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Well i jave just got in from work and have had a few jack daniels so i really have no idea if im going to make this in a few hours. My reckoning is im not going to set an alarm, if i wake up before 10i will go, if i dont im at home on stfc world.

WOw that was exciting for you all :)

3-1 swindon. Austin, Ward, Paynter, in that order.

Snowed up here overnight, has settled but only 3/4 inch or so, so dont think there will be a problem with the game, but might be a bit slippery underfoot.

2-0. Ward, Austin.

Just about to leave, 1-0 Swindon, Ward with the goal!

4-0 town Paynter hatrick and Austin (hope we are not all being deluded)

we is gonna win innit.1-0 paynter

KOT ... it should say official before matchday otherwise you might just bugger things up. Please get it sorted.

Hmmmmmmmmm 1-1 feet on the ground time !

Back to earth 1-1 draw Paynter penalty for us.

4-0 Town, Austin with all 4.

Draw, and I wouldn't be so unhappy with that, some expectations are a little high I think.

No reason why they shouldnt be at the moment.

We'll scrape an ugly 2-1 a la stockport. Come on you reds!

True to a degree, and I think we have a good chance of a win, but 4-0s away from home are not common, even for the top teams in the league.

Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you may end up among the stars. (Nice corny quote there!)

Me saying 4-0 is merely wishful thinking, because you're completely right. I just thought i should make my prediction unreasonably high to look ace if we win 4-0. :)

Pissed i cant make this. (will make up for it by going to Charlton next week!) 1-1 Douglas 30 Yard screamer


Dont think it will be a problem, lovley sunny day!

1-1 for me

Nervy 1-1 for most of 2nd half and we'll nick a late winner for 2-1.

0-2 for me Charlie and Billy

I'm off to Poole v Moneyfields

1-0 to us. Austin to score.

2-1 Southend, everyone gone for a Town win/draw.

Head - 1-1 Paynter

Heart - a resounding 3-0 win

Think we have enough in our locker to win. I'll take a 1-0 tbh. 3 points is 3 points and that's all I care about.

If we are to finish in the top six, then it's games like this we need to get aresult.

I'm plumping for a three one win but a draw is not the end of the world.  If we go out and compete for 90 minutes then we know Town mean business.

Whatever happens, there's no way it'll match Tuesday night, so I'm not all that excited. I'll gladly take 3 points however they come. If Southend play well I'll settle for a draw.

3 - 0 Town (Pericard to open his account off the bench)

We struggle against teams like southend (see, stockport).

We'll probably dominate for most of the game, and just squeak through with a 1-0 win.

That would do nicely.

Paynter will be up for this...a tough game no doubt................1-0 Town i hope with Billy doing what good strikers do....coming back to haunt.

Where is Revell now?  Back at Southend?

Went to Wycombe didn't he?

I wonder if he will play today.

Revell plays for Wycombe

I thought Revell was supposed to sign for Wycombe but couldn't because he'd already played for 2 clubs this season (i.e. us and Southend)?

In which case I guess he's without a club currently as Southend released him!

1-1 today.

According to Wikipedia he has now signed for Wycombe on loan till the end of the season.

Apparently the issue was that he came to us on a standard loan, if it had been an emergency loan it wouldn't have counted as one of the two club rule. Though it sounds like they found a way to get round it or made an exception.

It was all sorted out in the end, He had to sign on loan from Southend until the end of the season rather than sign permanently as planned.

Got a feeling our season peaked with the Leeds win, bad run to come IMO followed by Wilson out chants. 2-1 Southend

Looks like it could be off,according to the adver one of the goalmouth's is frozen.

says it's on now

Good News..

In that case 0-2 to town..

Southend's home record and our away record are almost identical (W5 D4 L4 and W5 D4 L3 respectively).  Anyone who thinks they can call this game is a better man than me.  If I had to put money on it, I would go for a draw.

Ahh cheers.  I wasn't sure if he ended up making the move or not!

southend still aren't happy with their pitch according to the radio

Why oh why do teams leave it so late to determine whether the pitch is playable?

More like they're scared shitless of losing. Hope we stuff them now.

According to some of their fans yesterday they was hoping it would be called because of their threadbare squad,makes you wonder if the club feel the same (allegedly that is)

Was thinking exactly the same thing! They better not keep pushing to get it called off.

They left it bloody late for the inspection too, A lot of fans would have already been there by then, What a joke!

anyone else remember going there in 2006 at this time of the year? that was one of the coldest places i've ever been.

coincidentally it was peacock's second game for us

I have never been so cold!  My feet were literally in agony!

Looks like Lucas isn't playing today....

Team according to RS:

Smith

Mank
Greer
Cuthbert
Lesc

JP
Douglas
Ferry
Ward

Austin
Paynter

No did't go there in 2006 but went there one year in the freight rover trophy i think it was called then,the pitch was shit then,it was more like a beach that night.

Why isn't Lucas playing?

EDIT - now Groin Injury!

No Pericard either!

Good luck to Smiffy then.

Decent chance for Smith to remind Wilson he is a decent GK.

i wonder if jesionkowski will ever play for us

Shame Pericard is not there either.

No Pericard again?  Does Wilson only want to play him at home or something?

It wasnt half as cold as Oldham in February that year!

Pericard - hamstring.....

Pericard hamstring again ::)

whos on the bench-everyone who's fit i imagine

Bench looks week, 1st time i thought that this season, think Danny will strenghten before the deadline though.

Anywhoo, coldest Town game has to be Fulham away, FA Cup 3rd Round (coincidentally) 1987

-10 degrees. I win.

Propper cold in the eighties none of this health and safety shit then and games called off,ahh the good old orange balls days brings a tear to the eye.(orange footballs that is)

more importantly.

Southend team news?

Mildy in goal please?

d'you think?Looks pretty good to me now there's no Hutchinson or Peacock.Shame bout Vince though

Agreed, we have a winner

Shame pericard isnt avaliable, leaves our attacking options limited.

I think it looks ok as well. The main thing is that you have cover in all areas with Macklin to inject a bit of pace if necessary and Ward can play up front if needed (please God he won't need to do that)

Attacking options are limited with Macklin the real only choice. Then there is Thompson and the Polish keeper both yet to play 1st team football and Easton and Marshall who have hardly played all season for us. If we are losing with 20 mins to go wont be confident anyone on the bench could come on and get us out of trouble.

As mentioned above, you're forgetting Danny Ward.

I hope Wilson signs 2 or 3 players before the window shuts, If we get more injuries we will have the likes of Marshall and Timlin playing and i wouldn't be very confident with them playing.

Its just me being picky. Do think we will need a few more players in if we are to maintain a play off place. Think we will win 3-1 today.

SOUTHEND (5-3-2): Steve Mildenhall; Simon Francis, Pat Baldwin, Adam Barrett, Jean-Yves M'Voto, Scott Malone; Anthony Grant, Franck Moussa, Jean-Francois Christophe; Scott Vernon, Francis Laurent

Subs: Daniel Bentley, Johnny Herd, Osei Sankofa, Damian Scannell, Dougie Freedman, Matt Paterson, Scott Spencer

5-3-2? They're looking for a draw then.

I copied and pasted that from the adver so whether its 100% accurate who knows!

I think we need a couple more as well and I reckon we'll probably get them before the window closes. Disagree with POW about Timlin though. I think he can come in and do a job if needed.

anyone notice in tuesday's programme that ken ryder mentioned he'd been talking to ole gunnar solskjær about players but didn't want to elaborate?

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?bioid=92012&pagegid={061AD8F0-B618-4CC3-838C-A9AEA6B5217A}&section=playerProfile

he's well good on FM2010 :p

If they play 5-3-2 I'll be happy with that,douglas and ferry will boss that midfield with ease.

Do you reckon he's Jean-Francois Christophe or Christophe Jean-Francois?

Honest answer - no idea.  Was getting Lescinels names the wrong way round until not that long ago!

Just got in. Disappointing looking bench regarding attacking options (not an attack on Macklin). Guess that's why we are going for another striker and other personnel.

First 11 should be good enough if they are up for it.

cutting things a bit fine if we are to get some new faces in. or is that just my thinking?

We've done deals on deadline day before, no reason to think that can't happen again.

I think it was Fitton who said that deals might only get done just before the window closing.

Most clubs sign players on deadline day. Usually nothing happens for the rest of the month.

So, thats all 3 of the doubtful players playing then.

Very true, but we have been looking at up to 5 potentials all month. Still, they've not let us down yet. Glass half full and all that!

Im going for a 1-1 draw today!

At least we have targets identified so whatever does come off will be what Wilson genuinely wants as opposed to a last minute panic buy.

Bloody right Dave, that was bitter wasn't it!

Did anyone from the club actually say that or was the Adver making up shit again? (shock horror!)

Interesting to note that Scott Spencer is on the bench for the Blues today.

We had a look at him in the summer, he played 90 minutes in the Hungerford game.

Looked competent, but didn't stand out.

Caddis came on in the 85th min for celtic today,that deal is more than likely dead now i would think,wilson also mentioned in midweek about two others are more than likely dead due to being called up to their respective sides,that now leaves ademeno and one other.I would't expect to much activity from us to be honest.

He's scored for them already as well I think.

David Lucas is a Neil Young fan. Top man 8)

Ademeno is also being tracked by Saints and apparently held talks with Pardew yesterday according to their local rag.

get in  :D

Hahaha, get the fuck in :)

1-0

Super Billy Paynter

Obviously he would choose Southampton over us.

Ha

get in!!

Fucking hell! Get in!!!!

45 seconds, so on that basis i'm going for 120-0

BIIIILLLLLYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!! Can we stop all this shit about him being easily replaceable now?

Ha ha Billy! Get in.

44 seconds..sweet as 8)

woohoo

No

fucking get in :)

Billy, don't be a hero!

You'd have to be disappointed with anything less than the ton, really wouldn't you? This will show how much our players really want it :)

Oh my god!!!

Simon who?

lovely jubbley!

Come on! We've not scored for ages!

The media will have to start taking us seriously if this carries on.

These past few weeks prove why we should NOT sell super Billy Paynter

Still no reporter on Sky Sports News.

Wilson out!

Bit tired today.  The little fella was up every 3 hours in the night...so reading thread, it sounded as if Russ was just delighted that Ademeno was talking to Southampton.

I now realise we've scored.  Which is great.  Super Bill!

Why do I feel more nervous at 1-0 than 0-0? ???

because we sit back when we score, alot and have done for years and years and years.

From the Southend forum just before kick-off

"Swindon team looks cack- we are gonna rifle five or six past these mugs... "

whoops

get the fuck in charlie

Charlie charlie Austin

:)

2-0 charlie austin  :D

Austinnnnnn

2-0 - sweet

Good start 8) .

Yes Austin :D Double figures <3

Austin! Ha ha get in.

10 in 11! We are on fire!!!

Im glad they are not playing 5 at the back, could make it difficult for us.

NICE ONE CHARLIE NICE ONE SON...

I think this is all a big scam and you lot are just trying to wind me up.

we're gonna win the league, we're gonna win the league...

Fuck the play offs surely automatic is reachable if we keep this kind of form up.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHARLIEEE!!!!! FUCKING GET IN!!!

No it's on Soccer Saturday....Really !!!

fuck that

Champions.

Definitely could be 30 or 40 nil.

We've really repaired our goal diff over the last few games.

'Warning - Since you replied, 12 new replies have been posted 8)

pleaaase don't tempt fate!

As it stands we're on 50 points. Safety.

+10 goals now. If Carlsberg made strikers..........

These two have a fair way to go before they're up there with Shearer/White and Parkin/Mooney.  Getting there though.

Of course they are - and I don't give a monkey's about tempting fate!

Me too mate how old your little one my little girl is 11 weeks monday wow do they grow quick.

Come on Town! We've not scored for ages!

Nah, 52 is safety. You can be safe on 50, but not always. That kind of complacency could take us down :)

I cant help feeling so optimistic for the first time in years.

Let's hope we push on and try to get as many goals as possible today

He's right - we've proper slacked off from the initial goal rate of 1 every 45 seconds!

I won't be happy til we get to 54 :no:

He's 8 weeks old.  Born 8 weeks prematurely as well...his due date was actually last Thursday.  If I'd practically doubled my weight since the start of December (as he has) I'd be worried!

If you've found the miraculous sleep elixir, btw, please share notes!

Wovers 0 Wycombe 1

Where are the goals? We haven't scored in ages. Wilson out! Fitton out!. Thisisstfc forever!

WE WANT 60! WE WANT 60!

Although a scrappy 2-1 would do  :)

Fuck me we're good

I'm the same but still have the mindset of the Swindon of old!!

Bloody brilliant

Its great to go to work and be a Swindon fan right now. Instead of "Oh well, some poor bastard has to", people want to ask about Paynter and Austin, and don't look horrified when you suggest they give a home game a go.

Congrats Ardiles i remember those kind of nights all to well even tho it was 17 years ago.

To think we only got 53 points lat season

Rovers losing 1-0 too ... could this day get any better? :)

Why the hell do I still feel nervous? What's up with me?

I suppose it's because I can't actually see what's happening :no:

long way to go yet!

I feel the same, i think its because we know Swindon Town too well...

Eccleston has scored for Hudds.

Me too...I think it's the result of many shit years of being a Town fan. I'm still waiting for everything to all go wrong.

We need to make approx ½ a point per game on at least two of the top three to make the auto places...so I'm not holding out any hope for auto promotion.  Play offs would be a real result.  I'm just enjoying winning games.  Lots of them!

Can I join that club?

I remember those kind of nights all too well, even though it was only last night! Up from 1 until 5 then the Mrs took over.Time for more coffee me thinks.

Rovers are losing, Udders winning.

fuck me, i was 15 min late back home to fins were 2 up, i had to look twice to make sure i wasnt seeing things.

Norwich 0 Hartlepool 1...

Norwich 1-0 down

CHAMPIONS!

norwich losing at home to hartlepool. austin

Norwich 1-1

1-1

If we are going to make an automatic promotion slot we would need another team beneath us to hit a good run of form and take points of Leeds/Norwich/Charlton - so we need the likes of Rovers and MK to do well.

Yep. That's it.

In other news, Ben Davies has scored for Notts County.

SSN taking the piss out of Jeff Stelling  :D

http://www.waccoe.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=173018&view=findpost&p=3259413

We're really under their skin!

that was hilarious!!

We really could be coming good at exactly the right time in the season, exciting times.

I think we need a Knackered, Sleep-Deprived Dads' Sub Forum.  (Then Reg can goad us for being 21st century nancy-boys and not leaving all this to the lady folk.)

Interesting point.  Hadn't thought of that.

naaarwich 2-1 up

& Michael Rose scored it...

I remember after our third was born, and we had three under 35 months - probably didn't get more than 5 hours sleep a night for 2 years.

Didn't really expect the monkey hangers to do us any favours. They're pretty dire these days.

might have been mentioned but im not reading back through 13 pages, is vinnie injured? not even on the bench.

You just have to grin and bare it mate they will sleep longer when they get to 10 weeks i have had a whole week of 6 hours straight every night which has been fantastic as im up for work at half 3 every morning so every little bit of sleep helps. :)

yep, hamstring (i think(

Hamstring...again.

dirty Leeds winning

Bloody Leeds 1-0 up

boo leeds 1-0 up

cuntford penno.

Dodgy pen by the sound of it.

At least they're beating colchester, if it stays like this, we go above them.

That puts us 4th

It puts us 4th as it stands tho :)

As it stands we are 4th

Who gives a fuck about Leeds? They'll go up etc. Nice to know we could be 4th at 5pm though.

surely we want a draw so we gain 2pts on both teams, if we win?

I was hoping for a draw - we can catch Leeds!

We won't catch Leeds. It's Norwich and Charlton we can catch realistically.

So where are we in the table now?

4th as it stands.

Got in at 10 minutes past three, thinking I wouldn't have missed much, turns out we were 2-0 up already.

I heard a rumour Danny Wilson walks on water.

Can't see Norwich dropping many points. We can take Charlton.

Agree. Leeds and Norwich probably cant be caught.

Leeds are more likely to slip up than Norwich

never say never

We have 3 games in hand over Norwich though. And they still have to come here.

What they need is a quality manager like we've got but where on earth would they find such a man? Oh ....

Brizzle Rovers 2 1 up.

I know. I was taking the piss because about 8 people posted it at the same time ;)

Ben Davies has scored for Notts County.

How are we playing?

Don't you fucking start that again!

We have form in the Play Offs (having won 2 of the 3 seasons we made it there).  Need to focus on establishing a comfortable cushion between ourselves and 7th place, and being seen as one of the sides to fear when it comes to May.

We're not going to finish in the top 2...unless Norwich and Charlton both hit a sustained rough patch.  Statistically, it's like praying for snow in June.  Just about possible, but hardly worth concerning yourself with.

Half time ... very dominant town :)

Who has scored for Notts County?

Since we went 2 up, its been very quiet.


I like that analogy. It sums it up very nicley.

By the way, who scored for Notts County?

Yeovil just missed a pen against Huddersfield  :(

Ben Davies ?

I find that unlikely, he's not been mentioned

Davis scored in the 25th minute

Scum 1-0 up against Chelmsford in something called the FA Trophy

Gotta say I disagree with you on this one Ardiles....

If we were to win our games in hand - 7 points behind Leeds, 4 behind Norwich and level with Charlton.....

With 18 games to go (after 28 games obviously)

That is not much for other teams to slip up in order for us to get up there......

Much more chance than snow in June !!!

This is all going really rather well isnt it

Yeah just a bit.

I'm with the Shagmeister :thumb:

He'll be so pleased you chose the shag bit rather than the sheep bit

currently 4th
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/tables/cc_league1.html
Charlton look catchable. Norwich have played 3 more than us.

form we are in they are all catchable.

Scannel coming on against us, always comes on and looks lively.

Southend back to 4-4-2.

I don't mind -  sheep are fine animals too......

OK.  This is where I have to commit to doing something comical and hilarious if we finish 2nd in May.  That way, the Adver will be able to run a piece about a 30-something Town fan painting his arse red & white and running 5 laps of the County Ground pitch naked at midnight after the final game before being arrested and spending a night in the cells.

I suppose there's no harm in dreaming...as long as no one is on a downer in 4 months time after 'only' making the Play Offs (which, incidentally, is not a foregone conclusion.)

Have we scored in the 2nd half yet?

Okie Doke Mr Pessimist :)

we're going to finish 5th

http://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/league.jsp?comp=3&sort=6

i will have vid cam at the ready !!!!!  Although if we did go up automatically I am not sure I would be in any fit state to record anything for days !!!!

I'd rather get excited and live with the disappointment. I'm fairly well balanced, I won't be chucking myself under any trains or slashing my wrists if we don't win the league.

I just don't get all this "Let's not get our hopes up" stuff. What's the point in that?

Milwall now winning :/

Irrelevant, but Jutkiewicz just scored again for Motherwell.

Lucas J scores to put 'well 2-0 against Aberdeen in the battle of the Town rejects (Scottish edition).

Revell for Wycombe

Revell equalises for Wycombe v Wovers.

Exactly and let's face it when was the last time we've had something to really look forward to like this.

McDonalds winning

MK 1-0 up.

where can i find an up-to-date list of League One's goalscorers?

Jukebox has scored for Motherwell again.

Rovers 2-2 Wycombe (Revell scores)

Nice one. I thought he couldn't play for them because of that ridiculous 'only two clubs in one season' rule.

BTW, I see Lukas has scored for Motherwell.

And John Sutton gets in on the Town old boys scoring act.

Charlton losing

Charlton losing 1-0

Tranmere winning at Charlton  :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/default.stm

Wycombe have equalised against Rovers thoo :P

charlton 1-0 down

Big Kev limping - looks like he might go off.

Get in. Charlton are here next week as well. Fucking hell i'm really starting to believe.

Leeds 2-0

on the official site under league statistics

wont include todays goals i wouldnt have thought.

Sam Sodje OG too. Did we ever work out wich Sodje was "tea towel?".

Tranmere 1 - 0 up at Charlton :D

Efe

Transvestites are a goal up at Charlton. When you're near the top of the table, even if one other result goes your way on any given Saturday, you're doing well. So far so good.

Kev down injured. Sounds like hes struggling.

Tranmere 1-0 at Charlton.

ta

4 points behind Charlton with 2 games in hand as it stands :D

523 swindon fans

And we play them next week!

6669 Attendence. 523 away fans. Not too bad.

Charlton 1-1

Booooo Charlton

Oooh Scott cuthbert. Nearly

Stef sir, I've been meaning to say it for years, but please stick a C at the front of your signature if you must insist on slagging off a fairly decent player who retired years ago.

It's been bugging me.

smith - great save

thought they'd scored then, nice one smithy.

Stunning save from Smithy.

Ok will do it  :_)

Wakey wakey boys. Had it a bit too easy so need to be careful.

QPR losing again. They need a new manager.

QPR a goal down, must be time to sack the manager :)

Says a slient prayer:

"please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede, please don't concede,

Amen"

or preferably just get rid of it

Afternoon chaps! Just got in and read the last 20 pages of dross - There's committment for ya!

Hope you are all well?

2-0 and Wanky injured. Did he go off and if so who replaced him?

Finally, how long left?

he stayed on.

I reckon we kicked off 4 minutes past, so 8 minutes normal time then the tradition Swindon are winning 4 minutes of injury time.

Is that Greer suspended?

Bollocks 2-1

2 fucking 1

shiiiiiit

gol

oh fuck here we go

smith cock-up by the sounds of it/

wank

FFS

Oh Shit...

Never easy is it Town...

no no no, kee your concentration guys.

Oh no, the TImlin change.

oh fuck 1 goal up bring on timlin = draw

Timlin coming on, the traditional holding on to a one goal lead change.

We never do things easy...

the timlin curse  :(

Do I not like this ::)

On for Austin?

4 mins injury time i bet

how long left?

Yep

about 3 hours

Conventional wisdom would suggest a Southend equaliser...I reckon we'll hold on though.

fuck sake.

2-2 cunty shit fucking wanky CUnt

FFS thanks

2-2 this is all terribly predictable :/

cunty fuck flaps shit!!

ghey

NOOOOOOOO. FUCK!

Can you fucking believe it.

I can !!

Yes, I can. It happens far too often to be unbelievable. I'd like to irrationally blame Timlin as he always seems to turn up at the wrong moment.

Same old Swindon, playing like piss.

Yes although i'm really pissed off.

Welcome.

So all that optimism about promotion disappears with a golakeeping mistake, a weak bench and an inability to hold on to a lead away at an average league 1 team. Brilliant!

Unfortunately I can........

The Timlin curse strikes again.....

Yes, its Roots Hall. 2-0 and we fucked it up.

Still at least that grounds our feet and stops talk of auto promotion.

Only 3mins!

3 minutes...

Smith you useless cunt

un be fucking lievable

is timlin being paid by a malaysian gambling syndicate?

we never win at roots fucking hall.

jokes

Keep fucking Timlin off the fucking pitch!!

Leeds fans will be chuckling now.

Please dont say thats 3-2 to them?

Leeds fans can fuck off........

It started with Greer giving away a free kick just outside the area - again

oh shit

bollocks.

FT 2-2 wankers

no?

2 points dropped...

Oh well.

Fuckity Fuck......

(although I was spot on in the prediction league......)

Good away point. The unbeaten run continues.

corr gets 90th min eq against mk

Corr sticks in a 90th minute equaliser for Exeter against McFranchise.

Utter wank result from 2-0 up. And I don't want any tree hugger to tell me its a point gained. No it fucking isn't

Silly cunts.

Same old, same old. And to think we were talking about automatic promotion...

Barry Corr scores leveller at Franchise

tree huggin' hippy

:)

Shame to blow a 2 goal advantage, but not a poor result by any means.

With charlton dropping 2 points, we missed an opportunity to close on them.

At least we didn't lose. Just highlights that we need more depth to the squad really. That's 4 points dropped in this run of ours now. 2 here and 2 at Charlton. That's just football though isn't it?

It was on the cards when they made it 2-1 with 5 to play. We'll bounce back against Charlton next weekend. Teams around us in the play-offs all got bad results bar Huddersfield.

Hahahahaha get a fucking grip

we started on 47 points and now have 48 points. How can it be anything over than a point gained!

I take your point thought, should have been 3.

To be fair, before the game I thought we'd lose and come crashing back down to earth with a defeat after all the optimism from the Leeds game. I suppose this has more or less the same effect, but we didn't lose at least.

I smell the return of the much loved pessimism. We didn't lose, so better than a kick in the teeth. We needed regrounding and to drop a 2 goal lead and not lose is a great way to get everyone, including the team, to stop thinking we're unbeatable. Better that than a loss, worse than a win.

You answered your own question. Its two points lost.

hold the bus, how am I a tree hugger?

no, we never actually had the 3 points.

i don't know, I'm now in a bad mood so you just are!

According to the Sky Sports Live table we did.

Poor result given the position we were in... Shows we aren't quite the real deal just yet.

What consistent losing, failure to play football and team of inept players and management that don't look like they give a shit and spend their time battling relegation with a mistaken belief we're too good to go down?

It's nothing like the same old. Totally different kettle of fish.

Do we actually concede more goals in the last 5 mins than other team or is this kind of thing happen to most teams??

I think we should start the season on 138 points and simply drop either 2 or 3 points every time we fail to win.

Yes it is....Roots Hall is a graveyard, given the euphoria after Tuesday, Sarfend's apparent disarray...it's a surprise we didn't lose.

I meerly meant that we conceded another late goal. I'm not exactly saying we are going to lose every other game and get relegated. I meant that if we concede 2 late goals to mid table teams then we wont get automatic. I still firmly believe we have an extremley good chance of reaching the play offs and a point isnt a bad result, but the way we dropped 2 points, thats frustrating.

Prehaps i phrased it wrongly.

I'm more concerned that most of the chasing pack won. If the unthinkable happens against Charlton, we could be out of the play-off positions.

Not enough effort in that second half, but we can excuse them for the occasional bad game.

all the more reason to be gutted then.

You have to remember that both Millwall and MK have played 2 more games than us. Our home form is the key factor in us being up there really. 2 home games coming up. I think we can win them both and then everyone is happy again. Really we're in the same position we were in before the Leeds game and another 2 games have passed so that can only be a good thing. I think it's between 8 teams now for the top 6 as Rovers seemed to have slipped out of the race in recent weeks.

Well I am not gutted. In the past I might have been but i'm looking at things more positively this season. Of course, giving away a 2 goal lead in the last 5 minutes is frustrating, but I'm not going to slit my wrists over it. We are still in a good position for the play offs which is what I am hoping for. Auto promotion would be a bonus.

Shades of Leicester City in the 80s - Threw away a 2-0 lead but then we lost 3-2. It still hurts!

Thats it, im not getting a season ticket now  >:(

Puts it perfectly.

Thats what i was trying to get across, but i clearly dont have the same linguistic skills as you!

Wilson out!

Agreed. There is a little gap now opening up and we can really cement a top 6 place. Chartlon are on a poor run so lets give them a shoeing next week.

After the amazing Leeds game midweek there was always a niggling thought that today might be a little bit 'after the Lord Mayor's show'

Disappointing, we switched off in the second half. We didn't really play that well all game, all the goals were down the other end so can't comment on them in any detail. Players were having a right go at the ref afterwards.

85 mins (GOAL 1-2 Spencer): Francis curls a 20-yard free-kick on target which is met by a stunning one-handed save by Smith.

The ball flies up in the air, however, and is bundled over the line by Spencer as a handful of players from either side fly in.

89 mins (GOAL 2-2 Baldwin): Scannell wrestles away from his marker before lofting a ball to the far post. Baldwin is there and leaps highest to head home from a couple of yards
85 mins (GOAL 1-2 Spencer): Francis curls a 20-yard free-kick on target which is met by a stunning one-handed save by Smith.

The ball flies up in the air, however, and is bundled over the line by Spencer as a handful of players from either side fly in.

89 mins (GOAL 2-2 Baldwin): Scannell wrestles away from his marker before lofting a ball to the far post. Baldwin is there and leaps highest to head home from a couple of yards


Thought the first goal was a Smith blunder?

no, our negative fans who dont like Smith but werent even there thought it was a Smith blunder.

He was in goal and many don't rate him, so of course it's Smith fault. ;)

Buggery. Buggery, buggery, buggery, buggery

Any DW chat? Surely we need a couple of signings before the window closes to strengthen the squad. Had Amankwaah gone off injured today what would we have done?

Been on, chasing targets, no names given, hopeful by Tuesday but he's always hopeful, so who knows. No interest in selling Cuthbert et al unless silly money is offered.

Dissapointed to lose the two points but not devastated, team a little tired from Leeds game.

Cheers nemo.

It didn't sound like Smith's fault - perhaps Greer for giving away a needless freekick.

You're only grumpy because sleep is a luxury to you - in the early hours of the morning I was pushing out the Zeds just fine  ;D

Its a collective thing-against"lesser"teams we seem to think we can sit on a lead-noticeably the other night we kept going forward for the whole 90

I'm surprised that hasn't caused us more problems before now, there are 9 players that are playing week in week out at the moment and 8 of them have played pretty much every game this season. It has to start catching up with some of them eventually.

Which brings us back to the weak bench and little decent cover throughout the squad. Unless Wilson can bring a few players in it could really hurt us come the end of the season.

The way some are talking, you'd have thought we were hovering above the drop zone! We've only lost 4 times all season and the unbeaten run continues, especially away to what could almost be described as one of our bogey teams!!! Our strikers both got on the score sheet again and I'd certainly take a point at Roots hall!

I'm just glad the game went ahead and didn't add to the games in hand we already have.    

 ;) Good news, Poole managed to hang on to their two goal lead

Poole 2 Moneyfields 0

Nice to see the deadly duo get in on the act again tho

U greedy bastards - we got an away point at a ground that's not been to kind to us in the past. Fuckin celebrate u cunts.



I would willingly sell my house & all its contents to keep Phil Smith at the County Ground.

A bloody good run doesn't change the fact that throwing a 2 goal lead away is unacceptable.

Disappointed.

How many yellow's is Greer on now? 4 or 5?

@leefer Brock beat Christchurch 2-1 Friday night

A stark reminder that were cannot rely on our ideal XI. Strengthen and we shall make it to the ball... Maybe :)

Someone asked earlier how many yellow cards Gordon Greer has received this season.

By my reckoning he's only picked up four (Brentford away, Norwich home, Wrexham away and today at Southend).

However, the matchday programme for the Leeds game lists Greer as having four yellows, so today's yellow card would be his fifth if the programme is correct. Which game would Greer miss if the programme is correct? Charlton on Saturday or Oldham on Tuesday? No offense to Oldham but i hope it's Oldham!

Which would mean a return for Sean Morrison who's been very unlucky to be stuck behind two very consistent centre-halves for the majority of the season.

He won't miss any, due to the time of the season it is now 8 or 10 before a suspension kicks in.  Believe that started on 1st Jan.

Just got back. A fantastic start, Southend were all over the place. We didn't look all that solid at the back but they didn't look threatening either bar the odd chance. When we passed the ball around we tore them apart but we failed to make the most of it. At half time the game was far from won. Unfortunately nobody told the players, and we came out completely devoid of urgency and desire. Paynter and JPM both put in good shifts today but most of the midfield went missing throughout the second half and our defending looked very suspect at times. Laurent was about the only decent player in their side - they weren't very good and this was definitely 2 points dropped.

I bet arriba is well happy tonight.

Thank you Ronnie21. Had a delve a little deeper and the discipline situation looks like this...

Jean-Francois 6 yellows
Greer 4 y
Timlin 4 y
Amankwaah 3 y
Douglas 3 y and 1 red
Morrison 2 y here and 1 red (at Yeovil for Southend)
Paynter 2 y
Cuthbert 2 y
Sheehan 2 y here
Lucas, McGovern, Ward, Ferry and Austin all on 1 y.

The improvement in discipline under Wilson has been a 'silent' highlight. We're never going to sing and dance about it but it really could benefit us in the long run.

from the players reactions there second goal is well dodgy, couldnt see it from our end but phil smith was going fucking mental at the ref

oh and me starting matchday threads still yet to have a loss :)

I thought the transfer deadline was monday or am thinking of something else.

I think that's right, extra day because 31st is a sunday.

Just got back, Definately two points dropped but we deserved all three without doubt. First half was superb, faultless. Second half we weathered an early storm and should have extended the lead, but Mildy made a couple of good saves.

To the two goals...In my opinion there is no doubt Smith was at fault for the first. Feel free to shoot me down but the freekick wasn't that good, he didnt even have to dive and the keeper should ensure that ball doesn't end up in the dangerzone. Tip it over, wide, anywhere! Lucas in goal and that doesn't happen for me.

Second goal came from a freekick that should have been given the other way for a foul on Ward, and JPM should have cleared his lines instead of shepperding the ball behind when 2-1 with 5 to go. Just clear your lines and reorganise.

Irrelevant of scoreline, it was a good performance. Would have taken a point at the start and although its disappointing to concede in the manner we did, we shouldnt let our heads drop over this, and four points from Oldham and Charlton and we'll still be in great shape!

Front two were superb, particularly Austin, who's overall game and workrate was superb. Also impressed with Cuthbert and Ward, but the full-backs are still the weak link in my eyes and we lack depth, Kev was injured for alot of the second half it seemed but we only had young Nathan Thompson who could fill in.

One final note, the handful who booed at the end are absolute tosspots. I went to Southend just over two years ago when we were on the brink of extinction, and the progress and effort by everyone deserved more than to get booed for a dodgy five minutes. We were still by far the better side.

People booed at the end? Fucking dicks.

Just back and will compose my thoughts. I can say though i didn't hear any booing? I was unfortunate enough to be near beardy fat bloke from the DRS who was moaning all 2nd half though, oh and how the fuck did we not win that?

Behind me, towards the back behind the goal, there were definately as few boos, but irrelevant. Today was far from a disaster, the performance was fine and we were unlucky/careless

Just got home.

I think Southend deserved that point. We got punished for thinking we could defend for 45 minutes, and rightly so.

First half we looked good, with Southend a shambles at the back. Danny Ward was causing hell down the left and the top two as per proved a handfull.

I knew we were in trouble as soon as the players came out for the second half, Southend players were geeing each other up while ours merely stood around waiting for the game to restart.

Ah well, another point on the board I guess, and it'll at least keep us grounded. We should have had that won by half time though.

Oh and a special mention to those twats who were shouting obscenities at Paynter when he applauded us at the end, don't bother going next time, we don't need fans like you. Pissed me off no end that did.

I didn't hear that either, we were cheering BP. I thought the support was excellent today, Southends however was appalling, quietest home fans i've ever heard. The only noise was that god awful amplified bontempi drum that randomly started up in an empty part of the ground. I'd be well embarrased if anything like that was at the CG. Been there before but only at night, and thought in cold light of day the ground was shocking, less said about catering and toilets the better. They did let me out for a half time fag though. The game, 1st half Brazil, 2nd half brassieres, not too down though, point on the board yadda yadda.

just got in and i'm gutted at the result.i thought the perfomance overall was pretty good.we were by far the better side and in no way deserved to be robbed like that.2 scrappy goals and they fucking got out of jail the cunts.
charlie austin is fucking ace.not just a natural goal scorer but his link up play and chasing down was spot on.mom by a mile.
have to big up ltj leshinel too who had a very good game, especially first half where he was different gravy.got skinned a couple of times second half but so did a few of them.
i've said this before but we desprately lack goals from midfield.for all their hard work none of them can hit a cows arse with a banjo.best move of the match ended with ward hitting it near post with the goal begging.3 niland it would have been game over.that said, apart from infront of goal he was excellent.
greers lack of pace was a problem today and his silly foul after getting spun led to the first goal.
overall though we did well and football has a habit of dishing out what you dont deserve.southend is a shit hole,their fans are shit,and the staff at the ground are mutants.

i was right next to that prick.he talks utter shit.i'm guessing we spoke to each other slating the bellend?
if it wasn't you, one you were with?

fuck off

what like when ward missed a good chance after a great move, and cuthbert hitting the bar?we could have been 4 up by then.yeah they made a game of it but come on we were not slouching.
fucking hell. if it was an 80 min game we'd all be raving about how dominant we were.
they got lucky. end of.

Just got back.I spent most of the game slagging off Paynter and stroking by Beard, had a good "boo" at the end so a good day was had by all.

Very dissapointed throwing this away. Was not bad atmosphere today, good to see. Still can't believe we threw that away though!!

passed the site of the olympic stadium today on the train.it's gonna be some place when it's finished for sure.

Fair point. We still sat back too much though. Every time we went forward our passing cut them to pieces, so why stop?

because they had a go at us second half.we had no choice.a team at home and 2-0 down is always gonna have to throw the kitchen sink at it.it was not a shock how they came out second half.
the positives by far outweigh the negatives.we still have a great chance of the play offs

Just watched the football league show, their first doesnt look over the line from the standard camera view!

thought so to but it we still lost 2 points hopefully will be 3 points against charlton. 10,000++ swindon fans hopefully

southend deserved a point

another point on the way to the playoffs

a bit of a fucker but our expectations are so much than they were in july, just got to cop it

need wardy for the rest of the season

considering hes our best player, douglas needs a song. even if its douglas for ireland for a bit...

Yes was me, i really dont know why he goes, it cant be good for his blood pressure. Most of the moaning i hear was when we were 2-0 up! God knows what he was like at FT.

How...? They were so bad, particularly first half, and were incredibly lucky

second half we offered very little

They scored as many goals as we did - I reckon that's worth a point.

we were the better team second half as well as the first.we had a fair few chances to put the game to bed before they scored.they were very lucky to get a point

"yadda yadda"?

Keep the SATC cosmopolitan sloane jibber jabber to yourself sutton!

;-)

Saw both of their goals on the FLS and I thought both were poor. Very scrappy goals. Perhaps one or 2 of our players could have thrown bodies in the way. Cuthbert kind of hesistated for the second one and allowed the bloke to get the ball across the box.

Most other teams around us in the play off race dropped points aswell (bar Huddersfield) and we also have games in hand over most of them, we do definatley need a couple of players before monday though. Not players that will come straight into the first team because our 1st team is perfectly strong but good backup players because our bench isnt strong enough and with a few injuries imo it would decrease the strength of the team.

Our 1st team is strong but if they play 90mins week in week out they will definately start to pick up injuries. We do need to bring in some cover, not just to sit on the bench to to prevent injuries by resting some of our key players.

No we don't. Or not before Monday anyway. Monday 5pm is the deadline for permanent signings, but it seems the ones Wilson has been after and may have missed out on because they're now getting time in their own first teams are loan signings, which we can make any time (until late March anyway). So there is no need to panic and about the worst thing we could do is make some panic signings. I was reassured to hear Wilson say he's not prepared to sign players just for the sake of it - panic signings tend to have more impact on the balance sheet (downwards) than they do on the team sheet

But if you had got it right at the beginning I am convinced we would have scored a winner. Your omission cost us 2 points, please don't let this happen again.

Pleased with that....come on you badgers!....ta for that.

As for Town,Smith is a good keeper but makes bad gaffs and always looks like hes just about to be shot by a firing squad...dosnt really inspire the team with confidence and was piss poor on that first goal.

I never realised that, so its possible to bring in loans after Monday, which means there is no need, as you say, to waste money on permenant signings.

May have been mentioned but is the guy who scored their first the guy we had on trial pre-season?

Yeah.

Been talking to my brother today and anylysing why we drew. I said to him we seemed to be less effective after manky took that whack early in the second half, certainly dont remember him getting forward again, and both of their goals came from down that side. Wonder if he should have gone off, guess with only Thomspon who hasn't played to my knowledge DW thought that might have been too risky?

was a bit strange why he was left on when clearly struggling.
thompson could have come on,or morrison could have with cuthbert shifting out right.

As good as Cuthbert has proved to be at CH, not sure i'd like him at RB too much after Gillingham! Saying that he was probably only 50% fit that day. In hindsight taking manks of would have been the better option.

could have said that in the leeds game when LJF got a size 12 in the face then went and set up the second goal.

if manky would have been taken off and brought on thompson and we still drew 2-2 we would be moaning about the substitution.

Jumped around like a twat in a chippy in Buxton when the goal texts came through on text..... :D

Then groaned out loud when the radio reported an equaliser...what a pisser. :cry:

2nd goal - I thought Smith could of pushed it round meself....

I thought Smith was at fault on both the goals, especially the first, but to be fair the entire defence looked a shambles on both of them. Reminded me of last season with the defence turning to shit for the last 15 minutes.

I'm more concerned that we're not finishing teams off that are there for the taking. Leeds was a good example, sure it was a great performance and we won 3-0 but it should have been more than that. The same applies to a number of other games this season. Its not just about the dropped points from failing to kill of teams, our goal difference isn't very good either which could be important come the end of the season.

Austin and Paynter are being relied upon far too much for goals at present, the rest of the team should be chipping in as well and they're not. The midfield are especially to blame, they've scored just 6 league goals all season which is exactly the same as the defence.

Still not convinced the ball crossed the line for their goal. :cry:
If it did it was by a shrimps cock.

Hey Banbers!

I thought you were dead.

So we should be winning every game 6-0 then.

Wilson, get on it!

jonny is right about the midfields lack of goals.not smith being at fault though

I think Danny Ward will get a few this year.

I've seen the goal highlights a few times, and I'm convinced their first 'goal' didn't cross the line.

There's a picture on the Southend site that proves it does.

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10444~1950353,00.html (http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10444~1950353,00.html)

All that proves is that the ball was in the vacinity of the goal.

At least the lino was in the right place though, so it probably was a goal.

Doesn't really prove anything. The balls not fully over the line there and there's no indication of:-

a) how quickly Smith's hands, or the ball are moving
b) if that is Smith about to save it, or pushing it away.

Either away I'm gonna say we were cheated and that damn referee cost us two bloody points.

Looks over to me.

It's just about to be - Smith's not going to push his hands forward before the ball gets to him. It's a goal. Second goal the ball might well have gone out on the byline - see 3rd last pic. But the lino wasn't so well placed to judge that. Don't think we can complain about either decision.

But Smith should probably have turned the freekick round rather spooning it up. Anyway, onwards and upwards.

Cuthbert smacking the bar was the turning point....pity that would have been 3-0.

and the save by one ball from ward, he should have buried it.

Agree that Ward had the chance to seal the match.

We battered them first half and could have been 5-0 up. Second half was more even, but we had the better chances, Ward should have scored and that was a bit of a turning point in the game.

Their two goals were just bundled over. But really enjoyed the game. One of the rare away games where I enjoyed the match more than the day out.

This team should be looking for goals throughout the 90 minutes, like Man Yoo do, whether we are 3-0 up or 2-0 down. Weve got so many goals left in us its scary.

Genuinely good support as well. Not enough of that this season.