Swindon Town FC v Oxford United FC - Official Matchday Thread - edited...

[coshh man]

Sick of this SHIT

[adje]

TIMLIN-WHAT'S FUCKING GOING ON?

[Muffin Man]

Under Macari in 1985 we only won 2 of the first 8 games and drew once, losing 5 games yet still got the formula right and then we hardly lost a game and won the league at a canter with 102 points.

Give PdC time and he will get it right, we will get results we want.

We sounded like we played quite well just made a couple of bad mistakes at the back. Cut the mistakes out and we will win.

Even if most of you aren't......I will always keep the faith, after 40 years of following the Town I have seen it all, good and bad.

[Bob's Orange]

Not overly surprised as losing has become a bit of a habit recently. I have a feeling we could see some more defeats before it gets better as we STILL haven't got a settled side. PDC needs to decide what his first choice XI is and stick with it. He's becoming a bit of a tinkerman and I don't think its working.

Also, the lead up to the game was farcical. World Cup finals and Constable being a Swindon fan? What did their manager do? Say nothing, and he let his team do the talking on the pitch.

I do think we'll come good, but it might take a while sadly!

[Costanza]

There was no doubt in my mind that this Constable stuff was an attempt at mind games. Constable and Oxford have made us look amateur in that department.

Back to the drawing board... Again.

[dannywilliamsisgod]

TIMLIN-WHAT'S FUCKING GOING ON?

He has apparently had the temerity to speak out of turn, and Di Cannio has exiled him (allegedly).Whether you rate Timlin, or not is one thing, but if it's true that's a crap reason for dropping him.

[Gnasher]

Just got back. We need to learn how to defend set pieces and how to attack as a team. There are lots of individual performances but I don't see a team out there.

Shame on you PDC and the players for losing to the scum.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Gutted really didnt deserve to lose that but we have to defend better. On the plus side we are signing a czech international striker

[JanAageisGod]

The thing is we have a new manager and a new set of players. Lots of them don't know the league, or each other - and new managers do have to spend time working out how to get set pieces properly defended.

We can bitch and moan a lot but the bottom line is we have Di Canio and a lot of these players for the next two years thanks to the contracts handed out. Both have to learn and learn pretty quickly but we're stuck with them.

Either they learn or they don't. Because I doubt we can afford to pay either off no matter how bad it gets.

[Luci]

Set piece defending is a major issue. That aside we battered them and if we carry on playing like that we'll start getting results very soon.

Ferry, Clarke, Connell & Gabilondo must start next game.

[Batch]

For the Oxsxum readers - I'm gutted. Move along.

But this was our best performance of the season. A lot too much hoofball mind. Just get McCormack in for Smith. Connell for Di Vita AND FUCKING STICK WITH IT.

Also forget another striker and get a proper defender in to play alongside Flint. Fooking schoolboy defending for both goals. Didn't see who lost his man for the first but what shite defending for the second (Devera GOAL SIDE, GOAL FUCKING SIDE).

Can't for the life of me see how P Smith was at fault for their winner (as per the texts on BBC Wilts). Maybe a Townender will enlighten.

Clarke looked lively but was blowing out his arse by the end.

Still, a smash and grab of this nature at the Kassam will put things right.

gutted. See you in a few days.

[Luci]

Clarke did some serious mileage today. Not Surprised he was knackered!

He talks well too

[Benzel]

Pretty good game, played by two teams that wanted it. We played pretty well and have been undone by two set pieces. Big weakness for us this season I think. Duberry was absolutely immense - that hurt to say that. We'll be fine if we play like that all season. Just need to sort out defending from set pieces.

[Processed Beats]

Typical Swindon. Typical away performance.

Think we were better both vocally and on the pitch. But an inability to defend set pieces (happened at Cheltenham as well) and not enough cutting edge up front has cost us that game. Think they must have only had three chances and they scored from fucking two of them. Probably the most hard to take defeat I have ever experienced.

Good points:-

-Ritchie looked back to his best today.
-Esajas and Gabilndo were both good on the left, gonna be a good battle for that jersey.
-Clarke was good, but needs to jump later and win more in the air for his height. Think he ran out of steam at the end.
-Flint again playing beyond his years/experience.
-Ferry played. Hoorah.

Bad points:-

-Devera was absolute dogshite.
-Di Canio getting sent off. I know he's a passionate man but his behaviour was stupid.
-Kennedy. I don't rate him as a defender. Good going forward though.
-Too much long ball for my liking.
-Cuntstable kissing that scummy cunt badge. Prick.

Fucked off now. HAVE to win at their place. And we have to fucking start winning again.

[joteddyred]

Just got back. We need to learn how to defend set pieces and how to attack as a team. There are lots of individual performances but I don't see a team out there.

Shame on you PDC and the players for losing to the scum.

Totally agree with this.  The first goal was relatively similar to Cheltenham last week and the second was pathetic.  It was completely obvious from our line of view that there was a gaping hole, which is exactly where the free kick went.

Too many players on the pitch going for glory instead of playing the ball to somebody in a better position.  Oxford were shite, but fundamentally they did what they needed to do.  12 points dropped, all to goals which didn't come from open play.

Totally pissed off and quite honestly not sure what the answer is.  Players being dropped completely, new players coming in.  The squad is getting bigger and bigger, but isn't much use unless we find a settled team.  One more thing, De Vita in front of Connell again is bullshit.