Swindon V Scunny Matchday Thread (By Popular Demand)

[nevillew]

Yes, and we should have been a goal up in 5 minutes.

[lambourn red]

I thought taking off paynter was an inspired move because it stopped are defenders from lumping the ball up rather than patient build up and getting the ball out wide. Timlin was superb today covered lots of ground and must be made of steel the way he got up from one of the worst challenges I have seen for ages how the guy never had a straight red is beyond me.
Wilson seems to have turned the side around and they look full of confidence bring on Hartlepool and another 3 points as we start to climb away from trouble.

[DV]

Hartlepool have won just two league games in their last 18.

We should be looking to attack them and get all three points.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Whilst they were down to 9 men, I thought scoring 4 was a pretty good achievement as they had everyone back. I was impressed by they way they kept the ball and worked to create space which led to the goals, rather than just panicking and pumping it forward.

All in all an excellent performance and one which makes a mockery of us being in a relegation battle.

Precisely. This is the point that anyone who says "Ooooh well, it was only against 9 men" is missing. I didn't go to the game but when I heard we were 0-2 down against 9 men I thought "Oh fuckity fuckity fuck fuck" or somehting along those lines. I thought it would be very difficult to come back against a 9 man defence. But we did and that is massive credit to DW and the players.

In any case, I remember us going to Brentford in '93 and getting a 0-0 when White and Mitchell had been sent off. Bodin even came within a whisker  of winning it for us. We also beat Plymouth 3-0 in '89 with 9 men (OK, they only had 10) It would have been so gutting to have lost that after those three great draws. That was a massive, possibly/hopefully season turning result.

[lambourn red]

Hartlepool have won just two league games in their last 18.

We should be looking to attack them and get all three points.

Which makes it even more of a mystery why they got rid of Wilson, but I am glad they did 

[Kinky Tom]

Have to be honest I didn't think that Timlin shot was a goal, none of us in the TE seemed up in arms that it wasn't given, did think it could have been a pen on Cox though (1st half one), the lad certainly didn't play the ball.

Said 5-2 win in the car on the way down so bit gutted they didn't push for the 5th at the end, meh...

Absolutely delighted we got to ask Murphy what the score was, I'm sure he wasn't such a dickhead at Tranmere and WBA(?).  Was a massive cunt away and I couldn't be happier the goal that put us ahead was his fault, bet he felt like a right twat - good!

Didn't see Kev starting a home game in midfield coming, really expected him to be back to the bench today and don't really expect him to start on Tuesday but think it's for the best he keeps his place away from home for the time being.

Liked the way we were patient when they went down to nine, think they realised the goals would come and well pleased with their approach, glad macca took his chance today too.

3 good (needed) points - said on the way home from Leicester that I really can't see us going down now and I still feel the same, there's so much more belief on the pitch it's untrue.

Big pat on the back for the month of Feb so far, most convincing we've been all season. 

[Reg Smeeton]

Precisely. This is the point that anyone who says "Ooooh well, it was only against 9 men" is missing. I didn't go to the game but when I heard we were 0-2 down against 9 men I thought "Oh fuckity fuckity fuck fuck" or somehting along those lines. I thought it would be very difficult to come back against a 9 man defence. But we did and that is massive credit to DW and the players.

In any case, I remember us going to Brentford in '93 and getting a 0-0 when White and Mitchell had been sent off. Bodin even came within a whisker  of winning it for us. We also beat Plymouth 3-0 in '89 with 9 men (OK, they only had 10) It would have been so gutting to have lost that after those three great draws. That was a massive, possibly/hopefully season turning result.

One of our men sent off was Shaun Close, so it made little difference....their man sent off was David Byrne

[lambourn red]

Have to be honest I didn't think that Timlin shot was a goal, none of us in the TE seemed up in arms that it wasn't given

I was sat in Arkells level with 18 yard box and the ball was definately a foot or more over!!!

[ronnie21]

In any case, I remember us going to Brentford in '93 and getting a 0-0 when White and Mitchell had been sent off. Bodin even came within a whisker  of winning it for us.

Remember that game well, the atmosphere was superb, was in the top tier behind the goal and it felt at times it was all going to collapse!  

[dell boy]

From the DR stand it looked like a penalty in the first half, sure you had a better look in the Town End, verdict?

[Arriba]

timlins was deffo over the line.not convinced it was a pen as cox cheats alot.did blatantly today a few times

[ibelieveinmrreeves]

Odd game that. Still, 3 points, which looked like a fucking impossibility at half time, which is very important. Bring on the monkey hangers!

[suttonred]

The family next door walked with me to the game, their first. The daughter played in the half-time kids game, the reason for going, and their younger son is also football mad. The parents really enjoyed the game, and the atmosphere.  Is it like this every week?, the wife, who knows little about football, asked me.  

  Top man, Jim Carrey's on later in Liar Liar!

[Samdy Gray]

Precisely. This is the point that anyone who says "Ooooh well, it was only against 9 men" is missing. I didn't go to the game but when I heard we were 0-2 down against 9 men I thought "Oh fuckity fuckity fuck fuck" or somehting along those lines.

Very much so. They played two banks of four as soon as the second player got sent off. Whilst they didn't have any front men to close down our back line, we did still have to break them down and did so 4 times.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

GET IN! That's what i'll say. Lost all hope at half time but their bloke should have been sent off in the first but did get the red in the second. Thought we did well first 10 minutes but not for the rest of the first half. It was poor and un-inspiring like the Malpas days. But we got the lucky break we needed with them getting two reds then it was all us. Great win, great sub by Wilson to bring Macca on and we edged it with a great second half display. Roll on Hartlepool.