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Post by davidm on Apr 9, 2021 10:08:09 GMT
Hopefully a good win from this game.
Nothing can be taken for granted as we saw in the Colchester game but, despite losing, there was a massive amount of good attacking play at Newport.
A win is essential if we harbour hopes of finishing as champions – which we should be aiming for.
I expect Afolayan to start again with probably Isgrove back on the bench. Thomason may be demoted back down to the bench also as the manager seems to favour him in away games only. A place for Maddison?
Whatever side we pick, we should be good enough for a win.
Some interesting matches this weekend amongst our competitors:-
Tonight (Friday) Mansfield Town v Newport County
Saturday Cambridge United v Exeter City Cheltenham Town v Leyton Orient Port Vale v Morecambe Scun thorpe United v Tranmere Rovers Walsall v Forest Green Rovers
Port Vale and Leyton Orient are the top 2 in the form table over the last 6 games while Exeter desperately need to win to get into the play-offs. Scun thorpe, Mansfield and Walsall have 4, 5 and 5 draws respectively in their last 6 matches so points could be dropped there also.
Of course, it all depends on us and I expect a return to winning ways – 2-0.
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Post by one2many on Apr 9, 2021 10:31:00 GMT
Doubt this will be a classic. Harrogate will probably try what Colchester did and bore everybody into submission. Hopefully we will get the one goal that will win the match. 1-0.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 9, 2021 12:23:16 GMT
We should be too good for Harrogate, who haven’t done well lately but they are a physical side and we often struggle against teams like that. I’d like to see both Maddison and Dapo start for this one, both down the left working with John and on the right side Isgrove and Jones working similarly with Lee. We looked really dangerous at Newport and if we repeat that, I think this could be the game we find our shooting boots. Hopefully others will drop points so that we can resume our place in the top 3. I think Tranmere without Vaughan and Spearing are a less potent team than with them so hopefully over the next couple of games we can move ahead of them and the others but at the end of the day it’s down to us and if we slip up we have only ourselves to blame. I just hope Evatt drops his love affair with Delfouneso who hasn’t been worth a starting place for many weeks and leaves him on the bench.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2021 13:08:18 GMT
Win lose or draw go up or end up staying in this league? No matter what happens in the next 7 games !! If anyone had said on Boxing Day (Bolton with 7 games to go will be in 4th just outside the top 3 by 1 goal) I would have said they have had to much Christmas spirit to drink. So whatever happens Ian and his team of misfits, cast offs and players nobody else wanted have done us all proud lets give it one final push, but come what may I will be there in August if this bloody virus will allow us in to cheer them on and thank them for giving it a go in the end. Maybe just maybe we might get to do it in Bolton town centre fingers crossed celebrating promotion onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM Chip
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 9, 2021 13:16:26 GMT
Win lose or draw go up or end up staying in this league? No matter what happens in the next 7 games !! If anyone had said on Boxing Day (Bolton with 7 games to go will be in 4th just outside the top 3 by 1 goal) I would have said they have had to much Christmas spirit to drink. So whatever happens Ian and his team of misfits, cast offs and players nobody else wanted have done us all proud lets give it one final push, but come what may I will be there in August if this bloody virus will allow us in to cheer them on and thank them for giving it a go in the end. Maybe just maybe we might get to do it in Bolton town centre fingers crossed celebrating promotion onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM Chip I think there’s more chance of Evatt putting on a white shirt as central defender than seeing him drop The Fonz Far from the Maddison crowd (see ehat I did there😂) it’s got to be his time to shine and show us what he’s really capable of, or am I hoping too much!! I agree with One2 in that it’ll be far from a classic and we don’t do 2 goal wins as that’s nose bleed territory. It might even be that we bore them into submission as has been the case on many occasions but I’d take that so long as it gets us the 3 points. Other predictions Newport to win at Mansfield 2-1 Cambridge 2-0 win v Exeter Cheltenham v Orient draw PV 2-3 Morecambe Scunny 1 Trashmere 3 Walsall 2 FGR 1 Can’t see us bettering 1 goal so I’ll sadly go 1-1 v HT😬😬😞😞
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Post by whiteofthesouth on Apr 9, 2021 14:05:23 GMT
Just to remind you, that we were two up against Cambridge, one of the best teams in the league, until Matt Gilks made one of his very rare mistakes. Obviously, no one expects Harrogate to play open football like Cambridge, but we’ll see.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 9, 2021 18:06:49 GMT
Win lose or draw go up or end up staying in this league? No matter what happens in the next 7 games !! If anyone had said on Boxing Day (Bolton with 7 games to go will be in 4th just outside the top 3 by 1 goal) I would have said they have had to much Christmas spirit to drink. So whatever happens Ian and his team of misfits, cast offs and players nobody else wanted have done us all proud lets give it one final push, but come what may I will be there in August if this bloody virus will allow us in to cheer them on and thank them for giving it a go in the end. Maybe just maybe we might get to do it in Bolton town centre fingers crossed celebrating promotion onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM Chip I think there’s more chance of Evatt putting on a white shirt as central defender than seeing him drop The Fonz Far from the Maddison crowd (see ehat I did there😂) it’s got to be his time to shine and show us what he’s really capable of, or am I hoping too much!! I agree with One2 in that it’ll be far from a classic and we don’t do 2 goal wins as that’s nose bleed territory. It might even be that we bore them into submission as has been the case on many occasions but I’d take that so long as it gets us the 3 points. Other predictions Newport to win at Mansfield 2-1 Cambridge 2-0 win v Exeter Cheltenham v Orient draw PV 2-3 Morecambe Scunny 1 Trashmere 3 Walsall 2 FGR 1 Can’t see us bettering 1 goal so I’ll sadly go 1-1 v HT😬😬😞😞 I think IE might just surprise you with Delf this weekend Rftr with he and George dropping to the bench and Maddison and Dapo playing instead? I also think this just might be the day we find our shooting boots after the encouraging display at Newport, where I still can’t believe we lost. The players must want to make up for that so with Mads, Dapo and John down the left and Isgrove, Jones and Lee down the right, it could just be the teams turn to shine? Of course knowing IE, he’s likely to play Delf instead of Isgrove and spoil the flow but fingers crossed he doesn’t because surely even Evatt must have the penny drop eventually?
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Post by beenheresince53 on Apr 9, 2021 19:34:52 GMT
Another good result tonight without playing well done Mansfield drawing with Newport let’s make it count tomorrow against Harrogate. I hope IE experiment with Lee as a number 10 is over and he is back alongside MJ Williams if Miller isn’t fancied up front with Doyle why not give Arthur a run he will shot on sight which is what we are lacking. I’m looking forward to a positive performance with a comfortable result.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2021 19:43:32 GMT
To everyone I don’t give a flying fxck who he picks to play at the moment we have 7 maybe 10 game’s to play I just hope whoever he picks we will get the results we need onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 9, 2021 21:18:58 GMT
Another good result tonight without playing well done Mansfield drawing with Newport let’s make it count tomorrow against Harrogate. I hope IE experiment with Lee as a number 10 is over and he is back alongside MJ Williams if Miller isn’t fancied up front with Doyle why not give Arthur a run he will shot on sight which is what we are lacking. I’m looking forward to a positive performance with a comfortable result. Yes 53, another good result for us but a defeat for Newport would have been even better. Interesting also to see that Oldhammanaged to put 5 past a Colchester side we couldn’t even raise a shot against. It’s more than time we did that to someone so let’s hope it’s Harrogate tomorrow who cop it?
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Post by OohMac on Apr 9, 2021 22:43:23 GMT
Personally I know they havent all hit the ground running but the start of the good run came from the new players MJ, Dapo, Lee, John and Maddison. I would put all these in. Maybe with Elbo too.
Jones Santos Baps John Lee MJ Dapo Maddison Elbo Doyle
Think these will play with so much confidence and run riot.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 10, 2021 8:41:28 GMT
That would be pretty much my team too OM with Mads starting down the left and Elbow on the right and swapping during the game. It would though be a bit hard on Isgrove because he probably had his best game of the season against Newport combining down the right with Jones and Lee but I think Elbow has that bit more pace and is always looking to shoot. Rather than on the wing, could Elbow work as a number10 next to Doyle if Dapo isn’t impressing?
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Post by whiteofthesouth on Apr 10, 2021 13:11:26 GMT
Maddison, Isgrove and ‘Dapo in. Delfouneso and Thomason benched. Presumably Maddison will play at no. 10.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 10, 2021 14:04:22 GMT
Exactly the team I’d have played, feel a big win for us coming today.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 10, 2021 14:12:46 GMT
Am I missing something here but why are both Isgrove and Maddison both on the right wing whilst the left sides empty??
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