Tuesday 11th Feb Match Thread

[JJ1532]

Bradford City v Stevenage
Carlisle United v Cheltenham Town
Colchester United v Grimsby Town
Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Town
Exeter City v Oldham Athletic
Forest Green Rovers v Port Vale
Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town
Morecambe v Macclesfield Town
Newport County v Walsall
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
Salford City v Plymouth Argyle
Scunthorpe United v Cambridge United

Full slate of midweek fixtures to look forward to.

Got some interesting matchups. Most of the promotion chasers playing mid-table teams or strugglers, so chance for a lot of them pick up some points. Only real 6 pointers are Northampton(6th) v Swindon(1st) and FGR(10th) v Port Vale(9th). Northampton need to bounce back from Saturday's loss to the Vale, whilst Swindon dropped points to struggling Carlisle. FGR need to sort out their home form and fast, but the Vale will be a tough game. You feel like Bradford and FGR are in must win territory.

Morecambe v Macc at the bottom, winner there would take a big step towards safety, although it doesn't matter much at this stage because Stevenage can't seem to get their shit together.

As for our game, it's a home game against a mid-table side that can't win away from home. Need to keep pushing and get another win, don't care how we do it. Would give us 4 straight wins heading into the big promotion 6 pointer on Saturday at Plymouth. Important game, as they all are in this final run I suppose.

 

[valefan16]

Huge game for us really, chance to really get in the mix and hopefully hunt down the cluster of teams in 6th and above to give a better chance of making the play offs... a win would also push us six points ahead of our opponents which would be a sizeable gap, so a real 6 pointer.

We were excellent against FGR at home first half and they play a way that should suit our high press system. Could Manny start? Or Smith or do we stick with the outstanding Brisley who really shone against Cobblers.

Gibbons begins a two game ban so he will miss which leave us a few options, Atkinson or Evans could go in at right back or we could move Mitch Clarke over and put Monty back into LB which will likely depend on the fitness of Amoo.

Bennett struggled at the weekend so may make way for Pope although FGR are not as physical this may be better for Bennett to play.

FGR have been poor for a few weeks now and have home issues so hopefully we can get a win to set up a real humdinger against Colchester at VP at the weekend.

Tough game got a feeling we will draw it.

 

[BlackHaddock]

We are at Colchester who appear to be flying at the moment. Hope the high winds have grounded them and our steady improvement under Holloway continues. I would settle for a point.

I wonder what the away support will be at all the games on Tuesday after some impressive following on Saturday. I think ifollow has made a difference, but not a huge one in div 4.

 

[ProfessorGreen]

Tough game for us away at Salford. Would take a point as long as we beat Crewe at the weekend.

 

[Indian Dan]

We’ve sold out at Sixfields. Everyone’s preparing for another hoof-fest defensive battle. Hopefully, we can score a goal that’s 10 yards offside this time!

 

[BlackHaddock]

We’ve sold out at Sixfields. Everyone’s preparing for another hoof-fest defensive battle. Hopefully, we can score a goal that’s 10 yards offside this time!

Sold out, that's good for mid week.

 

[TimeyWimey]

Crewe and Northampton wins pls. The rest of you can do what you want.

 

[Deepcut Cobbler]

We’ve sold out at Sixfields. Everyone’s preparing for another hoof-fest defensive battle. Hopefully, we can score a goal that’s 10 yards offside this time!

Is that the full 1400+?

 

[Crewelad87]

I've got a bad feeling about tomorrow. Crawley aren't a bad side, and they have decent form under there new manager. There will be alot expectancy on us to win, we've been unbeaten for a bit now and won 5 straight home games, and with the chance to go top, it would be very Crewe like to slip up here.

Potentially Powell, Lowery, Anene and Nolan all out injured aswell.

Crewe 1-1 Crawley (Porter, Palmer) 3,788 (85 Crawley)

 

[valefan16]

I've got a bad feeling about tomorrow. Crawley aren't a bad side, and they have decent form under there new manager. There will be alot expectancy on us to win, we've been unbeaten for a bit now and won 5 straight home games, and with the chance to go top, it would be very Crewe like to slip up here.

Potentially Powell, Lowery, Anene and Nolan all out injured aswell.

Crewe 1-1 Crawley (Porter, Palmer) 3,788 (85 Crawley)

85 Crawley fans is optimistic! Be about 1/4 of that, sure they hold the record for lowest league away following at VP with 23 a couple of years back on a Tuesday!

 

[GTFCfish]

We are at Colchester who appear to be flying at the moment. Hope the high winds have grounded them and our steady improvement under Holloway continues. I would settle for a point.

I wonder what the away support will be at all the games on Tuesday after some impressive following on Saturday. I think ifollow has made a difference, but not a huge one in div 4.

200 - 250 my guess.

 

[Crewelad87]

85 Crawley fans is optimistic! Be about 1/4 of that, sure they hold the record for lowest league away following at VP with 23 a couple of years back on a Tuesday!

We never get truly low away followings at our place. Don't think I've ever seen anything lower than about 70-80 for a league game.

 

[shoddycollins]

We never get truly low away followings at our place. Don't think I've ever seen anything lower than about 70-80 for a league game.

One of the easiest grounds in the country to get to I imagine.

 

[shoddycollins]

If Bradford can't beat Stevenage at home then they don't deserve to go up and should just politely bow out of the race.

If, as I guess even the most pessimistic Bradford fan expects, Stevenage lose; then if the teams above them are able to extend the gap then Stevenage really are done for. In fact, Steveanage defeat and Morecambe win then Boro's only hope of survival would be if Macc are deducted further points.

A couple of six pointers in that relegation battle, as Macclesfield and Morecambe clash as well as Orient and Mansfield. Other teams down there are facing promotion challengers.

 

[Indian Dan]

Is that the full 1400+?

I don’t know how your allocation breaks down. We sold out behind the goal and then got another 400.

 

[Deepcut Cobbler]

I don’t know how your allocation breaks down. We sold out behind the goal and then got another 400.

The figure is 1483, if you have sold all of them, that is the most you will get.
Fairplay, as others gave said, good turnout for a Tuesday night League game...

 

[Crewelad87]

Snowing very heavy in Crewe at the moment and seems to be sticking so we might be off tomorrow.

 

[Alain]

Snowing very heavy in Crewe at the moment and seems to be sticking so we might be off tomorrow.

Yes please be off - with our injuries at the moment we are going to be at the bare bones of a side - although our pub team did come through on Saturday against Salford with a point - lets hope that they call of sooner rather than later - we leave from here at 2.00pm tomorrow.

 

[Chris FGR]

Snowing very heavy in Crewe at the moment and seems to be sticking so we might be off tomorrow.

Fuck me it's just a bit of snow. Sweep the lines get the orange ball out and away you go.

 

[Chris FGR]

Huge game for us really, chance to really get in the mix and hopefully hunt down the cluster of teams in 6th and above to give a better chance of making the play offs... a win would also push us six points ahead of our opponents which would be a sizeable gap, so a real 6 pointer.

We were excellent against FGR at home first half and they play a way that should suit our high press system. Could Manny start? Or Smith or do we stick with the outstanding Brisley who really shone against Cobblers.

Gibbons begins a two game ban so he will miss which leave us a few options, Atkinson or Evans could go in at right back or we could move Mitch Clarke over and put Monty back into LB which will likely depend on the fitness of Amoo.

Bennett struggled at the weekend so may make way for Pope although FGR are not as physical this may be better for Bennett to play.

FGR have been poor for a few weeks now and have home issues so hopefully we can get a win to set up a real humdinger against Colchester at VP at the weekend.

Tough game got a feeling we will draw it.

A draw would be our best home result this year. So far it's 4 losses out of 4.

If you stay organised press us on the ball to force a mistake/gifted goal or two and then sit back on your lead and let us pass it around all day you'll win, probably 1-0 or 2-1. If you turn up wearing a Carlisle kit you'll run riot.

 

[Crewelad87]

Yes please be off - with our injuries at the moment we are going to be at the bare bones of a side - although our pub team did come through on Saturday against Salford with a point - lets hope that they call of sooner rather than later - we leave from here at 2.00pm tomorrow.

False alarm most of its gone already, it's not too cold and abit of rain due which should wash the slush away. Game on I'd say, we will see all 5 of you tomorrow.

 

[Alain]

False alarm most of its gone already, it's not too cold and abit of rain due which should wash the slush away. Game on I'd say, we will see all 5 of you tomorrow.

We will have a few more than 5 - not sure we will get to 50 though - this one of the problems we have is convincing supporters to travel midweek - although we did take 87 down to Plymouth a few weeks ago - with most of us staying overnight though - anyway lets hope for a good game, you played us off the park at our place earlier in the season, so hopefully we can reverse the result this time around. We are on a decent run of form 1 defeat in 10 games, since the new management team took over - and getting points that weren't expected.

 

[les.gtfc]

Can anyone advise if you can park in the Colchester Park & Ride near the ground as looking at the website it says that it closes at 9pm which is not very useful if true.

 

[Deepcut Cobbler]

Can anyone advise if you can park in the Colchester Park & Ride near the ground as looking at the website it says that it closes at 9pm which is not very useful if true.

They have a large car park for supporters as part of the ground/stadium.

 

[EricSabin]

Will be an interesting one tomorrow. Can’t really call it. How’s that for great analysis?

 

[Rob_of_the_green]

Concerned about our next 2 games. Captain and CB Sawyer was suspended for 3 games game before last, and as a result in our game against Colchester our defense was so disjointed we got pulled apart. And as negative as it sounds, with no-one to really fill the gap and no time to reorganise ourselves between the games I Wouldn’t be surprised if we lost the next 2 aswell as both Crawley and Crewe are likely to attack us

 

[devilofajob]

Our lowest away attendance on a Tuesday was at Mansfield last season - 24.
As the Vale supporter said, we've been low there as well on a Tuesday, 38 and 28 if I remember correctly.
I was at all 3, but can't make tomorrow.
I'll reserve judgement on how we'll do until I see the side.
At Salford we were good defensively but shite offensively.
Any dwindling chance of a play off spot means a draw as a minimum, but recently Crewe have played well against us, or we just can't work out how to stop them playing well.

 

[dedwardp]

Can anyone advise if you can park in the Colchester Park & Ride near the ground as looking at the website it says that it closes at 9pm which is not very useful if true.

They leave the car park open on matchdays. I think it's mostly used as a football car park to be honest, the buses usually look empty most of the time but the car park is busy for matches. Think it might be £3 to park.

 

[E10rifle]

Can anyone advise if you can park in the Colchester Park & Ride near the ground as looking at the website it says that it closes at 9pm which is not very useful if true.

Just park at the ground. However, bear in mind that there is absolutely fuck-all to do of any sort anywhere near the WCHS. And little joy to be found inside either. Awful away trip.

 

[hellogregory]

I think Cheltenham will have way too much for us and despite being competitive we’ll lose, so please please can Bradford just do a professional job and beat Stevenage comfortably at home as they should. Please.