Villa is the priority, not Stevenage - says Di Canio (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

mightywoolst wrote:
o well stevenage here we dont come. give it a rest poalo

stevehalloz wrote:
I disagree absolutely. Call me an old ****, but I remember the time when we went into games against top level teams expecting, or at least hoping for, a win. And often we did win.

One thing that really **** me off a few years back was when a manager would say "the cup doesn't really matter" to justify losing to some tin pot non-league team or giving up in advance before a game against some second rate Championship team.

I remember the whinges of "we can't hope to win against those big teams." I remember year after year of inept cup performances. And I remember beating West Ham, Coventry, Burnley, Arsenal (twice). Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, Napoli in the days when we used to believe in ourselves and used to try.

So saying the cup doesn't matter is bullsh*t. There have always been upsets and there always will be, as we have proven again - at last - in the past two years.

Let me put this in perspective. If we beat Villa, we are in the last 8 of the League Cup (or whatever silly name it has this year). We have a chance of a big tie in the next round, lots more money, an increased national and international profile, bigger gates at home for the rest of the season, reinvigorated support and - believe it or not - a chance of winning it.

If we beat Stevenage we get 3 more points - not to be sneezed at but hardly in the same class.

I don't agree by any means with everything PdeC says or does but he's 100% right on this one.

Lazaat wrote:

stevehalloz wrote:
I disagree absolutely. Call me an old ****, but I remember the time when we went into games against top level teams expecting, or at least hoping for, a win. And often we did win.

One thing that really **** me off a few years back was when a manager would say "the cup doesn't really matter" to justify losing to some tin pot non-league team or giving up in advance before a game against some second rate Championship team.

I remember the whinges of "we can't hope to win against those big teams." I remember year after year of inept cup performances. And I remember beating West Ham, Coventry, Burnley, Arsenal (twice). Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, Napoli in the days when we used to believe in ourselves and used to try.

So saying the cup doesn't matter is bullsh*t. There have always been upsets and there always will be, as we have proven again - at last - in the past two years.

Let me put this in perspective. If we beat Villa, we are in the last 8 of the League Cup (or whatever silly name it has this year). We have a chance of a big tie in the next round, lots more money, an increased national and international profile, bigger gates at home for the rest of the season, reinvigorated support and - believe it or not - a chance of winning it.

If we beat Stevenage we get 3 more points - not to be sneezed at but hardly in the same class.

I don't agree by any means with everything PdeC says or does but he's 100% right on this one.

I remember those great cup wins Steve, and I agree with what you say...and Paolo at least is honest enough to say it how it is and not the usual bull$h1t that most managers come out with!

It seems that there is a bit of a witch hunt going on now with Paolo getting stick for nearly everything he says, well to my fellow supporters I say be careful what you wish for...as it may come true!

jayden wrote:

Lazaat wrote:

stevehalloz wrote:
I disagree absolutely. Call me an old ****, but I remember the time when we went into games against top level teams expecting, or at least hoping for, a win. And often we did win.

One thing that really **** me off a few years back was when a manager would say "the cup doesn't really matter" to justify losing to some tin pot non-league team or giving up in advance before a game against some second rate Championship team.

I remember the whinges of "we can't hope to win against those big teams." I remember year after year of inept cup performances. And I remember beating West Ham, Coventry, Burnley, Arsenal (twice). Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, Napoli in the days when we used to believe in ourselves and used to try.

So saying the cup doesn't matter is bullsh*t. There have always been upsets and there always will be, as we have proven again - at last - in the past two years.

Let me put this in perspective. If we beat Villa, we are in the last 8 of the League Cup (or whatever silly name it has this year). We have a chance of a big tie in the next round, lots more money, an increased national and international profile, bigger gates at home for the rest of the season, reinvigorated support and - believe it or not - a chance of winning it.

If we beat Stevenage we get 3 more points - not to be sneezed at but hardly in the same class.

I don't agree by any means with everything PdeC says or does but he's 100% right on this one.

I remember those great cup wins Steve, and I agree with what you say...and Paolo at least is honest enough to say it how it is and not the usual bull$h1t that most managers come out with!

It seems that there is a bit of a witch hunt going on now with Paolo getting stick for nearly everything he says, well to my fellow supporters I say be careful what you wish for...as it may come true!

Hi lazaat ,yes total agree with you ,

jayden wrote:

Lazaat wrote:

stevehalloz wrote:
I disagree absolutely. Call me an old ****, but I remember the time when we went into games against top level teams expecting, or at least hoping for, a win. And often we did win.

One thing that really **** me off a few years back was when a manager would say "the cup doesn't really matter" to justify losing to some tin pot non-league team or giving up in advance before a game against some second rate Championship team.

I remember the whinges of "we can't hope to win against those big teams." I remember year after year of inept cup performances. And I remember beating West Ham, Coventry, Burnley, Arsenal (twice). Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, Napoli in the days when we used to believe in ourselves and used to try.

So saying the cup doesn't matter is bullsh*t. There have always been upsets and there always will be, as we have proven again - at last - in the past two years.

Let me put this in perspective. If we beat Villa, we are in the last 8 of the League Cup (or whatever silly name it has this year). We have a chance of a big tie in the next round, lots more money, an increased national and international profile, bigger gates at home for the rest of the season, reinvigorated support and - believe it or not - a chance of winning it.

If we beat Stevenage we get 3 more points - not to be sneezed at but hardly in the same class.

I don't agree by any means with everything PdeC says or does but he's 100% right on this one.

I remember those great cup wins Steve, and I agree with what you say...and Paolo at least is honest enough to say it how it is and not the usual bull$h1t that most managers come out with!

It seems that there is a bit of a witch hunt going on now with Paolo getting stick for nearly everything he says, well to my fellow supporters I say be careful what you wish for...as it may come true!

Hi lazaat ,yes total agree with you ,

welsh red wrote:
Not very sensible thing to say. We field a weakened team and get a heavy fine and nothing is gained.

jayden wrote:

Lazaat wrote:

stevehalloz wrote:
I disagree absolutely. Call me an old ****, but I remember the time when we went into games against top level teams expecting, or at least hoping for, a win. And often we did win.

One thing that really **** me off a few years back was when a manager would say "the cup doesn't really matter" to justify losing to some tin pot non-league team or giving up in advance before a game against some second rate Championship team.

I remember the whinges of "we can't hope to win against those big teams." I remember year after year of inept cup performances. And I remember beating West Ham, Coventry, Burnley, Arsenal (twice). Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, Napoli in the days when we used to believe in ourselves and used to try.

So saying the cup doesn't matter is bullsh*t. There have always been upsets and there always will be, as we have proven again - at last - in the past two years.

Let me put this in perspective. If we beat Villa, we are in the last 8 of the League Cup (or whatever silly name it has this year). We have a chance of a big tie in the next round, lots more money, an increased national and international profile, bigger gates at home for the rest of the season, reinvigorated support and - believe it or not - a chance of winning it.

If we beat Stevenage we get 3 more points - not to be sneezed at but hardly in the same class.

I don't agree by any means with everything PdeC says or does but he's 100% right on this one.

I remember those great cup wins Steve, and I agree with what you say...and Paolo at least is honest enough to say it how it is and not the usual bull$h1t that most managers come out with!

It seems that there is a bit of a witch hunt going on now with Paolo getting stick for nearly everything he says, well to my fellow supporters I say be careful what you wish for...as it may come true!

Hi lazaat ,yes total agree with you ,

LionelHutz wrote:
Stevenage are second in the league and if we beat them we'll be just 4 points behind them.

How anyone can say the Villa game is bigger is beyond me. It's time someone on the board had a stern word with Paolo. If he doesn't like it, he can quit.

welsh red wrote:
What will happen if a defender pulls out of a tackle or Wes decided not to go down at a forwards feet for fear of getting hurt ? Will PdC say "that's OK don't get hurt" ? I don't think so.
I think we all got carried away by last year. Perhaps we should have accepted that this year was to consolidate and then if all went well and we are in a good position in the New Year-who knows.I think a lot of the other teams see us as the team to beat.

welsh red wrote:
Not very sensible thing to say. We field a weakened team and get a heavy fine and nothing is gained.

Another view wrote:
tuucker says...
7:56am Fri 26 Oct 12

In 10 years time, what are we going to remember and what is going to live on in our swindon souls...? Beating F%&3ing stevenage or beating Aston Villa?? Crist people fotball is supposed to be for entertainment! managers talking the same old bullSh1"" every blooming week is not? You can go join the rest of the sheep, paolo and I will stay wolves and hunt down bigger pray;)”

- Well said that man!
How many can still remember the last time Villa came here in a cup game? The ground was like a morgue.

Hoddle's team played a tight sensible game and we lost 2-1. I'd have preferred we lost 4-3 or 5-2 as long as it got the County Ground rocking, and that feeling would have carried into the following league games.

And look at this news from Stevenage's point of view. They are going to be just a little confused wondering what kind of game this madman is going to play tomorrow. Of course he will be geeing the players up, but this statement at least takes away some of the unreasonable pressure he has been putting on them.

Tuucker is right, Do or Die is surely what football is all about. Can you imagine if we beat Villa and some of the speedway guys are there with their bikes? Paolo will be fighting to get on one of them, red'n white flag in hand, charging along the track.

A bit of that is worth a dozen ground-out 1-0 wins.

Another view wrote:
tuucker says...
7:56am Fri 26 Oct 12

In 10 years time, what are we going to remember and what is going to live on in our swindon souls...? Beating F%&3ing stevenage or beating Aston Villa?? Crist people fotball is supposed to be for entertainment! managers talking the same old bullSh1"" every blooming week is not? You can go join the rest of the sheep, paolo and I will stay wolves and hunt down bigger pray;)”

- Well said that man!
How many can still remember the last time Villa came here in a cup game? The ground was like a morgue.

Hoddle's team played a tight sensible game and we lost 2-1. I'd have preferred we lost 4-3 or 5-2 as long as it got the County Ground rocking, and that feeling would have carried into the following league games.

And look at this news from Stevenage's point of view. They are going to be just a little confused wondering what kind of game this madman is going to play tomorrow. Of course he will be geeing the players up, but this statement at least takes away some of the unreasonable pressure he has been putting on them.

Tuucker is right, Do or Die is surely what football is all about. Can you imagine if we beat Villa and some of the speedway guys are there with their bikes? Paolo will be fighting to get on one of them, red'n white flag in hand, charging along the track.

A bit of that is worth a dozen ground-out 1-0 wins.

Town Of The Future wrote:
Jesus christ, this guy shows a bit of ambition and you all moan about it still. I would much rather us beat Villa, or at the very least give them one hell of a game, that may just pull some of the 13k whinging bandwagon jumpers back to the CG every weekend when we do play the like of stevenage. The financial rewards are obvious, and i totally agree that this one game could then make or break or season, far more than stevenage. Some of you still have it in your head that the plan is to go straight up this season! IT'S NOT! If after tuesday we can say we did ourselves proud against villa, but after giving some fringe players a game, not so well against stevenage, i will be a happy fan. It seems these days people are too quick to pounce on a manager who does not win every single game, forgetting exactly what he has done already. If it weren't for him, we'd still be struggling like the scum trying to get out of league 2. Instead we're making a name for ourselves against much bigger teams, generating some much needed revenue as well as support! League rules now pretty much block chairmen from just 'creating finance' in the ways they used to, so in our leagues, your are restricted to using money that is directly generated by the club. Its great to see Paolo recognises this when the board seem to have forgotten.

fredi wrote:
notice just been pinned up in dressing room:

"B" team v Stevenage Saturday

bedwell

devera ward oakley troy

a rooney l thompson bostock de vita

benson storey


"A" team v Aston Villa Tuesday

Wes

N. Thompson Flint Macca McEveley

Ritchie Ferry Miller Roberts

Williams Collins


Anyone got any problems with this, see me personally - PDC

the don69 wrote:
Well I was going to(what LR calls a crappy little team)Stevenage don't think I'll bother now,it always been League first,second and third for me,any cups Last!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brainy_G93 wrote:
That'll be good then, play a weekend team against Stevenage and get beat. Hope I'm wrong but the chances are we'll lose to Villa too. So where does that leave us? Play every game as it comes with your best team, with the intention of winning. It's the best habit to get into, cross any bridges as they come.

Oxon-Red wrote:

Brainy_G93 wrote:
That'll be good then, play a weekend team against Stevenage and get beat. Hope I'm wrong but the chances are we'll lose to Villa too. So where does that leave us? Play every game as it comes with your best team, with the intention of winning. It's the best habit to get into, cross any bridges as they come.

Do we have a Weekend Team to play on Saturdays and Sundays with a Midweek Team to play on Tuesday's ? :-)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Simples this one in my mind. Play strongest available teams in both games BUT the Villa game has to be potentially more important for the long term. Win it draw Man Utd/Liverpool/Chelse

a away, embargo gone and, to the relief of many, Paolo no longer talks about an embargo.

COYMR

stfctrowbridgepaul wrote:
As much I love mr di canio sometimes you have to question what he says this transfer embargo becoming an obsession if paolos a decent manager it's time for him to prove it by handling and managing the squad he has there as he brought them there look at stevanage a good team not relying on indivdual players including mr riser ;) I say tomorrow's game and the villa game of are equal importance the villa game being an added bonus

SeanG92 wrote:

Oxon-Red wrote:

Brainy_G93 wrote: That'll be good then, play a weekend team against Stevenage and get beat. Hope I'm wrong but the chances are we'll lose to Villa too. So where does that leave us? Play every game as it comes with your best team, with the intention of winning. It's the best habit to get into, cross any bridges as they come.

Do we have a Weekend Team to play on Saturdays and Sundays with a Midweek Team to play on Tuesday's ? :-) Sorry, couldn't resist. Simples this one in my mind. Play strongest available teams in both games BUT the Villa game has to be potentially more important for the long term. Win it draw Man Utd/Liverpool/Chelse a away, embargo gone and, to the relief of many, Paolo no longer talks about an embargo. COYMR

More importantly than Paolo not talking about the embargo (which he is perfectly entitled to do so!) but it would allow Paolo to go out and bring in another 1 or 2 players. This could be the difference between us going up or staying in this league! (You only have to look at Benson and Wes last season!) That in turn affects the clubs future for years and years to come!!! Some people just don't appreciate the magnitude of the effect this Villa game could have on the future of STFC! Fortunately PDC does!

hornet wrote:
Paolo ( or is it now God ) the easiest way for the club to come out of the embargo is for you and your money grabbing talentless spotting agent to **** of to palace or Ipswich your salary alone should cover it sorry forgot you can't as they are not beating down the door you strange that with you as good as you say you are ?

Oi Den! wrote:
We have PDC saying his team is not good enough at the moment and people are suggesting we play a weakened team against Stevenage? So we should weaken a weak team for our next League game and then play our stronger (but still weak according to PDC) team against Villa. Great - simple recipe for losing both games.
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We should play our best possible team to try to get the points on Saturday, then cross Tuesday's bridge when it comes. If we win on Tuesday, either Villa will not have been trying (unlikely) or PDC vastly underestimates his squad.

Old Town wrote:

hornet wrote: Paolo ( or is it now God ) the easiest way for the club to come out of the embargo is for you and your money grabbing talentless spotting agent to **** of to palace or Ipswich your salary alone should cover it sorry forgot you can't as they are not beating down the door you strange that with you as good as you say you are ?

This has to be one of the most STUPID posts ever - surely !!! Obviously Hornet is some strange internet troll who hasn't a clue so maybe a little education is necessary..... If PDC left we would STILL be under embargo - thats because his salary (whether it's £1 a year or £10 Million a year) does not count towards the salary cap structure - this is for PLAYING STAFF only ! He is not god - just a bloke trying to do a good job. So far he has done that in spades - promotion as Champions last season - beating Premiership opposition last season and this season in the cups Increased attendances - general buzz around the town about our football club, it's better than we have seen for YEARS ! And still the pillocks come on and forget how terrible it has mainly been for the past 15 years ! For goodness sake people - what do you want ? Paul Hart again ?

the wizard wrote:
Just to bring some perspective, the season is played over 46 games, its not a sprint. Look at Morcambe last season, way out in front,and then lost at our place and never regained that form again. Very seldom does the team at the top at Christmas go up still top or automatically at the end of the season.
There is still a long way to go, and it has been said there will be money in the pot come January if we are still in the pack to make the push. Embargo or no embargo.

SeanG92 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:
We have PDC saying his team is not good enough at the moment and people are suggesting we play a weakened team against Stevenage? So we should weaken a weak team for our next League game and then play our stronger (but still weak according to PDC) team against Villa. Great - simple recipe for losing both games.
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We should play our best possible team to try to get the points on Saturday, then cross Tuesday's bridge when it comes. If we win on Tuesday, either Villa will not have been trying (unlikely) or PDC vastly underestimates his squad.

Oi Den!- "If we win on Tuesday, either Villa will not have been trying (unlikely) or PDC vastly underestimates his squad."
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So you have already ruled out the fact that Paolo could get his tactics spot on, motivate the team enough and mastermind the victory?

No of course it couldn't be down to Paolo that we win! The only time he does anything is when we lose a match! -_-

Old Town wrote:

hornet wrote: Paolo ( or is it now God ) the easiest way for the club to come out of the embargo is for you and your money grabbing talentless spotting agent to **** of to palace or Ipswich your salary alone should cover it sorry forgot you can't as they are not beating down the door you strange that with you as good as you say you are ?

This has to be one of the most STUPID posts ever - surely !!! Obviously Hornet is some strange internet troll who hasn't a clue so maybe a little education is necessary..... If PDC left we would STILL be under embargo - thats because his salary (whether it's £1 a year or £10 Million a year) does not count towards the salary cap structure - this is for PLAYING STAFF only ! He is not god - just a bloke trying to do a good job. So far he has done that in spades - promotion as Champions last season - beating Premiership opposition last season and this season in the cups Increased attendances - general buzz around the town about our football club, it's better than we have seen for YEARS ! And still the pillocks come on and forget how terrible it has mainly been for the past 15 years ! For goodness sake people - what do you want ? Paul Hart again ?

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Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, why do you and others suggest people want Paul Hart to be manager whenever anyone dares to question PDC? You might as well say "What do you want? Glenn Hoddle again? Ossie Ardiles again? Lou Macari again?".
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There may be some people out there who want PDC sacked. I doubt if any of them wants Paul Hart again. He is history. I just do not see the point in suggesting that Hart is any alternative do Di Canio, let alone anyone's preferred choice.

mike1990 wrote:

the don69 wrote:
Well I was going to(what LR calls a crappy little team)Stevenage don't think I'll bother now,it always been League first,second and third for me,any cups Last!!!!!!!!!!!!

what about my lift Don and your two boys won't be best pleased lol.

old town robin wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, why do you and others suggest people want Paul Hart to be manager whenever anyone dares to question PDC? You might as well say "What do you want? Glenn Hoddle again? Ossie Ardiles again? Lou Macari again?".
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There may be some people out there who want PDC sacked. I doubt if any of them wants Paul Hart again. He is history. I just do not see the point in suggesting that Hart is any alternative do Di Canio, let alone anyone's preferred choice.

Oi Den, I don't know what your on today but can I have some of it. I do know you like to have the opposite vie of whatever I say, but I don't mind that, but please don't refer to me for someting I have not posted, check who you are replying to before jumping on me.

Oi Den! wrote:

old town robin wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, why do you and others suggest people want Paul Hart to be manager whenever anyone dares to question PDC? You might as well say "What do you want? Glenn Hoddle again? Ossie Ardiles again? Lou Macari again?".
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There may be some people out there who want PDC sacked. I doubt if any of them wants Paul Hart again. He is history. I just do not see the point in suggesting that Hart is any alternative do Di Canio, let alone anyone's preferred choice.

Oi Den, I don't know what your on today but can I have some of it. I do know you like to have the opposite vie of whatever I say, but I don't mind that, but please don't refer to me for someting I have not posted, check who you are replying to before jumping on me.

Sincere apologies OTR. Very lazy of me. But you do misunderstand me. I don't make a point of disagreeing with anyone for the sake of it. Anyway, this is clearly a very good time for me to shut up, so that's what I'm going to do.

Nick1234 wrote:
He got us into the embargo mess, so he needs to get us out of it. Absolutely agree that even if he thinks the Villa game is more important, he should never have said it. His words to the press are like his signings - spontaneous, without thought and ultimately damaging to the club

SeanG92 wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:
We have PDC saying his team is not good enough at the moment and people are suggesting we play a weakened team against Stevenage? So we should weaken a weak team for our next League game and then play our stronger (but still weak according to PDC) team against Villa. Great - simple recipe for losing both games.
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We should play our best possible team to try to get the points on Saturday, then cross Tuesday's bridge when it comes. If we win on Tuesday, either Villa will not have been trying (unlikely) or PDC vastly underestimates his squad.

Oi Den!- "If we win on Tuesday, either Villa will not have been trying (unlikely) or PDC vastly underestimates his squad."
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So you have already ruled out the fact that Paolo could get his tactics spot on, motivate the team enough and mastermind the victory?

No of course it couldn't be down to Paolo that we win! The only time he does anything is when we lose a match! -_-

LionelHutz wrote:
Paolo makes a fool of himself for the umpteenth time in recent weeks. It's time to put a sock in it and concentrate on the football.

For me, Stevenage is a far bigger match than Villa.

dreamofacleansheet2 wrote:
My heart sank when I saw this title as I knew it would take a while to get to the bottom to post.... Thought the weakened team argument was only in the paint pot not in any of the other cups. Surely the Prem' sides would have been hammered for their teams otherwise? How about he's decided to completely take the pressure of his own team for a change. Forget Stevenage or anyone else I'd bet my last £1 he's doing it for his own players. Hopefully then they might relax and put some more of the chances away. Can't make tomorrow sadly but hopeful we can do ok. Can't for the life of me work out why everyone is getting so worked up. 7th in the league (clearly not playing our best), injuries and last 16 sixteen of the cup. Tony Mowbray been at Boro two years today, 25th longest serving manager in the 92 clubs. Ridiculous, let's keep our brilliant manager for a bit longer and get out of this league and up another. Heck let's try and win this **** cup.

Big Time wrote:
As I see it the bottom line is even with the injury's we have had, player for player Swindon had a far better team available then either Crewe, Scunthorpe and Colchester did and the results have been very poor, and that has nothing to do with any embargo, if Swindon don't start to cut out the mistakes and get back to playing as a tight unit again like last season, then one or two loan player are not going to make a huge difference over the season, bad workman.....

smirg kcab wrote:
MIND GAMES can't you dozie lot see that lol.
Onwards and UPWARDS

avo wrote:
I hope the casuals, or mates of season ticket holders, really enjoy their night Tuesday...at the expense of an awful lot of life long fans who for whatever reasons, cannot afford a season ticket at the moment. . The likes of me, my wife, and now our 6 year old boy who is an avid fan of the club already, never stood a chance of getting tickets due to our current situation. . Enjoy your night, back 'our' team lol, and please come back again!

jayden wrote:

smirg kcab wrote: MIND GAMES can't you dozie lot see that lol. Onwards and UPWARDS

Well said GRIM i was just thinking that myself but had to wade though a load of cack to get their

old town robin wrote:
Just had a read on the Stevenage Comet site. some interesting articles if anyone's interested to take a look. They have an ex-Wycombe goalie called Steve Arnold, 6' 4" and built like a sh1t brick house, could be another sublime goalie display against us on the cards.

They will play 4-2-3-1 with an ex-Oldham Portuguese play-maker their star turn called Moraise plays just behind their striker, he scored a brace against Pompey, so one to watch for. Basic tactics seem to be don't give anything way and try to sneak one on the break, which seems a little weird for a team playing at home.

COYR's

Sure Paolo has a plan, but long high balls into the area might not be a smart move, as I think it's safe to say Arnold will gobble up anything in the air.

wurzelday wrote:
Does anyone know the cost of a pie in Arkells these days? ?

wurzelday wrote:
Does anyone know the cost of a pie in Arkells these days? ?

TheDukeOfBanbury wrote:
"We moan when we want, we moan when we want, we are the Swindon we moan when we want...."

yawn, yawn.

Some of you want to listen to what you say !!

See you all at Stevenage .... Moaners please avoid Block D, thanks for your understanding.

7th in the League & a crack at a Premiership Club......not all that bad is it !!

If anyone thinks Paolo (Paulo, Polo, Poulo) will put out a "weak" team out in any fixture and expect a loss then they haven't taken much notice of him so far whilst he has been Manager.

.............Rant Over.

Exmouth_red69 wrote:

LionelHutz wrote:
Paolo makes a fool of himself for the umpteenth time in recent weeks. It's time to put a sock in it and concentrate on the football.

For me, Stevenage is a far bigger match than Villa.

so if it's a bigger game, will you be going with the other 12,000 swindon supporters! Yeah ok then.

Nick1234 wrote:

wurzelday wrote: Does anyone know the cost of a pie in Arkells these days? ?

judging by the sell-by date of the one I had, ten bob!! I'm here all week....

Nick1234 wrote:

jayden wrote:

smirg kcab wrote: MIND GAMES can't you dozie lot see that lol. Onwards and UPWARDS

Well said GRIM i was just thinking that myself but had to wade though a load of cack to get their

What a load of tosh! "Mind games" (if they exist) are played by managers who think before they speak. PDC is a spontaneous character who speaks before he thinks!

stevehalloz wrote:
I disagree absolutely. Call me an old ****, but I remember the time when we went into games against top level teams expecting, or at least hoping for, a win. And often we did win.

One thing that really **** me off a few years back was when a manager would say "the cup doesn't really matter" to justify losing to some tin pot non-league team or giving up in advance before a game against some second rate Championship team.

I remember the whinges of "we can't hope to win against those big teams." I remember year after year of inept cup performances. And I remember beating West Ham, Coventry, Burnley, Arsenal (twice). Liverpool, Roma, Juventus, Napoli in the days when we used to believe in ourselves and used to try.

So saying the cup doesn't matter is bullsh*t. There have always been upsets and there always will be, as we have proven again - at last - in the past two years.

Let me put this in perspective. If we beat Villa, we are in the last 8 of the League Cup (or whatever silly name it has this year). We have a chance of a big tie in the next round, lots more money, an increased national and international profile, bigger gates at home for the rest of the season, reinvigorated support and - believe it or not - a chance of winning it.

If we beat Stevenage we get 3 more points - not to be sneezed at but hardly in the same class.

I don't agree by any means with everything PdeC says or does but he's 100% right on this one.

Malkym wrote:

Nick1234 wrote:

wurzelday wrote: Does anyone know the cost of a pie in Arkells these days? ?

judging by the sell-by date of the one I had, ten bob!! I'm here all week....

Sorry Nick1234 but Jayden's "about 2 days off work" did it for me ROFL!!

Jayden where's your old mucker Brentford then? Busy using his nail varnish to stop laddering his tights no doubt lol!!

Malkym wrote:
Ah there you are you cheeky boy!!

TheDukeOfBanbury wrote:
"We moan when we want, we moan when we want, we are the Swindon we moan when we want...."

yawn, yawn.

Some of you want to listen to what you say !!

See you all at Stevenage .... Moaners please avoid Block D, thanks for your understanding.

7th in the League & a crack at a Premiership Club......not all that bad is it !!

If anyone thinks Paolo (Paulo, Polo, Poulo) will put out a "weak" team out in any fixture and expect a loss then they haven't taken much notice of him so far whilst he has been Manager.

.............Rant Over.

leader1111 wrote:
Stevehalloz got it exactly right where the priorities are and have to be. As a manager you solve the current problems as best you can, and try to resolve them asap. Paolo is trying to do that. Get off the man's back or you will create far greater problems for the team.

avo wrote:

Town Of The Future wrote:
Jesus christ, this guy shows a bit of ambition and you all moan about it still. I would much rather us beat Villa, or at the very least give them one hell of a game, that may just pull some of the 13k whinging bandwagon jumpers back to the CG every weekend when we do play the like of stevenage. The financial rewards are obvious, and i totally agree that this one game could then make or break or season, far more than stevenage. Some of you still have it in your head that the plan is to go straight up this season! IT'S NOT! If after tuesday we can say we did ourselves proud against villa, but after giving some fringe players a game, not so well against stevenage, i will be a happy fan. It seems these days people are too quick to pounce on a manager who does not win every single game, forgetting exactly what he has done already. If it weren't for him, we'd still be struggling like the scum trying to get out of league 2. Instead we're making a name for ourselves against much bigger teams, generating some much needed revenue as well as support! League rules now pretty much block chairmen from just 'creating finance' in the ways they used to, so in our leagues, your are restricted to using money that is directly generated by the club. Its great to see Paolo recognises this when the board seem to have forgotten.

Its our premiership fans mate, they'll never be happy until we're back there again, getting d1cked week in week out. Until then, our very existence is a source of constant frustration to them.

Swindon1984 wrote:

avo wrote:

Town Of The Future wrote:
Jesus christ, this guy shows a bit of ambition and you all moan about it still. I would much rather us beat Villa, or at the very least give them one hell of a game, that may just pull some of the 13k whinging bandwagon jumpers back to the CG every weekend when we do play the like of stevenage. The financial rewards are obvious, and i totally agree that this one game could then make or break or season, far more than stevenage. Some of you still have it in your head that the plan is to go straight up this season! IT'S NOT! If after tuesday we can say we did ourselves proud against villa, but after giving some fringe players a game, not so well against stevenage, i will be a happy fan. It seems these days people are too quick to pounce on a manager who does not win every single game, forgetting exactly what he has done already. If it weren't for him, we'd still be struggling like the scum trying to get out of league 2. Instead we're making a name for ourselves against much bigger teams, generating some much needed revenue as well as support! League rules now pretty much block chairmen from just 'creating finance' in the ways they used to, so in our leagues, your are restricted to using money that is directly generated by the club. Its great to see Paolo recognises this when the board seem to have forgotten.

Its our premiership fans mate, they'll never be happy until we're back there again, getting d1cked week in week out. Until then, our very existence is a source of constant frustration to them.

Said it many times, it's better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. I'd much rather play in a league where we stand a chance of competing than spending a fortune getting embarassed by premiership clubs every week. Yes we should be ambitious but the prem's not the be all and end all.

Exciting times we're having :-)

Swindon1984 wrote:

Swindon1984 wrote:

avo wrote:

Town Of The Future wrote:
Jesus christ, this guy shows a bit of ambition and you all moan about it still. I would much rather us beat Villa, or at the very least give them one hell of a game, that may just pull some of the 13k whinging bandwagon jumpers back to the CG every weekend when we do play the like of stevenage. The financial rewards are obvious, and i totally agree that this one game could then make or break or season, far more than stevenage. Some of you still have it in your head that the plan is to go straight up this season! IT'S NOT! If after tuesday we can say we did ourselves proud against villa, but after giving some fringe players a game, not so well against stevenage, i will be a happy fan. It seems these days people are too quick to pounce on a manager who does not win every single game, forgetting exactly what he has done already. If it weren't for him, we'd still be struggling like the scum trying to get out of league 2. Instead we're making a name for ourselves against much bigger teams, generating some much needed revenue as well as support! League rules now pretty much block chairmen from just 'creating finance' in the ways they used to, so in our leagues, your are restricted to using money that is directly generated by the club. Its great to see Paolo recognises this when the board seem to have forgotten.

Its our premiership fans mate, they'll never be happy until we're back there again, getting d1cked week in week out. Until then, our very existence is a source of constant frustration to them.

Said it many times, it's better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. I'd much rather play in a league where we stand a chance of competing than spending a fortune getting embarassed by premiership clubs every week. Yes we should be ambitious but the prem's not the be all and end all.

Exciting times we're having :-)

And judging by today's result I think Paolo knows what he's doing :-)