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On our way to the game. Please do not expect any live match updates from this profile. The match is in a very remote location (outside Norcia - pronounced 'Nor-cha' - Umbria). I suggest checking out Gary Rose's Twitter profile (anyone got the details) for live updates?.

Looking forward to this game being a sterner test than last Saturday and giving the defence a workout. 36C here at the moment. That's kind compared to 41C the other day. Can't wait to see you all at Ciren.

Re: matchday ticket prices - the matches here are free!

Aren't you going to Supermarine then?

Bloody fair weather fans....

Oh yeah! Sorry the heat is getting to me - see you at Supermarine first. Can't wait to have a pint watching that game. You can't get a pint of scrump round 'ere.

Enjoy the game mate.

Cheers. I bumped into a family from Swindon on the train who are also on their way to the game. Three generations of 'em. An older lady, her daughter Glennda and her two grandsons Hendrix and Marley. Unfortunately they have an absent father who lost his job about a year ago for abusing his work's email system by relaying messages from them when they were on tour with the Town in Austria.

When we meet up at the ground we plan to start a Mexican wave. Hope that gets the atmosphere going.

Hope this game is more of a test, a demolition against another pub team will be pretty useless.

Has anyone got Mr Rose's Twitter details so you can all follow the game live? Remember it is 4.30pm ko UK time.

http://twitter.com/#!/STGary_Rose

SONN is back!!

Seems that way  ::)

Don't fret mate. I'm sure they're a nice family

BSometer rising...

They were just stringing along.

It struck a chord with him.

Just ban oakleigh2010 for the simple reason that he's SONN reincarnated.

barre-ing a strange coincidence, a ban seems incoming.

Also, Neville, is that a pun free post?

Apparently. Sorry Nemo, I'll try not to let it happen again.

Line up

Lanzano, Caddis, Comazzi, Devera, Kennedy, Ritchie, Smith, Risser, Timlin, Atiku, De Vita

De Vita & Atiku upfront

I thought Atiku was a midfielder?

hmmm....I wonder if ferry will be able to command a first team place this year...

Certainly hope so!! Very good player and works his nuts off in my opinion, enjoy watching him play even if he does have a weird hair style.

He can play Attacking Midfield / Wide Right guess our lack of striking options is to why he is there.

Also the only reason this team is as it is, is because they did well saturday nothing set in stone according to Gary Rose

Maybe playing just behind De Vita then? Link from Mid-ATT? Just guessing but makes sense.

Risser is captain.

That's nuts!!

Playing 4-4-2 according to Rose

Shot from Timlin keeper saves well

Are you listening live? or just updates for Gary?

Rose is doing minute by minute on Twitter, Town on top but no goals.

STGary_Rose Gary Rose
Town def need physical presence up front. Forwards struggling in battle for 50 50s

No shit.

Beaten to it

Is there an echo in here ?

Is there an echo in here ?

 :sherlock:

Is there an echo in here?

Nice goal from Ritchie

Ritchie 1-0

I'm guessing someone's asked why Ferry not starting

STGary_Rose

TBF centre mid two deserve their places

'Twas Mr Judd, of this parish. Hence the @NickJudd78 bit.

Quick editing there  8)

'Driving run by Ritchie and he smashes an effort that has goal all over it but keeper does well to palm over'

Sounds like the Ritchie show

his ip says hes actually in italy, unlike SONN :)

2-0. Risser free kick.

Tweeted just after Rose said Risser was having a very quiet game soapy tit wank

Is Risser a free kick specialist then? Or is this just a one off?

Flint and Ferry for Smith and Devera at half time...Esajas too, no idea who for

Timmo

Esajas scores!

3-0 sounding good. Just short of strikers.

Bodin's looked good out there apparently. Good stuff

4-0 Ritchie, Esajas assist. He sounds decent.

Esajas sounds as if he's havin' a great impact. Involved in a lot of play since comin' on. Nice

Bodin - 5-0

I dont think Esajas quality has been in doubt - more so his fitness.

Hope he proves to be fit and signs here.

Sounds as if a fit Esajas would take the pressure off the general lack-of-striker situation, to a degree.

I think Esajas is worth a punt even if it's on a 6 month contract. If he's injured for most of it we just wave him goodbye. If not then we benefit from a very good player at this level. I'm liking the sound of Risser as well. Seems he has a bit about him.

What's happened to the left back (Not Teniste, or whatever the fuck his name was, the other dude...) and the goalkeeper we had on trial?

I think the GK is only there for cover as no Smith and Scott has a knock. Not a clue on the LB situation at all.

Ahhhh righty. I also wondered why Scott wasn't on the bench. That'll be why then!

Gary Rose must be reading this forum:

Trialist keeper Paoletti was brought on around the 80th minute

Doesnt look like Cibocchi, the Italian LB, is going to get a run out, doesnt bode well re: a contract

Cheers mate!

Full time, 5-0. Doesn't sound like we were particulally challenged but Gary Rose saying we look threatening in attack is positive.

Without a recognised striker playing (if you count Danny De Vito as an attacking midfielder) it sounded like it was a good overall performance.

More please.

2 clean sheets and 16 goals so far. You can't grumble with how this tour has gone. 2 strikers needed, get Esajas signed up and get a LB. I think we're good to go then.

Report on OS now, said pavett got a run out.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/Pre-seasonDetail/0,,10341~2391999,00.html

Firstly, as we all know, friendlies mean very little (we had a good pre-season last year for a starter) and I also don't want to sound over-excitable.

However, I have to admit that I am a big fan of the clubs approach this pre-season.

I've read plenty of comments from people stating that they felt that we didn't have enough games planned and that the opposition wasn't good enough etc etc

But I think the progressive build-up is the way forward. Why take on bigger opposition at this stage? Especially when the management are rebuilding a squad both literally and in the morale sense for those who survived.

Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester will offer adequate opposition and then we'll have Reading as the season dress rehearsal, we don't need more than that.

We are low on centre fowards but a half-decent forward doesn't need pre-season to get going (sure it's ideal but not an absolute necessity).

Thank you.

TO NEVILE W - maybe I read SONN's just like you but I am not so obsessed to remember her profile name.

Game was a far sterner test than last Saturday. Our defence still need  proper test - Kamakaze dircted well from the back.

Ritchie was possessed in the first half - a real live wire.

Someone obviously learnt how to use foreign proxy servers.

Oh you cynic! Are you suggesting that oakleight2010 is a fake even though he can keep us updated on the Italian weather and even find the time to browse Oxford United's forum during a holiday to Italy but cannot upload one single photograph of this tour?

Guess its a bit early to say yet but Ferry doesn't look like he's going to start the season in the first team at the moment.

If Risser and Smith are doing the business after pre-season then Ferry will have to wait.

As you said, it's too early.

I personally think that's woefully inadequate.

But we shall see :hmmm:

I think woefully inadequate is a bit melodramatic but it is a case of wait and see.

Last season we had what people would consider a nice blend of friendlies - Al-Sadd, Karlsruhe, Hereford, Forest and the Non-Leaguers... 7 games, 6 wins and a draw. What did it achieve long term? Nothing.

I want to see a condensed pre-season with the senior squad featuring more regularly.

Despite being content, I still think the club might arrange a behind-closed-doors game.

You think people like Samdy Gray deserve sharing my holiday pics?

Marche played in pink shirts. When they came on to the pitch the Town player clapped the Town fans and the linos had proper flags this time whereas last Sat the linos used shirts for flags

...well that's all the proof that I need  :)

Samdy's a nice chap.

He's a chap?!?!?!

The town drumming band in Norcia woke everyone from their siestas on Sunday. The Italian/Japanese twinning events included a tea ceremony and martial arts exhibition in the town square which is dominated by the statue of St Benedict.

PS Truffles are over priced and over rated.

Competition for places is a good thing.  Keeps players on their toes.  Maybe if Ferry keeps the weight off this season he will get a good run in the team.

Clip from the match at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIXXg5N3ZGk taken with my proxy camera.

Another clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQJBGoEM6KE