing Alan Mc in midfield. Could do with signing a central midfielder this month.

I didnt say that in the slightest did I gerald?

I agree with much of what has been said - he has a role but it is limited to a specific holding position, not as part of a mobile midfield.

I wrote a much longer piece on it on The Washbag: http://thewashbag.com/2011/12/14/making-up-the-numbers-does-oliver-rissers-contribution-to-swindon-add-up/
It makes most of the points I'd like to here.

rooney and another midfielder and risser will go,if players aint good enough he gets rid hes proven that already I think

How much wages is he on? One of the highest at the club?. With the wage policy etc we have to be prudent and get best value for the overall squad, if a quality central midfielder became available surely most fans would get rid and bring a player in who can challenge Ferry/Smith, these are quality and to add another to the mix would improve our midfield no end.

I would imagine he is nowhere near top end wages

Pretty sure Risser is nowhere near the top earner, I have no inside information but a lot of reference was made over the summer to the foreign legion being very cheap indeed.

I think I've heard that too.

I assume Ritchie/Caddis/Ferry will be the top earners.

I believe magera is on a healthy salary

With Benson at the club and Connell doing the business hopefully Magera can step up to the plate. Won't hold my breath though!

He has, so the fact Risser is still here proves the completely opposite doesnt it.

I was just about to say that DV.

I must stop myself agreeing with you, thats 3 times this week ;)

Write in English you fucking retard.

He can only dream about being as educated as you right? Loser.

He's another one of the players that's OK.

He is never going to set the world on fire, but is a useful backup/squad player.

He did OK at Northampton, made a couple of howlers, but also contributed some good stuff too.

Should never get into the team in front of Ferry or Smith, but with McCormack playing at the back now, who else are we going to get in to sit on the bench to cover that position. I would suggest that Timlin didn't want to do it

As you said, he is a positive bloke, and he's come to a Town where people are overwhelmingly negative. Culture shock.

But these blokes were probably just worried he was going to nick their girlfriends since they look so inadequate next to him.

He's foreign and, like Magera, I think it's entirely possible it will take time for him to adjust. We often see with imports it's at least a whole season of cack before they become good. Let's give it time. Paolo lauded him in pre-season and he's no mug. I say he'll be everything we expected if our fans give him time.

He provides decent cover for defence/midfield however if we add strength to these areas he might find himself on the very fringes of the squad, you are right about Timlin and I'm sure Risser will get frustrated in time if he's not playing week in week out.

I was thinking about this t'other day. It has probably already been mentioned, but if you take home grown to mean Jocks as well (:)) then our most likely starting 11 has no foreign imports in it. Unless DeVita doesn't count, but he's at least a McItalian.

And we were worried about how they'd fair on a cold Tuesday night - they mostly didn't even last until December!

Only a moron wouldn't want Risser and Megera to 'come good' mind.

Hope you're right, on the whole what's impressed me most with Paolo is his abilty to get the best out of his players, Flint,Caddis,Ferry have been rejuvenated under him.

If anyone can get the best out of his players it's him.

In this day and age Fjortoft would have never lasted long enough to come good.

To be fair, he very nearly didn't then.

If I recall the club had agreed for him to move out on loan, and he only played in the cup game at Ipswich as we were struggling for players.

Once he scored in that game, he hardly stopped.

I guess we will never know, but you get the feeling that had he not scored he may not of played for Town again

I think that fairly likely true.

One game away from oblivion, the legend was born.

That would have been a travesty, we'd have had to rely on that forward dynamo Keith Scott. Jesus the chairman @ Wycombe must have been pissing himself with laughter on the way to the bank with the check.

Yeah, a loan move to Lillestrom(spell) had been agreed as he wanted to keep his World Cup place.

Still, now a days he'd have been long ago labelled along with our worst strikers of all time by September.

Lillestrøm, it's Lillestrøm.

I think I must live in a parallel universe sometimes. I think Keith Scott did a decent job for us. He was nowhere near Premiership class but there were a hell of a lot of bigger cunts than him playing in the same team.

Is Risser a current international?

If so would he not he not be called up for the Africa cup of nations for Namibia?

Let's hope so.

Namibia didn't get close to qualifying

apparently Risser is drinking in the away pub tomorrow night with that Agent Darren bloke off twitter, i hope no moronic town fans give him any abuse like is rumoured to have happened in swindon.

My feed today was not good enough to form a proper opinion, although I couldn't see he did much wrong. (Shooting aside)

Commentators had nothing but good words to say also. No outstanding words, but not a bad word. I see him as an out an out DM. A position that will often go unappreciated, especially in a team that is not known for playing defensively.

This Cox chap could be the cover we need for Ferry and Smith. Risser is not cover for them because he is a different kind of player.

I expect Risser will play a very, very important part in our season.

I agree, posted that pretty much on twitter and got shot down!

Thought he had a decent game and is becoming the player we hoped he would be at the beginning of the season.

I do think Smith is still the better player overall, but Risser is a different option.

Don't think anyone excelled in the shooting department today, apart from Cibocci with that free kick

Yeppers

A different option we may regret not having later in the season, if we didn't have it. Let's not forget we are not far past the halfway mark. There's a lot more football to come yet.

And yes bmth, that free kick was the dog's nadgers.

I think he had a good game today. Certainly didn't stand out like McCormack, but did not stand out for the worse either. If he played like this at the beginning of the season, people would not be getting on his back. Shame really.  :(

Thought he did well today. Even a few nice touches going forward. People see the misplaced passes though, and unfortunately write him off because of it.

Gabilondo I felt, was the only player who had no impact on the game whatsoever.

Thought Risser was quality today, didnt do much wrong at all. Was very accurate at passing and won alot of tackles. Realy glad he has come good as he comes across such a decent bloke.

Agree with that, not a good game for him. I think their right back did a very good job on him, and he lacked the attacking support that Kennedy might have given, with Cibocchi playing deeper.

I think Cibocchi played his most attacking today. Especially towards the latter stages of the game, you could see he was really up for it.

He was more attacking today, but there were still times when Gabi had 2 blue shirts in front of him and no support anywhere. Perhaps he just gets forward too quickly!

Or rather, Gabilondo got himself into trouble most of the time instead of just trying to get round one person and releasing the ball.

Both true. He didn't do particularly well today.

Something of an understatement I fear. I thought he was utterly ineffective. It would have been interesting to have seen what Rooney could have done had he not been cup tied. De Vita did well when he was on the field though.

I like Cibocchi as well.

Exact same view. Really rated Cibocchi today. Good defensively, and very good end-product re crosses and set plays. De Vita did well while he was on the pitch, then on came Looney Gabilondo, and we had no presence on the left-hand side of midfield. Rooney certainly would have been interesting.

I assume at 2-0 down, Paolo knew how it was going to end and just put on Gabilondo for the sake of 'changing' the game, while at the same time resting De Vita for Tuesday.

Risser is not good enough. I can't fault his commitment and effort, seems a decent guy too but he isn't up to the standard of the other players. The sooner Smith goes back into the starting  line up the better imo.

Had to turn round to a bloke in the first half (row mm 20, you know who you are) who, after Cibocchi had been playing really well for much if the game, skewed one into touch. Cue "he's just not up to it, whats Kennedy done wrong, he's rubbish". I just don't get some people. Anyway, spent the rest if the game hoping and praying he didn't drop a clanger,and was largely proved right. No left back's going to look great comparing them to Caddis on the other side. Ridealgh came very close, but Cibocchi could prove an asset.

I personally thought Cibocchi was poor today.

Not awful, but not brilliant.

apart from his free kick..

Goes to show how differently people interpret the games..

He played a few good free kicks into the box too.

I think he struggled like fuck defensively yesterday, but will be/has been fine in div 4. Which will do me fine.

Incidentally although we rightly play Flint every time (hopefully it is an injury not a Middlesboro' bid :)), I don't think he'd have made much difference yesterday as Leicester played long balls into the channels more than into the central position.

cibo's cross that led to ritchie's chance was the best pass all game.

I thought Cibocchi had a solid game both defensively and going forward.

Me n' all JJ. Tremendous free kick as well. An interesting weapon to have in the old armory :nod:

I thought both Risser and Cibo had good games.

Risser is improving with every game he plays.

Risser does a particular job for the team and does it pretty well. People who slag him off are cunts.



FACT!

has 69er spoken yet?

foreign players in taking time to settle shocker!

Magera to improve next hopefully.

Thought Risser had a decent game yesterday but where he falls down is his specific job for the team which is not creative. Same goes for Magera he does the job asked of him in the game plan. Christ people did'nt even give some of those useless shits last season this much stick, lf they are good enough for Paolo they are good enough for me!

Definitely the best I'd seen him play, but fully expect Jonathan Smith to be back in on Tuesday now he's had a rest. We might also have Lee Cox on the bench if course. Whilst we're talking central midfielders as well, good to see Louis Thompson get on the pitch yesterday...and not afraid to have a shot from distance...promising.

Really don't think it is about 'resting' Smith. The change is wholly tactical. Risser plays a different role to Smith and vice versa. The same with dropping Connell at Rotherham and Kennedy for the last few games. PDC picks a specific team with specific roles according to the opposition, pitch and even the weather.

Smith will come back for the next more open game when passing ability trumps defensive protection.

Appreciate that...entirely agree actually. My point is more that they won't have had much of a rest before Tuesday and a fresh Smith might well be what we need. We'll have to wait and see.

I think Smith is odds on to start on Tuesday.

He's definitely not being rested.

I think he'll be back in on Tuesday.

Not running, jumping or scoring wouldn't be part of the game plan

This. Oliver has had a run of good games now so people still slagging him off are just clearly clueless. I'm not referring to people on here but the morons who give him shit from the stands.

There are people on here giving him shit as well!  Just get behind ALL of our players and watch us rise up the leagues!!

Just reiterating what many other have said, he does a job in a more defensive format.  Personally I reckon he'll be in there on Tuesday night giving a bit more defensive cover across the field allowing Ritchie and Rooney to be more attacking.  But I probably dont know what Im talking about.

He has started more away games than home so your probably right.

Rate him more than most people do. Because of the type of job he does he won't ever "create" lots, which people notice (a la Ritchie/Rooney) and you'll also notice his fuck ups a lot more other players.

He's one of those players where when he's doing his job right, you'll think he only had a "good" game, shutting everyone out of mid.

I reckon Paolo will want that type of player for an away game... shut up shop in central mid.