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Title: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Nemo on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 16:48:47
Seven or eight good candidates there, lovely stuff.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: adje on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 16:52:43
Keeper. What a difference he's made!


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: jayohaitchenn on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 16:53:15
Ofoborh, Freckleton, Cotterill in that order. Superb team performance


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Freeloader on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 16:54:13
All eleven players deserve a shout, went for Kabs.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Boydy on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 16:56:32
Tshimanga was absolutely incredible today. Worked just as hard defensively as he did attacking. Game changing block minutes before the goal alone was enough to get my vote.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Kinky Tom on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 17:01:45
Ofoborh for me, Kabs and Freckleton both brilliant today too.  Pretty much every player flawless tbh.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Freeloader on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 17:02:11
Tshimanga was absolutely incredible today. Worked just as hard defensively as he did attacking. Game changing block minutes before the goal alone was enough to get my vote.

Agrre with that


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 17:04:57
Ofoborh was immense today, broke up everything, but could easily have been Tshimanga, Ripley (what a difference a good keeper makes), Kilkenny, Clarke, MacGregor and Freckleton.

Not really any passengers at all, cannot fault that team effort today at all.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: SleafordRobin on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 17:07:49
Could have gone for anyone today, cracking performance, but the defence has looked so much better with Ripley in goal! I don't cover my eyes anymore when the crosses come in. So Ripley gets my vote!


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: RedRag on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 17:14:43
It was such a team effort, that "none of the above" was in contention alongside  the 14 actually used. No miracle saves at all but the confidence  Ripley brings us at set pieces is worth even more.  However, I'm following Ross Embleton and going for Nnamdi the Destroyer.  


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: No Longer Posh Red on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 17:35:18
A lot of good solid performances, but based on how he was written off by most of us I have opted for Freckleton


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: STFC_Manc on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 18:18:58
A lot of good solid performances, but based on how he was written off by most of us I have opted for Freckleton

It was a tough call, as all were good but I went for him as well.  Some very good tackles/header and did much better with the ball.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Batch on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 18:19:31
I'm going for who I think has the most influence. But it's very difficult today.

I'm going for coterill


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: 4D on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 18:29:03
Can you change none of the above to all of them?  ;)


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: No Longer Posh Red on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 18:53:11
Can you change none of the above to all of them?  ;)

I think it would be better for None of the Above to include “because they were all shite” & have an option for too many to choose from.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG on Saturday, March 1, 2025, 20:31:56
Thimanga worked his nuts off and was fucking everywhere.

The whole defense played well, as did the midfield.

Went for ofoborh in the end


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: McGurk's Missus on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 01:55:48
In honour of Embleton's wrongful insistence and Hawes being far too polite to directly correct him:

Tishmanga  :D


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Wobbly Bob on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 02:20:20
Kilkenny & Ofoborh were both very good.
No coincidence that 2 clean sheets have been accrued with the aid of a confident looking keeper putting in solid & commanding performances.

Went for Tshimanga.
Loved the broad grin as he took in the acclaim when heading back to the bench after being subbed.

Forgot to mention the excellent away support in the other thread.
When the footballing stars align it's a fantastic force of nature (just aching for the good times to come again) about which the ownership has zero understanding of or regard for its needs.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Leggett on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 07:22:59
Ofoborh, Freckleton, Tshimanga were standouts for me but nobody had a stinker and you could make a case for most of them, I think.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Nomoreheroes on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 09:42:02
Difficult one again as noone played badly.

Tshimanga saved the game for us with 2 challenges in our own box. He tested the keeper twice during the game. So, defensively, probably better than up top!

Ripley made several solid (rather than spectacular) saves. He organised the backline and exuded confidence from crosses or anything that came near him. Best keeper we have had this year for sure!

Ofoborh stopped everything in the middle. He was immense!

McGregor ran himself into the ground playing in 3 different positions.

I thought of going 'none of the above' (as an 'all of the above' vote) but think that Tshimanga just edged it.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: tans on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 10:11:00
Tshimanga was immense yesterday


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 11:01:39
Has Tshimanga finally learnt the art of staying on his feet? As with basically everyone in the squad, he's really improved under Holloway.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Ticker45 on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 13:16:48
Could have gone for anyone really, Tshimanga in the frame but a bit quiet early on so have gone for Ofoborh (although he had a couple of misplaced passes that could have been problematic) he shows that graft required in midfield throughout the game.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Nemo on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 13:59:33
Clean sheet against the league leaders and no votes at all for the two centre halves. Clarke showed a lot of experience in when to make fouls I thought, and continues to impress out of position like a latter day Alan McCormack.

But realistically it could have been anyone bar Nicholls and Nicholls wasn't by any means bad.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Peter Venkman on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 14:37:51
Clean sheet against the league leaders and no votes at all for the two centre halves. Clarke showed a lot of experience in when to make fouls I thought, and continues to impress out of position like a latter day Alan McCormack.

But realistically it could have been anyone bar Nicholls and Nicholls wasn't by any means bad.
For me Clarke looked excellent yesterday all game and on many other days actually be MotM but it shows the overall effort and grit of the team that he hasnt even got a single vote.


Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Pericardinho on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 17:17:59
It's so intriguing how people see the game so differently.

I swear Tshimanga barely had a kick for the entire 1st half.

Did some decent things second, and a big part in the goal, but still surprised to see him with so many MOTM votes.

Not disputing he ran his bollocks off and played well.

Smith without a single vote is surprising. His hold up play and even his defensive stuff. Invaluable.

Went Ofoborh anyway. For obvious reasons.



Title: Re: Walsall v Swindon MoM Thread
Post by: Tails on Sunday, March 2, 2025, 17:38:13
I went for McGregor but it could've been any of them really. Everyone put a shift in.