Doncaster Rovers FC v Swindon Town FC Official Matchday Thread

[Not that Nice If I'm Honest]

One of Di Canio's best skills was his knack for the game changing substitution, and he didn't care if it was the 45th or even the 19th minute.

Seems quite a contrast to the current manager


I'll probably get slaughtered for mentioning the unmentionable, but I think it is the elephant in the room so to speak

[Posh Red]

Just home, that was truly awful.

And whilst its just one game, the concern is that Kev Mac didn't appear to know what to do to change it. In fact he waited until we had conceded to make the subs.

If we are going to just capitulate like that, Id rather we said fuck if & went for it hung ho & lost.

That really was the least inspiring performance since Paul Hart.

[DiV]

One of Di Canio's best skills was his knack for the game changing substitution, and he didn't care if it was the 45th or even the 19th minute.

Seems quite a contrast to the current manager


I'll probably get slaughtered for mentioning the unmentionable, but I think it is the elephant in the room so to speak

Also worth noting he who shan't be named would never ever set his team up to play for a point.

[Stef Troll]

Yeovil 1-1

[sonicyouth]

Since when are we not allowed to say Paolo Di Canio?

edit: definitely agree that he had a knack for substitutions

[Stef Troll]

Yeovil 2-1 up

[Reg Smeeton]

This is (was) our best chance to get promoted. If we don't do it this season we probably never will.

Our last two play off seasons have been followed up by huge steps backwards.

I don't expect a man of your calibre, to rewrite history....but the season after the Brighton debacle, we went to MKD with 7 games to go 3 points off a PO place...Grunt Sniff missed a last minute pen to win it, and we fell away.

It was the following season after the departure of Parkin, and a reduced budget we went down...which emphasises my point, that we'll lose players in the summer, and with a likely reduced budget, MacDonald is going to have to prove his worth to avoid the yo-yo

[Stef Troll]

Pompey beating Trannies

[DMR]

Uninspiring manager was always going to breed uninspiring football.

You can all call me a cunt but I'm right

[DiV]

I don't expect a man of your calibre, to rewrite history....but the season after the Brighton debacle, we went to MKD with 7 games to go 3 points off a PO place...Grunt Sniff missed a last minute pen to win it, and we fell away.

It was the following season after the departure of Parkin, and a reduced budget we went down...which emphasises my point, that we'll lose players in the summer, and with a likely reduced budget, MacDonald is going to have to prove his worth to avoid the yo-yo

I didn't rewrite history Reg. I claimed we went backwards. Play Off semi finalists to 12th is backwards.

...and I still don't know why Super Sam didn't take that penalty.

[SleafordRobin]

Just got back, shocking performance, as bad as I've seen since the Hart days.  I never expected us to go for the draw, certainly not after dropping points on Friday.  

Really disappointed and confused, we were crying out for subs after 60 minutes, it was obvious we were losing the midfield & we needed Ferry back in the middle, the Spurs trio didn't seem up for it & they were particularly frustrating, all of them!  Felt for Collins today as he continuously had the ball lumped to him, I don't think we won any of the headers in their half.  Ferry & Rooney ran their socks off.  Macca is a decent cm, but not a very good lb, as with the Oldham game he's becoming a liability.

We now find ourselves scrapping for a PO, not automatic unless we find some form & passion quickly that might a long shot.

[Reg Smeeton]

I didn't rewrite history Reg. I claimed we went backwards. Play Off semi finalists to 12th is backwards.

...and I still don't know why Super Sam didn't take that penalty.

But not hugely backwards though...I don't know why SSP didn't either.

[joteddyred]

I didn't rewrite history Reg. I claimed we went backwards. Play Off semi finalists to 12th is backwards.

...and I still don't know why Super Sam didn't take that penalty.

And it took another 6 years to make it back to the same position, but fall at the final hurdle.

[Peter Gibbons]

Terrible match.  McCormack was awful and it was bloody freeeeeezing [url width=20 height=25]http://clipartist.net/RSS/openclipart.org/2012/March/SVG/Linux/tux_the_penguin_linux-999px.png[/url]

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