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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 16, 2021 15:33:04 GMT
So
This is the rearranged, rearranged game which the Stags have made us wait for as they couldn’t be arsed to cover their pitch
This should put extra meat on the bones for the Trotters (no pun) and we should really go for it
A win and I might get excited and expect us to end up in a Play Off spot
Lose and that’s that, mid to low table mediocrity
COYWM let’s do this
0-1 and boring as ever, but I’ll take the win
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Post by davidm on Feb 16, 2021 16:01:26 GMT
I see that we have won yet another red card appeal with Williams’ red card being quashed.
To be honest, I am not, as yet, impressed with him and would definitely prefer Lee back in the starting team
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2021 19:16:18 GMT
Weather looks good over their side, but will our style of play suit what may be a pitch that is good to soft? Or, even worse after it's been chewed up a bit?
I'm not confident enough for a win. Cripes, we only beat Stevenage with a goal from a defender who's never scored in English football before. The stats say we weren't in control.
Go on 2-2 and I wouldn't bet the house on us scoring two...
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Post by OohMac on Feb 17, 2021 9:31:48 GMT
Weather looks good so wondering what will stop this one. Floodlight failure? Covid outbreak?
If John is fit enough to play a 2nd game we have a real threat down the left. Yet to see what Maddison can offer. Was all back flicks and no intent.
I dont see Delfouenso fitting into any system we play. I would lose him bring in Tutte to give the midfield a bit more freedom to push Maddison and Afolayon.
Delf, Isgrove and Gnahoua on the bench means we lose Elboudezi from loan quota and bring in Jensen.
1-1 and then that dreaded journey to the seaside. Ive never known a manager to hate travel as much as Evatt. Hes already dreading it. Must be green at the front of the bus with a sick back in hand.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 17, 2021 10:19:55 GMT
The weathers been brilliant over here since weekend OM, warm and sunny and it’s the same again today. It will be back in the garden again today until the game at 5pm. There is a little rain forecast from 5 o’clock but it shouldn’t be too heavy if it does come. Like you, I’m reluctant to forecast a result because I just don’t trust the team to perform. We have the players to win this comfortably but you just can’t rely on them performing. I’ll stick my neck out and go for a 2-1 win to the Whites.
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Post by davidm on Feb 17, 2021 11:11:35 GMT
At last, we are going to play this match. I am concerned about the manager’s continual moaning about matches and travel issues. Get on with it!
Not many good memories of trips to Field Mill.
In the Rioch promotion year, we scraped a 1-1 draw on the day the Grand National was cancelled due to false start. Mark Seagraves our scorer.
One of just a few matches that we didn’t win in that promotion push. I think it was P18, W15, D2, L1 in our run in – oh for that now.
In the Phil Neal days, we went to Mansfield for an evening match when we were on a 23 match unbeaten run. 0-0 at half time; 4-0 defeat at full time.
So let’s hope for a better result today.
I also want to see a keeper on the bench – it is just too risky. Leave out the Lincoln winger.
Hopefully, Lee will come in – probable straight replacement for Williams who seems quite clumsy and slow to me.
I have a feeling that the manager will revert to Isgrove and Gnahoua with Maddison and Afolayan on the bench. I hope I am wrong as I want to see an out and out attacking display.
Anyway, always optimistic. We must win if dreams are to continue so a 2-1 win for me.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 17, 2021 11:31:51 GMT
think we can nick this 2-1. they are missing one key player Lapslie, & 1 or 2 others. he's their 2nd topscorer (with 5). the blonde lad who was popping up everywhere in the reverse fixture, and scored their goal. www.eveningexpress.co.uk/sport/nigel-clough-still-without-key-mansfield-players-for-bolton-clash-2/generally, they've been doing well as a team..unbeaten in 8. tailing off a bit. drew their last 2. don't really see a huge amounts of threats in their side. topscorer Bowery with 7. Harry Charsley is also decent. 4 goals. 5 assists. but it's hardly earth shattering. can't really pinpoint anyone else. agree with Wots about the need for us to get 2 goals more often. very often get 1. but we do struggle to add more. the only 2 AWAY games when we've scored 3. were Barrow and Carlisle. 3-1 behind, and 3-0 behind respectively. when we've been virtually forced to let the handbrake off, and go at them, rather than just slow patient , safe-passing, build up possession. |
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 17, 2021 13:49:35 GMT
It’s not because we haven’t created the chances that we haven’t scored more rtf, we’ve missed some real sitters in several games. Hopefully with Maddison and Dapo in the team, we’ll not only create more but take the chances too. Unlike David, I think IE will stick with starting both Dapo and Mad again tonight, indeed I hope he does because I think they’ll have settled in a little better now and both are happy to run with the ball rather than stop and look to offload it. Isgrove just frustrates me, he flatters to deceive, runs around a lot but with little or no end product. Arthur I do like and think he’s a real asset to bring in off the bench when the oppositions tiring. I’d like to see an extra midfielder in the team today so it would be Lee in for Fonz, who is rarely worth his place. He’s another that would be better off the bench for me. I think he’ll stick with Williams, though personally I’d rather have Tuttle, so I’d go for a midfield of Thomason, Lee and Williams. Either way, whatever the team is, they need to realise that they’ve got to deliver for more than the first twenty minutes and when we do score, make that a prelude to getting more, not just consider the job done.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 17, 2021 14:44:48 GMT
I knew we had some issues in this area but I didn't realise it was this bad. www.soccerstats.com/table.asp?league=england4&tid=sc27 lge games played. we scored the 1st goal in 11 of 27. of those 11 games. won 9. drew 1. lost 1. NOT SCORED FIRST IN. 15 games. won 0 on those games. drew 6. lost 9. 0-0 vs Grimsby if like me you initially wondered why the above 2 figures don't add to 27 ( 11+15) . so while we do need to score first, we need to be much more resilient. and fight back more. that probably partly ties in to my point above, about scoring 2. it limits your ability to make comebacks if you rarely score 2. hopefully we've a few tools in our armoury to do something about this. |
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Post by davidm on Feb 17, 2021 16:02:59 GMT
2 changes
Lee & Isgrove instead of Thomason and Delfouneso
Still no sub keeper
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 17, 2021 16:15:10 GMT
nor a sub centre back. even when we played with 3 centre backs , we still had 1 c/b sub..possibly even 2 sometimes.
2 defensive mids too named today
nice to see an attacking bench, but you get the feeling one of these days it will come back to bite us.
Comley or Tutte might be able to fill in their like Mascherano or Jordan Henderson ( as he is now at Liv) but with set pieces flying in....don't you want
someone good aerially.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 17, 2021 16:20:31 GMT
interesting to see where Isgrove plays. 433 or 4231. Eyre was talking about LI as playmaker role behind striker. but I prefer him wide. main strength is crossing.
MM doesn't track back well. will he push him inside. or have Isgrove on right of a midfield 3 in a 433.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 17, 2021 16:26:00 GMT
nor a sub centre back. even when we played with 3 centre backs , we still had 1 c/b sub..possibly even 2 sometimes. 2 defensive mids too named today nice to see an attacking bench, but you get the feeling one of these days it will come back to bite us. Comley or Tutte might be able to fill in their like Mascherano or Jordan Henderson ( as he is now at Liv) but with set pieces flying in....don't you want someone good aerially. I think Williams can move to CB if needed rtf. Disappointed he’s left Thomason out but I suppose he wants midfield to be a bit firmer and should have enough forward running players without him. He can also come on later if need be and with so many games to play, it’s probably better to give him a rest from a game like this? |
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Post by andyl on Feb 17, 2021 16:50:33 GMT
Only just twigged the 17:00 KO!
Pitch looks a bog
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Post by davidm on Feb 17, 2021 16:54:48 GMT
My theory that we have been going with no sub keeper because we could only have 5 loan players in the match squad is shot to pieces tonight!
As far as I can see, we only have 4 loan players in the squad so we could squeeze the keeper in.
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