Saturday 13th August

[BlackHaddock]

Only 15 mins in but we’re getting absolutely run ragged, not too worried yet though as lots of games last season we started like this but then came good in the end, Notts away in the league after 30 mins we should’ve been 3 or 4 down then for the last 60 put in our best performance of the season and ran out deserved winners.

I bloody hope so, we can't keep doing this though, someone is going put 3 passed us in 15 minutes if we don't improve and come out in a better frame of mind.

 

[shoddycollins]

Well that was an awful goal to concede. We'd probably been the better team up till then too, but then our players thought they should have had a free kick during some scrappy play and stopped playing giving Swindon a free run on goal.

 

[shoddycollins]

Omari Patrick has all the goal to aim at from about a foot out and manages to put it over. Don't think I've seen a miss quite like that since Neil Shipperley for Palace against ManU in the nineties.

Just gonna be one of those days, and our defence does look there to be got at. Balance of play has predictably shifted in Swindon's favour since the goal. Even so, it will take a quantum physicist to work out why we aren't level.

 

[Optimistic Poolie]

1-0 down, standard

 

[BogDaddyO]

Mansfield look very tidy, they're edging this game so far with a couple of good saves from Vigs keeping us in it.

So far the ref and the linesmen have been atrocious, the penalty we saved in the first 30 seconds looked offside, good chance for the stags just saved also looked very, very offside.

Mansfield edging it but the officials making it a little easier for them so far, free kicks and offside decision feeling extremely one sided so far. Would take a draw.

 

[Conker]

Mansfield look very tidy, they're edging this game so far with a couple of good saves from Vigs keeping us in it.

So far the ref and the linesmen have been atrocious, the penalty we saved in the first 30 seconds looked offside, good chance for the stags just saved also looked very, very offside.

Mansfield edging it but the officials making it a little easier for them so far, free kicks and offside decision feeling extremely one sided so far. Would take a draw.

obviously three games in but yeah we look very tidy but lacking that quality in front of goal, disappointing not to be ahead and away from home usually means you lot will score now!

I mean we if went in to half time with a two goal cushion I don’t think anybody could complain.

 

[shoddycollins]

4 in 4 for Kristian Dennis. Good goal too. We were still having chances so it wasn't like we'd fallen away, needed to finish one and now we have.

 

[Chief Rocka]

1-0 down, standard

I just can't listen to footy on the radio, every attack of theirs sounds like it's about to go in, ours are as threatening in the box as Dale Winton was.

 

[AdamStag]

We should be out of sight.

Absolutely battered orient that half with nothing to show for it

 

[Conker]

We should be out of sight.

Absolutely battered orient that half with nothing to show for it

I dread to think what’s coming in this second half, this all feels classic Mansfield away so far.

 

[Chief Rocka]

I just can't listen to footy on the radio, every attack of theirs sounds like it's about to go in, ours are as threatening in the box as Dale Winton was.

Gerrin never lost the faith 1-1

 

[Optimistic Poolie]

We’ve actually scored! Northampton must be shite

 

[Indian Dan]

We scored a goal!

Still absolute shocking defending, though. Carlisle missed 2 complete sitters. Lindsey is way out of his depth in charge of this team.

McKirdy and Reed - our best 2 players last season - hardly seem interested which has been the same for all games this season.

Get shot!

 

[Soup Ladle]

We’ve actually scored! Northampton must be shite

We are totally powder puff but I'll take it.

Umerah is having another good game but no support again. Hastie just not doing it for me. Sylla looks decent in midfield but no runners in there whatsoever.

 

[Chief Rocka]

We are totally powder puff but I'll take it.

Umerah is having another good game but no support again. Hastie just not doing it for me. Sylla looks decent in midfield but no runners in there whatsoever.

Umerah needs a Joel Porter alongside him, Hastie has fallen victim to a formation switch, much like Molyneux last season.

 

[BarraMatt]

Sounds like we aren't at it to the same level as previous games but that's expected given the conditions. Sutton had most of the play so hopefully they were looking for a fast start and make it difficult for us to chase the game in the heat. Let's see what the second half brings.

 

[E10rifle]

Well, I think everyone already knew our goalkeeper is very, very good for this level but that 45 minutes is as good a performance as there’s been in recent memory. Mansfield massively out-working us; hopefully they’ll run out of legs in the second half heat.

 

[shoddycollins]

Argh. Patrick again. Why has he not put his foot through that? He should be on a hat trick.

 

[AdamStag]

I dread to think what’s coming in this second half, this all feels classic Mansfield away so far.

Lose 1-0.

 

[BogDaddyO]

Lose 1-0.

 

[Casey]

We've had two shots on target!

Bloody hell they must be crap!

Casey

 

[RiftHouseLad]

Guess what Killip drops a cross, they score.Thanks Ben.

 

[AdamStag]

We’ve been so wasteful.

Mansfield should be a good 2 or 3 up.

But if you don’t take your chances

 

[Conker]

Just classic this, instead of out of sight by half time we are likely going to lose instead. Terrible game this is I did call it, maybe we can salvage a point!??

 

[Chief Rocka]

Guess what Killip drops a cross, they score.Thanks Ben.

If we have to go through another season with this calamity in goal, we might be in bother.

 

[shoddycollins]

Another open goal missed. Dennis getting in on the action this time

 

[JaredSUFC]

Local lad Tope Fadahunsi scores for Sutton on his debut

 

[AdamStag]

Just classic this, instead of out of sight by half time we are likely going to lose instead. Terrible game this is I did call it, maybe we can salvage a point!??

The encouraging thing is we’ve been a far superior side pretty much from start to finish apart from the one thing which matters.

Actually get forwards who can finish and well

 

[BarraMatt]

Sutton score from a Farman fuck up.

 

[Shrimper92]

Swindon would be a tough game as it is, but with the injury crisis at the club it’s going to be an almost impossible task.

We now have 10 players out injured or unfit to play. We’ll barely be able to field a back 3. The bench will be full of youth team and quite possibly some spots in the starting 11 will be too.

I’d be shocked if we manage to keep the scoreline under 4. Big big concerns.

Carlisle United 0-4 Swindon
Mckirdy obviously to score.

Lol