No Lenny in today's matchday squad so it looks like the rumour on the other thread that he pulled his hamstring in training yesterday could be true.

Team news: Three changes for Town

Three changes for the Mariners, with Shaun Pearson returning as expected, with Erico Sousa also back in the side, while Will Bapaga makes his first start.

Town: McKeown, Efete, Waterfall, Pearson, Crookes, Hunt, Coke (c), Sousa, Bapaga, McAtee, Taylor.

Subs: Clifton, Wright, Revan, Fox, Essel.

Positive team.

Bad news if LJL is out for a while, especially as he'd done well to remain fit last season. Hopefully, Taylor is near enough to fitness that he can last the 90 minutes today.

It would make it even more important to get another striker in before too long...

Going to be 4-4-2 today, by the looks of things.

Looks like Lenny gets 4 weeks of work and 48 week holidays. Opposite to the rest of us.

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Quoted from Morris Minor

Looks like Lenny gets 4 weeks of work and 48 week holidays. Opposite to the rest of us.

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Yeh sure he’s really happy 🤦‍♂️

Who is Essel?

Quoted from Mariner Timsky

Who is Essel?

Edwin Essel- 2nd year YT. Forward. Short and very quick.

Nice one Golly

Where is the commentary this afternoon?

It’s gone!!!!!

No commentary?  WTF is going on?

Quoted from 123614

No commentary?

Find it here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/58292103 really long stupid way round to get to it, but thats the BBC for you

Pen town

On Freeview 721 if you are near the telly

Get in 1-0

Come on!!!!

Thanks for the link! Just in time for the goal :)

Goalllllllllllllllll  

Not often you get a start like that, brilliant

Hopefully that'll open the game up for us which should help Erico and Bapaga

Go online bbc sport website , national league, national league commentarys

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/58292103

But keeps saying it's nto working.

Great start lets get a 2nd quick,put it to bed early.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/58292103
This is working fine for me

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/58292103

But keeps saying it's nto working.

Good save by Macca there.

Who needs a striker when we have McAtee?

Try https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58366074

Quoted from Mayaman

Who needs a striker when we have McAtee?

It’s a bit like saying who needs a goalkeeper when we have Shaun Pearson.

We’d have an even better McAtee with another striker

Sounds like a decent game.

It's all Town, we just need that 2nd goal to put the game to bed.

1-1. Poor defending from pearson

Commentators curse 1-1

Pearson’s fault according to commentary

Sounds a disapointing equalizer

OH sodomist

We seem to be getting forward but it seems we have no one to put it in the onion bag today.

Well at least Wrexham are losing again

Oh dear 1-2

And theres their second goal. It seems that Town are pushing 4 or 5 forward every time but they arent tracking back leaving the back line exposed. I can imagine Mr Hurst giving them it with both barrels at half time.

What an earth is going on here

Get Harry C on at half time

Look good going forward but gash at the back.

Typical Town under Hurst big crowd and big let down .

Bapaga didnt go with his man.

Worried that the rate we are scoring goals that could be game over :o

Quoted from grimps

Typical Town under Hurst big crowd and big let down .

You idiot. Dominated for the first 35.

Some might say we need a striker to put these games to bed

Quoted from Hagrid

Bapaga didnt go with his man.

Is the defending as bad as it sounds on RH?

Quoted from Hagrid

You idiot. Dominated for the first 35.

No according to tondeur and crofty

Quoted from Hagrid

1-1. Poor defending from pearson

It was but the two defenders in the 6 yard area were ball watching and left the scorer unmarked.

Well we’ve had the chances to be 3-0 up

Looks like we have gone alarmingly soft.
Could be a hard half time talk for PH with some substitutions !

Quoted from Hagrid

You idiot. Dominated for the first 35.

I don't agree with Grimps but also I don't agree that we have dominated, since we have scored we have let Barnet really get into the game and there was a spell where we struggled to get out of our own half, before we started creating some chances, Mcatee miss, Taylor disallowed goal etc, but I certainly don't think we have domintaed

Im not at the game, and I cant see how hes playing so I could be way off, but im suprised weve got alex hunt on instead of clifton or fox

Unfair to blame that second on Bapaga. We just gave it away in our own half and they took it well. Both sides look dangerous goimg forward but vulnerable at the back which is surprising. They have looked very dangerous down our right but both goals have come from the other side.

I don't agree that Pearson was at fault for the first. He got the tackle in but it just bounced straight back to their player. Unfortunate, but then we didn't block the shot. Second goal came from McAtee bizarrely setting them on their way, taking a couple of our defenders out. Lots of options for him, but he passed it straight to their player!

We've played some good stuff at times but have missed a few good chances, McAtee missed a sitter, unfortunately. They've scored both of their good chances created and came close with a tough effort from outside the box. They've got more guile than us out wide and up front at the moment with their number 11 and number 9 both causing us some problems.

It will be interesting to see how we do with the wind at our backs. We need to make them work harder for chances as well as both of those goals were way too soft.

Feels very second half of last season to me this, dominated play, unable to score the goals we deserved and suddenly we’re punished.

Wow! 4th to 14th in 15 mins, shows there are still lots of games to go.

Yeah maybe dominated the wrong one. Felt we were in control, soft goal disallowed and Mcatee missed a sitter. But all to do now as we look shaky at the back

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Unfair to blame that second on Bapaga. We just gave it away in our own half and they took it well. Both sides look dangerous goimg forward but vulnerable at the back which is surprising. They have looked very dangerous down our right but both goals have come from the other side.

Really? Waterfall / Pearson CB partnership? Doesn't surprise me at all..

Quoted from pontoonlew

It’s a bit like saying who needs a goalkeeper when we have Shaun Pearson.

We’d have an even better McAtee with another striker

I didn't mean it literally.  It's a way of singing his praises.  At the time, I didn't even know it was a penalty.

I took 55 mins to get on line because my internet is shite.

Can't really argue with Barnet being in front, though the defending for both goals was a bit lax to say the least. We've created enough chances to be well in front but if you don't take them, then these things can happen.

Didn't really push on after we took the lead but Mcatee had a great chance to put us 2 up and then it's a long way back for Barnet.

Goals change games and Barnet look capable of scoring more if we don't get to grips with their wide men.

Was stood at burger van corner so had a great view of both there goals, thought the second was an action replay of the first.
Ball onto our box and can't deal with it.
Not very good.
Nevermind 45 to go, get Harry on to win the midfield battles that we have been losing for the last half hour.
UTM

We're not playing well, we're not playing badly either just very bang average. Barnet have been more clinical then us and as we've been saying all preseason we've not got someone to put the ball in the net for us.

Calm heads required now. This is what can make the difference, though easier said 400 or so miles with a peroni in my hand. We can’t use the arrogant head but just respect what’s in front of us.

Quietly confident town will be back into the game in the 15 mins after half time

UTFM

From what I've seen we will still win this.

Quoted from promotion plaice

From what I've seen we will still win this.

Hope so PP, Notts & Wrexham losing Stockport drawing. 3 pts would be good.

and another one for Barnet

Useless

and another one for Barnet

Shocking :o

Widdowson doubles his BP tally

Hurst Out
Sack the board!

Right that is the cliches over, what next?

Ooh hello!

Right refs given us a chance now lets do it

1-3.

Penalty Town red card for them. 2-3

Come on Town

Pearson and Waterfall are not a good CB pairing, we urgently need another centre back even when Longe King is fit, along with urgently needing a number 9

Ffs will the misery ever end

Won't get excited about the red, we've failed against 10 men far too many times

Harry Kewell sent off as well, Barnet are imploding

Back in with a chance Kewell sent off

Quoted from promotion plaice

From what I've seen we will still win this.

You were saying ?

Sure? not on beeb yet?

Cmon town show some fight let’s get something out of this

It is now

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

Won't get excited about the red, we've failed against 10 men far too many times

Well we was failing badly against the 11 so hopefully we’ll get lucky

Shut up Crofty FFS!

This blatant time wasting by the team that is winning is really  making me fall out of love with football.

Quoted from promotion plaice

This blatant time wasting by the team that is winning is really  making me fall out of love with football.

we would be exactly the same?

Quoted from Davec

we would be exactly the same?

No. One of our shortcomings is we don't know how to waste time.

Get in theree

Get in 3-3

Oi oi

Taylor 3-3

We want 4

SOunds a cracker

YEEEEEESSSSSSS COME ON TOWN(100)

This is a mad game

  Now is the time to bring Wright and Essel on to win the game
UTM

44 goals in this league today so far! 😲

6 mins stoppage, time to win it

Yessssssss 4-3

GOAAAL

Hurst In!

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!

Yyyyeessssßssss

Get in 4-3

Yeh take Hunt off. What has he done all match..........oh hang on

This is mental

Class.  

Effing brilliant!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

That’s a fantastic turnaround I’m dubious of hurst and tactics but that’s some effort

I happily eat my words from earlier :D  Now come on Town don't do anything stoopid keep it tight.

These are the days of old under Laurie Mac!
UTM
:) :) :) :) :) :)

I so wish I was there today.

So come on waste some time, 5th in league now

Up to 5th with a game in hand

Amazing! Who needs a striker?

Nice to have lads that actually give a toss.  Good fight back.

Football...bloody football.

Beautiful! UTFM!

Quoted from Madeleymariner

I so wish I was there today.

Me too, great matches big crowd lots going on, let’s hope we can really push on UTM

Looks like we have a team of fighters now fecking love that

Quoted from codcheeky

Me too, great matches big crowd lots going on, let’s hope we can really push on UTM

Me 3

Never thought id be hearing 'were on our way' 3 games in but cant blame them, brilliant game

Ecstatic, absolutely brilliant, what a comeback.

When are the highlights?  Can't wait to see them.

Quoted from promotion plaice

From what I've seen we will still win this.

Ding ding ding

YEEEEESSSSSS is this the season where luck/dodgy refs (in our favour) and all that comes with that leading to league football  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Nomore games like this pls . the old ticker cant take it

Quoted from grimps

Useless

Phew
It took two tactical whinges for that game , 1 in each half 😳
Great win UTM

The difference being able to hit the target makes compared to the first half.

It's a shame Hurst's teams playing boring defensive football. :)

Great courage at 3-1 down. To come back we'll played buzzing with that

Hurst 2 electric boogaloo

Well that was flipping brilliant.

We’ll I’m absolutely gutted to have missed that after standing out at Stockport on Tuesday instead.

Fantastic stuff, sounded great on the radio never mind for the lucky 5,000 who went.

Get in there!

😀

And there was me after Tuesday’s match saying we wouldn’t be free scoring this season, but also wouldn’t concede many!  ;D

Paul Hurst's nightmare kind of win after his wet dream of a draw in midweek...

what was todays attendance?

Hence the defibrillators

Something like 5020 I think.

Brilliant well done Town 👏

Note to self.  Dont turn off radio at 1-3 down ....

Quoted from Abdul19

https://twitter.com/JamieHowcroft/status/1434183470444695552

Cheers mate.  Didn't have to wait two days for that.  Balls to BT.

Quoted from Abdul19

https://twitter.com/JamieHowcroft/status/1434183470444695552

Thanks, Abdul, who needs BT when we have you.

Quoted from DB

Thanks, Abdul, who needs BT when we have you.

All down to Giles Coke's podcast partner in crime!

Quoted from promotion plaice

From what I've seen we will still win this.

5 red crosses and a Gold Star to be fair.

;)

https://twitter.com/TarranSparks/status/1434186934939787265

Here it is again from a quirkier angle

Great turnaround. Bet that kept a few off here!!

Was that worth the early trip back Ginny?  :)

Penalties:

https://twitter.com/JamieHowcroft/status/1434157885097971724

https://twitter.com/JamieHowcroft/status/1434175794121777154

Perfect game at this stage of the season for Hurst in a way. Sees great team spirit in a comeback win, while being able to identify weaknesses to address going forward..

Big three points that.. boosts team confidence and keeps the floating fans engaged..

Great not to have that deflated and sunken feeling on a saturday evening

Quoted from Bigdog

Perfect game at this stage of the season for Hurst in a way. Sees great team spirit in a comeback win, while being able to identify weaknesses to address going foward..

Big three points that.. boosts team confidence and keeps the floating fans engaged..

Totally agree - PH will see this as a successful litmus test (😎).
Massive win today for the reasons you have said.
🤙

Quoted from promotion plaice

Was that worth the early trip back Ginny?  :)

Was it ever. What a great day.

Thanks to those that put those goals up, we all cannot get to games at the moment or have BT Sport.

Really tempted to go back to read the posts when we went 3-1 down but waiting til I'm nice and comfy with a beer.

Amazing scenes. Obviously still require that mystical number 9 but it's nice to know we can score 4 goals if pushed. It seems like centuries since we scored more than one goal in a game.

Quoted from Manchester Mariner

Amazing scenes. Obviously still require that mystical number 9 but it's nice to know we can score 4 goals if pushed. It seems like centuries since we scored more than one goal in a game.

Ahhh, the mystical number 9 or the front man the bloke behind me kept wittering on about as town pulled it back to 3-3…ignoring the fact Mcatee has 3 for the season already…

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Really tempted to go back to read the posts when we went 3-1 down but waiting til I'm nice and comfy with a beer.

Look out for mine its a corker, really aged well

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Really tempted to go back to read the posts when we went 3-1 down but waiting til I'm nice and comfy with a beer.

I’ve got three user names in mind for who will have been fairly active around that time. I highly doubt I’ll be let down.

Definitely an exciting new era performance with lots of promise but we should offer the referee a 12 month contract and thank Macca for his efforts over the years

Mcatee Needs one more goal To be our Joint Top Scorer Last Season
We have only played 3 games …