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Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Reports and reaction from the 2012-2013 season as Walsall finished 9th in League 1
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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:44 am

bangsection wrote:Smith is interviewed in the Express & Star today and says that the club have taken inspiration from Bradley Wiggins' Olympic triumph by getting on their bikes for a team bonding session.

Let's hope this men's trial cycle does the trick.



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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:50 am

bangsection wrote:Smith is interviewed in the Express & Star today and says that the club have taken inspiration from Bradley Wiggins' Olympic triumph by getting on their bikes for a team bonding session.

Let's hope this men's trial cycle does the trick.


I like it.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:40 pm

WFC_Rob wrote:Anyone care to hazard a guess at what the team will be?

I'll go for:

Grof
Taundry Holden Butler Benning
Mantom Chambers Baxendale Paterson Hemmings
Grigg

NB. I don't necessarily want that to be the team, but that's my prediction.


I actually think there may be a couple of changes in defence so my guess is this:

Grof
Taundry, Butler, Downing, Benning
Mantom, Chambers, Baxendale, Paterson
Grigg & Bowerman

I don't know why but i think he may play 2 strikers.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:47 pm

I think it'll be two strikers as well.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:35 pm

Willenhall Saddler wrote:
WFC_Rob wrote:Anyone care to hazard a guess at what the team will be?

I'll go for:

Grof
Taundry Holden Butler Benning
Mantom Chambers Baxendale Paterson Hemmings
Grigg

NB. I don't necessarily want that to be the team, but that's my prediction.


I actually think there may be a couple of changes in defence so my guess is this:

Grof
Taundry, Butler, Downing, Benning
Mantom, Chambers, Baxendale, Paterson
Grigg & Bowerman

I don't know why but i think he may play 2 strikers.


If DS does not put Walker in he needs shooting, I've defended Grof in the past but not anymore

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:23 pm

ihatethecorps wrote:
Willenhall Saddler wrote:
WFC_Rob wrote:Anyone care to hazard a guess at what the team will be?

I'll go for:

Grof
Taundry Holden Butler Benning
Mantom Chambers Baxendale Paterson Hemmings
Grigg

NB. I don't necessarily want that to be the team, but that's my prediction.


I actually think there may be a couple of changes in defence so my guess is this:

Grof
Taundry, Butler, Downing, Benning
Mantom, Chambers, Baxendale, Paterson
Grigg & Bowerman

I don't know why but i think he may play 2 strikers.


If DS does not put Walker in he needs shooting, I've defended Grof in the past but not anymore

At Bury Grof stopped the score being 4 or 5.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:08 pm

Swindon have scored in 8 of their last 9 away matches.
So the chances of us keeping a clean sheet are next to none.
Walsall 0 Swindon 2.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:00 pm

I don't necessarily want to see Grof start tomorrow, but I've also got absolutely no idea whether Walker's fit enough to play.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:15 pm

Get Wacka in nets PLEASEEEE

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:23 pm

Playing Walker might not be the resolve we're looking for.

I think we need to hope that Grof is in between the sticks and the team put in a solid display, help him out a bit. Try and regain some confidence - I'm not saying that Grof is the keeps for Walsall f.c, but on occasions he does show moments of why he should he is a football league starter.

I think turning back to Wacka would be a step backwards. "Sorry Grof you're not good enough and if we cannot loan a player we'll start the coach instead." Give him a couple more games I say.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:27 pm

He will play Grof.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:14 pm

Fray Bentos is God! wrote:I think it'll be two strikers as well.


Have we signed two strikers then? I thought the word 'striker' at the Bezza was a wierd and mythical beast that stalked the breeze block corridors wailing "I bet you can't see me can you"........

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:44 pm

I'm going to be optimistic this week...

With anyone other than 'our number one' in goal we'll lose a competitive 0 - 2 home defeat.

With our 'number one' in goal we'll flop to another utterly embarrassing 0 - 4 home defeat.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:06 pm

WFC_Rob wrote:I don't necessarily want to see Grof start tomorrow, but I've also got absolutely no idea whether Walker's fit enough to play.


If he's fit enough to be named as a sub then he's fit enough to play. Even DS wouldn't risk an unfit Jimmy having to come on after 1 minute if Grof had broken something.......would he? :?

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:12 pm

Willenhall Saddler wrote:
WFC_Rob wrote:Anyone care to hazard a guess at what the team will be?

I'll go for:

Grof
Taundry Holden Butler Benning
Mantom Chambers Baxendale Paterson Hemmings
Grigg

NB. I don't necessarily want that to be the team, but that's my prediction.


I actually think there may be a couple of changes in defence so my guess is this:

Grof
Taundry, Butler, Downing, Benning
Mantom, Chambers, Baxendale, Paterson
Grigg & Bowerman

I don't know why but i think he may play 2 strikers.

Deckchairs

If Wacka aint in the team on Saturday as reserve keeper, that's another wasted wage for the season.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:30 pm

Minutes silence tomorrow I presume? Should well be.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:37 am

After witnessing Tuesday night's debacle I am back for more today!!
No that will not be the case, we will rise from the ashes and beat Il Duce's gang.
Other than that to plagiarize I predict a riot! :roll:
Come on Saddlers get to the match and cheer the lads on - we need this victory today or Lincoln will be in the second round and season over. :(

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:41 am

A boring 0 v 0 draw will do me, there so much focus on Grof but the defence as a whole need to step up

Last year we didn't leak goals no matter who was in goal this years a different matter , the change to pretty football is one reason, the loss of key players at the back a much more significant reason.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:59 pm

Darth Vader wrote:Minutes silence tomorrow I presume? Should well be.


How will you know?

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:33 pm

Louise wrote:After witnessing Tuesday night's debacle I am back for more today!!

Come on Saddlers get to the match and cheer the lads on - we need this victory today or Lincoln will be in the second round and season over. :(


You and me both but don't expect any more fans to attend, they won't. It's the same old faces regardless of performances season after season after season who turn up and suffer in the hope that occasionally it will be our day. I used to reckon that once every ten games we might produce a decent performance and victory so we could be due one either today or Tuesday although I doubt it with this cabbage in charge of his carefully selected triangle passing getting nowhere midgets and plan B Butler. Barcelona we're not.............Walsall we am

PERIOD

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:40 pm

Today's starting line-up:

Grof

Taundry
Butler
Holden
Benning

Featherstone
Chambers
Baxendale
Mantom

Grigg
Paterson

Substitutes: Walker, Downing, Chambers, Hemmings, Jones, Brandy, Bowerman.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:04 pm

Is it cold?
Very pleasant 25 degrees here in Florida

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:05 pm

saddla wrote:Is it cold?
Very pleasant 25 degrees here in Florida


You can be really hurtful sometimes, you know that? :wink:

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:08 pm

0-1 down after 1 minute........... :roll:

"from inside the box, high into the middle of the goal" :shock: :shock:

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:09 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote:
saddla wrote:Is it cold?
Very pleasant 25 degrees here in Florida


You can be really hurtful sometimes, you know that? :wink:

Not as hutrful as our team.... 0-1 :evil:

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:10 pm

The only positive so far is the wonderful Swindon shirts. They'd only be better with a sash rather than a stripe.

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:19 pm

so much for a clean sheet and an improved defensive display. 1 down after 57 seconds! :( :? :roll:

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:24 pm

Jolly Johnny wrote:so much for a clean sheet and an improved defensive display. 1 down after 57 seconds! :( :? :roll:



Should have gone to Jim-savers........

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:31 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote:
Jolly Johnny wrote:so much for a clean sheet and an improved defensive display. 1 down after 57 seconds! :( :? :roll:



Should have gone to Jim-savers........


Ha ha! :lol:

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Re: Swindon Town (H) League 1 Saturday 10/11/12.

Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:33 pm

Elsewhere, Andrew Barrowman scores for Dunfermline.

To give you some idea of perspective, if things stay the way they are we're 10 points off the play-offs, and only 4 away from relegation.

Nothing's going right today, even the Dingles are 1-0 up against Brighton. :roll:

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