Swindon Town v Colchester United Matchday Thread

[Jimmy Quinn]

Wow leave the room for 10 minutes and missed all the fun!

Great result and have to give Holloway some credit for making them believe that they can get results when all seems lost.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Wow leave the room for 10 minutes and missed all the fun!

Great result and have to give Holloway some credit for making them believe that they can get results when all seems lost.

To be fair, I think Holloway deserves a LOT of credit...

[Jimmy Quinn]

To be fair, I think Holloway deserves a LOT of credit...

Agreed

[Audrey]

Me too. If Clem and the crooks fuck off I'm first in line for a season ticket with a fist full of 50s. Someone save us.

We’re back in Lee Power territory again! Honestly think we deserve a decent owner. That’s not just someone chucking money at it, but someone who cares about the club.

[Mr Stevens]

Don't want to go on too much about Bristol City but there was page after page regarding Holloway's return to football. The vast majority were predicting a drop to the National League and worth having a punt about Holloway being gone by the New Year.

Since mid-December, not a peep.

[Mr Stevens]

Don't want to go on too much about Bristol City but there was page after page regarding Holloway's return to football. The vast majority were predicting a drop to the National League and worth having a punt about Holloway being gone by the New Year.

Since mid-December, not a peep.

On OTIB, I should add.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

To be fair, I think Holloway deserves a LOT of credit...

His subs have improved massively last 4 or 5 games.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Two things that stand out from a few weeks ago was how much stick both Holloway and Smith were getting now all of a sudden we’re grateful for both!

[Nomoreheroes]

Holloway:
- What a day! What a game! Had everything didn't it? Deja vu with the weather
- Delighted with what the lads did. All of them!
- Their first goal. Should have just killed it.
- First was the only real penalty of the day
- Second half, we could have cleared it. Our keeper was fouled and they got a penalty
- The subs made a difference. They don't sulk. They come on and do their job
- Couldn't watch the penalty. Cox grabbed it. We practiced yesterday and Cox scored 13 out of 13. Then missed the 14th!
- Rotation helped. Fresh players to bring on
- Holloway has already picked the team for the next game
- Kilkenny was rested. Ofoborh didnt deserve to be dropped. Neither did Longelo, but Holloway wanted extra defensive cover
- Couldn't have asked for anything more
- They are wearing the shirt like a Town fan would
- They keep going. They fight for everything. Its absolutely wonderful
- The decisions weren't right. No idea what a foul is anymore
- Smith is a bit fuzzy. Unlike him. Hope he'll be alright. Nose rather than his head. Now has a nose like the M4
- Always tell the players the truth. They trust him.
- Noone blamed Sobowale for his mistake. They just got on with it and pulled the game back
- They are playing for their Swindon lives. As manager, Holloway is playing for his life and to extend his stay. The more of this he sees, the less he'll have to do in the transfer window
- Swindon record over the last few years has been scandalous. With players, managers and staff.
- Holloway wants people to wear the shirt as they did today. Even if they get it wrong, Holloway will support them and he believes in them
......Then the feed was cut

[tans]

Don't want to go on too much about Bristol City but there was page after page regarding Holloway's return to football. The vast majority were predicting a drop to the National League and worth having a punt about Holloway being gone by the New Year.

Since mid-December, not a peep.

Same on yellows forum too. They dont care about us though apparently.

[Nemo]

Two things that stand out from a few weeks ago was how much stick both Holloway and Smith were getting now all of a sudden we’re grateful for both!

Smith never really got stick for how he played, he got it for the dumb red earlier in the season and for pushing Bycroft, attitude stuff. Think Holloway actually called him out for being negative in one presser early on.

Been key recently. Not our best player, but the most important.

[Mr Stevens]

Same on yellows forum too. They dont care about us though apparently.

I appreciate that I am in a minority but am pretty ambivalent about Oxford. Rovers were fine but I realise that some of their fans are, shall we say, living in a different time (mid '70's).
City have got a cracking stadium, an owner who is a fan and continues to prop them up financially and a pretty good recent history, especially in comparison to ours.
This all seems to suggest that my dislike of them is, to a large extent, based on jealousy which might not be far off the mark. Bristol Bears were having a fantastic season until they were thrashed by the mighty Sale to nil last Friday but obviously I hate them as well because of where they ply their trade.
I need an intervention.

[Jimmy Quinn]

Smith never really got stick for how he played, he got it for the dumb red earlier in the season and for pushing Bycroft, attitude stuff. Think Holloway actually called him out for being negative in one presser early on.

Been key recently. Not our best player, but the most important.

I think Smith was getting frustrated with lack of service etc but couldn’t be faulted for the effort he was putting in but he did overstep the mark a few times and think you’re right in saying Holloway called him out.

[4D]

Not a chance was there nearly 8000 there, but we know that already don't we..

Dunno, I thought there was a bit more meat on the bones in the stands today.

[4D]

Well, I went today, watched a game sober for the first time in ages and thought we played pretty well in patches. Scrub the last 10 of the 1st half and the 1st 20 of the second. Stand off, get punished. Play with some gusto and we had them right on the back foot. Thought the crowd got behind them today, again in patches. You could see the ColU players looking rattled when the players and crowd ramped it up a bit. Felt great after the plastic cockneys were giving it the biggun. "All that way for nothing"  
Enjoy a miserable journey home