Skipper McCormack to miss Bury clash (From Swindon Advertiser)
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Skipper McCormack to miss Bury clash
5:00am Saturday 6th October 2012 in Sport By Andy Warren
SWINDON captain Alan McCormack is set to miss today’s game away at Bury through injury, the Advertiser understands.
The Irishman has not travelled with the rest of the Town squad to Greater Manchester, and although the club were unable to confirm, the Advertiser understands the central defender has picked up a slight hamstring injury.
McCormack has been a constant figure at the heart of the Town defence this season, and has performed well while partnering Troy Archibald-Henville, Aden Flint and Darren Ward.
Comments(22)
batch
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7:24am Sat 6 Oct 12
Actually in the other matches I've seen TAH play in he's looked composed on the ball so no idea what happened there. Lobotomy is my guess.
red white
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8:40am Sat 6 Oct 12
old town robin
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8:41am Sat 6 Oct 12
SAPFanSTFC
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8:42am Sat 6 Oct 12
red white wrote:McEverley for me but guess it will be Navarro
So who is el capitano today then?
LionelHutz
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8:50am Sat 6 Oct 12
old town robin
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8:59am Sat 6 Oct 12
SAPFanSTFC wrote:Think Darren Ward will be captain, a cross between Greer and mac, he is best suited for marshalling the defence and keeping Wes focused.
red white wrote:McEverley for me but guess it will be Navarro
So who is el capitano today then?
London Red
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9:15am Sat 6 Oct 12
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I agree with OTR that Ward will be a cert to start and probably be captain - I said from the day he signed he would become our captain before long
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Devera is natural CB so I would not be shocked to see him in there with Ward
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I think it might be:
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Wes
Thompson Devera Ward McEveley
Ritchie Ferry Miller De Vita
Rooney Williams
SAPFanSTFC
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9:40am Sat 6 Oct 12
old town robin wrote:Yep - Good shout - keep forgetting about Ward.
SAPFanSTFC wrote:Think Darren Ward will be captain, a cross between Greer and mac, he is best suited for marshalling the defence and keeping Wes focused.
red white wrote:McEverley for me but guess it will be Navarro
So who is el capitano today then?
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Yep you're right on that score - after his man of the match last week
the wizard
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9:50am Sat 6 Oct 12
Hope Macca recovers soon, we need him back. Urgently.
LydiardRED67
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10:12am Sat 6 Oct 12
Does anybody know who the vice captain is?
Oi Den!
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10:17am Sat 6 Oct 12
southside7
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10:25am Sat 6 Oct 12
the wizard wrote:A voice is vital and sitting near the front with the kid I've noticed Ward continuously screaming, shouting, encouraging, organising, advising. Provided his form is there, seems the perfect choice for captain.
Who ever gets picked as Captain needs a voice, we need a man not a mouse and someone who is going to have an experienced but cool head. I would say Jay or Ward.
Hope Macca recovers soon, we need him back. Urgently.
Wes
Thompson Flint Ward McEv
Ritchie Ferry Bostock RDV
Rooney Williams
Attack them from the off
Carlo
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10:31am Sat 6 Oct 12
Oi Den! wrote:I agree. A 'slight hamstring' shouldn't stop a player from travelling with the team, especially the captain.
Why would a slight hamstring injury prevent the club captain from travelling with his teammates? I would have thought they'd need him there for moral support, inspiration etc. I suppose it could be that he stayed behind to receive treatment, but it seems a bit odd to me.
I just hope there is nothing more to this than is being reported.
jayden
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10:49am Sat 6 Oct 12
Carlo wrote:The long journey wont do the hamstrings anygood so he would be better off staying and doing some small training .
Oi Den! wrote:I agree. A 'slight hamstring' shouldn't stop a player from travelling with the team, especially the captain.
Why would a slight hamstring injury prevent the club captain from travelling with his teammates? I would have thought they'd need him there for moral support, inspiration etc. I suppose it could be that he stayed behind to receive treatment, but it seems a bit odd to me.
I just hope there is nothing more to this than is being reported.
Davidsyrett
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10:56am Sat 6 Oct 12
Macca has been found out a bit this season and on occasions really struggled. I can't see him being at CB if we get into the Championship, so maybe time to see him back in midfield.
Having Ward/Troy/flint as regular CB's may well strengthen the defence, surely Troy/Flint combo is the future.
SAPFanSTFC
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11:06am Sat 6 Oct 12
jayden wrote:Agree on that one - why aggravate an injury with needless travel - sitting on a coach for 5-6 hours there and same again back won't help at all. Get rested and treated this is a good week to get fit for Monday with a full week of tactics and training given no mid-week match for the next two weeks.
Carlo wrote:The long journey wont do the hamstrings anygood so he would be better off staying and doing some small training .
Oi Den! wrote:I agree. A 'slight hamstring' shouldn't stop a player from travelling with the team, especially the captain.
Why would a slight hamstring injury prevent the club captain from travelling with his teammates? I would have thought they'd need him there for moral support, inspiration etc. I suppose it could be that he stayed behind to receive treatment, but it seems a bit odd to me.
I just hope there is nothing more to this than is being reported.
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I understand the initial reaction but I'd rather he stay home and get fit.
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Shows just how close this league is - had we won 1-0 not lost 0-1 we'd be sat in 2nd and everyone would be on a real high looking to give Bury a good hiding, yet here we are in 8th after a second abject display at home in a few short weeks.
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Nice to have the next 2 weeks with no midweek match.
the wizard
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11:14am Sat 6 Oct 12
I think you have hit a very big nail with your last line. It also helps get the fitness up without the risk of mid week match injuries, and gives an additional day in ordinary training as opposed to set play practices for that evening game etc. taking up Tuesday.
Hope we can put up a real solid display today.
red white
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11:26am Sat 6 Oct 12
SAPFanSTFC wrote:The Predicitons League is over there,somewhere!
red white wrote:McEverley for me but guess it will be Navarro
So who is el capitano today then?
Ha! Capitan rotation,i've heard it all now.
With Paolo we'll rule.
SAPFanSTFC
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11:35am Sat 6 Oct 12
the wizard wrote:Hey there Wiz, hope you're well.
SAPFanSTFC,
I think you have hit a very big nail with your last line. It also helps get the fitness up without the risk of mid week match injuries, and gives an additional day in ordinary training as opposed to set play practices for that evening game etc. taking up Tuesday.
Hope we can put up a real solid display today.
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Yep we seem to have got a lot of knocks and bumps early on this season - compared to last when we seemed to get a big slice of luck on that front.
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Do the players and PDC well to get a good balanced schedule for a couple of weeks.
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Am convinced we'll do ok today and get back into the top 6 and hopefully get a solid finish to October in order to be nicely placed.
SAPFanSTFC
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11:40am Sat 6 Oct 12
red white wrote:Think you have something there Red White!!....full rotation of captain's role!
SAPFanSTFC wrote:The Predicitons League is over there,somewhere!
red white wrote:McEverley for me but guess it will be Navarro
So who is el capitano today then?
Ha! Capitan rotation,i've heard it all now.
With Paolo we'll rule.
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We could even rotate the whole team - except for Wes....imagine him in front of goal.....although couldn't do any worse than poor Collins' shot last week! :-)
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Nice professional performance and a good solid win away from home please!
red white
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12:28pm Sat 6 Oct 12
SAPFanSTFC wrote:No one is safe,no even my plaaaayers:
red white wrote:Think you have something there Red White!!....full rotation of captain's role!
SAPFanSTFC wrote:The Predicitons League is over there,somewhere!
red white wrote:McEverley for me but guess it will be Navarro
So who is el capitano today then?
Ha! Capitan rotation,i've heard it all now.
With Paolo we'll rule.
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We could even rotate the whole team - except for Wes....imagine him in front of goal.....although couldn't do any worse than poor Collins' shot last week! :-)
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Nice professional performance and a good solid win away from home please!
The fans,they av a beena fantastic.
I am a London red SAPF,(not him!).
Lovely day here in the old smoke!
Yoooooooouuuuuuu Reds!
moonie says...
5:41am Sat 6 Oct 12