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MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon Town v Preston North End
Updated 6:00pm Saturday 23rd February 2013 in Sport
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- REPORTING BY SAM MORSHEAD
- FT: Swindon 1 Preston 1
- Adam Rooney equalises for Town after Hayhurst put Preston in front
- Miller and Ward take charge of Robins for first time
- McCrory & Co oversee first match of their ownership of club
5:59pm
That's it for us folks. A 1-1 draw sees Swindon drop to second in League One, but after the few weeks the club has had we can hardly complain.
We're back on Tuesday for the visit of Bury, until then goodnight.
5:53pm
Alan McCormack has been explaining what happened to make Paolo Di Canio strip him of the captaincy last week.
"I was ill on Friday, I got sent home half way though the session and woke up Saturday even worse," he said.
ALAN MCCORMACK & PAOLO DI CANIO
"I asked the physio to go to see the doctor, went into the walk-in in Swindon hoping I'd only be in there half an hour and ended up being in there two hours.
"The manager wasn't too happy and he thought I'd just take a day off because I had a tickle in my throat. I never got to tell my side of the story.
"I can only praise the lads for being around and sticking by me the last few days."
5:51pm
McCormack on Jamie Pitman: "Jamie was brilliant before the game, he had information on all their players and he's been there and been in the dug-out managing the team."
5:49pm
Swindon captain Alan McCormack has praised his teammates for the way they have dealt with the recent turbulence at the County Ground.
"It's not a bad result. There are positives. You can look back on this week and say everything was there to win the game but it's never easy to come into it after the week we've had," he said.
ALAN MCCORMACK
"It does take its toll mentally but the lads showed today they are never going to give up on anything. Anything that anyone throws at us we're going to fight it.
"I think the lads have done extremely well given the week we've had."
5:45pm
McEveley on Ward and Miller: "They've handled it very well. It's been hectic for them every day trying to sort things out and they've been trying to prepare themselves for the game."
5:45pm
Jay McEveley thinks Town have dropped two points today.
"The pressure we put on them meant we were on top for most of the game. I think Wes was very quiet. We created chances but we couldn't seem to put the ball in the back of the net," he said.
JAY MCEVELEY
"We're on top we've just got to learn to be more clinical and take our chances a bit better. We'll keep fighting, we'll never give up.
"You look at the teamsheet or you look in training and it does look light compared to what we have had.
5:33pm
YOUR SAY
5:19pm Sat 23 Feb 13
mallorca says
aint all doom and gloom,do not think Pdc would have made a lot of difference if new Board are serious we need 2/loan players plus a keen manager who will get us promoted.
5:32pm
@Official_STFC #stfcadver I believe that Tommy Miller should be appointed manager. He certainly sounds like he should be.
— @GreenPumice 23 February 2013
5:32pm
YOUR SAY
5:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Stratton Red says
The sooner we get a decent manager the better...
*
Williams very very poor today. I would have chucked Thompson on at right back and moved Macca in the middle instead of Navaro.
*
Too much hoof ball
5:31pm
Adam Rooney has been asked what has changed now Darren Ward and Tommy Miller are in charge.
He said: "Nothing has changed. The two lads are very professional. We've worked hard all season and we're just going to do that. We don't want to ease off.
"They're really professional so all the lads have plenty of respect for them.
"We've great respect for them as players and leaders on the pitch."
5:30pm
Adam Rooney is now talking to the media about his goal within a minute of coming off the bench.
"When you've just come on you want to get involved as much as you can. I was happy for it to come right to me and I was happy to put it away.
ADAM ROONEY
"It's difficult when you're not on the pitch but we were going through a spell where the team was doing very well. The main thing is to keep your head up.
"The fans were brilliant day and we really appreciate that."
5:25pm
Tommy Miller talks about Simon Ferry's injury.
He said: "He's struggled with his ankle. He didn't do any training for a couple of days but he is struggling with that."
5:25pm
Tommy Miller and Darren Ward's first tactical substitution, the introduction of Adam Rooney, resulted in a goal in under a minute.
"Obviously the substitutions are vital. It was a joint decision of who was going to come on. We made that decision as the game was going," Miller said.
"He came on and got the goal which is superb. All season he has been out of the team, he wants to play every week, he's a great trainer and it's hard.
ADAM ROONEY
"Beforehand we still had a little bit to do, one or two things to finalise. We got that out the way and we have to thank Jamie Pitman - he was fantastic and gave us a few words of advice.
"We wanted three points to keep us top of the league but we're still unbeaten."
5:22pm
Tommy Miller is now talking to the media.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game. We knew it was gooing to be hard," he said.
"I thought we deserved to win the game. We started very well, I had a good chance and the keeper made a good save.
"Then we got a bit sloppy. Second half we started very well and they've got the goal when we're stretched and out of position."
5:14pm
We really need to be winning games like that if we want to stay in contention. #stfc #stfcadver
— @TrueKingFu 23 February 2013
5:13pm
YOUR SAY
4:55pm Sat 23 Feb 13
TenerifeRed says
1-1, lost top spot and so tight at the top that one loss and we can be out of the play-offs.
So much respect for Miller and Ward but we need a manager to see out the season.
5:13pm
TODAY'S LEAGUE ONE RESULTS
Bournemouth 0 Sheff Utd 1; Brentford 0 Walsall 0; Carlisle 1 MK Dons 1; Colchester 1 Tranmere 5; Coventry 1 Crewe 2; Doncaster 1 Yeovil 1; Leyton Orient 0 Crawley 1; Oldham 1 Portsmouth 0; Scunthorpe 1 Hartlepool 2; Shrewsbury 2 Stevenage 1; Swindon 1 Preston 1
5:06pm
Town drop to second following the 1-1 draw with Preston, a point behind Sheffield United.
5:05pm
#stfc #stfcadver disappointing performance from swindon, devoid of any ideas. Really lack strength in depth, in desperate need of players!
— @OfficalBenEvans 23 February 2013
5:05pm
YOUR SAY
5:04pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFCman&boy1973 says
Still undefeated in 2013, c-mon the reds...
4:54pm
Swindon Town 1 (Rooney A 75) Preston 1 (Hayhurst 51)
Swindon fought back well to get a point after falling behind but will perhaps have felt they should have won this match. Reaction to come.
4:53pm
90 mins: Keane goes into the referee's notebook.
4:50pm
SUBSTITUTION: Robertson for Hayhurst, 90
4:49pm
90 minutes: Williams' effort is deflected out for a corner after a brilliant run by McCormack.
4:47pm
Four minutes added time to be played.
4:43pm
85 mins: Flint's header is very well saved by Rudd. Miller lays off for Navarro who fires over.
4:40pm
SUBSTITUTION: Beardsley for Beavon, 83
4:40pm
SUBSTITUTION: Proctor for Holmes, 82
4:39pm
81 mins: Town want a penalty when Collins volleys and it hits a Preston defender around the arm area. Nothing given.
4:37pm
77 mins: Bailey Wright is booked.
4:34pm
Swindon Town 1 (Adam Rooney, 75) Preston 1
Adam Rooney has only been on the pitch a matter of seconds and he's equalised. David Buchanan produces an awful backpass straight into his path and he slides the ball beyond Rudd.
4:33pm
SUBSTITUTION: Rooney A for De Vita, 74
4:29pm
Ferry has picked up an injury, hence his removal from the game.
4:28pm
SUBSTITUTION: Navarro for Ferry, 70
4:27pm
Today's attendance is 9,145.
4:24pm
66 mins: Collins has a left-footed volley from 20 yards saved by Rudd as he scrambles to his left.
4:21pm
62 mins: Collins' volley on the turn from the edge of the area flies over the crossbar.
4:20pm
Swindon have responded well to falling behind but they're still struggling to fashion another golden chance in front of goal.
4:12pm
53 mins: Roberts' piledriver from range fizzes over.
4:11pm
Swindon Town 0 Preston 1 (Will Hayhurst, 51)
Preston take the lead as Town's defence implodes on the counter. Beavon's cross is nodded down by King for Hayhurst and the forward can control before thrashing home. Meek defending by the home side.
4:07pm
49 mins: A rocket from McCormack is pushed over by Rudd. Swindon start the second half at a canter. Flint heads the resulting corner wide.
4:02pm
The second half is under way.
4:01pm
Teams are back out at the County Ground.
3:47pm
Swindon Town 0 Preston North End 0
Not much to say really. Town had an excellent early chance when Rudd denied Miller. Otherwise it's been pretty poor.
3:41pm
38 minutes: McCormack is booked by referee Deadman
3:39pm
37 minutes: Welsh produces the kind of shot that you quickly want to forget, slicing his chip about 10 metres wide.
3:36pm
34 minutes: Wroe lashes well wide of Foderingham's left-hand post from 20 yards after Preston break quickly.
3:32pm
31 minutes: Keane's clearing header falls at Williams' feet but he crashed a poor volley well wide of the far post. Should have done better.
3:30pm
Still very little to report, I'm afriad. Not a lot of quality on offer.
3:26pm
Preston are starting to find their feet. It's hardly a thriller here at the County Ground.
3:24pm
21 minutes: Roberts' free-kick from 25 yards floats into Rudd's hands.
3:19pm
YOUR SAY
3:11pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stevehalloz says
Up at 2am in Sydney. Looking forward to the new era, thanks to Paolo for what he did, but that's the past. Time to move on to the Championship. Go the town
3:17pm
Little by way of goalscoring opportunities here so far. Miller's header the clearest chance.
3:14pm
Plenty of possession for Town in the first 15 minutes. Swindon in total control.
3:11pm
Eight mins: Flint's header from McCormack's cross is straight at Rudd.
3:08pm
Six minutes: What a save by Rudd, flying to his left to deny Miller's header from Williams' cross.
2:59pm
The teams are out at the County Ground.
2:52pm
YOUR SAY
I went to Deepdale for the away fixture v PNE & it was one of the worst #stfc performances I've seen. Today, I want revenge #stfcadver
— @adamdjohno 23 February 2013
2:51pm
So, with 10 minutes to go until kick-off, here's a reminder of how we can cover Town games on the Advertiser website.
Restrictions placed on journalists by Dataco mean we cannot give up-to-the-second text commentary on events at the County Ground.
For real-time updates, log onto Twitter and follow chief sports writer Sam Morshead (SamMorshead_SA).
Updates will appear on the Adver website, but are subject to a three-minute delay.
2:46pm
A crowd of around 9,000 is expected for today's game.
2:37pm
Jamie Pitman, the former Hereford manager who is now part of Swindon Town's academy, is involved in the warm-up and will join Fraser Digby as the coaching staff on the bench today.
2:30pm
YOUR SAY
2:23pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SouthcoastRed says
Feeling really positive.
This is the dawn of a new era. Come on u reds!! Lets get off to a flyer!
2:30pm
YOUR SAY - PREDICTIONS
@SamMorshead_SA 3-1 williams,ward and a late luke rooney goal #stfcadver
— @bensley1979 23 February 2013
2:28pm
TODAY'S LEAGUE ONE FIXTURES
Bournemouth v Sheff Utd; Brentford v Walsall; Carlisle v MK Dons; Coventry v Crewe; Doncaster v Yeovil; Leyton Orient v Crawley; Oldham v Portsmouth;
Scunthorpe v Hartlepool; Shrewsbury v Stevenage; Swindon v Preston
2:21pm
Both teams are out for their respective warm-ups. Has anyone spotted Di Canio yet?
2:21pm
It's a club effort today as Ward & Miller both start for #stfc. Fraser Digby on the touchline. What a difference a week makes. #stfcadver
— @adamdjohno 23 February 2013
2:19pm
Darren Ward has not ruled out a future in management and today he will get his first taste of what comes with the role.
IN CHARGE: DARREN WARD
2:14pm
BREAKING TEAM NEWS
PRESTON v Swindon Town: Rudd; Keane, Huntington, Wright, Buchanan, Holmes, Welsh, Wroe, Hayhurst; Beavon, King
Substitutes: Stuckmann, Robertson, Garner, Monakana, Procter, Beardsley, Mousinho
2:10pm
Good luck Swindon feel a massive effort will see us through, place will be buzzing #STFC #stfcadver
— @mojc5 23 February 2013
2:09pm
ADVER CHIEF SPORTS WRITER SAM MORSHEAD: "There's a real buzz around the club this afternoon as a new era begins both on and off the pitch.
"Tommy Miller and Darren Ward are both hugely respected figures in the dressing room and will be hoping to have the perfect start to life in the manager's seat.
"Jed McCrory and his new board of directors will be looking forward to the football after a turbulent five weeks of negotiations and controversy as they secured the takeover at the County Ground.
"Really, all anyone wants to concentrate on now is the football. That's what we have today. I'm looking forward to it with eager anticipation. How about you?"
2:07pm
YOUR SAY
Captain and our 2 managers starting for town! #3pts #stfcadver
— @Tommyryan88 23 February 2013
2:04pm
YOUR SAY
@SamMorshead_SA jed handing out scarves to the kids pre match nice touch #stfcadver
— @cirendave 23 February 2013
2:03pm
Two Thompsons and two Rooneys on the bench for Town today, then, and a seven-man bench for the first time in a while.
2:00pm
BREAKING TEAM NEWS
SWINDON TOWN v Preston: Foderingham; McCormack, Flint, Ward, McEveley; Roberts, Ferry, Miller, De Vita; Collins, Williams
Substitutes: Bedwell, Navarro, Thompson N, Rooney A, Rooney L, Oakley, Thompson L
1:59pm
YOUR SAY
1:58pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stfc_user says
If we manage a win today and Di Canio storms onto the pitch at the final wistle from the Arkells stand, swinging his scarf......I'll eat my horse.
1:58pm
Alan McCormack will return as captain this afternoon after being stripped of the armband by Paolo Di Canio last weekend.
SKIPPER: ALAN MCCORMACK
McCormack has been reinstated by caretaker managers Darren Ward and Tommy Miller.
1:56pm
TEAM NEWS
Nothing official until 2pm but here's a rundown of the runners and riders for Swindon Town today.
Troy Archibald-Henville, Miles Storey and Joe Devera remain sidelined through injury but otherwise there is a clean bill of health for caretaker duo Darren Ward and Tommy Miller.
OUT FOR THE SEASON: MILES STOREY
Andy Williams is likely to return up front alongside James Collins.
1:53pm
YOUR SAY
1:48pm Sat 23 Feb 13
1STFC! says
Another 3pts today please!!
1:53pm
Rumours have been circulating around Swindon over the last 24 hours that Paolo Di Canio could return to the County Ground to watch the match.
BACK AS A FAN?: PAOLO DI CANIO
The suggestions remain speculation at the moment but it would be another extraordinary twist in the tale of the club this year.
1:51pm
Remember ‘Matchday Live’ is not just about us spouting nonsense for five hours at a time. It’s a forum for Swindon Town fans’ views on everything going on at SN1 at present.
Whether it’s Paolo Di Canio’s team selection or lukewarm coffee in the Don Rogers, we want to hear from you.
And there are plenty of ways to get involved over the course of the evening – all of which are conveniently listed below.
l Twitter – if you’re Tweet-friendly then use the hashtag #stfcadver to have your say, and follow chief sports writer Sam Morshead (@SamMorshead_SA) throughout the game for up-to-the-second commentary.
l Comment – the box below is ready for use. If the comments are sensible and clean then they may well find themselves inserted into the live blog later in the evening.
l Email – you can always pop us an email, just send your ramblings across to smorshead@swindonadvertiser.co.uk
Get involved!
1:46pm
Good afternoon everyone. What a week that was!
Welcome back to the world of live football from the County Ground after seven days which saw Paolo Di Canio leave Swindon Town and the Robins go top of League One.
Preston are the visitors today as Tommy Miller and Darren Ward take temporary charge of the team.
A large crowd is expected but if you can't make the game then stick with us for all the best build-up to the match, followed by in-play updates and reaction.
Enjoy!
Comments(338)
Anoldgreymoonraker
says...
1:52pm Sat 23 Feb 13
mancrobin
says...
1:55pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Is there anyone going to be in the crowd today who isn't a former or prospective manager?
ds-red
says...
1:57pm Sat 23 Feb 13
There ,can't wait for
Tuesday night .
Revenge 4-1 , Williams first
Goal 75/1 sky bet its had £5
Of my money
stfc_user
says...
1:58pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFCman&boy1973
says...
2:09pm Sat 23 Feb 13
I hope he comes back...Finnish the job, with us in the prem...
STFC MARLOW
says...
2:09pm Sat 23 Feb 13
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
Robinonfire
says...
2:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Come on you REDS
hornet
says...
2:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
His key doesn't work
His key doesn't work
Paolo Di Canio's key doesn't work
this/is/it
says...
2:23pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SouthcoastRed
says...
2:23pm Sat 23 Feb 13
This is the dawn of a new era. Come on u reds!! Lets get off to a flyer!
GUVS MASTER
says...
2:24pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFC MARLOW wrote:HOW MANY MORE TIMES!!!??? Di Canio walked out on us!!!!! Why he hell would you ever want him back!!!????? Jesus christ GET THE HELL OVER IT!! He's GONE and we are bette off wthout the nutcase!!! COYR!!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
umpcah
says...
2:24pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFC MARLOW wrote:Who is WE ? I reckon you`re speaking for about 20% of Town fans - not more !
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
swindonthruandthru
says...
2:25pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stfc_user wrote:Don't worry mate apparently you have already eaten enough horse anyway
If we manage a win today and Di Canio storms onto the pitch at the final wistle from the Arkells stand, swinging his scarf......I'll eat my horse.
maybe eat a cow
louiscassius
says...
2:25pm Sat 23 Feb 13
I'm so happy i could pee!!
I love our Club and love our new Board.
Jed, thank you for bringing Swindon Town Football Club back to the community.
Win, Loose or draw...
Today my friends, we're Winners !!
COYR'ssssss
hornet
says...
2:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stfc_user wrote:Just a normal town end burger then
If we manage a win today and Di Canio storms onto the pitch at the final wistle from the Arkells stand, swinging his scarf......I'll eat my horse.
STFCman&boy1973
says...
2:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
C-mon you mighty reds...
3 points, we owe them, for earlier in the season...
louiscassius
says...
2:28pm Sat 23 Feb 13
umpcah wrote:Yes,
STFC MARLOW wrote:Who is WE ? I reckon you`re speaking for about 20% of Town fans - not more !
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
I'm afraid my friend that ship has well and truely sailed away.........
New Town
New Board
New Player/Managers...
BOOOMMMM !!
We are Swindon Town
I say
We are Swindon Town !!
jedthered
says...
2:31pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFCman&boy1973
says...
2:32pm Sat 23 Feb 13
GUVS MASTER wrote:Exactly guv, how many times, were not interested in your negative anti Paolo posts, and 20%, your making it up more like 90% want him back...only the same haters, don't...
STFC MARLOW wrote:HOW MANY MORE TIMES!!!??? Di Canio walked out on us!!!!! Why he hell would you ever want him back!!!????? Jesus christ GET THE HELL OVER IT!! He's GONE and we are bette off wthout the nutcase!!! COYR!!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
glasred
says...
2:37pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does,
BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club.
I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!
glasred
says...
2:44pm Sat 23 Feb 13
southwest man
says...
2:45pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFC MARLOW wrote:Get over it!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
therock4u
says...
2:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFCman&boy1973
says...
2:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
glasred wrote:Yes, fully agree, top post of the day...
Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here?
Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does,
BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club.
I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!
GUVS MASTER
says...
2:52pm Sat 23 Feb 13
southwest man wrote:Exactly get over it... FCUK OFF DI CANIO!!! You walked when you couldnt get your own way, you loser... you have no chance of becoming a premiership manager now after your recent outbursts!! COYR
STFC MARLOW wrote:Get over it!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
STFC MARLOW
says...
2:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
southwest man wrote:Most of you lot are pure hypocrites!!
STFC MARLOW wrote:Get over it!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
You backed him and thought he was the best thing since sliced bread.
You forget the club broke their contract first.
He still has unfinished business and should be given an opportunity to do that.
red white
says...
2:55pm Sat 23 Feb 13
glasred wrote:Yes.
Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here?
Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does,
BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club.
I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!
WE ARE SWINDON,
WE'RE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!
SAPFanSTFC
says...
2:59pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stfc_user wrote:You had him in your beef(?)burgers last week!
If we manage a win today and Di Canio storms onto the pitch at the final wistle from the Arkells stand, swinging his scarf......I'll eat my horse.
Calcio Robin
says...
2:59pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Calcio Robin
Fernham Red
says...
3:02pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius
says...
3:02pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFC MARLOW wrote:Mong!!!
southwest man wrote:Most of you lot are pure hypocrites!!
STFC MARLOW wrote:Get over it!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
You backed him and thought he was the best thing since sliced bread.
You forget the club broke their contract first.
He still has unfinished business and should be given an opportunity to do that.
STFC MARLOW
says...
3:09pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius wrote:Mong?
STFC MARLOW wrote:Mong!!!
southwest man wrote:Most of you lot are pure hypocrites!!
STFC MARLOW wrote:Get over it!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
You backed him and thought he was the best thing since sliced bread.
You forget the club broke their contract first.
He still has unfinished business and should be given an opportunity to do that.
I'm a true supporter not a 13 year old cyber hard man!!
SAPFanSTFC
says...
3:10pm Sat 23 Feb 13
---.
Mr Black: He saved our club at the start but left in unceremonious circumstance.
.
Paolo: He gave us our pride back and has given us a team to be proud of but at the end of day his announcements of loyalty were undermined by his actions.
---.
Be proud and thankful of having both but now is the time for the new board to show us the future and as many posters have already underlined....it is time for us to get behind the team in the here and now and to put the past where it belongs - behind us!
...
Good feeling about today but sad I'm missing it......3-0 to Swindon (and I'm not underestimating the opponents)
Steve. Brentford
says...
3:10pm Sat 23 Feb 13
hornet
says...
3:10pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius wrote:It's not Passion when you hold the club to ransom every time you don't get your own way
STFC MARLOW wrote:Mong!!!
southwest man wrote:Most of you lot are pure hypocrites!!
STFC MARLOW wrote:Get over it!
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK,
WE WANT DI CANIO,
WE WANT DI CANIO BACK!!!!
You backed him and thought he was the best thing since sliced bread.
You forget the club broke their contract first.
He still has unfinished business and should be given an opportunity to do that.
Stand in the centre cycle wave your flag then walk out 24hrs before your biggest game that's not passion
It was and all ways be about just Paolo swindon were just a platform
stevehalloz
says...
3:11pm Sat 23 Feb 13
floodq
says...
3:11pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFC MARLOW
says...
3:11pm Sat 23 Feb 13
glasred wrote:EXACTLY!!
Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here?
Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does,
BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club.
I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!
YOU tell me who has had more passion for our club?
NO ONE in living memory!! These kids can't remember all the dark days, and when we were in DIRE straits. We are top of the league, BECAUSE of him!!
In PAOLO we trust!!
SAPFanSTFC
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3:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stevehalloz wrote:Got any snow yet? :-)
Up at 2am in Sydney. Looking forward to the new era, thanks to Paolo for what he did, but that's the past. Time to move on to the Championship. Go the town
STFC MARLOW
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3:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
floodq wrote:He'll be on his own. Man U are away at QPR.
Di Canio is in the stands at Old Trafford. Fergies relief?
Steve. Brentford
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3:21pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC wrote:You not able to make it today Sap?
stevehalloz wrote:Got any snow yet? :-)
Up at 2am in Sydney. Looking forward to the new era, thanks to Paolo for what he did, but that's the past. Time to move on to the Championship. Go the town
Calcio Robin
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3:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC
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3:27pm Sat 23 Feb 13
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I'm away tomorrow and Monday.
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Cheers.
floodq
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3:27pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Sorry stand corrected he is at the
QPr/Man Utd game at Loftus Road.
Maybe a guest of 'Arry, birds of a feather methinks.
Steve. Brentford
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3:28pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC
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3:32pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Steve. Brentford wrote:Sadly not matey - My 8yr old had both feet operated on yesterday and my 2yr old is full on with chickenpox...quiet day today!...will get out to watch the rugby for 40mins though :-)
SAPFanSTFC wrote:You not able to make it today Sap?
stevehalloz wrote:Got any snow yet? :-)
Up at 2am in Sydney. Looking forward to the new era, thanks to Paolo for what he did, but that's the past. Time to move on to the Championship. Go the town
---
Hope you're feeling better soon - Man Flu is a dangerous thing which women just don't understand!...could be lethal if you're not looked after properly!! :-)
GUVS MASTER
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3:36pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFC MARLOW wrote:he might of broke in lol !!
floodq wrote:He'll be on his own. Man U are away at QPR.
Di Canio is in the stands at Old Trafford. Fergies relief?
SAPFanSTFC
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3:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
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Is it time to try Williams on the left of a 3 man attack and move de Vita up front?
floodq
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3:49pm Sat 23 Feb 13
floodq wrote:
Di Canio is in the stands at Old Trafford. Fergies relief?
He'll be on his own. Man U are away at QPR.
he might of broke in lol !!
Would that come under break in' news ?
stevehalloz
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3:52pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC wrote:lots of warm rain
stevehalloz wrote:Got any snow yet? :-)
Up at 2am in Sydney. Looking forward to the new era, thanks to Paolo for what he did, but that's the past. Time to move on to the Championship. Go the town
Jacksll
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4:03pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC
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4:05pm Sat 23 Feb 13
stevehalloz wrote:Hope the hotspots get some of the same...I'm assuming the bush fires have abated despite the continued heat in some areas.
SAPFanSTFC wrote:lots of warm rain
stevehalloz wrote:Got any snow yet? :-)
Up at 2am in Sydney. Looking forward to the new era, thanks to Paolo for what he did, but that's the past. Time to move on to the Championship. Go the town
...
What have you made of all the recent errr....'events', from way round the other side of the world?
red white
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4:09pm Sat 23 Feb 13
floodq wrote:He he he! Paolo put himself in the window for the United job! Classic.
Di Canio is in the stands at Old Trafford. Fergies relief?
Or that he is just mates with Harry,they obviously know how to sell it!
red white
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4:12pm Sat 23 Feb 13
red white wrote:I know they at Loftus Road but he may be thinking of either job.
floodq wrote:He he he! Paolo put himself in the window for the United job! Classic.
Di Canio is in the stands at Old Trafford. Fergies relief?
Or that he is just mates with Harry,they obviously know how to sell it!
TenerifeRed
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4:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Having both caretaker managers on the pitch just won't work. Obviously they both want to play but we need to make a change and there's noone to make it while being focused on playing.
PAULHa
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4:20pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
PAULHa
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4:22pm Sat 23 Feb 13
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
SAPFanSTFC
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4:31pm Sat 23 Feb 13
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Time to bring Rooney on for Williams by the sound of it as well....and would a second Rooney put a spark into the backside?
SAPFanSTFC
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4:32pm Sat 23 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC
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4:32pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Steve. Brentford
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4:33pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons
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4:37pm Sat 23 Feb 13
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
PAULHa
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4:51pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:To be honest, i hope on this occassion above that im wrong.
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
Swindon have a unique following, the town and surrounding areas are getting revamped and the town is expanding fast................
.........but what they need is success and to be successful you need someone who knows what they are doing, no matter how controversial.
ITS NEVER TOO LATE.... to get Paulo Back in charge and get the place buzzing again
smirg kcab
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4:53pm Sat 23 Feb 13
TenerifeRed
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4:55pm Sat 23 Feb 13
So much respect for Miller and Ward but we need a manager to see out the season.
STFCman&boy1973
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5:04pm Sat 23 Feb 13
mallorca
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5:19pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab
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5:21pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Worst forward I've seen for years
Bring newell on now to chuck this poor
League away
Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone
Sorry ward-miller old town needs you
Onwards and upwards
Stratton Red
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5:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
*
Williams very very poor today. I would have chucked Thompson on at right back and moved Macca in the middle instead of Navaro.
*
Too much hoof ball
hornet
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5:32pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:Guy just remember no one at the club has asked Paolo to leave
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
He put a 5 o clock deadline on Monday
He decided to walk out
He decided to enter the club at 1 00 in the morning to take pictures of himself
He decided to watch QPR V Man utd today
It's a new begining today with a new board and the only way they can go backwards is to ask this Ego maniac back
SouthcoastRed
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5:36pm Sat 23 Feb 13
I really appreciate ward and miller stepping into the breach but we lacked leadership today. Someone on the bench should have been allocated responsibility for subs and tactics.
Still, very happy with a point.
Top again on Tuesday!
smirg kcab
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5:39pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Say we want paolo back
That was dire utter tripe
Onwards and downwards
H
We are just a small town in Banbury
the don69
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5:50pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons
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5:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
the don69 wrote:get him to sell it on autotrader and get us some decent loans and pauolo back
Not a very good display today!but after all the upheaval not too surprised!if we are to push for promotion we need to refresh the squad with 2/3 decent loans and of course a manager!parked near Jed today,he drives a Aston Martin with Jed in his number-plate,made my Audi look like an old banger lol,a must win game Tuesday keep the faith chaps!!!!!!!!!!!!
the don69
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5:55pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:I'll give him fifty grand for it!LOL!!!!
the don69 wrote:get him to sell it on autotrader and get us some decent loans and pauolo back
Not a very good display today!but after all the upheaval not too surprised!if we are to push for promotion we need to refresh the squad with 2/3 decent loans and of course a manager!parked near Jed today,he drives a Aston Martin with Jed in his number-plate,made my Audi look like an old banger lol,a must win game Tuesday keep the faith chaps!!!!!!!!!!!!
jayden
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6:01pm Sat 23 Feb 13
jayden
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6:08pm Sat 23 Feb 13
jayden wrote:Even though williams did my head in .
ffs its about the team only we have moved on.Well done the lads not the best but the spirit was their roll on tues.
davel4848
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6:13pm Sat 23 Feb 13
PAULHa wrote:Why not come down to the CG and watch a game at some time.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
davel4848
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6:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:A man of honour eh. Why walk out on his team and supporters then. Honour ?. He wouldn't know it if it smacked him in the face.
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
The Jockster
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6:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Yep Wilma and Joan dire today although to be fair service from midfield was also dire. No creativity in the final third Rafa well off the pace Roberts did ok Macca sound my mom Ward and Flint sound enough although the latters distribution not great. Thought we might nick it after we scored but have to be happy with a point because we were second best for much of the game even though they only converted their one real chance.
Williams is a horses ****
Agree with those who say can't have both pm's on the park at the same time, didn't work on today's evidence.
CAROLYN1962
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6:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
davel4848
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6:20pm Sat 23 Feb 13
TenerifeRed wrote:How do you work that out then ?
1-1, lost top spot and so tight at the top that one loss and we can be out of the play-offs.
So much respect for Miller and Ward but we need a manager to see out the season.
PAULHa
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6:22pm Sat 23 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:I was at the game on my Iphone, my hands were freezing cold hence all the spelling mistakes loool
PAULHa wrote:Why not come down to the CG and watch a game at some time.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
Anyway i stick by what i said, no PDC then its free-fall
Come back on here in a month and requote my words!! NO PDC THEN SWINDON WILL STRUGGLE TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE.
Paul Harris ;-)
davel4848
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6:27pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:Have you ever been to a game z&b ? You've done nothing except post drivel on here for the past few days and you've never spelt Di Canio's name correctly.
the don69 wrote:get him to sell it on autotrader and get us some decent loans and pauolo back
Not a very good display today!but after all the upheaval not too surprised!if we are to push for promotion we need to refresh the squad with 2/3 decent loans and of course a manager!parked near Jed today,he drives a Aston Martin with Jed in his number-plate,made my Audi look like an old banger lol,a must win game Tuesday keep the faith chaps!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haydonender
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6:33pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Desperately need a striker, winger and central midfielder on loan if we are to go up automatically. Williams seems very much a confidence player and you can tell he has none. Raffa seems to need competition - when he has none he is dire and think Miller would be better as the manager on the sidelines.
Also Nathan thompson needs to start! Macca is a liability defensively as a full back
Still didn't lose too much ground today and unbeaten run continues so will try to keep positive
smirg kcab
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6:36pm Sat 23 Feb 13
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Hartlepool was the best in form team
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive
Stupid biitch
Go and wash up
No women should be aloud to enter the turnstiles
Ban all of them
OnwRds And upwards s
robstfc
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6:38pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:I seriously hope u are joking mate... If not then disgraceful.....
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Hartlepool was the best in form team
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive
Stupid biitch
Go and wash up
No women should be aloud to enter the turnstiles
Ban all of them
OnwRds And upwards s
Di kanny oh
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6:41pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab
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6:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
robstfc wrote:Joking lol
smirg kcab wrote:I seriously hope u are joking mate... If not then disgraceful.....
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Hartlepool was the best in form team
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive
Stupid biitch
Go and wash up
No women should be aloud to enter the turnstiles
Ban all of them
OnwRds And upwards s
No chance
Did you see what she wrote, now that's disrespectful to Hartlepool.
Don't forget
Fairy does 80% more dishes than aldi
Onwards and upwards
The Jockster
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6:49pm Sat 23 Feb 13
The Jockster
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6:51pm Sat 23 Feb 13
The Jockster wrote:To Di kanny ok
Are you LR in disguise ... Zzzzzzzz
pcowley
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6:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
ess,just hopeful punts up the field hoping to get the second ball.We started well in the first 15-20mins but then it went down hill.We need a manager in fast!
super reds
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6:58pm Sat 23 Feb 13
TenerifeRed wrote:As Davel4848 says, how do you figure the 7th placed side can pick up 5 points for a win....just asking
1-1, lost top spot and so tight at the top that one loss and we can be out of the play-offs.
So much respect for Miller and Ward but we need a manager to see out the season.
this/is/it
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7:01pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Since 1950
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7:03pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Honestly in my view we missed Ritchies creativity. From the DR at least there didn't seem to be much direction coming from the bench. And - we miss Di Canio.
TenerifeRed
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7:06pm Sat 23 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:It would take Brentford winning their game in hand and the other teams all picking up points. Unrealistic I know but the point was that it's so tight at the top that any of the teams can drop pretty quickly, us included.
TenerifeRed wrote: 1-1, lost top spot and so tight at the top that one loss and we can be out of the play-offs. So much respect for Miller and Ward but we need a manager to see out the season.How do you work that out then ?
alchafreds
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7:13pm Sat 23 Feb 13
no structure
no manager
no idea
be careful wat u wish for
sp1dersw3b
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7:13pm Sat 23 Feb 13
pcowley wrote:I've heard there's a chap called di Canio who might be looking for a club - would get my vote :o)
We were poor today!Why did we continue to just pump the ball upfield into an empty space.Shocking!Cluel
ess,just hopeful punts up the field hoping to get the second ball.We started well in the first 15-20mins but then it went down hill.We need a manager in fast!
super reds
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7:16pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
mancrobin
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7:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Spot on Carolyn. Can't see the need for all the doom and gloom.
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive
bearwoodred
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7:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
mancrobin
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7:22pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Bit of a reminder why you got taken off last time.
robstfc wrote:Joking lol
smirg kcab wrote:I seriously hope u are joking mate... If not then disgraceful.....
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Hartlepool was the best in form team
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive
Stupid biitch
Go and wash up
No women should be aloud to enter the turnstiles
Ban all of them
OnwRds And upwards s
No chance
Did you see what she wrote, now that's disrespectful to Hartlepool.
Don't forget
Fairy does 80% more dishes than aldi
Onwards and upwards
Your comments are a disgrace to this site.
this/is/it
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7:22pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Wilesy
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7:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Thoughts as follows
Williams - having a dreadful spell of form.
Collins - excellent v Tranmere, awol today.
Roberts - excellent v Tranmere, OK today
De Vita - poor both games
Ferry - poor both games but carrying knock
Miller - OK both games but one paced and not as good as Hollands.
Macca - good going forward but defensively looks like very shaky
McEveley - steady, had a tricky last 15 thugh against Tranmere when they brought their winger on. Generally very comforatable against Holmes.
Ward, Flint - Rock solid defensively, no danger of getting caught on the ball though (a positive way of saying long-ball)
Fodders - one great save v Tranmere, not muh else to do
Both games we needed someone on the touchline, the Ward - Miller set up is all well and good, but you can't see it all when playing.
We also need some bodies in fast. Striker, winger and centre midfielder essential. Pack now running the show at Cheltenham it seems, 2 more goals today. Should have got him (and the others) when we had the chance, then done the sale. Storey and Ferry now out, at least 3 players bang out of form or inconsistent but no real alternatives, can't wait until the new manager comes in, need action now.
super reds
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7:28pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Oi Den!
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7:30pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it
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7:32pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:theres no smoke with at fire ??? we will see
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
super reds
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7:35pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Yes Den agree, huge slice of luck for our goal but before that we looked a beaten side, after the equalizing goal it seemed like they believed in themselves again & I'm pretty sure that Deadman missed a handball right in front of him...
We looked like a team without a manager. Spirited enough but very edgy and disjointed. Several very poor individual performaances. Although we could well have won it in the last 10 minutes, I thought we got out of jail. But at least we showed a lot of character to get the draw. There'll be cause for concern if we don't win on Tuesday. Without wanting to suggest that we rush the appointment of a manager, I hope the board already have some irons in the fire.
Nikki Nythe
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7:37pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den!
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7:37pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:And how would they know that? Superman eyesight? Binoculars scanning every seat in the ground?
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
sp1dersw3b
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7:38pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Newell, Stein, Buckle, Butcher, Brown - the list is depressingly endless.
We looked like a team without a manager. Spirited enough but very edgy and disjointed. Several very poor individual performaances. Although we could well have won it in the last 10 minutes, I thought we got out of jail. But at least we showed a lot of character to get the draw. There'll be cause for concern if we don't win on Tuesday. Without wanting to suggest that we rush the appointment of a manager, I hope the board already have some irons in the fire.
super reds
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7:38pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it wrote:Didn't say anything about that, all I said was BBC Wiltshire were on manager watch & there was no-one manager wise at the match, sky bet had Di Canio as favourite earlier in the week, I wonder....mmmmm
super reds wrote:theres no smoke with at fire ??? we will see
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Ollie Reed's Parky dance!
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7:39pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it
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7:42pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:there car is still at the c.g and im by it ???
super reds wrote:And how would they know that? Superman eyesight? Binoculars scanning every seat in the ground?
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
super reds
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7:43pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:And where would they be Den, hardly likely to sit just anywhere, would have been in or near directors box surely??? & if others 'knew' they were there how come no-one else seems to have seen them, Adver included...
super reds wrote:And how would they know that? Superman eyesight? Binoculars scanning every seat in the ground?
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
super reds
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7:46pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it wrote:Ah right, 2 potential new managers, 1 car, & you know for definite that this car belongs to them....mmmmmm
Oi Den! wrote:there car is still at the c.g and im by it ???
super reds wrote:And how would they know that? Superman eyesight? Binoculars scanning every seat in the ground?
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Oi Den!
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7:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:I thought he was pretty good overall. Played several advantages and spotted most of the niggly fouls. I thought one of their clatters from behind was lucky to escape a booking though. Did anyone else think our discipline was a bit suspect today? One or two sharp exchanges between the players and McCormack losing his composure again.
Oi Den! wrote:Yes Den agree, huge slice of luck for our goal but before that we looked a beaten side, after the equalizing goal it seemed like they believed in themselves again & I'm pretty sure that Deadman missed a handball right in front of him...
We looked like a team without a manager. Spirited enough but very edgy and disjointed. Several very poor individual performaances. Although we could well have won it in the last 10 minutes, I thought we got out of jail. But at least we showed a lot of character to get the draw. There'll be cause for concern if we don't win on Tuesday. Without wanting to suggest that we rush the appointment of a manager, I hope the board already have some irons in the fire.
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Re the radio comment on managers at the game, I do like BBC Wiltshire but I think it's a bit daft of them to say who is and isn't watching the game.
Park North Red
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7:51pm Sat 23 Feb 13
forzaswindon12
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7:53pm Sat 23 Feb 13
but the new board need to get a new manager before next weekend I honestly think.
I would like to see the board appoint Nigel adkins or Glenn hoddle to the end of the season. (I think this is a realistic move despite other fans saying its not)
wouldnt want terry butcher because of malpas returning and the long ball style which is not what we need for continuity after Di canio. wouldnt mind phil brown or hasselbank of the ones reported having applied yesterday. Please not buckle/newell or dross like steve thorn!!
shame we cant get a deal done now for marlon pack on loan, if we offer luke rooney along with benson they could be persuaded.
it also looks like that akpro guy is the main reason tranmere are winning games I think we played tranmere at the right time in one sense not another.
alchafreds
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7:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it wrote:would that be the same hoddle that f@cked off wen chelsea came calling
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Oi Den!
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7:56pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:Apologies super reds. I didn't mean to have a go at you. Yes, they are likely to be somewhere near the middle of the Arkells Stand. It's just that I don't think anyone can know for sure. Equally though, I agree with you that the speculation is probably nonsense. Not worthy of debate really - sorry!
Oi Den! wrote:And where would they be Den, hardly likely to sit just anywhere, would have been in or near directors box surely??? & if others 'knew' they were there how come no-one else seems to have seen them, Adver included...
super reds wrote:And how would they know that? Superman eyesight? Binoculars scanning every seat in the ground?
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
super reds
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7:59pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Fair shout mate but you have to be honest, they must have a reasonable idea where they might sit.
super reds wrote:I thought he was pretty good overall. Played several advantages and spotted most of the niggly fouls. I thought one of their clatters from behind was lucky to escape a booking though. Did anyone else think our discipline was a bit suspect today? One or two sharp exchanges between the players and McCormack losing his composure again.
Oi Den! wrote:Yes Den agree, huge slice of luck for our goal but before that we looked a beaten side, after the equalizing goal it seemed like they believed in themselves again & I'm pretty sure that Deadman missed a handball right in front of him...
We looked like a team without a manager. Spirited enough but very edgy and disjointed. Several very poor individual performaances. Although we could well have won it in the last 10 minutes, I thought we got out of jail. But at least we showed a lot of character to get the draw. There'll be cause for concern if we don't win on Tuesday. Without wanting to suggest that we rush the appointment of a manager, I hope the board already have some irons in the fire.
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Re the radio comment on managers at the game, I do like BBC Wiltshire but I think it's a bit daft of them to say who is and isn't watching the game.
Regards discipline, yes was a bit suspect but I thought Macca had a point, never a foul in a month of Sundays but the ref never gonna change his mind so a silly booking really, as for Roberts 'handball', the ref was directly in front of me when Roberts asked about the handball & he clearly said 'it wasn't me who gave it', so if that's the case why did he blow the whistle, & yes I know that's what the assistants are for but hardly a deliberate handball if the blokes turning his back IMO
jayden
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8:01pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:Dont think so as the club banned Pdc from todays game i was told this by the stewards.
this/is/it wrote:Didn't say anything about that, all I said was BBC Wiltshire were on manager watch & there was no-one manager wise at the match, sky bet had Di Canio as favourite earlier in the week, I wonder....mmmmm
super reds wrote:theres no smoke with at fire ??? we will see
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
davel4848
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8:04pm Sat 23 Feb 13
this/is/it wrote:tit.................
Oi Den! wrote:there car is still at the c.g and im by it ???
super reds wrote:And how would they know that? Superman eyesight? Binoculars scanning every seat in the ground?
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
you don't even know where the CG is.
Another view
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8:05pm Sat 23 Feb 13
6:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive”
- Totally agree, Caroline. We have only been grinding out results for the past few weeks, except of course at Tranmere, after Paolo had left. Today's performance was no different to those recent onces, so considering the soap opera we have endured recently, Williams and Ward have made a reasonable start.
And of course we have crept up the league because all the other hopefulls having been losing points. The ship has steadied and there is still everything to play for.
Robinonfire
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8:05pm Sat 23 Feb 13
DarrenSTFCRomain
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8:10pm Sat 23 Feb 13
STFCman&boy1973 wrote:How many times was his name called out at the game today by the fans..NONE..
glasred wrote: Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here? Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does, BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club. I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!Yes, fully agree, top post of the day...
WHY WOULD WE WONT A MANAGER BACK THAT WILL WALK AWAY AFTER HE CANT GET HIS OWN WAY AGAIN..
He walked away from STFC WITH ALL HIS STAFF..
when Money was no longer available he had a tantrum and resigned...
pdc come back NO THANKS
alchafreds
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8:11pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Robinonfire wrote:are you for real
Bring Back Glenn Hoddle.
jayden
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8:12pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Another view wrote:Ill do it first .You mean Miller.
CAROLYN1962 says...
6:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive”
- Totally agree, Caroline. We have only been grinding out results for the past few weeks, except of course at Tranmere, after Paolo had left. Today's performance was no different to those recent onces, so considering the soap opera we have endured recently, Williams and Ward have made a reasonable start.
And of course we have crept up the league because all the other hopefulls having been losing points. The ship has steadied and there is still everything to play for.
super reds
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8:14pm Sat 23 Feb 13
jayden wrote:Mentioned nowt about PDC being at the game, was a mere sarcastic comment re this/is/it saying Hasselbaink/Hoddles odds shortening because they 'were at the game'
super reds wrote:Dont think so as the club banned Pdc from todays game i was told this by the stewards.
this/is/it wrote:Didn't say anything about that, all I said was BBC Wiltshire were on manager watch & there was no-one manager wise at the match, sky bet had Di Canio as favourite earlier in the week, I wonder....mmmmm
super reds wrote:theres no smoke with at fire ??? we will see
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Wilesy
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8:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Wes
Nathan Flint Ward McEveley
Roberts Macca Miller Williams
Collins A Rooney
Possible subs De Vita (up front) Navs and L Rooney.
Any news on Troy (kicked out of Rome?) and Devera? Are we talking long-term for Devera or is close to recovery?
Wilesy
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8:17pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Wes
Nathan Flint Ward McEveley
Roberts Macca Miller Williams
Collins A Rooney
Possible subs De Vita (up front) Navs and L Rooney.
Any news on Troy (kicked out of Rome?) and Devera? Are we talking long-term for Devera or is close to recovery?
Oxon-Red
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8:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well.
Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ?
Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support.
COYMR
jayden
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8:21pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:so have my odds and ends shortend sitting out in the cold at the match.
jayden wrote:Mentioned nowt about PDC being at the game, was a mere sarcastic comment re this/is/it saying Hasselbaink/Hoddles odds shortening because they 'were at the game'
super reds wrote:Dont think so as the club banned Pdc from todays game i was told this by the stewards.
this/is/it wrote:Didn't say anything about that, all I said was BBC Wiltshire were on manager watch & there was no-one manager wise at the match, sky bet had Di Canio as favourite earlier in the week, I wonder....mmmmm
super reds wrote:theres no smoke with at fire ??? we will see
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
davel4848
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8:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oxon-Red wrote:OR.....regarding Holmes. I used to like him on his two previous visits to us but not now. He looked to me like he could do with a PDC type fitness regime. On todays performance I think we're lucky we didn't get him.
Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset.
Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well.
Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ?
Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support.
COYMR
Di kanny oh
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8:27pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oxon-Red wrote:Ferry was carrying an ankle injury it said after the game and eventually had to come off.
Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset.
Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well.
Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ?
Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support.
COYMR
swindonurock
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8:29pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
the wizard
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8:31pm Sat 23 Feb 13
The Jockster wrote:Hello Jock,
Are you LR in disguise ... Zzzzzzzz
LR had shares in the "old" club, but not seen him on here since all this take over stuff, has he lost his share holding ???? and gone into a sulk, not like him to be not chipping in, or maybe, he is the 5th member the mysterious man behind the new consortium. Either way I hope he is OK.
Far from pretty today but we have played like this on other occasions this season, and we are still unbeaten. lack of mid field creativity is mostly down to Ferrys ankle problem re emerging, just as we don't need it. Though Roberts was again showing great improvement from what we have previously seen and now do we play Rooney from the start, possibly so.
LLounge a lot more light hearted and many more smiles today than for a long time, seems a bit weight has been lifted. One guy told me PDC signed no less than 57 players during his term here, cab you confirm that ??
Stratton Red
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8:31pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Nikki Nythe wrote:Then he's an idiot!
If you take petrol from a car don't expect it to go far. Without de canio we are a mid table team. Accept it. Jed wants promotion next year he already said
louiscassius
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8:34pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Wilesy wrote:Miller said Devera was going to start training with the first team as of Monday i think....
My team for Bury
Wes
Nathan Flint Ward McEveley
Roberts Macca Miller Williams
Collins A Rooney
Possible subs De Vita (up front) Navs and L Rooney.
Any news on Troy (kicked out of Rome?) and Devera? Are we talking long-term for Devera or is close to recovery?
Good news...
jayden
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8:37pm Sat 23 Feb 13
the wizard wrote:42 wiz and i got back to you last night and my answer was the crawley manager if we dont go up.
The Jockster wrote:Hello Jock,
Are you LR in disguise ... Zzzzzzzz
LR had shares in the "old" club, but not seen him on here since all this take over stuff, has he lost his share holding ???? and gone into a sulk, not like him to be not chipping in, or maybe, he is the 5th member the mysterious man behind the new consortium. Either way I hope he is OK.
Far from pretty today but we have played like this on other occasions this season, and we are still unbeaten. lack of mid field creativity is mostly down to Ferrys ankle problem re emerging, just as we don't need it. Though Roberts was again showing great improvement from what we have previously seen and now do we play Rooney from the start, possibly so.
LLounge a lot more light hearted and many more smiles today than for a long time, seems a bit weight has been lifted. One guy told me PDC signed no less than 57 players during his term here, cab you confirm that ??
HOOKEY
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8:38pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius
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8:45pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Grim,
Get behind the team?
Worst forward I've seen for years
Bring newell on now to chuck this poor
League away
Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone
Sorry ward-miller old town needs you
Onwards and upwards
I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it.....
You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years......
I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say....
Come on the lads, lets show our support.....
No, you have to slate everything and everyone.
Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole....
Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league......
Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that....
Oh hang on, i know what you would have said......
The same as what rubbish your spouting now.......
Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Oxon-Red
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8:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Di kanny oh wrote:I heard about Si's injury in the Miller interview after the match which did explain his performance to an extent but it backs my point that the commitment from the players was there.
Oxon-Red wrote: Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset. Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well. Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ? Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support. COYMRFerry was carrying an ankle injury it said after the game and eventually had to come off.
Hearing that Hoddle was there, I would love to hear that he comes in for the last 13 games to help Ward and Miller with the tactics.
Listening to Miller's interview after the game they are not trying to change the work ethic. What they may need is help with the tactics. Could Glen do us a big favour here and make up for the way he left us ?
COYMR
Oi Den!
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8:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
the wizard
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8:49pm Sat 23 Feb 13
jayden wrote:Thanks Jayden, sorry for not getting back to you last night., The Crawley guy, well that is a fair choice and he works within a budget in a good manner, good shout.
the wizard wrote:42 wiz and i got back to you last night and my answer was the crawley manager if we dont go up.
The Jockster wrote:Hello Jock,
Are you LR in disguise ... Zzzzzzzz
LR had shares in the "old" club, but not seen him on here since all this take over stuff, has he lost his share holding ???? and gone into a sulk, not like him to be not chipping in, or maybe, he is the 5th member the mysterious man behind the new consortium. Either way I hope he is OK.
Far from pretty today but we have played like this on other occasions this season, and we are still unbeaten. lack of mid field creativity is mostly down to Ferrys ankle problem re emerging, just as we don't need it. Though Roberts was again showing great improvement from what we have previously seen and now do we play Rooney from the start, possibly so.
LLounge a lot more light hearted and many more smiles today than for a long time, seems a bit weight has been lifted. One guy told me PDC signed no less than 57 players during his term here, cab you confirm that ??
What did you think of todays game, certainly not the best but by no means the worse one of the season. Hoofball because of Ferrys injury, but Roberts a lot better and Miller the most active I've seen him although he fell away a bit 2nd half.
A lot of relieved people around and sadly not too many with good words for the dearly departed, most saying he orchestrated his own demise, a sad end to an era which should have been celebrated.
Jeremy Hilary Boob
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8:51pm Sat 23 Feb 13
super reds wrote:The no. of people betting on any club's next manager is apparently miniscule, and doubly so for a club like the Town. A couple of people whacking £20 on someone sees the odds fall drastically.
this/is/it wrote:Didn't say anything about that, all I said was BBC Wiltshire were on manager watch & there was no-one manager wise at the match, sky bet had Di Canio as favourite earlier in the week, I wonder....mmmmm
super reds wrote:theres no smoke with at fire ??? we will see
this/is/it wrote:Oh sorry didn't realise betting odds being shortened meant that they were at the match.
super reds wrote:then have a look at sky bet hasselbaink and hoddle have come right in on the odds ????
this/is/it wrote:No they weren't, BBC Wiltshire said there were no managers or potential managers at the match
hasselbaink and hoddle were at the game to day and thay r still there ????
Di Canio would have been short odds because there's no way they'd have him at long odds, have a few people get on it at 50/1 before the odds drop and end up having to pay out. Before Tue's game there was always the chance that a quickly resolved take-over might have seen him talked around, even if just to the summer.
Tbh most of these sorts of bets only seem to exist to give SSN something to talk about when they get the SkyBet bod in the studio for some free publicity.
Oldhamred
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8:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
jayden
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9:05pm Sat 23 Feb 13
the wizard wrote:Agree with all that Wiz .I thought we showed spirit but lacked quility.The lads did well to come back and should have won in the end.Williams had his worst game yet .The way pdc left in the end was a kick in the teeth for most fans that i spoke to but as i said before AB lied to us about doing up the ground and patey was still given it large about the ground and new investment for it when all the time Black wanted out .
jayden wrote:Thanks Jayden, sorry for not getting back to you last night., The Crawley guy, well that is a fair choice and he works within a budget in a good manner, good shout.
the wizard wrote:42 wiz and i got back to you last night and my answer was the crawley manager if we dont go up.
The Jockster wrote:Hello Jock,
Are you LR in disguise ... Zzzzzzzz
LR had shares in the "old" club, but not seen him on here since all this take over stuff, has he lost his share holding ???? and gone into a sulk, not like him to be not chipping in, or maybe, he is the 5th member the mysterious man behind the new consortium. Either way I hope he is OK.
Far from pretty today but we have played like this on other occasions this season, and we are still unbeaten. lack of mid field creativity is mostly down to Ferrys ankle problem re emerging, just as we don't need it. Though Roberts was again showing great improvement from what we have previously seen and now do we play Rooney from the start, possibly so.
LLounge a lot more light hearted and many more smiles today than for a long time, seems a bit weight has been lifted. One guy told me PDC signed no less than 57 players during his term here, cab you confirm that ??
What did you think of todays game, certainly not the best but by no means the worse one of the season. Hoofball because of Ferrys injury, but Roberts a lot better and Miller the most active I've seen him although he fell away a bit 2nd half.
A lot of relieved people around and sadly not too many with good words for the dearly departed, most saying he orchestrated his own demise, a sad end to an era which should have been celebrated.
Ollie Reed's Parky dance!
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9:08pm Sat 23 Feb 13
jayden
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9:11pm Sat 23 Feb 13
pcowley
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9:16pm Sat 23 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b wrote:Me too!But on the boards terms ie cheap option
pcowley wrote:I've heard there's a chap called di Canio who might be looking for a club - would get my vote :o)
We were poor today!Why did we continue to just pump the ball upfield into an empty space.Shocking!Cluel
ess,just hopeful punts up the field hoping to get the second ball.We started well in the first 15-20mins but then it went down hill.We need a manager in fast!
hornet
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9:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Ollie Reed's Parky dance! wrote:Correct but to be Fair he took most of it himself the other night
Every trace of PDC was ripped from the walls or hastily covered. The Paolo Deli bar now called SN1 bar. All a bit bitter but I read that the club want to move on and quickly forget
smirg kcab
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9:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
the wizard
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9:18pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Sadly it came to my attention that PDC has been told to stay away now and is no longer welcome at the ground. I noticed all the pictures depicting him have been removed as have the names in LL food concessions been changed, all reference has been cleared away, a sad end to what should have been a celebration. We move on.
southside7
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9:41pm Sat 23 Feb 13
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
Oi Den!
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9:45pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
glasred
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9:46pm Sat 23 Feb 13
That is how small clubs STAY small...think SMALL...have small attendances...and ultimately never move to any form of success.
We however,have experienced PDC who does not understand what failure or second best means!!
Some People on this site would rather throw abuse at the best manager ever to have taken control at STFC than risk the UPSET caused by the passion this genious of of a man can cause.
In life there is no movement or gain attained without pain,and PDC was prepared to continually put himself into the firing line in the name of of passion and success.
We will probably NEVER find a manager who comes even close to the the sincere committment and passion PDC has shown during his time at STFC.
He is a great loss to the progression of STFC,and I so wish that our new owners would have the courage to continue the onwards and upwards journey that this GENIOUS of a man started and it seems will not be alloewd to complete.CRYING SHAME.
BRING BACK PDC.
Davidsyrett
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9:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Started well, but seemed to lose our way and only got going after Rooney scored, having said that if we had had a decent goalscorer on the pitch we could easily have won in the end.
What was obvious is that Ward & Miller need an assistant in the dug out during the game, it must be difficult to have much communication during the match, having said that a great sub in Rooney to score with his first touch!!
If we are realistic about going up a new manager has to be in place soon, hopefully by the end of the week, we need a few extra faces to spice up the squad and with the games coming thick & fast we cannot afford to tread water for to long.
I see no reason for not bringing in a temporary manager until the end of the season, Hoddle has been rumoured, would he do it for 4 mths? I think it would be best to get to the end of the season and then have a complete rethink about where this club is going.
Wilesy
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9:50pm Sat 23 Feb 13
hornet wrote:Shame he only took the 'Di Canio Deli' signs he could have taken the food too - shows his true feelings for the fans :-)
Ollie Reed's Parky dance! wrote:Correct but to be Fair he took most of it himself the other night
Every trace of PDC was ripped from the walls or hastily covered. The Paolo Deli bar now called SN1 bar. All a bit bitter but I read that the club want to move on and quickly forget
Psychedelic Syd
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9:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
There were too many below par perfromances today, Williams was very poor (and I usually rate him highly in spite of his lack of finishing), De Vita struggled with the close physical marking, Ferry was obviously hampered by injury and Macca was a liability at times. Nathan is so much more reliable. If Macca is going to play it will have to be midfield because he is too wild at times and gets caught out of position. He is a weak link in the position in which he is being played. Too much head tennis again and Flint's distribution left something to be desired. Lots of effort from Collins and Roberts but to little effect. The lads showed good character to come back after going one down and could have secured all the points but another one of those frustrating afternoons.
Fingers crossed for Tuesday but the squad is looking light and it looked like Navarro hurt himself when he shot and hit the ground with his foot.
the wizard
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9:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Davidsyrett
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9:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
glasred wrote:For goodness sake Glasred, how many more times!! we would have had no club at all if we had of gone on the way we were, wise up Man!!!
For the record.....we can all sit on security...the status quo....the known facts..anything that keeps us in our comfort zone in fact!!!!!
That is how small clubs STAY small...think SMALL...have small attendances...and ultimately never move to any form of success.
We however,have experienced PDC who does not understand what failure or second best means!!
Some People on this site would rather throw abuse at the best manager ever to have taken control at STFC than risk the UPSET caused by the passion this genious of of a man can cause.
In life there is no movement or gain attained without pain,and PDC was prepared to continually put himself into the firing line in the name of of passion and success.
We will probably NEVER find a manager who comes even close to the the sincere committment and passion PDC has shown during his time at STFC.
He is a great loss to the progression of STFC,and I so wish that our new owners would have the courage to continue the onwards and upwards journey that this GENIOUS of a man started and it seems will not be alloewd to complete.CRYING SHAME.
BRING BACK PDC.
PdC walked out on us, end of. Rather than managing a club that he was being paid a vast sum of money to do, He chose to go and see QPR play, what does that say??
PdC is a long way short or the best manager we have ever had, had he not walked out perhaps one day he may have been, after all Lou managed 2 sucessive promotion's on a lot smaller budget than PdC, I would have said that PdC was until he resigned about the 5/6th best manger we had had, but now for his lack of loyalty he's way down the list.
He wont be coming back, so get used to the fact, look forward on support the team.
louiscassius
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9:55pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Your a total wa*ker mate..
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Everyone on here know it....
They just put up with ya cos you come out with half decent stuff now an again...
MONG...springs to mind...
Still your a STFC mong so you'll do for me buddy...Hahahaha
Have a nice evening :-))
Louis :-))))
Davidsyrett
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9:57pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:give it a rest Grim, some of your comments tonight have been well below the belt, you want to get banned again?
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
louiscassius
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10:00pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Oh yeah,
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Your right, Jesus....the sh1te we've all had to contend with over the last couple of weeks.....
Its a wonder we've not all gone completly mad....
Nevermind spouting sh1te.....
Thing is dear friend....
You ARE Mr Negative...
Absolutely........
You csan call me what you like.....But, in the whole i've tried to look at most of the changes (Some with heavy heart) with some sorta of optimism.........
You....However.....
Burn it.....Burn it all.....
Hahahahaha.....Well, you never know Grim, you might get Miuke Newell as your Clubs new manager next week and you can start slaggin Jed and board off for the next 3 years...
Hahahahaha.......
Take care mate
Louis
louiscassius
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10:02pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Oh and a very racist person by the sounds of it too...
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Nice one Grim.....
Anyone else, like Grims comments above??
Please be sure to let him know......
Oi Den!
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10:08pm Sat 23 Feb 13
.
Right Paul, what you mean is we are supposed to accept all the shortcomings of PDC because he is Big Paolo and we are Little Swindon? It's OK to take risks with the livelihood of Little Swindon because they don't really matter but for goodness sake let's not gamble with the future of an important football club like, say, Big Arsenal?
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Typical of the Premier League obsession that dominates among the media and former top flight players. And gut-wrenchingly horrible.
glasred
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10:09pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Dont blame PDC for that...he even offered to put his own money into the club to keep the momentum going.
PDC did not overspend,he just followed the target of success that he believed the owners of STFC also desired.
The old consortium bottled it because it drove them out of there financial comfort zone.
PDC does not have a comfort zone..just a rare desire and passion that is sadly lacking in the minds..let alone actions of some of the negative posters on this site.
Lets stay comfortably secure and small shall we David Syrett (like your namesake)..God forbid showing desire and passion!!
smirg kcab
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10:15pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius wrote:Racist ????????lol
smirg kcab wrote:Oh and a very racist person by the sounds of it too...
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Nice one Grim.....
Anyone else, like Grims comments above??
Please be sure to let him know......
You need an early night,
What is a racist?????
When have I said any racist remarks?
I respect all creeds all colours just don't like shiit footballers
Onwards and upwards
Look up the word in the dictionary
Davidsyrett
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10:24pm Sat 23 Feb 13
We need a solid fan base of 12K+ supporters, a new stadium, and a long term plan. Recklessly chucking money around is not the answer.
If we had a Saudi Prince bankrolling the club then PdC would have had a great chance of making it work, but simply put, we ran out of money.
But as I said, PdC was not sacked he walked, What can the club do about it? when PdC gives a decent explanation as to why he had to have a 5pm deadline for the board to takeover then perhaps we will know more.
louiscassius
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10:26pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Grim,
louiscassius wrote:Racist ????????lol
smirg kcab wrote:Oh and a very racist person by the sounds of it too...
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Nice one Grim.....
Anyone else, like Grims comments above??
Please be sure to let him know......
You need an early night,
What is a racist?????
When have I said any racist remarks?
I respect all creeds all colours just don't like shiit footballers
Onwards and upwards
Look up the word in the dictionary
You obviously have no idead what an earth your writing do you:
1. No women should be allowed into the CG (Ban all of em: Quoted by you at 6.36pm
2. Your greatest quote at 9.18pm was:
I would believe a black over you!!
Now, call me picky my friend and i've only referred to 2 of your quotes today.
You seem to be on one and very close to being banned all over again....
Now, stop digging a larger hole for yourself and go to bed it'll all seem better in the morning......
Take care buddy
Louis
smirg kcab
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10:33pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Come on den Paul Merson should be a legend at stfc
I've just seen more patronising rubbish being said about us, this time from Paul Merson: "Putting Paolo Di canio in charge of a Premier League club would be a big risk but Swindon should have done all they could to hold onto him. He's massive for a club like Swindon but in the Premier League it's different."
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Right Paul, what you mean is we are supposed to accept all the shortcomings of PDC because he is Big Paolo and we are Little Swindon? It's OK to take risks with the livelihood of Little Swindon because they don't really matter but for goodness sake let's not gamble with the future of an important football club like, say, Big Arsenal?
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Typical of the Premier League obsession that dominates among the media and former top flight players. And gut-wrenchingly horrible.
If it wasn't for people like him and claridge Andrew black would not have been at our club ( which you keeps reminding us about)
To be fair he made a statement which is 100% correct.
Onwards and upwards
the wizard
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10:33pm Sat 23 Feb 13
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
stfclondon
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10:35pm Sat 23 Feb 13
At least he hasn't wished a broken leg on any of our players this time.
red white
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10:35pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Now.
louiscassius
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10:36pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oldhamred wrote:Its ok buddy,
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
Look i've been hurt the same as everyone...
I dont hate him mate, i just think his achieved what he set out to achieve minus the next prmotion.
If Andrew Black would have said....Hey,, i love Swindon, i'll keep the cash coming and yes to all your bonuses, i wouldnt have had any issues other than cheering us on.
However, what has come to light is that we do not have either the mass fan base, nor the finacial backing to sustain PDC's promotion endevours, and thats just a plain simple fact.......
I love the guy, but i cant help thinking he's shot himself in the foot now and all the publicity is doing him no favours either.......
Thanks for your post though, enjoy reading them in the main....
Louis :-)))
louiscassius
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10:44pm Sat 23 Feb 13
the wizard wrote:Wizz,
Louis,
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
I thought that, but he's been on one all day.....
And when i read that, i was like OMG!!!
People like him push comments to the limit and because you can come on here under another name it makes it easy for them to be rude and disrespectful to other posters......
But, I'm off to bed now, i'm sure he'll be on here for a few more hours slaggin me and others off as per usual...
Take care mate,
Hope to speak to you again soon.
Night Wizz.
Louis :-)))
smirg kcab
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10:45pm Sat 23 Feb 13
louiscassius wrote:Racist??????????
smirg kcab wrote:Grim,
louiscassius wrote:Racist ????????lol
smirg kcab wrote:Oh and a very racist person by the sounds of it too...
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Nice one Grim.....
Anyone else, like Grims comments above??
Please be sure to let him know......
You need an early night,
What is a racist?????
When have I said any racist remarks?
I respect all creeds all colours just don't like shiit footballers
Onwards and upwards
Look up the word in the dictionary
You obviously have no idead what an earth your writing do you:
1. No women should be allowed into the CG (Ban all of em: Quoted by you at 6.36pm
2. Your greatest quote at 9.18pm was:
I would believe a black over you!!
Now, call me picky my friend and i've only referred to 2 of your quotes today.
You seem to be on one and very close to being banned all over again....
Now, stop digging a larger hole for yourself and go to bed it'll all seem better in the morning......
Take care buddy
Louis
I think the word MONG as you called me is more likely to get you banned than me.
You need to visit these places Which i do Care homes/homes and yet again look in the dictionary for the word.
Onwards and upwards
Make sure your boyfriend takes your tie and belt away from you.
We need every fan on Tuesday including you.
Stay with us don't do nothing silly and keep of those rumour sites,
the don69
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10:45pm Sat 23 Feb 13
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the wizard
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10:49pm Sat 23 Feb 13
What is your e- address again, I noted it but the daughter had a clear up and it went
REDROM
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10:50pm Sat 23 Feb 13
DarrenSTFCRomain wrote:DarrenSTFCRomain two faced comments again.
STFCman&boy1973 wrote:How many times was his name called out at the game today by the fans..NONE..
glasred wrote: Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here? Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does, BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club. I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!Yes, fully agree, top post of the day...
WHY WOULD WE WONT A MANAGER BACK THAT WILL WALK AWAY AFTER HE CANT GET HIS OWN WAY AGAIN..
He walked away from STFC WITH ALL HIS STAFF..
when Money was no longer available he had a tantrum and resigned...
pdc come back NO THANKS
smirg kcab
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10:54pm Sat 23 Feb 13
the wizard wrote:Cheers wiz I'm glad your awake lol
Louis,
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
Shame you told him.
Made himself look a bigger twaat than he is
O&u
the wizard
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11:15pm Sat 23 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:About to turn in buddy, but I don't like to see two normally decent blokes fall out. We've all been through enough this last few weeks and really don't need to be falling out with ourselves.
the wizard wrote:Cheers wiz I'm glad your awake lol
Louis,
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
Shame you told him.
Made himself look a bigger twaat than he is
O&u
Just heard some breaking news, it seems that when Pistorious was arrested he had to phone up his dad and ask him if he could stump up the bail, as he was skint.
It seems that the Police may drop all charges in the light of new evidence found in the flower bed, footprints.
The Police were looking for a sawn off bloke with a shot gun, but that was a false alarm as the bloke was seen ar5ing around aimlessly.
When leaving court Oscar looked confident and its also reported he looked bouyant and had a spring in his step. Fresh rumours are suggesting that if Oscar gets hung MR Blobby has asked if he can have his blades
Stratton Red
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11:16pm Sat 23 Feb 13
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Regardless of the what's gone on it should have been 3 points today, just like Hartlepool.
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Let's all accept mediorce and then lets look at the league table in 13 games time.
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What are Miller and Ward really going to do fire up the team and lay down that today was not an acceptable? Nothing. Not even confident we'll pick up 3 points on Tuesday.
bongiaz
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11:25pm Sat 23 Feb 13
REDROM wrote:Actually that's not correct, fans in the town began chanting Di Canios name but stopped when other fans booed. Fans have already short memories..I for one would welcome PDC back...we looked flat today. Player Managers don't work in the modern game.
DarrenSTFCRomain wrote:DarrenSTFCRomain two faced comments again.
STFCman&boy1973 wrote:How many times was his name called out at the game today by the fans..NONE..
glasred wrote: Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here? Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does, BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club. I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!Yes, fully agree, top post of the day...
WHY WOULD WE WONT A MANAGER BACK THAT WILL WALK AWAY AFTER HE CANT GET HIS OWN WAY AGAIN..
He walked away from STFC WITH ALL HIS STAFF..
when Money was no longer available he had a tantrum and resigned...
pdc come back NO THANKS
bongiaz
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11:27pm Sat 23 Feb 13
bongiaz wrote:I meant to say town end!
REDROM wrote:Actually that's not correct, fans in the town began chanting Di Canios name but stopped when other fans booed. Fans have already short memories..I for one would welcome PDC back...we looked flat today. Player Managers don't work in the modern game.
DarrenSTFCRomain wrote:DarrenSTFCRomain two faced comments again.
STFCman&boy1973 wrote:How many times was his name called out at the game today by the fans..NONE..
glasred wrote: Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here? Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does, BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club. I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!Yes, fully agree, top post of the day...
WHY WOULD WE WONT A MANAGER BACK THAT WILL WALK AWAY AFTER HE CANT GET HIS OWN WAY AGAIN..
He walked away from STFC WITH ALL HIS STAFF..
when Money was no longer available he had a tantrum and resigned...
pdc come back NO THANKS
Oxon-Red
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11:28pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Den,
Oxon, overall the defence has been fantastic but that's 2 poor goals we've given away in the last 2 home games. Same thing each time - deep cross, easy knockdown, bang. If anything todays was the worse of the two because the bloke had all the time in the world to get it under control and smash it in. We need to work on that.
Agree, defence opened up for their goal and caused panic. Ironic really as they should have been awarded a free kick when Rafa handled the ball, won it and lost possession. If the ref had spotted it, as we gained an initial advantage, the chance would not have come about.
I still stand by what I say about the defence as it was again apparent today. Preston had 4 attempts on goal and 1 corner. They are the unit that will win the league if they continue to perform. If we score 2 we rarely concede 2.
Before anyone mentions scoring 2, have a look at at how many times we have not scored. Score 1 and we get at least a point. Thirteen games to go 26-27 points could well be enough.
Support the team now, don't get bogged down in the Black/Paolo arguements. If he returns, fine support him. If he doesn't move on and support Darren/Tommy or whoever.
We are Swindon Town FC and We are going up.
COYMR
mike1990
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11:31pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Stratton Red wrote:We had to settle for a point today Stratton,because we weren't good enough to win,in fact if they didn't give us a goal we would have lost.when you lose a manager and a very good player it's bound to effect the team,we also lost 3 good loan players that would have made a difference,so what do you expect?we're lucky we never had a points deduction then you've have something to moan about,get real.
Can't believe people posting that they would settle for a point today. Unbelieveable...
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Regardless of the what's gone on it should have been 3 points today, just like Hartlepool.
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Let's all accept mediorce and then lets look at the league table in 13 games time.
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What are Miller and Ward really going to do fire up the team and lay down that today was not an acceptable? Nothing. Not even confident we'll pick up 3 points on Tuesday.
Pewsham Red
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11:44pm Sat 23 Feb 13
mancrobin wrote:Fair point, both of you, but the issue is that we looked a little laboured today and there wasn't a lot on the bench to freshen things up.
CAROLYN1962 wrote:Spot on Carolyn. Can't see the need for all the doom and gloom.
remind me what was the score in di canios last home game?who were the opponents? no today not great but no worse than last show at cg.2nd in league take that as our final position look falwards and be positive
Ferry didn't have his best game but he was carrying a knock and rightly got taken off. But Navarro and Miller are a workmanlike midfield. We need a Pack or a Hollands to liven things up.
Also think De Vita looked poor, Williams was very poor, Collins tried hard but achieved little. Alan Mac was woeful first half, kept making wrong decision and distribution poor. Flints distribution was abysmal.
I think all the recent away games on poor pitches with a threadbare squad have contributed to this because these aren't bad players.
We are still second and if we can get 2 or 3 fresh faces of the right calibre then this leagus is there for the taking.
Pewsham Red
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11:46pm Sat 23 Feb 13
DarrenSTFCRomain wrote:The reason his name wasn't chanted is that even Swindon fans would see that this is disrespectful to Ward and Miller.
STFCman&boy1973 wrote:How many times was his name called out at the game today by the fans..NONE..
glasred wrote: Why are we top od the table?.....Why did we win Div 2 last season?....Why all the heated displays from PDC during his time here? Why is PDC so outspoken and dramatic......Why did PDC break into the club this week and takes his momentoes of his time here? Why would he come here to watch the match this afternoon,if indeed he does, BECAUSE the man has true PASSION..unlike anything before witnessed at this club. I think he wants to return to finish the job his has done like noone else could...and if he does want to return..our new directors should welcombe him with open arms. He is a passionate GENIOUS....and the events of the last 2 weeks or so shouldnt cloud that fact. BRING BACK PDC!!! COYR!!Yes, fully agree, top post of the day...
WHY WOULD WE WONT A MANAGER BACK THAT WILL WALK AWAY AFTER HE CANT GET HIS OWN WAY AGAIN..
He walked away from STFC WITH ALL HIS STAFF..
when Money was no longer available he had a tantrum and resigned...
pdc come back NO THANKS
Also completely disagree with your assessment of why Paolo left, but this is now water under the bridge.
Oldhamred
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11:47pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
sp1dersw3b
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11:51pm Sat 23 Feb 13
southside7 wrote:That's good then, unless Seebeck 87 Ltd deliver instead of your sense and clarity we could have nonsense and obscurity which might be why many STFC supporters would be very happy to have Paolo return.
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
The next few days will indicate if the
new owners have what it takes and if they do not - that petulant face you very disrespectfully refer too will be missed even more.
We as a club do need to move on but why the haters have to be so plain outright poisonous with their comments is staggering to me.
joey butler
says...
11:52pm Sat 23 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:Well,
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
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NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
You cannot even spell your VERY RECENT user name, as Balloons has 2 L's.
Just like '****' has 2 L's.
And Bournemouth has no L's, or indeed Oxford has no L's.
And Fiack Off has no L's either, so goodbye and good luck!! {1 L!!}
Davidsyrett
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11:57pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oldhamred wrote:I agree with most of that Oldhamred but what gets mast people, myself included is what would cause PdC to walk? He knew a new board was coming in, he apparently spoke to Jed on the Friday and agreed terms to continue but then added this 5pm deadline for the deal to be completed, WHY?
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
joey butler
says...
11:58pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Pewsham Red
says...
11:59pm Sat 23 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Den, I agree with Merson, to be honest. I don't think he was being disrespectful, I think he just feels like I do, that we a better off with di Canio, despite his shortcomings.
I've just seen more patronising rubbish being said about us, this time from Paul Merson: "Putting Paolo Di canio in charge of a Premier League club would be a big risk but Swindon should have done all they could to hold onto him. He's massive for a club like Swindon but in the Premier League it's different."
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Right Paul, what you mean is we are supposed to accept all the shortcomings of PDC because he is Big Paolo and we are Little Swindon? It's OK to take risks with the livelihood of Little Swindon because they don't really matter but for goodness sake let's not gamble with the future of an important football club like, say, Big Arsenal?
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Typical of the Premier League obsession that dominates among the media and former top flight players. And gut-wrenchingly horrible.
Forget his petulance and all the negative stuff, lets look at what he did for the club - one promotion, a Wembley appearance and possibly on the verge of another promotion.
southside7
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12:03am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Those sort of comments make me hate the Premiership even more aNd the FA for that matter. So precious about the 'best league in the world'...what a load of b0llocks. If they're so supreme why did Bayern make Arsenal look utterly clueless the other night? Was cringing watching the boys versus men. Man City doing shat all in Europe along with Chelsea in a p1ss pot European competition now. So arrogant it defies belief. As an aside my son plays tennis every week with tony Adams son and see the big man up there, he seems like a good bloke And very down to earth. Had Bit of double take when I first saw him , is usually only me and him watching the boys and is quite interesting chatting to him. He lives in Cirencester....hmmmm I wonder.w
I've just seen more patronising rubbish being said about us, this time from Paul Merson: "Putting Paolo Di canio in charge of a Premier League club would be a big risk but Swindon should have done all they could to hold onto him. He's massive for a club like Swindon but in the Premier League it's different."
.
Right Paul, what you mean is we are supposed to accept all the shortcomings of PDC because he is Big Paolo and we are Little Swindon? It's OK to take risks with the livelihood of Little Swindon because they don't really matter but for goodness sake let's not gamble with the future of an important football club like, say, Big Arsenal?
.
Typical of the Premier League obsession that dominates among the media and former top flight players. And gut-wrenchingly horrible.
joey butler
says...
12:04am Sun 24 Feb 13
bearwoodred
says...
12:04am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oxon-Red wrote:agree with Oxon although I suspect we are related!!
Oi Den! wrote:Den,
Oxon, overall the defence has been fantastic but that's 2 poor goals we've given away in the last 2 home games. Same thing each time - deep cross, easy knockdown, bang. If anything todays was the worse of the two because the bloke had all the time in the world to get it under control and smash it in. We need to work on that.
Agree, defence opened up for their goal and caused panic. Ironic really as they should have been awarded a free kick when Rafa handled the ball, won it and lost possession. If the ref had spotted it, as we gained an initial advantage, the chance would not have come about.
I still stand by what I say about the defence as it was again apparent today. Preston had 4 attempts on goal and 1 corner. They are the unit that will win the league if they continue to perform. If we score 2 we rarely concede 2.
Before anyone mentions scoring 2, have a look at at how many times we have not scored. Score 1 and we get at least a point. Thirteen games to go 26-27 points could well be enough.
Support the team now, don't get bogged down in the Black/Paolo arguements. If he returns, fine support him. If he doesn't move on and support Darren/Tommy or whoever.
We are Swindon Town FC and We are going up.
COYMR
In truth I think it was better that Paolo stayed away today as the distraction would have been too much. In the last week or in theory two games if you include Monday's preparation, the players have had three lots of managers! Two sets walking out! Did the lads know that everyone was leaving after the Tranmere game beforehand? Some players may not be happy about Ward and Miller especially if they don't start, get dropped etc. and that is an issue! Ward is possibly our best player but one of the worst for the long ball and if I was honest I would not start Miller I would play Thompson L or Macca. So maybe that is the answer until we have a manager - Miller in the dugout issuing orders.
What worries me more though is the fans on here arguing. Paolo has gone, he was great while it lasted, he left of his own accord (pushed? Who knows!) but unlikely to come back, Macari did but he was pushed! When the dust settles everyone including the current and past board will remember his time for the right reasons and for me he will be up there with Hoddle, Danny Williams, Ardiles and Macari.
The common denominator is what is right for the Team. We are going to lose or draw the odd game in the run in it happens, Bournemouth have lost two in a row, Tranmere most of their last seven!! Remember Exeter on a Monday night anyone in the play off season. We will however win most of them and I stand by my comment in October we will win the league.
Bit gutted coz I live in Brum and just realised that it is unlikely I can go to Coventry which like Walsall is a short trip for me and my lad. Walsall it is instead.
sp1dersw3b
says...
12:10am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Paul is right IMO with his thoughts as we are only little Swindon - always have been apart from a brief flirtation once in the top league.
I've just seen more patronising rubbish being said about us, this time from Paul Merson: "Putting Paolo Di canio in charge of a Premier League club would be a big risk but Swindon should have done all they could to hold onto him. He's massive for a club like Swindon but in the Premier League it's different."
.
Right Paul, what you mean is we are supposed to accept all the shortcomings of PDC because he is Big Paolo and we are Little Swindon? It's OK to take risks with the livelihood of Little Swindon because they don't really matter but for goodness sake let's not gamble with the future of an important football club like, say, Big Arsenal?
.
Typical of the Premier League obsession that dominates among the media and former top flight players. And gut-wrenchingly horrible.
Paolo was changing our little town mentality, well some anyway grasped the metal but others did not, now that little town could well return - shame.
Oldhamred
says...
12:20am Sun 24 Feb 13
Davidsyrett wrote:I suspect the reason for the temporary contracts 5pm deadline is something as simple as it was taken out at that time 7 days before, or that was the latest time that the FL would confirm ratification.
Oldhamred wrote:I agree with most of that Oldhamred but what gets mast people, myself included is what would cause PdC to walk? He knew a new board was coming in, he apparently spoke to Jed on the Friday and agreed terms to continue but then added this 5pm deadline for the deal to be completed, WHY?
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
I do think there was an element of Paolo calling "their" bluff, but I'm not really sure who "their" is.
It could have been to try to get the FL to pull their finger out, or he may just have been poorly advised by Phil spencer.
A thought has just occured to me:
If Phil Spencer knew there was to be no more or very few transfer dealings with the new board his potential earnings will have fallen through the floor.
I wonder how much of his advise to Paolo has biased towards how he would benefit?
I'm starting to smell a rat!!
Oldhamred
says...
12:20am Sun 24 Feb 13
Davidsyrett wrote:I suspect the reason for the temporary contracts 5pm deadline is something as simple as it was taken out at that time 7 days before, or that was the latest time that the FL would confirm ratification.
Oldhamred wrote:I agree with most of that Oldhamred but what gets mast people, myself included is what would cause PdC to walk? He knew a new board was coming in, he apparently spoke to Jed on the Friday and agreed terms to continue but then added this 5pm deadline for the deal to be completed, WHY?
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
I do think there was an element of Paolo calling "their" bluff, but I'm not really sure who "their" is.
It could have been to try to get the FL to pull their finger out, or he may just have been poorly advised by Phil spencer.
A thought has just occured to me:
If Phil Spencer knew there was to be no more or very few transfer dealings with the new board his potential earnings will have fallen through the floor.
I wonder how much of his advise to Paolo has biased towards how he would benefit?
I'm starting to smell a rat!!
Oldhamred
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12:26am Sun 24 Feb 13
stevehalloz
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1:01am Sun 24 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b wrote:Face it, Paolo isn't the messiah so there won't be a second coming. He's just a naughty boy.
southside7 wrote:That's good then, unless Seebeck 87 Ltd deliver instead of your sense and clarity we could have nonsense and obscurity which might be why many STFC supporters would be very happy to have Paolo return.
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
The next few days will indicate if the
new owners have what it takes and if they do not - that petulant face you very disrespectfully refer too will be missed even more.
We as a club do need to move on but why the haters have to be so plain outright poisonous with their comments is staggering to me.
red white
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1:01am Sun 24 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b
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1:09am Sun 24 Feb 13
stevehalloz wrote:Just a dull comment - not even up to the poisonous attempts of others, but thank you for your attempt at contributing.
sp1dersw3b wrote:Face it, Paolo isn't the messiah so there won't be a second coming. He's just a naughty boy.
southside7 wrote:That's good then, unless Seebeck 87 Ltd deliver instead of your sense and clarity we could have nonsense and obscurity which might be why many STFC supporters would be very happy to have Paolo return.
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
The next few days will indicate if the
new owners have what it takes and if they do not - that petulant face you very disrespectfully refer too will be missed even more.
We as a club do need to move on but why the haters have to be so plain outright poisonous with their comments is staggering to me.
Wilesy
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1:20am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oldhamred wrote:And of course Bradley Wright Phillips signed for Brentford first thing Tuesday morning.
Davidsyrett wrote:I suspect the reason for the temporary contracts 5pm deadline is something as simple as it was taken out at that time 7 days before, or that was the latest time that the FL would confirm ratification.
Oldhamred wrote:I agree with most of that Oldhamred but what gets mast people, myself included is what would cause PdC to walk? He knew a new board was coming in, he apparently spoke to Jed on the Friday and agreed terms to continue but then added this 5pm deadline for the deal to be completed, WHY?
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
I do think there was an element of Paolo calling "their" bluff, but I'm not really sure who "their" is.
It could have been to try to get the FL to pull their finger out, or he may just have been poorly advised by Phil spencer.
A thought has just occured to me:
If Phil Spencer knew there was to be no more or very few transfer dealings with the new board his potential earnings will have fallen through the floor.
I wonder how much of his advise to Paolo has biased towards how he would benefit?
I'm starting to smell a rat!!
louiscassius
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1:27am Sun 24 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:No Grim,
the wizard wrote:Cheers wiz I'm glad your awake lol
Louis,
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
Shame you told him.
Made himself look a bigger twaat than he is
O&u
Your the friggin ****...
Always have been...
Like i told ya, when i called ya that time and ya shat yerself....
Anytime you wanna meet just say the word and you can say it to my face...
We'll see how long your standing for when i rip ya f*cking arms outta ya sockets......
sp1dersw3b
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1:30am Sun 24 Feb 13
louiscassius wrote:Go to bed Louis - not worth it and everything always looks different the morning after the night before.
smirg kcab wrote:No Grim,
the wizard wrote:Cheers wiz I'm glad your awake lol
Louis,
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
Shame you told him.
Made himself look a bigger twaat than he is
O&u
Your the friggin ****...
Always have been...
Like i told ya, when i called ya that time and ya shat yerself....
Anytime you wanna meet just say the word and you can say it to my face...
We'll see how long your standing for when i rip ya f*cking arms outta ya sockets......
louiscassius
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1:31am Sun 24 Feb 13
the wizard wrote:Wizz,
Louis,
What is your e- address again, I noted it but the daughter had a clear up and it went
Pass me yours and i'll email you mate.
Cheers
Louis :-)))
sp1dersw3b
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1:32am Sun 24 Feb 13
joey butler wrote:Not really JB often we think you are talking ***** :)
I just got censored for the first time ever on here! We are not allowed to refer to the 2 things between mens legs, which is clearly not their diddler!!
louiscassius
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1:35am Sun 24 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b wrote:Yeah i will....
louiscassius wrote:Go to bed Louis - not worth it and everything always looks different the morning after the night before.
smirg kcab wrote:No Grim,
the wizard wrote:Cheers wiz I'm glad your awake lol
Louis,
In peace, I think grims meant, A. Black, as in Andrew Black our former owner.
Shame you told him.
Made himself look a bigger twaat than he is
O&u
Your the friggin ****...
Always have been...
Like i told ya, when i called ya that time and ya shat yerself....
Anytime you wanna meet just say the word and you can say it to my face...
We'll see how long your standing for when i rip ya f*cking arms outta ya sockets......
I friggin hate that bloke....
I wish i could meet up with him just the once, thats all i need....
Nevermind.......I suppose even supporters of the same Club can be arseholes......
Before you head off go and read some of his comments today...
Either p1ssed, high or somrthing....just a complete fool with his words sometimes and other times very good and insightful....
However the later is few a far between these days.....
He'll get banned again, just wait and see.....
But, he'll come back like a bad smell under another assummed identity.....
Night night mate
Louis :-)))
southside7
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2:18am Sun 24 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b wrote:Hey spider, your beloved paolo deserted us at the most critical point of the season. If he has no loyalty, why do you show him any?
stevehalloz wrote:Just a dull comment - not even up to the poisonous attempts of others, but thank you for your attempt at contributing.
sp1dersw3b wrote:Face it, Paolo isn't the messiah so there won't be a second coming. He's just a naughty boy.
southside7 wrote:That's good then, unless Seebeck 87 Ltd deliver instead of your sense and clarity we could have nonsense and obscurity which might be why many STFC supporters would be very happy to have Paolo return.
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
The next few days will indicate if the
new owners have what it takes and if they do not - that petulant face you very disrespectfully refer too will be missed even more.
We as a club do need to move on but why the haters have to be so plain outright poisonous with their comments is staggering to me.
SimonPrice351
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3:57am Sun 24 Feb 13
Be the bigger man and don't rise to it.
mikewebb
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4:09am Sun 24 Feb 13
Compare that to the situation that paolo has built for us in just 19 short months. It is beyond me how any town fan has anything bad to say about king Paolo.
He did break my heart by leaving and i still can't believe he's gone but he was not treated well by the club. I don't blame him for leaving. If you want someone to blame then 'carcrash' Black is your man.
I was surprised and disappointed that we didn't sing Paolos name at the game today.
Paolo was a crazy genius and pure entertainment on and off the pitch but most importantly he got results too. If carcrash black hadn't pulled out then paolo would have delivered at least another promotion and probably a lot more. The least he deserves is some gratitude.
Goodbye Paolo, you're the best thing since sliced bread, love you.
sp1dersw3b
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4:29am Sun 24 Feb 13
southside7 wrote:Lol - weak and getting so tiresome a non statement from just a hater.
sp1dersw3b wrote:Hey spider, your beloved paolo deserted us at the most critical point of the season. If he has no loyalty, why do you show him any?
stevehalloz wrote:Just a dull comment - not even up to the poisonous attempts of others, but thank you for your attempt at contributing.
sp1dersw3b wrote:Face it, Paolo isn't the messiah so there won't be a second coming. He's just a naughty boy.
southside7 wrote:That's good then, unless Seebeck 87 Ltd deliver instead of your sense and clarity we could have nonsense and obscurity which might be why many STFC supporters would be very happy to have Paolo return.
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
The next few days will indicate if the
new owners have what it takes and if they do not - that petulant face you very disrespectfully refer too will be missed even more.
We as a club do need to move on but why the haters have to be so plain outright poisonous with their comments is staggering to me.
All this has been thrashed to pieces over this last week so I refer you to previous contributions - you have your opinion and I have mine.
So called supporters like you deserve what you could receive.
mikewebb
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4:39am Sun 24 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b wrote:Agree sp1d3r, the anti pdc people actually seem to be enjoying this.
southside7 wrote:That's good then, unless Seebeck 87 Ltd deliver instead of your sense and clarity we could have nonsense and obscurity which might be why many STFC supporters would be very happy to have Paolo return.
swindonurock wrote:Sense and clarity, something a lot of posters on here don't have. So many people still holding on to a hope of him returning when the whole of the County Ground has been stripped bare of his petulant face, staggering.....and weren't there a lot of photos of him.
Quite honestly I don't know why anyone would want PDC back. There are plenty of other good managers out there.
Walking out the way he did essentially said "up yours; it's all about me; deal with it."
The next few days will indicate if the
new owners have what it takes and if they do not - that petulant face you very disrespectfully refer too will be missed even more.
We as a club do need to move on but why the haters have to be so plain outright poisonous with their comments is staggering to me.
hg191a
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8:56am Sun 24 Feb 13
billbst
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9:03am Sun 24 Feb 13
old town robin
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9:05am Sun 24 Feb 13
HOOKEY wrote:You must have been watching a different game to me, I thought Flint played well, if anyone was hoofing it aimlessly it was macca. Improved a bit in second half, but would say not he is not a natural full back.We have to bring Nat Thompson back into the back four. With the likelyhood ferry will be out for a while, best chance for Macca getting a start will be in midfield where his indiscipline will cause the least harm.
With flint just hoofing the ball anywhere it made us look a bad side to day put macca back along side ward
BorisIsTheSpider
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9:05am Sun 24 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Er, yes. I cannot believe someone is allowed to use that term. I imagine that the user can only be thick in the extreme or utterly despicable.
louiscassius wrote:Racist??????????
smirg kcab wrote:Grim,
louiscassius wrote:Racist ????????lol
smirg kcab wrote:Oh and a very racist person by the sounds of it too...
louiscassius wrote:Louis
smirg kcab wrote: Get behind the team? Worst forward I've seen for years Bring newell on now to chuck this poor League away Come on jed get Adkins or lose everyone Sorry ward-miller old town needs you Onwards and upwardsGrim, I tell ya what you couldnt be positive if your flippen life depended on it..... You spout the same cr*p you been spoutin on here for years...... I remember me and you falling out several times over your inability to just say.... Come on the lads, lets show our support..... No, you have to slate everything and everyone. Yes, its Jeds fault, f*ck it, Jed....you should have not taken over your an ars*hole.... Lets see what rubbish you would have spouted if swindon were deducted 20 points or expelled outta the league...... Oh wow, i'd love to see your thoughts on that.... Oh hang on, i know what you would have said...... The same as what rubbish your spouting now....... Jesus.....Grim half full and all that mate.......
Go back on the rumour site
You have talked more Shiit on here over the last couple of weeks than anyone.
I believe a black more than you.
TAXI
Onwards and upwards
Nice one Grim.....
Anyone else, like Grims comments above??
Please be sure to let him know......
You need an early night,
What is a racist?????
When have I said any racist remarks?
I respect all creeds all colours just don't like shiit footballers
Onwards and upwards
Look up the word in the dictionary
You obviously have no idead what an earth your writing do you:
1. No women should be allowed into the CG (Ban all of em: Quoted by you at 6.36pm
2. Your greatest quote at 9.18pm was:
I would believe a black over you!!
Now, call me picky my friend and i've only referred to 2 of your quotes today.
You seem to be on one and very close to being banned all over again....
Now, stop digging a larger hole for yourself and go to bed it'll all seem better in the morning......
Take care buddy
Louis
I think the word MONG as you called me is more likely to get you banned than me.
You need to visit these places Which i do Care homes/homes and yet again look in the dictionary for the word.
Onwards and upwards
Make sure your boyfriend takes your tie and belt away from you.
We need every fan on Tuesday including you.
Stay with us don't do nothing silly and keep of those rumour sites,
old town robin
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9:18am Sun 24 Feb 13
Wilesy wrote:team sounds about right considering who we have available. For yesterdays game I actually got the starting 11 and bench right, something I never managed to do with Paolo's selections.
My team for Bury
Wes
Nathan Flint Ward McEveley
Roberts Macca Miller Williams
Collins A Rooney
Possible subs De Vita (up front) Navs and L Rooney.
Any news on Troy (kicked out of Rome?) and Devera? Are we talking long-term for Devera or is close to recovery?
swwindon61uk
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9:23am Sun 24 Feb 13
Very poor goal to give away but after that it was all Swindon.
13 corners to 1 PNE is quite a indication how much we were on top at times.
bhred
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9:24am Sun 24 Feb 13
Thought Ward was immense at the back as was Flint other than more wayward passing than usual. Am rapidly running out of patience with Williams, surely Rooney has to start next game as he does at least seem to possess the one obvious quality missing from Williams reportoire....i.e. composure. And please, no more talk of Williams playing as a winger, you need to have an ounce of a football brain for that position.
I'd also bring back Nathan Thomson into the back four and push Macca up into the midfield as he is far more combatative than Miller.
My team for Bury
Fods
Thomson Ward Flint McEveley
Roberts Macca Ferry (if fit) L Rooney
A Rooney Collins
swwindon61uk
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9:26am Sun 24 Feb 13
mallorca wrote:Yep PDC saw this and had the 3 players lined up didn't he?
aint all doom and gloom,do not think Pdc would have made a lot of difference if new Board are serious we need 2/loan players plus a keen manager who will get us promoted.
Can the new board afford any extras,we will soon see.
jayden
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9:28am Sun 24 Feb 13
billbst wrote:spot on yes Macca into midfield and Thompson back in and start with A Rooney and Luke Rooney for RD just to freshen up the team a bit .Good spirit yesterday as it was a game we should have won but it could have also have been a defeat .
Just a few words on the role of joint player managers. Firstly I think both of them had good games so they coped with that side well. There didn't seem to be any surprises in the way North End played so it appears they did some good preparation work. They had to deal with he TV interest which was really about Paolo but handled it well. There were problems communicating with a bench that seemed dead. (inevitably?) Si Ferry needed to come off some time before he did. Infact he should not have been selected in the starting lineup because it was clear early doors that he wasn't right. Selection challenges for Tuesday. Assuming Ferry will be out they are going to have a difficult decision. Navarro is not match fit judging by his time on the pitch. It seems that Macca should go there. Thommo coming in will strengthen rather than weaken the defence. I would also aim to give Louis Thom 30 mins and Navs at least 20 mins. Formation might have to change a little to do it but they need the time. They will also have a challenge to get Williams' head right. His confidence seemed shattered possibly because he didn't start at Tranmere. Then of course they have to be prepared for a new manager coming in or start on the loan player decisions. Joys of a manager. Overall they did a good job in the circumstances.
old town robin
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9:31am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oxon-Red wrote:I don't understand all this talk about Hoddle returning. As a player manager he certainly impressed on the field, but I can't help thinking any success he had with management of our club was largely down to John Gorman being his No 2. He didn't wait long before joining masterbates at Chelsea and personally I don't think he did great there or with England for that matter.
Di kanny oh wrote:I heard about Si's injury in the Miller interview after the match which did explain his performance to an extent but it backs my point that the commitment from the players was there.
Oxon-Red wrote: Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset. Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well. Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ? Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support. COYMRFerry was carrying an ankle injury it said after the game and eventually had to come off.
Hearing that Hoddle was there, I would love to hear that he comes in for the last 13 games to help Ward and Miller with the tactics.
Listening to Miller's interview after the game they are not trying to change the work ethic. What they may need is help with the tactics. Could Glen do us a big favour here and make up for the way he left us ?
COYMR
jayden
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9:32am Sun 24 Feb 13
swwindon61uk
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9:33am Sun 24 Feb 13
TenerifeRed wrote:And one win we could be back top and making a gap between the playoffs.
1-1, lost top spot and so tight at the top that one loss and we can be out of the play-offs.
So much respect for Miller and Ward but we need a manager to see out the season.
Just a glass half full post!
zigounette and ballons
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9:37am Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:were you there clearing snow of the pitch at 10pm with your bare hands
zigounette and ballons wrote:A man of honour eh. Why walk out on his team and supporters then. Honour ?. He wouldn't know it if it smacked him in the face.
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
were you offering to put 30k of your own money to pay for loan players
Did your mother and father die within 2 months of each other and didnt take leave but carried on bravely
were you sold down the fucin river by
the backers when they decided they were tired of stfc and wanted out
people like you get om my tiits ,you make disparaging remarks about me as i am a relatively new poster ,
Typical keyboard knobhead and hater ,anti pdc anti anyone with a different opinion than yours.
Oh hang on i know you ,your that person who got shot in the head and was judged to be a medical miracle as the bullet missed your brain by 3 feet!!
fpalma
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9:38am Sun 24 Feb 13
old town robin
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9:40am Sun 24 Feb 13
Stratton Red wrote:agreed William was shocking and Collins wasn't much better, missing martin up front big time although Adam Rooney is improving
The sooner we get a decent manager the better...
*
Williams very very poor today. I would have chucked Thompson on at right back and moved Macca in the middle instead of Navaro.
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Too much hoof ball
jayden
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9:45am Sun 24 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons
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9:50am Sun 24 Feb 13
joey butler wrote:you can do one you tired little old faart.
zigounette and ballons wrote:Well,
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
........
NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
You cannot even spell your VERY RECENT user name, as Balloons has 2 L's.
Just like '****' has 2 L's.
And Bournemouth has no L's, or indeed Oxford has no L's.
And Fiack Off has no L's either, so goodbye and good luck!! {1 L!!}
ballons is the french word for balls and you are most definatley a big zigounette with cheese on the end ,(LOOK IT UP) i used to be on here as red lion but changed my name so am not a bournemouth fan or an oxford fan either i have followed swindon since i was a boy ,but thanks for the typical vinegar tiits welcome to a new poster.
old town robin
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9:55am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Yep, you're right Den, Both Pool and North End had one shot each and scored and both came from their right flank. 4 more very costly home points dropped.
Oxon, overall the defence has been fantastic but that's 2 poor goals we've given away in the last 2 home games. Same thing each time - deep cross, easy knockdown, bang. If anything todays was the worse of the two because the bloke had all the time in the world to get it under control and smash it in. We need to work on that.
stfclondon
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10:01am Sun 24 Feb 13
old town robin wrote:I agree. Macca has done brilliantly, adapting his game to play at CB and LB/RB, but needs must and it's time to move him back into midfield where his surges forward (which were great to see yesterday) won't leave us so exposed at the back.
HOOKEY wrote:You must have been watching a different game to me, I thought Flint played well, if anyone was hoofing it aimlessly it was macca. Improved a bit in second half, but would say not he is not a natural full back.We have to bring Nat Thompson back into the back four. With the likelyhood ferry will be out for a while, best chance for Macca getting a start will be in midfield where his indiscipline will cause the least harm.
With flint just hoofing the ball anywhere it made us look a bad side to day put macca back along side ward
HOOKEY
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10:06am Sun 24 Feb 13
avo
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10:19am Sun 24 Feb 13
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6 days ago when our supposed loyal manager upped sticks and walked (his choice), I would have taken 4 points from 2 games and 2nd in the league at the end of it.
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Yesterday clearly showed the value of someone on the touchlines that can take a removed view of whats happening on the pitch. We missed that yesterday and earlier substitutions in 1 or 2 key areas could have made all the difference.
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Having said that, I think we applied ourselves well, and long spells in the game where we could have scored more were it not for 2 or 3 excellent saves from their keeper, so all in all, for a managerless team and a club that has been dragged through the doggy doo doo just lately, not too shabby tbh.
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A few too many sherberts consumed last night too it seems, some very childish stuff being typed on here.
Rebel_phish
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10:22am Sun 24 Feb 13
Anyway. My glass half full moment.
NO TEAM is averaging 2 pts a game. Current standings as they are show..
1 Sheff U ...... 1.818
2 Town ...........1.788
3 Tranmere.....1.735
4 Doncaster .. 1.788
5 Yeovil ......... 1.758
6 Bournmouth 1.710
7 Brentford .... 1.719
This league is, as we know, very tight. So the team that can raise their game just a little to average just over 2 pts a game should get across the line. Yet the way the top 7 are dropping points, I wouldn't rule out Coventry, Walsall, Notts C either.
This league is could be won by a club with as little as 82/85 points, everything is still up for grabs.
Our unbeaten run of 13 games has netted us 27 points, so thats 2.077 per game.
The other 6 clubs are as follows for their last 13 games.
1. Shef U....... 1.846
2. Town ...........2.077
3. Tranmere.....1.461
4. Doncaster .. 1.769
5. Yeovil ......... 2.231
6. Bournmouth. 2.000
7, Brentford .... 1.769
On current form, it could be a 1,2,3 of
Yeovil
Swindon
Bournmouth.
But hey, its all speculation and crystal ball gazing.
Lets just sum up that its far from doom and gloom, we have it in our ouw hands - along with everyone else - Our season can still end in GLORY.
But for all you doom-mongers, it could still end in tears.
Oi Den!
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10:26am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, first of all my apologies. What I was trying to say was that using words like "lovers" and "haters" is not helpful to the debate because it immediately creates an "us and them" position, when in fact we're all on the same side.
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
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I agree with much of what you say. For five years I have been asking the question about the motives for the involvement of Fitton, Wray, Arbib and Black. But there's no getting away from the fact that without them there would have been no PDC at STFC. There may well even have been no STFC. And the legacy of their involvement is a healthier football club and stronger League position than we could have imagined before they arrived.
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As to PDC himself, I didn't want him to leave. Even after he confirmed his resignation last week, I wanted him to change his mind. But it was his choice to issue yet another ultimatum to the club, his choice to set an artificial deadline and his choice to be inflexible about it and say "my resignation stands". In the end, I think the old and new owners probably saw it as one act of brinkmanship too far. I'm sorry to say that I believe many fans have, like me, reluctantly reached the conclusion that it is better that we now start afresh.
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I don't think Black has behaved immaturely. He's put up with PDC's threats and accusations for ages. He said he would give his version eventually, and now he has. It's up to us to digest it all and reach our own conclusions. My conclusion is that Black and PDC have been marvellous for Swindon Town. All good things come to an end. The circumstances of PDC's departure are sad but they were his choice.
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Turning to the Merson comments I mentioned, I'm a bit surprised and intrigued that many people seem to agree with him. Why would PDC be such a massive gamble for a big club but not a gamble for a small club? What are the risks at a Premier League club that are greater than at a club in the lower divisions? Most smaller clubs are living on the edge. Their very existence is at risk much of the time. Sorry, but I think Merson is simply saying that small clubs should be grateful for big names, whatever the risk, while those important big clubs mustn't allow mavericks like PDC to jeopardise their prospects.
swwindon61uk
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10:28am Sun 24 Feb 13
They still have to play Brentford,Tranmere Rovers and Sheffield United,so maybe they can help us.
Their away record is fair and any manager could have been in charge yesterday and it still would have been a good game.
Yesterday was better than the Hartlepool game.
Also i wonder how much this illness in the camp is really hurting us?
HOOKEY
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10:29am Sun 24 Feb 13
swwindon61uk
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10:34am Sun 24 Feb 13
jayden wrote:I think so too.
I think the players have learnt a lot of pdc and now they want to show that they can take it on and finish the job if they work hard (training today) they might just do it .
13 games to go,we can do it!
swwindon61uk
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10:36am Sun 24 Feb 13
avo wrote:Good post avo.
Anyone who thinks that we were just going to continue as before and pick up maximum points along the way after all that has happened in the last few weeks, and more importantly in the last 6 days is clearly not thinking straight.
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6 days ago when our supposed loyal manager upped sticks and walked (his choice), I would have taken 4 points from 2 games and 2nd in the league at the end of it.
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Yesterday clearly showed the value of someone on the touchlines that can take a removed view of whats happening on the pitch. We missed that yesterday and earlier substitutions in 1 or 2 key areas could have made all the difference.
.
Having said that, I think we applied ourselves well, and long spells in the game where we could have scored more were it not for 2 or 3 excellent saves from their keeper, so all in all, for a managerless team and a club that has been dragged through the doggy doo doo just lately, not too shabby tbh.
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A few too many sherberts consumed last night too it seems, some very childish stuff being typed on here.
Oi Den!
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10:39am Sun 24 Feb 13
swwindon61uk wrote:Yes, we can but I wish there were no games to go! It's going to be difficult.
jayden wrote:I think so too.
I think the players have learnt a lot of pdc and now they want to show that they can take it on and finish the job if they work hard (training today) they might just do it .
13 games to go,we can do it!
GUVS MASTER
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11:01am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:I think we can to i think ward + miller will stay in charge untill end of the season to keep up what weve been doing all season and then see whos available. With regards to the title race i think its in our hands weve still got to play brentford, yeovil, donny and sheff utd all away if we can take points off them we will go up i believe. Glad to see the whole squad pulling together and would like to see macca in the middle if ferry isnt fit tues night COYR
swwindon61uk wrote:Yes, we can but I wish there were no games to go! It's going to be difficult.
jayden wrote:I think so too.
I think the players have learnt a lot of pdc and now they want to show that they can take it on and finish the job if they work hard (training today) they might just do it .
13 games to go,we can do it!
mustard red
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11:03am Sun 24 Feb 13
Mike Newell drifting out of favour (phew) alongside PDC.
swwindon61uk
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11:13am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:It really is.
swwindon61uk wrote:Yes, we can but I wish there were no games to go! It's going to be difficult.
jayden wrote:I think so too.
I think the players have learnt a lot of pdc and now they want to show that they can take it on and finish the job if they work hard (training today) they might just do it .
13 games to go,we can do it!
The timing of the walk out could not happen at a worse time.
Lot of tough away games and what we get from these will decide whether we go up,playoffs or miss altogether.
Despite everything i can see us getting 16-18 points from our remaining 6 home games bringing us to 75-78 points.
If we can get 10 points from the 7 away games i think we will be up.
Mind you as you and a couple of others have said,concede many more goals like yesterday and it will be tough going.
Forwards concern me also,last 8 games goals scored 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Enough to keep the unbeaten run going,but for how long?
Davidsyrett
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11:13am Sun 24 Feb 13
Wilesy wrote:Yeah, so had PdC have stayed we would have probably still got him, I've no doubt he only signed for Brentford because PdC announced his resignation.
Oldhamred wrote:And of course Bradley Wright Phillips signed for Brentford first thing Tuesday morning.
Davidsyrett wrote:I suspect the reason for the temporary contracts 5pm deadline is something as simple as it was taken out at that time 7 days before, or that was the latest time that the FL would confirm ratification.
Oldhamred wrote:I agree with most of that Oldhamred but what gets mast people, myself included is what would cause PdC to walk? He knew a new board was coming in, he apparently spoke to Jed on the Friday and agreed terms to continue but then added this 5pm deadline for the deal to be completed, WHY?
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
I do think there was an element of Paolo calling "their" bluff, but I'm not really sure who "their" is.
It could have been to try to get the FL to pull their finger out, or he may just have been poorly advised by Phil spencer.
A thought has just occured to me:
If Phil Spencer knew there was to be no more or very few transfer dealings with the new board his potential earnings will have fallen through the floor.
I wonder how much of his advise to Paolo has biased towards how he would benefit?
I'm starting to smell a rat!!
bearwoodred
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11:13am Sun 24 Feb 13
old town robin wrote:Let's face it fellow reds. Whoever is in charge, what happens to the new board, PdC, new loanees etc. whatever happens with those we cannot as fans do much about it sadly. But WE ARE going to be there or there abouts. WE ARE going to be either automatic and if not certainly in the dreaded play offs. It is going to be13 games of nerves, ups, downs, tears and joy. Personally I think it is great that despite everything we are second still and a decent finnish from top spot! Bickering on here is not going to solve anything when the lads simply need our support and faith.
Oxon-Red wrote:I don't understand all this talk about Hoddle returning. As a player manager he certainly impressed on the field, but I can't help thinking any success he had with management of our club was largely down to John Gorman being his No 2. He didn't wait long before joining masterbates at Chelsea and personally I don't think he did great there or with England for that matter.
Di kanny oh wrote:I heard about Si's injury in the Miller interview after the match which did explain his performance to an extent but it backs my point that the commitment from the players was there.
Oxon-Red wrote: Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset. Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well. Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ? Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support. COYMRFerry was carrying an ankle injury it said after the game and eventually had to come off.
Hearing that Hoddle was there, I would love to hear that he comes in for the last 13 games to help Ward and Miller with the tactics.
Listening to Miller's interview after the game they are not trying to change the work ethic. What they may need is help with the tactics. Could Glen do us a big favour here and make up for the way he left us ?
COYMR
COYR
chalkswindon
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11:19am Sun 24 Feb 13
I remember the banners the celebrations at the Civic offices as if it was yesterday.
Glenn has un finished business with Town and I would love for him to come back and bring Gorman out of retirement with him and see this season through to its conclusion.
If GH was to return to the County Ground even on a short term contract this would be a great deal for both parties.
It would get him back into management and his style of play would be ideally suited for the current players at the County Ground.
If I could choose one manager to takeover it would be Glenn Hoddle, proabably my heart ruling my head but football is a passionate game and ruled by emotions as a supportor therefore it figures my heart would rule my head.
chalkswindon
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11:21am Sun 24 Feb 13
Paul, Fraser pick up the phone and get him here.
davel4848
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11:26am Sun 24 Feb 13
zigounette and ballons wrote:z&b.......your eloquence and articulation are truly outstanding.
davel4848 wrote:were you there clearing snow of the pitch at 10pm with your bare hands
zigounette and ballons wrote:A man of honour eh. Why walk out on his team and supporters then. Honour ?. He wouldn't know it if it smacked him in the face.
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
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NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
were you offering to put 30k of your own money to pay for loan players
Did your mother and father die within 2 months of each other and didnt take leave but carried on bravely
were you sold down the fucin river by
the backers when they decided they were tired of stfc and wanted out
people like you get om my tiits ,you make disparaging remarks about me as i am a relatively new poster ,
Typical keyboard knobhead and hater ,anti pdc anti anyone with a different opinion than yours.
Oh hang on i know you ,your that person who got shot in the head and was judged to be a medical miracle as the bullet missed your brain by 3 feet!!
Davidsyrett
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11:27am Sun 24 Feb 13
old town robin wrote:Cant agree, Hoddle was an excellent manager for us on & off the pitch, yes Gorman helped like all number 2's, but Hoddle went on to success without him, were as Gorman didn't exactly excel with us in the premiership or anywhere else for that matter.
Oxon-Red wrote:I don't understand all this talk about Hoddle returning. As a player manager he certainly impressed on the field, but I can't help thinking any success he had with management of our club was largely down to John Gorman being his No 2. He didn't wait long before joining masterbates at Chelsea and personally I don't think he did great there or with England for that matter.
Di kanny oh wrote:I heard about Si's injury in the Miller interview after the match which did explain his performance to an extent but it backs my point that the commitment from the players was there.
Oxon-Red wrote: Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset. Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well. Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ? Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support. COYMRFerry was carrying an ankle injury it said after the game and eventually had to come off.
Hearing that Hoddle was there, I would love to hear that he comes in for the last 13 games to help Ward and Miller with the tactics.
Listening to Miller's interview after the game they are not trying to change the work ethic. What they may need is help with the tactics. Could Glen do us a big favour here and make up for the way he left us ?
COYMR
If, and I don't believe there's a chance it will happen, but IF Hoddle came back to a 3rd division side I have no doubt he would take us up this season, as I said earlier, even if he only was on a temporary contract until the end of the season.
Steve. Brentford
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11:29am Sun 24 Feb 13
swwindon61uk wrote:Yep, cheers Avo,
avo wrote:Good post avo.
Anyone who thinks that we were just going to continue as before and pick up maximum points along the way after all that has happened in the last few weeks, and more importantly in the last 6 days is clearly not thinking straight.
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6 days ago when our supposed loyal manager upped sticks and walked (his choice), I would have taken 4 points from 2 games and 2nd in the league at the end of it.
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Yesterday clearly showed the value of someone on the touchlines that can take a removed view of whats happening on the pitch. We missed that yesterday and earlier substitutions in 1 or 2 key areas could have made all the difference.
.
Having said that, I think we applied ourselves well, and long spells in the game where we could have scored more were it not for 2 or 3 excellent saves from their keeper, so all in all, for a managerless team and a club that has been dragged through the doggy doo doo just lately, not too shabby tbh.
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A few too many sherberts consumed last night too it seems, some very childish stuff being typed on here.
Couldn't be bothered to read through alot of the above but noticed a toing and throwing between LOUIS and GRIM.
Now i suppose most people realised this,couldn't be bothered or just ignored it but i would like to say GRIMS words of " i believe a black more than you" was not meant as it sounded i am positive he was referring to a certain Mr A Black. As i said not important to most but in case of any confusion over what could of been misread as a racist remark
HOOKEY
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11:42am Sun 24 Feb 13
Davidsyrett wrote:good post spot on
old town robin wrote:Cant agree, Hoddle was an excellent manager for us on & off the pitch, yes Gorman helped like all number 2's, but Hoddle went on to success without him, were as Gorman didn't exactly excel with us in the premiership or anywhere else for that matter.
Oxon-Red wrote:I don't understand all this talk about Hoddle returning. As a player manager he certainly impressed on the field, but I can't help thinking any success he had with management of our club was largely down to John Gorman being his No 2. He didn't wait long before joining masterbates at Chelsea and personally I don't think he did great there or with England for that matter.
Di kanny oh wrote:I heard about Si's injury in the Miller interview after the match which did explain his performance to an extent but it backs my point that the commitment from the players was there.
Oxon-Red wrote: Not the best perfomance this year but considering the turmoil of the last week it was a good fight back. The defence has been the key all season, they were solid again and are probably our best asset. Not sure if I want Paolo back or not but whoever is selected I will back him because I want STFC to do well. Now is the time to back the team more than ever. Some didn't do as well as they can today, Ferry being one, but you could not fault the commitment. Remember Holmes went to Preston for money, did he choose the right team or were we lucky ? Get behind the lads, back Ward/Miller til a new man is in place and we can do it. Patience, belief and support. COYMRFerry was carrying an ankle injury it said after the game and eventually had to come off.
Hearing that Hoddle was there, I would love to hear that he comes in for the last 13 games to help Ward and Miller with the tactics.
Listening to Miller's interview after the game they are not trying to change the work ethic. What they may need is help with the tactics. Could Glen do us a big favour here and make up for the way he left us ?
COYMR
If, and I don't believe there's a chance it will happen, but IF Hoddle came back to a 3rd division side I have no doubt he would take us up this season, as I said earlier, even if he only was on a temporary contract until the end of the season.
Pewsham Red
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11:44am Sun 24 Feb 13
old town robin wrote:I agree with Hookey, in that Flints distribution is very poor and does resort to lumping it forward.
HOOKEY wrote:You must have been watching a different game to me, I thought Flint played well, if anyone was hoofing it aimlessly it was macca. Improved a bit in second half, but would say not he is not a natural full back.We have to bring Nat Thompson back into the back four. With the likelyhood ferry will be out for a while, best chance for Macca getting a start will be in midfield where his indiscipline will cause the least harm.
With flint just hoofing the ball anywhere it made us look a bad side to day put macca back along side ward
However, defensively, I think he looked pretty solid and got better as the game went on.
Pewsham Red
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11:54am Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Den, I am surprised you are getting so uppity, it is not like you.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, first of all my apologies. What I was trying to say was that using words like "lovers" and "haters" is not helpful to the debate because it immediately creates an "us and them" position, when in fact we're all on the same side.
Oi Den! wrote:Firstly Den, I don't need or want any favours.
Oldhamred wrote:Oldham, all this talk of "Black/Patey lovers" and "Paolo haters" does you no favours. For what it's worth, I think it makes you sound like a Black/Patey hater. But aren't we all just Swindon Town lovers with different points of view? Yes, Di Canio brought a lot to our club but shouting at us (in the way that he used to do) that nobody has given more is to ignore the achievements of many Town stalwarts who have given far more to our club than he has. If you reflect on it you may agree that there is a long list.
Just got back home from the game.
What I glaringly obvious is we NEED to have direction from the dugout.
My preference would be Paolo as he developed this squad into a team and then into a group (Paolo's words), therefore I think he will always get more from them than anybody else.
I hope/think he should swallow his pride and come back and finish what he started.
All these converted Black/Patey lovers should ask themselves how many pizzas they bought or how much snow they shovelled?
While we should all be grateful for the money AB was prepared to lose, nobody and I repeat NOBODY has given more to this club than Paolo.
Sorry to single you out Louis but I have to say this.
I liked you more when you were true to yourself instead of following the herd.
Please stop being a Paolo hater louis because he certainly doesn't hate you.
When I say Paolo has given more than anybody I am talking about the period whilst he has been in charge.
I remember how he lost his Parents but still carried on.
He has transformed the way the players respect the badge.
He has introduced pride in how the club is seen by other clubs.
Have you forgotten the plaudits we have had over the last 2 years?
Best Family Club.
Bradford City fans thanking us by the shedload for showing the utmost respect to those they lost.
Yes, its us the fans who have earned these accolades but we did it with Paolo.
He has introduced methods and a mentality that is far beyond our clubs previous standard.
He relinquished his image rights to ensure the players received the very best medical care.
The list goes on and on!!!
AB has already gone on record to say that he was never really interested in STFC (I like many others suspect it was the prospect of "Get Richer Quick" through the ground re-developement), so if you like yes I am a AB and Patey hater if that makes you feel better.
AB took to twitter to "Put the Record Straight".
What an immature way of doing things.
This is a multi-millionaire that allows himself to be left like a sitting duck with football league club of Swindon Towns stature, yet he doesn't like football.
He didn't know about the 3 year plan(Yeah, right).
He agrees a new contract that turns out to be very one-sided in Paolo's favour (Should have read it first).
Wants out of the club at breakneck speed, threatens us with administration, sells our best playing asset, then pees off paolo to such a degree that he resigns.
He could have saved us all a lot of time if he just changed his facebook status to single.
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I agree with much of what you say. For five years I have been asking the question about the motives for the involvement of Fitton, Wray, Arbib and Black. But there's no getting away from the fact that without them there would have been no PDC at STFC. There may well even have been no STFC. And the legacy of their involvement is a healthier football club and stronger League position than we could have imagined before they arrived.
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As to PDC himself, I didn't want him to leave. Even after he confirmed his resignation last week, I wanted him to change his mind. But it was his choice to issue yet another ultimatum to the club, his choice to set an artificial deadline and his choice to be inflexible about it and say "my resignation stands". In the end, I think the old and new owners probably saw it as one act of brinkmanship too far. I'm sorry to say that I believe many fans have, like me, reluctantly reached the conclusion that it is better that we now start afresh.
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I don't think Black has behaved immaturely. He's put up with PDC's threats and accusations for ages. He said he would give his version eventually, and now he has. It's up to us to digest it all and reach our own conclusions. My conclusion is that Black and PDC have been marvellous for Swindon Town. All good things come to an end. The circumstances of PDC's departure are sad but they were his choice.
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Turning to the Merson comments I mentioned, I'm a bit surprised and intrigued that many people seem to agree with him. Why would PDC be such a massive gamble for a big club but not a gamble for a small club? What are the risks at a Premier League club that are greater than at a club in the lower divisions? Most smaller clubs are living on the edge. Their very existence is at risk much of the time. Sorry, but I think Merson is simply saying that small clubs should be grateful for big names, whatever the risk, while those important big clubs mustn't allow mavericks like PDC to jeopardise their prospects.
I am also surprised that you have taken Mersons comments to be a sleight on our club, as I don't see it that way.
I completely agree with him in as much as the ego's of players and boards at our level are much more manageable and as such are likely to take the kind of Paolo approach better.
No Premier league board would take a punt on Di Canio because he ruffles too many feathers, which is why clowns like Maclaren can get the England job, as there is more to the role than just preparing the team.
Also, Premiership players being the prima donnas that they are, would be less likely to go along with his fitness regime and off field discipline.
On his basis, I would agree that it would seem a greater risk for a Premiership club than us. I see it more as a compliment.
jayden
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11:54am Sun 24 Feb 13
Steve. Brentford wrote:Yes steve saw it when i was posted Grim Maybe a lot of things but he has never posted raciest remarks i think a few need to stop posting when drinking as they might spill it.Grim can be very funny at times but not allways and has not been at his best of late.
swwindon61uk wrote:Yep, cheers Avo,
avo wrote:Good post avo.
Anyone who thinks that we were just going to continue as before and pick up maximum points along the way after all that has happened in the last few weeks, and more importantly in the last 6 days is clearly not thinking straight.
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6 days ago when our supposed loyal manager upped sticks and walked (his choice), I would have taken 4 points from 2 games and 2nd in the league at the end of it.
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Yesterday clearly showed the value of someone on the touchlines that can take a removed view of whats happening on the pitch. We missed that yesterday and earlier substitutions in 1 or 2 key areas could have made all the difference.
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Having said that, I think we applied ourselves well, and long spells in the game where we could have scored more were it not for 2 or 3 excellent saves from their keeper, so all in all, for a managerless team and a club that has been dragged through the doggy doo doo just lately, not too shabby tbh.
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A few too many sherberts consumed last night too it seems, some very childish stuff being typed on here.
Couldn't be bothered to read through alot of the above but noticed a toing and throwing between LOUIS and GRIM.
Now i suppose most people realised this,couldn't be bothered or just ignored it but i would like to say GRIMS words of " i believe a black more than you" was not meant as it sounded i am positive he was referring to a certain Mr A Black. As i said not important to most but in case of any confusion over what could of been misread as a racist remark
zigounette and ballons
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12:12pm Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:i will be honest cant really be asssed with you mate have a nice life
zigounette and ballons wrote:z&b.......your eloquence and articulation are truly outstanding.
davel4848 wrote:were you there clearing snow of the pitch at 10pm with your bare hands
zigounette and ballons wrote:A man of honour eh. Why walk out on his team and supporters then. Honour ?. He wouldn't know it if it smacked him in the face.
PAULHa wrote:Well although i dont go along with your obvious amusement and hilarity ,there is an element of truth in what you are saying but tragically he will not be coming back ever.
PAULHa wrote:oooops bad spelling there haha
LMAO!! First game wthout Paulo Di Canio and swindon are struggling!
Di Canio OOOOOZE class and is a footballing legend.
Get ready for doom and gloom times at swindon town unless the can get Paulo back at the helm. The guy gets swindon promotion and to the top of the 1st division in less than 2 years. ALL the fans Need to be screaming to get this guy back IF not the glory days are over!! MARK MY WORDS.
Paulo Di Canio not oly brings success he also brings, class, brains and publicity...........
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NO DI CANIO.......then swindon can kiss goodbye to promotion
And its depressingly obvious that now he has gone we will struggle like hell
he wore his heart on his sleeve ,he was passionate about his objectives and given the support and promises he was promised he would and could of taken us to the premiership .
I dont blame him for quitting his position was made untenable ,so he had no choice as he is a man of honour .
Start to realise the success we have enjoyed is pretty much down to his management of the players,and dicipline without that we will go into freefall guaranteed
were you offering to put 30k of your own money to pay for loan players
Did your mother and father die within 2 months of each other and didnt take leave but carried on bravely
were you sold down the fucin river by
the backers when they decided they were tired of stfc and wanted out
people like you get om my tiits ,you make disparaging remarks about me as i am a relatively new poster ,
Typical keyboard knobhead and hater ,anti pdc anti anyone with a different opinion than yours.
Oh hang on i know you ,your that person who got shot in the head and was judged to be a medical miracle as the bullet missed your brain by 3 feet!!
smirg kcab
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12:19pm Sun 24 Feb 13
I am not a racist ( anyone with a brpain cells 99.8% on here have ) could see I was refering about a. black yes and I will spell it out Andrew black.
I am not a MONG as one person stated, before meeting me I think this so called fan should go to the care homes I work within and start calling these poor poor people and there friends and relatives that ",
Saying that I'm surprised I'm the bad guy when calling me a MONG is exceptable by all you lot.
Yet again it's been a tuff week for all with ups and downs.
Many people including myself wants reactions or else this site wouldn't be worth the time and effort.
Yet again sorry I will keep on posting as I have every right to my opinion and so do you.
I will never be shifted as many of you double/ treble user names on here know
Onwards and upwards
Untill next under grim smirg or whoever.
Coymr
Oi Den!
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12:26pm Sun 24 Feb 13
The Jockster
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12:40pm Sun 24 Feb 13
sp1dersw3b wrote:Lol JB that's going to make posting difficult - does that mean you can't say "we pumped too many high balls into the air"?
joey butler wrote:Not really JB often we think you are talking ***** :)
I just got censored for the first time ever on here! We are not allowed to refer to the 2 things between mens legs, which is clearly not their diddler!!
Hi Wiz been wading through the posts - I was in legends too- did you by chance speak to Jed and say whatever you do don't bring Pdc back. Didn't notice that all the Pdc references had gone. Water you pink carnation on Tuesday and I'll buy you that pint.
Louis and grim the new ant and dec lol! Louis you're so gullible sometimes and come across as suicidal with your Private Fraser "doomed" comments.
Grim's posts are always somewhat tongue in cheek with a touch of sarcasm but always with a cutting edge and for sure he won't lie down if someone barks at him. Clearly you misinterpreted his " a black" comment and was not intended as being a racist one. So please kiss and make up and in the words of Windsor Davies " shoulders back lovely boy"
jayden
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12:48pm Sun 24 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Good man smirg up your game this week and drive us on to promotion .
First I would like to say sorry to the people I have offend ( apart from 2)
I am not a racist ( anyone with a brpain cells 99.8% on here have ) could see I was refering about a. black yes and I will spell it out Andrew black.
I am not a MONG as one person stated, before meeting me I think this so called fan should go to the care homes I work within and start calling these poor poor people and there friends and relatives that ",
Saying that I'm surprised I'm the bad guy when calling me a MONG is exceptable by all you lot.
Yet again it's been a tuff week for all with ups and downs.
Many people including myself wants reactions or else this site wouldn't be worth the time and effort.
Yet again sorry I will keep on posting as I have every right to my opinion and so do you.
I will never be shifted as many of you double/ treble user names on here know
Onwards and upwards
Untill next under grim smirg or whoever.
Coymr
jayden
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12:50pm Sun 24 Feb 13
The Jockster wrote:Nice one Jockster hope you ment face cheek though.
sp1dersw3b wrote:Lol JB that's going to make posting difficult - does that mean you can't say "we pumped too many high balls into the air"?
joey butler wrote:Not really JB often we think you are talking ***** :)
I just got censored for the first time ever on here! We are not allowed to refer to the 2 things between mens legs, which is clearly not their diddler!!
Hi Wiz been wading through the posts - I was in legends too- did you by chance speak to Jed and say whatever you do don't bring Pdc back. Didn't notice that all the Pdc references had gone. Water you pink carnation on Tuesday and I'll buy you that pint.
Louis and grim the new ant and dec lol! Louis you're so gullible sometimes and come across as suicidal with your Private Fraser "doomed" comments.
Grim's posts are always somewhat tongue in cheek with a touch of sarcasm but always with a cutting edge and for sure he won't lie down if someone barks at him. Clearly you misinterpreted his " a black" comment and was not intended as being a racist one. So please kiss and make up and in the words of Windsor Davies " shoulders back lovely boy"
umpcah
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12:51pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:I agree with much of Pewsham`s thinking and reckon Paolo and his disciples will eventually b....r off back to Italy which will be best for everyone. great fun at STFC while it lasted though !
Pewsham, I don't take Merson's comments as a sleight on us in particular. But you still haven't convinced me that the gamble is greater for clubs at our level than it would be for a Premier League club. A bigger club can recover more quickly from setbacks than a small one can. I imagine many lower division chairmen, with their very limited finances, would consider PDC a big risk. I'm sure we will all watch his progress with great interest; I genuinely would love to see him go all the way to the top. But I think he will always be a firework waiting to go off, and I believe clubs of all sizes will be equally wary of that.
zigounette and ballons
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12:58pm Sun 24 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:You havent offended me ,as a fairly new poster i find your input amusing and typical of some one who doesnt take himself too seriously ,but has a sharp mind and wit to match ,so keep it up ,but call a peace between you and louis .
First I would like to say sorry to the people I have offend ( apart from 2)
I am not a racist ( anyone with a brpain cells 99.8% on here have ) could see I was refering about a. black yes and I will spell it out Andrew black.
I am not a MONG as one person stated, before meeting me I think this so called fan should go to the care homes I work within and start calling these poor poor people and there friends and relatives that ",
Saying that I'm surprised I'm the bad guy when calling me a MONG is exceptable by all you lot.
Yet again it's been a tuff week for all with ups and downs.
Many people including myself wants reactions or else this site wouldn't be worth the time and effort.
Yet again sorry I will keep on posting as I have every right to my opinion and so do you.
I will never be shifted as many of you double/ treble user names on here know
Onwards and upwards
Untill next under grim smirg or whoever.
Coymr
jayden
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12:59pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Hi Den yes i hope pdc does go on to become a top boss but he fell right into pateys trap he only had to keep poking that stick and he knew he would win.14 games and he could have walked away head high and no fan could have blamed him or walked the day M.R was sold it was what he did inbetween that was the mistake.
Pewsham, I don't take Merson's comments as a sleight on us in particular. But you still haven't convinced me that the gamble is greater for clubs at our level than it would be for a Premier League club. A bigger club can recover more quickly from setbacks than a small one can. I imagine many lower division chairmen, with their very limited finances, would consider PDC a big risk. I'm sure we will all watch his progress with great interest; I genuinely would love to see him go all the way to the top. But I think he will always be a firework waiting to go off, and I believe clubs of all sizes will be equally wary of that.
Pewsham Red
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1:06pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Oi Den! wrote:Den, you are a bright bloke and I do not need to convince you of anything. it is a difference of opinion, of which we have had many over the years!
Pewsham, I don't take Merson's comments as a sleight on us in particular. But you still haven't convinced me that the gamble is greater for clubs at our level than it would be for a Premier League club. A bigger club can recover more quickly from setbacks than a small one can. I imagine many lower division chairmen, with their very limited finances, would consider PDC a big risk. I'm sure we will all watch his progress with great interest; I genuinely would love to see him go all the way to the top. But I think he will always be a firework waiting to go off, and I believe clubs of all sizes will be equally wary of that.
Merson says he thinks it would be a gamble for a Prem club but I am not sure he feels it is a gamble for us and I think he is right.
If you were the board a Prem club would you take a punt on di Canio? I am not sure I would. He is one of those characters that fans love but boards and owners would hate, as has been proved at Swindon.
tally38
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1:11pm Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848
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1:24pm Sun 24 Feb 13
tally38 wrote:...........and your team would be ?
ALL POSTERS MOANING ABOUT WILLIAMS, COLLINS AND FLINT I DO AGREE WITH THERE COMMENTS BUT AT LEAST THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE MATCH BUT DEVITA WHAT A WASTE OF TIME MIGHT AS WELL PLAY WITH 10 MEN MY SON EVEN GOT AT NEW SHIRT FOR HIS BIRTDAY WITH DEVITA ON THE BACK I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT HE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BOTHER GOING OUT THERE
SouthcoastRed
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1:39pm Sun 24 Feb 13
http://www.skybet.co
.uk/football/special
s/manager-specials
Surely they must know something to
reduce the odds like that?!!!
Oi Den!
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1:48pm Sun 24 Feb 13
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I don't disagree with Merson at all about PDC being a gamble. I just don't see how the risk is less for a smaller club that has to be run as a very tight ship. In many ways I think we and PDC were an ideal match. We were punching below our weight and we were able to give him the resources he needed (and bail him out when he got it wrong). For any club at our level with that kind of money, he is worth the gamble. But those clubs are few and far between - and we are no longer one of them - so it's hard to see where he is going to fit in.
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I reckon Umpcah is probably right about PDC and his staff eventually heading back to Italy, which will be a pity. Much better would be PDC becoming less demanding and less provocative, and continuing to give our game the benefit of the great skills of him and his team.
That's enough from me.
tally38
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2:01pm Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:MIGHT AS WELL GIVE LUKE A RUN
tally38 wrote:...........and your team would be ?
ALL POSTERS MOANING ABOUT WILLIAMS, COLLINS AND FLINT I DO AGREE WITH THERE COMMENTS BUT AT LEAST THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE MATCH BUT DEVITA WHAT A WASTE OF TIME MIGHT AS WELL PLAY WITH 10 MEN MY SON EVEN GOT AT NEW SHIRT FOR HIS BIRTDAY WITH DEVITA ON THE BACK I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT HE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BOTHER GOING OUT THERE
DEVITA SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH HIS ITALIAN MATES
the wizard
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2:06pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Only just caught your post........LOL, sorry forgot the Carnation due to a very busy week and hectic morning yesterday.
NO, rascal, I didn't speak to Jed, only the bloke who was with NW, who seems decent enough. Can't complain one bit, he couldn't have been a more decent sort, so I am hopeful of a long term future with these guys, obviously all they want to do may be out of their hands and as with previous club owners this covenant and SBC get in the way and thwart many good intentions, and that could have even been a component in Blacks decision to quit .
May be later than usual Tuesday but I'll try to remember the Carnation , LOL.
PS: Any chance you could mediate between Grim and Louis, two good blokes, shame to see them like this.
swwindon61uk
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2:07pm Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848
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2:09pm Sun 24 Feb 13
tally38 wrote:Not a bad shout. I think a lot of fans would like to see what Luke can do, when given an extended run.
davel4848 wrote:MIGHT AS WELL GIVE LUKE A RUN
tally38 wrote:...........and your team would be ?
ALL POSTERS MOANING ABOUT WILLIAMS, COLLINS AND FLINT I DO AGREE WITH THERE COMMENTS BUT AT LEAST THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE MATCH BUT DEVITA WHAT A WASTE OF TIME MIGHT AS WELL PLAY WITH 10 MEN MY SON EVEN GOT AT NEW SHIRT FOR HIS BIRTDAY WITH DEVITA ON THE BACK I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT HE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BOTHER GOING OUT THERE
DEVITA SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH HIS ITALIAN MATES
I think you're being a little harsh on Raffa though. Yes, he had a poor game yesterday but so did several others(not forgetting of course that P.N.E. were'nt a bad side).
Raffa, I think, has had a reasonable season, given that last year I didn't think much of him at all.
umpcah
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2:15pm Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:I`m not saying that Raffa should be the first name to go on the teamsheet but I feel that he is a valuable member of the squad. Often he is just average but he is a trier and occasionally does well. That`s MY opinion of course !
tally38 wrote:Not a bad shout. I think a lot of fans would like to see what Luke can do, when given an extended run.
davel4848 wrote:MIGHT AS WELL GIVE LUKE A RUN
tally38 wrote:...........and your team would be ?
ALL POSTERS MOANING ABOUT WILLIAMS, COLLINS AND FLINT I DO AGREE WITH THERE COMMENTS BUT AT LEAST THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE MATCH BUT DEVITA WHAT A WASTE OF TIME MIGHT AS WELL PLAY WITH 10 MEN MY SON EVEN GOT AT NEW SHIRT FOR HIS BIRTDAY WITH DEVITA ON THE BACK I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT HE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BOTHER GOING OUT THERE
DEVITA SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH HIS ITALIAN MATES
I think you're being a little harsh on Raffa though. Yes, he had a poor game yesterday but so did several others(not forgetting of course that P.N.E. were'nt a bad side).
Raffa, I think, has had a reasonable season, given that last year I didn't think much of him at all.
davel4848
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2:17pm Sun 24 Feb 13
umpcah wrote:Agree with that.
davel4848 wrote:I`m not saying that Raffa should be the first name to go on the teamsheet but I feel that he is a valuable member of the squad. Often he is just average but he is a trier and occasionally does well. That`s MY opinion of course !
tally38 wrote:Not a bad shout. I think a lot of fans would like to see what Luke can do, when given an extended run.
davel4848 wrote:MIGHT AS WELL GIVE LUKE A RUN
tally38 wrote:...........and your team would be ?
ALL POSTERS MOANING ABOUT WILLIAMS, COLLINS AND FLINT I DO AGREE WITH THERE COMMENTS BUT AT LEAST THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE MATCH BUT DEVITA WHAT A WASTE OF TIME MIGHT AS WELL PLAY WITH 10 MEN MY SON EVEN GOT AT NEW SHIRT FOR HIS BIRTDAY WITH DEVITA ON THE BACK I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT HE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BOTHER GOING OUT THERE
DEVITA SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH HIS ITALIAN MATES
I think you're being a little harsh on Raffa though. Yes, he had a poor game yesterday but so did several others(not forgetting of course that P.N.E. were'nt a bad side).
Raffa, I think, has had a reasonable season, given that last year I didn't think much of him at all.
pcowley
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2:21pm Sun 24 Feb 13
tally38
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2:34pm Sun 24 Feb 13
davel4848 wrote:HE IS NOT A TRIER. FAR FROM IT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SEE HIM GOING IN FOR A 50/50 JOG MY MEMORY PLEASE
umpcah wrote:Agree with that.
davel4848 wrote:I`m not saying that Raffa should be the first name to go on the teamsheet but I feel that he is a valuable member of the squad. Often he is just average but he is a trier and occasionally does well. That`s MY opinion of course !
tally38 wrote:Not a bad shout. I think a lot of fans would like to see what Luke can do, when given an extended run.
davel4848 wrote:MIGHT AS WELL GIVE LUKE A RUN
tally38 wrote:...........and your team would be ?
ALL POSTERS MOANING ABOUT WILLIAMS, COLLINS AND FLINT I DO AGREE WITH THERE COMMENTS BUT AT LEAST THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE MATCH BUT DEVITA WHAT A WASTE OF TIME MIGHT AS WELL PLAY WITH 10 MEN MY SON EVEN GOT AT NEW SHIRT FOR HIS BIRTDAY WITH DEVITA ON THE BACK I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT HE MIGHT AS WELL NOT BOTHER GOING OUT THERE
DEVITA SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH HIS ITALIAN MATES
I think you're being a little harsh on Raffa though. Yes, he had a poor game yesterday but so did several others(not forgetting of course that P.N.E. were'nt a bad side).
Raffa, I think, has had a reasonable season, given that last year I didn't think much of him at all.
swwindon61uk
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2:35pm Sun 24 Feb 13
They had in fact agreed a new contract which we are lead to believe PDC taking less money.
PDC resigned,nobody has to go running after him,it would not happen if u did it in my job.
Could everything been handled better?
You bet it could.
I wanted PDC to stay but i think it is clear he will not,although i still would not rule it out 100%!
The games we have got left away from home even with PDC it is going to hard to get 50% of the points IMO.
No getting away from the fact all of them walking away has left us in the lurch at the most crucial time.
We have won one and drew one since he has gone,keep that going and we will be ok!
Another view
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2:40pm Sun 24 Feb 13
http://www.heraldsco
tland.com/sport/foot
ball/is-di-canio-a-m
artyr-or-does-he-hav
e-a-hidden-agenda.20
274802
swwindon61uk
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2:48pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Another view wrote:Good read,did have a little laugh when i read:
For anyone looking for a break from Louis and Grim, here is a story bringing up Paolo's past in Scotland, when strangely he left Celtic partly due to Broken Promises!
http://www.heraldsco
tland.com/sport/foot
ball/is-di-canio-a-m
artyr-or-does-he-hav
e-a-hidden-agenda.20
274802
", this was when Di Canio failed to turn up for pre-season then refused to travel to Holland with the team.".
Open minded and all that but it does make you wonder!
stfc2012
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2:49pm Sun 24 Feb 13
SimonPrice351
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2:49pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Back to Swindon, the Paolo fear factor drove the lads on - now that is gone, will players go into a more 'relaxed' mode?
A few positives from the game yesterday, but realistically we should have turned Preston over. They are a side in deep trouble, and were there for the taking.
Under Paolo, we might have had a crack at the top two. Now, I'm not so sure - the play-offs are always a lottery.
swwindon61uk
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2:59pm Sun 24 Feb 13
Don't forget they beat AFCB last week and are playing for their new manager.
Swindon 11 shots PNE 4,7 and 2 on target respectively.
Swindon 13 corners PNE 1
Fouls committed Swindon 4 PNE 15.
I know stats are not always a great indication but for yesterday i think it does show that we were the better side even though we were far from our best.
ellory
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3:12pm Sun 24 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:so you're not racist, just sexist?
First I would like to say sorry to the people I have offend ( apart from 2)
I am not a racist ( anyone with a brpain cells 99.8% on here have ) could see I was refering about a. black yes and I will spell it out Andrew black.
I am not a MONG as one person stated, before meeting me I think this so called fan should go to the care homes I work within and start calling these poor poor people and there friends and relatives that ",
Saying that I'm surprised I'm the bad guy when calling me a MONG is exceptable by all you lot.
Yet again it's been a tuff week for all with ups and downs.
Many people including myself wants reactions or else this site wouldn't be worth the time and effort.
Yet again sorry I will keep on posting as I have every right to my opinion and so do you.
I will never be shifted as many of you double/ treble user names on here know
Onwards and upwards
Untill next under grim smirg or whoever.
Coymr
That's alright then!
bertred63
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3:31pm Sun 24 Feb 13
I have to say that all the nonsence flying about on here at the moment is now getting beyond a joke
1STFC! says...
1:48pm Sat 23 Feb 13