[Redraine]

A thoroughly depressing afternoon, and I must apologise to Valarian and his mate for my language, as I got more and more frustrated as the match went on. It was obvious to me from Wednesday night that Joyce and Proccy are below par at the moment, and to see Charlie and Coid on the bench was a real sickener. Proccy looks lost in the more advanced role he has been playing recently, and Joyce's form has disappeared. If Coley wanted the Reds to burst out of the blocks to ensure a better first half than we usually have, then that hope went out of the window as Swindon buzzed around our static midfield from the kick off, and kept the pressure on for the next 45 minutes. We are generally poor at building attacks when under pressure, and the first half was a classic demonstration of how we struggle. Misplaced passes, balls constantly hit straight into touch and hoofball clearances resulted in Swindon on the front foot almost continually. I know we haven't a pot to pee in, and can't attract the more skillful players, but surely we can do better than this?.
It is depressing to see Proccy so demoralised and ineffective, but I hope Coley is not playing him out of position in order to accommodate Murphy in midfield? Bad idea. Worrying times.