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I heard one or two comments at half time that people were thinking of leaving after we went 0-2 down. I even considered it myself... a right drubbing looked on the cards
Austin is such a class finisher, despite being against Dale it was almost a pleasure to watch the simplicity and coolness
Great resilience from Dale and we can score goals but need to toughen up in midfield. Sad to say, SAJ is just a passenger now and someone in the middle to get properly stuck in and give the ball to Brierley would make a huge difference. We've not got that in the squad
Despite Lloyd's superb strike and whole-hearted performance, my MoM was Mullarkey. We'll be very lucky to keep him
Season in a 90 minute nutshell for me. Showed what we are capable of at our best and how vulnerable we are at our worst. Enjoyable game and so close to the 3 points we needed to keep us in with a shout. With that type of effort week in and week out we wouldn't be in this mess.
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 18:08 - Mar 18 by Trev
The problem is somebody like Austin, who is far too good for L2, is an expert at finding space.
Austin had plenty of offers elsewhere including QPR but after returning from OZ he wanted to be near home and not have to travel, plus he started his career at Swindon. Proper player and way beyond anything else in this division. 5 years younger than Henderson it’s nice to see a player just wanting to play every week when I’m sure he could get bigger wages elsewhere.
Every Team Needs A John Ryan - The Winger Who's a Ringer!!!!!
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 17:52 - Mar 18 by D_Alien
I heard one or two comments at half time that people were thinking of leaving after we went 0-2 down. I even considered it myself... a right drubbing looked on the cards
Austin is such a class finisher, despite being against Dale it was almost a pleasure to watch the simplicity and coolness
Great resilience from Dale and we can score goals but need to toughen up in midfield. Sad to say, SAJ is just a passenger now and someone in the middle to get properly stuck in and give the ball to Brierley would make a huge difference. We've not got that in the squad
Despite Lloyd's superb strike and whole-hearted performance, my MoM was Mullarkey. We'll be very lucky to keep him
Might be a bit of a lightweight combination but giving Kelly a run now in midfield with Brierley and resting SAJ feels like it would be worth a try.
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Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 19:59 - Mar 18 with 4280 views
It was a brilliant game and showed what we are capable of, and we could have won it in the end. At 2 down, I expected a right stuffing and the fightback showed a determination that as been missing for most of the season, despite some poor defending. However you have to say Charlie Austin and Williams were outstanding for Swindon, and you see that both had played at a higher then the average league 2 player. We are still on life support, but if we can replicate our attacking play next Saturday, then it still give us hope of beating Crawley and the drop, but we are also very dependent on Crawley not winning their games in hand against Donny and Grimsby.
I thought Mullarkey seemed to play more forward today and was outstanding and I can see him being sold, if we are relegated, I thought Lloyd and Brierley played well, and Lloyd's goal was outstanding and I have been critical of Odoh, but his goal was also a good strike and it makes you wonder, why he does not shoot more often.
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Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 20:18 - Mar 18 with 4176 views
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 20:18 - Mar 18 by D_Alien
I agree
From now on in it's about scoring as many as we can, home and away
Yes for sure and the best way to do that would be playing our most creative players together in the middle of the park. Our two best passers and both good at set piece deliveries as well.
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Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 20:40 - Mar 18 with 4081 views
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 20:35 - Mar 18 by rich_dale
Yes for sure and the best way to do that would be playing our most creative players together in the middle of the park. Our two best passers and both good at set piece deliveries as well.
Creativity alone in the middle of the park doesn't work (Brierley is defensively naive & it hurt us today). I'd want us to also play our strongest tacklers/ball winners there too - Odoh & Mullarkey come to mind.
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 19:59 - Mar 18 by NorthernDale
It was a brilliant game and showed what we are capable of, and we could have won it in the end. At 2 down, I expected a right stuffing and the fightback showed a determination that as been missing for most of the season, despite some poor defending. However you have to say Charlie Austin and Williams were outstanding for Swindon, and you see that both had played at a higher then the average league 2 player. We are still on life support, but if we can replicate our attacking play next Saturday, then it still give us hope of beating Crawley and the drop, but we are also very dependent on Crawley not winning their games in hand against Donny and Grimsby.
I thought Mullarkey seemed to play more forward today and was outstanding and I can see him being sold, if we are relegated, I thought Lloyd and Brierley played well, and Lloyd's goal was outstanding and I have been critical of Odoh, but his goal was also a good strike and it makes you wonder, why he does not shoot more often.
Agree with that. Really enjoyable game but one that exposed our naivity as a team big time. A good team wins that match every day of the week after going 3-2 up. We are absolutely brilliant at finding ways of either losing or drawing games from winning positions. Mentally weak all over the park i think, lacking a winning and killer instinct.
Taking the positives though, Lloyd's goal was a world class strike and Brierley produced one pass today in the second half that was worth the entrance money alone. Talking about money, Brierley is only going to get better and selling him on the cheap would be a criminal act.
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Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 08:21 - Mar 19 with 3320 views
I’ve never been clapped off by an opposition set of fans, really appreciated that today @officiallydale thank you. Good luck for the rest of the season
I know Austin did well but he also missed a sitter with a header midway through the first half when he headed it down and into ROD’s arms. And without being too churlish after a real thriller there would have been some grief on here if Dale had conceded Odoh’s and Henderson’s goals. Their backed off and backed off for the first of those and Hendo, whilst taking the goal well, was left to his own devices in the six yard box.
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Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 22:22 - Mar 19 with 2285 views
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 16:51 - Mar 19 by EllDale
I know Austin did well but he also missed a sitter with a header midway through the first half when he headed it down and into ROD’s arms. And without being too churlish after a real thriller there would have been some grief on here if Dale had conceded Odoh’s and Henderson’s goals. Their backed off and backed off for the first of those and Hendo, whilst taking the goal well, was left to his own devices in the six yard box.
No ones really mentioned O'Donnell for the 1st goal. Quite bizarre that he dived to his left allowing Austin to put it straight down the centre of the goal? Not sure what he was thinking.
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 22:22 - Mar 19 by dingdangblue
No ones really mentioned O'Donnell for the 1st goal. Quite bizarre that he dived to his left allowing Austin to put it straight down the centre of the goal? Not sure what he was thinking.
Let me guess
He was thinking "Shit, i've got a top class goalscorer here. He's just controlled the ball, sidestepped the defender and he's going to pull the trigger. The only chance i've got is to dive and hope the ball goes in that direction"
What it amounted to was similar to a penalty situation. Most keepers dive one way to give themselves a chance if that's the way the ball goes. Not sure why anyone would look to be critical about that
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 07:53 - Mar 20 by Dale_4_Life
Nobody mentions Max Taylors headed goal just before HT. Ruled out for offside I think it looked very close. Another day we go in at HT 3-2 up.
He was well offside if you watch full match on ifollow. Made his run too early and was ahead of the last defender. Shame really as it could had changed the game massively, from 0-2 down to 3-2 before ht! There were a few offsides in the first half that cost us. Both Odoh and Rodney should have been through on goal had they looked across the line. Swindon defended a very high line.
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
Re the disallowed goal - did Max head in directly from the free kick? If so one would have thought he was not off side before the ball was kicked. If he ran in to an offside position before it was kicked, fair enough. If it was headed on, also fair enough. Otherwise, diddled again. Speaking of which, there was a shout for a penalty when Rodney had rounded their defender, only to go down. Anyone have a good view of this? Looked like a pen to me from where I was stood.
The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.
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Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 21:05 - Mar 20 with 1402 views
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 20:37 - Mar 20 by mikehunt
Re the disallowed goal - did Max head in directly from the free kick? If so one would have thought he was not off side before the ball was kicked. If he ran in to an offside position before it was kicked, fair enough. If it was headed on, also fair enough. Otherwise, diddled again. Speaking of which, there was a shout for a penalty when Rodney had rounded their defender, only to go down. Anyone have a good view of this? Looked like a pen to me from where I was stood.
Yes Max headed direct from the free kick - and as said earlier he was a good yard ahead of everyone else when it was played - shame really as it was a great ball and header. His miss at the end looks worse on tv!
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 20:37 - Mar 20 by mikehunt
Re the disallowed goal - did Max head in directly from the free kick? If so one would have thought he was not off side before the ball was kicked. If he ran in to an offside position before it was kicked, fair enough. If it was headed on, also fair enough. Otherwise, diddled again. Speaking of which, there was a shout for a penalty when Rodney had rounded their defender, only to go down. Anyone have a good view of this? Looked like a pen to me from where I was stood.
Directly in front of me, it was the most blatant dive by Rodney, when he really should have just put the ball in the middle. Surprised he wasn't booked for simulation
Swindon Town (H) Match Thread on 21:32 - Mar 20 by D_Alien
Directly in front of me, it was the most blatant dive by Rodney, when he really should have just put the ball in the middle. Surprised he wasn't booked for simulation
Correct.
It's on here:
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