E.G.Red Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 John McGreal ex Colchester Utd announced as manager . Relegated to League 2 , only 9 players under contract and apparently only one whose contract doesn’t expire in 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 John McGreal obviously needs the money............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyotib Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, E.G.Red said: John McGreal ex Colchester Utd announced as manager . Relegated to League 2 , only 9 players under contract and apparently only one whose contract doesn’t expire in 2022. Didn’t something like this happen ages ago when di canio took over and he signed lots of players and they bounced straight back up? Will be a big ask this time though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRIAN WILSON Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, onlyotib said: Didn’t something like this happen ages ago when di canio took over and he signed lots of players and they bounced straight back up? Will be a big ask this time though Yep, they will be promoted in November trust me (just like before) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Numero Uno said: John McGreal obviously needs the money............................. The football world is awash with unemployed football managers and coaches. They all need the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Good choice of appointment for them, he did ok with Colchester which included a League Cup Quarter final. Hopefully they beat the Gas twice more next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, onlyotib said: Didn’t something like this happen ages ago when di canio took over and he signed lots of players and they bounced straight back up? Will be a big ask this time though A certain Aden Flint playing for them iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Bit of luck they go down again. Horrible place and a horrible club. Other than that I wish them well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 hours ago, E.G.Red said: John McGreal ex Colchester Utd announced as manager . Relegated to League 2 , only 9 players under contract and apparently only one whose contract doesn’t expire in 2022. That's an advantage. Means they have limited financial obligations and that they can employ players on wages they can afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyotib Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Davefevs said: A certain Aden Flint playing for them iirc I was trying to remember who our manager was off the top of my head when they knocked us out the league cup at Ashton gate. I’m guessing it was Sod and I’m sure it was the year they got promoted under di canio but can’t remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, onlyotib said: I was trying to remember who our manager was off the top of my head when they knocked us out the league cup at Ashton gate. I’m guessing it was Sod and I’m sure it was the year they got promoted under di canio but can’t remember Honestly can’t remember this game: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 I wonder what happened to the Swindon fan who posted some good stuff regularly on here ? Think he went by "My girl friend supports City" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Honestly can’t remember this game: Just another of our annual League Cup exits at home to a team from a lower division. They all sort of merge into one really. That one would have been Millen in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 The only decent and memorable players in that 2011 line up were Macca, Gerks and and Skuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyotib Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Davefevs said: Honestly can’t remember this game: My god didn’t realise it was that long ago. That city side would give anyone nightmares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 21 minutes ago, onlyotib said: My god didn’t realise it was that long ago. That city side would give anyone nightmares But it would have beaten the side we have just broken up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 He had a, great game against someone that ryan taylor, think it was the last day of the season and he scored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Taylor10 said: Bit of luck they go down again. Horrible place and a horrible club. Other than that I wish them well You missed out horrible fans, I'd love it if they went down even more than when the Gas did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, MarcusX said: You missed out horrible fans, I'd love it if they went down even more than when the Gas did Agreed. Their fans are some of the worst going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 hours ago, havanatopia said: The only decent and memorable players in that 2011 line up were Macca, Gerks and and Skuse. That really was a dire team, wasn't it? Though I'd add Pitman to the above list. Kilkenny still plying his trade...standing in the middle of the park in the A League with Perth Glory, giving it his very best pointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 9 hours ago, The Bard said: That's an advantage. Means they have limited financial obligations and that they can employ players on wages they can afford. Yeah - may take a while to rebuild and they may need to cut their cloth according to their means but it's not necessarily a bad thing for a relegated club to be able to start again. I think we'd have been in a stronger position in League One in 2013/14 if we'd not had players like Fontaine, Pearson and Marvin Elliott on Championship level wages. It's no coincidence at all that we had to wait until they left to start to really get quality in under Cotts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 He seems a decent stable appointment unlike the loose cannon at the Mem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Decent appointment, to be fair Quite how Power is still in charge there is beyond comprehension. One of my best mates is Swindon, every time we go for a pint there's a new twist in the story. He is genuinely worried he's not going to have a club to support in a year or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Taylor10 said: Bit of luck they go down again. Horrible place and a horrible club. Other than that I wish them well Swindon certainly isn't easy on the eye that's for sure. I've lived in Swindon for the past 24 years. The main town centre was a concrete faceless sprawl when I arrived, but the nightlife around Fleet Street - the 'bottom of town' was good, but it's got steadily worse - most of the original bars and pubs have gone as the High Street deteriorated over the years. The appearance of the town has got worse, mainly (I believe) due to the council planners, who seem to be intent on destroying the very few remaining 'nice' architecture examples (Mechanics Institute and the Corn Exchange aka the Locarno) by their rigid restrictions on developing those sites. @Shaun Taylormight back me up on this?? The 'bottom of town' is now more like the 'Town's bottom' if you get my drift!!! I actually live in Old Town (on top of the hill) which is quite nice to be fair - quite a few bars and restaurants and an old Victorian park with a bandstand, but you would only go to Old Town if you were deliberately visiting it - you wouldn't naturally pass through it coming from the M4 or the train station on your way to the County Ground - which is right next to the Red Light district, so not surprising it doesn't inspire many positive comments!! As for the football club, they shot themselves in the foot years ago, when Honda wanted to sponsor them. Honda wanted their name to be all over the club and were willing to provide considerable funding, but they wanted to part-own the club and the board at the time were having none of it. I'm not sure what the current crisis is exactly, but I know that Power is under investigation and everyone here hates him. I personally miss playing them - it was the only City game I could actually WALK to!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 They need to get rid of their owner, Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 I should add, whilst Swindon isn’t great architecturally, it is a VERY convenient staging place for going onwards elsewhere in the country - north, south, east and west are all easy to get to from here. It’s also the birthplace of the NHS, which is certainly poignant at this current time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, bcfcredandwhite said: Swindon certainly isn't easy on the eye that's for sure. I've lived in Swindon for the past 24 years. The main town centre was a concrete faceless sprawl when I arrived, but the nightlife around Fleet Street - the 'bottom of town' was good, but it's got steadily worse - most of the original bars and pubs have gone as the High Street deteriorated over the years. The appearance of the town has got worse, mainly (I believe) due to the council planners, who seem to be intent on destroying the very few remaining 'nice' architecture examples (Mechanics Institute and the Corn Exchange aka the Locarno) by their rigid restrictions on developing those sites. @Shaun Taylormight back me up on this?? The 'bottom of town' is now more like the 'Town's bottom' if you get my drift!!! I actually live in Old Town (on top of the hill) which is quite nice to be fair - quite a few bars and restaurants and an old Victorian park with a bandstand, but you would only go to Old Town if you were deliberately visiting it - you wouldn't naturally pass through it coming from the M4 or the train station on your way to the County Ground - which is right next to the Red Light district, so not surprising it doesn't inspire many positive comments!! As for the football club, they shot themselves in the foot years ago, when Honda wanted to sponsor them. Honda wanted their name to be all over the club and were willing to provide considerable funding, but they wanted to part-own the club and the board at the time were having none of it. I'm not sure what the current crisis is exactly, but I know that Power is under investigation and everyone here hates him. I personally miss playing them - it was the only City game I could actually WALK to!!!!!!! How do you find being a city fan living in Swindon just out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Theres not even a decent chip shop in swindon. Let alone anything of intrest on the walk to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Taylor10 said: How do you find being a city fan living in Swindon just out of interest? There's definitely a fair few because when escorted from the pub outside the trainstation to the ground there's always a couple of windows displaying City shirts as we walk by. I also remember after the game we lost 1-0 in our promotion season, people who lived local were trying to get out of the escort back and were denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 21 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Theres not even a decent chip shop in swindon. Let alone anything of intrest on the walk to the ground. York Road chippie used to be the best ever but they’ve changed hands now. Big piece of fish (proper cod) with great chips. I’ve been told it’s crap now but not tried it recently - trying to lose weight so avoiding fish & chips - the most calorific takeaway there is!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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