Swindon Town v Hartlepool United Official Matchday Thread

[FormerlyPlymRed]

Whens our next game? is it the 19th?

Think we need a break in order to get some fresh legs in and let those we have have a rest!

[Stef Troll]

ft

[welshred]

Balls. 2 points dropped.

Glad the boys will get a rest now.

Alan Mac is so critical.

[Ardiles]

Sounded like the result we deserved.  Shame we couldn't get all three points, but the unbeaten run continues.

And this is really sad.  Idiots.

Sam Morshead ‏@SamMorshead_SA
Fans in the Town End throwing objects at Flinders at the final whistle. Daft.

[adje]

point gained on the top 2 to add a positive note

[Peter Gibbons]

Disappointing to miss an opportunity to go top, but really cannot grumble about that having gained another point on the automatics.

[joteddyred]

Well, we totally blew that.  Should have been 3-0 up easily, but again inability to take our chances has cost us against a team at the bottom of the table.  Their goalie who was suspect at times kept them in it and a ridiculous few minutes where we failed to clear the ball saw them equalize.  Of course it had to be fucking Monkhouse who scored.

To their credit, Hartlepool defended well and looked better than their position suggests, but in terms of chances we should have beaten them and be sitting at the top of the league now.

I don't know whether some players are still suffering slightly from the virus, but there were a few that looked out of sorts.

[Bewster]

Just back and all I can say is : fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

As one sided as the Pompey game - don't know how we didn't win. Amazing saves by their keeper and horrendous misses.

At the end the issue with their keeper - was it a free kick or not ? If it was then he touched it twice and should have been a pen ? (or indirect free kick)

Ferry had a blinding first half rounded off with a great goal, quieter second.

Paolo waved at the end but no scarf    

[adje]

see Both Green and Wright-Phillips played for Charlton today

[sonicyouth]

And this is really sad.  Idiots.

Sam Morshead ‏@SamMorshead_SA
Fans in the Town End throwing objects at Flinders at the final whistle. Daft.

something i've rarely seen at the CG, aside from the odd season ticket landing outside the Town End. hope it sounds worse than it was.

was following the game on Twitter and as soon as i saw Monkhouse was coming on, i knew it'd end 1-1.

disappointing not to capitalise on other results but a point is a decent result given events off the pitch recently.

[Ardiles]

Any word at all yet from Paolo?

[Batch]

Apparently spoke already. Already over by the time I got to car. Hodgetts said he spoke as enthusiastically about game but moved away from mike when asked about future.

Didn't hear it myself. And I probably read too much into his waves at the end.


As for the game, Hartlepool were not bad except didn't have much going forward. If the second goal went in it was game over. But their keeper made two exceptional saves. I fucking hate monkhouse.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

He sounded like he was on speed - said something about 'stupid donkeys'

[Batch]

Oh yeah, Roberts was my man of the match.

[LucienSanchez]

Nnnggghhh! Frustrating. Their goal was coming after a few minutes of pressure (and an unusually shaky defence), but we should have been out of sight by then. Three blinding saves by their keeper kept them in it. And yet more woeful finishing from Williams (and others). He does a lot of the hard stuff, then blazes horrifically high and wide - he really does need to work on that, as it's fucking annoying. Also, I know Collins has goals to his name this season, but for some reason, I never feel like he'll get a shot on target, let alone win us the game. Wish I had some confidence in him.

Roberts is getting better though, and even some of his final balls look effective or threatening.

2 points dropped, but better than a loss.