Quality Front Man

[Reg Smeeton]

A Swindon team of "jobbers";

Judge
Butler
Potter
Tanner
Taylor
Gardener
Tiler
Shearer
Paynter
Weaver
Porter

 WTF is the scummer Judge doing on that list...he never played a game for us. If you want a keeper look no further than the admirable Mike Turner, who was keeper when I first started going.

[adje]

Well he was named as sub once Reg and the nearest I could get to a keeper was Alan Churchward(en)

[Reg Smeeton]

Well he was named as sub once Reg and the nearest I could get to a keeper was Alan Churchward(en)

 Thankfully he wasn't called upon...I did notice that the BHA sub keeper was Paul Crichton, who must be about 150. I recall Louey signed Crichton on Christmas Eve, in 86/87. We had an injury crisis and Crichton filled in for 4 games. Back in those primitive media times..we pitched up to the game, and it was who the fuck is that in goal...as no-one knew about it.

[Nomoreheroes]

Thankfully he wasn't called upon...I did notice that the BHA sub keeper was Paul Crichton, who must be about 150. I recall Louey signed Crichton on Christmas Eve, in 86/87. We had an injury crisis and Crichton filled in for 4 games. Back in those primitive media times..we pitched up to the game, and it was who the fuck is that in goal...as no-one knew about it.

I remember. Reading away on Boxing Day was his first game wasn't it?

[Reg Smeeton]

I remember. Reading away on Boxing Day was his first game wasn't it?

That's the one...we won 1-0 Jimmy Quinn scored.

[adje]

I remember him-believe he played in the Simod cup V Derby who had Shilton in their goal

[Reg Smeeton]

I remember him-believe he played in the Simod cup V Derby who had Shilton in their goal

 I can still see Dave Hockaday's attempt at a cross spearing into Shilton's top corner.

 Think Reading's DoF played in goal for us. We also had Tim Flowers for a few games.

[leefer]

REF to SWINDON CHAP....you cant have a good player who has a tendency to be good one match....then lazy as fuck the next,it sort of contradicts your points,as for DVyour stats make interesting reading and indeed it is a very good pairing on paper,alot better than i realised so i will eat humble pie.
I still maintain we need a player who will score goals as well as give some physical effort...in my opinion away defences are aloud to stroll around the County Ground and our defence gets knocked pillar to post...ime not a Paynter fan but ive never slagged him during a match..indeed ive never heard Paynter getting stick from Town fans during a match.
Only time will tell if he ever realises his true potential..i mean i he was in an under 21 team a few years back while at Hull.
Weve all got our opinions and mine is i feel we need another quality front man,for me Corr and Paynter only produce occasionly.

[Simon Pieman]

Dan, how many goals would Simon Cox have scored if playing up front with Trevor Benjamin?

[leefer]

Reg or anybody...can you tell me the keepers name who left Town in the 50s and went to Pompey...my dad was a pro keeper for a short while and he used to watch him regular and that he was a Top keeper for years after....its bugging me that i cant remember his name!

[DV]

Roughly 73% less than goals than he would score playing upfront with you Si...

Leefer, I kind of agree that our strikers dont bully the defence enough but strikers bully our defence but I dont know if its just me but I find the away defenders can use Billy Paynter as a ladder and get away with it, where on the other hand if Billy Paynter even dares jump he some how gets a foul given against him. Also seems like our defenders arent allowed to touch the opposition strikers without giving a foul away and their strikers can do what they like to our defenders.

[leefer]

The Pies in the oven ..

[Reg Smeeton]

Reg or anybody...can you tell me the keepers name who left Town in the 50s and went to Pompey...my dad was a pro keeper for a short while and he used to watch him regular and that he was a Top keeper for years after....its bugging me that i cant remember his name!

 Norman Uprichard?

[leefer]

Cheers Reg...thats him,think we got a few thosand for him which was big money then.

[tans]

REF to SWINDON CHAP....you cant have a good player who has a tendency to be good one match....then lazy as fuck the next,it sort of contradicts your points,as for DVyour stats make interesting reading and indeed it is a very good pairing on paper,alot better than i realised so i will eat humble pie.
I still maintain we need a player who will score goals as well as give some physical effort...in my opinion away defences are aloud to stroll around the County Ground and our defence gets knocked pillar to post...ime not a Paynter fan but ive never slagged him during a match..indeed ive never heard Paynter getting stick from Town fans during a match.
Only time will tell if he ever realises his true potential..i mean i he was in an under 21 team a few years back while at Hull.
Weve all got our opinions and mine is i feel we need another quality front man,for me Corr and Paynter only produce occasionly.

are you saying that Billy Paynter was in England Under 21's?

Also Corr is shit imo, i dont see what the love for him is.