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Injuries have cost us 10 points says boss
           
           


  SWINDON Town may well have been as much as 10 points better off had it not been for a series of injuries this season, according to manager Mark Cooper.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/11026683.Injuries_have_cost_us_10_points_says_boss/?ref=rss
           
           
           

As it probably has everyone else.

Away performances have cost us more...

Suspension

Its our 'System' to blame.

This!

Agreed - Being too negative tactically away from home has cost us.
I'd prefer us to play our natural attacking game away from home knowing we may spank some teams and being spanked by others.

If we played that way I reckon we'd have at least double the amount of points from our away games.

All if's buts and maybes of course but hopefully Port Vale away was a sign of things to come.

I thought the shit refs cost us at least 10 points. We should be champions.

And that was only in one game!

Good old Shrewsbury logic.

As seems to be the case these days with the Adver, the headlines don't really reflect what Cooper is saying. 

All sides get injuries...Orient have used 25 different players....including 3 different keepers. The thing that Cooper could have focused on as under his control is discipline.....back in September I wrote this


I got slagged off by the usual suspects, for daring to suggest that this showed a lack of professionalism...but I'd hazard a guess we're still bottom, and it unsurprisingly has cost us.

2nd from bottom
Notts Co below us

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/fairplay

 :beers:

Yay....up a place.

Didn't disagree with you on that Reg. You had to get something right I suppose. Have you got the quotes to hand where you predicted relegation too?

Hehe

Who are the "usual suspects" Reg?

I've never predicted relegation...what I said and still say is we need to get to 52 points, and given away form and some tough looking home fixtures, this might not be straightforward, especially with the possible loss of Ranger....now confirmed, but not in the way thought....this is why the win at PV was massive.

I've just sprayed my monitor with a mouthful beer.

Ok Reg. Aluded to relegation (numerous times) rather than predicted if you feel more comfortable with that.

Every win is just as big as the last. Three points is three points no matter how you choose to dress it up. I'll be happier when we get to the magic 52 but have never really thought we wouldn't. Ranger or no Ranger.

Where you beering up tomorrow the orient social club?

Breakfast at Liverpool Street then a couple of pubs in Hackney before a stagger into the Social Club is our plan. You attending your home game then? More than welcome to join us, naturally.

Yes alluded to is good...although on the surface 3 points is 3 points, whenever it is, some are definitely more important, to the way the season develops....for example, Orient probably think their 3 points in the week, thereby arresting a run of poor results was a value added outcome.

Indeed we should get to 52 points...it would be nice to do it over the next 3 games.

I won't disagree with any of that Reg, especially the last bit.

Watch it Flasheart...you are one of the suspects! ;)

he's just getting the evidence...

I forget where we are meeting, but it's not the usual one at the back of Leytonstone station and up the road a bit( I forget the name of that as well) I did post on the London forum, I'd better check out where I'm going I think.

Oh Brentford is nearer to me In our division. Not as near as Palace Obviously, but we never play there in the league. All round mine after if we ever do again..

And there was me thinking it was our shit away performances without a a plan B.
Still exceeding my expectations this season and ironically still behind MC.

The other night 5 minutes before Posh scored I am sure most in the ground could see a goal coming and the need to bring on 2 subs at the same time, but hey ho I what do I know apart from supporting the club and getting behind the team. Love football and opinions :)

You're thinking of The Birkbeck Tavern I believe Sutton. And yes, maybe a little more awareness may prove useful. :-) No doubt bump into you (probably literally) at some point.



Might hold you to that. Probably ought to be careful what you say on here.

:) I'd never be stupid enough  to bet a grand..

I did allude to a likelihood of relegation here....

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=42710.0

Good points Reg