Swindon Town v Barrow matchday thread

[Peter Venkman]

FT 2-0

A great result if a little lucky at times and much needed even if there wasnt much quality on show.

Ofoborh probably my MotM he was everywhere today and a quality goal too.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Boom. Massive 3 points.

[DV]

That’ll do.

Needed a win.
Got a win.

[FormerlyPlymRed]

About as perfect day as we could have hoped for.

- Win
- Clean sheet
- Carlisle / Newport / Gills / Morecambe / Accrington / Tranmere / Barrow lost/losing.

-8 points above the drop.

[Peter Venkman]

Up to the heady heights of 18th now.

[Steak supper]

A welcome result . The tide has risen ever so slightly.

[Bob1978]

I love a 2-0. When was the last time we had that?

[DV]

Well, Whadda ya know…

[Nomoreheroes]

Holloway:
- Take the result all day long
- It was a big one for us
- We've been making progress. I wanted to cement it today
- From the start to end the lads showed desire, teamwork and effort
- Changed shape 3 times because of what they did and it was seemless. If we hadn't been able to do that, Holloway thought it might have been different
- Drinan scoring would have been the tip of the iceberg
- Left out a couple of younger ones.
- Great goal from Ofoborh
- They are up for it and ready to do it again and again
- Delighted with players. We have made strides forward. We look a solid team
- Smith has a skill of reading a tackle. Did it against Grimsby too. To get up and finish is quite exceptional. Can't thank him enough. He was a handfull all day
- Nicholls needs to get fitter. Drinan ran all day
- We are not wobbly anymore
- Both teams knew how important it was. Thats why it was so scrappy
- Clemence had told Holloway how much pressure he was under having started well
- Lads are starting to show what they show on the training ground
- Tried to play it down. But the players knew that we could start looking around us and up with a win today
- They tried to put size on the pitch to exploit our old perceived weekness
- The boys have smashed it today! Won every header
- Some of the refereeing decisions were atrocious today
- It takes a lot to become a team member and keep it going. A lot of people would have folded. This group didn't.
- We shouldn't be where we are, a club of this size. Its alright saying it, but doing it with the same people is different. But we can be a bit more positive about ourselves
- Kirkman. It doesn't look good. He had an MCL injury on the other leg before. He said that it felt like the same on the other knee. He lost stability.
- Holloway told him it will only be a few months and he will still have a future here, as he has been exceptional.
- Cox came off as he was feeling something
- They all want to play. Almost didn't pick Kirkman. Wish he hadn't now!
- Longelo: We have a sell on clause
- We are over our budget. Longelo wasn't producing what we wanted for the amount he was on. Good luck to him!
- We have a maximum 2 year cycle. We gave Longelo the maximum. Salford offered a longer deal. Holloway would have loved to have had him next year, but he goes with Holloway's blessing
- Holloway will be judged long term what he can do for the club. Its all about how Holloway treats his players. They do stuff for him because of the way he treats them.
- Longelo was not about the club, its not about the Chaiman, its about what Holloway wants to do with the squad.
- Delighted with the lads and their performance. Lets see if we can do it next Friday. We still haven't won 2 games on the trot.

[adje]

Drinan scoring would have been "the tip of the iceberg"😂

[Batch]

Very average game
Very excellent 3 points. And that's what matters.

[Nomoreheroes]

Drinan scoring would have been "the tip of the iceberg"😂

I should have put it in quotes and added a '(sic)' there! Don't want people thinking I d'talk loike thaat and mix me metter-fours!  

[adje]

I should have put it in quotes and added a '(sic)' there! Don't want people thinking I d'talk loike thaat and mix me metter-fours!   

Oh, don't worry I knew it was him!

[iParadise]

If we’re over budget on this lot, how fucking small was the budget 

[Nomoreheroes]

If we’re over budget on this lot, how fucking small was the budget 

Or how badly did we spend it?

I suspect Hall, Smith and Clarke (at least) didn't come cheap.