SWINDON TOWN: Flexi-team (From Swindon Advertiser)

I suppose having all these good players is great, and I am very happy about that and so are many others, however having them is one thing and getting them to play effectively together and win matches seems to be another.

I'll be VERY intrested to see how we get on today, and at some point I'll be looking to see if Will Evans is going to get another chance, this young man could be the find of the season from the ranks within.

Good luck with the game chaps, Vinnie to score on his old turf and a goal each for King Charles and Thomas, please.

RED ARMY

I also wish them well today as all of us do in every game.
The game against Southampton without doubt was a great moral booster not only for the Team but for us fans.
My question is not a peek about a CB or striker who hopefully we will get on loan.I get the feeling DW messed up big time by not getting the replacements in for these 2 players, still it's history now and give him his due he know's how to play the loan market.
Regards to Sheehan this could be a good addition, however we we the last on his list????? still he did well last year
so to the tinkerman good luck and I know us fans are fickle and like to winge but it's our club.

Good luck today

trying not to whinge about this one but tinkering and squad rotation did not work for rafa or claudio in the prem so how does danny think he is going to fare? if you find a winning formula why change unless some-one is either injured or suspended.

andyupthill wrote:
trying not to whinge about this one but tinkering and squad rotation did not work for rafa or claudio in the prem so how does danny think he is going to fare? if you find a winning formula why change unless some-one is either injured or suspended.

I tend to agree Andy. I guess there's a subtle difference between being tactically astute and tinkering. Good luck today lads, get stuck in and bring us home 3 well earned points! U Reds!

Stratton Red wrote:

andyupthill wrote: trying not to whinge about this one but tinkering and squad rotation did not work for rafa or claudio in the prem so how does danny think he is going to fare? if you find a winning formula why change unless some-one is either injured or suspended.

I tend to agree Andy. I guess there's a subtle difference between being tactically astute and tinkering. Good luck today lads, get stuck in and bring us home 3 well earned points! U Reds!

We also became a bit predictable and a lot of fans were moaning bcause we didn't vary our tactics....teams like Exeter knew how to set up their stall and a last 5 games of being inflexible and unable to adapt cost us an auto slot.......a bit of flexibility is good and Rafa was just plain finickity, I think DW will keep it simple so to speak.
We had belief in the squad at the start of the season and until mid October I've no reason to change that.
Come on TOWN!!!

Good to see that we are all more or less agreed on this. If we play well today its a good step forwards, any points that go with that will be most welcome especially as we don't want to drop any lower.
Come on lads, performance of the season so far please.

RED ARMY

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

Stratton Red wrote:

andyupthill wrote: trying not to whinge about this one but tinkering and squad rotation did not work for rafa or claudio in the prem so how does danny think he is going to fare? if you find a winning formula why change unless some-one is either injured or suspended.

I tend to agree Andy. I guess there's a subtle difference between being tactically astute and tinkering. Good luck today lads, get stuck in and bring us home 3 well earned points! U Reds!

We also became a bit predictable and a lot of fans were moaning bcause we didn't vary our tactics....teams like Exeter knew how to set up their stall and a last 5 games of being inflexible and unable to adapt cost us an auto slot.......a bit of flexibility is good and Rafa was just plain finickity, I think DW will keep it simple so to speak. We had belief in the squad at the start of the season and until mid October I've no reason to change that. Come on TOWN!!!

THere is a big difference between tinkering and squad rotation...
I think Danny knows his ideal starting eleven for most games but occasionally you have to be aware of the oppositions strengths and perhaps set up a system to counteract this and conversely set a team up to take advantage of recognised weaknesses.
There is no doubt that this squad is the best and most flexible we have seen since Hoddle's era.
If we can add a commanding CB and another quality CF, then I can still see us in the top two come next May.
3 points today would kickstart the campaign...
COYR's!!!!!

Torquay at home in the Johnstone's Paint Champions league second round...

A friend of mine has seen a couple of Cheltenham games this season and really likes the look of Wes Thomas who came from Grays Athletic...I may be wrong but wasn't he the one we were scouting/linked with in the rumour mill at the end of last season as a Charlie follow up? At 23 he could be a good option for the future and might be worth watching but Shaun Jeffers on loan from Coventry has been a class act as well.....even younger.
I still don't know who I'd like to come in defensively....I guess it will be good to see who goes on loan from the Premier league to the Championship and then we'll know who may be an option for our league....few weeks yet.

I think that our lack of ability to be able to change the system cost us promotion last year. If you look back at the Exeter home game where they managed to stifel our game and of course that painful day at Wembley where we were pretty much over run by a physical team then I think if we "tinker" the systems we play then that can only be to our ultimate advantage, as long as it is only done when the occassion merits it. It is hard to do but if we could change things around within a game when things aren't going our way that would be a real benefit. For example in the home game against Brentford we left Dossy or Charlie on the half way line when we were defending corners. Perhaps if we had put O'Brien there instead I would put money on the fact he would be first to the ball of any long clearance out of the box. At worst he would have pulled two opposition players out of the box to mark him.
I was also pleased with the JPT draw today too!

SAPFanSTFC wrote:

Stratton Red wrote:

andyupthill wrote: trying not to whinge about this one but tinkering and squad rotation did not work for rafa or claudio in the prem so how does danny think he is going to fare? if you find a winning formula why change unless some-one is either injured or suspended.

I tend to agree Andy. I guess there's a subtle difference between being tactically astute and tinkering. Good luck today lads, get stuck in and bring us home 3 well earned points! U Reds!

We also became a bit predictable and a lot of fans were moaning bcause we didn't vary our tactics....teams like Exeter knew how to set up their stall and a last 5 games of being inflexible and unable to adapt cost us an auto slot.......a bit of flexibility is good and Rafa was just plain finickity, I think DW will keep it simple so to speak. We had belief in the squad at the start of the season and until mid October I've no reason to change that. Come on TOWN!!!

wot dw is saying hes going to play pericrap come rain or shine

he cant win a game with his so called strongest,oh dear wot chance have we got?
call the game off before its too late

grim reapers gone wrote:
he cant win a game with his so called strongest,oh dear wot chance have we got? call the game off before its too late

g.r.g.....
I do find you comments ammusing!!...
But sadly nobody bites the bait any longer??....
Perhaps it's time to stop the comedy act and start showing your true colours?...
You obviously have an affinity with the club or you wouldn't keep posting on here....
Everybody is entitled to post thier opinion but yours are SO extreme, that they just make most people smile!!...

ginger-nutz wrote:

grim reapers gone wrote: he cant win a game with his so called strongest,oh dear wot chance have we got? call the game off before its too late

g.r.g..... I do find you comments ammusing!!... But sadly nobody bites the bait any longer??.... Perhaps it's time to stop the comedy act and start showing your true colours?... You obviously have an affinity with the club or you wouldn't keep posting on here.... Everybody is entitled to post thier opinion but yours are SO extreme, that they just make most people smile!!...

thats wot i like to do, make people smile.shame wilson cant make any one smile this season.
still we are in the relagation zone now,start to tinker yet again
2nd bottom

grim reapers gone wrote:

ginger-nutz wrote:

grim reapers gone wrote: he cant win a game with his so called strongest,oh dear wot chance have we got? call the game off before its too late

g.r.g..... I do find you comments ammusing!!... But sadly nobody bites the bait any longer??.... Perhaps it's time to stop the comedy act and start showing your true colours?... You obviously have an affinity with the club or you wouldn't keep posting on here.... Everybody is entitled to post thier opinion but yours are SO extreme, that they just make most people smile!!...

thats wot i like to do, make people smile.shame wilson cant make any one smile this season. still we are in the relagation zone now,start to tinker yet again 2nd bottom

g.r.g.....
You always make me smile!!...
Yes, we are in the relegation zone now and it is concerning but I think most people would have settled for a point before the game....
Trouble was the previous 4 league matches....
Still, I think a point today was a good result but it's frustrating to see where we are when you consider the squad we have got compared to most in this league.....
It's early days and I still think that we will finish in the top six as minimum...
And I bet that in your heart you believe the same???