Players and managment abuse.

[Don Rogers Shop]

On the way back from southend the team coach was followed back by a coach of swindon fans. When they got to the county ground these fans decided to abuse the players and malpas, someone i know was on the players bus and has not seen nothing like it. If that was anybody from this forum can i let you know you and your mates are cunts of the highest order. Fuckin twats

[herthab]

That is well out of order. The performance yesterday didn't even warrant boos, let alone abuse.

I agree that those responsible are indeed cunts......

[Reg Smeeton]

  I'm not passing judgement on this situation, it being no more than an internet rumour, but in principle, I've nothing against fans letting players know how they feel, when it is done away from the match situation.

[Bogus Dave]

I apoligise if I ramble in this post, but I've just got in and it's been a long day on the beer. I travelled to Southend by minibus and on the way back we spoted the team bus and followed them back to the county ground. I am embarressed by the abuse given by people I consider friends towards Malpas and the team in general when we got back to SN1, but fair play to maurice who took it on the chin head held high unlike alot of the players.
Also, I have to say Nick Watkins is a stand up guy, he came over and answered all our questions for three quarters of an hour whilst most of the players sluked off into the night. some interesting points we got from him were....

That their biggest dissapointment in the summer was missing out on charlie mulgrew, and without openly admitting it he said that casal was a mistake and that a new left back is their number one priotiey.

maybe he was towing the company, but he was very praising of malpas and seemed to indicate that he could be here for a while yet. Although when questioned about the possibilty of relegation he dismissed the matter saying the aproprite measures will be taken if it looks a possisbility.

When we asked had Lingy talked himself out of a job, he said that one of their main priorities is the development of youth and that Martin wanted to make to many changes to the current set up.

He also dismissed the rumours that Ifill has agreed terms with sheff utd for a january move, saying the club has had no official contact from sheff utd.

He also spoke very highly of Pat Kanyuka and David Byrne.

Fair play to Peacock, Corr and Paynter who all took the time to stop and have a chat.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Where is that from dave?

[Bogus Dave]

footballforums

[Don Rogers Shop]

Cheers dave,

[Reg Smeeton]

 Watkins' reaction to the R word, reminds me of Hardman back in 94/95 at an AGM.

 He was rattling on about the need to rip up the relatively recently installed Stratton Bank  crush barriers and put in seats, I pointed out had he considered that if we were relegated the rules allowed Div 3 sides to keep terracing....you then got a period of grace if promoted....he tried the old, ha ha relegation, you must be a loon mate, line...I just asked him if he'd looked at a league table lately. He had gone before season's end and we got relegated.

[tans]

Jerel Ifil to Sheff Utd, thats a new one on me

[Peter Venkman]

On the way back from southend the team coach was followed back by a coach of swindon fans. When they got to the county ground these fans decided to abuse the players and malpas, someone i know was on the players bus and has not seen nothing like it. If that was anybody from this forum can i let you know you and your mates are cunts of the highest order. Fuckin twats

Total fucking twats, we do indeed have some idiots of the fucking highest order.

[Rustle]

I can't see the point of abusing the player's or the manager,we all get frustrated but i would rather they took their frustration's out on the forum's.

If they want to demonstrate after the match then fair enough,but abusing player's or the manager don't help anyone whatsoever.

I hope those involved in that incident yesterday regret what they done and put it down to they was just frustrated at another loss.

[Reg Smeeton]

Jerel Ifil to Sheff Utd, thats a new one on me

 Harking back to Watkins and the R word...he needs to face up to the fact we're in the shit....already the scale of the task is sizeable. 

 To give some idea, when we went down in 05/06, after 11 games we had 7 points, 2 less than now...Iffy had just taken over from Kingy, and lost his first 2 games while getting settled....we then lost only 3 of the next 20, and still went down.

 This is the kind of run that MM needs to be achieving to have any chance of staying up.

[pauld]

Watkins is a smart bloke and he will, believe me, be very aware of the possibility of relegation and the dangers it poses. And even if it wasn't on the cards, he will be keenly aware that lack of performances on the field is undermining all the hard work he's achieved off it. But in this circumstance, he's always going to "toe the party line" and seek to calm nerves. Would anyone be impressed with a Chief Exec who told an angry group of fans who'd confronted the team in the club car park "Yeah, the manager's a tosser, I'm as pissed off as you are with him"?

[alanmayes]

Harking back to Watkins and the R word...he needs to face up to the fact we're in the shit....already the scale of the task is sizeable. 

 To give some idea, when we went down in 05/06, after 11 games we had 7 points, 2 less than now...Iffy had just taken over from Kingy, and lost his first 2 games while getting settled....we then lost only 3 of the next 20, and still went down.

 This is the kind of run that MM needs to be achieving to have any chance of staying up.

The pattern of struggling sides is usually set in the first quarter of a season.It's all very well
Watkins to put the positive spin on things,but fans aren't convinced that we'll suddenly turn
the corner.Does MM really have the where with all to turn things around? I don't think so.

[Reg Smeeton]

  Fair enough, but the sooner some action is taken the better, whether this be new manager or new players..I'm sure a relegation scrap wasn't on the menu, that that is what we've now got....it is going to be very difficult for any manager, to get much out of the current crop of players.