Match Day National League fixtures 11/2/17

[Bendubz]

Haven't seen anyone start this thread yet so I guess it's up to me (you're slacking Sparrow, poor form).

Chester V Gateshead (12:15)
Aldershot V Barrow
Braintree V NFU
Dover V Wrexham
FGR V Boreham Wood
Guiseley V Eastleigh
Lincoln V Woking
Solihull V Sutton
Southport V D&R
Torquay V Macclesfield
Tranmere V Bromley
York V Maidstone

Some big games down the bottom this week, and a big one for the playoffs. If we lose I think we're down, but at the same time a win could see us jump up to 18th and the top of the relegation battle.

 

[joethegill]

Haven't seen anyone start this thread yet so I guess it's up to me (you're slacking Sparrow, poor form).

Chester V Gateshead (12:15)
Aldershot V Barrow
Braintree V NFU
Dover V Wrexham
FGR V Boreham Wood
Guiseley V Eastleigh
Lincoln V Woking
Solihull V Sutton
Southport V D&R
Torquay V Macclesfield
Tranmere V Bromley
York V Maidstone

Some big games down the bottom this week, and a big one for the playoffs. If we lose I think we're down, but at the same time a win could see us jump up to 18th and the top of the relegation battle.

Didn't realise how bad your run in was. There's a selection of games that look pretty winnable to me coming up (York, Braintree, Woking away, and Southport and Sutton at home) but if you don't get wins from those then I can't see anything but the drop!

 

[Luke Imp]

Could do with breaking our Woking at home duck this weekend (D2 L3)!

Apart from Beevers, all fit I think!

Farman

Wood
Waterfall
Raggett
Habergham

Arnold
Power
Woodyard
Hawkridge

Rhead
Southwell

Subs - Howe, Knott, Whitehouse, Ginnelly, Marriott

I think we'll also be seeing how many of newbies can do it on a cold, wet/snowy, Saturday afternoon against Woking. After today, we've got 8 of our next 11 away from home, so you'd think a few might show up.

 

[Minstermen central]

Hoping to carry on our descent form.
Had a good week shifted 2 more players out (not very many of McNamara signings left) and massive for us oleybanjo is actually fit again.i rate him as best player at club and not seen a better right back in league,but needs to stay injury free cause 4 games this season is shocking.

 

[Luke Imp]

You've been on descent form since the end of 2013/14.

 

[Tranmerewhite]

Have to win, and a good performance at that.

Buxton will come into the team, for Ridehalgh or Vaughan I'm not sure. Sutton will come in at the back after some poor displays from the Ihiekwe / McNulty pairing. Whilst it's a real lottery for the front 3-4 players with as many as 12 available.

Think we will line up;

Davies
Ridehalgh
McNulty
Sutton
Buxton
Wallace
Hughes
Kirby
Tollitt
Dunn
Cook

4-2-3-1 / 4-1-2-2-1

 

[Sparrow]

I would expect Lincoln to be far too good AND clever for us.

 

[GTFCfish]

You've been on descent form since the end of 2013/14.

He won't get it.

 

[Chris FGR]

Looks like some pretty easy games for most of the title contenders this weekend. Lincoln, Tranmere and Daggers will all win so it's vital we find a way of breaking down another side who'll come here and defend deep and try to catch us out on the break.

 

[Semi-skimmed Silk]

With 3 signings over the last week we were dangerously close to banishing the days of only managing 2 outfield players on bench and actually acheiving something resembling squad depth for the first time since Steve King signed 50 of agent-friend's clients (all though I never saw physically evidence of ~20 of them exisiting). However, confirmation that Whitehead (hernia operation) and Dudley (hamstrung) will be out for a while leaves it worse position than before as we will undergo another period of unsettled starting teams that we were just recovering from after the departure of Mackreth, Lewis and Rowe.

Also, we never win at Torquay. Our next 5 away games are Torquay, Eastleigh, Dulwich, a practically local derby vs FGR and then Dover totalling ~1600 miles (round trip), fun.

 

[Raymondo316]

With our defence still being a shambolic mess, i cant see any other results than a York win.
Its farcical that we're still playing the same centre halves that started the season, even though they were proven not good enough a long time ago.

 

[GuiseleySteve]

Another tough one for us at home to all the new boys in the Eastleigh team. Difficult to know what to expect from them following the recent clear out.
We need a win though and have shown some great form at home.

 

[Swedes]

We should get absolutely destroyed by Dagenham tomorrow. The only hope I have is that they're struck by Manager of the Month syndrome, and we get the "bounce" of having a new manager.

 

[Boz]

Have to win, and a good performance at that.

Buxton will come into the team, for Ridehalgh or Vaughan I'm not sure. Sutton will come in at the back after some poor displays from the Ihiekwe / McNulty pairing. Whilst it's a real lottery for the front 3-4 players with as many as 12 available.

Think we will line up;

Davies
Ridehalgh
McNulty
Sutton
Buxton
Wallace
Hughes
Kirby
Tollitt
Dunn
Cook

4-2-3-1 / 4-1-2-2-1

Micky Mellon will have to do a fair bit of head-scratching after the comfortable win at Chelmsford using a largely second string line-up. Think only Davies and Cook are guaranteed starts. Would like to see Kirby up front, which might happen and Wallace benched, which almost certainly won't. Bromley won 5 in their last 7, Rovers reserving our better performances for away games, expecting quite a tight match. Though we should win.

 

[CrazyImp]

We should win, but I respect every opponent in this division, including Woking. I'm not going to patronise them with the "scrapping for every point" line, every team offers a different challenge.

Hopefully the first of the ten wins I think we'll require.

 

[Silver Stone]

We're already toast, 4-1 York.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

We should get absolutely destroyed by Dagenham tomorrow. The only hope I have is that they're struck by Manager of the Month syndrome, and we get the "bounce" of having a new manager.

It's a game we're expected to win, we've won 4 on the bounce, Southport are shite, thus home win all over this.

 

[John Still]

We should win at Southport but underperformed last week against Chester so who knows. We need to win all out games this month as March is a though one and then April is again easier. Going to be a roller coaster.

 

[Davidimp]

Our pitch will be covered until around 9am tomorrow morning. Expecting a little bit of snow but nothing too bad and it's expected to rain tomorrow aft.

 

[Bluandwite]

Only a quick two minute light flurry of snow here today. Pitch was covered yesterday in case the temperature drops. Expecting a tight game, we’ve just got Hunt banned and Akintunde still out it seems.

AND IT’S LIIIIVEEE!!! (You lucky lucky people)

 

[Leewilson]

It's a game we're expected to win, we've won 4 on the bounce, Southport are shite, thus home win all over this.

This.
I hate games where victories are expected. Used to us being an underdog over the years.

 

[JaredSUFC]

Shockingly we're playing a league game. Tomorrow will be our 11th match of 2017 thus far and only our 4th league match.

Deacon and Bailey should both be back for this. Craig Eastmond will probably be doing everything he can to ensure the pitch is playable as he tries to get his suspension finished by the FA Cup 5th round

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Our toughest game of the season, I reckon - based entirely on form. If we get beat by Aldershot, I think that's it for our play-off hopes. Always one of the better sides we've faced.
Effiong will start up front tomorrow, and a lot will depend on whether he's the next big thing or a massive sack o' shite.

 

[getoutofit]

Looks like some pretty easy games for most of the title contenders this weekend. Lincoln, Tranmere and Daggers will all win so it's vital we find a way of breaking down another side who'll come here and defend deep and try to catch us out on the break.

we don't do easy home games. even against the teams at the bottom, we usually need a last gasp goal to win it, after failing to trouble them for most of the game, or we score and then spend the rest of the 90 clenching our arses.

however, our biggest win and highest goals haul since we came down to this division was against bromley, a massive 4 (FOUR!) - 0, and something like that again would be lovely.

 

[Shotsfan1993]

Our toughest game of the season, I reckon - based entirely on form. If we get beat by Aldershot, I think that's it for our play-off hopes. Always one of the better sides we've faced.
Effiong will start up front tomorrow, and a lot will depend on whether he's the next big thing or a massive sack o' shite.

Constatine Hatzikadis is the referee so considering you will probably spend a chunk of the game against 10 men (he has sent one of our players off in 5 of the 6 games he has refereed us I believe) you have a decent chance.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

Looks like some pretty easy games for most of the title contenders this weekend. Lincoln, Tranmere and Daggers will all win so it's vital we find a way of breaking down another side who'll come here and defend deep and try to catch us out on the break.

I'm not sure your reverse psychology is going to work, Chris. I think Danny Cowley is too good AND clever to read this message board.

 

[doveranddover]

Expecting our game to be postponed
Covering of snow plus slopes up to ground. Forecast not great.
Not sure pitch can cope with lots of snow/rain today

 

[Luke Imp]

This is our first Saturday home league game since Tranmere back in mid-December!

 

[doveranddover]

Expecting our game to be postponed
Covering of snow plus slopes up to ground. Forecast not great.
Not sure pitch can cope with lots of snow/rain today

game on

 

[wybantam23]

A win for Ferriby and York hopefully will start putting pressure on Solihull/Sutton/Torquay and start dragging them into the fight.

Hopefully this keeps going on til the final day of the season