Danny Wilson confirmed as manager

[adje]

Just out of interest, who would you have prefered?

Not Holloway,surely?

[deltaincline]

Wilson is a good appointment in my view. Well done to the board for finally settling the protracted fucking mess of getting a new man in place.

Leaving aside one blemish on his record - managing the cunts that are Franchise - his managerial record is pretty sound and we're fucking lucky to have him. He is probably even better qualified than than Sturrock.

Byrne as his number 2 might work out, who knows? If Wilson gives him a chance to prove himself (he was successful working under Sturrock) and he does OK for him, fine. I don't think Wilson will fuck about though as he seems to be his own man. I can't see any record of him having an entourage following him around before, so everyone seems to have the chance of a clean slate for the time being.

I agree with whoever said that Fitton sounds like a newbie football man. He was ace on the commentary today, but he's fucking deluded about getting a drum and chimes. He's a bit too business-like and seriuous sometimes, but he has to play that persona as Chairman I guess. He's probably the life and soul when he's off-duty and getting pissed with his mates

A good STFC day today.

[juddie]

The fact is who ever was appointed, not everyone was going to agree about it. The main thing is we now have a manager who is likely to a) keep us up and b) stay for a while, something neither wise or sturrock were prepared to do. We won today so we go into the brighton game full of confidence, another win and can't have asked for any more from this week. Wilson wasnt my first choice either but in etrospect I think he's a good appointment. Let's hope the players respond.

At least now we can all just get on with talking/moaning/celebrating about the football!

Oh, and no drums please!

[THE FLASH]

Only blot on his copybook is managing Franchise..........i fucking hate them!!

[michael]

I think drums and a bell in the Town End would be fantastic

[Bob's Orange]

Swindon Chap owes me 10 Euro!

[Samdy Gray]

I'm very happy with Danny Wilson. The way I see it is if Fitton's plan is to make us a decent mid-table Championship team then Wilson's the perfect man for the job.

[Red End Street]

really really glad I didnt renew my second part of the season ticket.  When the new board came in I thought we were in for great times, personally I havent been moved by anything.  Malpas was the worst apointment ive ever seen but then Wilson really isnt going to bring the town behind the team.  Good luck to him but I cant see us getting into Championship in the next few years.

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Moan, moan, moan, proves you can't please all of the people all of the time, first half yesterday there was some bloke near me whining the whole time about DW's appointment - and we're playing some of our best football of the season, but I suppose that's what football and forums are all about - opinions.

Cheap option in my eyes

[Red End Street]

Excellent appointment.  Very happy with it.  And I'm sure the majority will give Danny Wilson the welcome he deserves.

I'm not really surprised by some of the negative reaction to the appointment.  Frankly, some of our fans need to get a fucking grip.  We're Swindon.  We're the bedrock of the Football League, as middle-of-the-road as they come.  You should have realised that the day you decided you were going to support a proper club and weren't going to follow Chelsea on Teletext for the rest of your life.  And in that context, Danny Wilson is a good fit for us.

Happy Christmas to all, by the way.

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Excellent posting, agree 110% some "supporters" seem to have lost their tenuous grip on reality long ago if some of the postings here and elsewhere are anything to go by.

[Dozno9]

Some people should just fuck off. We are a mid-table league one club and our appointments and performances will reflect that standing. I would rather have 5,000 honest, good fans than 7,000 with 2,000 idiots who boo the team because we're not 3-0 up at half time. If you fit into this catagory then fuck the fuck off!

[Simon Pieman]

Haha Bushey is just making up excuses because the truth is his Mrs won't let him go to football any more.

Personally I think Wilson is a decent appointment which will stabalise the club and possibly set us up for better things in the future. That future may come about with Wilson at the helm, but I am sure at least he'll make progress within 2 1/2 years. I'm going to be realistic, we're a shitty bottom half of a team at the moment, but I think play off contenders is achievable within that time frame. Unfortunately Malpas did a lot of damage, so things will take a bit longer from the time Fitton has taken over the club.

One thing that does seem apparent to me, if Fitton wants to concentrate on brining young talent through the ranks (which is a good strategy), he'll have to rethink the link between the youth and senior setups. I'm not sure you can have a manager who is a one-stop-shop for both aspects.

Overall I am relieved. We can do a hell of a lot worse than Wilson - it seems Fitton really has gone for the experienced man which a lot of fans expected to begin with. Here's to a better future!

[Bushey Boy]

I may of written it teh wrong way but what I was trying to get across is Wilson has not excited me and many people I ahve spoekn to.  Its a vast contrast to when Wise and Poyet were appointed.

Time will tell if its a good appointment

[Bushey Boy]

Si Pi is gonna get eaten by my fluffy dog the next time he pops over, the truth is I threw my season ticket away a couple of weeks ago out of my own choice as I just cant be dealing with watching teh shit we have been put through teh last year.  You can say i am this and that and not loyal but I think doing nearly ever ground in league 2 etc even carlisle lets me have an opinion

[Dozno9]

A time told that Wise and Poyet was not a good appointment.

[Simon Pieman]

Si Pi is gonna get eaten by my fluffy dog the next time he pops over, the truth is I threw my season ticket away a couple of weeks ago out of my own choice as I just cant be dealing with watching teh shit we have been put through teh last year.  You can say i am this and that and not loyal but I think doing nearly ever ground in league 2 etc even carlisle lets me have an opinion

You've bitten worse than the dog mate.

I don't think I could have hoped for a better response