Right where do I started
MagicLikes his pies!! as you can all see now
RalphyGlad you found your wallet, also fair play for not smoking despite
MarieSat next to Ralphy smoking!! also scared my mate away from going to walsall because she said she was going to deck him. He is really really scared
AsherThis time maybe he will remember that he actually met me, nice car! Surprised its still alright after a stop in Tranmere
SonicFace made for radio
Sorry
WhitsGood driving as usual, hope you can walk today!
The PlayersTom Heaton - 9 - England Number 1, England England Number 1. Another set of awesome saves, shame at the end of the day they didnt count for anything
Andy Gurney - 6 - Didnt seem to want to bomb forward as much as he did against Yeovil
Patrick Collins - 7 - Thought he looked much more assured at Centre Back
Jerel Ifil - 7 - Didnt manage to get his customary 'dodgy tackle' or 'mistake' should be given more license to go foward when we are behind. When he starts running for a split second he looks like Thierry Herny
Jack Smith - 6 - Went about his job well, without being amazing
Ricky Shakes - 5 - Kept running off the pitch, every time Gurney played it to him he didnt get it. Didnt get a single cross in the whole game
Stefani Miglioranzi - 6 - Nice to see him back on the pitch and getting a full 90 in. Despite missing alot of pre-season and the start of the season he still looked one of the fittest players on the pitch. Didnt do anything to stand out, but nice to see him back
Michael Pook - 6 - Worked hard as usual, didnt get much luck. Didnt need to go down when he got poked in the eye. He should have stood his ground ala Fallon Vs Yeovil
Gareth Whalley - 6 - Played alright, too many stray passes
Colin Heath - 7 - A much better game for Heath on the left wing, he looked dangerous and got past his man a few times, sadly he isnt left footed so his crosses were hit and miss. He over hits every right foot cross though
Rory Fallon - 6 - Worked his bollocks off and got fuck all support the whole game. More on that in a minute. Doesnt score when he wears his white boots, only his super green and black lotto ones!
Subs:
Roberts - Looked very dangerous and up for it
Cureton - Again, lacking confidence
Wells - Looked good and not phased at all. Got in more crosses in 5 minutes than Shakes has in his Swindon career
Andy King/FormationPossibly cost us the game yesterday. 4-5-1 does not work for us and never will. Team who use it (Chelsea) can do so for a number of reasons. They will not concede and the wingers will support the lone striker. Shakes and Heath barely supported Rory and we arent a team that keeps clean sheets, we arent a team that can defend, we arent a team that can sneak a 1-0 win. Our best form of defence is offence. Teams cant score if the ball is down in our final 3rd. Everything we sent forward today came right back at us. It was clear at half time we needed to add another attacker, it was clear when they scored we needed another attacker to try and get back into the game, eventually (too late in my opinion) King throws on 2 more strikers and plays them on the wings. Finally with about 5 minutes to go he pushes Cureton (curtain!) and Roberts up and we looked dangerous. Roberts had a few half chances but it was too little too late as there were only minutes left on the clock. Andy King never makes proactive change, always a reactive one.
PerformanceThe performance was good, we didnt deserve to lose at all. We didnt deserve to win either 0-0 would have been a fair result. We were alright in defence and midfield but attack wasnt good enough, there wasnt enough support for Fallon. Tranmere had the better chances and many more of them. All we were lacking was some support for final and a decent final ball. Their keeper didnt have to make a save. It was a very good team performance against a strong side in Tranmere, we didnt get what we deserved however still room for improvement.
Tranmere FansMake Trashton Gate sound like a cauldron of noise. They scored and we started 'you only sing when you're winning' but they were winning but still not singing
Other Crap:You lot are going to think im shot in the head when I say this, but today of all the people gone we missed
David Duke yeah you heard me right,
David Duke. He was treated unfairly because King was convinced he was a full back, which he wasnt as he isnt that strong defensivly HOWEVER David Duke would have made a very good winger at this level. Say what you like you fickle lot but he could cross a ball, from anywhere with either foot. If you take a look back over the last two season I expect David Duke has chipped in with alot of assists which no one gives him credit for. We got the ball out wide today, as we did against Blackpool but the final delivery was shockingly awful.
Speaking of crosses, you know who can cross a ball better than Beckham
Nicky Summerbee, again Shakes couldnt even keep the ball on the pitch today, let alone cross it. Summerbee was clearly not match fit against Forest but surely everyone knows he can still do a decent job at this level, because well he did last season at Bradford. I bet Dean Windarse was loving the service from the right last season and I expect Summerbee chipped in with double figure assists. Bradford didnt release him because he wasnt good enough, his contract was terminated by mutal consent. He can still do a job, one we need because our strikers just arent getting the service.
CaptainIs it right that the captain of our team doesnt even play for us, he's contracted to Swansea, here on loan and captain?! saying that he probably has played more times for Swindon than the rest of our squad put together
Tony ThorpeNot even on the bench, we have enough strikers might be worth getting rid so we can get in some others players *cough* Nicky Summerbee *cough*
Christian RobertsHas to start against Wasall, upfront with Fallon....