Eastleigh

For me this is the biggest game of the season so far. A win and we put ourselves in title picture again but also I think we 'secure' our positions in play offs (not mathematically but clear daylight).
A defeat and the title will be out of reach but also drag us back towards scraping for play off position.
A draw again puts us out of the title IMO.

Let's all get behind the players what has gone has gone the next 90 mins of football is pivotal in our season.

UTM

Well looks like king lenny will be back in the starting 11 , I can't believe he would drop the two strikers scoring goals and on form at the min just to accommodate him..

Telegraph certainly seems to think so.

It's his last ditch effort for your hotdog nightmare.....unfortunately I think you are safe but you must admit it was squeaky-bum time for a while for you!

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Well looks like king lenny will be back in the starting 11 , I can't believe he would drop the two strikers scoring goals and on form at the min just to accommodate him..

Telegraph certainly seems to think so.

It would be tough on the Pope or Palmer - but if it happens I hope it's the Lenny & Ollie combo. They operated well together. Then Pitman on as super sub.

It's a massive positive to have the three of them available at this stage of the season.

A must win game for me to put further distance between us and an in-form rival. Our play-off spot would look highly likely if we won.

I believe Eastleigh have won 6 and drawn 1 of their last 7 away games. Very impressive.   They will be confident against our home record, despite losing at home to us recently.
  

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Well looks like king lenny will be back in the starting 11 , I can't believe he would drop the two strikers scoring goals and on form at the min just to accommodate him..

Telegraph certainly seems to think so.

I think you are being a bit short sighted here. I think the Chester game showed what we miss when Lenny is not in the team. On Saturday we just lumped balls forward looking for hopeful flick ons. Lenny gives us someone who holds up the ball and brings people like Disley, McKreath and Arnold into play more from midfield, as well as his strike partner. Part of the reason we got deeper and deeper v Chester was because we didn't get the ball enough when we got forward.

Quoted from Fcukthescunts

It's his last ditch effort for your hotdog nightmare.....unfortunately I think you are safe but you must admit it was squeaky-bum time for a while for you!

I was never worried and that's honest.

Unfortunately LJL is a lot of things but a finisher he ain't.

I am more amazed he made double figures  

But, yeah must win 100%. Agree we are out of title race if we don't win.

Quoted from Paris Mariner

I think you are being a bit short sighted here. I think the Chester game showed what we miss when Lenny is not in the team. On Saturday we just lumped balls forward looking for hopeful flick ons. Lenny gives us someone who holds up the ball and brings people like Disley, McKreath and Arnold into play more from midfield, as well as his strike partner. Part of the reason we got deeper and deeper v Chester was because we didn't get the ball enough when we got forward.

The reason we dropped points at Chester has nothing to do with lenny, we all know why we dropped points.

Why drop a striker in form just to get him in the team ?

Surely places are kept on form and merit not just because he has 11 goals or something.

I have no problem LJL being on the bench and coming on but to start when other players are on form no not for me.

Kind of hope we would stick with in form strikers but lets not get negative if Hurst does put LJL back.  For a start Palmer and LJL looked like they were an awesome partnership at home to Barnet.  Also Hurst knows the criticism he will get if it goes wrong so it is a big decision for him.  Let us hope he is right if he does do it, passionately get behind the team, and get ready to offer criticism (not personal abuse of course) on him and the decision at FT.

UTM!