Subs
Cartwright, Amos ,Glennon, Holohan, Khan, Wilson, Pyke

Amos and Glennon on bench so Mitch left wing back ?

More attacking line up than I was expecting.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Amos and Glennon on bench so Mitch left wing back ?

Left back probably, or maybe Mullarkey left back in a four. Could even be a 5 with Clifton at left wing back, who knows?

Lot of changes.

Didn’t catch the pre match interview, what’s thdd we news in Maher?

Quoted from buckstown

Didn’t catch the pre match interview, what’s thdd we news in Maher?

thdd ew news is that he's injured

Quoted from Chrisblor

thdd ew news is that he's injured

What a hoot you are!!
What’s wrong and how longs he out for?

Quoted from buckstown

What a hoot you are!!
What’s wrong and how longs he out for?

Fine, I'll go and transcribe what Hurst said pre-match for you then:

"Niall Maher's not available - we thought he would be. Don't think he should be too much longer but there was a little bit of damage to his calf after having it scanned which kind of fits with some of the symptoms he's been having"

Interesting, but not using a left footed defender seems strange. Heres hoping we win.

Clearly not wild about either left back at the minute.

The stadium announcer keeps referring to the Mariners supporters as the 'Cod Army' - very annoying

Quoted from ginnywings

Left back probably, or maybe Mullarkey left back in a four. Could even be a 5 with Clifton at left wing back, who knows?

Lot of changes.

Good shout there mate with the 5, I think that's what it will be.
Hope Hunt can stick in a good performance today.

Odd set up. Pleased I have a nice bottle of Malbec waiting in the wings - got a sneaking feeling I am going to need it! Here's hoping!!

That left side set up is bizarre. Not sure what Amos has done wrong. Will not be surprised to see us exploited down that side.

My guess would be Clifton at left wing-back. Doesn't really speak well for Amos and Glennon if he was preferred there ahead of them.

The ball is in Hunt's court now to put in a good performance.

I still have nightmares of Efete at LB at the Daggers.

Think positive. Surely it can't be any worse than last seasons visit to Swindon.

Was getting no sound on i-follow. Thought that's OK, but all of a sudden it's on, to hear the agony of what's to follow!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Quoted from conscorner

The stadium announcer keeps referring to the Mariners supporters as the 'Cod Army' - very annoying

I know, imagine being associated with cod and not haddock!

Quoted from Ford Cortina

Was getting no sound on i-follow. Thought that's OK, but all of a sudden it's on, to hear the agony of what's to follow!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Who's on co come today?

Looks like 4231 at first glance with bioth Hunt and Andrews sat deep and Harry behind Rose

Its going at 100 miles an hour. They look a quick side

Quoted from TAGG

Who's on co come today?

Alex Rodman

Quoted from lee65

Alex Rodman

Cheers mate

Ref looks crap. doesn't give us a foul but seconds later gives them one for a similar challenge.

This referee has no idea what a foul is. Clifton twice penalised now for winning the ball with a strong tackle.

Where is JT these days?

Quoted from Mayaman

Where is JT these days?

He's been ill with an operation according to reports

Atleast Swindons crossing is as good as ours.

Scunts game abandoned due to waterlogging

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Atleast Swindons crossing is as good as ours.

We just put a brilliant one over. Noone attacking it

20 mins gone and holding our own, so far.

Great cross from Murlarky.  Some decent play by Town but lacking that gumption up front.

Wrexham 0-1 Crewe  8)

Quoted from Mayaman

Great cross from Murlarky.  Some decent play by Town but lacking that gumption up front.

Did you copy and paste that from previous weeks ?

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

Scunts game abandoned due to waterlogging

Thought the weather was ont that bad , Will be worse later tho    Or is the drainage not been paid for either lol

Quoted from DB

20 mins gone and holding our own, so far.

Kiss of death

that was coming, 1-0 Swindon

We're junk

FFS Unmarked from midfield again, hit on the half volley

here we go again

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4 goals he’s scored against us now

That was too easy

Ffs

!-0 down, where was Eastwood and why was he allowed to get his shoot off.

Quoted from denni266

Thought the weather was ont that bad , Will be worse later tho    Or is the drainage not been paid for either lol

Haven't had any rain in Barton, but we are 13 miles away.

Could be a long afternoon

Quoted from DB

!-0 down, where was Eastwood and why was he allowed to get his shoot off.

intercourse all to do with Eastwood that, Rodgers has gone running off into midfield for some reason, missed the ball and left a giant space behind him for Swindon to clip the ball into and their runner to slot it past Eastwood. Just shocking defending.

Waterfall sucked in ball watching.
excrement defending and the keeper should have done better as well.

Great block by Rose there keeping it at 1 nil

Game over.

We've lost our "Comeback Kings" mojo these days.

Go one down and we are all over the place.

Goosd shot by Gnahoua, shame nobody following it in

I've heard Hunts name once so far, and he gave it away.

Town are being carved apart in the midfield.

Midfield is non existant. Clifton looks a shadow of last seasons player

Clifton can run and run, but he cannot play football.

Quoted from Hagrid

Midfield is non existant. Clifton looks a shadow of last seasons player

Last season he was mostly out wide. I think he's finding the transition to central midfield quite tricky.

flipping take your chances town

Quoted from Hagrid

Midfield is non existant. Clifton looks a shadow of last seasons player

No idea how Holohan's been dropped ahead of him.

ffs there's Clifton just missing a sitter, he's so bad this season

Harry Clifton needs dropping, his passes never reach our players, he's running about, basically he's looking busy doing nothing unfortunately

How is that not 1-1 by Clifton

Quoted from Craigy01

How is that not 1-1 by Clifton

Same as last week, we cannot finish from a good position

Andrews is no Conteh I think that's very clear.

Quoted from DB

Same as last week, we cannot finish from a good position

We scored twice last week lol. I know you want to rage because we need to throw a tantrum anytime we are losing but let's not develop memory issues.

Quoted from Kris2

We scored twice last week lol. I know you want to rage because we need to throw a tantrum anytime we are losing but let's not develop memory issues.

Literally any other team would've scored that.

Well that was a rough first half. Swindon look a league above Town

Quoted from Kris2

We scored twice last week lol. I know you want to rage because we need to throw a tantrum anytime we are losing but let's not develop memory issues.

No need to get personal my friend. I'm just pointing out the obvious... we cannot finish.

Can see it now - Pyke and Wilson - drafted in from Warmington on Sea - come on to torment Swindon (they don’t like it up ‘em) - to secure a famous victory ……

Shame we didn't sign a natural goalscorer with the FA Cup money.

Clifton had 17 touches in that half and only completed 3 passes to a town player with them. You can't play in central midfield if that's how you take care of possession.

Hunt showing exactly why he isnt playing as well. Dont think he’s had more than 3 touches

Quoted from BenBB

Literally any other team would've scored that.

Bit of a strawman argument that ignores the original issue but also not even a good use of "literally"  ;D

Keep going like this we could be 4th/5th bottom by the end of the day.

Quoted from Hagrid

Hunt showing exactly why he isnt playing as well. Dont think he’s had more than 3 touches

What are you basing that on? How many times you hear his name on the radio?

Simple one for me were losing to a team with much better players in almost every position.

Quoted from denni266

Thought the weather was ont that bad , Will be worse later tho    Or is the drainage not been paid for either lol

Bbc site says it was abandoned lol must be a prediction. Says in added time

Quoted from TAGG

Keep going like this we could be 4th/5th bottom by the end of the day.

Which means.....Nothing at the end of September....

Quoted from Kris2

What are you basing that on? How many times you hear his name on the radio?

Im watching the game.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Clifton had 17 touches in that half and only completed 3 passes to a town player with them. You can't play in central midfield if that's how you take care of possession.

He's far less effective in the middle , rather than off the left ; unfortunately our most dangerous  attacking player's best  position is on that side - maybe Clifton would be effective right midfield ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66765341
Strange

Shouldn't be behind. Played alright to be fair, they just have a bit of quality up top.

Look a little vulnerable with Andrews and Hunt in the middle. Not sure Andrews is better than khouri or Holohan although he did make one good pass.

See Clifton is the new boo boy, makes me laugh really as he was comfortably our best player last season. Players go through drops in form. Still looking our most likely today.

Not sure how Kemp wasn't tracked for the goal.

We’re not completely out of this but yet again we look toothless.

Clifton had a great season last year but the drop off this season is absolutely huge, can’t string a simple pass together followed by missing an absolute sitter, sums up his season.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Shouldn't be behind. Played alright to be fair, they just have a bit of quality up top.

Look a little vulnerable with Andrews and Hunt in the middle. Not sure Andrews is better than khouri or Holohan although he did make one good pass.

See Clifton is the new boo boy, makes me laugh really as he was comfortably our best player last season. Players go through drops in form. Still looking our most likely today.

Not sure how Kemp wasn't tracked for the goal.

Not the boo boy at all, I Like harry, but he is just having a very poor run of form

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66765341
Strange

I've no idea where you lot saying the Scunny match has been abandoned get your news from because it's half time and 0-0:



Check your sources and dates.

Same old Town. We can play some fairly decent football at tines but then a total lack of conviction or penetration in the final third. When chances, really good ones at that, do sporadically come our way we squander them with an uncanny knack of being absolutely excrement at converting them. Add to the mix our usual smattering of bloody awful defending and the result is all too predictable.

The BBC report says itll be abandoned inthe final minutes  of stoppage time.  

Quoted from Chrisblor

I've no idea where you lot saying the Scunny match has been abandoned get your news from because it's half time and 0-0:

Tweet 1708131566449316319 will appear here...

Check your sources and dates.

I think he is confusing todays match with the one that WAS abandoned earlier in the season.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Shouldn't be behind. Played alright to be fair, they just have a bit of quality up top.

Look a little vulnerable with Andrews and Hunt in the middle. Not sure Andrews is better than khouri or Holohan although he did make one good pass.

See Clifton is the new boo boy, makes me laugh really as he was comfortably our best player last season. Players go through drops in form. Still looking our most likely today.

Not sure how Kemp wasn't tracked for the goal.

He's not 'the new boo boy'. He's being criticised because he missed a very good chance to equalise and has been giving the ball away for fun. He's clearly out of form and isn't justifying his selection ahead of players like Holohan who've been contributing more in central midfield this season.

Quoted from Kris2

Which means.....Nothing at the end of September....

Apart from we are in trouble and have to turn things around quickly, pressure mounts on the players, support unhappy, manager under pressure.

Only four points above the drop zone as things stand, we could very easily get sucked in.

Quoted from Wedidntdidwe

The BBC report says itll be abandoned inthe final minutes  of stoppage time.  

Look at the date on that report it's the 9th September when it was abandoned, today is the rearranged match.

Quoted from Kris2

Which means.....Nothing at the end of September....

It's not a good look though is it.

How. How the flipping hell can we not score there

how the intercourse haven't we put that in the back of the net

FFS how have we not scored there!

Think I could've scored that and I was always last pick in PE.

Can we leave Scunny out this thread, they have a very good long one of their own

Quoted from Chrisblor

No idea how Holohan's been dropped ahead of him.

Probably because Holohan was the main cause of Crawley’s first two goals.

lmao even all the coaches and subs are crowding round the ipad on the bench to watch the replay asking 'how the intercourse didn't we score there'

Quoted from DB

Can we leave Scunny out this thread, they have a very good long one of their own

Even Scunny would've scored that one. Heck even the Scunny Bunny.

I think Clifton is a bit short of confidence. He's getting into good positions, and movement is good. Just needs to put one away.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Probably because Holohan was the main cause of Crawley’s first two goals.

Hahahah don't be ridiculous, both of those goals were collectively crap from multiple players. You can't suggest Holohan was the 'main' cause for a lad chipping Eastwood with a 1 in a 100 shot/cross, and their second where Glennon just decided he didn't need to mark the goalscorer.

Latest  Scunny 0-2 Buxton

Quoted from Chrisblor

Hahahah don't be ridiculous, both of those goals were collectively crap from multiple players. You can't suggest Holohan was the 'main' cause for a lad chipping Eastwood with a 1 in a 100 shot/cross, and their second where Glennon just decided he didn't need to mark the goalscorer.

Glennon had a player marked. He needed support from midfield, especially for that second. I understand we have high standards, but trying to mark 17 players at once isn't easy.

Goals don't usually come from 1 mistake. It's usually a combination of mistakes that allow players to get into positions and the response to those.

Quoted from AncientExiledMariner

Glennon had a player marked. He needed support from midfield, especially for that second. I understand we have high standards, but trying to mark 17 players at once isn't easy.

Nonsense. He was marking noone.

Should be a red card, Eisa was clean through on goal if he wasn't hacked down. Ref's shite.

definite red card there, last man

Do we flipping practice free kicks? FFS.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Hahahah don't be ridiculous, both of those goals were collectively crap from multiple players. You can't suggest Holohan was the 'main' cause for a lad chipping Eastwood with a 1 in a 100 shot/cross, and their second where Glennon just decided he didn't need to mark the goalscorer.

He let his man (Kelly) run behind him twice in 3 mins. Both times he didn’t even get above a jog to try to get back.

People are asking why he’s been dropped. That’s why…

Quoted from Chrisblor

Should be a red card, Eisa was clean through on goal if he wasn't hacked down. Ref's shite.

One of them where if you’re at home its probably red imo

Why are we so bloody shocking at set pieces!!..does my tree in tbh

Absolute joke

And THERE'S the difference.

we really are excrement

He’s gottta go

FFS not following the man in once again. Waterfall at fault this time. He was clueless as to where Cain was then.

Wtf was Eastwood doing there.

2-0 down shows that you have to score from your chances

This is a gutless team. Waterfall's defending there was like he was back in our relegation season.

Pay-out time 2-0.on Bet365
1.83 for Swindon home win, a licence to print money!

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

And thats the big difference, all the possession and we do zip with it, absolutely sick of it this season, we are absolutely dog sh!t in front of goal!!...take Eisas thunderbolts out the equation, we'd be bottom 2!!.

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

FFS not following the man in once again. Waterfall at fault this time. He was clueless as to where Cain was then.

As much as I love Waterfall he has had a hand in both there goals, ball watching.

Quoted from Ford Cortina

Pay-out time 2-0.on Bet365
1.83 for Swindon home win, a licence to print money!

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Used to always say never bet against Town, think that's not true anymore.

It's gonna be a long cold winter

Just a bit more for Pyke and Wilson to do - possible - if they’re on the pitch?

Quoted from TAGG

As much as I love Waterfall he has had a hand in both there goals, ball watching.

I think things are starting to catch up with him. Mullarkey was favoured to him as CB last week. Need Maher back ASAP.

Quoted from Ford Cortina

Pay-out time 2-0.on Bet365
1.83 for Swindon home win, a licence to print money!

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

I presume you are the poster formerly known as Morris’ Minors?

Back in the game 2-1

2-1 Wilson first kick of the game. Jesus

Goal town

Great goal by Wilson. Spins round his defender taking the ball with him and just shoots and scores on his second touch.

flipping hell Wilson's absolutely class

Quoted from davmariner

Wtf was Eastwood doing there.

Committed then charged his mind didn’t he, left himself not knowing what to do.. said it last week, he’s 100% not an upgrade on max.

Wison shows them what to do

Ooh, a STRIKER! 😁

A touch of class.

Cmon town let’s get something from this

We saw what Wilson was capable of in pre-season. Last week I said we needed Wilson and Khan back and fit and we could change a game. I sure got some excrement for that...

Christ that looked a pen to me

looked like a pen to Swindon

I want to see that penalty shout again. Looks like we got away with it maybe

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

I want to see that penalty shout again. Looks like we got away with it maybe

I guess some things balance out after that Eisa last man foul.

Never a pen IMO

Quoted from Hagrid

Christ that looked a pen to me

ref's barely been giving anything as a foul all match, at least he's remained consistent there

Now - where’s Pyke for a famous headline?

What a save Eastwood

world class save from Eastwood (flipping hell awful from Waterfall in the build up)

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

What a save Eastwood

The lad did well

Luke’s been torn apart today hasnt he

Eastwood has looked well dodgy this season but that was a great save!

Does anybody know the gate?  & source

Quoted from DB

Does anybody know the gate?  & source

just follow town on twitter if you want attendance figures:

Quoted from Chrisblor

just follow town on twitter if you want attendance figures:

Tweet 1708143198437048354 will appear here...

Thank you greatly appreciated

You’ve gotta think our best chance could be a set-piece here.

Deserve a point on the last twenty.  

Khan's got to be getting a chance like that on target. Really wasteful

Bah humbug. Need to go all out on the next game. Bring on attacking players and we look actually decent.

Much better fight at the end. Town showed much more balls.  Better decision making, and strangely more composure.

Good try, same as usual though can't put it in the net and the opposition better at finishing :(

Hopefully Wilson will be full of confidence after getting off the mark

Better side second half but our inability to take even the easiest of chances has done for us once again. The silver lining is in that one instance Wilson possibly looks like what we've been missing. That at least gives a little hope for the rest of the season.

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Hopefully Wilson will be full of confidence after getting off the mark

He absolutely has to start up front with Rose on Tuesday.

Played well I thought but again lacking that goal scorer and / or creative midfielder

Played well again and unlucky to take at least a point but we did miss 2 great chances.  We should be able to play two up front now and we should start to get our season going again.

A loss is disappointing but by all accounts was expected and we really gave it a good go from around 65 mins (just after I managed start watching). Worth noting that the 4 losses we've had in the league have been to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 10th

I feel a tide of unluckiness in our season so far. Yes we had a totally off performance against Wrex but the points we have dropped resulted from really tight margins it’s not like we’re totally hopeless

Giving Pyke a minute plus! Paul clearly hadn’t read the script.
Pleased Wilson is back from those pre - season injury prone games at Grimsby Borough and Cleethorpes

Clear where our problems are.

We had more shots and more shots on target than Swindon, but again, no points.

We played well today a joke how we haven't got anything , they've been smashing everybody if that the bench mark we not far away & they should have played most of second half with ten eisa was clean thru 1v1 if doesn't get fouled , luck is out at minute

Hoping that Niall Maher is soon back, Luke is really struggling.

Quoted from Chrisblor

just follow town on twitter if you want attendance figures:

Tweet 1708143198437048354 will appear here...

Great turnout considering the rail strike.
Safe journey home.

Quoted from Oly1987

A loss is disappointing but by all accounts was expected and we really gave it a good go from around 65 mins (just after I managed start watching). Worth noting that the 4 losses we've had in the league have been to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 10th

Worth remembering, that with the exception of Crawley, all have players on grossly inflated wages for this division…

Quoted from bawarmy

Played well I thought but again lacking that goal scorer and / or creative midfielder

We created enough chances to win the game three times over.

I'd definitely like a creative midfield type but I don't think we lacked one today. We just lacked composure in front of goal.

I will write today off but anything less than 3 points  from the two games against Barrow +   Tranmere and I will be asking serious questions of Hurst - Tranmere are in a mess and Barrow at home , we should be competetive .

Lose those two and Hurst's race is run imo ,although I know some would find it acceptable , including our custodians probably .

Below par first 10 games points wise , need 15 points minimum in this second 10 , against all the bottom 8 included ; worrying thing is we are now one of them aswell atm.

second goal not good by rodgers must sense danger there bloody schoolboy stuff , plus strikers missing two yard sitters our luck really out sure it will change , convinced a sending off as well on eisa

We played well in patches today a draw would of been fair result we just can't finish clear cut chances.

Quoted from Mappers

I will write today off but anything less than 3 points  from the two games against Barrow +   Tranmere and I will be asking serious questions of Hurst - Tranmere are in a mess and Barrow at home , we should be competetive .

Lose those two and Hurst's race is run imo ,although I know some would find it acceptable , including our custodians probably .

Below par first 10 games points wise , need 15 points minimum in this second 10 , against all the bottom 8 included ; worrying thing is we are now one of them aswell atm.

I don’t doubt that PH will be reflecting deeply on the first 10 games: an injury cluster up front, unexpected loss of form with both left backs, Clifton and Hunt not stepping up as would have been hoped in centre mid, and perhaps most unexpected a question mark about the club captain as the only specialist centre back cover. PH’s conclusion, hopefully, is that the smaller squad hasn’t worked and whilst our best XI could compete effectively in this stronger league, the squad just isn’t good enough to make material progress on last season. It means the Jan window needs minimum - striker, LB, CB and then with a departure or 2, a 10 / creative mid.

I was expecting huge improvement in all honesty this season ,

If you look back to last season at the same point we were 6th with 18 points (I know we have played a bulk of the big hitters already )

But facts are the bottom 8  at this point last season ,  stayed pretty much the same throughout the season barring Stockport and then Gillingham who threw a load of money at it in January .

We have not got the quality of Stockport nor the finance to throw a load of cash at it in January .

I don't think we will get into a relegation scrap , but unless things turn around massively a season of over achievment  looks unlikely really doesnt it .

Started already    next window  next season etc etc.. We all know Hurst wont pay the going rate for a striker end of. Almost 1 mill wasted on what has made us worse.  

1 million

On who?

1 million pmsl

Just listened to the post match interview. Hurst very unhappy with the decision not to send off their player when Eisa was going through on goal.

Maybe Pyke could come as a drummer fior next match he  will need to work at is timing
7pm still waiting for national coach to get me out of this place
Said its grim up north this is a  lost town
How we lost this game never know  we got  to finish chances and half chances some good performances

Any links to after match interviews please

I’ve been a town fan for more years than I can count, and am very supportive of the current management of the club, but I’m slowly finding less expensive and less disappointing things to do on Saturdays

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Any links to after match interviews please

Here's the official GTFC one.

There is the post match Humberside one as well, but I don't have the link for that.

Quoted from Maringer

Just listened to the post match interview. Hurst very unhappy with the decision not to send off their player when Eisa was going through on goal.

Number 253 out of Hurst book of excuses hasn't be used since Bristol Rovers play off match.

Swindon game represented imo the last game in the series, where Town probably wouldn’t get many points.
Don’t think it is unrealistic to think Town will be in top half of the division by November.

UTM

Quoted from friskneymariner

Number 253 out of Hurst book of excuses hasn't be used since Bristol Rovers play off match.

Is he wrong? From the match thread, everybody who saw it thought it was a certain red. What's your point?

If you watched the game you would know there was a covering defender, he wasn’t close but he was there. Huge game for Mr Hurst on Tuesday

Quoted from Dave Gilberts Left Peg

If you watched the game you would know there was a covering defender, he wasn’t close but he was there. Huge game for Mr Hurst on Tuesday

Yep. That and the fact Eisa had to stretch to just a get a toe on it and was never going to get back to the ball. Didn't for one minute think it'd be a red, despite the vocals from the crowd.

Did Hurst mention what looked like a pretty clear pen for them? Other end from us but the home fans on the way out weren't in any doubt.

We deserved something but only had ourselves to blame for not getting it.