Swindon v Stevenage official match day thread

[Bob's Orange]

Definitely another Adver cock-up!!  And I quote - Attendance: Charles Breakspear, Referee: 3887!!  Never believe the Adver, the paper has really gone to ground these last couple of years.

Adver confirmed it was a mistake - apologies for posting fake news.

[michael]

Sol Pryce made the football league team of the week.

One for the stattos: Has an 18 year old, academy graduate, debutant ever done that before. I will guess no, which makes him a 1-in-a-thousand player (league games only).

[Costanza]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Wellens starts Pryce from the bench against Woking.

[Batch]

I don't want Pryce to get weighed down by expectation, but he's earned the right to start.

That said he was dead on his feet after 70, and so maybe it would be best to protect him SAF style

[BambooToTheFuture]

I'd look to bring him on at around 60/70mins (if the game is 1-0 or 2-0), will be much less pressure for him to repeat his previous but he'll get a nice bit of recognition from the home crowd when he comes on. If he doesn't score, no biggy as hopefully the game is sewn up. If he adds one, it'll only add to his confidence and confirm ours and likely the managers trust in his ability.

On from the start and if he's struggling, it's a big ask to expect him to get the goals. Could set him back because obviously he'll be desperate to fulfil the wishes of the Town faithful.  I agree though he has earned himself a start and a good headache for Wellens.

[Flashheart]

I don't want Pryce to get weighed down by expectation, but he's earned the right to start.

That said he was dead on his feet after 70, and so maybe it would be best to protect him SAF style

Give him some game time when there's the opportunity I reckon. He'll probably move back down the pecking order when Woolery and Richards come back, plus we're likely to pick up one or two in the window. It might be a while after that until he gets a lookin again.

[DiV]

I don't want Pryce to get weighed down by expectation, but he's earned the right to start.

That said he was dead on his feet after 70, and so maybe it would be best to protect him SAF style

Depends how seriously we’re taking the Cup.

I’d rather he was full of energy for our next league game.

[Batch]

Can't turn your nose up at a potential money spinning 3rd round tie. Could make a difference to who we bring in for January.

[Quagmire]

Never change a winning team.

[Red Frog]

I think we can leave it up to the manager to decide, on the basis of seeing the players every day. You know you're not getting paid for all this free consultancy?

[Reg Smeeton]

I think we can leave it up to the manager to decide, on the basis of seeing the players every day. You know you're not getting paid for all this free consultancy?

Maybe we can..... but what about Power?

[REDBUCK]

Bit late with the first pebble in the pond for today Reg, late night

[ferret]

There are umpteen ways of looking at it.

From the outside, I’d keep things the same. We played really good football on Tuesday, and we should at least give that the opportunity to continue and gain some momentum.

I know Woking are going well and must be taken seriously, and retaining a winning team clearly indicates that we’re doing so. Dartford were in exactly the same position last year and, by going there with the right attitude, we swept them aside.

The Sunday kick off works well in that we will have had 5 days to recover from Tuesday, and on that basis I expect everyone would be capable of starting again.

[ronnie21]

Never change a winning team.

Well he did v. Carlisle and we all know how that turned out!!

[herthab]

The only way young players are going to get used to playing first team competitive football is by playing in first team competitive games. Fuck all this mollycoddling.
I don't want to get all 'old man', but Pryce is 18 and Twine 19, not babies that need protection..