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Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Reports and reaction from the 2007-08 season as Walsall finished 12th in League 1
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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:58 pm

Superb game of football. A draw was a fair result at the end of the day. Swindon were a very good side - not sure why they aren't a bit higher up the league. They were also very good in the 2 games we had against them last season.

I think there were a few tired legs out their and a few players could do with a week off. I think we have played more games than any other side in the league since from the Christmas period onwards, and it showed a bit today towards the end. I would seriously consider making a couple of changes for the Millwall game just to give a few players a rest.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:42 pm

SaigonSaddler wrote:A great game and the opponents worthy of the draw.


Nice to meet you yesterday Matt , and thanks again for my Ian Roper figure :D

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:41 pm

Duke wrote:
SaigonSaddler wrote:A great game and the opponents worthy of the draw.


Nice to meet you yesterday Matt , and thanks again for my Ian Roper figure :D


I didn't notice you had an Ian Roper figure ! :D

I DID notice the blonde behind the bar was very shapely though.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:52 pm

H wrote:This was one of the better games I ve seen at the Banks's in recent times.

I thought the difference today defensively was that Gerrard and Dann struggled against their front two. This happened at Port Vale over Xmas and just shows how much we rely on them. It was also interesting to see the number of crosses they swung to the back post 2nd half, missing out Clayton who had come and collected everything in the first 45 minutes.

Taundry was excellent and it makes me wonder if he will eventually end up in Midfield, as he does possess realy quality on the ball.

Sonko was a mixture of the sublime to the frankly appalling. However he never once hid and was always available. There was a glimmer of what he s capable of but some of the times when he miscontrolled the ball or simply sliced it out of play was frankly embarassing.

Thought we missed Dobson today - especially in the air. Whether he will replace Wrack when fit.......

IMO Deeney struggled today - thought Nicholls looked far more dangerous and would he choose him with Ricketts whilst Mooney is out.

Holmes looked promising and was prepared to chase back and seemed to have some quality on the ball. Ishy was disappointing when he came on mixing occasional piece of class, with some utter garbage.

Good performance overall - thought we looked a bit lightweight on occasions but the young lads should be persevered with and it makes my proud to be a Saddler.


Brilliant summing up.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:45 pm

Agree with virtually everything already said about the match. Very entertaining, thought delivery from their number 11 Zaaboub was fantastic. You could see there first goal just coming from the corners he was delivering.

One thing I was concerned about was the Swindon fans standing at the wall at the front. There was one little incident with Weston which could esily have turned nasty. They should have been told to sit down and if they refused, they should have been thrown out.

Our young team are amazing and all bodes well for the future.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:49 am

geoffwhiting wrote:
Duke wrote:
SaigonSaddler wrote:A great game and the opponents worthy of the draw.


Nice to meet you yesterday Matt , and thanks again for my Ian Roper figure :D


I didn't notice you had an Ian Roper figure ! :D

I DID notice the blonde behind the bar was very shapely though.


:lol:
looked very nice in her shorts :P

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:22 am

Duke wrote:
geoffwhiting wrote:
Duke wrote:
SaigonSaddler wrote:A great game and the opponents worthy of the draw.


Nice to meet you yesterday Matt , and thanks again for my Ian Roper figure :D


I didn't notice you had an Ian Roper figure ! :D

I DID notice the blonde behind the bar was very shapely though.


:lol:
looked very nice in her shorts :P
You 2 are old enough to have lost interest in young blondes with shorts on....or at least old enough to have forgotten what to do... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:40 am

sid swifty wrote:
Duke wrote:
geoffwhiting wrote:
Duke wrote:
SaigonSaddler wrote:A great game and the opponents worthy of the draw.


Nice to meet you yesterday Matt , and thanks again for my Ian Roper figure :D


I didn't notice you had an Ian Roper figure ! :D

I DID notice the blonde behind the bar was very shapely though.


:lol:
looked very nice in her shorts :P
You 2 are old enough to have lost interest in young blondes with shorts on....or at least old enough to have forgotten what to do... :lol: :lol: :lol:


there's many a good tune, and all that :D

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:33 pm

Duke wrote:
geoffwhiting wrote:
Duke wrote:
SaigonSaddler wrote:A great game and the opponents worthy of the draw.


Nice to meet you yesterday Matt , and thanks again for my Ian Roper figure :D


I didn't notice you had an Ian Roper figure ! :D

I DID notice the blonde behind the bar was very shapely though.


:lol:
looked very nice in her shorts :P


Evo went to school with her. Wonder which one has aged better :lol:

I prefer the dark haired girl who serves alongside the blonde. Mmmmm :P

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 12/1/08.

Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:04 pm

Sonko isn't anywhere near as consistent as Mark Wright but I'll thank him for his efforts to earn us another point towards our promotion/play off target just as I appreciated Wright's contributions last season.

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