Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Bombadel » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:55 pm

“1st goal is so important in league 2” there goes that quote in the bin. Feels like, with these new players and manager we’ve ripped up the book and started again, yet we went 8 games unbeaten when an influential RK when he came in, just doesn’t add up.
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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by April1972 » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:56 pm

Barrow afc 2018 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:54 pm No doubt but today Gally cost us points, very very poor substitutions.
Same as McDonald did on a couple of occasions (Accrington away most memorably).

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Mark Johnson » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:56 pm

Struggling to pass the ball to feet from 5 yards. Second half as bad as I’ve seen all season
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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by AugustusCorpa » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:56 pm

Another week, same shit

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Gazza » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:57 pm

I’m starting to not care if we get relegated as long as 90% of this lot get shown the front door!

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by SayitagainSam » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:59 pm

With Bristol and Crawley both winning and Shrewsbury drawing, we're no longer in 'Squeaky-Bum time', we've moved lower to 'Shxtting-our-pants time'....Us, Newport and Harrogate to fight it out for 3rd bottom.

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Beanmuncher » Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:59 pm

No. 1 contributing factor for the loss is today’s substitutions … timing, numbers, positions. We were our most effective and fluid before the first subs with good positioning, attacking and pressing. Powell taken off too early on his debut. Jackson was a poor substitution today, as was Jovan but we lost our way quickly and didn’t recover. For being ahead then losing by 2 goals after subs is not a good strategy.
Looks like the new additions to the team will contribute to our campaign but we need to have better team management.
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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Bingo » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:00 pm

Noticed the players training in hats and scarfs this week obviously working very hard on the training pitch

6 years in the football league but the attitude / structure of the club and mentality is small - we don’t deserve to be in the football league

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Post by MisterPleasant » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:00 pm

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by CH BAFC » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:02 pm

Relegation confirmed for me there..... ontop and concede such pathetic goals.
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Post by Rtw6095 » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:03 pm

The only way we will stay up is if Harrogate and Newport are worse than us.

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Pedro » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:05 pm

We have a very bad team and a inexperienced Manager which shows.
Very like our fall out of the league last time.
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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Jonty » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:06 pm

Bombadel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:55 pm “1st goal is so important in league 2” there goes that quote in the bin. Feels like, with these new players and manager we’ve ripped up the book and started again, yet we went 8 games unbeaten when an influential RK when he came in, just doesn’t add up.
We've got a young inexperienced manager, saying all the quips and quotes, and we are throwing new players straight into the starting 11 hoping something is going to click, it is not going to work that way. We needed experience at the helm and we needed seasoned no nonsense players, not a young coach and young players cutting their teeth with a struggling side. I am not sure if these players are up for the fight ahead. If we fall into that bottom three (and i am absolutely gobsmacked we are not already in it) i don't think we will have the fight to get out if it.
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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by blue nige » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:09 pm

We should have signed someone with leadership quality , someone to push us over the line and that includes the manager!

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Re: Swindon Town v Barrow, match thread

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:15 pm

We have some nice players but lack leaders that are willing to die for the cause. Tickle our bellies sadly we crumble

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