Crocrombe
Efete
Smith
Waterfall
Glennon
Kiernan
Clifton
Hunt
Holohan
Richardson
Taylor

subs
Maher
Green
Pepple
JMD
Simmonds
Khan
Orsi

Looks like a strong bench

Strange how we’ve gone without a sub keeper again after going from 5 to 7 subs!

Strong bench not much use if none of them get on the pitch till 75mins :-/

Did you think before you posted that?

Quoted from GyMariner

Strange how we’ve gone without a sub keeper again after going from 5 to 7 subs!

Who steps in if Crocombe gets injured?

Quoted from chaos33

Did you think before you posted that?

Yes. :)

Quoted from GyMariner

Strange how we’ve gone without a sub keeper again after going from 5 to 7 subs!

... and no Pearson. So, who is the 'reserve keeper'?

Quoted from GyMariner

Strange how we’ve gone without a sub keeper again after going from 5 to 7 subs!

No Pearson as back up either.

Bit baffled by the Orsi situation.

PH putting a lot of faith in an inexperienced loanee.

Surprised Kiernan manages to keep making the starting 11

One day not having a genuine sub goalie will come back to bite Hurst, hopefully it won't be today.

On my way now. First game of the season, and won't recognise half the players  ;D

Quoted from nigelh

... and no Pearson. So, who is the 'reserve keeper'?

I'm sure our Harry can go between the sticks.  The lad can take any role.  Such a great member of the team.  If PH asked him to sell the hotdogs, there's no doubt he'd do it with relish. ;)

Really looking forward to watching this on the TV... Only thing id say is I'd have a sub keeper instead of Pepple on the bench. UTM

Quoted from GyMariner

Strange how we’ve gone without a sub keeper again after going from 5 to 7 subs!

The chances of a keeper being injured during the game are extremely slim. I'd wonder how many games in our history we have needed to bring on the sub keeper, if we have a strong team then having another good option on the bench is preferable to having a young reserve keeper who probably isn't going to be needed.

Quoted from Quagmire

Surprised Kiernan manages to keep making the starting 11

Think he's the 1 in line for replacement - Khan near enough fit, Scannell hopefully fit before Xmas and we're going to have to fit McAtee in somewhere as well!

Brilliant minutes applause for Daphne Farquharson.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Brilliant minutes applause for Daphne Farquharson.

Swindon fans joined in too

Quoted from Quagmire

Surprised Kiernan manages to keep making the starting 11

Its because he's a defensive winger, lots of tracking back which Hurst likes.

The camera needs sunglasses

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Its because he's a defensive winger, lots of tracking back which Hurst likes.

Yeah and this is proving to be the wrong approach so far isn’t it. Same as the subs. Results are just not good enough because of these things….

Oh, wait a minute….

Both teams really well drilled defensively so far

Great through ball by efete

Kiernan touches Swindon defender once and lino flags. Taylor gets his shirt pulled for several seconds and lino does nothing.

Scunny 0-1 Dorking

Some lovely one two, first touch passing down our right side so far

Ahh excrement bit poor that

Two players let their man run in between them and cut inside. Awful defending.

To easy that. Loose clearance lands to their player, he waltz past 2 defenders, ball crossed across the box and easy tap in for unmarked man at the backstick

Wouldn’t say that was awful defending. Crocombe parried it to the side as he should have. The striker is just quicker to react which is natural

Swindon very good footballing side.. any else's screen jittery? Also struggling to see the kit difference! (I am colourblind so that may be playing a part)

Another very poor start by Town. Can't have any complaints at falling behind to a very tidy looking Swindon.

Quoted from GyMariner

Wouldn’t say that was awful defending. Crocombe parried it to the side as he should have. The striker is just quicker to react which is natural

So it's acceptable to let their player cut inside with two players marking him?  ;D

Stop blaming goalkeepers when the shot shouldn't have come in.

We haven’t had a great first 30 mins for a while. The difference this time is that we’ve been punished.

I just think it’s too easy to call ‘poor defending.’ We didn’t do a whole lot wrong. If you want poor defending check hulls goals conceded last week   ;D

This ref is rubbish, their manhandling us all over the field and he gives nothing.

Need to recover and get it down and start taking control of this game before we get into even bigger trouble

Khan is a very good player.

missed the goal resetting the router.  Doesn't sound good

Theres a giant gap between our front two and midfield. The front 2 are preasing and the back 8 are sitting deep we look split on which we're suposed to be doing and Swindon are just using the space between to 2 groups

Hopefully Rotherham are watching this.

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Theres a giant gap between our front two and midfield. The front 2 are preasing and the back 8 are sitting deep we look split on which we're suposed to be doing and Swansea are just using the space between to 2 groups

There must be a lot of space if Swansea are using it 😁

Yess buzzing for taylor

Get in Taylor.

Get in Taylor.

Get in Taylor.

What a goal

Taylor saves us with our second shot 1-1

Brilliant finish to end our first passage of good play. We're lucky to still be in it but credit to Taylor, that was very composed.

Good couple of minutes, actually started pressing them and Cliftons shot got a flick frin Richardson and Taylor managed to slot it home after the flick put him through on goal.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

There must be a lot of space if Swansea are using it 😁

Don't know what you're on about... 😂

Glennon done up like a kipper there.

Great control from crocombe there after the pass from the ponny

Scunny 0-2 Dorking

Quoted from promotion plaice

Scunny 0-2 Dorking

The gift that keeps on giving

Scummy 0-2 down against the mighty Dorking (cry)(lol)(lol)

Glennon seems to be having a poor game as he's getting beaten most times and lacks pace.

I'm almost beginning to feel sorry for the scunts. How much worse can it get for goodness sake?

Quoted from buckstown

I'm almost beginning to feel sorry for the scunts. How much worse can it get for goodness sake?

Wash your mouth out with soap and water  8)

had an attack on then shame efete's down.  Very competittive game

Quoted from DB

Glennon seems to be having a poor game as he's getting beaten most times and lacks pace.

They have a lot of good players with pace and strength, he's quite lightweight so was always going to be a tough day at work for him.

Ahhhh ffs, anytime we switch off for a minute swindon are straight in

excrement.  Just after Efete had acres of space and proved why he's a defender.

Shocking from smith

Smith cocked that up and gifted them that goal. He made several mistakes now, not his usual game. Easy goal for them.

Announce Bennett

Smith switched off for a second and gifted them a chance, not sure what he was doing.

First time I've seen Smith and Waterfall this ragged. Glennon has really struggled against Hutton. Efete has improved a bit.

Our midfield has started to find more space since the equaliser but we're still second to most turnovers. Swindon have been pretty impressive, it's been tough.

I don't think Crocombe needed to close the ball for the second, just opened up the chance to square it.

An individual error there pulls the defence apart and Swindon get another simple tap in. This ones more annoying then the first as we've been defending well the last the last 15 or so as well

Awful defending all game .

Richardson has been anonymous

Town were starting to look a lot brighter but then give away away another very poor goal. A good looking Swindon well worth their first half lead.
What was Efete thinking of with that header? 🤔

Clifton, hunt, Taylor and Richardson looking ok for us... I think Smith, Kiernan and even Efete struggling from what I can see.
Swindon are a very well organised side though. Let's see what the second half brings.

Quoted from out of town

Richardson has been anonymous

literally set up our goal but has been feeding off scraps because our midfield is playing so deep. Their midfielder Khan is picking up all the lose balls in midfield and stopping Richardson getting on to anything. Holohan looks lost leaving Hunt with a lot to do and Clifton is having to cover Glennon a lot who is getting torn apart by a quick, skilful wide-man. Kiernan has struggled to be effective on the right.

Let's cut our defence a bit of slack, they've been brilliant this season.

HT.....Town 1-2 Swindon.

Let's hope the pep talk from Hurst can get the comeback kids working in the 2nd half. Too many not performing well Smith and Glennon in defence, midfield not producing much, Clifton seems to be struggling, Kiernan not doing much and Holohan coming in and out of the Game.

Crikey that was a tough watch. We've been miles off but fair play to Swindon, by far the best team we've played so far.

We're crying out for a striker who will get in behind them. Saw glimpses towards the end of the half, but it's too easy for them to win the ball back and start playing it around because all our balls are in front of them. Get someone going in behind to stretch them.

For me its not so much about picking on any of our players individually, i dont even think weve been that poor, think swindon have been really effective just look a good side, and we need to really up our level to compete with them.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Let's cut our defence a bit of slack, they've been brilliant this season.

HT.....Town 1-2 Swindon.

They are professionals, not amateurs and are paid to do a job. Smith really gifted them that 2nd goal and he took 3 goes to make another clearance, plus other errors.

Sunday league defending and yet again we're getting absolutely nothing from our hard working wide players. The Kieran + Efete experiment down the right needs to end, they offer absolutely nothing going forward. Massive element of luck with our (well finished) goal as well taking a massive ricochet in our favour and falling kindly for Taylor. We look badly second best.

Their right winger is excellent. Ours however...

Need a big second half, we can win this.

Just shows how signing top notch players who are training with is needed . We’ve got the £ to do it .
Although this time last season I never really thought we’d be playing Swindon today so still really happy to be where we are .

Swindon have 0 interceptions 0 blocks and 100% of tackles won. Need a massive improvement in attack

I'd seriously consider taking Smith off and bringing Maher on. He's having a really off day today

Listening to Tuesday’s commentary, Kahn and Orsi seemed to give us a real cutting edge ... maybe time for a reprise.

6805 attendence

300 something away

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

6805 attendence

300 something away

353 away

It must be time to unleash Orsi , Kahn and Maher

Swindon down to 10 men

Well, either of them could've walked for that.

Dirty b@stard

One of them was getting sent off first, luckily Glennon got there first

Not sure feel like khan was a bit unlucky there

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Well, either of them could've walked for that.

On the replay Glennons legs looked tucked in but Khan goes in more studs up

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Well, either of them could've walked for that.

Agree.

You would assume against 10 men for 30 mins we should win, but nothing is for sure.

Sub and formation change needed

Unleash the Orsi

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

Not sure feel like khan was a bit unlucky there

Could have gone either way really, officials just had to pick who they thought was more in the wrong.

His studs went straight down onto Glennons leg

I’d swap Taylor and smith for JMD and Orsi or Simmonds.

Replay for me says ref made correct decision. He's been their best player so let's hope we can break them down now

This time wasting these days is getting ridiculous, we are all as bad as each other, winds me up.

Quoted from promotion plaice

This time wasting these days is getting ridiculous, we are all as bad as each other, winds me up.

When you look at how much a ticket to a game costs it's big disrespect to those who pay good money for the entertainment of a game. Not that we'd complain if the shoe was on the other foot.

Feel like I've listened to ten minutes of substitutes and injuries

Shocking in the final third today I'm sorry to say.

Players feeling the pressure too much at the minute, lots of overhit passes

Hunt looks absolutely shattered

But too many players having a 6/7 out of 10 when we need more 8’s

Well I'm sure Mad Gav and Mildenhall will be dancing if they win as all our former players love sticking it to us at Blundell Park. Even this current team seems to not want to perform at home as we can't buy a home win.

come on!!!!!

Sorry but hursts lost his head on this maguire drew thing, everything he does is somewhat effective. Cant criticise hurst for much but its one thing I can never understand

This game is frustrating as hell

How have we not scored in the last 5 minutes!?

So clumsy around the box, everyone looks like big leggy spiders pottering around while the ball bounces everywhere and people fall over each other. Shots anywhere but straight at their players would probably have been a goal.

FT...Town 1-2 Swindon

Very unlucky not to equalise at the end, we move on.

Absolutely shite that, embarrassing in both boxes. When is this team going to show up for a match at Blundell Park?

Tbf, brilliant away performance from Swindon who deserved there little bit of luck in the last few minutes with some fantastic last ditch defending.

Can’t believe the ball didn’t go in at the end

Swindon looked better in all areas of the pitch, fitter, stronger, more ruthless in attack. We were always second to balls, easily bullied off it and looked like we wanted to pass the ball into the net from the back. Looked a bit better at the end when JMD came on as he actually tried to make something happen which still makes me wonder why he's not in Hurst's starting line up.

People will blab on about how he doesn't track back enough, needs to do this and that to work his way into the team but isn't lack of goals and quality the problem?

Swindon deserve it if were honest. Frustrating. At least for home matches the starting line up needs a bit of a shake up. Cant keep talking about our strong bench and then just be poor every first half. I dont think the 'never change a winning team' mantra works these days with squads of this size

Quoted from Kris2

Swindon looked better in all areas of the pitch, fitter, stronger, more ruthless in attack. We were always second to balls, easily bullied off it and looked like we wanted to pass the ball into the net from the back. Looked a bit better at the end when JMD came on as he actually tried to make something happen which still makes me wonder why he's not in Hurst's starting line up.

People will blab on about how he doesn't track back enough, needs to do this and that to work his way into the team but isn't lack of goals and quality the problem?

Sorry I hate to pick on a player who I think does genuinely put the effort in and want to do well but kiernan isnt a massively effective defender or presser, and certainly hasnt shown close to jmd's quality on the ball, so I just cannot understand it whatsoever

Quoted from Chrisblor

Absolutely shite that, embarrassing in both boxes. When is this team going to show up for a match at Blundell Park?

Not like you to overstate. Put it down to being really p1ssed off. You can’t say we didn’t turn up. We played a good team. We had chances and gave our all as usual.  We lost by the odd goal but could so easily have equalised late on.

Quoted from WHYWONTYOULETMESIGNUP

Sorry I hate to pick on a player who I think does genuinely put the effort in and want to do well but kiernan isnt a massively effective defender or presser, and certainly hasnt shown close to jmd's quality on the ball, so I just cannot understand it whatsoever

Kiernan really seemed to struggle against a side who had him in their pocket, tries to link up with Efete but isn't very effective. Also not our player so wonder why he's preferred as I don't think he offers anything better than what we have.

very frustrating that.  JMD made a difference.  TBF to Swindon they played their socks off.   People might say often the ball didn't fall right for us but Swindon anticipated everything better.  They really didn't need the shithousery.

We only really created chances against 10 men in the last ten mins. We only managed one shot on target in the first 45mins, Started well 2nd half for 5 mins but nothing much after that even against 10 men till near the end.  :o

A loss was bound to happen soon, they’re a good side and even though we didn’t play well could easily have got a point at the end. Another home game on Tuesday.

Frustrating result we had a good few chances that last 10 minutes.
Think efete needs a couple of games out just to reset a bit he is lacking a bit of confidence it seems, he has the attributes to be a good player but poor decision making let's him down.

Hurst over jmd's tracking back https://youtu.be/gjHOtxCRhnw

We can’t pass water and need to be better than that, mentally a lazy performance in terms of concentration and just doing the basics right.

Disappointing that we could not get an equaliser. I am puzzled as well why JMD is not starting. This League is showing some shape now and there looks to be no certain 3 point games. Many teams are capabale of beating anyone else on their day. Move on to the next fixture and stay positive.

Even game I'd say but Swindon were that bit slicker with the ball. Going forward they always seemed to have options and follow up runners. With us it's just scrappy, Taylor isolated (although that improved somewhat after the half time formation change). The only time I really remember us threatening an equaliser was that moment of pinball in stoppage time.

We lack spark in the final third, hopefully that changes when Otis has got some games under his belt. Erm..... what's the prognosis for McAtee again?

Defence had an off day in the first half. Bound to happen at some point, onto Tuesday we go……

Let’s hope the Ryan Bennett story hasn’t unsettled them!😉

Quoted from chaos33

Not like you to overstate. Put it down to being really p1ssed off. You can’t say we didn’t turn up. We played a good team. We had chances and gave our all as usual.  We lost by the odd goal but could so easily have equalised late on.

No, think everyone's blowing smoke up Swindon's arses. They were below us in the table before today having played an extra match. The goals they scored resulted from awful defending on our part (Waterfall missing a header for the first, Crocombe bailing him out, nobody picking up the ball so they have another shot, Crocombe bailing them out again and then Efete going totally missing at right back leaving their striker free to tap home / Smith running under the ball instead of clearing it in the box for their second, letting their man in as a result who squared to an unmarked teammate for a tap in). Beside the opportunities gifted to them through our own poor play they created little and Crocombe otherwise had a quiet afternoon.

Going forward for the first 75-80 minutes we never constantly threatened which wasn't due to good defending from Swindon, but more due to terrible decision making and poor play from our attackers. The number of high balls we hung up today was absolutely ridiculous given the blustery conditions, and made it easy for their keeper and centre halves to defend. We also had the regular issue of looking clueless when we did break forward. Every time the ball went wide to Clifton, Kiernan and especially Efete they slowed attacks down by taking ponderous touches rather than playing quick incisive passes or early first time crosses. Khan and Glennon looked quite good for the first few minutes of the second half but then we seemed to revert to hoofing it into the wind until JMD came on and actually started to play some proper football on the deck.

The last ten minutes encapsulated the problems we've had in the box all season. We had at least three glorious chances and every single one was fired straight at their keeper because there doesn't seem to be anyone in the side capable of poaching goals and finishing clear cut chances clinically. So I'm standing by my original post, we chucked that game away, and didn't punish them when they went down to 10 men because we lack attacking intent (due to the players available in the squad, and Hurst's 'defend first, worry about creating chances later' approach to player selection which has worked well away but had meant we've struggled at home while some of our most effective attackers linger in the reserves or on the bench). McAtee getting back to fitness can't come soon enough for me, I'm getting very tired of these uninspired home performances.

Quoted from oochiad

Let’s hope the Ryan Bennett story hasn’t unsettled them!😉

I hope it has, would take him anyday over our two centrebacks given todays performance.