WHEN Paul Benson scored the winning goal against Wigan in the F.A Cup to move Town into the forth round in 2012, Not many would have predicted the tale of woe that was to follow.

Fourteen goals conceded and just one scored in four seasons is a pretty pathetic record for any side.

The line brought out every year if a club fails in cup competitions, “Now we can concentrate on the league” is total nonsense.

It doesn’t matter if we were sitting at the top of the league or joint bottom; the F.A Cup is an important competition for every player and every club.

Town’s failure again in the world’s most famous cup competition leaves a horrible taste in the mouth, that can’t be wasted out until next November.

Once again this season, Swindon didn’t look organised and never looked like a threat on the Rochdale goal, Jon Obika playing up front as a lone striker simply doesn’t work.

Since Nathan Byrne’s departure, Town has only found the net 13 times in 14 games, and that includes three goals against bottom side Crewe Alexandra.

It wasn’t just the fact Byrne was a huge goal threat, and we lost one of our best players, but it was the loss of the formation and style of play that made the club successful last season.

Instead of signing a player who could play both wing-back and a winger, Lee Power opted to sign players like Henrik Ojamaa, who aren’t in the same league as Byrne, and were also too one-dimensional.

The huge amount of injuries and players like Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill struggling to fit into life in the football league has also made an impact on the formation and style of play.

But with this current set-up failing miserably week after week, I would put my trust again in Brandon.

Play him on one side and James Brophy on the other, resulting in a return to three at the back, and playing two up front.

Thankfully the new manager said publicly after the game at the weekend he would be taking the club back to playing with two up top in upcoming games.

Something that’s hopefully indorsed by Chairman Lee Power, if it isn’t, I can’t see any change in formation for this weekends game.

Another week goes by and it’s another week to forget for both Yaser Kasim and Anton Rodgers.

We’ve seen with our own eyes how good a player Yaser can be on his day, I was hoping to see the return of that player last weekend with the club under new management, but I was left disappointed.

After enjoying a good start to the season, Rodgers has fallen back into hold habits, going missing in games and an inability to find a teammate with the ball.

Like all Town fans, I’m willing the pair to return to form, because at the moment an absence of quality in midfield is costing us dear every time we step onto the pitch.

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