Swindon V Walsall Official Matchday Thread

[corner]

Did they say on the radio that they thought douglas had 2 yellow cards? anyone else hear this or have i got it wrong. according to bbc football results cuthburt was the only player on our team to get a yellow.

[Div]

Agreed.any person taking photos of a lad with a drum is for sure.

anybody with a camera phone needs to take a serious look at their morals. Taking pictures of strangers, fucking weirdo's

[Panda Paws]

Did they say on the radio that they thought douglas had 2 yellow cards? anyone else hear this or have i got it wrong. according to bbc football results cuthburt was the only player on our team to get a yellow.

Douglas got booked, for dissent it seemed. At their corner in the second half

[Mexicano Rojo]

yes sarcastically clapping the ref

[glos_robin]

yes sarcastically clapping the ref

And another shit ref it was. Something really needs to be done about the standard of referees in this country as it is absolutely shocking at present!

[Processed Beats]

Fantastic result. Another 3 points!

Oh, and Sheehan's voice made me giggle.

[Dirk Diggler]

I can't listen to Swindon on the radio. I don't even try.

You don't go to games either. Is there any point in you following the club?

[Dirk Diggler]

Just got back. First half we were superb and unlucky not to be leading by more. Second half was completely different, and we slowly started sitting on the lead, especially after Tommy missed a glorious chance. There goal was coming, and was a good finish. Lucas kept them out for a while, then out of nowhere Vinny pops up with the winner.

Lucas was outstanding for the most part, some top saves. He might come under criticism for the goal, but not for me. I think he done superbly with the first two saves and was unlucky in the end.

Back four were solid. The 2 young CBs were incredible. I'll be the first to admit I didn't think Morrison had enough about him to perform at this level or above long term but he's is imperious at the moment. Sheehan was my MOM, looked great going forward and solid defensively and linked up well with Prutton. Kev was the weakest of the back four, and looked a bit suspect at times but as a unit they were solid.

Prutts was a lot better, and probably his best performance in red. Got pulled about a little bit at times, as did Caddis but that was probably down to the shape more than anything. Dougie was a monster, and one tackle between the goals changed the momentum back our way, got the fans and players pumped after a quiet 15 mins leading to their goal.

Dossevi was the best player on the park in the first half but never left the changing room at HT and missed a one on one. Vince is improving every game, and deserved his goal. Finally starting to look at home. The hold up play and link up play with the midfield was superb from both strikers at times.

All in all, they put us under a lot of pressure at times but we were good defensively and nicked a winner, a decent away performance and we're starting to look much better.

Looked more than 850 there as well.

Agree with practicaly everything that you have said there Panda, apart from the fact that I thought Tommy was relatively average in the 1st half. He has something about him but just does not look fit. Thought that all of the Leeds "old boys" were our best players today.

[stfcinbmth]

And another shit ref it was. Something really needs to be done about the standard of referees in this country as it is absolutely shocking at present!

I never give the ref too much stick as I know what a shiiite job it is, what ever you do is wrong
The best thing I can suggest to improve it is for you to take it up yourself and show em all where they are going wrong, revolutionary I know, but no one likes a ref

[BANGKOK RED]

You don't go to games either. Is there any point in you following the club?

Yeah Rich, you're a shit fan you are. Dirk Diggler is a much better fan then you, much much better!

[Batch]

Back now after a trip to a Harvester for a bite to eat.

Anywho, the M5/6 was a bit slow on the way up but the day got better after the nice bloke on the turnstyle let me lift my 6 year old son over the said turnstyle because "he wasn't going to charge him £14" Probably will turn out under 10's were free or something but don't spoil the illusion of a good Samaritan turn style operator!

Before the game I saw a lad enter the away end dressed a a giant penis. Was it a bet, a forfeit, a stag weekend. I don't know.

At the start of the game we dominated, scored an early goal and should have had two or three in the first half. It looked like (I think) Dossevi scooped one over from fully 3 yards.  At the other end Lucas had one or two save and I remember their centre forward Barker  (or was it Baker) missing a sitter of a header.

At half time I went to the toilet and some strange bloke started talking to me about the Pope.

Second half we created a couple of chances. Would have been a few more if Amankwha could cross (!), but slowly but surely we sat back. Lucas made a good double save but seemed to punch the third one that from the other end of the ground looked easier to catch. 1-1. After that Walsall I think hit the post and made a penalty claim r three that I was sure the dick of a ref would give. But he didn't, so maybe he wasn't all bad.

The winner came from a shot that to me looked like it hit Pericard and went in. Some will say he played it, but I need to see proof on the football league show before holding that belief.  Who cares 2-1.

On performances. Lucas made some excellent saves. Morrison continues to make me look a twat ("not good enough", well he is so far! ). Prutton was excellent in left midfield. Sheehan looked like a proper left back. Douggie is getting bac to form. Caddis has a good cross and did OK. Bit disappointed with Manks. Cuthbert was probably not as good as Morrison today, but put an excellent last ditch boot on a certain Walsall goal. Didn't think the front two were quite on the pace (literally) yes still caused problems.

Great result. Perhaps a tad fortunate in the end with those missed chances and the nature of the winner. But 3 points it is!

[glos_robin]

I never give the ref too much stick as I know what a shiiite job it is, what ever you do is wrong
The best thing I can suggest to improve it is for you to take it up yourself and show em all where they are going wrong, revolutionary I know, but no one likes a ref

I know quite a few refs and a couple are now football league linesmen so working their way up, but they sum up what I believe is wrong with refereeing in this country. Basically at no stage in their life have they ever played a competitive football match be it sunday league, at school or anything. The ones I know from school were rubbish at sport and never even tried to play football, they just took up refereeing as they get a bit of a power trip from it and was something to do. This in turn means there is a general lack of fitness amongst match officials especially when it comes linesman.
Most referees seem to have a knowledge of the rules but not a knowledge of the actual game which is why you get such daft decisions week in week out. Somehow they need to get people who have some experience playing football to become officials, but the problem is using myself as an example when I'm not watching Swindon I play on Saturdays and every Sunday I play Sunday league footy so even if I wanted to I wouldn't have time to take it up and thats the same for the majority of people who play.
It's a fairly complex problem and fuck knows how you solve it but it needs to be fixed as it's getting to the stage at the moment where referee decisions are becoming a lottery.

[pauld]

the day got better after the nice bloke on the turnstyle let me lift my 6 year old son over the said turnstyle because "he wasn't going to charge him £14" Probably will turn out under 10's were free or something but don't spoil the illusion of a good Samaritan turn style operator!

No they bloody weren't. I had the "foresight" to book in advance and got charged 12 quid each for my two! But I won't begrudge you the good fortune, it's stuff like that that makes away games fun. Hope your lad enjoyed it as much as my two did. Although Tom seems to have developed a condition where goals make him need a wee so I was glad today wasn't like Joe's first away game (7-1 at Forest)

At half time I went to the toilet and some strange bloke started talking to me about the Pope.

What a coincidence! I was accosted in the toilets by an obvious predator eyeing me up so I fended him off with talk of the Pope, that soon put paid to his unwholesome schemes

[Arriba]

fair play getting in with your lad on a freebie batch.
i had the same good furtune when my boy was younger at brentofrd and stoke.
purely down to the turnstile operators and a nice touch when it happens.

[Langers]

Not been back long.

Great day and we are getting better all the time. Good performance today. I also saw the man dressed as a penis, must have been a dare.

We dominated first half, should have had more than one goal, we passed the ball well and the movement was good. Second half we sat back and invited the pressure, and there goal had been coming for a while, but i was pleased with how we responed, and i think we deserved the win.

Lucas was immense today, imo not at fault for the goal at all, had done well to keep out the previous two. Made some cracking saves and it is always up for some banter with the crowd which i love. When the Walsall player blasted a free kick over the bar he turned around and started going 'what was that'. Ace.

Back four were solid, Kev got caught a few times over the top but looked good going forward. Morrison and Cuthbert were immense, rocks for the whole game, won pretty much everything in the air. Scotty had Macken in his pocket all game.

Sheenan - MOM - Absoulutley brilliant today, could turn out to be a great signing. Constantly a threat going forward, his delivery is great and he took his goal brilliantly. He also looked very strong at the back.

Midfield - I liked the formation today, i thought it worked well. Prutton had his best game in a town shirt, looked good on the ball and found a pass most of the time. Dougie was ace today, an absolute rock, got the ball and gave it, great performance. Caddis and JPM were quiet but still did a good job.

Dossevi played really well today, held up the ball and worked really hard, he missed a few chances but still had a good game. Ohhh Pericard! He is definatley improving, but is still lacking that edge, but i think that will come in time. The goal is bound to give him confidence, even if he did know nothing about it. He also looked a fair way offside.

Was impressed today, we looked more like the town of last year, passed and moved reallly well.

A great 3 points. Onwards and Upwards.