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Tranmere Rovers 2 Swindon Town 1 att: 5,945 (180 Town)

We could only dream of getting a positive result against the mighty Tranmere Rovers…

Tranmere Rovers 3 Swindon Town 1, att: 4,345 (164 Town)

Tricky Tuesday night trip up North. Tranmere aren't in great form either, not unbeatable.

Not expecting anything though

1-0 Tranmere defensive mix up from a corner 90th minute after a much more positive display

Just put things into perspective.

46 x 3 = 138

Last seasons champions Stockpot went up with 92 points. APPG 2
1st PO place MKD with 78 points. APPG 1.696
4th PO place Crawley with 70 points. APPG 1.522

Swindon Town currently played 8 APPG 0.75 On target for 34 points.

The interesting stat for me is this. Top three defeat tally last season was 1st 8 2nd 10 3rd 8. Of the play off teams their loss tally was 4th 14 5th 17 6th 13 & 7th 18.

Clearly everyone on this site can see the direction of travel and our likely finishing place. Sadly in the wider world of STFC there are those who are blind to our current status and chances of survival.

Khan will put the last nail in the coffin for Kennedy 2-1 Tranmere.

Struggling to see past a loss here sadly. Nevertheless, I will duly watch on sky with hope more than expectation.

Be surprised if he's allowed to play tbh

He wont be, dont think you can with loans?

I thought it was by agreement. But it doesn't much matter as pretty much nobody ever agrees.

Defeat. No fight, no passion.

Unless you’ve made an admin error….

Comfortable 1-0 to Tranmere with zero shots on target from us.

Kennedy, of course, being absolutely ecstatic that we played so magnificently against such footballing giants and had so many great stats.

Reading the (frankly shit) Tranny forum, their fans are not impressed with thier performances so far and consider their style to be dull and boring and have only scored 3 goals so far despite them having won 2 games.

Looking forward to this one, will be my first game of the season so I can finally see first hand what all you fuckers moan about every week  ;D

Dont come back on here and moan that it was actually worse than you expected ;)

Would be surprised if we won, even if tranmere are out of form themselves. 1-0 to Tranmere

Tranmere 1 (Norris) Swindon 0

1-1 (Smith, 27)
5321

Very interesting and well researched. However,pretty inconclusive. This time last year we were in the top 6 and Doncaster in the bottom 6. According to the interesting stat it shows that we could lose 14 more games and still finish in the play offs. Not for one second am I saying we'll only lose 14 more games but your opinion that those stats will lead ultimately to relegation and that anyone who believes otherwise(i.e. survival) is "blind" is a bit fatalistic. By the way,this doesn't make me a "happy clapper" and it doesn't mean I'll be happy just to stay up but it's better than the alternative

Kennedy saying he was impressed with our phenomenal build up play on Saturday so let’s hope for more of the same :D

Not sure which is worse, the feeble performances by the team or Kennedy’s nonsensical ramblings in interviews.

Town to lose timidly, by some goals to none (unless someone manages to score a worldie) :(

He could show up and recite Vogon poetry for all anyone would care if we won.

The problem is you listen to him in the presser and go 'ah, that makes sense why we're bloody useless'

What the fuck is a mini sleepover if they’re travelling up tomorrow ;D

Dont know but i suspect only two games are in the overnight stay banding

Everything is odd about the club!

Corrected for you Jim ;)

Yes I wondered - I assume he meant a stop over? I assume they don’t stop for an afternoon nap? Maybe they do.

I was being polite Dukey😁

They could sleep on the coach on the way up there!

Or take a quick nap at corners.

Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Swindon Town att: 4,245 (120 Town)

Not being funny, but couldn't they stay in a Travelodge or Premier Inn the night before?  I mean that would hardly be breaking the bank would it?

Don't under estimate this regime.

Is it on Sky?

Looks like it

https://www.skysports.com/watch/football-on-sky

 Tranmere to win . 3-0. 1-0 at HT

….yes they did it for Port Vale Saturday. Stopped for an afternoon nap 15:00 - 17:00 it was…

Yes,  Sky+.   Not Sky Sport.

On holiday. Might see if I can get it on my phone. Guess I’ll have to find a free vpn. Or just not bother!

I’m off at 03.00 to LHR. I’ll either be in bed content that I’ve packed everything and I have tied up as many loose ends as possible with or feverishly beavering away on my laptop totally zoned out for another defeat.

I don't *think* sky sports + for the games via the red button works on the phone unfortunately.

Fortunate for me then! I won’t have to suffer more dross! 😂😂😂

Can get them on the Now app, if you subscribe that way.

You need to use the sky sports app on mobile, not sky go

Probably need a vpn though if abroad

Pre match why aren't midweek games played on a Wednesday in The Dee Hotel.
Never mind player recovery & welfare, what about the fans.

Starting off in West Kirby for a change (sacrificing valuable drinking time in the process), which I'm guessing is one of the posher parts of The Wirral.
Not been offered any knock-off goods yet, but give it time.

Prenton Park is no longer the happy hunting ground that it once was.
Lost the last three here with pretty poor performances after winning on each of the 5 visits before that.

Aside from the onlooking Khan we are likely to be facing familiar faces in Turnbull & Norris and / or Davison tonight.

A quirk of the fixture list sees Kennedy up against the second of the two former premier league managers in L2.

Initial feeling after Saturday was that we have no chance this evening, but a bit more encouraged after looking at Tranmere's record.
This one does have the look of a drab 0-0 or 1-1 about it.
A point would be fine if it was backed up with a home win on Saturday.

Maybe those in the squad with local connections will be inspired to excel with family & friends in attendance.

Would be disappointed not to see an improved performance & with hopefully more of a clue on how to play to Smith's strengths if he is back in.

Sharper than a Stanley knife or about as useful as a tickling stick in a roomful of Scottish Presbyterians.
We shall see.

I remember going to Tranmere on a Friday night to watch 3 of the divisions top goalscorers at the time (Shearer & White for us and Aldridge for Tranmere) only to witness a 0-0 draw. We stayed up for the weekend & then went to Everton on the Saturday to see them win 1-0.

Tonight I’m not even sure I will bother to watch on TV, sad times

Everton aren't even playing posh..

:D

Measured,as always

I was at both of those games...my one and only trip to Goodison, didn't go in the Prem season. Fantastic old school traditional ground, will be a shame to see it go. I think it was vs Notts Co....Everton won 1-0 as you say with maybe Cottee scoring the goal...funny I can remember more about that than our own game!

Loving your work as always WB :clap:

A draw isn't fine tonight. I'd be really dissapointed with anything but a win.

Don't disagree with the sentiment at all & you've mentioned similar before in terms of expectations.

Have always worked on win at home & draw away for the basis of a successful team.

The dire home form has been the issue for a number of years now, Wellens promotion season aside.
That's what needs fixing first & foremost.

It's an opportunity for sure.

I think I'd be ok with a draw and a win on Saturday.

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Change in goal, big call.

Two changes from Saturday
🧤 Dan Barden makes his league debut
🔄 Jeff King comes in for Harrison Minturn

Which is a perfectly reasonable view point. Especially if we were plucking away in mid table.

But we have to start getting wins now.

Tranmere have scored 3 goals all season. Have attempted 25+ less shots than us in total. And we aren't exactly free flowing are we.

I will always hold us to the standard of being a massive club at this level. Even if we don't behave like it.

Just to sum the shit show that is the club and the shit quality of the kit has anyone noticed the badge on the Sky Sports+ app is frayed on the bottom right area. Apparently it’s the same on a lot of the shirts people have bought, but a bit embarrassing that its being used to advertise the club.

Reckon the pass from Bycroft to Kennedy’s precious Freckleton was the straw that broke the camel’s back. No Smith is strange

I will be completely honest.

Barden was bought in to be Number One the entire time. It was obvious. To me anyway.

You don't loan a keeper out if you're Norwich to sit on the bench all season.

Was clear from early on, Kennedy wanted a new goalkeeper.

I am surprised it took this long.

Don't be surprised if we never see Bycroft again.

Smith ill.

Smiths Still ill.

Bravo 👏

Knew you'd be first!🙂

Happy to see Barden come in! Bycroft been an absolute liability since he signed. I think there's a good keeper in there but in an ideal Swindon Town world, he would be backup or on loan in the National League.   

Similar with Minturn for me. Can see there’s talent there and with any other normal club, he’d probably be improving on a loan in the national league

I actually thought that the partnership between Tishmanga and Glatzel looked as if it may have some promise thought they looked when they played they had a bit of an understanding but clearly MK thinks Drinnan is better....although I think if Smith was fit he would be starting instead of Glatzel

This.

Only Turnbull starting of our ex players and Davison on the bench. No Norris and Khan (obviously). Murphy ex Swindon trialist on the bench for them too.

King gets away with giving them the ball in the corner of our own half. Very loose by King defensively.

Good cross by Cotterill, just over Tshimangas head, corner to Town.

Good delivery by Cox from the corner but the keeper punches it clear.

Drinan turns on the ball after a nice pass by Wright but he can only find Sobo and his shot is poor.

Nice long pass by Wright to King but he has just strayed offside, even if it didnt look like it.

Cox to Drinan and his low cross is flicked just over the bar by Drinan. A good break by Butterworth to set it up.

Fancy fanny flick football shot.

Was half decent to be fair

Cox caught out of position with a long ball over his head, a great low cross is fired well high and wide by the striker, a real let off. Looked a certain goal.

How's he missed that!

Fucking let off

Thank God we're playing Tranmere.  That was a tap in.

How’s their striker missed that? Completely open goal. Our defence just completely disappears at times!

Omari Patrick always seems to play well against us.

So all the play then could have /should be one down!

Drinan gives the ball away near our own corner, not good by him.

Tranny have a shot from 20 yards, well over the bar.

Good play by Freckles bring the ball out, a nice move but Butterworth slips when passing and gives it away.

It's very league Two.

Its also very league 2 between 2 teams with little confidence and quality. So far.

Fuck sake we are shit!

FFS

Good save by Barden but he couldnt get to the 2nd shot.

Put the mockers in there. :no:

Sack him for goodness sake. Enough is enough.

He's not the main culprit but King was literally walking along watching that. At least try and look arsed!

Marvellous

King is just not good enough quality.

But just like Freckleton will start games no matter what as he’s a ‘good lad’.

Cotterill seems a bit off the pace so far too. If only Drinans flick had gone in or fallen to Tshimanga and not Drinan.

Played in non league his whole career. Is it a surprise?

It's not a quality issue though, it's a giving a shit issue.

3rd from bottom on goal difference now!!

Yeah I saw this. Literally no effort. Maybe he isn’t in the right head space to be back in the team.

If you’re down in Australia we’re up to third🤣

We look like a team going down now.

King booked, basically for being shit.

The Jeff King-Joel Cotterill right hand side is frightening.

 :band: Who put the ball in the Swindon net...all the football league....

McGregor coming on for King, at least he "should" give a shit about playing well.

Very disappointed in King all season now.  He seemed like a punt before a ball was kicked....

Fucking Morecambe are above us as it stands. Out of bottom 2 on GD

Cock

Hope Carlisle don’t equalise

McGregor putting more effort and quality into the game than King within 30 seconds of coming on. We do look like a very poor side devoid of quality, confidence and ideas.

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Can someone tell George Cox the football isn’t a bomb and he can take a touch tonight…

11th game, and we have no plan on how to build an attack. The players look so confused.

We are an absolute mess.

 :crash: :bye:

Oh we got a corner.

Who bought a season ticket?  :D
Plenty of localish games next season.

Better to be there at this stage of the season than the end - might focus some minds

Fucking hell Tranny players dont like staying on their feet much.

I just hope its not now AND at the end of the season.

We're about the same on the pitch as we are off it  :nod:

At least we will have something to play for this season if it’s going to shit

Ref favouring Tranmere giving fouls for some soft challenges.

To say the least! they are spending as much time on the floor as stoood up.

Even Accrington are winning :D

With the exception of the 1st 10 minutes

Another abysmal display.....

Butterworth and Cotterill both well off the pace so far.

Joint bottom now!

Good defending by Wright and McGregor.

I like McGregor a lot. He needs to get more minutes.

We look like a boat in a harbour thats lost its mooring, everything seems aimless.

Cleaned up beautifully on that Tranmere break.

Any ideas on how we are trying to get back into this?

I’m sure Kennedy does😁

I like Drinan because, imo, he's honest.  But he's no use.

But by God, poor Tchimanga needs assistance and he's left on his own.  They need to be closer together.  Tchimanga receives and holds the ball well (as long as it's not Cape Canaveral) but he's isolated and so no lay offs or knocks across.  It's like playing 4-4-1.  >:(

Would have been interested to see how Tchimanga pairs with Smith.  But with the 10 game mark coming up where I'll pass judgement, it looks like I'm going to lose interest in yet another season beforehand.

Need better statistics, need to get improve shot(s) on target.

HT

About what you expect from us, with a silver lining of looking okay in the first and final 5 minutes of the half.

Tranmere untroubled after 10'.   We make dogshit look like world beaters.

Doomed, anyone for Aldershot (A) next season?

We are lacking in workers/runners in the middle, too many times the defenders are looking for movement which is not there so it ends up being the long ball forward and too bloody easy to defend with our non existent strike force. I despair!

Truly shocking stuff that

This.

Gav ball incoming

Didn't realise there were 3 Mersey Tunnels. Another 2 between our 3 centre backs. It's pretty clear that with Hall and Delaney out we don't have the personnel to play 3 at the back. Minturn must be flummoxed with Sob and Freckleton above him. Sob may be a better footballer than Minturn(arguably) but he's not a better defender in my book

About as intriguing as watching paint dry. 

Get Cain on for Cotterill and McGurk on for Butterworth.

Give the strikers 15 mins then get Glatzel on for one or the other, or we go 4 at the back and put on a 3rd striker.

We all know that wont happen.

Far too technical for Kennedy.

Yep, Sobowale a few minutes ago gesturing for someone to make a move to take a pass, the potential recipients seemed to be hiding behind their markers, making themselves unavailable.  That's been the story all season long, no creativity, limited movement, clearly no attacking nous.

That was rubbish.

Looked ok before the goal, although the defence is as porous as a porous thing! Sobowale having a shitter.

Midfield is utter gash. Kilkenny and Butterworth are the same type of player. Can have one but not both in the team. Although, the Swansea kid, who has been so shite all year (bar one game), that I can’t remember his name, is a waste of a place. Unbelievable we have the answer on the bench in Ofoborh.

Drinan running but shite. Tshimanga is non league.

Gonna lose this 2-0 or perhaps 3-0 if we carry on this way.

It wasn't as good as that.

I think today (to me anyway) seems to be the first game when the players actually seem frustrated with each other, moaning and arguing at times, nobody wants to take a risk and even look for the ball, no movement.

Admittedly a lot of the arguing is valid, players not making the right pass, not even looking for the ball and players caught out of position constantly.

We may have good techinal players but we have very weak tactical players, or instructions (delete as appropriate).

Dunno what you lot are moaning about, we have been excellent, strong build up play, dominating all over the pitch and winning the stats battle everywhere..

If you don't believe me, listen to Mark afterwards..

Have to agree with that although I wouldn’t wait to bring Glatzel on. I fully expect Kennedy to make no changes at HT though. I suppose he believes that “the process” will suddenly start to work and will then get us out of trouble.

Who's ready for another half of that?

Sadly, I was right about the HT score. Hopefully we can avoid a 3-0 defeat.

Glatzel has a point to prove against his old side so that may give him the impetus to try harder IMO.

But we all know Kennedy wont make changes until after 70 mins.

At somepoint he has to realise the back 3 doesn't work. Give it 10 and if nothing changes I'd prefer to see something like this 

Sobowale Wright Freckleton Cox
             Oforborh Kilkenny
Mcgregor.     Mcgurk.     Glatzel
                   Tshimanga

Does he have a point to prove against Tranmere? I thought they really liked him and he just got injured.

I've been keen on the Ofoborh-Kilkenny double pivot for a while.

Having read back on the comments, I think I will stick to the Champions league tonight. Better for my mental health!

From what I heard Tranmere had 1st option on signing him but chose not to due to his injury record.

Nice work from Cox there and a decent effort for Kilkenny. It's not all terrible, just quite a lot of it.

Cox with a shot that was a cross and then Kilkenny has a shot that goes just over the bar. 2 good chances.

I stuck it on for about 10 mins a day half watched while doing house work and swiftly turned it off.

What a pathetic state we are in.

Its not terrible for sure, but its just not very good quality, especially in front of goal.

Butterworth wastes a long shot well over the bar.

McGregors great run to Tshimanga but his shot goes over the bar from 6 yards, good chance that.

Great run from McGregor, Tshmanga lifts it over the bar

Nice run from McGregor. Not the finished article but a lot of confidence to play football.

For all his lack of overall quality Drinan is a trier.

1-1

Own goal 1-1

OG number 16.

That should be 1-1

Amazing stuff. Literally no Town pressure on the scorer.

Better!

Town score from a corner with an unmarked header :)

That is 1-1. Thanks Tranmere!

Better start to this half.

No idea what the Tranmere player was trying to do

All part of the Morfuni masterplan, no strikers needed, just get the opposition to score for you.

Late to the party? ;)

The deadly "fail to clear the first defender" corner works!

Kilkenny low cross evades everyone in the 6 yard box.

Well this is better

 Merrie Christmas  :pint:

Tranmere look on the ropes, you'd hope we'll be able to capitalise,  although knowing us, we'll find a way to lose

Great tactic, just get a decent cross-in and don't bother attacking it,

Today was always going to be one or the other team being architects of their own demise.

Don't rule out both!

I never do with us!

Tranny have a wild long shot well wide.

Patrick's a good player.  Just finally shows smthg for the 1st time.  Is playing Tranmere bringing him down a notch?

He was very good at Carlisle but he was very poor for Sutton last season.

I do like the look of Mcgregor, should be starting at the weekend.

Let’s see if we can score a goal of our own that would be a miracle

Its just not working for Butterworth today, another very poor clearance by him straight back to them.

o.g., coming............

Glarzel and Ofoborh coming on for Butterworth and Tshimanga.

Oh yeah that’s more likely

Growing into this. There for the taking.

Close by Glatzel.

Davison on, we know how this is going to end.

Davison has timbered up a bit since he was with us.

Cotterill gets in a cross to Glatzel but he cant keep it down from 8 yards.

Glatzel and then Cotterill both slip up in the box while shooting.

McGregor is excellent.

Fucking hell they are shite. We've got to be winning this

McGregor should have had two assists today

McGregor great run and cross to Cox and his skies it 10 yards over the bar from 10 yards.

McGregor has showed more here than any other wing back all season. We could all see his potential last season. Why has it taken so long to give him a chance?

Great run McGregor.  Cox with a shocking finish for a pro.

Bench fat

These really are 2 terrible teams, the balls like a hot potato and zero composure when the ball goes any where near the goal. McGregor is the only player showing any quality on that pitch!

I suspect we will sell him to Middlesbrough for £200k in Jan.

McGregor surely has to start on Saturday

True that

Hes started 6 of their first 9 games.

It’s almost like we can’t believe we have another team on the ropes.

Freckles has been really poor again today, so many simple mistakes.

I’m getting jitters every time Freckleton has the ball….

And yet again the Tranny players going to ground under very little contact.

Freckleton is a liability.

Freckles gives away another corner with a mistake.

Cotterill looks so poor today keeps giving the ball away under little pressure.

Cain on for Cotterill.

FFS Freckles gives the ball away cheaply again.

Easy save by Barden.

So close by Cox and Drinan.

Any half decent team has to be winning this, Tranmere are terrible. Unfortunately we aren’t half decent…

This.  3 much needed points spurned.

Freckleton again, fell over in our box letting the attacker past!

Both sides will feel they've dropped two points they should have got, you imagine

Massive let off right at the end.

Two points dropped, town much improved in the second half (although hard to be much worse). McGregor caused them no end of problems and if for better finishing from his teammates would of had a couple of assists.

FT 1-1

Tranmere are probably the worst side we have faced, at least Newport had injuries as an excuse.

2 bottom 4 teams on show today.

Meh

Well that was shite. Total utter shite. Let’s hear what bullshit we get from Kennedy.

It wasn't as good as that.

Huge point for survival.

Impressed by McGregor, not impressed by much else. Tranmere were appalling and were definitely there for the taking in the second half. Any side with a little bit of quality would’ve got three points.

Much improved second half but wouldn't mind if I never see Freckles or King(although of course,maybe he shouldn't have played)in the starting 11 again. McGregor a massive plus and decent from Drinan and Kilkenny

I’ll take a point away at the northern powerhouse that is Trannere Rovers.
I mean it’s not like it’s a place we can go away to and win 3-0 is it.

A point that just about keeps our neck above water…

3 points clear of the relegation spaces now :clap:

I’m not his biggest fan but Drinan was a handful at times tonight. Aside the 40 passes out for a throw i’d keep Barden in the team for Saturday. McGregor superb.

I mean, we probably were the better team in this one. Not that it’s much of a claim.

Not finished any of em tho!🙂

Glad to be the slightly less crap team out of these 2 very poor teams who will both thank their lucky stars that there’s enough dross in this division that they’ll both keep their heads just above water this season.

McGregor looks decent, if nothing else is going to happen, give him a run of games and he’ll probably be our next Harley Hunt type sale.

I liked the work rate from all 3 forwards tonight but none of them ever looked like they were going to score.

That game cried out for many things, but Sean McGurk was one of them. Play him at the front of a midfield three, not this deep playmaker bollocks Kennedy is trying. Kilkenny gets the ball and passes it back to the back three - who either go wide (and then the wide players play to the back 3 - Cox turned back to Freckleton a lot tonight) or go long (and we lose it). So Kilkenny is not play making - he is simply a link in a chain that goes nowhere. That’s why the game passes Butterworth and Cotterill by. They rarely get the ball to feet quickly enough, and as a unit they exert no authority on the game. We have no control.

It’s - Back 3 -> Kilkenny -> Back 3 -> Wing Back -> Back 3 -> Long -> Lose it,
Or

Back 3 -> Kilkenny -> Back 3 -> Long -> Lose it.

That’s our pattern.

It’s a rotten system. I can’t think of any other team that plays this way, and maybe there is a reason for that.

We don't score goals through deliberate effort to score goals and patterns of play like normal sides. We score wonder goals or we get lucky and something weird happens.

Great from the lads in the second half, and now very much looking forward to Saturday's game.

If only we could hit the target.  Something like 17 shots with 3 on target, definitely need to get some practice in training.  Nice when we can pick up a point without scoring, but can’t rely on that happening every week.   Unless it’s 0-0 !.

Harrogate got pumped 5-1 at home by MK tonight.

Win on Saturday is a must.

Known on planet Kennedy as phenomenal

The Tranmere goal came from a Barden lofted clearance directed to the shortest player on the field, but the through-ball that followed was inch perfect. The scorer was unmarked after a decent save from Barden.  In a microcosm what is wrong with the Town - insufficient movement going forward, while not being sufficiently alert in defence.  Barden looked comfortable on crosses, I would keep him in for Saturday, 6/10 tonight.

First half poor, second half okay. King was having a stinker and McGregor looks a cut above what we have seen in that position this season. Had some gilt-edged chances to win it in second half so a bit disappointed to come away without 3 points.

Tonight's results show,once again, that any result in any game is possible in

There are times in the second half when we looked the part, knocking the ball around and even creating the odd chance but at other times the passing is woeful and puts us into all sorts of trouble. Luckily Tranmere are as bad as us regarding scoring goals.

Have to say that McGregor really caught the eye once again and could be a real game changer for us given a run in the side.

Barden looks to have a great boot on him and certainly got them further upfield, although it didn't stick long.

McGregor excellent, got stuck in and showed plenty of promise with some great balls in.

Would have taken a point etc etc, needed more but looked like it could have gone either way.

Can’t say I’ve been too impressed with Butterworth. As our so-called ‘creative’ midfielder, think he has been anonymous really

McGregor was the MotM today with a score of about 6/10.

He’s got something about him, but he is not the finished article yet. We shouldn’t get carried away, as he looked good because everyone else looked shite!

Having said that, both he and Barden are the only ones who earned the right to start on Saturday.

You could play Odegaard or Bellingham in this system in place of Cotterill or Butterworth and they wouldn’t see much of the ball. Our two so-called box to box midfielders are given the role of repellent magnets.

We weren’t without merit. Barden looked fine, Drinan and Tshimanga worked their socks off, Sobowale did some good things too and McGregor had the confidence to run at his man. I just can’t get my head around the strategy. Give me Garner or Wellens ball any day of the week over that.

MK

-   Pleased to come back from a goal down and will take a point
-   Got to win our home games, which has let us down this year
-   ‘Metrics’ really high, but we bounced back from PV result
-   Showed character and dominated the second half with good chances, could have won 3 or 4-1 – but we didn’t
-   Sticking to the process, we were pleasing on the eye but would like ‘metrics’ to be higher. Thought we did ‘really, really well’ tonight
-   Football simple, it’s what we do in both boxes. Disappointed with the goal we conceded, perhaps for the first time this season
-   On McGregor – thought he was outstanding. Took a risk playing King, didn’t work out. When JM came on – I thought he was best player on the pitch – quick, fast, and strong. Fearless. Didn’t want throw him into an environment to his detriment, but he was excellent and v pleased for him and his family
-   As a coach, I don’t think L1 or L2 is a place to be testing players out – need to be better at that (giving young players a chance)
-   On Barden – have to make big decisions as a manager. Bycroft can feel hard done by but he has a huge future at the club. Barden’s performances in training warranted a look and he did well, on top of his performance in training and v Exeter. Head coach’s decision to do the right thing to win the game.
-   Harry Smith – unsure if he will be available Saturday. Illness so has been missing. Big player and an important part of the squad, sums up our luck at the minute.

Thank you 👌

What is he on about? he's acting like he's given McGregor his debut. He played a decent amount of games last season. Just using nonsense excuses to deflect the fact McGregor has made him look a bit silly.

From what I saw last night I wonder how many other young players we’ve got it’s worth giving a go. McGregor miles better than King. Botam scores quite a few can he be better in front of goal than Drinnan who’s scored 25 career goals at the age of 26?

Is Abu Kanu back (still) with our U18s?

I’m mildly optimistic for the weekend COYR

I presume that’s because Harrogate just lost 5-1?

They released him didn't they?

Delighted we didn't lose but equally frustrated that we didn't win as we had chances to win it.  McGregor impressed, got to start him against Harrogate and for some reason I felt much more confident with Barden between the sticks.  Was also quite surprised with Drinan.

The period between 10-45 minutes though were dross.

Harrogate on Saturday is a huge game.  Never thought I would ever say that.

Listening to his interview after was really weird. He says he feels bad as he hasn't really seen McGregor up close and aplogises for being absent then goes on to say he wasn't suprised as he knows he is a good player and has been like that in training every day. If hat's the case it's even more ridiculous 

Given another year - with the 18s

Harrogate are weird. Beat Bradford and Donny, so not rubbish. But lost 5-1 to MK and lost to Cheltenham so are rubbish.

I believe they did, however he was back with them last week as he scored for the U18s

Obviously can’t beat ex Swindon managers, let’s hope they can’t beat the current one either 🤞

I can’t remember how it phrased.
Did they say he was released or that wasn’t offer pro terms.

He posted a video of him scoring for our U18s the other week.
Wondered if that was ‘given him another year scholar’ or a ‘yes you can fit here for a few weeks’

How can Kennedy not know who good McGregor is? We have a full time Player Pathway coach don’t we?! Not to mention his 5-6 starts at the end of last season.

A beautiful 4th Tier football team form guide.

"Our width emphasis algorithm and our cross emphasis algorithm were superb"

If ever there was anything said in a post match to portray that he is intelligent and knows what he is doing it is that - when you could just say our width and crossing numbers were high.  This guys is either just trolling us, or is willing to die on his stats hill.  Box entries on steroids.

Yes he is.

We are a week away from an AI mention, I'm sure of it.

Our the ability to impact the back of braided fibres of polypropylene blueprint theorem doesn’t not read satisfactorily.

Just noticed that our joint leading top scorers in the league are now a CB (Will Wright) & Own Goals

Not worried about scoring goals though

Happy with the play up front though

My mistake then. I thought he got released and remembered being disappointed about it. Looks like potential.

He was released but has rejoined

A load of Waffle!!

Not seeing things that you can see from space!

Lose on Saturday and the inflated on paper, dwindling support might start getting miffed.