Swindon Town v Fleetwood Matchday thread.

[Bob's Orange]

We all complained about Cotterill coming on, but, actually, he didn't do too bad.

Barden is as bad as Bycroft. Need another goalie
Cox wasn't that good for me today.
Wright had 2 good freekicks that he should  have scored from. Was good with Minturn and Clarke
Minturn was very good in the first half and first part of the second half. The mistakes started to come in just before Hall came on.
Clarke is not a CB but he helped organise the backline. If only we still had Harley Hunt then we could sack off Hall and Delaney
Brown did OK on debut. Nice and tiday
Kilkenny was is normal self
McGregor had another 'solid' game
Glatzel had another poor game. Couldn't control the ball
Drinan ran his socks off and was good out of possession
Smith had a strikers game. Excellent finish for the 3rd. Used his size for the 2nd and poached the first.
Hall made us look weaker
Sobowale added energy, pace and poor decisionmaking with passing
Cotterill did nothing for 10 mins and then was very good at running out with the ball and wasting time
Ofoborh didn't do much himself, but helped Cotterill play
 

(If they are the ones I saw from the clips) that's a bit harsh, they were both 30 yards+!!

[DV]

I think you’re seriously over estimating professional footballers as a whole if your classing those Wright free kicks as ‘should have scored’

How many players regular score 25 yarder free kicks?

[reeves4england]

Odd to say somebody should have scored from a free kick imo… they’re never easy

[Bob's Orange]

I assume you mean 'test the keeper' maybe?

[Nomoreheroes]

I meant 'get them on target and would have scored as their keeper was rubbish and was nowhere near them'.

[Nomoreheroes]

Holloway:
- Simplified things: Glad we did it with the weather for today
- We were so predictable, so made it a lot harder to make a mistake, and play in their half a bit more than we have been doing.
- It was a shock to Charlie Adam. He expected us to pass it around the back
- We had runners in the team that made a big difference and was a shock to Fleetwood
- The ones who came in had a fresher mindset than those they replaced
- We showed our horrible side again when they scored
- We shouldn't feel that nervous again
- A vital step for us to see that, when we do this, we totally deserve it
- Clarke is a brilliant player. He sets the tone on how to tackle someone.
- He's an energiser, which was why he played in the backline, who were struggling
- Holloway was going to drop Wright as Holloway thought he was carrying something
- Delaney looked tired
- Minturn did well and showed his pace
- We looked better when Hall came on. (Huh ??!!??!!?)
- A great step forward for the team
- Almost damaged ourselves by missing a penalty and giving Fleetwood some hope and confidence
- Have to 'make it' happen rather than 'let it' happen. That's the difference
- Barden came in to mentally freshen it up. Bycroft didn't agree but took it well
- You can feel sorry for yourself very easily. Holloway isn't having that#
- Definition of madness (blah, blah). Same people with fresher mindset
- We shot and hit the bar. But we should have put it in areas where we could have done something. Adam wont be happy as we won most things in the air
- That's the benchmark for Holloway. That was a team that he would be happy to put his name on
- Holloway is not carrying baggage, but the club is carrying lots of baggage (ie Performances on the pitch worstening)
- McGregor was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
- Him and Brown's souls were out there. The freshness and fearlessness. Big gamble for Holloway, and wouldnt have done it without Clarke out there
- Only need another 16 of those and Holloway will be happy
- Pressurise the other team rather than pressurise themselves
- Praised Glatzel for his effort and looking like scoring
- Smith: He had the horror of relegation with Sutton in his veins from last year. He didn't realise he was being negative. Told him to be more positive for the team. Now, there's a real CF performance! He's a modest lad and would probably praise his team mates for putting him through
- Smith wanted Glatzel to take the penalty and get a goal.
- Holloway missed the penalty as went for a pee. Heard the groans from the crowd
- More than happy seeing his team fight and play that way
- His wife will enjoy the weekend more than she has the last couple when we have lost

[Steak supper]

 great to get some points . perhaps the storm will mean that the tide starts to rise a bit .

[adje]

Couple of things worry me about that interview. First he says he was really happy to get Hall on and says Delaney wasn't "dropped" just rested, indicating that they are both still first choice.
Still 3 points is brilliant, shame it's taken him half a dozen games to leave Tshimanga off the pitch

[jayohaitchenn]

- Smith: He had the horror of relegation with Sutton in his veins from last year. He didn't realise he was being negative. Told him to be more positive for the team. Now, there's a real CF performance! He's a modest lad and would probably praise his team mates for putting him through

That's a telling quote, hopefully we see less of the attitude and more goals

[Anonymous77]

Since the 4th league game of the season Harry Smith has at least had a Red card, Goal, Assist or Own goal in every game (last 11 games). Let’s just say he’s very busy.

[RJack]

Since the 4th league game of the season Harry Smith has at least had a Red card, Goal, Assist or Own goal in every game (last 11 games). Let’s just say he’s very busy.

Very not only did he score the goals he was getting back to defend. I know some fans knock but he’s always supported the team from front to back

[Jimmy Quinn]

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[RJack]

Holloway becoming more like Sheridan every week!

https://x.com/ftfcknappers/status/1865376046033289281?s=46&t=zTEFtfTXjK-SAydvgY6uiw

Only saw from afar but if this was the same Guy giving abuse to Holloway and a some of players going into the ground then he needs to stop being a snowflake.  If you’re gonna abuse someone don’t expect people to tolerate it

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Probably best player on the pitch outside of the hatrick.

[DV]

Very not only did he score the goals he was getting back to defend. I know some fans knock but he’s always supported the team from front to back

Many games Smith has been our best defender.
Could probably extent his career a few years by dropping back to CB when he hits his mid 30s