Official matchday thread swindon town v carlisle united

[Batch]

Nice to see 30 Swindon goals on the League 1 scoring charts.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

A few have said about Pericard's chance from that Austin ball but I have to say with a good view from the Town End it just came off the Carlisle players foot and diverted the ball before Pericard made contact thus throwing him off and eventually leading to the ball hitting the other Carlisle player and going out for a corner. Without that touch it was a certain goal. The chance that went off the line was just unlucky. I thought Pericard caused them all sorts of problems when he came on.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

A few have said about Pericard's chance from that Austin ball but I have to say with a good view from the Town End it just came off the Carlisle players foot and diverted the ball before Pericard made contact thus throwing him off and eventually leading to the ball hitting the other Carlisle player and going out for a corner. Without that touch it was a certain goal. The chance that went off the line was just unlucky. I thought Pericard caused them all sorts of problems when he came on.

I agree with you. He gives another option up front.
Just unlucky with that strike but a great signing in my opinion.

[Phil_S]

We were bloody good yesterday. The front two are on some kind of record streak surely 25 between them I make it in the last 15 league games. Surely a partnership to rival Parkin & Mooney, & hopefully one to last into next season too.
With the top two losing & drawing its looking a lot better for an auto place. If we can win the games we should do we can do it. To me the most crucial games will be Norwich at Home. If we can beat them & get a draw (or better) against the likes of ColU, Leeds, & Millwall we will be getting very close.
The thing that gives me cionfidence is that we seem to be playing our best against the more fancied sides now, but still taking care of the more average sides.

[Rustle]

Due to VIP the south oxfordshire reds were depleted (only 4 of us instead of the usual 20 or so). We did try to sing a few times but not a single person within eyesight joined in, in fact some people were looking at us like we were fucking aliens. I have to admit at one point i lost my temper and shouted about getting behind the team instead of sitting there like lemons. Shame

I wondered why you lot was a bit quiet yesterday,me and a few around us tried to join in but it never really got going did it,there was a guy right down at the bottom giving it some aswell but the ones around him just looked at him as if he was nuts.

I could hear lucas tho 

[jonny72]

I thought Pericard caused them all sorts of problems when he came on.

He seemed to have a bit of an off day, ball not rolling for him, picking the wrong option etc. But the way he created the chance that was cleared off the line was excellent, so I can forgive and forget the rest. He didn't seem to be on the same wavelength as Austin which is a bit of a worry, though I'd be more than happy to see him starting a game. Nice to have such a good option on the bench for a change.

[Spencer_White]

there was a guy right down at the bottom giving it some aswell but the ones around him just looked at him as if he was nuts.

He is nuts.

[Mexicano Rojo]

yes spencer, i was going to say that

[RobertT]

I had to put someone in their place again yesterday after he persisted in slagging off Pericard and generally whinging as if we were getting beat.  It's becomming a bit to common now, having to tell fellow "fans" to shut the fuck up.

[ibelieveinmrreeves]

I had Captain Obvious stood behind me yesterday - I swear he must coach a kids team, the way he yells his tips and observations to the players.

[Batch]

Perricard was shit yesterday. I just laughed, we were 2-0 up and he just had one of those games.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

I though we played a fair bit of long ball for maybe the first 15 minutes.

Sheehan was the main hoofer, seemed to take him about 20 minutes to settle back in.

I've not been much in the last couple of seasons for reasons I won't bore you with but the difference between a couple of years ago or even a year ago and now is just night and day. I think perhaps a few people who have been a lot more than I have, and to whom the change has been more gradual, do not appreciate that. We really look like a proper team and the passing was a joy to behold. The defence was absolutely rock solid and it's hard to understand, based on that performance, why they have conceded so many late goals.

What really stood out for me was the almost total lack of 'hoofing' from start to finish which is why I am somewhat taken aback at the above comment, especially with regards to Sheehan

Basically, there are no negatives whatsoever from that performance. Yes, it would have been nice if they had upped the tempo and created a few more chances but then again if we can beat a team like Carlisle without getting out of second (or maybe third) gear then that's fine by me.

For the record, I could not see anything wrong with Cuthbert getting MOTM. He had a great game. Who was there who was that much more deserving than him? Also for the record, Pericard was not shit. He was unlucky to have a great effort cleared off the line and has a hell of a lot of potential and I am sure will have a key role to play between now and the end of the season.

That was a very, very comfortable, competent victory. A top two place is definitely attainable.

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!

[BrightonRed]

And possibly given away most points from winning positions?

http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D2/ptslost.html

[reeves4england]

Wow. We haven't let a team come from behind to win all season? Not bad. Shame about all those draws.

[Riddick]

Seems first goal decides it all. We haven't won a game we conceded first in. Given we have scored first 66% of the time its not a problem, but that is not always going to be the case.