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erm... why was he dropped??? Maltrash didn't give many answers either after the game.

"I just felt that Phil deserved his chance and we will now see how Peter handles being out of the side and how Phil handles playing regularly again,"

Ok but what did Brez do to lose the shirt? I'm sure Phil will get better with games etc but....??? what the fuck is Malpas on?

Why was Miguel taken off instead of Ifil who had a shocking game?

Sturrock and Cox should have started at front and McGovern dropped and replaced by Roberts??

Phil did well apart from the first goal.......

point is... why was Brezovan dropped. Like Phil earlier in the season, what has Brezovan done to lose the shirt? Our defence seed petrified out there with Phil in goal today... Thats not a knock against Smith because he is a good keeper when fully fit etc

I dont know why Brez was dropped.

But, after that performance - its the least of the worries today.

I think everyone was suprised when Brez was dropped. Smithy wasn't helped with the defence, why do they insist on giving away stupid free kicks? The ref's aren't great, but the players dont help themselves.

Comminges looked like he was they only one who really was playing for his place in the team today IMO.

Brezovan would have saved that freekick.

I agree

I wouldn't have started Phil Smith myself. What has Brez actually done wrong? Smith is a good keeper and he didn't play badly but to start him certainly unsettled the backline. You can't afford to take that needless risk. Just when Brez was beginning to get back into the swing of things as well.

Exactly, when it comes down to the people that matter, why dont they see what effects it has on the players? It's probably knocked Brezovan's confidence aswell.

Brez showed how much better he is than Smith by not playing - another Malpas mistake

Fuck off... Brez has cost us more goals that Smith. If the wall had jumped (ie done their job) Smith wouldn't have had to even move.

Ifil wasn't subbed because if we're switching to three at the back, you need three centrebacks. Vincent can play Centre, Minges can't as far as we've seen.

The freekick was a carbon copy of McFaddens two hours earlier. I told the guy next to me exactly where it was going when they were lining it up, painfully obvious.

I also think Minge was on for a sending off if he'd not been subbed, and we need him on the field in the next few games.

if smith hadn't of hidden behind the wall, and have done what most 'keepers would do and cover the side of the goal not defended by the wall he wouldnt of had to move - the ball would of gone straight into his hands

Well, the ball only went there because he left such a massive fucking gap

smith wouldn't have made that unbelievable save vs swansea.his reach is nowhere near brez's.
any keeper standing in line of his wall has fucked up. unless the kick was taken before the whistle?
that said,brez flapped the other week against northampton when they scored.and should have done better for forests goal.and he never looks comfotable with the ball at his feet.
i guess i'm saying they both have flaws and its a close call.

both have been found out a little if anything. Still good keepers, but not as good as they were made out to be at the start of the season

In favour of Smith though, put him on the wing, did you see him easily beat the on charging Warsaw player  :wink:

We thought that the CB's have a bad habit lately of not attacking long air balls, which led to the first goal. Letting it bounce is an elementary mistake, and it has happened a lot.

Spot on arriba. They're both good keepers, neither's perfect, don't let's trash Smith just because some people want to go on a Malpas-hunt

have you seen this is?fucking unbelievable some of the stuff on there tonight.saying smith should be out the door and other idiotic comments.

IMO, Brezovan shouldn't have been dropped, I only feel Smith was to blame for the free kick, but I think he is a very good keeper and will be key to keep hold of him.

I'll stick my neck on the line here and say Brez hasn't been good enough to warrant keeping Smith out. I'd be chuffed if we sold him for a half a million upwards (Brez).

JPM isn't worth a place in a Sunday pub team, fuck knows what MKD's saw in him, bloke's absolutely shit and lazy to boot.

That will probably get people on here narky but I don't really care.

mcgovern was awful today. that chance he fecked up in the second half summed up his game really. didn't get much service though, as we seemed pre-occuppied with long balls up to the walsall defenders

Malpas reasons for dropping Brez "I'VE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN KEEPER AND BACK FOUR AND HE WAS AT FAULT FOR THE GOAL AT FOREST"

malpas , when he came people were saying "who"i thought give him a chance but some of his decisions ,or lack of them make me cringe.
pook on the wing
mcgovern in the middle
bring back smith ?were we realy shipping goals from the goalies point of view.
taking so long to change the ineffective wide players,and only when mcgovern went off with being embarresed{an injury that could keep him out for the season}
ikil returning to the nervous jelly mr king turned him into
aljofree dreaming of his end of season holiday.
all in all NOT HAPPY  :x

Regarding Brez and Malpas I think our 'goalkeeping coach' situation is something that urgently needs addressing. Granville is an utter clown and whilst I'm willing to give Malpas a chance I've seen enough of Granville over the past year or so to realise he is nothing more than a glorified PE teacher running around clapping his hands and telling people off. He actively encourages punching from crosses rather than catching which is just rediculous and seems to have no idea about goalkeeping as shown by his own career where he did absolutely nothing in the English game. He appears to be matey with Phil Smith and pays little attention to Brez which is odd to say the least. When you compare him to the GK coach Wise had you realise just how useless Granville is and if Brez doesn't agree with what he's saying then discent and indecision is never going to be far away.

are you judging that on how he actually coaches them every day of the week in training, or just on the half hour or so before kick off.

I'd have taken off McNamee and put Roberts on the left and Minge-face on the right playing as the wingers.

the half hour before kick off i'd assume

mcgovern has been gash for the last few games, i don't understand how he still starts every week. never looks to get in behind the full back and continually goes missing in games. roberts deserves a run in the team at the moment. in fact, I wouldn't mind seeing comminges given a go at right wing and jack smith brought back in at right-back now he's fit again.

Why should Sturrock start instead of Paynter? Paynter was the only player who actually came out with any credibility on Saturday!

Isn't that the whole problem in a nutshell? I'd agree about JP (probably wouldn't put it quite so strongly but there you go) - he has been poor over the past few weeks, but then if the proposed answer is give Roberts a go, he's just as likely to "continually go missing".

I know it's insane. Paynter and Cox again tomorrow for me.

Put Ashikomodo dragon on the right, his crossing is awesome.  8)

very true, which is why I then said get comminges on the wing & jack smith at right-back. worth a go in my opinion.



what game was cryer watching? seems mcgovern is his little favourite at the moment.

I dislike McGovern. Constantly tries the complicated and mincey when he should JUST PUT HIS FUCKING FOOT THROUGH THE BALL AT TIMES.

In fact I'm not sure why I bother going because I activly dislike about half of our team at the moment.

Fair play to paynter though, I've given him some stick on here recently but he was one of the only players (along with the minge) who deserved not to be beaten to a pulp by an angry mob after the game.

Paynter told me to fuck off saturday.I shouted something and must of thought i meant just him :D  i like him more for that though least he gave a fuck

I was going to mention that as well. What did you shout?

I'm on your case pal, I've been Billys biggest fan for weeks - you're going down :D

All i said was for fucksake sort it town this is shit, which was right

Cant agrue with the factual content of that statement

I said I thought that was you in a different thread

And here lies my current problem too.  I just don't like many of our players at all.  I only have to look back to Andy King days to find a time when I liked most of our lads but these days I struggle to be enthusiastic about our current crop.

Ahhh,, thats fair enough.  There were some others who continued to abuse Paynter but what you shouted was fair enough.  Players like answering you back don't they Macca, esp after Crewe Away!  :soapy tit wank:

I think its the lack of consistancy that does it. On paper I dont think our side lacks talent. Looking back to the play off season under king we had Hewlet in midfield FFS!

Its so fucking annoying watching a player do fuck all, when you know they have the ability to rip the opposition to shreds. (pick whichever of our wingers you dislike the most)  Or to have their game drop by at least 25% because we arnt playing a big club (pretty much the rest of the team)

Nah they dont but to be fair i dont mind it shows they care at times . I just left after that anyway as i think i may of abused a little bit more

mcgovern is out tomorrow anyway.

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1249801,00.html

I don't think over the last few games that Ifil / Aljofree have been doing that well, I think it is time for one of them to have a spell on the sidelines, I think I'd be tempted to drop Aljofree, purely for the 3rd goal we conceded on Sat where he decided to sit and watch as the player ran towards goal instead of getting back in his feet and tracking back just in case there is a chance to redeem himself, this isnt the first time he has done that either.

I'd also question McNamee he looks like can can be a good player but he does not seem to be one to get involved, he waits on the wing for the ball instead of moving about off the ball trying to make space to seems to stay still making marking him easy.

In the previous home game against Cheltenham, he was moving off his marker, making space to receive the ball, but all to often it was hoofed over his head.  There will only be so many times that a player can show, before they think 'am I ever going to get the ball the feet'?

Aljofree's a waste of space and eventually everyone will come round to my way of thinking,  8)

I don't think you can drop Aljofree though as Ifil still needs him alongside.

I'm looking forward to seeing Kanyuka when fully fit after Wrays comments Saturday.  You never know, may get a run out tonight......

drop aljofree. vincent in the middle. rodney on the left.

easy

Drop Ifil as well if super Pat is fit. They've both been as shit as each other in the last few weeks

i dont get the aljofree loving. Ifil only looks shit half the time because he has to try and clean up after aljofree has gone on a kamikaze mission for a ball he was never going to win

Both Dave's are right.

They are also both cunts, weird eh  :D

 :o

Malpas out!

aljofree has had more good games than bad.same goes for ifil

i dont want malpas out

I know, neither do I. Beginning to feel we may be in a minority now though...

Maplas in

Maplin? Prefer Currys  :wink:

no matter how often its said, or how many daves say it...

....it wont be true.