Swindon Town verus Southend United matchday thread

[deltaincline]

That was a truly fucking awesome performance tonight. Our players took the piss all night and made Sarfend look like they were the ones fighting a relegation battle, not us.

Timlin looks different class now he's back in the middle and Morrison is getting better every time I watch him. Never thought I'd say the words, but with Greer and Morrison at the back, we don't miss Ifil in the slightest.

[Barry Scott]

Good game, played like Real Madrid

I presume you mean they played like Real?

[jonny72]

I know, he kicks the ball straight, keeps it in. It's a joke, why can't he place the ball onto someone's head from 70 yards? What i'd give for Brezovan's Beckham esq kicking...

I said his distribution was shit, in fact non existent. Sure he can punt the ball up field but anyone can do that. I didn't see him roll, throw or pass the ball out at all in the second half, not once.

Other than that he admittedly he didn't do too much wrong, but then he had pretty much fuck all to do all night.

[Simon Pieman]

I actually like the Smith fumble for one of two reasons:

1) He didn't go to punch it and the only reason it was fumbled because it was a very closely contested ball.

2) He recovered well and saved the shot that resulted.

Doesn't matter basically, Smith did what he did and it didn't lead to a goal. Stop over-criticising something which does not need to be.

[DV]

ha, he rolled it out to Vincent once.

Ball was at the corner of the box by Vincents feet, Smith came running out and told Vincent to leave it. Smith then picked it up....and rolled it to Vincents feet. Pretty pointless really

[pauld]

Sure he can punt the ball up field but anyone can do that.

Except for Brez, Griemink, Evans Smith's no Shilton but he's done well the past two games and is currently on an upward trend, while Brez was getting worse and worse before he was dropped.

[DV]

Hmmm just looked at the stats on the Southend official site (we dont seem to have any yet)

Apparently we had 2 shots on target (but scored 3?) whilst Southend had 4 shots on target?! Southend also had 53% of the possesion

[Batch]

Apart from the first goal, I wasn't impressed by McNamee. too many blind alleys,

Really? I thought he was involved a lot tonight and worked hard at getting back into defensive positions. Moreso that Robson Kanu in fact.

Oh well.

[Simon Pieman]

Hmmm just looked at the stats on the Southend official site (we dont seem to have any yet)

Apparently we had 2 shots on target (but scored 3?) whilst Southend had 4 shots on target?! Southend also had 53% of the possesion

Face. Bovered.

[Colin Todd]

blimey charlie.  first half we were a bit good (although i thouht the Ole's were asking for a southend comeback) we could have done that to MK dongs as well though

2nd half much more even, and fucking dull frankly, but i'll takre that with a 2-0 lead.

[Colin Todd]

jut seen the goals on SSN.

Macca seems to have an epileptic fit just before he passes to HRK.

Paynter 100% fouled for 1st pen

2nd pen still looks a bit ropey to me.

[ahounsell]

which reminds me the angry shouty man who sits kinda inbetween myself, tails and stfc dave didnt say a word tonight

didnt find a single thing to moan about, thats how good we were.

The miserable sods that sit behind me were pretty quiet all night too, except to shout at the linesman for offside every time Southend had a goal kick.

I suppose I could have pointed out that you cant be offside from a goal kick, but it was funnier to listen to them berate the linesman for "not knowing the rules" 

I actually thought Southend were a decent side. not great by any means but Ive seen far worse than them at the County Ground this season.

[jonny72]

I actually like the Smith fumble for one of two reasons:

1) He didn't go to punch it and the only reason it was fumbled because it was a very closely contested ball.

2) He recovered well and saved the shot that resulted.

Doesn't matter basically, Smith did what he did and it didn't lead to a goal. Stop over-criticising something which does not need to be.

Calling it a save is pushing it a bit. He was getting up off the ground and the ball landed in his hands.

But as I've said, distribution of the ball is a major part of a keepers game and in that regard he was shit.

[Colin Todd]

just leave it jonny. you are wrong. he played well, fucked up once and got away with it

[BANGKOK RED]

What a fucking stupid club we are.

Pick up points against the good teams, play shit against the shite teams leaving us in the relegation zone and then we go and beat Southend 3-0.

Was a fucking stupid stupid football club, ridiculous.

Oh, and: "Yay"