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Wilson upbeat after step in the right direction
10:10am Thursday 15th January 2009 in Headlines
DANNY Wilson believes hard work during Swindon’s enforced winter break is already paying dividends as his new side begin to show evidence that they are heading “in the right direction.”
The 49-year-old has only sat in the County Ground dugout twice during his two-and-a-half-week reign, due to Town’s early exit from the FA Cup and a frozen pitch causing a postponement at the weekend.
But Wilson saw enough differences between December’s home defeat to Brighton and Tuesday night’s draw against Stockport to suggest his new side can escape from the clutches of a League One relegation dog fight.
“It’s going to be a slow process, but from the players’ point of view they have been very receptive to what we want,” revealed the manager.
“They want to better themselves as well and want to get onto a decent run - hopefully this is the start of it and they will take confidence from it.
“We caused more problems to the opposition than we did against Brighton, who sat in and made it difficult for us to play.
“Against Brighton we didn’t really have that bit of energy or directive-ness to go and cause problems, but today (Tuesday) we did.
“I thought there were lots of aspects of our game which were very good, like the support play and laying little balls in behind the defenders, which caused them problems.
“Performance-wise it was a step in the right direction, and we got a point so it is something to build on.”
Swindon’s main failing this season has been their inability to keep a clean sheet, with only one shut-out recorded so far, and Wilson knows just how important it is to tighten things up at the back.
“Clean sheets are always top of my list, without a doubt,” he said.
“We are hardy characters us managers and that’s what we go for straight away - anything else is a little bit of a bonus.
“We’ve got to stop conceding goals - that’s the main priority.
“Today (Tuesday) we only conceded one, but it’s cost us two points maybe.
“Having said that, I think it’s a good point. If you look at the table we’ve moved up two places, so it’s progress.”
Comments(17)
drrock
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11:11am Thu 15 Jan 09
However where are these new faces? we are inti mid Jan and as normal Swindon is all if´s and maybes
Last week signings were shelved due to bad weather and to sign would have been waste of time.
Another week has passed with just a couple of weeks remaining before window closes.
The team may have improved(that would not have been difficult) as they were on a down spiral.
So AF & C0 give DW the green light please
Good luck sat at Huddersfield
drrock
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11:12am Thu 15 Jan 09
However where are these new faces? we are inti mid Jan and as normal Swindon is all if´s and maybes
Last week signings were shelved due to bad weather and to sign would have been waste of time.
Another week has passed with just a couple of weeks remaining before window closes.
The team may have improved(that would not have been difficult) as they were on a down spiral.
So AF & C0 give DW the green light please
Good luck sat at Huddersfield
who dat?
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12:21pm Thu 15 Jan 09
off to Dunelm this afternoon- they have same real bargains!"
Go Danny,go!!
Pinehurstred
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2:52pm Thu 15 Jan 09
Pinehurstred
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2:52pm Thu 15 Jan 09
SirReg
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2:55pm Thu 15 Jan 09
umpcah
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6:05pm Thu 15 Jan 09
Paul Skinnbakk
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6:11pm Thu 15 Jan 09
It was clear that Stockport are a more fluent outfit than us 'at this moment in time' (arf arf), and we just had to do what we could as at times they were pulling us all over the park. But we had plenty of good spells ourselves and were by no means dominated by them.
What I liked is that when we were chasing them, and when we did make the odd mistake, we kept our spirited attitude up and weren't affected at all, whereas I've lost count of the number of games this season where our heads dropped and nobody either on or off the pitch had it in them to do anything about it.
It's just proof, if any were needed, of how important it is to have A PROPER MANAGER that can get into players heads, and make them actually BE professional, rather than just strut around giving it the large one.
Anyway I'm off to feed my rhinoceros some Angel Delight.
umpcah
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7:12pm Thu 15 Jan 09
Paul Skinnbakk wrote:Please take care not to upset Reggie Rhino`s cholestrol !
Totally agree Reginald, well said. It was clear that Stockport are a more fluent outfit than us 'at this moment in time' (arf arf), and we just had to do what we could as at times they were pulling us all over the park. But we had plenty of good spells ourselves and were by no means dominated by them. What I liked is that when we were chasing them, and when we did make the odd mistake, we kept our spirited attitude up and weren't affected at all, whereas I've lost count of the number of games this season where our heads dropped and nobody either on or off the pitch had it in them to do anything about it. It's just proof, if any were needed, of how important it is to have A PROPER MANAGER that can get into players heads, and make them actually BE professional, rather than just strut around giving it the large one. Anyway I'm off to feed my rhinoceros some Angel Delight.
outlaw
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7:37pm Thu 15 Jan 09
umpcah wrote:Is it true that 6000 people from Swindon have supported his application?
Heard the latest joke - I mean news ? Malpas has enquired for the Walsall job !
umpcah
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7:42pm Thu 15 Jan 09
outlaw wrote:I`ve heard that 6000 Town fans have volunteered to help lift him back over Hadrian`s Wall !
umpcah wrote: Heard the latest joke - I mean news ? Malpas has enquired for the Walsall job !Is it true that 6000 people from Swindon have supported his application?
RFM
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8:42pm Thu 15 Jan 09
umpcah
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9:30pm Thu 15 Jan 09
RFM wrote:Not sure if you`re being sarcastic or not but "fixtures" on the forum will give you the answer.
When did STFC last win a game?
Pinehurstred
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9:57pm Thu 15 Jan 09
RFM wrote:OLDHAM AT HOME, WE WON 2.0. ALL MOST 3 MOUNTHS AGO..THAT WAS 13 GAMES AGO, PLUS 2 DEFEATS IN THE CUP
When did STFC last win a game?
Paul Skinnbakk
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12:00am Fri 16 Jan 09
umpcah wrote:Would you believe he turned his sizeable snout up at it.....and it was butterscotch (his favourite). He's getting on though, so his appetite is bound to be on the wane.
Paul Skinnbakk wrote: Totally agree Reginald, well said. It was clear that Stockport are a more fluent outfit than us 'at this moment in time' (arf arf), and we just had to do what we could as at times they were pulling us all over the park. But we had plenty of good spells ourselves and were by no means dominated by them. What I liked is that when we were chasing them, and when we did make the odd mistake, we kept our spirited attitude up and weren't affected at all, whereas I've lost count of the number of games this season where our heads dropped and nobody either on or off the pitch had it in them to do anything about it. It's just proof, if any were needed, of how important it is to have A PROPER MANAGER that can get into players heads, and make them actually BE professional, rather than just strut around giving it the large one. Anyway I'm off to feed my rhinoceros some Angel Delight.Please take care not to upset Reggie Rhino`s cholestrol !
FittonIsGod
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7:27am Fri 16 Jan 09
Pinehurstred wrote:Oh dear, you don't even know when Swindon's last win was. Fool.
RFM wrote:OLDHAM AT HOME, WE WON 2.0. ALL MOST 3 MOUNTHS AGO..THAT WAS 13 GAMES AGO, PLUS 2 DEFEATS IN THE CUP
When did STFC last win a game?
RFM
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8:21pm Fri 16 Jan 09
FittonIsGod wrote:Oh but I did. But I find it so funny that I wanted to bring it up!
Pinehurstred wrote:Oh dear, you don't even know when Swindon's last win was. Fool.RFM wrote: When did STFC last win a game?OLDHAM AT HOME, WE WON 2.0. ALL MOST 3 MOUNTHS AGO..THAT WAS 13 GAMES AGO, PLUS 2 DEFEATS IN THE CUP
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