Scouting report, Swindon Town. It's not JUST Jake Young & Dan Kemp you know.

Swindon are a good team who seem to have gotten over their blip and have won their last two league games. Excellent wins as well, being the first team to beat Mansfield this season (2-1 at home) before winning 4-3 at Accrington Stanley. The last result is deceptive. They led 4-0 on the long trip up North, only a couple of stoppage time goals for Accy made it look close. As we know only too well, John Coleman's men are a good team, while Mansfield are one of the favourites for the title. So let's get this straight, this is a proper team we are playing tomorrow.

They seem to have settled upon a quite funky 5-3-1-1 formation. The "1" and the "1" are Dan Kemp (MK loanee) and Jake Young who is on loan from Bradford. Both, much as it pains me to admit it in Kemp's case at least, are excellent footballers. The thought process seems to be to give those two the freedom to go wherever they see fit. Given they have TWENTY SIX goals between them (Ali and Tilley have fifteen for context), you can see why. Young is more the fox in the box poacher, Kemp pops up everywhere and will hit it from distance. They are VERY dangerous and appear to have a bit of football chemistry.

It isn't JUST them though. In number 8 Saidou Khan they have arguably the best in his position in the league (him or Stockport's Will Collar for me), and it's easy to see why Wrexham are willing to pay 350K for his services. George McEchran at 6 was the best player on the pitch when they smashed us last season, and while I'd prefer Salford's Elliot Watt over him he is once again an excellent player at the level. Liam Kinsella as the other midfielder is a republic of Ireland international, an excellent player who knows his onions.

The wing backs are both pacey up and downers, almost regardless of which ones they play. Rameoao Hutton though down the right is one I like and especially good at the level, Jack Currie will need his wits about him.

So they are a good team. I like the young centre half Harrison Minturn, And the young lad to his right Udoka Godwin-Malife is promising too. He's not frightened of marauding forward with the ball.

So they are a very good bunch of players. Any good news?

Well, Swindon try and play. They WILL try and bring it out from the back, pointless them launching it to Kemp and Young. I think if we're brave enough to defend high enough (neither Kemp nor Young will burn us for pace) I think we can get properly in amongst them. I'd be getting Armani Littles phone off of him, send a few bogus text messages to his missus from "Dan from Swindon" before kick off. Our chief ratter is going to have to get in and around McEchran as well. The ex Chelsea man is slippier than Boris Johnson in the dock though, catching up with him ain't easy. I'm looking for Omar to drop in and get amongst Saidou Khan, when the Swindon man breaks forward with the ball Jake Reeves needs to be engaging him early. The full backs (particularly Jack Currie this time) are going to have to be bang on it, and our communication when we're passing Kemp over as he drops into pockets is going to have to be really good.

I DO though think Ali will scare the shit out of them (Why should they be any different?) and if we're brave enough to press high, I think we can nick the ball and kill them.

They beat us 5-1 here last season, it won't happen this time. 3-1 to us, Ali with AT LEAST two goals.