Leeds 1 - Swindon Town 0 (From Swindon Advertiser)
Get involved! Send photos, video, news & views. Text SWINDON NEWS to 80360 or email us
Leeds 1 - Swindon Town 0
4:50pm Saturday 14th March 2009 in Sport
JERMAINE Beckford's 86th-minute header condemned Town to a cruel defeat as they went down 1-0 at Leeds United in League One.
The prolific front man was left unmarked to nod in his 29th goal of the season just as it looked as though Swindon would hold out for a priceless point.
The home side looked the most threatening all afternoon, but with little end product and recalled keeper Phil Smith was only called into action a handful of times.
Simon Cox went close for Swindon right on half-time, and they did well to frustrate Leeds right up until Beckford's late winner.
It was a harsh blow for Danny Wilson's side, but the performance of his side will have given him hope as they bid to pull out of the relegation zone.
Here are the key moments from today's game:
One min: Robert Snodgrass gets down the right, cuts inside and delivers a cross to the near post, but Jermaine Beckford flicks the ball wide of the upright.
Four mins: Hal Robson-Kanu receives the ball from Michael Timlin and takes a touch before shooting from 20 yards, but his effort is tame and fails to trouble Leeds keeper Casper Ankergren.
17 mins: Snodgrass collects the ball in space 25 yards out, works space for a shot and drills in a superb effort which Phil Smith, at full stretch, tips out for a corner.
22 mins: A Town corner broke down and Leeds broke at pace. Beckford saw his initial shot blocked on the edge of the box, and fired in the rebound on the half volley, forcing Smith into another stop.
27 mins: Swindon are starting to come into the game and are putting some pressure on the Leeds back line. Sean Morrison's long throw is met by Owain Tudur Jones, but he steers his downwards header wide of the far post.
29 mins: Snodgrass is fed the ball wide on the left and strides forward. He gets into the area, opens his body up and curls a superb left-footed curling effort which seems destined for the top corner but somehow flies inches over.
30 mins: Jonny Howson forces his way into the box and lets fly with a fierce drive which Smith parries away. The rebound falls kindly to Fabian Delph about 15 yards out, but his half-volley goes narrowly wide.
45 mins: Town almost stun the home side right on the stroke of half-time. Tudur Jones' free kick in from the left looks to have evaded everyone.
However, Simon Cox sneaks in unmarked at the near post and heads just the wrong side of the upright.
61 mins: Timlin's 25-yard free-kick is blocked by a body of players, but Tudur Jones can only shank the loose ball high and wide under pressure.
65 mins: Swindon's goal somehow remains in tact. First, Snodgrass works a short corner and his shot is flicked on by Beckford, only to be cleared off the line by Timlin.
Then, as Town fail to clear their lines, Howson strikes a bouncing shot from eight yards which Smith does well to claim.
70 mins: Smith gets down well to smother Howson's long range effort.
74 mins: Gordon Greer fails to get enough distance on his header as Town defend a free-kick. Rui Marques heads back in and Beckford tries his luck with a speculative overhead kick which Smith watches wide.
83 mins: Billy Paynter picks up on a loose ball 20 yards out and tries his luck from distance, but doesn't even get close.
86 mins (GOAL 1-0 Beckford): Town fail to clear their lines from a corner, and when the ball is lobbed back in to the far post Beckford is on hand to head home from a couple of yards.
90 mins: Beckford turns from hero to villain as he receives his second yellow card for punching the ball away. From the resulting free-kick, Timlin launches it long into the box, Greer flicks on and Morrison heads goalwards but can only put his effort straight at Ankergren.
LEEDS (4-4-2): Casper Ankergren; Jonathan Douglas, Rui Marques, Richard Naylor (c), Ben Parker (Mike Grella 84); Robert Snodgrass, Neil Kilkenny (Bradley Johnson 79), Jonathan Howson, Fabian Delph; Jermaine Beckford, Luciano Becchio (Liam Dickinson 79)
Subs not used: David Lucas, Lubomir Michalik
TOWN (4-4-2): Phil Smith; Kevin Amankwaah, Gordon Greer (c), Sean Morrison, Jamie Vincent; Hal Robson-Kanu, Michael Timlin, Owain Tudur Jones, Anthony McNamee (Jack Smith 83); Simon Cox, Billy Paynter
Subs not used: Peter Brezovan, Jerel Ifil, Lilian Nalis, Hamdi Razak
Comments(59)
Inky
says...
4:57pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Davidsyrett
says...
4:59pm Sat 14 Mar 09
last-game hope not
shaner,bournemouth
says...
5:01pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Is that you Lovesey
says...
5:08pm Sat 14 Mar 09
shaner,bournemouth wrote:I kinda agree with you Shaner, other teams around us seem to want to stay up, I thought we would be ok with how bad the teams below us were, it seems they are waking up and on our form we coulod very easily go down.....
i think we are doomed.not happy at all.i thought we would survive but now im not so sure.i hope im wrong.another late goal conceded,what crap!
These players need to start putting in a shift now instead of going up old town and getting bladdered with certain coaching staff !!
stfccox
says...
5:08pm Sat 14 Mar 09
TheBlackHand
says...
5:12pm Sat 14 Mar 09
madred
says...
5:12pm Sat 14 Mar 09
The Changling
says...
5:16pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Davidsyrett
says...
5:18pm Sat 14 Mar 09
stfccox wrote:Have to agree, every time DW makes a late sub we conceed a goal, We can't defend so keep an outlet up front. Why take of Macca and replace him with Smith?
at least we played well!! the reason we keep losing is because danny wilson keeps changing the team!! he needs to keep it the same for once!! i still think we'll stay up. danny wilson aint no better than malpas cos we've only won 2 games out of 14- well that's a lot of wins!! i think we'll win on tuesday!! unless we start winning, danny wilson needs to go!! he hasn't actually made swindon any different to what they were when malpas was here!! danny wilson needs to get some more decent players like greer and kanu!! greer is probably our best player(apart from cox) and he's only on loan!! phil smith is such a clumsy goalkeeper, danny wilson might as well put the youth team goalie in cos he couldn't do any worse!!!
Robinonfire
says...
5:20pm Sat 14 Mar 09
NORTHAMPTON GAME LIKE A CUP FINAL WINNERS STAY UP
Tite_Fitt
says...
5:24pm Sat 14 Mar 09
DW MUST bring in a couple more loan players NOW, if he can. Why the hell hasn't he signed a striker?
Looks like it could be the West Country quartet of Cheltenham, Hereford, Swindon and Yeovil to go down.
red_gilly
says...
5:24pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Davidsyrett wrote:oh shut up going on about phil smith -they actually said it was not his fault - if defenders aren't defending properly what do you expect!!!! no different to when Brez lets late goals in____ give him a break. Why do swindon fans love tergeting one player and blame that person for it all.
stfccox wrote: at least we played well!! the reason we keep losing is because danny wilson keeps changing the team!! he needs to keep it the same for once!! i still think we'll stay up. danny wilson aint no better than malpas cos we've only won 2 games out of 14- well that's a lot of wins!! i think we'll win on tuesday!! unless we start winning, danny wilson needs to go!! he hasn't actually made swindon any different to what they were when malpas was here!! danny wilson needs to get some more decent players like greer and kanu!! greer is probably our best player(apart from cox) and he's only on loan!! phil smith is such a clumsy goalkeeper, danny wilson might as well put the youth team goalie in cos he couldn't do any worse!!!Have to agree, every time DW makes a late sub we conceed a goal, We can't defend so keep an outlet up front. Why take of Macca and replace him with Smith?
red_gilly
says...
5:26pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Davidsyrett wrote:well said!!!!!!!
We can still catch Yeovil, HAVE to win on Tuesday. Least our goal difference did'nt take too much of a bashing. Smith had a good game in goal! last-game hope not
Jock Strap
says...
5:33pm Sat 14 Mar 09
umpcah wrote:Stupid boy Pike! you ought to know we're incapable of not conceding a goal! -especially in the last ten minutes - played well, battled hard, maybe, but if you leave the most dangerous man on the pitch totally unmarked in your area -you will get punished, - fact is we're not good enough and we can't score more goals than we concede. that means we will gain enough points to secure safety therefore we will get relegated. Hats off to Fitton and co. for not recognising the squad was woefully inadequate and for not providing funds to stregthen the aquad during the transfer window. Thus the chickens will come home to roost and we will find our now regular berth in the bottom tier of the FL once again. My condolences to those who purchased season tickets based on the hype and expectation generated by AF's acquisition of the club, you must be sorely disappointed.
It`s 16.18 and I`ve got a sneaking feeling that the lads will be coming back with a point. COME ON YOU REDS !
At least if you are loyal, albeit foolish enough to purchase one for L2 next year you will know what to expect without any real danger of getting too excited at watching anything remotely approaching quality football. Something which has regretfully eluded STFC supporters for 15-20 years, since the heady days of 1994 and before.
Tite_Fitt
says...
5:44pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Jock Strap
says...
5:44pm Sat 14 Mar 09
swindonmatt
says...
5:48pm Sat 14 Mar 09
mightywoolst
says...
5:48pm Sat 14 Mar 09
DevizesSupporters
says...
5:54pm Sat 14 Mar 09
russellg
says...
5:59pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Old-Stager, Hilperton
says...
6:02pm Sat 14 Mar 09
At the moment relegation looks far more likely - doesn't it !
I am totally fed up with conceding all these late goals, which surely means lack of fitness.
I was elated when Danny Wilson was appointed manager back in December like most fans - but how disappointing has he been so far, and when will this nightmare end ?
I did warn my fellow Town Fans just before christmas on this very Forum, that we might just regret passing over Ian Holloway as our new manager, which seemed a shame because he seemed to desperately want to be the Swindon Town boss.
portland red
says...
6:14pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote:wilson aint exactly had the new manager effect has he! another late goal another step closer to league 2 i fear!!
I for one will definitely be buying my usual season ticket next season, whether we stay up or go down. At the moment relegation looks far more likely - doesn't it ! I am totally fed up with conceding all these late goals, which surely means lack of fitness. I was elated when Danny Wilson was appointed manager back in December like most fans - but how disappointing has he been so far, and when will this nightmare end ? I did warn my fellow Town Fans just before christmas on this very Forum, that we might just regret passing over Ian Holloway as our new manager, which seemed a shame because he seemed to desperately want to be the Swindon Town boss.
P*ssed Off
says...
6:34pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote:If you don't want to renew your ST next year that is up to you, but PLEASE also take all the other moaning gits on this site i.e. Jock Strapp, with you and then if you can't be bothered to go to the games, you can also keep you inane drivel off this site, and leave the comments to those people (not necessarily me) who have something relevant and positive to say !!
I for one will definitely be buying my usual season ticket next season, whether we stay up or go down. At the moment relegation looks far more likely - doesn't it ! I am totally fed up with conceding all these late goals, which surely means lack of fitness. I was elated when Danny Wilson was appointed manager back in December like most fans - but how disappointing has he been so far, and when will this nightmare end ? I did warn my fellow Town Fans just before christmas on this very Forum, that we might just regret passing over Ian Holloway as our new manager, which seemed a shame because he seemed to desperately want to be the Swindon Town boss.
glasred
says...
6:40pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Old-Stager, Hilperton
says...
6:44pm Sat 14 Mar 09
If you read my post properly you will read that I "AM" buying a season ticket next season.
My loyalty is not in any doubt fellow supporter - I was regularly following the Town many years before the Wembley Final in 1969, in fact my first game was on Saturday 14th April 1951.
Therefore,I am entitled to make any civilised criticism I want to - That's what this excellent Forum is for.
topgun2009
says...
6:53pm Sat 14 Mar 09
not being big headed but i play football and im a good player maybe they should give me a chance lol
Davidsyrett
says...
7:37pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Jock Strap wrote:I actually purchased my season ticket because I support STFC not because of the hype, It's was very easy to support ST in the early late 80's early 90's when they were doing well, thats why we could get 10/12k crowds who all basked in the glory. It's when the going gets tough that the real fans follow the club, not glory seekers like yourself jock.
umpcah wrote: It`s 16.18 and I`ve got a sneaking feeling that the lads will be coming back with a point. COME ON YOU REDS !Stupid boy Pike! you ought to know we're incapable of not conceding a goal! -especially in the last ten minutes - played well, battled hard, maybe, but if you leave the most dangerous man on the pitch totally unmarked in your area -you will get punished, - fact is we're not good enough and we can't score more goals than we concede. that means we will gain enough points to secure safety therefore we will get relegated. Hats off to Fitton and co. for not recognising the squad was woefully inadequate and for not providing funds to stregthen the aquad during the transfer window. Thus the chickens will come home to roost and we will find our now regular berth in the bottom tier of the FL once again. My condolences to those who purchased season tickets based on the hype and expectation generated by AF's acquisition of the club, you must be sorely disappointed. At least if you are loyal, albeit foolish enough to purchase one for L2 next year you will know what to expect without any real danger of getting too excited at watching anything remotely approaching quality football. Something which has regretfully eluded STFC supporters for 15-20 years, since the heady days of 1994 and before.
Robinette84
says...
7:39pm Sat 14 Mar 09
CALNE RED 81
says...
8:07pm Sat 14 Mar 09
But while the yellow scummers are still playing non league football I'm happy!!!!
Com on you reds!!
P.S I blame Peakcocks tats there god awful!!! hahahahahahahaha
cfa
says...
8:27pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Town fans made plenty of noise, especially ribbing the "big" Leeds lad. Their fans only really came to life when they scored. Crowd was 21,000 and odd.
I still think we'll stay up aswell.
Ian13
says...
8:29pm Sat 14 Mar 09
mikek
says...
8:43pm Sat 14 Mar 09
I predicted that town would struggle in this league from day one and certainly would say we are doomed but now only wins in the next 3 game will still mean us needing a miracle to stay up.
Very alarming to still hear one or two on the forum mention the fact that players and even coaching staff are out on the P**s in old town still. When names were mentioned a while back on hear, Peacock,McGovern,Eas
ton,Jack Smith etc these players have almost dissapeared from the scene. JPM and Easton are so say injured but are they??? Danny did say he will be looking at off field activities like binge drinking. Its not good though hearing that players are posing at bars in old town getting blasted rather than put in extra training like the players from 1969 did under Danny Williams when they wore the shirt with pride. I listened to Danny Williams today and he reckoned todays players are poof's compared to his braves of yesteryear.
Ian13
says...
9:06pm Sat 14 Mar 09
eminencegris
says...
9:13pm Sat 14 Mar 09
west berks Red
says...
9:54pm Sat 14 Mar 09
cfa wrote:big well done the the swindon fans.
Just got back from the game, I thought we actually played OK. Smith had a good game in goal. Town fans made plenty of noise, especially ribbing the "big" Leeds lad. Their fans only really came to life when they scored. Crowd was 21,000 and odd. I still think we'll stay up aswell.
did anyone see the big leeds fan in mcdonalds as the coaches left?
leeds stewards and policing well over the top and one sided.
umpcah
says...
9:56pm Sat 14 Mar 09
cfa
says...
10:26pm Sat 14 Mar 09
My son and I were speaking to a copper before the game and he was a nice bloke, telling us all about the Millwall game and how one of his mates got his jaw broken, and how he got his pepper spray pinched off his belt.
What I did notice was that as well as Stewards in their orange hi-viz jackets they also had what looked like some private security gorillas in dark jakets with arm bands, seemed to be them who were "heavy handed".
Didn't see the big lad in McDs, Not easy to hide in that blue top he had on though!
Sham69
says...
11:32pm Sat 14 Mar 09
Tough luck today - is it something we need to do in training play a practice match for 95 minutes?
Jock Strap
says...
11:49pm Sat 14 Mar 09
townie63
says...
1:36am Sun 15 Mar 09
P*ssed Off wrote:Agreed!! i'm back next year even if we go down, jock, if you don't like don't go to the games, we won't miss your constant whining
Old-Stager, Hilperton wrote: I for one will definitely be buying my usual season ticket next season, whether we stay up or go down. At the moment relegation looks far more likely - doesn't it ! I am totally fed up with conceding all these late goals, which surely means lack of fitness. I was elated when Danny Wilson was appointed manager back in December like most fans - but how disappointing has he been so far, and when will this nightmare end ? I did warn my fellow Town Fans just before christmas on this very Forum, that we might just regret passing over Ian Holloway as our new manager, which seemed a shame because he seemed to desperately want to be the Swindon Town boss.If you don't want to renew your ST next year that is up to you, but PLEASE also take all the other moaning gits on this site i.e. Jock Strapp, with you and then if you can't be bothered to go to the games, you can also keep you inane drivel off this site, and leave the comments to those people (not necessarily me) who have something relevant and positive to say !!
International Robin
says...
1:38am Sun 15 Mar 09
greenml
says...
3:11am Sun 15 Mar 09
Got criticised that DW wasn't the man. We can't change but really has our form improved at all?
greenml
says...
3:11am Sun 15 Mar 09
Got criticised that DW wasn't the man. We can't change but really has our form improved at all?
stfcstef
says...
3:44am Sun 15 Mar 09
Inky
says...
8:23am Sun 15 Mar 09
Look at Brizzle R - Lambert Duffy and Kuffour all popping in goals.
With our defence crumbling nearly every game in the last ten minutes it would seem we need to 2-0 up before then to scrape a win or draw.
If the goaslscoring or lack of it continues I feel we are down and out. We have had months to sort this out since MM departed so to me that is not a reason. I just get very fed up of losing or drawing agame in the last 10 mins - there must be a pattern as to why this has happened time and time again.
Is it fitness - poor substitution choice etc..
acidmonkey100
says...
8:39am Sun 15 Mar 09
2 Peterborough 38 12 4 3 35 19 9 5 5 33 29 20 72
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
3 MK Dons 35 10 3 5 36 20 10 4 3 36 20 32 67
4 Millwall 36 10 4 5 23 18 9 3 5 26 22 9 64
5 Leeds 37 13 2 4 40 19 6 3 9 21 24 18 62
6 Tranmere 37 13 4 3 36 18 4 4 9 16 24 10 59
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
7 Scunthorpe 36 9 4 3 31 20 8 3 9 30 32 9 58
8 Oldham 37 9 7 3 32 18 6 6 6 25 33 6 58
9 Stockport 38 8 6 6 29 23 7 5 6 25 20 11 56
10 Southend 37 10 2 6 21 14 6 5 8 24 35 -4 55
11 Colchester 37 7 4 9 21 21 8 4 5 30 28 2 53
12 Bristol Rovers 35 7 4 5 31 21 6 7 6 32 25 17 50
13 Huddersfield 37 8 6 5 27 23 5 5 8 21 32 -7 50
14 Walsall 37 9 2 7 27 29 4 7 8 22 26 -6 48
15 Hartlepool 38 7 7 5 37 31 4 3 12 15 30 -9 43
16 Carlisle 37 7 4 7 30 27 4 5 10 17 30 -10 42
17 Leyton Orient 37 4 4 9 16 24 7 5 8 18 22 -12 42
18 Crewe 36 8 2 7 26 28 4 3 12 23 37 -16 41
19 Northampton 35 6 7 4 24 17 3 4 11 19 29 -3 38
20 Yeovil 36 3 8 5 18 22 6 3 11 14 35 -25 38
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
21 Swindon 36 5 6 7 29 32 2 8 8 21 28 -10 35
22 Brighton 35 4 5 10 26 36 4 6 6 16 19 -13 35
23 Hereford 34 6 4 8 21 19 2 2 12 11 34 -21 30
24 Cheltenham 35 5 4 9 26 35 1 3 13 15 43 -37 25
and oxford are 6 points off the playoffs roll on next yr!!
Robinette84
says...
8:56am Sun 15 Mar 09
Inky
says...
9:09am Sun 15 Mar 09
Robinette84 wrote:An Inverness C T assistant manager called Maurice Malpass......
Right come on fess up, which idiot told the sunday mirror 'mole' that they were betting on us for relegation so they could use the money to buy a player next season?! What a joke!
eikifr
says...
9:15am Sun 15 Mar 09
I havent seen anything extraordinary from Danny Wilson since he came in through his interviews. It worries me that he said once that this situation doesnt worry him in one of his post-match interviews and that is really worrying to hear. Of course you should be worried and by saying that it gives players a false security despite them playing poorly. No matter where we play next season, whether it is FL1 or FL2, we need 6-8 new players for next season. Not just any players, we need players that we can expect to be core players and can produce right away, not in 5 or 6 years.
Jock Strap
says...
9:41am Sun 15 Mar 09
I've always maintained I'll watch town again if we ever again achieve championship level football because that by its very status will mean that we must be playing some half-decent football to have got there. If we are relegated we will be back to the days of less than 3k crowds and the real possibility of the club winding up.
Jock Strap
says...
9:46am Sun 15 Mar 09
jillyh
says...
1:06pm Sun 15 Mar 09
red_gilly wrote:Well said red gilly - just because the "golden boy" was dropped it really upsets those who don't watch the full picture or even attend the games. I'm also fed up with Smith being slated off and I much prefer him in goal than Brez. Didn't think it would take too long for me to read the forum without some idiot making negative comments about Smith. No, I wasn't at the game but it sounds very much like he played a very important part. Let's look at the strikers shall we - do they understand that it would really help if they could actually get the ball near the goal, let alone score?
Davidsyrett wrote:oh shut up going on about phil smith -they actually said it was not his fault - if defenders aren't defending properly what do you expect!!!! no different to when Brez lets late goals in____ give him a break. Why do swindon fans love tergeting one player and blame that person for it all.stfccox wrote: at least we played well!! the reason we keep losing is because danny wilson keeps changing the team!! he needs to keep it the same for once!! i still think we'll stay up. danny wilson aint no better than malpas cos we've only won 2 games out of 14- well that's a lot of wins!! i think we'll win on tuesday!! unless we start winning, danny wilson needs to go!! he hasn't actually made swindon any different to what they were when malpas was here!! danny wilson needs to get some more decent players like greer and kanu!! greer is probably our best player(apart from cox) and he's only on loan!! phil smith is such a clumsy goalkeeper, danny wilson might as well put the youth team goalie in cos he couldn't do any worse!!!Have to agree, every time DW makes a late sub we conceed a goal, We can't defend so keep an outlet up front. Why take of Macca and replace him with Smith?
super reds
says...
1:43pm Sun 15 Mar 09
8:23am Sun 15 Mar 09
In desperate need of a goal scorer...surely there is someone around can get us some goals, as our dependancy on Coxy is proving to be our downfall, Billy P is not supporting enough with goals, and very few goals are coming from the midfield.
Look at Brizzle R - Lambert Duffy and Kuffour all popping in goals.
Why isn't Razak being given a go, no point in giving him a contract (albeit only til the end of the season)if he isn't gonna play
Pinehurstred
says...
1:45pm Sun 15 Mar 09
Jock Strap wrote:SPOT ON MATE. I HATE WHAT IS GOING ON AT STFC(ON THE PITCH).I think we are down and it hurts.Im like every other town fan who is worried about are club,but i WILL STILL SUPPORT STFC even if they are in the confrence..AFTER ALL.WE ALL SING SWINDON TILL I DIE.
townie63 well I'm actually really townie61 -1st game 5-0 cup defeat against -Everton - if you are from 63 you will know we regularly used to get past FAC 3 now we cant even do 2. So like you I've pretty much seen all the ups and certainly all the downs. The thing is since McMahon all we've had are downs - I don't include promotion under PS because L1 is the maximum lowest division we should be in. How you can criticise anybody for moaning about the club's plight -whether they go to matches or not -is beyond me when it must be clear to all, even those most die-hard ros coloured spectacle wearers that the product on offer is absolutely dire. As Inky W astutely points out the Gasheads under Trollope junior are performing consistently much better than we are in a matchbox of a ground on a shoe string budget. I know AF inherited a can of worms and dont forget the Bill Power scenario is not settled? -but they all knew what they were getting themselves into- so it is them that have to get us out of it. MM was not a popular manager -dour and uncompromising so everyone thought he must be the catalyst for our continuing poor from and lack of ability. In fairness DW will by the end of the season have had enough time to turn it around -if the problem had purely been one of personalities - clearly it is not as the team's performances have not improved so the only conclusion is that even if you had Rafa or Sir AF managing this lot we'd still be in trouble. To me the more worrying factor is the absolute stunning silence from the board room - i.e. AF & co. have resorted to adopting the former board's approach of telling the fans diddly squat. I've always maintained I'll watch town again if we ever again achieve championship level football because that by its very status will mean that we must be playing some half-decent football to have got there. If we are relegated we will be back to the days of less than 3k crowds and the real possibility of the club winding up.
ps we dont moan were just very worried STFC FANS
The Changling
says...
4:51pm Sun 15 Mar 09
Oi Den!
says...
7:29pm Sun 15 Mar 09
If we had taken the game to Leeds we would have had a decent chance of winning it - they're by no means unbeatable. Instead we played right into their hands and gave them the confidence to believe they would get the winner eventually.
If Wilson thinks Leeds (10 points behind Peterborough, even after beating us)would beat us by 6 goals in an open contest, we might as well pack up now.
stevehalloz
says...
10:18pm Sun 15 Mar 09
Even when we went down in 65 we played exciting football and the core of that team helped with the glories of 67 to 70.
Mackay started the rot in the mid 70s but we came back with Macari, Ardiles and Hoddle and it's been downhill ever since, so I think we're due a turn around. I just hope we don't have to go down first to get it.
I was one who said give MM a chance and I was wrong, I admit, but I'm a bit sceptical aboutDanny Wilson. I believe he's a true professional and a nice guy but his track record is not exactly stellar. I'm Hartlepool born and they are my second club, and the Pools fans weren't all that sad to see him go. I met one here (Sydney) in a club where I went to see Hartlepool vs West Ham in the cup and he said Wilson's problem was that he was a poor judge of a player and kept picking the wrong team. He was particularly critical of him (Wilson) getting Kyle on loan - he reckoned Kyle was a hoofer and no good. Anyway, only heresay so I'm reserving judgement and anyway I'd rather have some stability right now.
Obviously I don't go every week, living in Oz, but I do go whenever I'm in the UK and if I was there I'd be a regular - and I'm sure I'd moan, but hopefully constructively.
But whoever said it is right - we used to expect Town to have a good cup run every year and usually they did.
david mitchells beard
says...
11:02am Mon 16 Mar 09
click2find
umpcah says...
4:19pm Sat 14 Mar 09