Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers matchday thread

[4D]

Another big game, under the lights, looking forward to it.

Swindon 3-0 Tranmere att: 6,805 (323 away)

[reeves4england]

Tranmere haven't won an away game since October, and have had a men sent off in 3 of their last 4 fixtures away from Prenton Park. Meanwhile, we've won 4 of our last 5 at home.

Football's a funny game and we all know that anything can happen, but you'd like to think the run will continue. I'll go for a 2-1 win. Att 6,540 (201 away)

[Pericardinho]

A win here would pretty much ease any realistic fears of relegation.

You have to assume Morecambe are gone, but there's too much other dross down the bottom.

Accrington, Tranmere, Newport and Harrogate are not currently better sides than us. Carlisle have gone heavy but who knows if they can gel in time.

[Tails]

Morecambe look cooked, but be under no illusions that we are part of the dross down there. We've got two pretty scrappy wins against two really bad sides, but we're not out of the woods. We could easily lose the next 2 games, and suddenly the outlook is bleak again.

Keep maintaining the level of fight and utilising Harry Smith and we'll probably be okay, but I'm not sure we'll be out of it for a while yet.

[Nomoreheroes]

Morecambe look cooked, but be under no illusions that we are part of the dross down there. We've got two pretty scrappy wins against two really bad sides, but we're not out of the woods. We could easily lose the next 2 games, and suddenly the outlook is bleak again.

Keep maintaining the level of fight and utilising Harry Smith and we'll probably be okay, but I'm not sure we'll be out of it for a while yet.

I think that’s right, but I feel reassured that there are at least 3 teams worse than us.

My only goals for this year (on the pitch) are to avoid relegation.

I’d like off the pitch change and to give Holloway (because I think he knows what he’s doing more than a number of other managers we have had in the last 10 years) the opportunity to build a team that will progress.

[Pericardinho]

You may be under estimating the significance of what could be a 13 point gap if results go our way tomorrow.

The teams at the bottom aren't even operating at 1 PPG. That's going to take an absolute miracle to claw back.

It's also not just 2 teams that are chasing us now, it's 6.

And yes I know teams have games in hand around us, but as the PPG shows, they are unlikely to win many of them.

Agreed if we lose the next 2 it opens up again, but my prediction above was based on beating Tranmere.

[Batch]

Tranmere last 6           W1 d2 L3
Tranmere last 6 away   W0 d0 L6 F2 A16 (-15)

Swindon last 6           W3 D2 L1
Swindon last 6 home W4 D1 L1 F13 A7 (+6)

I make us the favourites here

[Tails]

Tranmere last 6           W1 d2 L3
Tranmere last 6 away   W0 d0 L6 F2 A16 (-15)

Swindon last 6           W3 D2 L1
Swindon last 6 home W4 D1 L1 F13 A7 (+6)

I make us the favourites here

Tranmere win confirmed

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Another big game, under the lights

careful.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

And yes I know teams have games in hand around us, but as the PPG shows, they are unlikely to win many of them.

Not only that, but some of them will have to play each other in those games as well, they can't physically can't all win them all.

Equally some of them have to pick up some points.

[Peter Venkman]

Keep maintaining the level of fight and utilising Harry Smith and we'll probably be okay, but I'm not sure we'll be out of it for a while yet.

My issue with Harry Smith is....hes a great talent at this level and will score goals with service but his
temperament still concerns me, when hes in control of it hes great but so often he gets wound up and looks on the verge of exploding, as he did at Newport on Friday.

Other teams know there could be an issue with his self control so constantly look to get him angry, if he can get that under control he is great but hes always likely to get a booking at any time in games.

On paper we should easily beat these, on recent form we should easily beat these, on historic form vs them we should easily beat them.

But we all know that football is never that straight forward and on the day anything can happen and often 1 or 2 individual errors can cost 3 points.

[Batch]

In fairness he's kept his temperament in check since the elbow red, though Friday got close.

He's so bloody key to everything we do, that's what worries me.

[Peter Venkman]

In fairness he's kept his temperament in check since the elbow red, though Friday got close.

He's so bloody key to everything we do, that's what worries me.

He has and it was his pettyness on Friday that reminded me that its still there bubbling away.

For me hes the best target man we have had since "the Chief" under Muckmoan in the 90s.

[RJack]

Is Saidou Khan elegible to play againt us tomorrow night?  You would hope they they put something in his loan clause about not being allowed to play against us...................oh wait, no it's us

[Batch]

Is he fit? He has injury issues

Edit: just saw he started Saturday, subbed on 79. Had been in the squad for at least 4 games. Must have dreamt it