⚽ Match Thread vs. Swindon Town 04.01.25 [EFL L2]

[OchPie]

I agree, not everything came off for him today, but thought he looked maybe a little more mature than in the Walsall game? After chats with SM?

The read of him being too 'look at me' and 'showboating' relies too much on telepathy for me. I'd say the more likely fault is that, despite being a top quality carrier of the ball, he's not always fast enough to make the right decision about when/where to let go.

Agree with this. But I do think he was somewhat off his own exceptionally high standards yesterday. Doesn't make him a bad player by any means, but surely we want competition for places.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

a DC poor game is better than most players good game , The trouble is it stands out more because of his exceptional qualities when he's on it!

[Med Pie]

Highlights posted 6 hours ago if anyone's fussed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=799LyoCV7pY

Someone is, thank you but oddly, once again I get

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Anyway, I have watched it now and Crowley played a great pass inside the full back in the build up to the first goal, a pass I have not seen used for ages. Abbots turn and pass to McG for the second was wonderful.

By his own standards, I think McG will be disappointed not to have the hat trick with the volley at the end.

We're remarkably lucky to be watching football of this standard in the 4th Division

[Med Pie]

We complain about referees decisions but has anyone seen the Brighton penalty v Arsenal?

A ridiculous decision.

[OchPie]

Someone is, thank you but oddly, once again I get

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Anything from Sky or ITV is geoblocked. As I mentioned, you can get the highlights a few hours later from our opposition (we delay putting them on YouTube to get people onto piesplayer).

Here are the extended highlights.

https://youtu.be/hRsCaxO0udo?si=Vy-5G0UWrZtXlaAu

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Anything from Sky or ITV is geoblocked. As I mentioned, you can get the highlights a few hours later from our opposition (we delay putting them on YouTube to get people onto piesplayer).

Here are the extended highlights.

https://youtu.be/hRsCaxO0udo?si=Vy-5G0UWrZtXlaAu

Just go on piesplayer? The phone app is decent as well

[matt_magpie]

a DC poor game is better than most players good game , The trouble is it stands out more because of his exceptional qualities when he's on it!

He was being man marked by their No18 first half but he was taken off at half time I guess to then try and chase the game.

[i961pie]

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Anyway, I have watched it now and Crowley played a great pass inside the full back in the build up to the first goal, a pass I have not seen used for ages. Abbots turn and pass to McG for the second was wonderful.

Crowley played that pass many times when Nemane was playing but Austin isn't as quick as him so it's not always on.

[i961pie]

Wasn't it great to see that ''Carthorse'' McGoldrick put in that man of the match performance yesterday?
A class act from a class guy.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

Wasn't it great to see that ''Carthorse'' McGoldrick put in that man of the match performance yesterday?
A class act from a class guy.

For me it was up there as one of Didzy's finest performances for us. The quality and class is still there at 37 years of age. He has clearly looked after himself well over his career and is a great consummate professional and role model for the younger members in the squad.

He is now at the 10 goal stage halfway through the season as well which is fantastic. Only two behind Jatta who is joint second top goalscorer in League Two. So we potentially have two 20 goal a season strikers in the team this season.

Credit to SM and the management team as well who have found a way to enable Jatta and McGoldrick to both play together. I feel they have cemented a good partnership in this five game period.