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It s written therefore it is. Does it count if i have had a bottle of wine and a lush night?

wheels gonna fall off tomorrow

It always counts for you mexipoo.xxx

You know I should have started this thread  :doh:

Well i reckon you've cursed it by starting on the wrong day. Unless of course you are drinking in the morning in Tonga?

Just nobody start another one.

 :baby:

12.19 was when i started it so it was the right day, i could be wrong im a little drunk.

It's so long since we lost a game. I seem to think that every game will be the game where we come unstuck - perhaps its due to years of STFC failure ingrained into me? I have the same feeling about tomorrow, hopefully I'll be wrong yet again.

Superstition........paah  :)

12.19 a.m. means no bad magic, this thread is legitimate. :pope:

I felt a little bit like that against Southampton and we were amazing.

Today is going to be really tough, looking at their team they have a good balance and mix of experience players who have played at a higher level. Their strikeforce looks very potent.
I was expecting a defeat today but maybe KoT has worked his magic so i'm thinking 2-2 and would be quite content with that.

1-0

I'll say 2-1 to us, with us getting the last goal in an exciting finish.

I'd be happy with a draw but think we will lose. It won't take away from our good performance on average this season so far. I just hope they don't stick seven past us.

We'll stick 7 past them. 7-0 Swindon.

Are you serious?

Do you really think we'll thrash them?  :D

Yes....I can feel it in the air this morning.

I think we'll be hard to beat at home this season. so, 2-1

Same score prediction from me but tbh, hope we beat them by more!!! We haven't lost since gillingham have we?

Unbeaten at the CG  >:D

Get the beer in - just leaving the airport now!

I'm in sole charge of the little fella today.  Is 15 months too young for his first game?  (I ask myself a similar question at about this time on most Saturday mornings.)

Nah he will be fine just sit in a quiet section (anywhere in the ground then), he will most probably just nod off and then shit himself when we score

Gonna be a close one but probably a defeat 2-1 with Paynter scoring and 6,433 crowd.

Easy win. We'll score at least 3.

I don't get all the pessimism? We're 6th place in the league for a reason. We won't lose today.

My pessimism is easy, every time I say we will win we don't win.

I wasnt supersticious until the KOT matchday thread debacle highlighted that I actually am :D .

can't decide whether to go or not today. if i do it'll be my first game of the season so we'll probably lose.

ooh I like the sound of that and will go along with it

You at the game today adje?

what a glorious day.golf it is

1-1 today methinks

2 - 0 Town

1 - 0 Town with another nail biting last 5 minutes

Such a good feeling around the club at the moment I can see us winning this today and turning on the style - 4-0

3-3 (Tope hat-trick)

Lose 3-1

I dont we'll lose but i also dont think we will win,this has draw written all over it for me.

Swindon 2 Colchester 2

Im going today, first time in ages. I predict 2-0 Town


edit: And im going dressed as Zina, anyone for a pint before the game?

I can see us starting well and messing up therefore i predict 2-0 up at half time, draw 2-2 at full time.
I would take that though because i think Col U will be up there this year

1-1 draw with the crowd touching near 7k. Amankwanah with a bullet 100 mph header from a corner - if he's allowed to go forward for the corners. 

4-2 town

Jukewitz just won a penalty for Motherwell.

which was missed.

Just heard revel starts up front instead of paytner i suppose billy needs a rest.

No McNamee either. Tope and Hutchinson with Revel up top.

BREAKING NEWS: Lucas injured in warm up!

BREAKING NEWS: Lucas injured in warm up!

Knickers!

Named in team but will not play

Enter Smiffy.

fraid not Brentford's my next one

bit concerned with no McNamee and Paynter-still ,lack of goals must have been a factor

As long as Lucas not too seriously injured, I'm not too bothered.  Glad to see Smith get an opportunity to show what he can do.

I'm always optimistic when the sun is shining.

Can the subs be changed for an extra goalie?

yes the Polish guy is drafted

The young foreign keeper jabber has already been included .

OK, so  I can get my feeble brain round the goalkeeping change.

Can some one explain the others? Why's he dropped Paynter? How is he going to use Obedey (sp) Revell and Hutchinson???

4-3-3 formation - Wilson is rotating his squad because I presume he doesn't want any of them burning out too early.

Paynter has played every minute of every game so far (I can't remember if he got subbed last week, but if he did, all but 10 minutes) so I imagine it's just a rest for him and giving Revell a go.

Obadeyi, Revell and Hutch as a three man attack of the style that a lot of Prem teams play now, Oba left, Hutch right, Revell through the centre, I guess.

Apparently, Peter Brezovan is in the Arkells to watch this afternoon. Good of him.  :nod:

Thanks. It was really the last three of the 4-3-3 I was thinking of ::)

Yes, I suppose no one really knows at this point.........FUCK...........I thought they'd scored

Dunno for sure but I would think Revell up front as a target man & Hutchinson & the 'Tope' playing off of him. First home game of the season that I have missed but wishing I was there. Any idea how many of the faithful have made the pilgrimage?

was there vs southend too.
he isn't that shit that he cannot get fixed up somewhere surely?

Can we have the ball please Colchester? ::)

They were just saying it was a reasonable crowd, so 8,000 maybe...

Can we have the ball please????????

Are we being given the run around then, OST?

We got the ball yet?

Sounds dull again

Igoe has scored for Bournemouth.

1-0 Colchester, deflected.

JFL and Douglas squaring up as well. Super.

Adie Boothroyd's teams will be hard work though. They'll be fit & well drilled so it will be one in which we'll have to grind out a result.  I wouldn't have expected one-touch freeflowing football from the visitors. I'm a bit surprised that McNamee hasn't started.

Bubble bursting today.

One - nil down?  Damn!

Is Lucas injured ?  Never rated Phil Smith as a goalie  even though the goal wasnt his fault

Injured in the per-game warm up apparently.  The gaol is credited to Vincent - is he the ex-Cheltenham guy?

Injured in the warm up apparently

This is the club that for years they announced the crowd changes to the team.

Can't stick around any longer, Paynter on at HT?

Bad day, Pox winning as well.

Good character for the team

Most games we have taken the lead and held on.

Do we have the players who can come back from 1-0 down.   We did it at Oldham  lets hope we can do it today

Oh dear....Anything else happening chaps?

shoulda been 1-1  great save by goalie

McGovern denied by an excellent save, should have been 1-1.

Revell seems to be having a good game

GOALLLLLLLLL   YES

obadeyi

yay. Hopefully it was a peach as I predicted in another thread!!

Obla di obla da!!

Well that should change the complexion of DW's half time talk.

Anybody bold enough to make any 2nd half predictions either for team changes or the score?

Looking comfortable on the ball without looking threatening until the last 5 mins of half. Then we created a few chances.

Is someone going to txt someone at the game to get their perceptio?

I am at the game, half time is dull!

Technology is kewl isnt it!

dad's half time report. 'Defensive mistake for their goal, bit all over the place for most of the half.'

1-1 at HT from a scrappy performance, can't really moan about that.

Tranny 2 1 down at home to Walsall. Is Barnes the new Malpas?

no ne's the same old Barnes!

Good point. His managerial career is a bit of a car crash so far!!

I take it nothing is happening in the game?

Revell hit the bar from 35-40 yards apparently, but thats pretty much it so far this half.

Anyone know the Medium Wave frequencies for BBC Radio Swindon?  Just a thought...but I might be able to pick it up here if I knew where to listen.

mcnamee coming on

Hutchinson off

Mac on-watch him go

Ferry nearly scored    Town starting to get on top now

Painter coming on for revell

Come on Town...

Come on Town  dominating at the mo

Corner for Town

score in a minute....

Ferry off   Timlin on

watching the arse vs man city game, city looked a bit unconfortable and arse were on top for most of the game but the last 10 minutes city have ripped em apart. 3-1 now. adebayor scored ran the full length of the pitch to aggrevate the arse fans, funny as fuck, and he got booked

make that 4-1

I hate arsneal fans

Walsall go ahead again to make it 3-2 away at Tranmere.  Taxi for Barnes.

In extra time yet?

just about to start

3 mins

Wovers score a late winner.

FT

Reasonably happy with that, I suppose.  The wheels stay on.

Draw as predicted. Unbeaten run continues.

I cant say I am too dissappointed with a draw, still the unbeaten run continues, the injuries look like they could be a problem though.

Who got injured JJ?

Greer, worryingly. Sounded like he'd messed up his shoulder. Also Lucas beforehand and Tope's hamstring right at the end.

And Macca pulled up with his hamstring late on as well, but Greer sounded quite bad.

Thats not good news. Hopefully both injuries aren't too serious.

Thought we dominated that game and on the balance of play should have won. It was a weird one really. In the second half we could have won it but also lost it. At times it was end to end stuff. I thought Col U were pretty poor though. They were much as I expected. Defence minded and staying organised thus making it hard to break them down. We controlled the game in terms of possession and our general passing play was great at times. Thought their goal was fortunate but these things happen in football. We made some good chances. JP should have scored first half then Revell hit the bar and there was a chance for Ferry which he perhaps should have done better with.

Smith MOTM? Would love to know what game they were watching. He only had to make 2 or 3 saves. Thought Revell was very good. Runs runs and just keeps on running. Great awareness and has the ability to do a few skills. He reminds me a bit of Barry Corr only more mobile and slightly quicker. Tope took his goal really well but on the whole was a bit poor with his touches, passing and sometimes awareness. Don't think the lad has a great footballing brain.

I thought we played very well today.  I have to confess I was nervous when I heard that Lucas has injured himself in the warm up, mainly because I worried that P Smith wouldn't be as communicative with the back 4.  In Fairness, he stepped up, made a couple of good saves and didn't let us down.  He wasn't MOM though, that accolade should have gone to Greer (as usual!) for me.

Defence looked good again, especially how calm and composed Amankwaah and Lesc look on the ball - Mank especially going forward.  Scares the hell out of defenders!  Cuthbert is Cuthbert, solid, reliable and a very good CB pairing for Greer.

Douglas for me was the best player in midfield today.  Thought JP and Ferry were good also but Douglas seemed to get in more and battle more.

Revell looks like he is going to be a great signing - strong, not scared to challenge, drops back and wins the ball and all in all his distribution was pretty good throughout.  Definitely going to get goals and he was unlucky the long range shot didn't go in.

Hutchinson is definitely quite raw, however works hard and thought he did well today alongside Revell.  With a bit of work, he could do well and gives us another option up front.

Tope has to be one of the most frustrating players to watch - one minute hes greedy and doesn't pass or tries to take on defenders and lose possession, and then the next, he gets into a great position, controls it and scores a very good goal! 

Very pleased overall as Colchester had some pretty big and strong players but we managed to battle and honestly thought we deserved the win.  Disappointing goal to conceed but unbeaten in 6 and playing better than I've seen in a long time.  Well done Danny Boy!

not sure why Wilson changed a winning team?

ok, I understand Smith for Lucas but not the rest?

Smith looked shakey, rusty but did well. Back 4 were solid - I thought they dealt with Platt well. Cuthbert was probablmy MotM.

Duggie was good infront of the back 4 with Ferry and JPM doing a decent job in the middle.

Hutchinson I thought was pretty poor. Not convinced. Topi was Topi, pretty good one minute sloppy the next. Took his goal well. Would like to see him play upfront!!

Revel, worked hard linked up with players well. Got into some good positions. Excatly how I probably would have described Paynter had he played. Would like to see them play upfront together but not convinced he'll offer us anything we dont already have.

apart from the first 5 minutes it was all us and we should have won. If we'd had a better final ball today we would have won.

I thought Hutchinson did alright, better than Tope anyway.

Personally i thought it was a rather forgettable game. As was said previously Colchester were very defensive and quite boring. Swindon have got some great potential in their players and playing style but ruin it all with pointless long hoofs up the field that go nowhere.

Revells shot was a screamer and Smith pulled of a great double save in the first half.

The lure of a half time pint made me miss obladi's goal.

Big round of applause to the groundstaff, the pitch looks fantastic.

Did JFW wear a grey cardigan?

Well not sure about that..obviously on the right track..some players were good others well not good...not sure about thew lads on loan from Celtic...Ferry is a good player(missed a sitter though)...cant fathom Timlin on ...Easton was superb at Wolves and should have got a run out.
Footballs all about opinion...cant see Cuthbert being here long cos he is real class.
Dont care how tired Paynter is...should have played....not disastrous and can see Wilson doing good things...but its not guna get those fans back we are missing,for me a point gained rather than two lost.

first game i've seen this season, very impressed. the back four and midfield were solid, greer & cuthbert were like titans and the full-backs were excellent, big kev looks like a new player this season. he's cut out the sloppiness (mostly) and looks full of confidence. lecs is calm and composed and reads the game well but is too relaxed at times.

i've always loathed JP and thought him a useless waste of space. i didn't realise from the posts on here just how much he'd improved - really impressed. douglas and ferry were also very lively. i thought our midfield bossed colchester's, first time i've seen us do that for a long time.

up front was a mixed bag... revell looks good with a footballing brain and not afraid to have a shot. hutchinson is lazy and immobile. obadeyi looks like he blagged his way into pro football, occasionally shows a touch of class/intelligence but for the most part he's absoutely useless.

paytner and macca made an impact when they came on, surprised the change wasn't made earlier.

i thought we could have got the three points but a draw was probably a fair result, despite smith not being challenged much. undefeated at home is a good record to hold onto though.

oh and i missed both goals. faen.

I must admit I must have seen a different game to most. I thought it was a good game between two pretty good sides. I thuoght Col U's front 2 caused chaos in Swindon's defence in the 1st half. both full backs played well but I thought Cuthbert and Greer were pretty poor. Their goal was very reminiscent of early last season. in fact, defensively we were crap the first half. They let the ball bounce instead of attacking it and the ball was allowed to travel a fair way inside the box before anyone thuoght of getting to it. On the plus side, however, we got our bodies in the way when it mattered. We then got a good goal back - good play by Hutchinson and well taken by Toby. Col U on points though in the first half,.
The second half, however, was ours. Great shot be Revell who looked ordinary on the first half but looked really impressive in the 2nd. We also loked better defensively in the 2nd.  
I thuoght both full backs, Douglas and JPM played well. Smith was Smith - a bit shaky but made a couple of god saves. Greer and Cuthbert looked ordinary but Colchesters front 2 were a loody handful. Ferry drifted in and out. Hutchinson still looks too raw and Toby is so up and down. These 3 thugoh are young lads so it is to be expected.
Overall, I am really encouraged as this team is getting to know each other and is still growing. I expect Col u to be there or therabouts at the end of the season. .

P.S...meant to say JP was man o match by miles....really good performace by him.

we've also moved upto fifth in the league after that. good stuff.

I am just glad I don't support Colchester - that was real hoofball from them today.

I think we need to concentrate on playing to our own strengths and get the ball down and play it more often.

Pretty much my thoughts on the matter. It was disappointing to see us looking rattled in defence early on, always concerning when a high ball is allowed to bounce like that. Over all though, I'm pleased. So far, Swindon Town look hard to beat (bar the opening day).

I still think Hutchinson is useless and has done pretty much fuck all since we signed him. Obadeyi is looking better and at least looks like he has potential, about time he was given a try up front I reckon. Ferry had another good game, a better option than Timlin at the moment. Revell was ok but nothing more than that.

I don't understand why we didn't start with McNamee and then why he wasn't put on sooner. He had an immediate impact on the game which could easily have led to us getting all three points.

I'm not sure about Wilson's tactics, he started the season with 1 up front as he didn't have any other choice. Yet now we have options up front he seems wary of going to 2 up front as things have been going ok. I reckon Obadeyi alongside Paynter (or Revell) up front with a 4 man midfield is worth a go.

I don't think I've seen a player trip over himself so much since Fola was here.

I think next game Wilson should consider putting Paynter and Revell up front because they're our best strikers.

Relying on match updates from my mate, and sounded good. More of the same please town.

I spent the day watching another STFC, staines town, and was pleasently suprised with the experience. I want us to get relegated to the blue square south

Wrong leefer, it was obviously Smith - the sponsors said so!!!  If you had read that Smith was mom you would have thought we had clung on for a point!! What a ludicrous decision, and I do actually agree with you, JP was my top player, just in front of Cuthbert for me - he is going to be a great signing.  Also I think LJF improves with every game.

LJF..he seems to be very nervous at the start of games..he gt better as the game went on...and he gave 100%...which for me is the be all...fine line football though,if Revells blockbuster had gone in instead of smashing the bar..well we would all be ranting about him.

Does Jonathan Douglas ever talk to the press or radio (which I don't listen to)? I don't think I've heard anything from him since he joined.

Good game I thought against a half decent Colchester side.

The game started a bit poorly for Town, with the game looking a little stretched and Platt causing problems with his physical presence. But after the first 10 minutes town settled and slowly but surely started playing the ball about. With one problem, it was pretty buildup with nothing in the final third to trouble Colchester.

The Colchester goal came out of nothing really. In fact I was feeling so comfortable with our performance I sort of phased out and a blink later their man was through and a late challenge/deflection took the ball past Smith.

We came back well and started to unlock their defence. How JPM's shot didn't go in I don't know. I think the keeper saved it well as it was powerfully hit. Then a quick break and after what seemed an age before Hutch passed and Topi scored.

1-1 was probably a fair reflection of the first half. But there was some very very good last gasp defensive work from Colchester too.

Second half I thought we dominated, almost. Smith had to make a smart save, but we played all the football and had a couple of good chances, the Ferry one being the cleanest cut. When Revell lined up that 40 yarder I was screaming "no no no what the hell are you doing". Then it hit the bar.

So in summary I am quite pleased with the result/performace. We were probably the better team. Definitely played the best football, but Colchester were no mugs and they could have nicked it, a draw was probably about right. 

My MOM, difficult one. I think its a toss up between Ferry and Douglas.

Don't worry!  Not many people do.

I thought it was a good game today for a 1-1!  I thought Col U looked a decent outfit first half but second half we dominated without looking like scoring (apart from the 35 yard thunderbolt)

Greer and Cuthbert were immense today, Cuthbert shading it over Greer for MOTM today.  He will be playing at a higher level in the next 3 years if he carries on like that.

Revell looked decent, workrate of Cox with not as much quality, but capable of bringing others into the game.  Even though it would be 2 big men I think him and Paynter would work well together because for a big man he is much more mobile than Paynter.

Even though he scored a goal Tobe failed to impress me enough today, though there is something there.  Hutchinson needs a goal.  Smith did well but MOTM, WTF!  He had nothing to do for 80% of the game.

What a difference between the STFC team of last year and this!  DW has transformed the style of play and brought in some quality additions, I still worry about up front though.  Not convinced with Tobe, not sure about Hutchinson but I believe that Revell could work with Paynter, but whether enough goals would come from the pairing is argueable!  Douglas, Ferry, Greer and Cuthbert are a class apart though IMO.

If a decent offer comes in from Norwich we should snap there hands off IMO.

As far as the match goes I totally agree with Batch!

On the MotM point, remember the game where Kanyuka was man of the match and the whole crowd collectively started laughing?

The champagne goes to their heads.

fair play to smith for having a decent game after stepping in at short notice...but he wasn't even one of the top 5 players on the pitch today.

col u also have two very good forwards, so i think today's result is a decent indication of where we're at.

oh and the three whinging moany cunts sat behind me (row w, 210ish) haven't changed one iota since 2005, they're still complaining about the same things.

"The Coach" was in fine shouty voice today. He often gives great advice from his seat like "no don't kick it out of play" and "pass it to the man", "get it out wide" etc etc. If he was manager we'd be champions by Christmas.

sounds a bit like the gems from the cunts behind me then, such words of wisdom like "he missed that!" or when a pass is slightly too long/heavy you're bound to hear "what a waste of time/space/oxygen, useless"

even my girlfriend was giving them evils in the second half.

I enjoyed the game today, got to disagree with most and say I thought Colchester were a poor side, long ball hoofers. Platt looked dangerous for them what a handful he is, must be 7 foot tall, luckily we have a real man in defence in Greer this season who is prepared to put any part of his body and inflict wounds on any part of the opponents body to stop the buggers breaking through.
It took us 20 minutes to have a shot at goal in the first half and before  Colchester scored they  closed us down well and stopped us playing from the back, then mysterious they dropped off the play and it really gave us the initiative.
Douglas in the first half was fantastic, some of the one-touch football was light years away from early season Malpas last season.
We should have one the game. Talking to four or five Colchester fans in the car park they couldn't believe the football we played. One said I heard Swindon were fodder and a cert for relegation, let me tell you Swindon are the best footballing side we have played this season.

that's a good thing

Yeah, I wasn't being negative. It seems quite odd these days to have a regular starter not talking to the press.

I was a bit dissappointed as I came away from the game, perhaps because we didn't have that quality in front of goal, or even to create chances. however, in reflection I'd say I'm pretty happy with the point. Colchester did not come and play good football, but they are very good at being a team of big awkward lumps. For the first few minutes we were under serious pressure, mostly through aerial bombardment. After that though we managed to get the ball on the deck and started ripping them to shreds through the middle of the park. Then we switched off for a couple of minutes and they went 1-0 up.

It didn't really look like we were going to score many today, but we did catch them on the break a few times, and quite frankly if we'd failed to score from Hutchison's long break out of defence then I'd have been very pissed off. Hutch did very well to take the ball taht far, and wait until the pass was on rather than rushing it like everybody around me wanted. Slipped it nicely into Tope who picked his spot and smashed it in.

In the second half they didn't create much at all. We pushed forward and eventually started giving eachother options both in wide areas and through the middle, and only looked threatened when we made silly mistakes and gave the ball away too easily - thankfully Colchester never punished us. Revell's shot was a cracker, and I was amazed the keeper seemed so relaxed about it given that it eventually beat him. Also, Ferry should have scored. There was no need for him to turn back inside the defender, and even after he had, he should have put it in the net.

I was impressed with Revell today. I thought he made good runs and was unpredictable, and it was so good to see somebody have a shot from long range. As others have said, Revell and Paynter could work as a partnership. I'd imagine they'd bring the midfielders into the attacking play a lot so goals would be shared around, rather than them getting 20 each! The big question is whether or not Wilson is willing to go with 2 up top.

I can't make my mind up if we we're lucky or unlucky,on one hand we had enough chances to win the game  they should have had what was a clear cut penalty where greer pushed their man over in the penalty area.

I thought revell was very good considering it was his debut,for a tall lad he's quite mobile and his first touch is better than any of our other centre forwards,Tope  frustrates me at times but not as much as hutchinson who is lazy in my book and wont chase a ball unless it's a tad infront of him.

As for mom do these people actually know anything about football.

All in all i enjoyed todays game and im glad we got wilson and not boothroyd,It's now becoming a pleasure watching swindon under danny wilson's guidance.

None of the 3 strikers that we started the game with actually belong to us: When was the last time that happened?

I'm reasonably confident that it's never happened before, and a new record was set today in the fine and glorious history of Swindon Town.

Chaps (& Luci)

Many thanks for the excellent match reports this evening.  I can't remember the last time we had in depth post match analysis from so many who went to the game.  Those of us who couldn't make it do appreciate it.

Most of the time I can't believe the football we play either, in fact I spend most of the match shaking my head in disbelief.

For me, it's hard to remember a time when there has been better on the ground distribution from defence to attack. Perhaps Reg will disagree as another oldie.  :)  Just fix the attack and it's sorted!  ;D
Greer has been fantastic compared with previous CB's, rarely wasting a ball when not under pressure, and they're all doing it now! Hope he's not too badly injured, that would cock things up.
Looking forward to watching them now, there were some hoofball spells previous seasons when only my season ticket dragged me out there.  :nod:

Putting aside the fact we didn't win it, that was one of the best displays of controlled passing football I've seen from a Swindon side since 1996.  Some of the movement and little interchanges were a joy to watch.

Overall we probably should have got the win but I am happy with a point.  I see people are split on Colchester, well I think they are a good League 1 side and we controlled them yesterday.  They are strong, big and well organised but nothing fancy and we managed to nullify their threats bar one or two slips.  We also kept the ball away from them for long periods and created a few chances against a very strong defensive team.  They won't win many plaudits and many fans will think they are rubbish, but I think they'll be around the hunt for the play offs until near the end of the season.

I thought everyone of our team did their bit today.  Revell looked good, decent workrate and held it up well but doesn't get carried away like Paynter can and try too hard to win it back - saves energy for being a forward.

Huthinson will come good in a month or two I think, he's got something but I think his lack of experience combined with our formation mean he's taking a while to come through.  Tope I'm really warming too, he's a real mixed bag but I bet defenders hate facing him.  He's like a lower league Asprilla, all legs and looks awkward at times, but he's got enough to keep players honest defending him.  I'd take a player like him if he keeps chipping in with goals.

Back 4 were strong and Cuthbert will be stepping up in a season or so even if we don't.

Middle 3 look a cut above this league when combined.  Ferry is a cracking little player and we've done well to get him here, he could easily be playing in the Championship on loan.

I like the fact we could change a few players today and still look a good team, it bodes well for later in the season so long as we can extend a few loans or make some permanent in January.  McNamee being dropped is a good thing, it keeps him on his toes.  I think he's been good so far this season but still a little inconsistent, that should make him remember there are other options available to the management.  Paynter got a nice rest and came on fresh and could have scored.

If we can maintain this start then I am happy with how our season will pan out.

I'm sure that's right. It's fairly unusual to even play three up front and historically, we've never had that many loan players (no more than two) It's only in the last few seasons that we've had three of four in. So yes, a new record indeed.

You seem to be a bit out of step with the general consensus jonny ???

What about the Ardiles 'samba soccer' years??

 The Ardiles/Hoddle/Gorman years, were the last when we played more or less pure ground based football. King's PO side, did play some stuff....you couldn't have Stefani Miglioranzi, Sammy Eyeglue and lardboy Howard in your midfield and be considered a long ball team.

 Yesterday was encouraging to see Phil Smith rolling the ball out quite a bit, at one time Hoddle preferred Hammond to Digby, because he distributed by hand as his kicking was shit.

Might not talk to the press but he certainly lets players on the pitch know his thaughts...him and Lescinal were at each others throats after the first goal...Douglas gave him a right ear bashing(not his right ear,sort of both ears )

On reflection these are my more detailed thoughts on yesterday:

First half we started poorly and looked nervous. Just when we were beginning to gain some momentum we conceded a sloppy goal. For the rest of the half it reminded me of an England game before Capello got them playing well; kept the ball but couldn't create much against opposition who sat very deep. Then we got a break which I thought Hutchinson and Tope did very well, also credit to Amankwaah for trying to get up there with them and I think he helped create a couple of gaps.

Second half was a joy to watch in terms of passing. The thing I like most was the forward runs from the middle of midfield. Ferry was very good at it, even Timlin was doing it when he came on. There were a couple of occassions where Colchester could have grabbed a goal themselves and I thought theit forward players were dangerous.

Overall the way we handled possession and the chances we had makes me think we should have won, but ultimately this result maintains the momentum against a team who are up there with us so I'm not displeased.

Also, I take back what I said about McNamee, Amankwaah is actually the best winger at the club.

Yes Sie...got to say Amankwah has come on big time under Wilson...

Thanks for all these thoughts and reports everyone. The arrival of the nipper on Wednesday morning meant that going yesterday was never going to happen and Sky Sports News with the sound down while the relatives coo over her isn't the same.

It's interesting to hear such wildly differing views of the same game - and the same players - Hutchinson in particular.

Congrats Gent...was sed nipper a boy or girl?

Ta leefer.

She's a girl. A not very sleepy girl. Hence I've watched the Football League show three times in the last twelve hours.

Congrats Mr. Orange.

One of the guys I sit with Mrs is due today. He was there with the mother-in-law leaving the wife home alone. I was willing a  "can ...report to the nearest steward, his wife is in labour" annoncement so much.

I think the use of the feminine personal pronoun is a bit of a clue.

Many congratulations, Gent.

Despite the advent of the mobile I had hoped to do the same for the Southend game.

Indeed it does Reg...my brain is acting in a knobbage way today...cooing over her does sort of hint at the female variety.aint woke up yet................but congrats again Gent...did you name him John!

Fully agreed, when you cant get to games its hard to hear exactly how well we are playing fromt he radio reports.

Even better when 90% of fans agree that we have perfomed well.

As Rob says we seem to be playing the passing game with some style playing out from the back via Douglas and Ferry, all we need to find is that little killer instinct of creative pass....which I am sure will come.

The passing second half was superb yesterday...JPM is pulling the strings which allows Douglas to roam about blocking and putting challenges in..like the way we play to a system now though is abit frustrating in the last five mins we arnt bombing forward looking for a winner.....but the chances are Colchester would of sneaked it if we had...the only little gripe i have is i feel Easton looks back to his best and for me i would have like to have seen him rather than Timlin....but we went up a place and fith in the lge ime well happy with.

Dont know what Paynter's done to be dropped? Obviously Revell and Paynter are a bit simmilar, but they look our best two strikers, so for me they should both start. Tope really is very clumsy, bit embaressing he gets in the team to be honest. Ricky Shakesesque.

That is my one gripe out of the way. On the plus side I thought some of our football was outstanding yesterday. Players with lots of confidence. Colchester did the simple things right, they'll be up there at the end of the year. One of those games we could have won, and could have lost.

Cuthbert and Greer really are absolute class. Ferry is a lovely player to watch. JPM and Amankwaah still working very hard. Douglas makes everything tick. Revell showed he is more than just a hatchet man. Just proud of the football we played. Well done lads. Lots to be positive about. Let's get a win next week!

Maybe Paynter wasn't 100% fit? Or perhaps Wilson wants to make a statement that his place isn't cemented?

Either way, it's a winning team so you'd think he would have kept faith in the XI from the previous fixture.

Was a good game and good to have a bit of an atmosphere for a  change on a Saturday.

Revell reminds me of Fallon he's got that something a bit different about him and he's faster than I thought he would be as well. Looks very competitive as well so can only be a good thing.

The back four continues to look solid my only worry would be that I hope Lucas isn't out for too long as yesterday proved how vital his communication is to the defence as there was abit more confusion at the back than we've seen thus far. Smith needs to open his mouth more if he does play and get some voice projection lessons as even wen he does say something you can never hear him.

Other than that it's another game unbeaten and starting to look promising, just fingers crossed Lucas isn't out for long.

Bill was rested yesterday. Nothing sinister.

If Greer has done his collar-bone he'll be out for at least a month.

Indeed, I can only think I was at a different game yesterday - I didn't see anything to get excited about.

i would like to register how crap the referee and his grey haired assistant were.

other than that the game was pretty entertaining...it felt a lot more like a cup game than an early league game

Very true. Ref didn't like any challenge's for headers from either side. I put this down to him being a fat midget

I agree with most of what's already been said, we're playing good confident football and I think it would be a mistake to change the formation at this stage to accomodate 2 all out strikers, the midfield three is the best we've seen in a long time and they look like they can cut it against the better sides in this division.

As for the game I thought we could have won, Colchester will cause the average sides a few problems because the front two will bully their way through, we coped well in the most part and controlled the game up to the front where it sort of fell apart through the inconsistency of Hutch and Tope.

Every player up to the forwards knows what's going and look assured on the ball, Revell looked to me like he too knew what was going on, I liked him.

Think after Billy's rest he'll go back in to the eleven and I'd like to have Revell in there too, from what I've seen the forwards have swapped about on occasion, no reason why they couldn't do this more to accomodate them both and it would disrupt opposition defences at the same time.

Think once the front three are fully in tune with the rest of the team we'll worry quite a few teams, passes are sticking and movement is good so with that little extra bit of quality and consistency up front we'll be in good shape.

That's the first game since Wolves for me so first I've seen of Ferry, he's a cracking player.  If we can keep him for the rest of the season I'll be delighted.

I don't have a problem with the formation, its the players being used. I just don't get how you can play 5 in midfield / 3 up front, without a single winger / wide player on the pitch, especially when we've got McNamee, Marshall and Macklin available. Sure we're doing ok results wise, but I reckon we could be doing even better.

I've convinced myself that we'll be buying him in January and the loan had a secret optional transfer fee agreed. I also believe we have one in place on Hutchinson and Revell. Although Revell is a given i suppose. :D

And/or swap for Morrison?

I could underatand a swap with Celtic for Ferry but not with Southend for Revell. If we get it right with Morrison he will be worth £1m plus.

does anyone know what numbers were the half time draw for 1st and 2nd prizes? I missed them!
Regards, KG

no i wasnt there

however i do know that my old man had the winning ticket

It wasn't 878 or 879!!!

Is this some kind of elimination game ? - dell or no dell ?

You're something else, nev.

Everytime I drive past a pub in Cardiff called 'The Neville' I think of terrible jokes and almost career off the road.

I avoid going that route now.

I lived quite near the Neville for a year a few years back - which I realise is irrelevant to this thread.

I thought your career was back on the road now Si Pie ?

:D

It was until I read that you numpty.

 :)

asked again!!!!

Phone the club - simple!

Ive already said you didnt win, so there!

2nd prize for £40 was 997

See > http://www.swindontownsupportersclub.com/9.html

I've won twice, but not for a long time. Paul McAreavey pulled the magic number once, so the memory of his fleeting and limited talent lives on in our house in some bookshelves funded by his magic.

Possibly not surprisingly, they're not as good as I first thought and won't last all that long.

So which bloody buggering match day thread am I suppesed to be using????

I'll just post what I posed on the other thread:

Heh! heh!


Trevor Benjamin. 23 Clubs.


 8)

William fucking Shatner doing a Spoken Word version of Common People :D

It's brilliant. I like this presenter more and more every time I hear him. What's his name? I've been doing a home wine making course and I forgot.

I get all nostalgic listening to tunes like this.

Mark O'Donnell. He is rather good.

Not the Colchester one you spastic....

I predict 1-1

Heh! heh!



Right. Got it ;)

Who are we playing today then?

Doh!