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SWINDON TOWN: Williams insists Town have more in the tank
6:00am Friday 15th February 2013 in STFC News By Sam Morshead
Town's Andy Williams
SWINDON Town may still be unbeaten in 2013 but striker Andy Williams says the Robins have yet to find their very best form.
Town have four wins and three draws from their seven League One fixtures since the turn of the year, scoring 14 times and conceding just twice in the process.
Yet despite that phenomenal record, Williams remains unconvinced that he and his teammates are achieving the performance levels that he hopes will help propel them into the Championship.
“I think we’ll all agree there’s more to come from us and that’s the exciting thing. We’re unbeaten this year and yet there’s probably more to come from everyone,” he said.
“I think there’s an undercurrent, if we can get it out from us, to be a bit more positive amongst each other. If we can start believing then we can do something special like the lads did who were here last season.”
With a consortium fronted by Jed McCrory set to assume control at the County Ground next week, manager Paolo Di Canio could soon be allowed to flex his muscles in the emergency loan market.
While Williams is happy that he and the rest of the Swindon squad have coped admirably with limited resources of late, the forward said an influx of new faces would spur the rest of the team on for the remainder of the campaign.
“There’s not as much pressure as there was before coming from the sidelines and off the bench but we’ve still got a good squad and more than enough capability to bring people off the bench and win the game, like we did at Colchester,” he said.
“You don’t tend to bring people in to sit on the bench so the people coming in will be straight into the team.
“It does put a little more pressure on us.
“You know that waiting in the wings there could be more players on the way so you know you have to be on your game so that if anyone else comes in you’re not the one making way for them.”
Williams’ former side Yeovil have won seven out of seven to haul themselves into the play-off picture recently, and the 26-year-old can see the promotion race starting to hot up.
“They (Yeovil) are one of the in-form sides in the league at the moment. I think Bournemouth have got to be the other.
“There’s a few teams who have come with a good late run in there and there’s a couple near the top that are starting to slip away as well.
“It’s all about momentum at this stage of the season and Yeovil have certainly got some of that at the moment.
“Hopefully we’ll have some of that by the time we come to play them in a few weeks time.”
Comments(36)
stfc2012
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7:03am Fri 15 Feb 13
Chish and Fips
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7:36am Fri 15 Feb 13
Ollie Reed's Parky dance!
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7:55am Fri 15 Feb 13
old town robin
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8:19am Fri 15 Feb 13
Ollie Reed's Parky dance! wrote:was thinking the same thing Ollie and the same goes for Collins and Rooney.
Hope u are shooting at that barn door in training Andy?
dazinblack
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8:34am Fri 15 Feb 13
Lordjim13
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9:06am Fri 15 Feb 13
dazinblack wrote:Hear hear. Some people are so hard on our players, expecting them to do what we see million-pound players do on the telly. There was more encouragement for Andy Monkhouse on Saturday than our own boys, no wonder they blew it!
Jeez some people!! Don't you see all the running off the ball willo does pulling defenders with him creating space for other players to run into? If he scored every chance he got he would be playing for a premiership club. We are holding our own at the moment certainly in the mix for playoffs and who knows even automatic promotion. Loan players may help the cause but will take time to adjust to how we play. I guess snirt didn't get any valentines cards yesterday!!
grove red
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9:08am Fri 15 Feb 13
SAPFanSTFC
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9:12am Fri 15 Feb 13
dazinblack wrote:Hear Hear Dazin!
Jeez some people!! Don't you see all the running off the ball willo does pulling defenders with him creating space for other players to run into? If he scored every chance he got he would be playing for a premiership club. We are holding our own at the moment certainly in the mix for playoffs and who knows even automatic promotion. Loan players may help the cause but will take time to adjust to how we play. I guess snirt didn't get any valentines cards yesterday!!
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He'll start firing them in again very soon!
BillyLucas4me
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9:23am Fri 15 Feb 13
Bl...dy initials please refer to players by surname
stfclondon
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9:27am Fri 15 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Great support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg.
Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collins
Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day.
See you next Tuesday.
FORZASTFC
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9:27am Fri 15 Feb 13
stfc2012 wrote:Well said!
Great support there smirg. Maybe shout at him at the game for extra incentive. For a moment I thought we were top 4 on a ten game or so unbeaten run. You should become a motivational speaker.
Nothing like a positive supporter?????
FORZASTFC
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9:34am Fri 15 Feb 13
outlaw2
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9:50am Fri 15 Feb 13
For sure they can TALK a good game, say all the right words etc but when it comes to putting the ball in the net regularly they struggle, and that is what just might stop us getting promoted..
Always red
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10:05am Fri 15 Feb 13
TheDukeOfBanbury
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10:10am Fri 15 Feb 13
Seen enough to impress me but as mentioned still young and will improve.
This is Div 1 and not the Premiership.
Can't believe that Supporters would label our players shiit, still we are all entitled to an opinion and all very different.
Natural goalscorers like Austin and Cox are sought after commodities and I do accept that we are missing one. However we remain a top scoring side in the division despite the current uncertainty so not all gloom and doom.
Robinonfire
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10:33am Fri 15 Feb 13
PDC already said we need a forward
billbst
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11:01am Fri 15 Feb 13
bhred
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11:34am Fri 15 Feb 13
I too don't think I've ever quite seen such a player as Williams who can create something out of nothing.... and miss from point blank range
The Jockster
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11:48am Fri 15 Feb 13
buckobassettboy
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12:06pm Fri 15 Feb 13
bhred wrote:Obviously the critical remarks made by the few were not referring to his efforts at Colchester where he worked his socks off to the point of exhaustion.Granted he did balloon a couple of chances in the game but he put a real shift in,as they all did resulting in the result we needed.For me Roberts was the catalyst on that day but he like Williams does blow hot and cold.Even Sir Don had a bad day so give the boys a break.
I'm with the Duke on this one
I too don't think I've ever quite seen such a player as Williams who can create something out of nothing.... and miss from point blank range
bhred
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12:25pm Fri 15 Feb 13
As an aside if I was PDC right now I'd bring in Jay at fullback and play Macca in midfield who gets around the pitch better and is far more combatative than Navarro or Miller
The Jockster
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12:47pm Fri 15 Feb 13
dazinblack wrote:Sure do acknowledge his running off the ball it's his running with it that's the problem very one footed and would score loads more goals if he could shoot with his right peg. The chance that went begging against Pools after he'd done the hard work was criminal.
Jeez some people!! Don't you see all the running off the ball willo does pulling defenders with him creating space for other players to run into? If he scored every chance he got he would be playing for a premiership club. We are holding our own at the moment certainly in the mix for playoffs and who knows even automatic promotion. Loan players may help the cause but will take time to adjust to how we play. I guess snirt didn't get any valentines cards yesterday!!
Both he and Collins should go on a goals awareness course - the object of the game is to plant the ball beyond the reach of the man standing between two upright white posts with a similar white bar horizontally fixed across the top of the posts. Seriously theyre not that bad but boy oh boy between them they miss a shed load of chances.
Be interesting to see who if anybody will pick up the Ritchie crumbs. He took the pressure off WC his strikes making their misses less glaring but now their cover is blown they simply have to hit the back of the onion bag!
Is that you Lovesey
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1:39pm Fri 15 Feb 13
The way we slate our players at this club all the time is dispicable.
Swindon1984
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2:43pm Fri 15 Feb 13
Is that you Lovesey wrote:Have to agree, there are some (we all know who they are so won't name names) who seem to take a perverse pleasure in running down our own players. Constructive criticism and honest assessment of a players performance is all well and good but slagging them off is another. We could have a team full of world beaters managed by Pep Guardiola and a pulitzer prize winner writing the sports pages of the local paper and some still wouldn't be happy!
Both Collins and Willo are very good players at this level, I was made up when we signed Willo after seeing him tear town apart several times playing for Yeovil, yes he misses sme, but if he didn't then we wouldn't have him because we would have sold him already. The way we slate our players at this club all the time is dispicable.
smirg kcab
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4:25pm Fri 15 Feb 13
stfclondon wrote:You idiot
smirg kcab wrote:Great support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg.
Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collins
Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day.
See you next Tuesday.
macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said.
I would never wish that on any player even pericrap.
Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain.
Hartlepool home and away
Did I mention Roberts/de vita.?
We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat.
Just don't get all this Williams is great lol
Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post.
He a forward who can't hit a barn door.
Onwards and upwards
We are PANTS
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4:38pm Fri 15 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Grim, you really do need to see a doctor over your obssesion with Williams!! We have had far worse forward players than him and i am with the 90% of posters on here that think he is a good player. Cut him some slack or make that appointment!!
stfclondon wrote:You idiot macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said. I would never wish that on any player even pericrap. Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain. Hartlepool home and away Did I mention Roberts/de vita.? We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat. Just don't get all this Williams is great lol Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post. He a forward who can't hit a barn door. Onwards and upwardssmirg kcab wrote: Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collinsGreat support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg. Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day. See you next Tuesday.
bhred
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4:38pm Fri 15 Feb 13
- I thought this was a forum for discussion and debate that might include what we individually and collectively think about different players
- Though Williams (for example) frustrates the hell out of me, I choose to vent my feelings here rather than slag him off at the match when he's just missed his next sitter
smirg kcab
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4:43pm Fri 15 Feb 13
You all fall for it time after time.
Onwards and upwards.
I comment on what I see week in week out.
Not like you lot who knows everything about the new consortium, how much money they have, and all the other bulllshit you talk.
Did I comment over the last few weeks regarding the takeover? NO because I don't know what's going on behind the scenes.
Did I give any negative views on swp?
No because he done what he was brought into do sell the club.
How many gave him verbal ?
But your views ok
Get a life and can't wait to get bwp.
For the one above who don't like initials
BRADLEY WRIGHT PHILLIPS
smirg kcab
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4:58pm Fri 15 Feb 13
We are PANTS wrote:90% ?
smirg kcab wrote:Grim, you really do need to see a doctor over your obssesion with Williams!! We have had far worse forward players than him and i am with the 90% of posters on here that think he is a good player. Cut him some slack or make that appointment!!
stfclondon wrote:You idiot macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said. I would never wish that on any player even pericrap. Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain. Hartlepool home and away Did I mention Roberts/de vita.? We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat. Just don't get all this Williams is great lol Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post. He a forward who can't hit a barn door. Onwards and upwardssmirg kcab wrote: Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collinsGreat support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg. Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day. See you next Tuesday.
Look above its 60/40 for him lol
Ill go to the doctors if you go back to school and educate yourself on a maths tuition
Onwards and upwards
Great post outlaw2
We are PANTS
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5:05pm Fri 15 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Ok Dum Dum!!
We are PANTS wrote:90% ? Look above its 60/40 for him lol Ill go to the doctors if you go back to school and educate yourself on a maths tuition Onwards and upwards Great post outlaw2smirg kcab wrote:Grim, you really do need to see a doctor over your obssesion with Williams!! We have had far worse forward players than him and i am with the 90% of posters on here that think he is a good player. Cut him some slack or make that appointment!!stfclondon wrote:You idiot macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said. I would never wish that on any player even pericrap. Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain. Hartlepool home and away Did I mention Roberts/de vita.? We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat. Just don't get all this Williams is great lol Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post. He a forward who can't hit a barn door. Onwards and upwardssmirg kcab wrote: Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collinsGreat support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg. Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day. See you next Tuesday.
P.S. Done the maths 70/30 ..... ;-)
smirg kcab
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5:17pm Fri 15 Feb 13
WE ARE PANTS
I slag off one player you slag off the whole team and management
Onwards and upwards
Eieieio to the bookies I will go.
Williams or no Williams
£150 @ 11/1 get in
P*ssed Off
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5:18pm Fri 15 Feb 13
DarrenSTFCRomain
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6:03pm Fri 15 Feb 13
We are PANTS wrote:So a loyal fan of STFC Says what he thinks about a player that has not done a lot so far this season..
smirg kcab wrote:Grim, you really do need to see a doctor over your obssesion with Williams!! We have had far worse forward players than him and i am with the 90% of posters on here that think he is a good player. Cut him some slack or make that appointment!!stfclondon wrote:You idiot macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said. I would never wish that on any player even pericrap. Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain. Hartlepool home and away Did I mention Roberts/de vita.? We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat. Just don't get all this Williams is great lol Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post. He a forward who can't hit a barn door. Onwards and upwardssmirg kcab wrote: Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collinsGreat support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg. Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day. See you next Tuesday.
SO WHAT..
Smirg pays his money EVERY WEEK or most games to support SWINDON TOWN FC...
Williams has NOT played well this season and when he does its only in spits and spurts....
So he can run fast and find space..
He is a professional footballer..
You no a athlete so lets hope he can.?
But its no good if you can only use the time to fluff yet another gift at goal....
Williams has missed loads of great chances this season and if people cant see that them ya mad
stfclondon
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7:52pm Fri 15 Feb 13
smirg kcab wrote:Liar. You got banned under your original username shortly after, hence your current name. Some of us have long memories, so don't bother trying to deny it.
stfclondon wrote:You idiot
smirg kcab wrote:Great support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg.
Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collins
Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day.
See you next Tuesday.
macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said.
I would never wish that on any player even pericrap.
Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain.
Hartlepool home and away
Did I mention Roberts/de vita.?
We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat.
Just don't get all this Williams is great lol
Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post.
He a forward who can't hit a barn door.
Onwards and upwards
smirg kcab
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7:43am Sat 16 Feb 13
stfclondon wrote:Lol wot a complete dik
smirg kcab wrote:Liar. You got banned under your original username shortly after, hence your current name. Some of us have long memories, so don't bother trying to deny it.
stfclondon wrote:You idiot
smirg kcab wrote:Great support from you once again. I haven't forgotten when you said on here that you hoped Lloyd Macklin would break his leg.
Your the lucky one who don't get dragged off no matter how pisss poor you play unless injured. Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts. Onwards and upwards Hope bwp will partner collins
Were you at the Hartlepool game? The was nothing wrong with the crosses Roberts and De Vita were putting in, Williams and Rooney/Collins were getting on the end of them too but their keeper managed to stop everything. We should have scored four or five that day.
See you next Tuesday.
macklin Never seen him play to comment yet alone say the vile thing you said that I said.
I would never wish that on any player even pericrap.
Too much smog has addled your peanut of a brain.
Hartlepool home and away
Did I mention Roberts/de vita.?
We should have scored one last weekend which we did because everything was hit down the keepers throat.
Just don't get all this Williams is great lol
Someone said above he's a winger now that's what I call an idiotic post.
He a forward who can't hit a barn door.
Onwards and upwards
smirg kcab says...
6:36am Fri 15 Feb 13
Without matt ritchies assists I struggle to find where your next goal will come from, I'm hoping it will be Tuesday as I will be there, but I will be happy with ferry or Thompson catching you up in the. Scoring charts.
Onwards and upwards
Hope bwp will partner collins