⚽ Match Thread vs. Swindon Town 03.10.23 [EFL L2]

[OchPie]

Also what was iFollow playing at, showing a replay while they were busy scoring?

[Glad2BeAPie]

If we only defended like that Vs Colchester

[kill_the_drum]

From where I sat in the Kop, they should have definitely had a penalty.
Oh well.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

seems the Swindon fans were not happy with the referee and his decisions , especially our penalty given and the one they were denied at 0-0

It wasn't a penalty, contact isn't a foul. He just got squeezed out. How they weren't down to 10 is beyond a joke, their 11 was an extremely lucky chappie. As for how they only had two booked just belies belief, especially when we had Bostock, Jones and JOB booked for nothing fouls.

It can easily be explained though, it's was Darren Drysdale, you know, the ref from the home leg of the Coventry playoff who disallowed a perfectly good goal by Forte and allowed two of their actual offside goals to stand

[Robertomac]

To be fair, there’s no way we could’ve maintained the intensity and pace we played at in the first half for 90 minutes.

I said the same. The tempo of the first half from both teams was phenomenal. An incredibly entertaining game.

[slack_pie]

It wasn't a penalty, contact isn't a foul. He just got squeezed out. How they weren't down to 10 is beyond a joke, their 11 was an extremely lucky chappie. As for how they only had two booked just belies belief, especially when we had Bostock, Jones and JOB booked for nothing fouls.

It can easily be explained though, it's was Darren Drysdale, you know, the ref from the home leg of the Coventry playoff who disallowed a perfectly good goal by Forte and allowed two of their actual offside goals to stand

The ref just ignored the rules completely and had a little chat with him rather than sending him off. What's the point in having rules if you can decide to ignore them sometimes and apply them other times?

What a game though. Incredible first half, nervy second half. We rode our luck a bit at times, but we deserved the three points overall. If we finish above Swindon, we'll be promoted.

[Notts78]

There was no need for us to push players forward in the second half, leaving ourselves open to swift counter attacks. Great to see players throwing themselves in front of the ball, mainly Cameron, as if their lives depended on it. To concede only one against a side that had scored 26 in their previous 9 matches, will be a massive confidence boost.

Just a comment on Aiden Stone, does anyone think he looks very bulky, and so lacking some athleticism. I thought he should have been able to claim the cross for their goal, maybe wrong though.

Watch their goal again. There is no keeper in the world that would claim that cross IMO.

[DuckPie]

Great performance and well earned 3points.
Good defensive performance, special mention to Cameron who was solid throughout the game.

[Mapperleypie]

Phenomenal first half, we were completely unplayable, but we know we can play like that at times.

Even though I thought we were second best in the second 45 I am almost happier than the first as we showed some grit and character to hold them off. We need that side to our game and when called upon it was there.

[ncfcog]

Match report . . . https://www.ncs-news.co.uk/read/repo...swindon-town-h