MK Dongs vs Swindon Town MDT

[Nomoreheroes]

I thought today’s performance showed we aren’t far off competing with the better sides in the division.

Delaney was a positive today, as was Clarke who had a good game.

Sobowale was inconsistent.

McGregor and Longelo had poor games. As did Bycroft, who effectively cost us the game by that poor flap 20 secs before half time. If we’d gone in 1-0 up, it might have been a different game.

Butterworth and Tshimanga aren’t starters. I’d question whether they are league standard (along with King and Freckington)

McGurk and Glatzel together play well.

Drinan is a workhorse or cart horse. Charged at people when he doesn’t have the ball and scares them! Rest of the time is poor.

Smith had a good first half until he got the hump!

Holloway had a stinker. His 1/2 time change was wrong. Then going to 2 in midfield was bizarre.

Kilkenny and Wright just did their stuff.

[Freeloader]

Important game in terms of sorting the team out. I thought, despite the early goal, that Swindon looked better after Smith went off, Glatzel looked more effective prompted by McGurk's brilliant play.  Ollie can start benching some senior players.  I hope that smith and Tshimanga don't start the next game, need some pace up front.

[Peter Venkman]

Can't disagree with any of that really NMH.

[iParadise]

A goalkeeper has to be top priority in January.

[Frigby Daser]

Next week is huge.

We only really threatened at 3-1 (opening 20 seconds aside). Glatzel and McGurk looked bright when they came on and you’d hope they’ll start next week. Clarke was better too. MK were better than us, and without the ball, we couldn’t get into the game, but it wasn’t without merit.

Stick a player like Jake Young in this side and it’s very different.

[Freeloader]

Shout out to Ross Embleton on comms, thought he was excellent.

[adje]

Important game in terms of sorting the team out. I thought, despite the early goal, that Swindon looked better after Smith went off, Glatzel looked more effective prompted by McGurk's brilliant play.  Ollie can start benching some senior players.  I hope that smith and Tshimanga don't start the next game, need some pace up front.

But Holloway should have known that before the kick off. That's my gripe

[Batch]

Next week is huge.

We only really threatened at 3-1 (opening 20 seconds aside). Glatzel and McGurk looked bright when they came on and you’d hope they’ll start next week. Clarke was better too. MK were better than us, and without the ball, we couldn’t get into the game, but it wasn’t without merit.

Stick a player like Jake Young in this side and it’s very different.

It did. But it's hard to properly judge because the game was effectively over. Mkd sat back, which could have been their undoing really had we nicked one

[adje]

A goalkeeper has to be top priority in January.

Or put Barden in!

[Bob's Orange]

Didn't really expect anything from today, but our next few fixtures are vitally important.

Accrington, Morecambe and Colchester are all coming up. We need to get a good run going to get away from the drop zone. Things look even bleaker today after Morecambe and Carlisle both won away from home today.

[UTR]

Looked back on some clips but not loads so might not be massively accurate, Franchise aren’t a sure thing to go up automatically, they have the squad to do that but for now they’re a play off side/pushing the brink of it.

We’re a decent way off challenging them consistently which means when we’re in a position we were in (1-0 up going into half time), it’s absolutely vital that we’re at least competent enough to play to those limitations and see out the half and see where the 2nd half takes us. Dont get me wrong, that’s not a nice thing to type and is way below where we should be, we should be challenging the top 3 sides toe for toe.

But we’ve all spoken to death the reasons that we’re not doing that so at the very least, if we’re going to play to our limitations we should be seeing out that first half with a lead as much as is needed.

We didn’t and that shows enough reason why we’ll finish where we will (or on course to).

And that’s not a slight on Holloway (although I’d question the starting XI and some changes), he can’t perform magic over a prolonged period.

[Wobbly Bob]

Definite goal kick & not a corner that eventually led to their first. Then again opportunities to prevent the goal after that.

Overall, too many had off days.

Clarke & Kilkenny emerge with some credit, Wright & Delaney as well.

Over to you Ian.

[Dr Pierre Chang]

Admittedly I’ve not seen much of todays match so this might be unfair but I can’t for the life of me understand why we started that Drinan, Smith, Tshimanga front 3 again.

Reminds me of when Andy King put out a back three of Heywood, Reeves and Viveash and we got thrashed by Chesterfield!

[TailBetweenLegs]

I'm going to say it now do it doesn't seem like hindsight but I have a real bad feeling about Holloway. Some weird selections today and some weirder subs.

Just listened to his interview after and let's not pretend that if Kennedy had said some of that we wouldn't be baffled.

Openly admitting he doesn't know the rules and doesn't know how to deal with that style of play worried me

[adje]

I'm going to say it now do it doesn't seem like hindsight but I have a real bad feeling about Holloway. Some weird selections today and some weirder subs.

Just listened to his interview after and let's not pretend that if Kennedy had said some of that we wouldn't be baffled.

Openly admitting he doesn't know the rules and doesn't know how to deal with that style of play worried me

He's a fucking waffler. Always has been. I'll be happy to be proved wrong but today he fucked up completely both in team selection and game management. In my opinion