Watkins predicts a bright future (From This Is Swindon Town FC)

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, we still have club, happy birthday to us.

After years of smoking mirrors and mis management what a difference!!! I think Nick Watkins is the best assett the club has had for decades.
Lets all get behind the team and move upwards on onwards

aeg, are you Nick Watkins?

What a difference a year makes...
I hope this confidence from the board feeds through to the players and then just maybe, just maybe through to some of those 'oh so fickle fans' we have...

It's so ironic that now the club have both professionalism and stability behind the scenes, the product on the pitch is so poor. Can we ever have both I wonder?

I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!!

I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !!

Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a
ljofree,morrison,stu
rrock,corr,smith,nal
is, maybe a couple more

"We’ve done huge amount of work off the pitch and a lot of work on it as well".... I'm sorry but I have to disagree with the last part of that statement from Nick Watkins. The work on the pitch has been pretty woeful, the appointment of Malpas and the signing of very poor players in the summer has got us in the situation we are now in, without a doubt.
Thankfully the appointment of DW together with a commitment to strengthen the squad is a big step in the right direction.

How refreshing to hear Nick Watkins with so many positives. With all the past regimes especially that last lot Best Holdings just being a bunch of crooks on the take.
Signs are very good off the pitch and surely with Danny Wilson at the helm it can only be a matter of time before the situation improves on the pitch. I think Danny's battle at the moment is with the weather. Great to hear from Nick though and he sounds a great guy very passionate about the club.

Is that you Lovesey wrote:
I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a

ljofree,morrison,stu

rrock,corr,smith,nal

is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

I am looking forward to the future this time last year we nearly folded. Although I am concerned about our league postion, I think we have to the right man in to sort the mess left behind by MM. I get fed up with those doom and gloom merchants who post on here. I look at it this way, we have 23 games to play, half a season, and 69 points to play for from now on. for first half of the season we had the worst manager in our history in charge, the second half of the season we have one of brightest managers in football league. so instead of the moaners on here moaning all time look ahead and your see we have a bight future under AF&CO and DW.

Mighty Reds wrote:
I am looking forward to the future this time last year we nearly folded. Although I am concerned about our league postion, I think we have to the right man in to sort the mess left behind by MM. I get fed up with those doom and gloom merchants who post on here. I look at it this way, we have 23 games to play, half a season, and 69 points to play for from now on. for first half of the season we had the worst manager in our history in charge, the second half of the season we have one of brightest managers in football league. so instead of the moaners on here moaning all time look ahead and your see we have a bight future under AF&CO and DW.

Absolutely correct. I think if we had Alex Ferguson in charge people will still find something to moan at. This is one of the most positive periods in the Town's history and with mistakes made and admitted we should be thankfull that we have people running the club which we could only have dreamt about 13 month's ago. We are all passionate about our club but for the life of me I just do not understand why people chose to still NEG out on this forum. This club are in probably the best state for years with good people running the club and we are in a much better state than many clubs out there so why can't people forget about complaining and moaning and get behind the club. Security word =
town-busy

mikek wrote:

Mighty Reds wrote: I am looking forward to the future this time last year we nearly folded. Although I am concerned about our league postion, I think we have to the right man in to sort the mess left behind by MM. I get fed up with those doom and gloom merchants who post on here. I look at it this way, we have 23 games to play, half a season, and 69 points to play for from now on. for first half of the season we had the worst manager in our history in charge, the second half of the season we have one of brightest managers in football league. so instead of the moaners on here moaning all time look ahead and your see we have a bight future under AF&CO and DW.

Absolutely correct. I think if we had Alex Ferguson in charge people will still find something to moan at. This is one of the most positive periods in the Town's history and with mistakes made and admitted we should be thankfull that we have people running the club which we could only have dreamt about 13 month's ago. We are all passionate about our club but for the life of me I just do not understand why people chose to still NEG out on this forum. This club are in probably the best state for years with good people running the club and we are in a much better state than many clubs out there so why can't people forget about complaining and moaning and get behind the club. Security word = town-busy

agreed. christ knows what state we'd be in right now if NW, AF and co hadnt come in and straightened us out before the economic down turn. even if someone else had funded us i think with the way things are going we'd have still gone under.

and with Wilson now in charge i feel we have a manager who can attract players at this level and command a bit of respect.

It´s so refrshing to get updates, as fans we are all pleased that AF&C0 saved our club.
Whats been done off the field has been amazing, only downfall was the appointment of MM this has now ben rectified and we have what I would call "A REAL BOSS"
He will be able to put a semi decent squad together, as fans however we need to be patient with his approach and AF & the Board.
(Rome was not built in a day)
I as a fan widh both AF& C0 +DW all the best for the future

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!!

I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!!

I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

He's too good for the championship! If he goes, it will be to a top flight club.

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!! I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Morrison isn`t a stepover type. Do you mean Macca ? I doubt that you go to the CG !

One year on and we are going down, the promise of a new stadium gone, no new players as yet, bad mistakes by fitton, now a credit crunch, no games this week,aljolfre still captain, we looks doomed.
bring on the skating vicar

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!! I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Morrison isn`t a stepover type. Do you mean Macca ? I doubt that you go to the CG !

Umpcah - dont talk tripe, people like you do my head in, because I dont rate morrison, I dont go to the CG - yeah right mate grow up !! Morrison is wonderful I must agree with Umpcah the god of football knowledge !!!

As for Macca, I do rate him, bit in and out of games but most wingers are !!! Morrison has potential but I havent seen it and dont think he is good enough !!

I'd like to thank Watkins, Fitton and all new new management team for their efforts over the past year.

Off the pitch things have been great. Season ticket pricing better, Club shop is better, legends lounge is better, exec areas are better, communication has been better, realistic talk of redeveloping the CG.

On the pitch things havnt been great as we all know. Fitton admitted his mistake with Malpas, and most of our on field trouble have been caused by MM. I think we all need to move on from that now as if you look at the bigger piture of the club as a whole it is clear that the fitton regime have done more good than bad.

I'm optimistic about Wilsons reign, he would have been my 1st choice for the job, but out of the REALISTIC candidates he has a resonable CV and a sound knowledge of our league. I dont think we will go down with him at the helm, or even come close. I do have doubts about his ability to get us promoted, but one step at a time I suppose. Things needed sorting out after MM and I think DW is a decent choice to do that.

Its easy as supporters to be very short -termist about the club and football in general. But if we are ever to have a sustained inprovment from the level we are at now, then the work being done off the pitch needed to be done to make the club stable and reduce some of the horredous losses the club has made in the last decade.

I just hope that the second year of the new regime will bring as big an improvment on the pitch as we have seen off it this year. Although no doubt some people on here would still whinge

grim reapers gone wrote:
One year on and we are going down, the promise of a new stadium gone, no new players as yet, bad mistakes by fitton, now a credit crunch, no games this week,aljolfre still captain, we looks doomed. bring on the skating vicar

well we arent in the relgation zone. so we arent going down yet.

we werent promised a new stadium, it was mentioned as an option in the future or development of the CG.

bad mistakes?
1. MM, fitton has learned from this.
2. ? ummm, took too long to get a manager but we ended up with a good one.
3. ? you fill me in on that one.


credit crunch, but we have a financial secure club now and no debt. perhaps you overlooked that one.

yeah i blame the board for this weather too.

aljofre is captain when fit but then Wilson hasnt had time to get anyone else in yet so who knows.


you reckon doomed but alot of people are optimistic. give it a go.

Even Angrier Monkey wrote:
I'd like to thank Watkins, Fitton and all new new management team for their efforts over the past year. Off the pitch things have been great. Season ticket pricing better, Club shop is better, legends lounge is better, exec areas are better, communication has been better, realistic talk of redeveloping the CG. On the pitch things havnt been great as we all know. Fitton admitted his mistake with Malpas, and most of our on field trouble have been caused by MM. I think we all need to move on from that now as if you look at the bigger piture of the club as a whole it is clear that the fitton regime have done more good than bad. I'm optimistic about Wilsons reign, he would have been my 1st choice for the job, but out of the REALISTIC candidates he has a resonable CV and a sound knowledge of our league. I dont think we will go down with him at the helm, or even come close. I do have doubts about his ability to get us promoted, but one step at a time I suppose. Things needed sorting out after MM and I think DW is a decent choice to do that. Its easy as supporters to be very short -termist about the club and football in general. But if we are ever to have a sustained inprovment from the level we are at now, then the work being done off the pitch needed to be done to make the club stable and reduce some of the horredous losses the club has made in the last decade. I just hope that the second year of the new regime will bring as big an improvment on the pitch as we have seen off it this year. Although no doubt some people on here would still whinge

Good post Monkey !!

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

Even Angrier Monkey wrote: I'd like to thank Watkins, Fitton and all new new management team for their efforts over the past year. Off the pitch things have been great. Season ticket pricing better, Club shop is better, legends lounge is better, exec areas are better, communication has been better, realistic talk of redeveloping the CG. On the pitch things havnt been great as we all know. Fitton admitted his mistake with Malpas, and most of our on field trouble have been caused by MM. I think we all need to move on from that now as if you look at the bigger piture of the club as a whole it is clear that the fitton regime have done more good than bad. I'm optimistic about Wilsons reign, he would have been my 1st choice for the job, but out of the REALISTIC candidates he has a resonable CV and a sound knowledge of our league. I dont think we will go down with him at the helm, or even come close. I do have doubts about his ability to get us promoted, but one step at a time I suppose. Things needed sorting out after MM and I think DW is a decent choice to do that. Its easy as supporters to be very short -termist about the club and football in general. But if we are ever to have a sustained inprovment from the level we are at now, then the work being done off the pitch needed to be done to make the club stable and reduce some of the horredous losses the club has made in the last decade. I just hope that the second year of the new regime will bring as big an improvment on the pitch as we have seen off it this year. Although no doubt some people on here would still whinge

Good post Monkey !!

Yeh well said, Cheetah......have a banana son!

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!! I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Ah, now it all becomes clear - you always slate Morrison on here, to the puzzlement of everyone else, but now it transpires that you actually mean Marshall!

What a fool you are. Try and learn the player's name before you slag him off. Here's a clue for you: Sean Morrison is the tall white lad, Mark Marshall is small and black.

For the record, Marshall is young, raw, and in his first season after making the step up from non-league football. What were you expecting from him, realistically? Give the lad a chance.

Hee! Hee!

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!! I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Morrison isn`t a stepover type. Do you mean Macca ? I doubt that you go to the CG !

Umpcah - dont talk tripe, people like you do my head in, because I dont rate morrison, I dont go to the CG - yeah right mate grow up !! Morrison is wonderful I must agree with Umpcah the god of football knowledge !!! As for Macca, I do rate him, bit in and out of games but most wingers are !!! Morrison has potential but I havent seen it and dont think he is good enough !!

ITYL : Please read the posting from STFCLondon to find out who is the tripe merchant on here ! Please dont do my head in like this !

Right, I'm struggling to keep up here. I thought I knew my club & team!
So the open end that's rarely used is called the STATFORD BANK......and the young black winger that we signed from Eastleigh is called SEAN MORRISON. Thanks all, at least I know now.
Christ I'm still in my thirties and losing my mind already.....

.........so is the author of this article actually called ANTHONY MORRISON???

Sorry, I'm completely disorientated now....

Paul Skinnbakk wrote:
.........so is the author of this article actually called ANTHONY MORRISON??? Sorry, I'm completely disorientated now....

PAUL: No need to despair ! It`s probably Oxford fans trying to sabotage our forums !

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!! I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Morrison isn`t a stepover type. Do you mean Macca ? I doubt that you go to the CG !

Umpcah - dont talk tripe, people like you do my head in, because I dont rate morrison, I dont go to the CG - yeah right mate grow up !! Morrison is wonderful I must agree with Umpcah the god of football knowledge !!! As for Macca, I do rate him, bit in and out of games but most wingers are !!! Morrison has potential but I havent seen it and dont think he is good enough !!

J have been watching Sean Morrison for years playing for Plymouth and Devon and i have never once seen him do a stepover you need to go to Specsavers mate

or was it Marshall???????

Oxford fans ? No such thing !

BLOODY HELL IT'S CHAOS!!!! I no longer know who is what and what is when and how it's done!?!?
It's a good job we haven't got a game until 2016 - that gives us all time to do some swatting up.
Right, so it's Ray McHale in goal.......

Paul Skinnbakk wrote:
BLOODY HELL IT'S CHAOS!!!! I no longer know who is what and what is when and how it's done!?!? It's a good job we haven't got a game until 2016 - that gives us all time to do some swatting up. Right, so it's Ray McHale in goal.......

Good choice Paul - it`s time Smithy was dropped !

Is Smith the french one with the long hair?

girlyred wrote:
Is Smith the french one with the long hair?

No, his name is Fortoft !

Even Angrier Monkey wrote:
I'd like to thank Watkins, Fitton and all new new management team for their efforts over the past year. Off the pitch things have been great. Season ticket pricing better, Club shop is better, legends lounge is better, exec areas are better, communication has been better, realistic talk of redeveloping the CG. On the pitch things havnt been great as we all know. Fitton admitted his mistake with Malpas, and most of our on field trouble have been caused by MM. I think we all need to move on from that now as if you look at the bigger piture of the club as a whole it is clear that the fitton regime have done more good than bad. I'm optimistic about Wilsons reign, he would have been my 1st choice for the job, but out of the REALISTIC candidates he has a resonable CV and a sound knowledge of our league. I dont think we will go down with him at the helm, or even come close. I do have doubts about his ability to get us promoted, but one step at a time I suppose. Things needed sorting out after MM and I think DW is a decent choice to do that. Its easy as supporters to be very short -termist about the club and football in general. But if we are ever to have a sustained inprovment from the level we are at now, then the work being done off the pitch needed to be done to make the club stable and reduce some of the horredous losses the club has made in the last decade. I just hope that the second year of the new regime will bring as big an improvment on the pitch as we have seen off it this year. Although no doubt some people on here would still whinge

Very good post.

Also, to all those that like to berate the moaners, your moaning is now getting tedious. Whilst i agree there is a lot of moaning, there is also some very good posts who's opinions we may not share but nevertheless they are constructive points of view.

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote:

umpcah wrote:

Is that you Lovesey wrote: I dont know what people are moaning for, we have a financialy sound club, good off the field management for the first time in ages, A very good experienced manager, who will be successful at the club and we all had the option to purchase a season ticket at £10 a game which is value for money !!! I for one am very happy that DW is here and we should now climb the table, but there is a lot of work to do for DW with the playing staff and IMO some of the coaching staff, keeper coach and AW need to go !! Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more

"Sign Brez, get a defender and a midfielder, maybe a striker, get rid of casal,kanyuka,pook,a ljofree,morrison,stu rrock,corr,smith,nal is, maybe a couple more" MORRISON ? ? get rid of him ? Why for goodness sake ?

because he is rubbish !!! I have seen nothing apart from the odd step over, he doesn't chase back and isn't in the game enough, yes he is young, but if we want to be in the championship he wont be good enough !!

Morrison isn`t a stepover type. Do you mean Macca ? I doubt that you go to the CG !

Umpcah - dont talk tripe, people like you do my head in, because I dont rate morrison, I dont go to the CG - yeah right mate grow up !! Morrison is wonderful I must agree with Umpcah the god of football knowledge !!! As for Macca, I do rate him, bit in and out of games but most wingers are !!! Morrison has potential but I havent seen it and dont think he is good enough !!

ITYL : Please read the posting from STFCLondon to find out who is the tripe merchant on here ! Please dont do my head in like this !

Umpcah, I apologise unreservedly to you my friend, I did mean Marshall not Morrison, big Sean is a future talent for sure....

Sorry my bad !!