Swindon Town vs Wimbledon - Official Matchday Thread

[phelpsieboy]

You must have been watching a different game from me???  Great goal I will admit that but as in other games when I've seen him this season he went missing for long periods and really didn't do much.  Don't get me wrong I really want to like the bloke as his attitude and commitment to the club are fantastic but he really needs to turn these qualities into performances on the pitch.

Amazing how different fans opinions can be most seem very split on him tonight, some thought he was quality, and some think he was awful, most important thing though was that he put us ahead with that peach.

[dave_bambers_right_sock]

Dont know if anyones interested but you can see the whole of the penalty shootout here

[bigbobjoylove]

If anyone fancies a laugh then the Oxford match thread makes for some amusing reading.

http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=5671&page=3

[TheMajorSTFC]

Decent Madras served in the sponsors suite, 1st half not the best...some half time soup and a tea to warm me up...2nd half much better and Risser screamer to get the game going!!!Very unlucky to concede tonight as i think that was there only chance bar a tame effort or 2....great penalty saves from Smithy, had total confidence in him after seeing us beat exeter on pens 2 years ago and also winning against charlton (altho bailey did blast it rather than a save)...Phil Smith, specialist penalty keeper   ah well...into the next round, shame we cant beat the pox over 2 legs in the areas or bt dws sheff utd in the final....oh well onwards and upwards!!!  

[joteddyred]

And not only those pathetic chants but also chanting 'your support is fucking shit' when there's nobody in the whole fucking stadium singing for either team is cringeworthy along with some of the other shite they were coming out with

Didn't go tonight, so can't comment on the chants.  However, there's been some rather pathetic behaviour from the same group (older clientile I may add not youngsters) for the last few home games.  We sit further towards the half way line and some of the comments directed to away supporters were mildly amusing to start with.  Now they're downright embarassing and some of these idiots need to get a grip. 

[Notts red]

Don't think anyone really stood out tonight but Rissers goal was something special and he did have a steady game so gets my motm vote. Seems like some of our fans have written him off and in their eyes he will always be shit. Smiths penalty saves were top class as were the three penalties we scored. Although Wimbledon weren't great they did try to play football on the ground without hoofing everything. Although the first half was hard work the second half and pens made it an enjoyable night.

[TheMajorSTFC]

Also had a chat with former Dons player Marcus Gayle...nice lad and he wished us luck in the next round!

[Kinky Tom]

couldn't go tonight, was glad to hear we went through whilst at work.  my take on risser is that i'd love him to come good because as (was it) batch said his commitment to the club is great but having seen hime a few times he looked a bit lost positionally and seems to be a bit of ball follower.  i've not had too many issues with his passing, he's a L2 player afterall.

he's not going to break into the starting 11 anytime soon but to have him in decent form and on the bench would be good given he sort of covers 2 positions and he can quite clearly strike a ball which is a bonus in my book.  will be interesting to see if he is one of the players we will no doubt try to move on in jan.

as for hearing about the chanting (whatever it was) i think it's a great shame, we all hate franchise and i was hoping some solidarity would be shown to the AFC fans, to say their support is shit is farcical given what they have been through and i wish them the best of luck.

looking forward to saturday, will be my last game of the season as i'm off back to france next week, let's hope we get a couple more games on the box over the next few months.

[PocketScience]

as for hearing about the chanting (whatever it was) i think it's a great shame, we all hate franchise and i was hoping some solidarity would be shown to the AFC fans, to say their support is shit is farcical given what they have been through and i wish them the best of luck.

They brought something like 231 fans so quite good support considering its a Tues night JPT game.

One chant that isn't offensive but always annoys me is when the Town End sing "Are you Oxford in disguise?" to any team that wears yellow. It would be a fucking shit disguise if it was them. I propose that they sing it to every team thats NOT wearing yellow from now on to avoid any confusion

[THE FLASH]

Well I went and my excitement consisted of Rissers goal, Easyjet having a great game and some good pens....and a few beers.

Apart from that....utter shite.

I thought the dons defended well and perhaps deserved to take us to pens. Thought they bought a decent number of fans with them,fair play to them.

Went for a Bovril on 60 minutes and was told that the kiosk closes just after half time???!!!!!!!  WTF....I don't expect a huge array of pies but I expect an opprtunity for a Bovril, coffee or kitkat....letter to the club t follow...

Is it old trafford for the final of this years jpt?

[Benzel]

First half was a dog shit display from both sides. Improved in the 2nd half - Ferry quietly went about his business, personally I thought Risser did quite well, he had a quiet period but he was putting in neat tackles and short, simple passes. Cracking goal and a beaut of a penalty too.
Connell had a bit of a stinker, nobody was spectacularly shit, nor amazingly good. Devera deserves a mention, as does Esajas - who had his Ritchie boots on. Should have plenty in the tank to beat this lot next weekend.

[Panda Paws]

Going to get slated for this but don't get the Esajas love in. I thought, bar the one good shot (in 7), he was awful and generally is, certainly when he plays on the right. Ridiculous obsession with shooting, never plays the simple ball, always cuts in. don't remember him once beating his man and getting the ball in, or offering anything out wide as an actual winger. There was one situation where Connell ran round him, he cut in with the full back and all he had to do was slip Connell in round the side but he instead just tried to wander in to a crowd of defenders before shooting from 782 yards again.

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

Going to get slated for this but don't get the Esajas love in. I thought, bar the one good shot (in 7), he was awful and generally is, certainly when he plays on the right. Ridiculous obsession with shooting, never plays the simple ball, always cuts in. don't remember him once beating his man and getting the ball in, or offering anything out wide as an actual winger. There was one situation where Connell ran round him, he cut in with the full back and all he had to do was slip Connell in round the side but he instead just tried to wander in to a crowd of defenders before shooting from 782 yards again.

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[Batch]

Going to get slated for this but don't get the Esajas love in. I thought, bar the one good shot (in 7), he was awful and generally is, certainly when he plays on the right. Ridiculous obsession with shooting, never plays the simple ball, always cuts in. don't remember him once beating his man and getting the ball in, or offering anything out wide as an actual winger. There was one situation where Connell ran round him, he cut in with the full back and all he had to do was slip Connell in round the side but he instead just tried to wander in to a crowd of defenders before shooting from 782 yards again.

No slating from me, I was frustrated he didn't spot Caddis on numerous occasions when he bust a bollock to get down the wing.

BUT...he hasn't played too much and will obviously be desperate to impress. He needs to not let that cloud his decision making, but I don't think he's without talent or fitness.

Mind you, some of that could be levelled at Ritchie at times too.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

They brought something like 231 fans so quite good support considering its a Tues night JPT game.

One chant that isn't offensive but always annoys me is when the Town End sing "Are you Oxford in disguise?" to any team that wears yellow. It would be a fucking shit disguise if it was them. I propose that they sing it to every team thats NOT wearing yellow from now on to avoid any confusion

We could start a whole thread for chants that make no sense and are embarassing. I'm all for a bit of pisstaking and aggressive chanting but some of the scummy crap they came out with was crossing the line and on top of that, the other chants just made no sense to the point that you'd cringe every time they opened their mouths