Swindon Town FC v Brentford FC Official Matchday Thread

[Ardiles]

Gutted. Absolutely gutted. I just can't see us getting even a draw down there.

We dominated them, and they got lucky at the end.  That makes no sense.

[Nemo]

We are the better side. We will win at Griffin Park. Keep believing.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Very frustrating, the last 10 minutes were painful viewing much like at Griffin Park but just when it looked like we had weathered the storm Luongo makes a ridiculous challenge.  

I was happy with the set up, our right side offers fuck all in terms of creativity but due to our inactivity in the transfer market to bring in a winger leaving us with one decent option in Roberts, Ferry is the best of a bad bunch. Devera is awful on the ball but then again he is a centre half playing right back.

I am not confident for Monday, there is going to be an onslaught one way or another and I can't see us coping with it.

Then again, a goal down with our captain sent off and only 20 minutes left to play at The Valley I wasn't confident either....

[Bewster]

I thought we did ok, positive approach to the game.

Ref was awful - 3 fouls in the build up to the pen - shocking.

Only positive to take is that at least we don't have a lead to defend as we don't do that very well and we can go and give it everything.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

That attendance was absolutely embarrassing. I think the average Swindon football fan's interest in the local club went with Di Canio.

Shocking turnout.

[joteddyred]

How Luongo got mom of the match is beyond me, ok he scored, but other than that I thought he was poor tbh. 

[Batch]

Just looked at the penalty again. Byrne was obviously blocked off, but I saw that in the ground. But I'm not 100% sure that Douglas did handball it from the replay. Looks chest.

It was a ridiculous challenge though. No need to make it. Still while I don't think Luongo was MOTM, I do think he had an otherwise good game.

edit: soapy tit wank , just read JoTR's post. Just me that thought he did OK then!

[Freddies Ferret]

That attendance was absolutely embarrassing. I think the average Swindon football fan's interest in the local club went with Di Canio.

Shocking turnout.

unfortunately I have to agree

[Bogus Dave]

Ward was our best player by a mile. Had donaldson in his pocket ALL game

[woolster]

That attendance was absolutely embarrassing. I think the average Swindon football fan's interest in the local club went with Di Canio.

Shocking turnout.

Do you believe everything you hear, that was never 10500, ground capacity 14700, 964 empty seats in the arkells ,a few seats hear and there, I would say it was 12500 to 13000

[Flashheart]

But I'm not 100% sure that Douglas did handball it from the replay. Looks chest.

I didn't think it was handball myself at first but they showed it at another angle after the match and it was definitely a handball. It appeared to be deliberate as well. Even the pundits went 'oooh, yep' in unison when the replay was shown.

[Batch]

I didn't think it was handball myself at first but they showed it at another angle after the match and it was definitely a handball. It appeared to be deliberate as well. Even the pundits went 'oooh, yep' in unison when the replay was shown.

Thanks, just replayed it in game so will take a look later.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Do you believe everything you hear, that was never 10500, ground capacity 14700, 964 empty seats in the arkells a few seats hear and there, I would say it was 12500

I am going off what the official announcement from the club was. About as 'reliable' as it can get, surely?

awaits chang reliable source joke

[joteddyred]

Just looked at the penalty again. Byrne was obviously blocked off, but I saw that in the ground. But I'm not 100% sure that Douglas did handball it from the replay. Looks chest.

It was a ridiculous challenge though. No need to make it. Still while I don't think Luongo was MOTM, I do think he had an otherwise good game.

edit: soapy tit wank , just read JoTR's post. Just me that thought he did OK then!

He seemed to get in McCormack's way a fair bit and the number of times he hit the ball up in the air to nobody in particular seemed a lot.

Haven't watched the penalty again yet, but it was def handball in the build up.  It was right in my line of sight and everyone around me in the Arkells called it as well.

Really poor crowd as well as others have mentioned.  Loads of empty seats by us in the Arkells even some normally occupied by Season Ticket holders, which is odd.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

How Luongo got mom of the match is beyond me, ok he scored, but other than that I thought he was poor tbh.  

Agreed, very sloppy at times and I think it was his dwindling on the ball and getting tackled which led to the Brentford one on one the lad should have scored in the first half.

I criticised Byrne the other day but I thought he was very good today, in fairness the whole back four was solid.