Fri 23rd & Sat 24th Feb Fixtures

[YEO YEO YEO]

Why the hell you playing on a Friday night up in Wigan?

 

[denzel ecfc]

Why the hell you playing on a Friday night up in Wigan?

Must be something to do with oddly shaped balls

 

[Bartonyellow]

Northampton at home.
Can’t call this one at all. A win would be great. We have had shit loads of rain round here, so hoping our pitch holds out. Will go for 2-2 draw.

 

[Guernica]

I think Vale will at least get a point. We've been much better since the turn of the year both results and performance wise but I reckon we'll struggle. I imagine we'll go with a 3/5 at the back. The team pretty much picks itself as after having one week of a pretty much full strength side was one week too many and we're back to having 4/5 players injured.

 

[CTFCfan99]

8 own goals and counting for us this season, plus at least 1 or 2 more that weren't officially credited but basically were OGs. Would take a draw now - not been at our best tonight.

 

[Si Robin]

Why the hell you playing on a Friday night up in Wigan?

Wigan Warriors are hosting the rugby world club championship tomorrow night.

Another own goal. That’s 8 official ones this season (others where they’ve been given to strikers, but were clearly own goals. Both of Orient’s for example)

 

[CTFCfan99]

Take that all day long.

 

[leedsvaliant]

Matty Taylor. Unbelievable. He was absolute dog shit for us last season under the same manager. He literally had no redeeming features as far as I could see.

We have a habit of signing previously reasonable players and turning them to shit.

Decent result for Cheltenham but we'll take that after you being in front.

 

[Si Robin]

He seems to have been given a new lease of life. Some FGR fans couldn't believe we took him off their hands.

He's our second highest scorer now (of the players still at the club). Sums up how bad we've been up front this season.

As CTFCfan99 says - will have taken that point all day long. Win the home games and get what we can away from home.

 

[valefan16]

Matty Taylor. Unbelievable. He was absolute dog shit for us last season under the same manager. He literally had no redeeming features as far as I could see.

We have a habit of signing previously reasonable players and turning them to shit.

Decent result for Cheltenham but we'll take that after you being in front.

Keeps us in with a chance of getting out the bottom 4 tomorrow with a win of course so will take that as we’d have been 4 behind and it would have felt a long way back.

Got to do our bit though.

Odd one. He must be playing on confidence, was it Fleetwood away last year where he missed 3 or 4 great chances?!

Just shows though their forward line is George Lloyd and Matty Taylor and finding ways to get results… neither great for us but surely we can find a system to get then most out of Loft and Willo

 

[leedsvaliant]

Keeps us in with a chance of getting out the bottom 4 tomorrow with a win of course so will take that as we’d have been 4 behind and it would have felt a long way back.

Got to do our bit though.

Odd one. He must be playing on confidence, was it Fleetwood away last year where he missed 3 or 4 great chances?!

Just shows though their forward line is George Lloyd and Matty Taylor and finding ways to get results… neither great for us but surely we can find a system to get then most out of Loft and Willo

Shows what a good manager DC is because those two along with Pett were deemed not good enough for us. I still say that neither of the forwards are great league 1 players but it's all about getting a tune out of what you've got. Although I'm not sure anyone will get a tune out of Ryan Loft!

 

[GeneralLee]

Despite having a free week, we still have a load of injuries.

Not expecting much against Oxford - A game we basically have to win, to keep the ever so slim top 6 hopes alive.

We only draw games these days.

If we perform anything like the previous few games, we'll throw you a bone or two and allow you to get something from the game... But exclusively under circumstances where you are totally undeserving!

 

[bigfatron]

Feisty first half, U’s living a little dangerously at times but creating some good chances too. No idea how this is still 0-0.
I fear the Scum may nick a goal second half…

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

What a shit way to lose the derby.

Not a game high on quality,

 

[valefan16]

Garrity returns to the line up, huge boost but no Mighten which is a blow. He looked dangerous.

Wilson in place of Loft is a surprise but great to see Plant back in the 18 after 3 months.

 

[Arbury]

Yeah shit goal to concede and to lose it like that, they missed some glorious chances though.

We put a shift in and with no striker starting I was content at ht, 2nd half was more disappointing but we just ran out of steem.

The ref appalling though, Morrison’s yellow let alone jack’s in the 1st were awful decisions.

KTF.

 

[AmberRich]

If Taylor didn't get suspended on Tuesday we'd have won today. Stupid git. Awful and potentially costly week.

 

[Luke Imp]

Ouch, no House due to illness. No Hamilton, Jackson or Draper either as expected (on top of Walker, Montsma and Burroughs). We don't have any physicality in the final third at all with House and Draper out.

A very weak, young bench with only six so not a lot on there at all. I imagine Duffy will come on for Hackett at some point at LWB, probably Moylan for Mandroiu but that's about all we can do.

 

[valefan16]

Ouch, no House due to illness. No Hamilton, Jackson or Draper either as expected (on top of Walker, Montsma and Burroughs). We don't have any physicality in the final third at all with House and Draper out.

A very weak, young bench with only six so not a lot on there at all. I imagine Duffy will come on for Hackett at some point at LWB, probably Moylan for Mandroiu but that's about all we can do.

You don’t need to be physical against our lot! We signed a load of “nice lads”! So not likely to get stuck into you.

 

[masi51]

Santos and Thomason back, Ashworth back on the left..........Teams looking strong
Should have enough today

 

[valefan16]

Very bizarre. Need to see it again but Lincoln block a quick free kick from 2 yards away and score. Was waiting for the referee to pull it back but allowed it.

 

[masi51]

This clown going to cause a riot....

 

[kieran_vale]

Very bizarre. Need to see it again but Lincoln block a quick free kick from 2 yards away and score. Was waiting for the referee to pull it back but allowed it.

The only thing wrong about it was Nathan Smith once again being an utter liability playing that ball in the first place. If this was certain others within the squad he'd have got pelters for that.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1761408485797892219

 

[BogDaddyO]

Don't think I've seen home fans make less noise when 1 up than Oxford at the kassam today.
Take away the Os drum and you could hear a pin drop.
Embarrassing.

 

[stevowanderer]

Blackpool are getting absolutely every decision here. Both goals as a result of soft fks. Second one definitely wasn’t a foul. Grimshaw has made 2 worldie saves from close range. Not sure how we are losing this. We’ve cut them open 4/5 times now.

 

[valefan16]

The only thing wrong about it was Nathan Smith once again being an utter liability playing that ball in the first place. If this was certain others within the squad he'd have got pelters for that.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1761408485797892219

Been a liability for weeks now. Probably cost us today as we look shot of confidence since.

 

[kieran_vale]

I feel sorry for Mr Moore having to work with this bunch of pussies. With one or two exceptions just completely listless and worst thing is a number of them are contracted next season.

 

[leedsvaliant]

We've been dreadful. Look completely devoid of anything. Lincoln look better than us and also a proper shithouse of a team. Brilliant at wasting time and playing the ref. Joe Taylor is a proper weapon. Ref is shit but we expect it...their player clearly not 10 yards away but he's made some awful decisions. We could have done without playing wind ups today. We're bad enough as it is!

 

[valefan16]

I feel sorry for Mr Moore having to work with this bunch of pussies. With one or two exceptions just completely listless and worst thing is a number of them are contracted next season.

It’s been flat. That killed all the atmosphere.

Lincoln have just gone to dark art mode and we look lost bar a moment of magic from Wilson.

Big half needed have to take at least a point or we are done I’d say.

 

[Floreat Salopia]

We’re having a goal of the season competition amongst ourselves today. Jordan Shipley has scored the best goal you’ll see all weekend, one of the best Salop goals I’ve ever seen. Then Bloxham with a great curling strike over the keeper and into the top bins to put us back in front.

Results going our way so far so this could be a huge step towards safety if it stays as it is.