Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers pre match chat and matchday thread

[reeves4england]

Would be much happier if we were away tonight !!.

We've picked up 7 points from our last 5 away games, and 6 points from our last 5 at home. The home/away divide was much stronger in the first half of the season. Think we were in the bottom 2 or 3 at home for a long period!

[swindonmaniac]

We've picked up 7 points from our last 5 away games, and 6 points from our last 5 at home. The home/away divide was much stronger in the first half of the season. Think we were in the bottom 2 or 3 at home for a long period!

Sorry,  Think you’re talking  bollocks,  last four games -
4-1 win away at Harrogate
3-0 win away at Hartlepool
0-1 defeat home to Newport
1-2 defeat home to Orient

Wake up.

[reeves4england]

Sorry,  Think you’re talking  bollocks,  last four games -
4-1 win away at Harrogate
3-0 win away at Hartlepool
0-1 defeat home to Newport
1-2 defeat home to Orient

Wake up.

Ok. Clearly form over the last 2 games home and away was the only acceptable measure to use and I apologise for my error.

Good job I didn't analyse our home and away form since the turn of the year, as that would have shown we've picked up more PPG at home (1.42) than away (1.40).

[RobertT]

Which identifies where the main problems have come from - the January Transfer window.

[Tails]

Good job I didn't analyse our home and away form since the turn of the year, as that would have shown we've picked up more PPG at home (1.42) than away (1.40).

BOLLOCKS!!

[reeves4england]

BOLLOCKS!!

Shout it louder Tails, then maybe the facts will go away 

[RobertT]

For a team seeking the Play Offs, that home form is pretty shocking though, even on the extended range.  That's mid table to lower table form for a club (which would usually have worse away form).

[THE FLASH]

Need to win this FFS....

Im sick of dogshit displays at home.

Need to go shit or bust.

Cant see it.

Garner is probably one of those kids at school who didnt want to play Pontoon for sweets and played safe.

[Tails]

For a team seeking the Play Offs, that home form is pretty shocking though, even on the extended range.  That's mid table to lower table form for a club (which would usually have worse away form).

No disputing the form isn't good enough. It just feels a lot different away from home. I suppose it helps the fans are usually properly behind them away whereas at home it's very quiet and flat.

[reeves4england]

For a team seeking the Play Offs, that home form is pretty shocking though, even on the extended range.  That's mid table to lower table form for a club (which would usually have worse away form).

Oh I agree. But the perception of our away form being brilliant largely comes from a purple patch in the autumn where we were, in fairness, unstoppable on the road.

The Cooper injury and shorter absences for Tomlinson, O'Brien, Reed, Payne and McKirdy have all hampered us since January. Maybe we would have comfortably made the play offs had more of those players been available.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

I’m off to a wine tasting this evening - local producers marketing their produce.

That’s for Mrs Audrey. Should be done in an hour or so. Then it’s Mythos tasting while washing down a gyro.

Should be fine for the game at 9.45. Dutch courage to tune in for this one.

Don’t know why but I reckon it’ll be comfortable.

[Pericardinho]

No excuses from the fans today. The manager's asked for more, Mckirdy has asked for more and it's blatantly obvious our atmosphere needs to be better.

All this meeting half way bollocks, let's throw that in the bin tonight. Let's do our part, regardless of the football on offer, and then at full time we can at least say we did everything we could. It's not about who's right or wrong anymore. It's too late in the season for that.

[4D]

No disputing the form isn't good enough. It just feels a lot different away from home. I suppose it helps the fans are usually properly behind them away whereas at home it's very quiet and flat.

Rubbish. We got behind the team against Man City and still got beat 4-1.

[JBZ]

Rubbish. We got behind the team against Man City and still got beat 4-1.

Atmosphere doesn't trump talent

[4D]