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Looking forward to tonight.

I've missed football, and being one of only 4 games I can actually see due to the season starting late gotta make the most of it!

Think tonight will be close, 1-0.

COYR

Not seen any pre-season games yet so looking forward to it. Having not seen any of the new signings I hae no idea what to expect. As always, performance much more important than the result, but a win would be good going into the Brighton game!

Who's going?

2-1 defeat.

Looking forward to getting back to the CG tonight! A 2-2 draw I reckon... A Risser thunderbolt and a Benson tap in to be cancelled out by Zaha scoring a brace.

Palarse bringing a full squad today with a few trialists thrown in as well.

SPERONI
PRICE
McCARTHY
MOXEY
MARTIN
WARD
JEDINAK
DIKGACOI
ZAHA
EASTER
WILLIAMS
WILBRAHAM
MURRAY
BAXTER (trialist)
GARVAN
O’KEEFE
WRIGHT
MARROW
KOSOKKO (trialist)
UKAY (trialist)
ROSA (trialist)
RAMAGE
PARR

Not me I'm afraid. I've just been made redundant (On the government minimum) and saving the pennies but thankfully I bought our season tickets ages ago, so still up for the home league games.

Palarse?! Seriously? That's almost as bad as Oxford fans calling us swindown.

That's JJ's 'thing' Sippo, he does it with all other teams' names.

I know. Like 'turkey' for torquay. Just can't understand it.

Not good news on the job front. Best of luck finding a new one !

Wise move getting a season ticket in advance

Thanks, I'm in now. Was going to give it a wide birth.

Each to their own.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crystal%20palarse

I think you mean, "to each, his own."

;)

Ignore em JJ. I think DV has accessed Sippo's log in details.

I'm really looking forward to this, I've missed my seat.

Yep, I'm going - it'll be my first pre-season friendly in about 5 years, looking forward to it.

1 nil win.

I can understand 'Poxford' as we are rivals but every team that you can think of? Gets boring after a while.

Autism.

Town: Foderingham; Caddis(capt), Archibald-Henville, McCormack, McEveley; Ritchie, Navarro, Miller, Roberts; Benson, Williams #STFC

Substitutes: Bedwell (GK), Thompson N, Risser, Flint, Devera, Storey, Rooney, De Vita, Cibocchi, Smith, Thompson L #STFC

Is Ferry injured?

And Collins?

I never noticed Collins missing. That does leave us a little weak up front on the bench with only De Vita and Storey.

Collins is away with N. Ireland? Ferry has recently had a kid.

My guess...

Ferry is babysitting or joining Brighton for £50,000

and

Collins is being rested as he's going away with Ireland U21's or rejoining Shrewsbury for £50,000.

I'm going. Is it 745ko?

Official twitter says they're both on the bench

Collins and Ferry on bench as well as per official club tweet.

Collins can't play v the Gayers so makes sense to start with Benson/Williams tonight I suppose

Collins and Ferry are on the teamsheet on Facebook.....

Dont say that Sippo will get upset at you using nicknames.

The OS says Ferry and Collins are on the bench.

Anyone know of a live stream for this match?

Nope only the radio feed which is on BBC Swindon free today.

We are down in Cornwall on holiday and my Teenage lad wanted to catch the train back to Swindon this afternoon for tonight's game but I wasn't as keen just for a friendly so we are both relying on the TEF and mates who are at the game for up dates.

1-0 down after a penalty. Town seem to be playing well.

1-0 down Penalty by Easter after Wes brought their striker down.

Sounds like were having a lot more of the play.

Palace seem to be hitting us on the break but we are playing well enough by the sound of it.

Palace fan on one of their forums reckons this is close to their strongest line up.

Half decent for a friendly. Palace slightly more incisive on the counter. We have had our chances and have otherwise given slightly better than we got.

Has anyone mentioned how many there watching?

Where?

I'm in ST neot

Was in St Agnes last week and this week in West Looe. Sounds like we have had more sunshine than back home especially last week,tomorrow and Friday sounds good so hoping to finish on a high.

Im with family.

Back tomorrow.

Corfu on Friday.

You will be getting nice weather Friday then  :)

Got in from work at 1/2 time and heard the 'fruity accented' fans saying how well Town had played.

Listening to the 2nd half and am a little bored.

Attendance 4,312

Texted the lads no fucker came back to me.

0-1 FT

Booooooooooring!

wrong thread?

You can't even post in the wrong thread either!!

in that case I don't understand because Sippo has always been a grumpy tart :)

Played well in attack but defence a bit wayward at times. As much as Navarro didn't seem to do much we kind of missed him when he came off. Williams is fast with a quick shot on him an will do well for us this year.

Game ruined really by the moron sat near me spouting racist crap during the whole game.

The PDC interview:
- 1/2 half happy
- 2nd 1/2 changed completely. He needs to understand why
- Players making different decisions. Seemed to switch off. Need to improve
- Penalty was a tactical mistake from Caddis
- Pleased with the test but not happy with the players in the 2nd half.
- Not sure if he will have any new players in the squad for the Brighton game
- PDC said only 1 player showed his worth in the 2nd half today
- Didn't keep the ball or show commitment
- Ferry made him very happy. Has improved and is ready to play for him and gives his best
- Think he said Navarro and Ferry in the lead for midfield place with Miller behind him and followed by Risser

PDC was let go from the interview to go off with the Chairman and an agent

I thought he said Miller was a definite then it was between Ferry and Navarro who are different types of players, with Risser behind them.

Could be wrong though.

Sorry OST - You are right! Had the wife shouting at me at the time so went from memory...which is fading fast!

It was quite telling that Risser didn't get on today, well down the pecking order.

I look forward to seeing him in the JPT.

Oh what the fuck are you going on about! You seem to have your own little thread going 8) :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

My view  - played it around well in the first half. Good keeping and bad luck kept us out. Probably the better team YET Palace still showed a few qualities we are missing (based on tonight's performance) -  pace when breaking forward from midfield, an incisive ball from midfield and a bit of physical strength in the middle.

Second half was a non-event with Palarce looking comfortable for long periods.

Although I did leave after about 15 mins of the second half I did enjoy the game considering there was nothing to play for it was useful to gauge where we are and I think on course is a word I'd choose. My mate thought we played very well and said we should do ok in L1 and were not humbled or shown up by his team the mighty Eagles.....

Dodgy pen though.

 Wilfried Zaha looks a useful boy...maybe the next John Bostock. Although that breaks Smeeton's 3rd rule...never take any notice of performances in pre season friendlies.

Finally beaten in pre-season in the last game, really looking forward to next Tuesday and us starting properly C.O.Y.R!!!!

Thought we played well tonight. I'd be more worried if I was a Palace fan to be honest, they were pretty shit. Zaha is a dirty cunt and the penalty was defo not a penalty.

Williams put a shift in, as did Roberts. I wasn't too keen on Navarro though.

Performance bodes well for this season, we will be up there I'm sure.

Sounds promising.

I didnt go, but was there any improvements to the catering?

Nothing worse than a shit burger

Pies were good. Shame they forgot to order forks though!
Good first half, which bodes well for the season ahead. 2nd half was typical friendly fare. If Williams finds his first touch he's gonna be a great buy.

Apart from a shit when you've eaten a burger there.

Is it true its £2.10 for a bottle of coke?

I can confirm that a bottle of diet coke purchased was indeed £2.10. I did want something to eat also but I couldn't see the prices for the tears in my eyes.

Use the disabled confectionery stand, right in the TE corner of the DRS. It's half the price of the other outlets. It's magical.

They taken down the price list in the Don Rogers, so it was pot luck on how things cost.

I'm sure I seen Mark Robinson there last night, if it wasn't him, then it's a very good look a like. (I was to scared to say something)

OK, I'm intrigued now.  I have to ask.  What are Smeeton's 1st & 2nd Rules?

That's a saving of 10p over Olympic prices.

They were up in the central serving bit.

Rule 1 - Never knock one out just before the wife is due home!

They have flipped the plasma screens in the Don Rodgers so they are portrait.  The top half plays digital signage (advertising) and the bottom half sky sports news.

I heard they were selling curry in there?

And no more meal deals in the legends?

A few comments from the Palace forums....

I'm sure I've heard a mention of a Starbucks outlet... is that right?

Cant remember seeing anything like a Starbucks , I did notice the Legends has new carpets and signs and the takeaway hatch is now called Di Canios Deli !!

There is no dominos pizza and Starbucks contrary to rumours,

Instead it's Di Canio's Deli and some Southern fried chicken place, which had by half time, run out of southern fried chicken. They did sell burgers and I noticed no drastic improvement to the usual shite catering..

Haha Starbucks. You'd have to place an order 3 games in advance the speed they move in there

Does Starbucks in the UK have the pretentious customer base it does in this part of the world?

The Carling was also shite in Legends :(

Is there such a thing as non-shite Carling?

One could argue that Carling is always shite... the worst of the poor 4% lagers :)

Rule 1....never have more than one player with a headband in the side.

Rule 2....never have more than one Scouser around the club.

prefer a fosters myself but carling is fine. When I go out I don't dbuy premium lagers. Aint worth th3extra cost

OK.  To be fair, you did say that a few days ago.  Wise words, all of them.

First game I've been to this summer. Was very impressed with the first half - we passed the ball around really well, looked comfortable in possession and quite dangerous going forward. Ritchie was his usual self getting in crosses and shots whenever he could, but having Roberts on the left wing gave their defence even more to worry about. He looks a good signing.

Not sure what to make of Miller and Navarro. I think Navarro is one of those players who does the jobs you don't notice, so I'll assume he did that well! Miller looked good at times, but I can remember at least three occasions where he hit long balls straight into touch which was disappointing. Hopefully he'll get that sorted.

Second half was less impressive - we let them run at us and lacked a bit of spark going forward. Benson had an average game, Williams looked sharp and has a good touch but never quite got it right. Didn't get to see much of Collins but he did show some promise when he came on.

All in all a decent first half, and if we can play like that for the full 90 minutes against Brighton then we'll give them a good game.

As for the penalty it looked a stonewaller from where I was sat int he Arkells, but Wes was pretty adamant the ref got it wrong. Don't know what people in the DRS made of it? They probably had a better view than me.

Thanks Reeves. Good to read a post about the football after the last 2 pages of crap about wether or not you can get curry in the Arkells or a bloody omelette in the Town End.

Not my drink of choice but I was driving. It was super shite though, even otanswell didn't finish his pint, that's saying something!

Doesn't sound so appetising.

Generally nor is food at football grounds but people still buy it!

This was just a friendly though BO, the food and lager is for the whole season!

Don't think I'd fancy a curry in my pint either

If I'm on lager instead of ale, I opt for Fosters virtually always - the exception being at the Beehive where Carlsberg is £2.50 a pint (and now i live on Prospect, that happens more regularly)

The only 'weak' lager I can drink is Becks Vier. The rest tastes like piss.

Never having drunk piss, I'll have to take your word for it.
Sick cunt.

Alright game. First half we passed really well and had some good chances including two woodworks. Like someone said, not too sure about the middlemen Navarro and Miller, but Roberts really impressed me. Williams looked promising too, has a fair bit of pace in him.

Not sure what I thought of Archibald.

Isn't that illegal?

He's ginger.

I'm bringing a wheelchair to games from now on.

Illegal?

Charging different prices for disabled people and non disabled people. If it was the other way round there would be uproar.

Wait I've been whooshed haven't I?

Nah. There is a shop in the corner of the drs, with a lowered counter, which served things at half the price of elsewhere in the ground last season. Not sure how they get away with it

I got my coffee from there last night and it's the same price it's always been in the Arkells at £1.50? Or am I mistaken? Hang about I got a kitkat for 50p, is that half price? I don't get chocolate at Footy too often.  :girlgiggle:

Yeah, come to think of it it may only be the confectionery thats cheaper.

But as I don't go to the football for a meal, I'll gladly take a 50p mars bar.

How do I make myself look as disabled as you Dave?

http://www.thepartycentre.co.uk/prodimages/230a_1.jpg

Maybe disabled confectionery tastes half as nice?

It's cheaper in the Winners lounge too.

Maybe it is owned by different people and they choose to charge different prices.

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