Sky's pundits are a bunch of premier league window lickers who know nothing about any other division apart from the premier league. There predicition is comical. What a surprise, prediciting the two biggest clubs to go up automatically. This will not happen. Also tipping Swindon for relegation, What planet are they on. Mid-table - Play offs beckon.

1 Leicester
2 Leeds
3 Scunthorpe
4 Southend
5 Huddersfield
6 Oldham
7 Peterborough
8 Colchester
9 Carlisle
10 MK Dons
11 Tranmere
12 Bristol Rovers
13 Brighton
14 Northampton
15 Hartlepool
16 Walsall
17 Stockport
18 Leyton Orient
19 Millwall
20 Crewe
21 Hereford
22 Yeovil
23 Swindon - Sky can fúck right off. Cúnts!
24 Cheltenham

After being pretty down-beat about the forthcoming season, a couple of shrewd signings by Maurice Malpas and the return of Barry Corr has led me to believe that Swindon will be pushing for the playoffs this season.

In Simon Cox Swindon have arguably the best striker in the divison. Barry Corr, Billy Paynter, Lee Peacok all decent strikers fighting for the other spot along with young prospect Joyce he scored twice in Swindon's 3-0 win over championship outfit Plymouth. Brezovan the best keeper by a mile in league 1, linked with moves to Spurs and Celtic last season, all be it, to be 2nd choice.

Some goal in pre-season by Simon Cox in Swindon's impressive 1-1 draw away at Fenerbahce. As the saying goes, If Ronaldo had scored this, we would be hearing about this for months http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXlINN4UHTs (forward to 1 minute mark. Not so impressive Turkish tv calling Swindon, Swindown )

That's a fucking cracking goal

MK Dons - 10th?!

That is a brilliant goal

Champions:
Leeds United
Promoted:
Huddersfield Town (with 20 goals from Keigan Parker )
Play Offs:
Peterbrough United (Promoted),
Leicester City,
Carlisle United,
Stockport County Swindon Town
Relegated:
Cheltenham Town
Crewe Alexandra (as soon as Nicky Maynard gets panic-bought in January)
Walsall
Yeovil Town


NB. But what they hell do I know

Good choice in removing Stockport for Swindon

Just bet on Swindon to win the league e/w 50/1
Simon Cox to be top scorer e/w 40/1 (Just hope we don't sell him, 36 games 14 League goals last season in his 1st full season. Was on loan for 1st half of season until Swindon paid £250,000 off Reading for him)
Swindon to win league with +20 point handicap 18/1

CORRECT! Bristol City signed him a few weeks ago for £2.5 Million

Do Swindon not start with +20 points just to 'equalise' the Malpas factor?

After a good pre-season I have faith in Malpas. Although on our last good pre-season about 6 years ago we avoided relegation on the final day, mass pitch invasion and "we are the champions" is played over the tanoy

Doesn't change the correct assertion that they'll go down!

Carlisle United 9th? Nah they will finish in the play offs again

Leeds and Huddersfield to go up automatically.

Brighton and Clochester in the play-off final.

Even though they have lost Gillespie I don't think Cheltenham will go down.

Swindon v Tranmere, tough opening game. Not looking forward to going, about to p*ss it down and drank far to much last night .

Swindon, Swindon, Swindon, Swindon, Swindon, Swindon, Swindon!

Great performance today, Helped by Tranmere's keeper being useless.

Antony McNamee, What a player! Happy to see Cox score since I have money on him to be top scorer.

Caught some of the Championship this morning, not quite League 1 but Jack Lester's chip for Chesterfield was top quality. Also can't see QPR winning the league giving defenders penalties just beacause they are on a hat trick even though they are only 2-1 up.

Cheltenham v Swindon this saturday. A derby match, not that it means anything to Swindon, Hard to get excited about it. No history or rivalry between the two clubs, Cheltenham just dislike Gloucester, where as Swindon's main rivals are of course Oxford, although now they are loitering in non league , hatred and trouble between Bristol Rovers has increased due to being in the same division for past few seasons, other rivals being Reading and Bristol City. So going to be boring and drive tomorrow, takes longer to get out the side streets there then it does to drive home. Terrible ground, right in the middle of a OAP council estate, They have come way to far in short space of time.

Really fancy Swindon to get a result here. Last season McNamee just couldn't perform away from home, on his day, especially at home as good as anyone in that league, hence Portsmouth being after him, So hoping he can end his away day jinx tomorrow. Got to tip Swindon to win 2-0 tomorrow.

Carlisle 2-1 Crewe half time

Danny Graham with both goals

3-1 Carlisle 59 minutes gone Scott Dobie

Malpas Out!

Top of the league

I would take that TBH - this season has to be about consolidation and finding a new manager for the start of the next one

That Scott Dobie?

Malpas out!

Not helped by having the world's worst ref yesterday either.

Cracking result for the Gas yesterday. Bring on Leeds next Sat!

Yup, he got sent off this saturdat but still was 0-0 away from home v leyton orient

Brilliant result for us at Huddersfield. Really was not expecting that.

Bring on Swindon

Should be a stroll in the park. Easy drive for me, although don't want to drive as I want to drink. Quite a few nice bars near your old ground. You get bigger crowds now, so is driving a bit of a nightmere at football trying to get out? Can you still park at that business complex near your old ground? Your new ground is right by it, isn't it?

Dont park near the old ground - that will be a good 1/2hr walk to the new one. Park in the industrial estate behind Asda & Ikea. It's 5 minute walk to the ground in one direction and 5 minutes walk to the pub (Beacon) in the other.

It will take you 5 minutes to get onto the main roads doing it this way. If you park in Ikea/Asda you are likely to get fined £40 and it will take you an hour + to get out.

The Beacon is on Mount Farm Industrial Estate

I might even buy you a beer

Cheers pal, will bare that in mind.

Is he still in a job?

Just seen the highlights of Bristol Rovers 6-1 defeat of Hereford with none other than Craig Samson in goals. What an awful 'keeper he really is, every-time he concedes another preventable goal he always has the audacity to blame his defence.

I actually feel a bit sorry for him. On a hiding to nothing. Alot of fans were unhappy with the appointement in the 1st place. When we lose, people quick to blame him. Although since he has been in charge our defence are all over the place. Sadly I don't think he will last till xmas, I hope he proves me wrong.

Opted not to go as I think we will get thumped. Also 2nd installment of season ticket comes out in a few days as well as looking at buying a new car. So wisely gave this a miss. Swindon will now win 4-3

Always called a jinx at away games and maybe some truth in it. Swindon win 2-1 away, an injury time winner and I am not there

I think you are a jinx full-stop! I remember you missed the 6-0 win against Port Vale last season at The County Ground

Am I A Jinx?

And a 5-0 win. Missed 3 home games and missed 14-0 to Swindon

They most have been gutted when I renewed my season ticket this season.

4-1 carlisle Well done lads

Good result for the Gas yesterday at Elland Road. Lambert and Duffy are starting to click.

Carlisle came from a goal down to beat Southend 2-1 and maintain their unbeaten record in League One.

Debutant Dougie Freedman had given the visitors the lead in style during the first half with a curling 20-yard shot.

But Southend lost that lead when Peter Clarke pushed Danny Livesey in the box and Danny Graham sent Steve Mildenhall the wrong way from the penalty spot.

Winger Cleveland Taylor then won it for the home side when he fired home a loose ball from six yards

Carlisle got beat 2-1 today by Scunthorpe at Scunthorpe. First defeat of the season

3-1 leeds at swindon with 10 men for 80mins.

Next stop carlisle next saturday.

See my comments in Leeds thread. But worse defensive and goalkeeping performance by Swindon for years today. Centre backs letting ball roll under there foot, Keeper making a calmity error. Lad who got sent off deserved to as two footed lunge.

http://www.football.virginmedia.com/page/F...AssetId=3088747

Some of the worst defending and goalkeeping you will ever see, ignore about 20 seconds worth of adverts to begin with.

Swindon v Leeds.

A 4 nil gubbing of Millwall - great result for us but Millwall had a real off day

Carlisle got beat 2-1 by Tranmare, is a joke now how carlisle going on a bad run with a full team out and not a major injury

Good performance by Swindon today. Thought Oldham would prove tougher opposistion.

Lee Hughes didn't reply to the chant of "Did you take it up the arse" when in prison chant

Luke Chadwick played a blinder yesterday.

2-1 Dons - Chadwick with both.

He is awsome; well in this league anyway!

1 Nil against a very strong Tranmere side takes us upto 4th

I had MK dons on my winning coupon yesterday, I cheered when I saw Kev Gallens late goal.


Good point for Swindon @ Scunthorpe yesterday. Cox hat-trick, sadly won't be long before he is at a bigger club in a higher division.