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McCormack admits Town have lost their spark
           
           


  ALAN McCormack has suggested that the Swindon Town squad have lost their “spark” as their League One promotion push continues to stutter.

           

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Don't ya know Dr Watson!?

He ain't happy with the drinking accusations on Twitter either!

Shouldn't drink midweek and try and deny it then

Is McCormack suspended after booking on Saturday? In which case who will Kmac make skipper? Ferry? Darren Ward?

Can you elaborate?

https://twitter.com/almc16/status/323542966524317696

not surprised he's annoyed if all it is just one bloke saying he heard from his mate that some of them were out.

I don't think a couple of players having a couple of drinks on a Wednesday is going to have much of an effect on their performance come Saturday. I'm not surprised if they're getting drunk, they're probably as depressed about the whole thing as the rest of us.

No idea but he seems pretty vehement in his denials. Regardless it's just another thing to add to this end of season run-in, fans have already turned on the manager and now the players.

But why deny it when it's true? Does he honestly think that when he goes to places and orders drinks that some of those people aren't Swindon fans and talk? At the end of the day, it happened and no one was accusing them of being pissed up, if they had two or three beers on a Wednesday evening it's not the worst thing in the world but don't deny what definitely happened because it just makes you look like you've got something to hide.

How do we know it's true?

Because my mate served them

There have always been rumours regarding players drinking habits since I started following the town. Macari dragging players out of cairos, digbys wife,  Ireland tours with multiple shagging, Flint gobbing off and getting decked, etc, etc.  No smoke without fire, so I suggest the players avoid Twitter.

Did the Flint incident happen under Di Canio? I can't remember how long ago it was.

And the usual suspects were the ones most defensive even before players were named.

It's what Div 3 footballers do...and have always done.

Let's face it if you're in your early/mid 20's, physically in decent shape, in a new town, with not much going on, then you're going to put it about.  If you happen to be a footballer, so have a bit of celebrity, even more so.

It was the same last season....I'd have loved the opportunity  :)

My old man used to tell me stories of Town players in the 40's/50's, who'd have a couple of beers in the CGH with the fans on a Saturday before going out and playing.

yep and covered up.

Swindon's a small place, they're going to get seen if they're out and about so I don't know why they would deny it.

Have to remember though that going out and having a pint with a few mates is different to getting pissed.

Forgot about the Flint thing haha.

Arriba what's this about Digby's wife?

I remember hearing things about Digby's wife at the time. She was/is a bit of a loon apparently getting into all sorts of trouble fighting and stuff.

When things go wrong it seems all sort of shit is suddenly discovered!!  Under the Danny Wilson regime we regularly had players being carted off home pissed by "my mate's brother who is a taxi driver!!"  Hands up how many on here had a bevvy or two over the weekend and went to work this morning!!

Hardly relevant, unless this forum is littered with professional athletes

Having 3 days a week off now, and not the usual half a day under Di Canio probably doesn't help. Fitness played an important factor on our success.

The players had half a day off out of seven days? Regardless of matches etc? No wonder Kerrouche didn't fancy it.

This more or less.

I remember singing 'Tracey Tracey Digby' at at least one match, such was her notoriety at the time. It was after some incident in a car park IIRC.

Wasn't it John Cornwell ?

Poor old Fraser.

Got to be said when I saw him at the CG last he was signing lots of autographs for women of a certain age. Didn't realise the man was a heartthrob...

Fraser is a housewives favourite these days.

I want to meet his wife though!  :toocool:

Shit like that on Twatter makes me cringe