Swindon @ Colchester - The Matchday Thread

[suttonred]

Bet he's still posting away, bless.

[RobertT]

No doubt it will be classed as reptitive, and a pessimistic post from myself.

The main reason was the loss of Sturrock, Blackley and Summerfield. The way we're going we'll never get a backroom team that strong. I see about the boards people are saying let Wilson bring his own people in, which is more than fair enough but it doesnt appear that Wilson has 'his own people'

I'd go back further and suggest it's been down hill since Wise left (and in actual fact it only went uphill for about 2 months following a previous 2 year decline).  Sturrock's organisation and ability to get his old pals to come here for a bit managed to stop a rot (Wise going was the same time as the club's off field capitulation) that was likely to be onset in any other club.  Wise managed to get a system of play that worked for the players we had at League 2 level, not sure he would be doing much better at this level once the initial confidence begins to wain, not with the same players anyway.  Cox & McNamee apart, we have not signed a permanent player who would be much if anything above League 2 level.  Easton is ok, was a stand out player for Leyton Orient in League 2.

If we go down, I think we are better placed than we were in 2005/06 and we bounced back with more problems than we have now.

[Arriba]

Trouble spelling Bristol then?

i will cut you

[THE FLASH]

Certainly have. I will be with you for the foreseeable future to constantly mick take and annoy you about your pathetic club and dirty Shithead manager!

IF you send us down i do hope you laugh as long and as loud as i did when you blew it in 2000/2001 - you only had to beat mighty Wycombe (who finished 13th) at home to send us down and save your bacon....but oh dear....

I remember going to Stoke to get spanked 4-1 on the final day knowing we were safe and enjoyed reading all the banners put up by the City fans on the junction of the M6.

'Totter down , Bedminster down and Gas down'  loved it.

What goes around comes around....enjoy!

[adje]

Absolutely frustrating night.Memo to CUFC-GET SOME FUCKING SIGNPOSTS MADE UP!after driving about another 20 miles after actually seeing the ground,finally found it,just got in and Platt scores after 40 seconds!I've never seen such a disorganised rabble as our back 5 and,as Flash said, we should have been 4-0 down after 10 mins.Vincent will never have a more shocking start to a game.Is that disorganisation down to DW?You decide.Platt v Morrison was quite literally "man against boy"-the lad had a game to forget and was badly at fault for their second.OTJ horribly responsible for the winner,he understandably looked rusty.MacNamee,once again our most creative player,how Paynter missed the header only he knows-it was an easier chance than Saturdays.I dont agree that Cox seems to have given up,he looked full of it to me.I think we missed Jack Smith,Amankwah's distribution from the back was just route one.Kanu,brilliant goal but little apart from that.Greer was our best defender but that's not saying much.One thing I have to say,I dont hold with all this "DW inherited a shit side"-he's now signed 5 players,nearly half a team,two of which he obviously doesn't trust, and we haven't improved since MM.

Brez 5-I would stick with him,just!
Amank 5
Greer 6
Morrison 4
Vincent 4
Kanu 5
Timlin 4-games just seem to pass him by in midfeld
OTJ 4-reserve judgement,but not impressive last night
MacNamee 7
Cox 6
Paynter 6
Marshall 6-looked quite lively  

[Bob's Orange]

IF you send us down i do hope you laugh as long and as loud as i did when you blew it in 2000/2001 - you only had to beat mighty Wycombe (who finished 13th) at home to send us down and save your bacon....but oh dear....

I remember going to Stoke to get spanked 4-1 on the final day knowing we were safe and enjoyed reading all the banners put up by the City fans on the junction of the M6.

'Totter down , Bedminster down and Gas down'  loved it.

What goes around comes around....enjoy!

We drove from the North (when I was living in Edinburgh) and there was a sign City had put up saying 'congratulations Swindon Town for relegating the gas'. Made me chuckle a little.

[suttonred]

Anywhere where it's said how many we had there last night? I would guess at about 220.

[michael]

That was awful last night. And it was cold. And whilst the game was on, the concourse TV was showing an exciting end to a cricket match with wickets falling every 15 minutes or so. And then there is us celebrating a 3rd equaliser whilst the flag was up for offside and the entire home support just laughing at us.

The last time I felt like such a dickhead was precisely 2 minutes after joyously singing "2-0 and you fucked it up" chant v Plymouth whilst sat right next to their fans.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

I haven't been much in the last couple of seasons for reasons I will not bore you with but I did go last night so here's my two pence worth..

I'm not a doom and gloom merchant, not even close. I think of myself as an optimistic realist and don't see the point in seeing the down side of things just for the sake of it.

Having said that though, on the evidence of last night (and a quick glance at the league table) I do genuinly believe we will go down. That's the first time I've thought that this season. We're just not very good really are we? We're not that awful either - I've seen far worse Town sides but ultimately we're not good enough to get ourselves out of the position we've got ourselves into. We played ok at times last night and gave Col U a reasonable game, although the first 15-20 minutes were abymsal and embarassing and we could/should have been 3 or 4 down (then again, Paynter should have scored so I suppose it should have been 4-1)

If we had had those same players plus Wilson as manager since the start of the season I think we would be doing a lot better, i.e. not setting the division alight but not in danger of relegation. It sounds like we have played much better than that (MK on Saturday) but even when we do play well we still can't win so I can't really see a way out.

I'm certainly not a Fitton basher but it's clear he is going to have to invest some money to get things going on the pitch, whether that means getting out of Division 3 next season or getting back into it. Success on the pitch will obvioulsy lead to better crowds, cup runs, TV money etc and once that happens he can go back to his ideal of the club being self supporting. He's going to have to get the ball rolling though by putting (even) more money into the club. I can't see how else the club is going to move forward.

I really hope I'm wrong about us getting relegated because another season back in Division cunting Four is really, really, really unappealing, especially after getting out of it so recently. I'm afraid if that was to happen, my support of STFC would just amount to looking out for their results on Final Score/Soccer Saturday etc..It will just be a season wasted. I just could not be doing with it. I so hope I am wrong though.

   

[THE FLASH]

Is this DV ranting to JFW about last night??

[DV]

I'd go back further and suggest it's been down hill since Wise left (and in actual fact it only went uphill for about 2 months following a previous 2 year decline).  Sturrock's organisation and ability to get his old pals to come here for a bit managed to stop a rot (Wise going was the same time as the club's off field capitulation) that was likely to be onset in any other club.  Wise managed to get a system of play that worked for the players we had at League 2 level, not sure he would be doing much better at this level once the initial confidence begins to wain, not with the same players anyway.  Cox & McNamee apart, we have not signed a permanent player who would be much if anything above League 2 level.  Easton is ok, was a stand out player for Leyton Orient in League 2.

If we go down, I think we are better placed than we were in 2005/06 and we bounced back with more problems than we have now.

We might be better placed off the field, but I cant see Danny Wilson and Dave Byrne providing the same appeal Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet did.

[Spencer_White]

OST, I think if you went to the first game of the season and saw 11 lads really giving it everything they had, getting stuck in, I bet you would want to come again.

I know I would.

Im sorry, but I think this team has done bad damage to our support. We need a team we look forward to watching the week. Know loads of lads who said fuck this after just 2 months of Malpas and the players just not giving a fuck.

If there is just 11 blokes out there just doing a job and collecting a wage in the lower leagues, then Im sorry but that is not good enough for people to pay money for it and get excited about it, no matter how talented you may be. Not good enough, never ever will be.

[wheretherealredsare]

Is this DV ranting to JFW about last night??

If that's JFW then I might just be tempted to come back ...

[Simon Pieman]

Her rack's got bigger

[THE FLASH]

Is it me or should Breadvan saved the first?

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