Cherries: Ritchie off the mark as Howe's men go third (with video) (From Thisisdorset)

Well done a deserved win for the lads today bought my ticket for the Colchester match today lets hope we can keep up are away form promotion chances over I don't think so !

Onwards and upwards

One game at a time but cant help speculating that we might just make top two

And over 7100 home supporters today be interesting to see what that will rise too if the new stand ever gets built and we do get promoted

Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
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I am well pleased. Excellent !!
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Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
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Regards

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

The trouble is, i have heard is that the players have been reading your comments on here, bigging up the opposition every week, saying that we don't stand a chance because of our injury problems, saying the first team to score will be hard to beat.....blah blah blah....tosh tosh tosh.....oooh dear the games in hand other teams have (thought points win leagues, not games in hand).

I believe Eddie Howe has banned his players from reading your comments as they are too depressing!!

Regards

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

"Season over"

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

Well done to all concerned, great attendance in very cold weather.
Don't think we should worry too much about others having games in hand, that may be a problem to them.Much better to have points in the bag and if we can keep this run going, (Now three wins, two away from home) we have no need to be concerned about the opposition. I think we have a great chance to fulfil our dreams of promotion.
Well done the lads,great stuff!

Great game, good entertainment and a deserved win. Bring on Colchester. We could still go up automatically.

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

I would imagine it could be more a case of an 'if only' really for you lot, when during all those defeats recently, you had MR at left back, you could have been home and dry by now possibly or at least heading the run in.. Now you can see what he has in the locker.
Playoffs - we'll see - still some twists and turns to go yet IMO.

CherryFarmer wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

The trouble is, i have heard is that the players have been reading your comments on here, bigging up the opposition every week, saying that we don't stand a chance because of our injury problems, saying the first team to score will be hard to beat.....blah blah blah....tosh tosh tosh.....oooh dear the games in hand other teams have (thought points win leagues, not games in hand).

I believe Eddie Howe has banned his players from reading your comments as they are too depressing!!

Regards

The players are professional people who are not going to allow themselves to be influenced by what people post on here. If anything (should they in fact read them at all!!) they would pobably collapse laughing at some of the stupid, idiotic views that are posted on here and therefore render themselves unfit to play!!
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Secondly, I do not recall saying that we don't stand a chance because of injuries - I implied that having key players missing will hamper our progress and I have been proved right by the turn round in results since such players have returned to the squad. So I was indeed right all along.
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Thirdly, yes we were fragile when the opposition took the the lead during our bad run - so what the hell are you dribbling on about?? I was right again as results proved and as others have testified.
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Fourthly, yes the games in hand ARE in fact an issue as we only have a slender points lead. If we had a six point lead over them then yes you could argue that points win leagues, but we hav'nt have we.
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The sides in question are not going to lose every one of theIr games in hand are they?? .
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Lastly, my re-post this morning IS still relevant despite todays result. You can never underestimate struggling sides, if you do they will bite you on the backside. Today we overpowered them, which is what we should be doing with the quality of players we have.
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Regards
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tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

There is nothing negative about my post.
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May I politely draw your attention to the latest League One table, where I believe that the games in hand issue may become markedly apparent to you.
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Excellent result today, we can do no more than win.
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Regards

alasdair1967 wrote:
And over 7100 home supporters today be interesting to see what that will rise too if the new stand ever gets built and we do get promoted

More than the San Marino V England game last night!! That can't be bad!

As for the game I enjoyed it very much and was pleased to see the goals scored from a number of the players as opposed just the strikers.

Their goal was a mistake on our behalf but otherwise we generally passed the ball well apart from the occasional 'dwelling' when we lost possession.

Pugh and Daniels and Francis and Ritchie will be problematic for the opposition long it may last. UTCIAD

smhinto wrote:

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

There is nothing negative about my post.
.
May I politely draw your attention to the latest League One table, where I believe that the games in hand issue may become markedly apparent to you.
.
Excellent result today, we can do no more than win.
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Regards

May I politely point you to the post you put on the Simon Francis story when the score was 1 - 1. Bragging about how you were right and we were all wrong and how Bury were going to put us through the wringer. Now you are on here saying well done!

Decent game today. Bury weren't by any means the worst side to come to DC this season and Allsop's stunning save at 1-1 was every bit as important as Ritchie's clinical finish.

Played ok overall Daniels has made a massive difference to the team.. Seabourne again shocking.. Need elphwick back ASAP.. Pitman quality

Chish and Fips wrote:

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

I would imagine it could be more a case of an 'if only' really for you lot, when during all those defeats recently, you had MR at left back, you could have been home and dry by now possibly or at least heading the run in.. Now you can see what he has in the locker.
Playoffs - we'll see - still some twists and turns to go yet IMO.

Hmm, yes "if only".....

If only your buckets were not so empty.

If only you had paid that debt 50 yrs ago.

If only the embargo were lifted.

If only you could win at home.

If only Matt Ritchie had no ambition...

If only............

Great result today and hopefully gives the team more confidence. Can't worry about offer teams, just need to focus on our own game. Yeovil being pegged back in injury time today shows anything can happen. Also for me play offs would be a great achievement; automatic would have happened if eh had been there from the start. Who knows though ?

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Points in bag = glass half full
Games in hand = glass half empty

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Chish and Fips wrote:

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

I would imagine it could be more a case of an 'if only' really for you lot, when during all those defeats recently, you had MR at left back, you could have been home and dry by now possibly or at least heading the run in.. Now you can see what he has in the locker.
Playoffs - we'll see - still some twists and turns to go yet IMO.

Hmm, yes "if only".....

If only your buckets were not so empty.

If only you had paid that debt 50 yrs ago.

If only the embargo were lifted.

If only you could win at home.

If only Matt Ritchie had no ambition...

If only............

Steady on Steady - if only you could see the point - or the ones you lost eh :o) ...

Happy days - with all the problems we are still above you lot at the moment - ho hum ...

I think you are on a good run now so should do it ... as I said time will tell - any strikers going spare we have loads but we want ones that score goals. ;o/

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Chish and Fips wrote:

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

I would imagine it could be more a case of an 'if only' really for you lot, when during all those defeats recently, you had MR at left back, you could have been home and dry by now possibly or at least heading the run in.. Now you can see what he has in the locker.
Playoffs - we'll see - still some twists and turns to go yet IMO.

Hmm, yes "if only".....

If only your buckets were not so empty.

If only you had paid that debt 50 yrs ago.

If only the embargo were lifted.

If only you could win at home.

If only Matt Ritchie had no ambition...

If only............

Trying to mask your own teams failures Eh ... oh dear Steady - try harder than that ...

MR ambition - don't think he had much choice in the transfer - blown that one too Steady...

Anyway off out for a 'ruby' and a few pints now ... Have a good night shift hope the punters aren't put off by the bad weather :o)

Enjoyed the game today and confident that we can go on and win the league by winning our remaining games especially as Sheffield are on the slide and Doncaster are due a bad run and happy if that happens as my boy will play at Dean Court in the town cup if we go up automatically.
On todays game
class
class
class
up the cherries and well done.

selectortone wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Points in bag = glass half full
Games in hand = glass half empty

Better to keep winning games and not worry about games in hand. Points in the bag is what counts. The others have games in hand but there are not many weeks left in which they can play them. The additional games will catch up on them and in my opinion the sheff utd v brentford game being called off is a massive bonus for us today!

smhinto wrote:

CherryFarmer wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

The trouble is, i have heard is that the players have been reading your comments on here, bigging up the opposition every week, saying that we don't stand a chance because of our injury problems, saying the first team to score will be hard to beat.....blah blah blah....tosh tosh tosh.....oooh dear the games in hand other teams have (thought points win leagues, not games in hand).

I believe Eddie Howe has banned his players from reading your comments as they are too depressing!!

Regards

The players are professional people who are not going to allow themselves to be influenced by what people post on here. If anything (should they in fact read them at all!!) they would pobably collapse laughing at some of the stupid, idiotic views that are posted on here and therefore render themselves unfit to play!!
.
Secondly, I do not recall saying that we don't stand a chance because of injuries - I implied that having key players missing will hamper our progress and I have been proved right by the turn round in results since such players have returned to the squad. So I was indeed right all along.
.
Thirdly, yes we were fragile when the opposition took the the lead during our bad run - so what the hell are you dribbling on about?? I was right again as results proved and as others have testified.
.
Fourthly, yes the games in hand ARE in fact an issue as we only have a slender points lead. If we had a six point lead over them then yes you could argue that points win leagues, but we hav'nt have we.
.
The sides in question are not going to lose every one of theIr games in hand are they?? .
.
Lastly, my re-post this morning IS still relevant despite todays result. You can never underestimate struggling sides, if you do they will bite you on the backside. Today we overpowered them, which is what we should be doing with the quality of players we have.
.
Regards
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Take it from me....players do read these columns.
Secondly, you did write us off in all our recent games....in fact you write off our chances every week. Thats one of the things that gets up the true supporters noses. We only had 2 players out injured and without considering if the opposition had 11 players out injured you wrote off our chances.
Thirdly, any side that goes behind is going to struggle.....because they are losing!! That means that they have to score at least 2 goals to take the lead!! Such a stupid comment to make....even a 4 year old would not waste their breath saying it cos it is so obvious.
Fourthly, i would always prefer the points in the bank rather than games in hand....particularly when a lot of the top sides are playing each other....that means they will lose points....ok?
Lastly, your re-post this morning suggested that Bury were a very dangerous side as they won their last game....wow. We had won our last 2. Another ridiculous comment about them playing for their contracts...surely so are our players with recent talk of slim-lining the squad. We should not underestimate any side in this league this season as some of our results will testify. Yes, we should overpower a lot of the teams in this league due to the quality of players and manager we have....but sometimes things go wrong. If every result was predictable football would not be half so interesting.
FINALLY, IF YOU GOT OFF YOUR COMPUTER AND PUT SOME EFFORT INTO GETTING ALONG TO SEEING THE TEAM YOU CLAIM TO SUPPORT, THEN MAYBE, JUST MAYBE PEOPLE ON HERE MAY RESPECT YOUR COMMENTS.

Regards

smhinto wrote:

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

There is nothing negative about my post.
.
May I politely draw your attention to the latest League One table, where I believe that the games in hand issue may become markedly apparent to you.
.
Excellent result today, we can do no more than win.
.
Regards

smhinto is starting to sound like Mr Logic from Viz using long words and sounding pompous and self righteous.
Good performance today although we don't win enough of the loose balls in midfield.Okane possibly my man of the match although Daniels ,Ritchie very impressive.We had quality all over the pitch and once Bury tired it was a matter of time. Got annoyed with spectators around me who kept urging us to go more direct when we were playing the ball around well in the first half

Excellent result today albeit a slightly flattering scoreline. Was impressed by the commitment and desire shown by the bury players, good luck to them in their bid to stay up. If im honest i thought we were poor in the first half, lots of pretty passing and neat build up but no final ball. At times we were losing the midfield battle and arter in particular was wasteful in possession. However second half was much improved, more direct, more crosses into the box and more zip about our play. Ritchie MOTM.

so pleased for MT getting his goal at the end of a home match again!!! he has to start from now on surely. still think we could with FD back tho.

ritchie class as usual (thanks swindle for the bargain of the century lol)

Matt Ritchie is pure class and linked well with Francis. Good game today and at least Bury gave it a go unlike some other so called more illustrious outfits. A bit concerned that we could do with a bit more steel in midfield though.

Bosskom wrote:
Matt Ritchie is pure class and linked well with Francis. Good game today and at least Bury gave it a go unlike some other so called more illustrious outfits. A bit concerned that we could do with a bit more steel in midfield though.

Agreed, we miss McDonald in the centre. Ritchie is talented and so hungry for the ball, if we haven't got it he chases and chases until we win it back, then uses the ball intelegently. Quality player and of championship standard. Why bring Hughes on when McDonald needs game time, guess his face don't fit. Good afternon and we were entertained well.

McDonald's face does fit, EH just prefers o'kane and arter together at the moment. I posted while he was out injured that it was unlikely we'd ever see mcdonald, o'kane and arter in the same team. That's what competition for places is all about though. I must pick up on the previous poster who slated dan seabourne. Yes it was an awful mistake for their goal but he made up for it with a superb tackle late in the first half to deny a likely goal. Credit where it's due! I agree tubbs in for grabban next week.

West moors 1 wrote:

Bosskom wrote:
Matt Ritchie is pure class and linked well with Francis. Good game today and at least Bury gave it a go unlike some other so called more illustrious outfits. A bit concerned that we could do with a bit more steel in midfield though.

Agreed, we miss McDonald in the centre. Ritchie is talented and so hungry for the ball, if we haven't got it he chases and chases until we win it back, then uses the ball intelegently. Quality player and of championship standard. Why bring Hughes on when McDonald needs game time, guess his face don't fit. Good afternon and we were entertained well.

if his face does not fit why has he recently signed a new contract??

Oh Rollocks. I really didn't want to have to go to Tranmere but as Eddie said it may come down to the last match then so be it. I will be there and I am sure we will take the full away allocation with us , what ever that is?

P.S what a great game today. Happy days are here again

Brilliant today one mistake made it nervy and to all the swindon fans who said ritchie didnt want to be here maybe you should check out his celebration tonight !!! kissed the badge as well stick that one in your magic roundabouts !!!

Strawbs_78 wrote:
McDonald's face does fit, EH just prefers o'kane and arter together at the moment. I posted while he was out injured that it was unlikely we'd ever see mcdonald, o'kane and arter in the same team. That's what competition for places is all about though. I must pick up on the previous poster who slated dan seabourne. Yes it was an awful mistake for their goal but he made up for it with a superb tackle late in the first half to deny a likely goal. Credit where it's due! I agree tubbs in for grabban next week.

Agreed Seabourne wasnt the only player to make a mistake for the Bury goal, it started with a mistake from Daniels, thought Seabourne was solid apart from that, still if its not Pitman or Arter to moan about guess it has to be someone, Think Grabban looks a bit burnt out yes give Tubbs a game alongside pitman would seem a good change,

AFC v scunthorpe 3pts
v notts cty 3pts
v shrewsbury 3pts
v carlisle 3pts
v tranmere 3pts
Doncaster v Swindon 1pt
v carlisle 3pts
v tranmere 1pt
v crewe 1pt
v notts cty 3pts
v brentford 1pt
Afc Bournemouth champions on goal difference.

Much better result after recent difficult run of home games.

Four different scorers, all from open play. Ritchie with Francis give us another great option and something else for opponents to worry about.

Do think it will go to the last week (and then the Play Offs), but hoping that if we can keep knocking them in like this, the pressure will tell on those around us.

rogthedodge123 wrote:
AFC v scunthorpe 3pts
v notts cty 3pts
v shrewsbury 3pts
v carlisle 3pts
v tranmere 3pts
Doncaster v Swindon 1pt
v carlisle 3pts
v tranmere 1pt
v crewe 1pt
v notts cty 3pts
v brentford 1pt
Afc Bournemouth champions on goal difference.

you forgot col u next friday, but i am asuming that wll be three points as well? (i have a ticket and cannot wait btw!!)

Strawbs_78 wrote:
McDonald's face does fit, EH just prefers o'kane and arter together at the moment. I posted while he was out injured that it was unlikely we'd ever see mcdonald, o'kane and arter in the same team. That's what competition for places is all about though. I must pick up on the previous poster who slated dan seabourne. Yes it was an awful mistake for their goal but he made up for it with a superb tackle late in the first half to deny a likely goal. Credit where it's due! I agree tubbs in for grabban next week.

Tubbs in for Grabban are you mad. Tubbs is slow and has no strength. Grabban works hard, holds the ball up and has pace.

Did you notice our goalscorers today ;
P...itman
R...itchie
A...rter
T...ubbs
Can't think who this reminds me of ? !

Regards

UOBCherry wrote:

Strawbs_78 wrote:
McDonald's face does fit, EH just prefers o'kane and arter together at the moment. I posted while he was out injured that it was unlikely we'd ever see mcdonald, o'kane and arter in the same team. That's what competition for places is all about though. I must pick up on the previous poster who slated dan seabourne. Yes it was an awful mistake for their goal but he made up for it with a superb tackle late in the first half to deny a likely goal. Credit where it's due! I agree tubbs in for grabban next week.

Tubbs in for Grabban are you mad. Tubbs is slow and has no strength. Grabban works hard, holds the ball up and has pace.

and when was his last goal??
yawn zzzz

big_afcb_fan wrote:

UOBCherry wrote:

Strawbs_78 wrote:
McDonald's face does fit, EH just prefers o'kane and arter together at the moment. I posted while he was out injured that it was unlikely we'd ever see mcdonald, o'kane and arter in the same team. That's what competition for places is all about though. I must pick up on the previous poster who slated dan seabourne. Yes it was an awful mistake for their goal but he made up for it with a superb tackle late in the first half to deny a likely goal. Credit where it's due! I agree tubbs in for grabban next week.

Tubbs in for Grabban are you mad. Tubbs is slow and has no strength. Grabban works hard, holds the ball up and has pace.

and when was his last goal??
yawn zzzz

Don't agree with that UOB. Tubbs makes things happen and knows where the goal is unlike Grabban I'm sorry to say at the moment. Tubbs holds the ball up and links play really well. He should be starting without question. Pitman was v v good today and Ritchie looked quality in his favoured position. I worry though about Seabourne. Looks v shaky to me . Elphick is key to us achieving clean sheets along with our top new keeper. What a signing he is! Utciad

UOBCherry wrote:

Strawbs_78 wrote:
McDonald's face does fit, EH just prefers o'kane and arter together at the moment. I posted while he was out injured that it was unlikely we'd ever see mcdonald, o'kane and arter in the same team. That's what competition for places is all about though. I must pick up on the previous poster who slated dan seabourne. Yes it was an awful mistake for their goal but he made up for it with a superb tackle late in the first half to deny a likely goal. Credit where it's due! I agree tubbs in for grabban next week.

Tubbs in for Grabban are you mad. Tubbs is slow and has no strength. Grabban works hard, holds the ball up and has pace.

Tubbs ain't slow,have u seen him run?!great result today,keep 'em comin!utc

Ashleyafcb wrote:
Brilliant today one mistake made it nervy and to all the swindon fans who said ritchie didnt want to be here maybe you should check out his celebration tonight !!! kissed the badge as well stick that one in your magic roundabouts !!!

Not the 'Kiss the badge' to be honest have seen that over and over, and time again that player moves on when the cash register eyes are turned by some agent.....
Good luck to Matt hope it works out for him, he is a good player but to be honest and I don't mean this nastily he could have easily fitted into a top Championship club this season.
He was forced out of Swindon due to a financial problem and luckily for you lot, you were the only cash bidders at the time and we needed that cash.
There were rumours he wasn't too happy about the move but we don't if that is/was true or not.
He certainly be key figure in your promotion push.

Chish and Fips wrote:

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Chish and Fips wrote:

tricky1007 wrote:

alasdair1967 wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
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I am well pleased. Excellent !!
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Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
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Regards

Sides around us are playing each other so they will be losing points yes there are sides with games in hand over us but I think we all accept its going to go down to the final weekend to see who gets promotion or playoffs

Just ignore him its boring now trying to find a negative about everything, he only does it to get a rise out of people! great win, points dropped by teams around us, and in the chasing pack, so looking more and more like play offs being definate, and still pushing for automatic. Must hurt Swindon to see Richie having such a great game, you know its written in the stars for him to get the winner against them in a play off final!!!

I would imagine it could be more a case of an 'if only' really for you lot, when during all those defeats recently, you had MR at left back, you could have been home and dry by now possibly or at least heading the run in.. Now you can see what he has in the locker.
Playoffs - we'll see - still some twists and turns to go yet IMO.

Hmm, yes "if only".....

If only your buckets were not so empty.

If only you had paid that debt 50 yrs ago.

If only the embargo were lifted.

If only you could win at home.

If only Matt Ritchie had no ambition...

If only............

Trying to mask your own teams failures Eh ... oh dear Steady - try harder than that ...

MR ambition - don't think he had much choice in the transfer - blown that one too Steady...

Anyway off out for a 'ruby' and a few pints now ... Have a good night shift hope the punters aren't put off by the bad weather :o)

Should imagine that will be a few half(empty) pints then. Hope the caravan doesn't leak, what with all the bad weather. Did you see advertised on t.v a new programme about Swindon folk.??. Think it's called the PLEBS or summit like that.!!!!

Chish and Fips wrote:

Ashleyafcb wrote:
Brilliant today one mistake made it nervy and to all the swindon fans who said ritchie didnt want to be here maybe you should check out his celebration tonight !!! kissed the badge as well stick that one in your magic roundabouts !!!

Not the 'Kiss the badge' to be honest have seen that over and over, and time again that player moves on when the cash register eyes are turned by some agent.....
Good luck to Matt hope it works out for him, he is a good player but to be honest and I don't mean this nastily he could have easily fitted into a top Championship club this season.
He was forced out of Swindon due to a financial problem and luckily for you lot, you were the only cash bidders at the time and we needed that cash.
There were rumours he wasn't too happy about the move but we don't if that is/was true or not.
He certainly be key figure in your promotion push.

Oh No, not rumours, please not rumours. Financial problems eh, told you to fix the hole in that rusty bucket.

For sale: 1 nearly new, hardly ever used wheelbrace. Works like a dream.

multipostingshouldbe
banned wrote:

STEADY EDDIE 1 for the road wrote:

Chish and Fips wrote:

Ashleyafcb wrote:
Brilliant today one mistake made it nervy and to all the swindon fans who said ritchie didnt want to be here maybe you should check out his celebration tonight !!! kissed the badge as well stick that one in your magic roundabouts !!!

Not the 'Kiss the badge' to be honest have seen that over and over, and time again that player moves on when the cash register eyes are turned by some agent.....
Good luck to Matt hope it works out for him, he is a good player but to be honest and I don't mean this nastily he could have easily fitted into a top Championship club this season.
He was forced out of Swindon due to a financial problem and luckily for you lot, you were the only cash bidders at the time and we needed that cash.
There were rumours he wasn't too happy about the move but we don't if that is/was true or not.
He certainly be key figure in your promotion push.

Oh No, not rumours, please not rumours. Financial problems eh, told you to fix the hole in that rusty bucket.

For sale: 1 nearly new, hardly ever used wheelbrace. Works like a dream.

Why are you posting on here FAT EDDIE?

Thought you only posted on our site?

Come back to your own forum with The Adver.

You know what these pensioner molesters are like, they'll bend you over your zimmer frame and steal your pension book.

I post where i like
I post where i like
I am Steady Eddie
I post where i like

Now clear off knob before i make you look more stupid than you already have.!!!!!

multipostingshouldbe
banned wrote:
Oooooooh! Fat Boy gets brave.

You really are a complete D I C K.

I know where you sit
I know where you sit
You are a FAT TW4T
I know where you sit

North Stand
Block 11
Row

11
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

The games in hand around us have to play each other so it's guaranteed that points will be dropped while we are still kicking on

Enjoyed the game yesterday, was great to see us score four goals. One worry was for the person taken out of the main stand, I hope they are ok and my best wishes go to them and their family. Highlight of the day was shaking hands with Luthor!! All we can do is win games, no point worrying about what other teams are doing, we will end the season where we end the season, Play-offs are looking a much stronger bet now and we are still in the hunt for automatic promotion, can't ask for much more than that after the start we had!!

cheeriedriteup wrote:

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

The games in hand around us have to play each other so it's guaranteed that points will be dropped while we are still kicking on

Not worth worrying about the games in hand, we have no say in those games so there is nothing we can do about them! We also have more than a slender points advantage over teams like Walsall and Coventry, they were right there a couple of weeks ago and now we not only have points but teams between us and them, Play-offs are there for the taking, it's up to us to just keep winning games and see where it takes us, and we can do it !!

raybren wrote:
Did you notice our goalscorers today ;
P...itman
R...itchie
A...rter
T...ubbs
Can't think who this reminds me of ? !

Regards

Love it !!

smhinto wrote:
Yes very well done. Congrats to staff and players.This is what we should be doing with struggling sides.
.
I am well pleased. Excellent !!
.
Just cocerned about the games in hand that sides around us have. We only have a slender points difference over them.
.
Regards

Lets say all the teams with games in hand in the higher position won their game. Very unlikely but for the sake of you arguing lets say it happened. That would leave us in 6th place and in the play offs!
You have to agree that is a great position and we don't have to worry about games in hand because we will be there after they caught up on their games. With our key players back we can maintain this winning run, cement our place in the play offs and who knows where we will be at the end of the season.
I hope I have showed you there is absolutely no reason to be negative, enjoy what is happening at DC. I know I am.
Regards.
PS. Please don't try and use potential injuries as a future negative, they are inevitably going to happen and yes it will put us under more pressure, like any teams when they do.

I agree tubbs best performances this season have been from the bench and when he has had the chance to start he hasnt really taken it. However we wont see the best of him unless he gets a proper run. I like grabbs but he simply doesnt warrant a place in the team at moment, he was better than in recent weeks yesterday but still a shadow of the player he was earlier in the season. Agree pitman was superb yesterday, lead the line like a true centre forward, probably his most complete performance to date.

Its all close at the top with 7 teams going for 6 places. here is my prediction

1. Sheffield Utd 85 pts
2. Doncaster 84 pts (GD)
3. Brentford 84 pts
4. Boscombe 83 pts
5. Swindon 82 pts
6. Yeovil 79 pts

golfer33 wrote:
Its all close at the top with 7 teams going for 6 places. here is my prediction 1. Sheffield Utd 85 pts 2. Doncaster 84 pts (GD) 3. Brentford 84 pts 4. Boscombe 83 pts 5. Swindon 82 pts 6. Yeovil 79 pts

These pedictions are based on form Swindon and Yeovil are going throu a bad patch, Lets hope Sheffield and Brentford hit a bad patch too but i believe Brentford have had theirs. Anyway we are definatly in the playoffs.

golfer33 wrote:

golfer33 wrote:
Its all close at the top with 7 teams going for 6 places. here is my prediction 1. Sheffield Utd 85 pts 2. Doncaster 84 pts (GD) 3. Brentford 84 pts 4. Boscombe 83 pts 5. Swindon 82 pts 6. Yeovil 79 pts

These pedictions are based on form Swindon and Yeovil are going throu a bad patch, Lets hope Sheffield and Brentford hit a bad patch too but i believe Brentford have had theirs. Anyway we are definatly in the playoffs.

Think this is about right apart from Brentford who have a very hard run including five away games. It is their home form that has kept them up there.

It is very hard to call because of trying to assess the results between sides in contention.

I still think Sheff Utd and Doncaster have more than an edge, but who saw Stevenage beating SU 4-0.

All we can do is concentrate on our own games and we will be potentially very close to top two come the end of April.

Whatever happens itis exciting times.

Other teams will be worried about us more than we are about them now, especially when you look at the run ins.

It was a solid performance and demonstrated the quality we have. Grabban's work rate is good but I'd opt for starting with Tubbs and bring Grabbam on later to run at a tired defence. Then again, I'm not the manager so I'm fine with whatever Eddie H. decides!

I wonder if the Lincoln based 'Prophet' recalls stating that our season was over 4 games ago?!

Up the Cherries!!

All those moaning about Pitman a while back....Eating your words now?

As for Tubbs starting?

We seem to be doing OK again.Tubbs,Tubbs Hes Boscombes SUPER SUB!

stevobath wrote:
All those moaning about Pitman a while back....Eating your words now?

As for Tubbs starting?

We seem to be doing OK again.Tubbs,Tubbs Hes Boscombes SUPER SUB!

Pitman did very well yesterday and looked like a proper striker, but it was against a poor team. He needs to show us more against the top sides for me to be convinced he can lead the front line in a higher division.