SWINDON TOWN VS BRISTOL ROVERS OFFICIAL MATCH DAY THREAD

[adje]

That joke is sssssssssssssso old

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Absolutely Chubbs


Bad day at the office, disappointing of course but not throwing a wobly

Exactly. And every time we have lost this season we have come back strongly. We lost at Gillingham then went unbetaen for 11 games. We lost 2 in a row then went on to win the next 4. There's reasons to be cheerful. Don't forget we're only 3 points off the top 6 with 2 games in hand. I wonder if this will be enough for Bart to make an appearance though?

[flammableBen]

I forgot to listen to the game. Didn't miss much then?

[reeves4england]

I think this summary is spot on really: http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10341~48612,00.html

First half we created all the chances and looked reasonably good going forward. JFL gave a goal away, and a minute later he made it easy for them to cross for the 2nd. Then just before half time he gave away a needless free-kick, the whole defence fell asleep and we were 3 down.

In the 2nd half we made a go of it for 10 minutes, didn't score and gave up. I have no idea why Austin went off, he was winning headers and pulling defenders about. Ward came on and didn't do a lot, but there was no real service from the midfield all 2nd half as they looked like they just wanted to go home.

We created just as many chances as Rovers and they didn't look a particularly good side. We just let them in three times with defending that Charlie Austin might not even be used to facing, and they weren't going to waste those chances

[Spy]

I forgot to listen to the game. Didn't miss much then?

it was SHIT


(get on msn)

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

I think this summary is spot on really: http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10341~48612,00.html

First half we created all the chances and looked reasonably good going forward. JFL gave a goal away, and a minute later he made it easy for them to cross for the 2nd. Then just before half time he gave away a needless free-kick, the whole defence fell asleep and we were 3 down.

In the 2nd half we made a go of it for 10 minutes, didn't score and gave up. I have no idea why Austin went off, he was winning headers and pulling defenders about. Ward came on and didn't do a lot, but there was no real service from the midfield all 2nd half as they looked like they just wanted to go home.

We created just as many chances as Rovers and they didn't look a particularly good side. We just let them in three times with defending that Charlie Austin might not even be used to facing, and they weren't going to waste those chances

Hardly a disaster then. At least it wasn't as dire as Gillingham.

[reeves4england]

Hardly a disaster then. At least it wasn't as dire as Gillingham.

No, not a disaster. But it does feel like a waste of an afternoon when three basic errors cost you a derby game, and when the players seem to give up after about 50 minutes.

[STFC Bart]

Bady day at the office all round.

Lescinel was an absolte joke for the first 2 goals- and was rightly taken off at half time.

We need to go in for a fullback in January- 2 players we let go in Vincent and Smith are both twice the player Lescinel is.

[jonny72]

I didn't have a good view of the goals, but I'm pretty certain someone (other than JFL) gave the ball away in our own half leading to the goals. Either way I'm not sure singling JFL out is fair, there was some shocking defending in the second half and I'm amazed it didn't lead to more goals.

Douglas made an attempt for twat of the year, stood just outside our own penalty area with a defender behind him, the ball comes to him and he decides to flick it over his head (in to a more dangerous area not knowing what was there) to lose the defender. Amankwaah had plenty of moments as well in the second half. As did Greer.

Going in 3 down at half time was harsh to say the least, on another day we'd have been 2-0 up. I'd single Paynter out for fucking up a brilliant chance when he hit the post, with what was a totally free shot from the edge of the area. It should have been in the net. There were other good chances in the first half as well.

Rovers really weren't that good, other than a couple of their strikers (or midfielders) who ripped our defence to shreds on a number of occasions. If we'd have played the full 90 minutes at something near to our best we would have turned them over. So its not all doom and gloom as some are making out, just a bad day at the office.

[jonny72]

Bady day at the office all round.

Lescinel was an absolte joke for the first 2 goals- and was rightly taken off at half time.

We need to go in for a fullback in January- 2 players we let go in Vincent and Smith are both twice the player Lescinel is.

Why do we need another left back? We've already got JFL, Kennedy and Sheehan. Another would be pointless.

A solid left sided midfielder, similar to JPM, is what we really need - we look a far better team playing with wide midfielders rather than wingers.

[Arriba]

jfl and kenedy make mistakes.i aoint seen sheehan so dont know about him.we may have 3 but are they good enough?

i dont think todays defeat is any real surprise at all.we have been pretty average but ground out points so far with a big chunk of luck.these things level out over time, and we wont be anywhere near the play offs come may.
unless money is invested in the team(unlikely)

[Freddies Ferret]

Im over it!

[DV]

our strikers scoring, confidence up, winning games, some sort of buzz back, local 'derby' game

If its too good to be true, then it probably is.

just when it looks like we're going place we lose, its a reality check. always happens that way.

[Weasel]

2 players we let go in Vincent and Smith are both twice the player Lescinel is.

He was pony today, but you're talking right out of your ring there fella.

Both of them were consistently shite by the time we let them go.

[pauld]

JFL was extremely poor today and rightly subbed but jonny is right to say he was far from the only one at fault. Both moves started in the middle of the pitch and we didn't seem to challenge at all today. As has often been said we miss Douglas when he's not playing and he didn't seem to be today even if he was physically present. But it would be unfair to single anyone out - whole team had a bad day at the office. And yeah like so many others have said in the grand scheme of things and taken into perspective of our overall form/placing, it's just that - one bad game. But it is disappointing nonetheless, partly because I've got to go into work with grinning yokels in Brizzle on Monday, but also what Spence said earlier. Today was a game to really set down a marker to say whether we were really going to challenge this season. And we didn't, we just went missing.