MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon Town v Bury (From Swindon Advertiser)

Steve. Brentford wrote:
I was stood in the Townend when we beat Bury 8-0 cold outside but being up the top of the townend above the exit kept you warm in those days,i`m getting old.
Hope we get 3 points tonight because anything less will see others start panicking.Sam or Andy can you let us know if anyone in the dugout does any of the orchastating please.

the wizard wrote:
Not a great fan of Navarro and Miller playing together, we play our best when we play Ferry, but if he is injured then its unavoidable.

Hope the lads have a good one tonight, three points but more importantly a convincing performance is essential.

old town robin wrote:
Have to say a very disappointing team selection. Macca is a liability at RB, why is Nat Thompson not being played, is he carrying a knock?. Midfield also weak, Navarro has to step up big time to replace Ferry, Up front de Vita, Collins and Williams hardly deserve a start after Saturday, really thought Adam Rooney would have got the nod over at least one of them.

Obviously would like to be proved wrong and they all have great games. Have had to miss the first home game this season, have gone down with the nova bug and it's knocked the scheite out of me, wouldn't wish this virus on anyone

postyredman wrote:
Keep your eyes peeled gents for anyone sat in the crowd trying to put themselves in the frame for the managers job

STFCman&boy1973 wrote:

old town robin wrote:
Have to say a very disappointing team selection. Macca is a liability at RB, why is Nat Thompson not being played, is he carrying a knock?. Midfield also weak, Navarro has to step up big time to replace Ferry, Up front de Vita, Collins and Williams hardly deserve a start after Saturday, really thought Adam Rooney would have got the nod over at least one of them.

Obviously would like to be proved wrong and they all have great games. Have had to miss the first home game this season, have gone down with the nova bug and it's knocked the scheite out of me, wouldn't wish this virus on anyone

Get well soon fella, I hope 3pts will help you feel better...

COYMRs

Steve. Brentford wrote:

Steve. Brentford wrote:
I was stood in the Townend when we beat Bury 8-0 cold outside but being up the top of the townend above the exit kept you warm in those days,i`m getting old.
Hope we get 3 points tonight because anything less will see others start panicking.Sam or Andy can you let us know if anyone in the dugout does any of the orchastating please.

orchestrating

joey butler wrote:

Steve. Brentford wrote:

Steve. Brentford wrote:
I was stood in the Townend when we beat Bury 8-0 cold outside but being up the top of the townend above the exit kept you warm in those days,i`m getting old.
Hope we get 3 points tonight because anything less will see others start panicking.Sam or Andy can you let us know if anyone in the dugout does any of the orchastating please.

orchestrating

Perhaps you were thinking of Guv when you made your spelling mistake Steve!!

the wizard wrote:
OTR,

Get well soon mate.

Steve. Brentford wrote:

joey butler wrote:

Steve. Brentford wrote:

Steve. Brentford wrote:
I was stood in the Townend when we beat Bury 8-0 cold outside but being up the top of the townend above the exit kept you warm in those days,i`m getting old.
Hope we get 3 points tonight because anything less will see others start panicking.Sam or Andy can you let us know if anyone in the dugout does any of the orchastating please.

orchestrating

Perhaps you were thinking of Guv when you made your spelling mistake Steve!!

Haha,definitely thinking of something but Guv was the last thing JB, a little nervy for the lads tonight hopefully necessarily though.

mancrobin wrote:
Watch out for Collins. First minute.

SimonPrice351 wrote:
Is the great capitulation about to begin? I hope not!

hornet wrote:
I have never known a bunch of fans that are so negative so quickly

Above the front door it's SWINDON TOWN FC Not PAIOLO DI CANIOS swindon town fc

Give the guys a chance town will go up

If I told you that his back room staff spent 3 hours convincing players on the trip up to Tranmere that they won't win without him will you now realise the sort people they were

Have faith it will come good

STFCman&boy1973 wrote:

hornet wrote:
I have never known a bunch of fans that are so negative so quickly

Above the front door it's SWINDON TOWN FC Not PAIOLO DI CANIOS swindon town fc

Give the guys a chance town will go up

If I told you that his back room staff spent 3 hours convincing players on the trip up to Tranmere that they won't win without him will you now realise the sort people they were

Have faith it will come good

I would say to you, have you been smoking something very strong, because that is the most bizarre conspiracy stories I've ever heard...

just to recap, you say, professional ppl that spend hours on team selection tactics checking the others team tactics, so we can win, say they can't win without, some one I've never heard of...go back to your rubbish yellow club, joker

the wizard wrote:
OTR,

Thompson on as right back and Macca into midfield is what I suggested earlier. It seems to have stopped their flow.

Roger_Smart wrote:
No one likes being subbed by the manager but imagine how bad it would be if one of the players has subbed you! Player managers don't really work even when the player is a former star. I know there are exceptions but I think this is unfair on Miller and Ward.

FenlandRed wrote:
Still amazes me that the best striker PdC ever managed to acquire (Benson) was allowed to go out on loan, while the donkeys continue to misfire upfront

bearwoodred wrote:
how frustrating is that! Not sure if it our usual crap team failure or post Paolo blues or the urgent need to a manager and two or free players - not rocket science. We have too inform sides to face next in Coventry and Walsall too.

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

Roger_Smart wrote:
No one likes being subbed by the manager but imagine how bad it would be if one of the players has subbed you! Player managers don't really work even when the player is a former star. I know there are exceptions but I think this is unfair on Miller and Ward.

How can it be unfair when they noth signed up for it?
...
I agree that they shouldn't be there as joint PMs but I don't feel sorry for them - they just didn't understand how much work goes into preparing the tactics for a match.....typical footballer view.
.
Put anyone in charge who has a bit of nous!

red white wrote:
Hate everything right now. Flocking shambles,we would be clear top justlike last year.

PAULHa wrote:
I hate to say i told you so!! please revert to swindons last game comments

NO PAULO DI CANIO.........THEN ITS FREEFALL MARK MY WORDS!!

paul harris ;-)

Stratton Red wrote:
Terrible performance...
*
Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

bearwoodred wrote:

bearwoodred wrote:
how frustrating is that! Not sure if it our usual crap team failure or post Paolo blues or the urgent need to a manager and two or free players - not rocket science. We have too inform sides to face next in Coventry and Walsall too.

apologies for the crap grammar

joey butler wrote:
Sadly, a wake up call for all of us I think.

We could not beat Hartlepool, Preston or Bury at home recently, very poor teams we should have been able to claim three points from.

But exactly the same happened several times before Christmas, in home games we should have won.

So we are NOT going up, with or without PDC, and we have to live with mid or lower table life.

And the people on here calling for PDC to come back are quite simply deluded.

We all need to move on, work and live within budget, at the end of the day, nobody died!!

Stratton Red wrote:
Terrible performance...
*
Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

red white wrote:

joey butler wrote:
Sadly, a wake up call for all of us I think.

We could not beat Hartlepool, Preston or Bury at home recently, very poor teams we should have been able to claim three points from.

But exactly the same happened several times before Christmas, in home games we should have won.

So we are NOT going up, with or without PDC, and we have to live with mid or lower table life.

And the people on here calling for PDC to come back are quite simply deluded.

We all need to move on, work and live within budget, at the end of the day, nobody died!!

You cannot account for Poalo. He loves this club but was stitched up by what was left of the board. Sure he would love to get us up.

sagadude wrote:
We'll get a thumping at Cov on Sat.

Bournemouth off the rails also!

Tisdale or Hoddle please.

International Robin2 wrote:
BRING DI CANIO BACK! LET'S START PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAIN AND WIN THIS **** LEAGUE!

http://www.ipetition

s.com/petition/bring

paoloback/

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Stratton Red wrote:
Terrible performance...
*
Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

Yep. He certainly saw off the likes of Hartlepool at home.

Oh wait...

Have to agree though that some urgency is required on the manager front now - we need someone in place by the Cov game or we could be fast tumbling out of the play-offs.

McCrory & co have known for a week PDC was gone and for 3 weeks that this was a possibility. It beggars belief that they don't seem to have drawn up any sort of shortlist - even if they wanted to take their time over a permanent appointment (knowing which division we'll be playing in might affect this) I cannot believe that there isn't someone around who could have been brought in to to a job between now and May.

Much more of this and Phil Brown will start to look like a good idea.

Med Red wrote:
C'mon all you Paolo detractors lets be hearing ya. It's Paolo's fault we lost tonight cos he walked out.... cr@p!! We are where we are because of Paolo he managed to get a bunch of chihuahua brained donkeys to play like a team bound for promotion. Without him we look pretty clueless. At least we've too many points to be relegated... haven't we?

Med Red wrote:
C'mon all you Paolo detractors lets be hearing ya. It's Paolo's fault we lost tonight cos he walked out.... cr@p!! We are where we are because of Paolo he managed to get a bunch of chihuahua brained donkeys to play like a team bound for promotion. Without him we look pretty clueless. At least we've too many points to be relegated... haven't we?

35 year fan wrote:

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Stratton Red wrote: Terrible performance... * Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

Yep. He certainly saw off the likes of Hartlepool at home. Oh wait... Have to agree though that some urgency is required on the manager front now - we need someone in place by the Cov game or we could be fast tumbling out of the play-offs. McCrory & co have known for a week PDC was gone and for 3 weeks that this was a possibility. It beggars belief that they don't seem to have drawn up any sort of shortlist - even if they wanted to take their time over a permanent appointment (knowing which division we'll be playing in might affect this) I cannot believe that there isn't someone around who could have been brought in to to a job between now and May. Much more of this and Phil Brown will start to look like a good idea.

the new owners were hoping these two players woud work out as managers for one simple reason. they are free. and the owners dont have any money! its for the club's benefit that this plan has been ruined so quick and they will need to find some money quickly. however i confidently predict they will go for the cheapest solution ie lower league manager crrently out of work.

35 year fan wrote:

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Stratton Red wrote:
Terrible performance...
*
Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

Yep. He certainly saw off the likes of Hartlepool at home.

Oh wait...

Have to agree though that some urgency is required on the manager front now - we need someone in place by the Cov game or we could be fast tumbling out of the play-offs.

McCrory & co have known for a week PDC was gone and for 3 weeks that this was a possibility. It beggars belief that they don't seem to have drawn up any sort of shortlist - even if they wanted to take their time over a permanent appointment (knowing which division we'll be playing in might affect this) I cannot believe that there isn't someone around who could have been brought in to to a job between now and May.

Much more of this and Phil Brown will start to look like a good idea.

the new owners were hoping these two players woud work out as managers for one simple reason. they are free. and the owners dont have any money!

its for the club's benefit that this plan has been ruined so quick and they will need to find some money quickly. however i confidently predict they will go for the cheapest solution ie lower league manager crrently out of work.

SimonPrice351 wrote:
No blame attached to Miller and Ward - they have been placed in a very difficult position and have two jobs to do. On the field and off it.

Bury sensed blood and went in for the kill. Swindon, I hear, looked shell-shocked after Schumacher's goal and with recent events the player's minds must have been elsewhere.

We won't go down, but I am no longer convinced we will either go up or make the play-offs without a top manager coming in. Trouble is, the top managers tend to get snapped up quickly and only go where there is surplus cash to spend.

Recent events at SN1 will not have done much to market us to the Adkins and Jewell's of football management, and so I think we will probably only get a bog standard League 1/2 level manager.

Alan Shearer, Gareth Southgate or Roy Keane would be ideal cheap appointments.

For those wanting Adkins, I ask why would a Premiership standard manager drop down two leagues to manage a beleaguered Swindon Town side which has (and some argue still is) in a mess.

Paolo is in the past - and well do we know it!

Med Red wrote:
C'mon all you Paolo detractors lets be hearing ya. It's Paolo's fault we lost tonight cos he walked out.... cr@p!! We are where we are because of Paolo he managed to get a bunch of chihuahua brained donkeys to play like a team bound for promotion. Without him we look pretty clueless. At least we've too many points to be relegated... haven't we?

Mobyok wrote:
These past couple of weeks have been a nightmare - if only I could wake up and discover that Paolo is still manager, Ritchie is in the side and we are regularly thrashing sides 5-0 in front of 10,000 gates.
What a tragic waste of 2/3 of a seasons work. I still cannot understand how this almighty implosion can have happened.
Thank you Mr Black. Just 3 more months and you could have left Swindon in the Championship and would have earned the eternal debt and gratitude of us fans. Instead you got tired of your expensive little play thing and chose to get your kicks elsewhere. I will never forgive you for that.

glasred wrote:
A week ago we won at Tranmere...with no new and only PDCs backroom staff running the team.
AS soon as PDCs backroom staff left we were left with 2 players in charge and now new owners who seem in no hurry to appoint a new manager.
As I said this afternoon....without the passion and influence of PDC we wouls start to slide down the table.
But,as stfcknowitall and a few other said,any half decent manager could of got us promoted last season,and no doubt can easily get us promoted this season with the high calibre od players that PDC was so lucky to be able to sign.!!!
What a load of crap!
This lot will continue to loose confidence and slide into oblivian if we do not get PDC back at the helm.
The low energy rubbish we have witnessed in the lasr 2 home games will continue at Coventry next Saturday.
Remember this...the players we have are very average...it is only the power and passion of PDC that propelled us to the top of L1...without him we will end up outside the playoffs....but off course still in business and safe and COMPLACENT.
I will say it again.....Come on Mc Crery.....phone up PDC and get him back in charge,or your takeover at the club will signify the time when we became a stable club,but lost the power and passion to challenge for the Championship
Bring back PDC...NOW!!!!!!!!

joey butler wrote:

red white wrote:

joey butler wrote:
Sadly, a wake up call for all of us I think.

We could not beat Hartlepool, Preston or Bury at home recently, very poor teams we should have been able to claim three points from.

But exactly the same happened several times before Christmas, in home games we should have won.

So we are NOT going up, with or without PDC, and we have to live with mid or lower table life.

And the people on here calling for PDC to come back are quite simply deluded.

We all need to move on, work and live within budget, at the end of the day, nobody died!!

You cannot account for Poalo. He loves this club but was stitched up by what was left of the board. Sure he would love to get us up.

Try spelling PDC's name right, you Oxford troll.

Chish and Fips wrote:

35 year fan wrote:

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Stratton Red wrote:
Terrible performance...
*
Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

Yep. He certainly saw off the likes of Hartlepool at home.

Oh wait...

Have to agree though that some urgency is required on the manager front now - we need someone in place by the Cov game or we could be fast tumbling out of the play-offs.

McCrory & co have known for a week PDC was gone and for 3 weeks that this was a possibility. It beggars belief that they don't seem to have drawn up any sort of shortlist - even if they wanted to take their time over a permanent appointment (knowing which division we'll be playing in might affect this) I cannot believe that there isn't someone around who could have been brought in to to a job between now and May.

Much more of this and Phil Brown will start to look like a good idea.

the new owners were hoping these two players woud work out as managers for one simple reason. they are free. and the owners dont have any money!

its for the club's benefit that this plan has been ruined so quick and they will need to find some money quickly. however i confidently predict they will go for the cheapest solution ie lower league manager crrently out of work.

Thank you 35 for your input from up the A420 ....... Trying to sneak under the radar.... Eh !

red white wrote:

sagadude wrote:
We'll get a thumping at Cov on Sat.

Bournemouth off the rails also!

Tisdale or Hoddle please.

Deluded sorry,makes no sense.with the greatest respect.

Another view wrote:
Sadly I've got to agree with Joey - the poor performances started before Christmas. The only inspiring games since then were the two Tranmere games, one before and the other after he left.

The legacy of a good manager is the team he leaves behind. We were stuttering long before he left and we
continue to stutter. I used to disagree when some on here suggested he ruled by fear. Ferguson rules with a certain amount of fear, but at the same time he is developing his players young and not so young.

What is Paolo's legacy?

bradley red 1 wrote:
What really worries me is who the new directors will bring in? perhaps new director callum rice will get one of his rock star friends involved and turn the whole team into a fucxin boy band!

International Robin2 wrote:
BRING DI CANIO BACK! LET'S START PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAIN AND WIN THIS **** LEAGUE!

http://www.ipetition


s.com/petition/bring


paoloback/

Davidsyrett wrote:

SimonPrice351 wrote:
No blame attached to Miller and Ward - they have been placed in a very difficult position and have two jobs to do. On the field and off it.

Bury sensed blood and went in for the kill. Swindon, I hear, looked shell-shocked after Schumacher's goal and with recent events the player's minds must have been elsewhere.

We won't go down, but I am no longer convinced we will either go up or make the play-offs without a top manager coming in. Trouble is, the top managers tend to get snapped up quickly and only go where there is surplus cash to spend.

Recent events at SN1 will not have done much to market us to the Adkins and Jewell's of football management, and so I think we will probably only get a bog standard League 1/2 level manager.

Alan Shearer, Gareth Southgate or Roy Keane would be ideal cheap appointments.

For those wanting Adkins, I ask why would a Premiership standard manager drop down two leagues to manage a beleaguered Swindon Town side which has (and some argue still is) in a mess.

Paolo is in the past - and well do we know it!

not sure Shearer, Southgate or Keane would be cheap, they are hugh contracts for TV pundits, swindon would have to pay big money to get them

The Jockster wrote:

red white wrote:

sagadude wrote:
We'll get a thumping at Cov on Sat.

Bournemouth off the rails also!

Tisdale or Hoddle please.

Deluded sorry,makes no sense.with the greatest respect.

Why oh why for the umpteenth time are people still going on about Hoddle ffs! Have they been to see that psychic bird he used to go and visit? Talk of Hoddle is surely rhyming slang for twaddle!

Di kanny oh wrote:
Di Canio will not be coming back and its time to move on. Luke Rooney is back in the squad, McCormack is back as captain so What will Di Canio do with them two. No not going to happen and we have to look at others and be quick. I seriously do not think promotion is realistic anymore and believe we need a manager to steady the ship. Now the shackles are off watch the players self destruct that tonight was shameful.

TenerifeRed wrote:
"Alan Shearer, Gareth Southgate or Roy Keane would be ideal cheap appointments."

nice to see Town fans still have a sense of humour through all this LOL

PAULHa wrote:

PAULHa wrote:
I hate to say i told you so!! please revert to swindons last game comments

NO PAULO DI CANIO.........THEN ITS FREEFALL MARK MY WORDS!!

paul harris ;-)

everyone should be bombarding the board with requests for paulo to be back ASAP or the damage could be done. someone said paulo thinks he is bigger than swindon.............

...thing is HE IS loooooooooooool!!!!!

!!

red white wrote:

Di kanny oh wrote:
Di Canio will not be coming back and its time to move on. Luke Rooney is back in the squad, McCormack is back as captain so What will Di Canio do with them two. No not going to happen and we have to look at others and be quick. I seriously do not think promotion is realistic anymore and believe we need a manager to steady the ship. Now the shackles are off watch the players self destruct that tonight was shameful.

How do you know that?

The Jockster wrote:

red white wrote:

sagadude wrote:
We'll get a thumping at Cov on Sat.

Bournemouth off the rails also!

Tisdale or Hoddle please.

Deluded sorry,makes no sense.with the greatest respect.

Why oh why for the umpteenth time are people still going on about Hoddle ffs! Have they been to see that psychic bird he used to go and visit? Talk of Hoddle is surely rhyming slang for twaddle!

London Red wrote:
So Miller has pretty much said a new guy is coming in
.
Tomorrow the board need to look at who has applied - if anyone looks good then get them in ASAP for a chat
.
If not decide who you they want and go for them

Rebel_phish wrote:

International Robin2 wrote:
BRING DI CANIO BACK! LET'S START PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAIN AND WIN THIS **** LEAGUE!

http://www.ipetition


s.com/petition/bring


paoloback/

Absolute resounding responce to this ...

98 signatures to date and growing by the day.

red white wrote:

joey butler wrote:

red white wrote:

joey butler wrote:
Sadly, a wake up call for all of us I think.

We could not beat Hartlepool, Preston or Bury at home recently, very poor teams we should have been able to claim three points from.

But exactly the same happened several times before Christmas, in home games we should have won.

So we are NOT going up, with or without PDC, and we have to live with mid or lower table life.

And the people on here calling for PDC to come back are quite simply deluded.

We all need to move on, work and live within budget, at the end of the day, nobody died!!

You cannot account for Poalo. He loves this club but was stitched up by what was left of the board. Sure he would love to get us up.

Try spelling PDC's name right, you Oxford troll.

Shut up you fat tart,I watched Joey Butler win the cup for us,you are a disgrace to the good name of Swindon Town.

Stop drinking pal !

DarrenSTFCRomain wrote:

35 year fan wrote:

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Stratton Red wrote: Terrible performance... * Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

Yep. He certainly saw off the likes of Hartlepool at home. Oh wait... Have to agree though that some urgency is required on the manager front now - we need someone in place by the Cov game or we could be fast tumbling out of the play-offs. McCrory & co have known for a week PDC was gone and for 3 weeks that this was a possibility. It beggars belief that they don't seem to have drawn up any sort of shortlist - even if they wanted to take their time over a permanent appointment (knowing which division we'll be playing in might affect this) I cannot believe that there isn't someone around who could have been brought in to to a job between now and May. Much more of this and Phil Brown will start to look like a good idea.

the new owners were hoping these two players woud work out as managers for one simple reason. they are free. and the owners dont have any money! its for the club's benefit that this plan has been ruined so quick and they will need to find some money quickly. however i confidently predict they will go for the cheapest solution ie lower league manager crrently out of work.

The board have been in charge 5 DAYS YES 5 DAYS....

10 DAYS AGO PAOLO WALKED OUT ON STFC...

What do people expect to happen in such a short time...

BUT 2night was well lets say FCUKING RUBBISH

joey butler wrote:

red white wrote:

joey butler wrote:

red white wrote:

joey butler wrote:
Sadly, a wake up call for all of us I think.

We could not beat Hartlepool, Preston or Bury at home recently, very poor teams we should have been able to claim three points from.

But exactly the same happened several times before Christmas, in home games we should have won.

So we are NOT going up, with or without PDC, and we have to live with mid or lower table life.

And the people on here calling for PDC to come back are quite simply deluded.

We all need to move on, work and live within budget, at the end of the day, nobody died!!

You cannot account for Poalo. He loves this club but was stitched up by what was left of the board. Sure he would love to get us up.

Try spelling PDC's name right, you Oxford troll.

Shut up you fat tart,I watched Joey Butler win the cup for us,you are a disgrace to the good name of Swindon Town.

Stop drinking pal !

So how do you know if I am fat, you are the DICK!!

SimonPrice351 wrote:
No blame attached to Miller and Ward - they have been placed in a very difficult position and have two jobs to do. On the field and off it.

Bury sensed blood and went in for the kill. Swindon, I hear, looked shell-shocked after Schumacher's goal and with recent events the player's minds must have been elsewhere.

We won't go down, but I am no longer convinced we will either go up or make the play-offs without a top manager coming in. Trouble is, the top managers tend to get snapped up quickly and only go where there is surplus cash to spend.

Recent events at SN1 will not have done much to market us to the Adkins and Jewell's of football management, and so I think we will probably only get a bog standard League 1/2 level manager.

Alan Shearer, Gareth Southgate or Roy Keane would be ideal cheap appointments.

For those wanting Adkins, I ask why would a Premiership standard manager drop down two leagues to manage a beleaguered Swindon Town side which has (and some argue still is) in a mess.

Paolo is in the past - and well do we know it!

HOOKEY wrote:
Told ya with flint in the side just hoofing it wont win nothing

pog702 wrote:
Miller and Ward (especially) have been immense as players this season and to lump management duties on top of them is far too much to take on. The last two games has seen an unusally hesitant defence (Ward too much to think about). In addition, these two have got far too much on to consider training, injuries, loan players, opposition, their own games, making substitutions. They have huge credit for taking the job on, because PDC threw his toys out...but they need to be left to playing football. Get an interim manager in asap. I don't blame the new board, I don't blame these two. Most teams are losing their way, including unbeaten Bournemouth. Plus, the squad is small and getting injured, need 3 quality loan players.

Another view wrote:
Wiz, Nathan was my man of the match in the 1/2 hour he was on. Composed at the back, and supported the forwards without getting caught out after his runs dow the wing. Adam Rooney was next best with his strong running and anticipating passes. Luke clearly needs more game time. Collins also chased a lot of last causes. Other than that it was dire.

Oxon-Red wrote:
Read a few comments and got bored, particularly from those that were not there. We were poor, yes, and it was the midfield that let us down badly.

Those calling for Benson have a look at his stats. He would not have scored today because the service just wasn't there.

Too many long balls, too many touches being taken before delivering the ball into the bos and then losing the opportunity.

Too many poor balls into the box that were behind the attackers meaning that they had to go backwards to attack the ball.

Not going to fault the effort and clapped the team off at the end.

Disgusted with the booes at the end. P1ss off to Poxford if that is your reaction. There has been one consistent feature at the club during the last few weeks and that is a group of players that still sit 4th in the league 1 table. Fifteen fit senior players, they give 100%, play poorly and are booed. Disgusting behaviour.

Other teams have had similarly poor results, The moneybags with the great manager have lost 3 on the bounce we lose our 1st game in 14 and the players get booed. Shocking.

Support the lads they deserve better.

COYMR

forzaswindon12 wrote:

SimonPrice351 wrote:
No blame attached to Miller and Ward - they have been placed in a very difficult position and have two jobs to do. On the field and off it.

Bury sensed blood and went in for the kill. Swindon, I hear, looked shell-shocked after Schumacher's goal and with recent events the player's minds must have been elsewhere.

We won't go down, but I am no longer convinced we will either go up or make the play-offs without a top manager coming in. Trouble is, the top managers tend to get snapped up quickly and only go where there is surplus cash to spend.

Recent events at SN1 will not have done much to market us to the Adkins and Jewell's of football management, and so I think we will probably only get a bog standard League 1/2 level manager.

Alan Shearer, Gareth Southgate or Roy Keane would be ideal cheap appointments.

For those wanting Adkins, I ask why would a Premiership standard manager drop down two leagues to manage a beleaguered Swindon Town side which has (and some argue still is) in a mess.

Paolo is in the past - and well do we know it!

Re:nigel adkins comment;
adkins is not a premiership standard manager as such and will struggle to get another premiership club.
(paul harts managed in the premiership does that mean hes a premiership manager aswell?)

we are a still in a good position (most of the results went our way tonight luckily) to add a promotion or even the title to a managers CV so someone like adkins or hoddle to the end of the season and then paul tisdale appointed in the summer is realistic.
Probably some other good managers interested aswell but my guess is hoddle then tisdale.

Jeremy Hilary Boob wrote:

Stratton Red wrote: Terrible performance... * Getting clear just how essential PDC was to us???

Yep. He certainly saw off the likes of Hartlepool at home. Oh wait... Have to agree though that some urgency is required on the manager front now - we need someone in place by the Cov game or we could be fast tumbling out of the play-offs. McCrory & co have known for a week PDC was gone and for 3 weeks that this was a possibility. It beggars belief that they don't seem to have drawn up any sort of shortlist - even if they wanted to take their time over a permanent appointment (knowing which division we'll be playing in might affect this) I cannot believe that there isn't someone around who could have been brought in to to a job between now and May. Much more of this and Phil Brown will start to look like a good idea.

Okus Road wrote:
As poor as we were tonight it's the away form that will decide where we finish in the league, starting Saturday at Coventry then Brentford, Yeovil, Doncaster, Sheffield Utd win those and we are league champions easy !!!!

At least most of the other top teams dropped points tonight "squeaky bum" time for all.

We do need a manager for Saturday,  big decision to be made as how many out of work managers would take it to end of season? If that's what the board decide to do, which seems logical, so they have time to select the permanent manager for next season and get the right person in.

More interesting times ahead

peckham red wrote:
will people please stop mentioning di canio he's gone not coming back. As much I think he's what we need he ain't coming back time to move forwards whoever that might be. Tonight we lacked in midfield not enough getting it to wingers and then into box. Defence too much hoofball, Williams and Collins had no service at all. We need guidance from the touchline for Saturday leave miller and ward in charge till then, but i believe pitman needs to be more vocal and take the bull by the horns and if somethings not right change it as he can see what's happening from the touchline. Or even maybe drop miller and bring Thompson in at right back. Macca and ferry in the middle. as miller and ward can't both be on the pitch. And at the moment we need ward at the back. He can there needs to be some direction from the bench. The players might be well drilled but at the moment I believe we are just lacking a bit of discipline. Which can be rectified if wardy or miller is on the touchline. Sorry if I gone on a bit much I don't usually post on here.

the wizard wrote:

glasred wrote: A week ago we won at Tranmere...with no new and only PDCs backroom staff running the team. AS soon as PDCs backroom staff left we were left with 2 players in charge and now new owners who seem in no hurry to appoint a new manager. As I said this afternoon....without the passion and influence of PDC we wouls start to slide down the table. But,as stfcknowitall and a few other said,any half decent manager could of got us promoted last season,and no doubt can easily get us promoted this season with the high calibre od players that PDC was so lucky to be able to sign.!!! What a load of crap! This lot will continue to loose confidence and slide into oblivian if we do not get PDC back at the helm. The low energy rubbish we have witnessed in the lasr 2 home games will continue at Coventry next Saturday. Remember this...the players we have are very average...it is only the power and passion of PDC that propelled us to the top of L1...without him we will end up outside the playoffs....but off course still in business and safe and COMPLACENT. I will say it again.....Come on Mc Crery.....phone up PDC and get him back in charge,or your takeover at the club will signify the time when we became a stable club,but lost the power and passion to challenge for the Championship Bring back PDC...NOW!!!!!!!!

If your so beloved PDC is so good then why did he sign crap players who are unable to perform without him, surely that shows just how limited his vision is, paying top dollar for second rate players as you infer they are. Do you not remember that so far this season we have lost to, PNE away The Pox away Orient home Colchester home Crewe away Villa away Notts Co away And add to that a few draws at home like Saturday where we were lucky. When are people going to realise, its nice to win, but not our divine right to win. This period of time was always going to be difficult so why slag the players who are trying hard to hold things together until somebody else is found.

Oxon-Red wrote:

HOOKEY wrote:
Told ya with flint in the side just hoofing it wont win nothing

To be able to not hoof the ball you need a midfield player or full-back available to receive the ball. We lost today obviously because Flint, when last man, went long when no player made themselves available.

Of course he could have tried dribbling past a few players done a few Cryuff turns and layed off a perfect ball to Williams or Collins. Please name a British Centre Half that is able to play football the way you apparently want a League one player to.

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peckham red wrote:
will people please stop mentioning di canio he's gone not coming back. As much I think he's what we need he ain't coming back time to move forwards whoever that might be. Tonight we lacked in midfield not enough getting it to wingers and then into box. Defence too much hoofball, Williams and Collins had no service at all. We need guidance from the touchline for Saturday leave miller and ward in charge till then, but i believe pitman needs to be more vocal and take the bull by the horns and if somethings not right change it as he can see what's happening from the touchline. Or even maybe drop miller and bring Thompson in at right back. Macca and ferry in the middle. as miller and ward can't both be on the pitch. And at the moment we need ward at the back. He can there needs to be some direction from the bench. The players might be well drilled but at the moment I believe we are just lacking a bit of discipline. Which can be rectified if wardy or miller is on the touchline. Sorry if I gone on a bit much I don't usually post on here.

the wizard wrote:

The Jockster wrote:

red white wrote:

sagadude wrote:
We'll get a thumping at Cov on Sat.

Bournemouth off the rails also!

Tisdale or Hoddle please.

Deluded sorry,makes no sense.with the greatest respect.

Why oh why for the umpteenth time are people still going on about Hoddle ffs! Have they been to see that psychic bird he used to go and visit? Talk of Hoddle is surely rhyming slang for twaddle!

Hi Jock,

Sorry couldn't make it this evening, shame the boys have had two bad games, that said we have been up and down struggling for form on and off through the season with faces coming and going. I can take it that it was really that bad as so many have made the point, but how did the two Rooneys do and were we better with Nathan on and Macca in the middle. It seemed so from here, and I did post it at half time, it just seemed logical.

the wizard wrote:

Another view wrote:
Wiz, Nathan was my man of the match in the 1/2 hour he was on. Composed at the back, and supported the forwards without getting caught out after his runs dow the wing. Adam Rooney was next best with his strong running and anticipating passes. Luke clearly needs more game time. Collins also chased a lot of last causes. Other than that it was dire.

Cheers, thanks for that, I had it pretty close to what you said, sadly I couldn't get there this evening. I just cannot see why Macca at full back, it's ok but he gets bullish going forward and is not as quick as Nathan in getting back. Very short sighed to not play Nathan from the start but if he wasn't fully fit for 90 I suppose your hands are tied. Am I right that Macca in mid field stopped all their surges forward ?

The Jockster wrote:

Okus Road wrote: As poor as we were tonight it's the away form that will decide where we finish in the league, starting Saturday at Coventry then Brentford, Yeovil, Doncaster, Sheffield Utd win those and we are league champions easy !!!! At least most of the other top teams dropped points tonight "squeaky bum" time for all. We do need a manager for Saturday,  big decision to be made as how many out of work managers would take it to end of season? If that's what the board decide to do, which seems logical, so they have time to select the permanent manager for next season and get the right person in. More interesting times ahead

It's a shame that PMH isn't still open in your neck of the woods- you could have admitted yourself with hallucinatory symptoms. Are you seriously trying to tell us that having thrown away 7 points from 3 home games we can go and win the league by winning all the away games against all our closest rivals after a performance like that tonight? I'd love to think you'd be right but that's surely one hell of an ask!

Another view wrote:
Sadly I've got to agree with Joey - the poor performances started before Christmas. The only inspiring games since then were the two Tranmere games, one before and the other after he left.

The legacy of a good manager is the team he leaves behind. We were stuttering long before he left and we
continue to stutter. I used to disagree when some on here suggested he ruled by fear. Ferguson rules with a certain amount of fear, but at the same time he is developing his players young and not so young.

What is Paolo's legacy?

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Interesting that from 97 now up to 125 - AND the previous signatures of Caddis, Clarke, A Black, Kerrouche, Sir William Chateris Patey QMG, Danny Wilson and others have now been removed!

My Paul Alcock is still there (not been sussed out yet LOL) as well as my real name - up to you if you don't sign but if you want to do it and don't be bullied not to by anybody here.

sp1dersw3b wrote:

the wizard wrote:

Another view wrote:
Wiz, Nathan was my man of the match in the 1/2 hour he was on. Composed at the back, and supported the forwards without getting caught out after his runs dow the wing. Adam Rooney was next best with his strong running and anticipating passes. Luke clearly needs more game time. Collins also chased a lot of last causes. Other than that it was dire.

Cheers, thanks for that, I had it pretty close to what you said, sadly I couldn't get there this evening. I just cannot see why Macca at full back, it's ok but he gets bullish going forward and is not as quick as Nathan in getting back. Very short sighed to not play Nathan from the start but if he wasn't fully fit for 90 I suppose your hands are tied. Am I right that Macca in mid field stopped all their surges forward ?

Wiz

I am here in peace but you have only been told what you want to hear IMO.

MoM was probably McCormack but just didn't seem so effective in the midfield to me.

NT was and is class and should have started but not on long enough to deserve MoM

All huffed and puffed but A Rooney no better really - I do believe that Willo performed better when employed as a wide midfield player and L Rooney did not give the ball away very often but to me he does look unfit and a little overweight.

We need some new blood, a decent manager or stop gap and a bit of luck for automatic - I fear the play offs.

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sp1dersw3b wrote:

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Interesting that from 97 now up to 125 - AND the previous signatures of Caddis, Clarke, A Black, Kerrouche, Sir William Chateris Patey QMG, Danny Wilson and others have now been removed!

My Paul Alcock is still there (not been sussed out yet LOL) as well as my real name - up to you if you don't sign but if you want to do it and don't be bullied not to by anybody here.

I deleted all the obvious spoof spam and I did wonder about Paul Alcock but couldn't be 100% sure. Although there is a lot more negativity than I expected, there is still a large number of people that would welcome Paolo back with open arms.

We lost tonight.. On reflection, no wonder considering a large proportion of the team got hammered Saturday night in Old Town!

the wizard wrote:

sp1dersw3b wrote:

the wizard wrote:

Another view wrote:
Wiz, Nathan was my man of the match in the 1/2 hour he was on. Composed at the back, and supported the forwards without getting caught out after his runs dow the wing. Adam Rooney was next best with his strong running and anticipating passes. Luke clearly needs more game time. Collins also chased a lot of last causes. Other than that it was dire.

Cheers, thanks for that, I had it pretty close to what you said, sadly I couldn't get there this evening. I just cannot see why Macca at full back, it's ok but he gets bullish going forward and is not as quick as Nathan in getting back. Very short sighed to not play Nathan from the start but if he wasn't fully fit for 90 I suppose your hands are tied. Am I right that Macca in mid field stopped all their surges forward ?

Wiz

I am here in peace but you have only been told what you want to hear IMO.

MoM was probably McCormack but just didn't seem so effective in the midfield to me.

NT was and is class and should have started but not on long enough to deserve MoM

All huffed and puffed but A Rooney no better really - I do believe that Willo performed better when employed as a wide midfield player and L Rooney did not give the ball away very often but to me he does look unfit and a little overweight.

We need some new blood, a decent manager or stop gap and a bit of luck for automatic - I fear the play offs.

Yes, we've been struggling for a while Hollands and Martin only papered over the cracks. Bessone was best gone and Bostock, well good player maybe and many included me liked him a lot but was poor value given the money we spent on him. That said we could do with him back here right now, perhaps he may be available to who ever comes in, the advantage being he knows the players around him. Injuries are taking their toll as well, with Troy,Storey, Ferry and Devera all out and Ritchie gone we have a depleted squad that is available to any manager. This was also probably a contributing factor in PDC's decision, knowing time would tick on before anything could be done. He didn't want to be seen captain of a failing ship, maybe, maybe not. My eyes aren't as closed as you probably think, but unfortunately my Celiacs became more active over the last few days than ever before which prevented me attending tonights game, I can't even get into trouser/jeans let alone get in the car, about the size of a truck tyre around the middle right now, but still in the STFC groove.
Would you consider Williams on the wing give his pace and normally good crosses into the box ??
I'll leave it there for tonight, laters maybe, I think I'm destined for a stay elsewhere right now, hope not.

joey butler wrote:
So where is Red White then, have you run away again??

Sorry, you must be nearly back in Oxford by now!!

Is that you Lovesey wrote:
Paolo doesn't give 2 **** about this club, that's why he left when he did in the way that he did. Walked away with his whole team leaving us in it, I think you will find a lot of fans think more of the club than they do Paolo

sp1dersw3b wrote:
The worst performer at the CG tonight IMO only and THE one that should hang their head/s in shame are the supporters.

The stick that was bellowed out to players that wore the shirt tonight was poisonous and deserved a well below par performance - for pity's sake the lads ALL tried and needed motivation and lifting from the fans.

Instead they were booed - appalling - I was there and attempts to verbally support (my team) did not happen and I felt for the lads after the week they have had.

The unedifying shrieks heard to substitute Navarro and then one of the biggest yelps of derision when it happened by some of the mob present would have been more appropriate at an 18th century public execution.

Navarro was poor - yes - but he is not match fit and was injured on Saturday but at least he tried and wore the shirt and IMO only should be supported as all the team should be.

McCormack had one of his better games of late and was trying to drive his below par team mates on - he played a bad ball towards the end of the game just before he was named MoM and the howls of disbelief heard by (some) fans makes me wonder if some of these supporters have ever actually played the game in their life - probably not, I guess.

If you were there you could see the responsibilities of management was weighing heavily on both Ward and Miller, their combined worst performances for weeks. How they both needed a sustained and resounding 'Ward and Millers Red and White Army' chant but of course, this did not happen (just briefly in the first half) , when it was so obvious SOMEONE needed to lift the team.

Much was wrong tonight on the playing field but we as supporters let the team down tonight IMHO - anybody that even suggests they pay for the privilege to pillory, spit poison, jeer, boo and as the game wore on progressively increase an acid atmosphere, please do not bother to turn up again (sorry Jed).

The team needs a manager, I wish it was Paolo but I have begrudgingly moved on from this ( :-( ) but the TEAM also needs the AWAY support at home - all is not lost but we as supporters should do our bit 100% too.

COYR's

The Jockster wrote:
Well if anyone is under any illusions about even making the playoffs after taking 2 points from 9, from 3 home games, they are clearly suffering delusions of grandeur.

The hoots of derision when Macca was announced as man of the match seconds after hoofing the ball into the DR were deafening. Doubtless the sponsors were either Macca's parents or they drew the name from the hat.

Although the return of the fiery stallion is unlikely I can't help making a comparison between him and old big'ead. Pdc said that these players are nothing without him and its hard to argue that and of course BC famously said " I wouldn't say I'm the best manager but I'm in the top one"

That was simply dire and it's hard to see where the next win is coming from - we're in Harry Styles mode - one direction heading south!
Town squad to star in next Bond film entitled Freefall!

albatross wrote:

The Jockster wrote:
Well if anyone is under any illusions about even making the playoffs after taking 2 points from 9, from 3 home games, they are clearly suffering delusions of grandeur.

The hoots of derision when Macca was announced as man of the match seconds after hoofing the ball into the DR were deafening. Doubtless the sponsors were either Macca's parents or they drew the name from the hat.

Although the return of the fiery stallion is unlikely I can't help making a comparison between him and old big'ead. Pdc said that these players are nothing without him and its hard to argue that and of course BC famously said " I wouldn't say I'm the best manager but I'm in the top one"

That was simply dire and it's hard to see where the next win is coming from - we're in Harry Styles mode - one direction heading south!
Town squad to star in next Bond film entitled Freefall!

I've got this horrible feeling that we are in a bit of a Brian Clough with Leeds situation. That we will look back on this eccentric managerial genius that we let slip through our fingers and who went on to achieve these great things with other clubs. The old and the new owners having a healthy share of the responsibility for it.

red white wrote:

red white wrote:

Di kanny oh wrote:
Di Canio will not be coming back and its time to move on. Luke Rooney is back in the squad, McCormack is back as captain so What will Di Canio do with them two. No not going to happen and we have to look at others and be quick. I seriously do not think promotion is realistic anymore and believe we need a manager to steady the ship. Now the shackles are off watch the players self destruct that tonight was shameful.

How do you know that?

Paolo loves our club............

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Interesting that from 97 now up to 125 - AND the previous signatures of Caddis, Clarke, A Black, Kerrouche, Sir William Chateris Patey QMG, Danny Wilson and others have now been removed!

My Paul Alcock is still there (not been sussed out yet LOL) as well as my real name - up to you if you don't sign but if you want to do it and don't be bullied not to by anybody here.

I deleted all the obvious spoof spam and I did wonder about Paul Alcock but couldn't be 100% sure. Although there is a lot more negativity than I expected, there is still a large number of people that would welcome Paolo back with open arms.

We lost tonight.. On reflection, no wonder considering a large proportion of the team got hammered Saturday night in Old Town!

The Jockster wrote:

Okus Road wrote:
As poor as we were tonight it's the away form that will decide where we finish in the league, starting Saturday at Coventry then Brentford, Yeovil, Doncaster, Sheffield Utd win those and we are league champions easy !!!!

At least most of the other top teams dropped points tonight "squeaky bum" time for all.

We do need a manager for Saturday,  big decision to be made as how many out of work managers would take it to end of season? If that's what the board decide to do, which seems logical, so they have time to select the permanent manager for next season and get the right person in.

More interesting times ahead

It's a shame that PMH isn't still open in your neck of the woods- you could have admitted yourself with hallucinatory symptoms.
Are you seriously trying to tell us that having thrown away 7 points from 3 home games we can go and win the league by winning all the away games against all our closest rivals after a performance like that tonight? I'd love to think you'd be right but that's surely one hell of an ask!

red white wrote:

red white wrote:

Di kanny oh wrote:
Di Canio will not be coming back and its time to move on. Luke Rooney is back in the squad, McCormack is back as captain so What will Di Canio do with them two. No not going to happen and we have to look at others and be quick. I seriously do not think promotion is realistic anymore and believe we need a manager to steady the ship. Now the shackles are off watch the players self destruct that tonight was shameful.

How do you know that?

Paolo loves our club............