Swindon Town v Brighton and Hove Albion official matchday thread

[STFCFORLIFE]

Thats the first time I've seen the free kick so perhaps someone who has seen it in pre-season could clarify but I thought Ritchie was lining up a shot but his poor first touch took it to Benson, unless that was planned bad looking like im going to control it and shoot first touch.

Also, Williams reminded me of Paynter in a way - certainly not his style of play because they are totally different players, more so the fact I think Williams will be a total nuisance to defenders and play a huge part in loads of goals but dont think he will score that many goals himself but we shall see...

Difference being, He is more mobile then Paynter and has pace and he frightened the life out of Brighton's defence in the 2nd half.

[jonny72]

Thats the first time I've seen the free kick so perhaps someone who has seen it in pre-season could clarify but I thought Ritchie was lining up a shot but his poor first touch took it to Benson, unless that was planned bad looking like im going to control it and shoot first touch.

I'm sure Ritchie was lining up a shot and that was the plan. But another part of the plan was to have a few players running in to the area in front of Ritchie (between penalty spot and six yard area) in case the ball went loose. Which it did (think this was due to him being challenged) and one of the runners scored. So I'd say it all went to plan.

Dead ball situations are the one time you have full control of what happens next, which we never really take advantage of. You need a variety of options for different situations and a means of signalling all your players so they know which one they are going for. Very hard to defend if you've got the variety and execution.

Hopefully we'll see more of this as I'm sick of seeing free kicks going in to row Z all the time.

[Batch]

Agreed. Had the free kick been perfect Ritchie would have scored rather than miss controlling it.

But the point is that even though there was some luck involved for Benson the free kick totally and utterly flummoxed the Brighton defence. We had two players "in" before they even worked out what was going on.

[random_five]

I think it's a bit silly to think we could get anything from Stoke.

But then, I though the same about Huddersfield, Shitty, Wigan and Brighton

It is a bit silly. But then we won't be playing Stoke - We'll be playing Stoke reserves..

Winnable.

[walcot red]

It is a bit silly. But then we won't be playing Stoke - We'll be playing Stoke reserves..

Winnable.

They'll probably drop a couple of their first team like Wigan did last season, this'll probably be the only cup that Stoke have a realistic chance of winning, can't see see any of the top 6 teams in the prem taking the league cup seriously at all. It all depends on how up for it both teams are. If we play like we did last night without fear and with confidence then why shouldn't we be able to get a result there.

[jonny72]

Agreed. Had the free kick been perfect Ritchie would have scored rather than miss controlling it.

But the point is that even though there was some luck involved for Benson the free kick totally and utterly flummoxed the Brighton defence. We had two players "in" before they even worked out what was going on.

The point is that the plan had 3 or 4 other players ready for the loose ball, all unmarked, any of whom could have scored.

If the plan was just for Ritchie to shoot then it would have been a bit shit and wouldn't have worked.

[Samdy Gray]

I think I want to go to Stoke, just so I can yell obscenities at Tony Pulis and shout "HOOOOOOOF!" every time Stoke touch the ball.

[Reg Smeeton]

  Who remembers the last time we had Potters in the LCwith them a top flight and us a Div 3 club?

Round 3, 79/80, a trip to the Victoria Ground secures a 2-2 draw and then we turn them over 2-1 in the replay. naturally a bigger crowd at the CG than their place....now an opportunity sadly lost to us.

Cracking atmosphere in the TE that night giving dog's abuse to Garth Crooks, Lee Chapman and Adrian Heath.

Be an interesting game for PdC to pit his wits against the Pulis behemoth...

[DRS]

The major plusses were that the new singings all made a positive impression last night.
 
Getting fucked off with the bbc radio reading out every text they recieve though. Some prick saying Williams didn't look good and will have to do more to convince just one off the top of my head. Why don't they read the things first and employ a bit of common sense?
I'm afraid not all fans are entitled to an opinion as many are fucking clueless.

I have to admit i think first half williams was fucking awful,i am the only one saying that though so maybe was watching a different game. He was down the middle first half and held fuckall up and could not pass to save his life. 2nd half when he was wider he looked fucking superb,for me personally his performance was one of the biggest game of two halves i have ever seen

[Flashheart]

i didn't notice him in the first half but then, I didn't notice anybody in the first half asides from the back four. Troy especially.

[Costanza]

I thought that pretty much everything Williams tried to do first half went wrong. Good to see such a marked improvement in the second 45 though.

Poor old Brighton didn't know what had hit 'em.

[Shaw Rosso]

They really do love our manager down on the South Coast

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?252686-Di-Canio

[reeves4england]

Agree with Constanza and DRS. Was saying at half time his first touch had been shocking. Thankfully he came out a different player second half. Probably helped that we didn't use him as a target man after the break.

[reeves4england]

They really do love our manager down on the South Coast

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?252686-Di-Canio

Brilliant! They seem to suggest he gives his players no credit, is self-congratulatory, and is non-professional. Part 1 is just plain wrong, part 2 they may have a point but he backs it up and admits when he makes mistakes, and part 3 is based on the Leon Clarke incident, and we all know who was in the wrong there!

Had they won last night nobody would have mentioned him.

[Shaw Rosso]

One of them wants to lock him up and sing anti-fascist lullabies to him