Swindon Town vs Bury: Match Day Thread

[Summerof69]

The goal was a crap one to concede. Cross, header, goal.

Even worse when it should've been disallowed. Blatant push on Nate Thompson, just as the cross was coming in. But the officials were crap as proved by the handball in injury time.

[inept and tiresome]

Easy....Ajose's got to be worth a mill of someone's money.

I doubt five hundred thousand. Stranger things have happened though.

[Audrey]

Apart from just attempting to keep possession, just what is our method of play supposed to be?

Nobody appears to know what they should be doing in any given circumstance.

It all seems to be ad hoc. Maintaining possession isn't a style of play - it has to be a platform for the players to build an attack as well defend.

No matter what anyone says, what we are doing (or not doing) since Williams took charge bears no resemblance to how we were attempting to play last season.

If it's because the players aren't as good (obviously) why the fuck do we stick with it. Squeezing out the odd result here and there will only lead to one thing.

[Reg Smeeton]

At least we have a nice easy game on Tuesday.

2 crumbs of comfort, it's not far for an evening game, Saddlers win today and Burton's struggles opens up the auto slot for them, so big pressure, which is not always easy to deal with.

Having said that we're so poor atm....as I said before the Oldham game, we're pretty much the side you want to play if you need a gimme 3 points. A very sad state of affairs.

[FormerlyPlymRed]

Was it 3-5-2 again today i presume? Rather we played a diamond 442, think we look better with that

[Paul Mason]

I am struggling to find positives now which is unlike me. Crowd down, no leadership on the touchline from the manager or his assistant yet each week opposition managers are vocal in their instructions and encouragement. Failure to keep a clean sheet and lets be honest Bury arent a great side and at home surely we should be dominating and creating a number of chances.

People rave about Fabien Robert but certainly in the last few games his body language in the warm ups doesnt look that of someone who is really in the trenches with his team mates?

After the highs of last season this has been a real damp squib. Im trying to get myself motivated to go to Walsall on Tuesday night as I doubt ill make the long trip to Rochdale but even Walsall seems a long way away with how i feel right now.

Im really not sure where this "best coach in 25 years tag" is born out from as defensively we have been a mess for well over 12-16 months

The only positive i can come out with is at least Obika and Ajose are back so perhaps with the game today they will be closer to being back to their best for the last few games and can hopefully notch the odd goal to lift my sorry spirits 

[Reg Smeeton]

 Sadly our failure to avoid defeat today besides keeping us in the dog fight, equalled our worst ever season for home defeats in Div 3 with 9, with potential to take it outright

The one home clean sheet is also on course for an all time record for any season, and ensures at least equalling the previous historic crap shit of 3.

[Bob's Orange]

I take it the loanee keeper was an improvement on Belford?

[Batch]

to be honest he didn't have much to do. put Clarke off/saved when he should have scored, good kicking, one dodgy moment with a low cross where he came to get it but got caught up with a defender

looks OK though, and no needles short shit

[Oaksey Moonraker]

Williams post match interview didn't inspire confidence.

When asked about Leon Clark out muscling 3 defenders. Well he's a good player at this level was the response. Hmmn, not poor defending then?

On lack of creativity and only creating chances only after going a goal own, 'The players are worried about conceding do have lost their attacking edge and when we concede the pressure is off'.

The reasoning from Power for not appointing Williams in October was to take off the pressure of turning the performances and results around.

Yet, we are back in the same situation and you worry if he can do it now. Fortunately, Blackpool need to win 2 from 3 to overtake us and that might be a stretch as it includes Wigan.

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[Chippy Red]

I swear Power said he wants to keep this squad together. God help us.  Williams is way out of his depth. Williams reluctance to change his thinking is just stupid.  Our full back can't defend at all, and going forward thou they have had a few good games going forward they are simply not good enough. Massive changes need to happen in summer with a move away from bringing in players who are viewed as technically good. We need defenders who can actually defend. Someone in the midfield that can actually tackle, and we crave leaders. Players with fight in them who will give their all and also make sure their team mates do there jobs properly.

Have renewed my season ticket but have no faith in Williams and power to realise their model is hopeless and just doesn't work.

[leftside]

Yet again, too many crosses allowed to come into our box. Sooner or later one leads to a goal.

What is the point of wing backs that can't defend and struggle to beat full backs and get crosses in? Brophy got next to no support when out wide and he seemed to lose every block tackle due to his small stature. I feel a bit sorry for him, but he doesn't do himself any favours by not crossing when he has the chance. There is very little overlapping from the midfielders, so the tendency is for the wing backs to come inside to a congested centre.

Yet again no one looks as though they know what to do or where they should be when we have a throw in. Corners were a bit better today.

Yet again too slow in possession, allowing opposition to set themselves up defensively.

Nathan Thompson needs to stop falling over every time he feels the presence of someone behind him. No ref is going to give him a pen, and it is a risky tactic at the back.

Having said that, we deserved a draw today. Shame it took Bury's goal to get us going.

Today was the ideal match to get the win that should have got us to safety. Instead of going all out for the win against a side that looks safe in lower mid table, we've now got to get points away against a side going for an auto spot and a side going for a play off spot, and home games against sides fighting relegation. Our form is appalling and we don't seem to have a winner-takes-all cup game mentality. Doncaster's result today means that we really do need both them and Blackpool to fuck up to keep us up. Thankfully the number of teams between us and the bottom four didn't change today. Unfortunately, I think it will look very different at 5.00pm next Saturday.

[ronnie21]

Decent start, then shocking for 60 mins.  Only came to life once they had scored - how many more times does this have to happen?  Bury rode their luck with us hitting the woodwork twice and denied at least one pen and stronger refs might have taken of bit of their strong arm tactics to book.  But the truth is we looked disjointed and lacking ambition, no bite, no pace and not waking up until it is too late.  It is almost as if they go out with the instruction to settle in slowly and lets see what happens and with our poor defending the result is always the same.  Hopefully the front two will have regained a bit more match fitness and sharpness, and Kasim should start at Bescot.  Tough game though.

[Mrs Brown]

I saw Shaun Hodgetts interviewing Lee Power.  What was said, anyone know?

[ronnie21]

If Williams is the new Pep G. how come he hasn't yet noticed we are fucking useless with throw-ins - wait so long until everybody is solidly marked and then consequently lose possession.  Was nice to see Kasim taking a better corner than we have been used to!