Kyle-7.5. Looks a good signing, never gave up and gave everything. Still not sure if we suit abig man upfront.

Porter-7.5 Quieter than normal but got a bizzare hat trick. Well done.

Brown 6 Quiet but well marked

Monky 7. Still our most creative player

Jones 6. Never got into the game, did some trademark ridiculous fouls.



ALB-3. Yet another fuck up and 3rd goal went into middle of net but nowhere to be seen. Did well saving the one that smacked him full on in face. He should have hit it harder.

Mccunnie-1. Im surprised Sweeney never slit his wrists to lose his place to this utter goon.

Humps-3. Awful. Out of position time after time and gave stupid free kick away for 3rd. I really hope those who voted him player of century are embarrased that they made a mockery of the clubs history.

Collins-3. What the fuck? I love this guy but he was woeful. Skinned time after time.

Nelson-1. I dont know who is to blame regarding his "passing", Wilson or Nelson? Surely Wilson can see it and tell him to stop trying to pass the ball? Knock it along floor to a full back and we wouldnt give the ball away every minute. Quite simply the worst passer I have ever ever seen and skinned time after time too.

Liddle-2. Can Wilson please tell him that he wont die if he actually passes forward? Constantly spoilt any form of attack. Too lightweight and not quick enough for centre of midfield. Gone backwards.

That first half is the worst display of football I have ever ever seen. Second wasnt much better.

How on earth are we expected to win anything with a dodgy back 5? Your were a disgrace to the shirt tonight.

Liddle has completely lost the plot.

I remember when we signed him. I was gloating to a boro supporter about how stupid they had been in letting him go. After the way he has 'developed' with Pools, you could not blame boro for getting rid.

Well done danny, you took a great footballing talent and turned him into a pile of negative defensive minded poo

as always you over exaggerate but your just about spot on. if butterworth is the 'defensive coach' then he wants sacking. they were disgraceful tonight. wilson must see where the problem is and MUST look to sort it asap. new full back and gk please or we will be in trouble of having a similar season to last.

one 'positive' is the players never laid down and did well to come back from 3-0.

Fucks sake what has happened to you MisterB?

Nice to see you have taken those rose tinted specs off.

Same has to be said for our goalkeeping coach too?

I dont think brown deserved a 6.5 Tree, He was pretty bad tonight.

I didnt give him a 6.5.

Well, a 6 is still too high!!!

matty robson looked alright when he came on....

the match changed when sweeney came on. million dollar question is what on earth was he doing on the bench to start with? we changed our plkay for kyle - he did what barker can do - but why sacrifice football for one player?

On the way home Eddie Kyle made a good point - we are defending too deep which leaves a gap in front of the back four. This was where their players were running freely at us from totally unhindered. We have a lot of work to do on our defensive frailties - a good start might be to replace Nelson with Clark and also McCunnie with Sweeney. We are getting nowhere fast even though we are a decent attacking side. Butterworth and Wilson need to get them organised - quickly.

That was reminiscent of the 1980's Pools - utter sh1te. If Danny Wilson cannt see that denfensively we are amatuer, he should go. Players are losing confinence all over the pitch, Liddle needs to get into the reseves for a bit and learn the art of being a midfielder - at the minute he's a total liability. ALB was poor, feck, kicking a ball straight to touch several times is just unaccetable for a professinal footaballer. Porter ran all game, he wont score a more insane hat-trick in his life. Browny tried hard and looks like the real footballer he is, but his is being very poorly supported t the minute - he lays balls off and thne gies for a non-existant return. Saw the look of utter frustration on his face twice as he laid the ball off to McCunnie who simply had no idea what Browny was trying to do. McCunnie HAS to be dropped now. He has no positional play, cannt tackle and now has no confidence. Danny, for his sake - DROP HIM.

But, the worst thing about last night was the complete lack of passion showed by DW and Collins. Into the 2nd half, three down at home against lets be fair not the strongest team in the world. Another Swindon player gets shot by a snipper/has angina attack/lays down for a bit so here is the ideal opportunity to get the team together, regroup and get them fired up. DW stood leaning against the dugout saying nowt. Collins just stod in the middle of the park and made no attempt to spealk to anyone. That is totally unacceptable. You are professinal footballers/managers. If you have no interest, no passion in my club, then feck off.

Sort the defence out - loan in a left back / right back. Get Clark in. Never ever ever play McCunnie as right back. NEVER EVER EVER leave Sweeny on the bench when he's fit - hat is the behaviour of a loon.

I travelled 300 miles to watch that last night. I love my club, and it fecking hurts to see folk associated with the club who genuinely dont seem to care. And on that subject - I dont see why praise is heaped on Monkhouse - he didnt seem that interested to me lst night. When he fancies it he can really worry defenders, he just dosnt seem to be arsed.

cracking post!

Top post, regarding Collins not raising the troops as it were, Kyle was the only one doing it and never stopped encouraging them all game.

disagree with that, because it means Liddle staying in midfield, and all season he has been sh-i-te, no question. Hasn't got hold of a single game or made any kind of impact at all. In fact, he's got off very lightly with criticism for his poor performances. Sweeney is ten times the midfielder Liddle is.
Liddle could do a job at full back IMO.
The centre back problem is worrying - Collins has been inexplicably poor recently, considering how good we know he can be. Nelson has been poor for a long time, but seeing as how he is still better than McCunnie and Humphreys in defence, he'll have to stay in the team. I'd like to see Clark and Liddle at full backs, but we just know it's never, ever going to happen.

Its a fact though our back four were defending too deep - Cox was picking the ball up in the gap in front of the back line and running at Collins and Nelson and they couldn't handle him. He was going past them like they were lampposts.

So, the solution is to play a higher line and restrict the space that the opposition have to play in. Butterworth and Wilson should realise this and get it sorted or we will continue shipping goals.

robson gets twenty minutes and he needs that to get into the game if he can't pick up the game immediately then why bother
but there again it was the defenders fault wasn't it?