Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town-Official Match Day Thread.

[suttonred]

They should invest in some trellis for their fence, that's a bugger to climb over.

[jonny72]

Smith had a good game and pulled off a great save to keep us in the game. But once again his kicking and distribution was woeful. Really pisses me off, he can do the hard part so why can't they keep working on the weaknesses in training?

Big problem was up front. I don't care how good Bodin is in training, he ain't a striker and simply doesn't have the physical presence nor will to survive against big defenders. Needs to be played out wide and allowed to run at defenders.

Didn't think De Vita was that bad, though Connell looked a lot better when he came in - got stuck in and created a few decent openings. Though Esajas looked good as well and again added some physical presence.

Kennedy and Flint looked good. There was one tackle from Flint after he'd given the ball away with a poor header that would have had Hansen knocking one off on Match of the Day. He even looked pretty good when he was pushing up more towards the end, think it was him that put in a pretty decent cross.

I wasn't sure about the first penalty. He put the ball past their man and went down sure enough, but I presume the ref thought he was just out muscled or went over on his own - I didn't see any trip. Second looked more obvious to me as their defender pulled him down by his head. You'd normally get at least one of them given.

My biggest concern was Di Canio. It was obvious our game plan wasn't working and he didn't change it soon enough.  I know it's early days but I wonder whether he's done enough homework on the style of play in League Two and what is needed to ground out results.

[Batch]

That's a heinous and despicable crime and I hope the perpetrators are brought to justice.

These vandals deserve to be dragged to the pub and bought enough beer to make them sick. That'll teach them.

[Langers]

That was pretty shite. Won't be happy if o se De Vita and Bodin starting on Tuesday, both poor.

Not worrying let though, still a lot of players to come in after injuries etc, still have no idea what to expect this year.

Oh, and the ref was a total cunt.

[tans]

Flint on twitter saying there cheating strikers resorted to using their elbows and his face hurts

[joteddyred]

Well the bubble has burst and our dire record against Cheltenham continues.

Defensively we were okay, although the goal was a soft one to concede.  Thompson was a surprise inclusion and seemed to get caught out of position and struggled at times.  Was Timlin injured or just dropped, as not even on the bench?  If so, I would have though Amankwaah would have been a better shout and would have given us a stronger option going forward as well.  As highlighted, Smith's kicking at times was atrocious and if needs to improve on that if he wants to keep hold of the No 1 shirt.

The midfield didn't seem to be working particularly well and after two games, I'm not convinced by Risser in terms of his playing or leadership skills.  Early days though, so will give the benefit of the doubt.  

Bodin worked hard and Connell added some extra bite when he came on, but it doesn't take a genuis to see that we are too lightweight up front.  De Vita is another one I'm really not sure about at the moment, but either way a strong forward with some height is needed.  Definite penalty from where I was when Bodin went down, but the referee didn't give us much at all.

Too many long balls and poor passes today.  Very disappointing, especially against a Cheltenham side who were shite.  They did their job though of man marking and stopping us playing football.  As System said, the concern is that there are a lot of similar sides in League 2.  On that showing, we'll struggle against them all a definite plan B is needed (that sounds horribly familiar!)

[Coca Fola]

Absolutely disgraced at what has happened to me today. Fuck the game.

[Nemo]

Didn't really get to follow the game as I was playing Cricket.

Football managed to bring my mood down from a juicy 10-wicket win...Still, the big one is next week, as long as we win that one I can cope.

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

My thoughts on todays game are that we started brightly, creating a few decent openings. Chelt then got into it a bit more towards half time. Smith kept us in it with the save from the header just before the interval. I agree his kicking wasn't great. Flint looks good, Devera was quite but still went about his job well enough. Full backs attacked well.

Midfield, Risser was quiet and came into it as the game grew. Ritchie was ok but appeared to be marked heavily. I liked the look of McCormack and think he was only taken off as another mistimed tackle and he would have been off. Thompson worked hard but was anonymous.

Up top Da Vita is too lightweight and made little or no impact. Bodin dribbles well but is bundled off the ball too easily.

Subs: Esajas look ok in parts but kept drifting inside, Connell was lively, showed good touches and should start next game. Ferry too little too late.

All in all, reverse of last week. Good first half, not so much second. We need presence up top.

[woolster]

Absolutely disgraced at what has happened to me today. Fuck the game.

did you get spit roasted again

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

Absolutely disgraced at what has happened to me today. Fuck the game.

What happened?

[Coca Fola]

1. I was in the Hog's Head after the game. I asked what their cheapest pint was (being a student and all that). He said Fosters £2.00. I said fair enough. Brings me the pint and then says £2.35. I say its £2 as advertised on the site. He calls the manager and says I insulted him. Manager calls the security, I get taken out by the bouncers in full view of everyone. I'm 18 and I was 40 this would not have happened.

Here's link to their prices, http://www.pub-explorer.com/gloucs/pub/hogsheadcheltenham.htm

DRINKS PROMOTIONS

ALL DAY EVERY DAY
   

Pint Fosters / John Smiths / Strongbow  £1.99.

[Fred Elliot]

1. I was in the Hog's Head after the game. I asked what their cheapest pint was (being a student and all that). He said Fosters £2.00. I said fair enough. Brings me the pint and then says £2.35. I say its £2 as advertised on the site. He calls the manager and says I insulted him. Manager calls the security, I get taken out by the bouncers in full view of everyone. I'm 18 and I was 40 this would not have happened.

Here's link to their prices, http://www.pub-explorer.com/gloucs/pub/hogsheadcheltenham.htm

DRINKS PROMOTIONS

ALL DAY EVERY DAY
   

Pint Fosters / John Smiths / Strongbow  £1.99.

Outrageous

[tans]

Is that all?

Thought you might have got a kicking or something

[jb]

1. I was in the Hog's Head after the game. I asked what their cheapest pint was (being a student and all that). He said Fosters £2.00. I said fair enough. Brings me the pint and then says £2.35. I say its £2 as advertised on the site. He calls the manager and says I insulted him. Manager calls the security, I get taken out by the bouncers in full view of everyone. I'm 18 and I was 40 this would not have happened.

Here's link to their prices, http://www.pub-explorer.com/gloucs/pub/hogsheadcheltenham.htm

DRINKS PROMOTIONS

ALL DAY EVERY DAY
   

Pint Fosters / John Smiths / Strongbow  £1.99.

Oh.dear.