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'I had water in my eyes the day I left Swindon'
           

<p>  ON DECEMBER 28, 2009 Swindon eased to a 3-1 win over Yeovil. It was a result that was to move the Robins up to sixth in the table as they continued their impressive early season form.
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Hope he comes back here and coaches one day.

He's got that sort of personality thats infectious to those around him. I think he'd make a decent coach...

Well said DV. Peaks always seemed a top bloke.

Genuine, honest, likeable bloke who always gave his all. At his peak, he was the kind of player di Canio would kill for. In almost every respect he was the opposite of last seasons bottlers (excusing the ones who were good enough to still be here).

There you go, DMR, you cynic.  ;)

We turned him into a Swindon Town supporter. Who says romance is dead in football.

Tears, Lee. We won't think any less of you!

He's a northern man - if Lee says it was water, it was water - no self respecting northern man cries 8)

Legend - Loved seeing "The Coat" again Tuesday.

Smashing Bloke.

Unfortunately Peacock lacked in one area, ability. As nice a man he may be he was a very mediocre footballer. Great PR man, knows how to play the public.

It's what I wanted to type, but didn't have the heart too. The fact that he was a bit short on ability, goes to show that effort and commitment go some way to helping you have a decent career.

PR man or not, having shared a few beers with the bloke, he's exactly as he sounds in this article. He's a genuinely nice bloke who's very hard not to like and enjoy the company of.

You don't actually believe him do you...

A nice fella and pretty decent player who gave it his all on the pitch. Was overrated by supporters though, didn't deserve player of the year and talked utter bollocks when interviewed.
Said what people wanted to hear at the time. As his comments about being moved around the team postionally showed.

 
This.

It never ceases to amaze me how football fans everywhere lap up what players/managers/board members say as gospel.

Waited for IT to happen with Peacock but alas for me it never did,always felt he would blossom into a real star for us but sadly it ever happened,in fact i cannot remember a memorable game he had though as has been said was a real tryer and gave his all.

A few injuries and being swapped positionally kind of ruined him a bit here. Didnt have the legs to be a striker when he got here.

Moved to midfield, did well there - clearly missed when he wasnt in there. Then back to striker, back to midfield and back to striker again.

I see where leefer is coming from in so much that he didnt have any stand out games but was clearly missed when he was out injured. Steady Eddie I suppose, similar to Vincent when he was here - most didnt realise how good he was till he was out injured.

Whilst I see where DMR is coming from in so much that footballers put a spin on most things - even if what he says in these articles is slightly exaggerated I still believe there is some genuine sentiment behind it all from Peaks. I think that anyone who met him or saw him play here would agree.

A genuinley nice guy, spoke to him many times when he was with us.

He said he wants to return to Swindon in some capacity once he has his badges, a fans favourite who would be welcomed back.