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

[Bideford_Robin]

banned from my brothers wedding and lost to the shite the same weekend. Thanks God

[Kinky Tom]

Can anybody give a definate answer to the offside decision that got PDC sent off ?? I can't be 100% but unless someone saw something I didn't it wasn't offside - even Phil King sat behind me was shaking his head.

someone was offside, made no attempt to go for the ball, clark was a country mile onside and if i owned a house i'd have put it on him to score from there.  dreadful call.

that's my take...

[Bewster]

someone was offside, made no attempt to go for the ball, clark was a country mile onside and if i owned a house i'd have put it on him to score from there.  dreadful call.

that's my take...

its mine too

[Kinky Tom]

should have known things weren't going to go our way, couldn't find my bank card this morning, still can't. was going to borrow my sister's car as consumption on a diesel fiesta is much better than my 1986 camper van.  car has a slow puncture so went to pump it up and the pump didn't work.  found another electric pump, didn't work, found a foot pump, tubing punctured.  argh!  finally got one of the electric pumps working so could use the car.

on my way down took the back roads round bicester and what do i see?  a fucking muppet on a bike wearing a fucking franchise shirt!  what the fuck is that about?!??!

[Barry Scott]

I'm not going to read through the thread, because if it's anything like the texts on the radio, many likely watched a different game and I'll just get fucking angry at people's negativity.

This is the first time in recent memory where I haven't been pissed off after losing. The play was mainly good and few players had anything other than decent performances. Things that I was pleased by were Gabilondo, who looks like a trickier, taller and right footed Richie. Kerrouche, who looked class until the injury, Clarke who, although blowing out his arse at the end (anyone else notice how he could barely jump, he was so knackered?), looks decent and strong.

I thought Ferry was good, obviously, as we all know he can do no wrong, but felt motm was Caddis. Even if I really try I fail to find a player to find any major faults with. I'm not that unhappy and feel pleased that we clearly have a team that is getting better and has shown enough quality to move in the right direction. It just needs a spark and everything will just click. All the ingredients are there, they just require the right mix.

[Bewster]

This is the first time in recent memory where I haven't been pissed off after losing.

I with you on this - strange isn't it

[Parkin09]

I with you on this - strange isn't it

I feel the same, it's a really weird feeling.

[random_five]

Not easy to look past the fact that we lost at home those cunts, I know..

But if you can then there were some real positives.

Leon Clarke looks like a brilliant signing. He will terrorise defences this seasson, needs to settle in the side and get his fitness up but that won't take too long.
Simon Ferry - Back to his old self from 2 seasons ago. It'll be hard to drop  him, hardly gave the ball away in the whole game and tracked well when Oxford had the ball.
Gismondo - or whatever the spanish lad is called. Looks class down that wing and as per Clarke needs to get used to L2 and his new team mates.
Aden Flint - Another colossus performance but can't do everything on his own. Devera needs to be replaced by Comazzi.
Caddis gets an honourable mention for putting in a big performance both in terms of quality and work rate.
Callum Kennedy - Despite the tired error right at the end I thought he looked half decent, bit of an under rated player in my book.

Over all the second half we dominated and perhaps the more level headed Oxford fans will admit that they were lucky to get away with all 3 points.

I am not usually positive, if anything I can be a negative cunt, but left the ground today honestly feeling we were the better side and I still think we'll make the playoffs this season, minimum.

[Barry Scott]

I with you on this - strange isn't it

I think it's because the players didn't do a "2010/2011" and roll over and take one up the arse before fucking off down the pub.

I do recall the last time, it was at home against Reading. They won 1-0, we battered them, and it slashed down so they were soaked in the Stratton Bank. I think it was early in King's reign.

[phelpsieboy]

Performance wise, I thought we played terrific, just lacked cutting edge in the final third, and as has obviously been mentioned, our poor set piece defending.

But to lose to them is absolutely painful and feels just as bad as I felt at Wembley. Nothing worse, but the performance shows there are a lot of positives to take and with this Czech striker, hopefully more goals wil be scored, just need to sort out our conceeding problems.

In Paolo we trust

[DV]

I think it's because the players didn't do a "2010/2011" and roll over and take one up the arse before fucking off down the pub.

I do recall the last time, it was at home against Reading. They won 1-0, we battered them, and it slashed down so they were soaked in the Stratton Bank. I think it was early in King's reign.

Sounds a bit like the Sheffield Wednesday 03/04 opening game.

Would probably be easier to see the positives if it wasnt the fucking scum.

[Bewster]

I think it's because the players didn't do a "2010/2011" and roll over and take one up the arse before fucking off down the pub.

With me I think it's that fact that I have had concerns over the whole new set up at the club (manager/players etc) and despite losing the positives were all there to be seen and although looking a little disjointed we were the better team.

[RJack]

Not easy to look past the fact that we lost at home those cunts, I know..

But if you can then there were some real positives.

Leon Clarke looks like a brilliant signing. He will terrorise defences this seasson, needs to settle in the side and get his fitness up but that won't take too long.
Simon Ferry - Back to his old self from 2 seasons ago. It'll be hard to drop  him, hardly gave the ball away in the whole game and tracked well when Oxford had the ball.
Gismondo - or whatever the spanish lad is called. Looks class down that wing and as per Clarke needs to get used to L2 and his new team mates.
Aden Flint - Another colossus performance but can't do everything on his own. Devera needs to be replaced by Comazzi.
Caddis gets an honourable mention for putting in a big performance both in terms of quality and work rate.
Callum Kennedy - Despite the tired error right at the end I thought he looked half decent, bit of an under rated player in my book.

Over all the second half we dominated and perhaps the more level headed Oxford fans will admit that they were lucky to get away with all 3 points.

I am not usually positive, if anything I can be a negative cunt, but left the ground today honestly feeling we were the better side and I still think we'll make the playoffs this season, minimum.

Completely agree i always said we'd start off slow and progress as the team gelled. I know the team changes haven't all been PDC's doing because injury has forced it but he does need to make his mind up on a regular starting 11 soon so they can work together.   We will be up there come the end of the season.

[tans]

Devera and De vita are shite.

Peformance was good, if we dont give away corners or free kicks we'll be alright. The ref was a twat, that time when their player was led on the ball shouldve been a free kick or a drop ball minimum. Fair play to Matt Ritchie for kicking him.

That bloke that run in front of their fans was funny, as was the polices decision to walk him in front of the yellow bellies. Fucking idiots.

[Barnard]

Sounds a bit like the Sheffield Wednesday 03/04 opening game.

That pretty much sums up how I feel after today. We're not a million miles away from a pretty decent side. As long as di Canio decides on his best 11 and sticks to it I think we'll be fine.