https://twitter.com/officialgtfc/status/1453055073081339908/photo/1

Clifton (assume injured? Hopefully not too bad) and Hunt drop out for Coke and Sousa. Very attacking 11!

Think the Clifton thing is fatigue, understandable. What formation are we playing?

Hurst mentioned that Clifton had felt his hip after Saturday so hopefully just a precaution ahead of Notts.  

No Taylor, Efete or Longe-King, so still no definitive answer on which two have Covid.

Good to see us fully utilising our threat from our wide players.  Hopefully we start fast tonight.

Quoted from RobDef1

Think the Clifton thing is fatigue, understandable. What formation are we playing?

Looks like 4-2-3-1 to me.  

Quoted from MarinerDevil

No Taylor, Efete or Longe-King, so still no definitive answer on which two have Covid.

Hopefully no Longe-Covid.

Pub packed at Ruislip Manor....  gonna be a good atmosphere

Even with 4-5 players out we still can field a decent winning side, UTM

Quoted from MarinerDevil

Hurst mentioned that Clifton had felt his hip after Saturday so hopefully just a precaution ahead of Notts.  

No Taylor, Efete or Longe-King, so still no definitive answer on which two have Covid.

Good to see us fully utilising our threat from our wide players.  Hopefully we start fast tonight.

Hurst mentioned in the Yeovil post match interview that it was more than 2 with covid. I'd guess DLK is the 3rd.

Those coming in will take their chance to do a good job - a strong bench this season, even with the Covid absences.

Let's hope that the chances for the additions will create, make or score goals !

Two of Wealdstone’s better players out through injury this evening in Alex Dyer and Charlie Cooper. A young lad makes his full debut as a replacement. No easy games etc but this is the kind of scenario we need to be taking 3 points from if we want to win the league.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WealdstoneFC/status/1453054916524654592

Quoted from Roast Em Bobby

Hurst mentioned in the Yeovil post match interview that it was more than 2 with covid. I'd guess DLK is the 3rd.

I thought Hurst was very keen to state that 3 players were out, which I interpreted as him trying to keep the opposition guessing.  You could be right though.

I heard that 2 players have it and one has to isolate due to not being vaccinated.

Good luck Lennie 🤞

Shítting mesen. Off to watch Married at First Sight Australia instead. See you in 2 hours.

Come on Town! Go on the shop! I fancy a goal fest tonight, no disrespect intended but a rout please, lads!

Cmon the town! Really want a Lennie goal tonight

1-4 town please, Lennie 2 Sousa and Mcatee. And Jackson (obviously)

I think we will get in with over the top balls tonight they don't have the biggest back 4 and having watched them a bit they seem to have a weakness to that

FFS, where is the commentary, it seems to change every week!

Yeovil 1 up against Woking

Quoted from 123614

FFS, where is the commentary, it seems to change every week!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_humberside

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/58851055

Not sure if this will work  :)

Quoted from Yossarian

Pub packed at Ruislip Manor....  gonna be a good atmosphere

I had some great nights out there when I was based at Northwood in 1990 👍

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I had some great nights out there when I was based at Northwood in 1990 👍

Fallen asleep on the tube many a time and ended up there

ffs

who said this week that we hadn't given a penalty away this season ??)

Abject officiating, the referees in this league are a disgrace.

Penalty them

OI OI!

yes

Get in there Mckeown!

well done james

McKeown.....saves...get in

flipping hell…things really are different these days…

the shot stopper

Well done macca

Well done McKeown, hopefully this wakes us up!

It's written in the stars  ;)

Did Jackson Jr take the pen?

Quoted from Henryscat

Did Jackson Jr take the pen?

No

Ref doing his best to stop Town winning.

The refs wife (Sian Massey-Ellis) is better looking than him, and on hts display so far a better official 😃😃😃

Boreham Wood winning and up to 2nd as it stands.

Wrexham losing  8)

Wrexham 2-0 down at maidenhead

Well this ref sounds cack

Quoted from Hagrid

Well this ref sounds cack

Ironic cheers from the Town fans when the ref gives us a free kick.

Says it all.

Oh No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fk sake

Drat. We need to wake up

1-0 wealdstone

oh dear

Bollox

fuck off

Need to pull our fingers out. Not remotely good enough against a shite side so far.

Doesn't sound like we've settled into this game at all.

We're not playing well, that was coming

1-0 down, not to worry, we've been here before. Come on town :)

Come on town ffs wake up

Plenty of time to turn it around.

work to do!

I’ve had a bad feeling about this one all day

Said after first 10 mins could smell it , hope this is kick we needed

Gritton is a jinx!!

Chesterfield winning. Need to win this one, can't be throwing points away against an injury depleted Wealdstone side.

Why is Hunt not starting|?

Sounds as so we are struggling to get into this one, hopefully we can pick it up!

I'll say it again, Taylor is a big miss.

Quoted from 123614

Why is Hunt not starting|?

Lad might need a rest, lets not start questioning everything just because we are 1-0 down

Quoted from promotion plaice

I'll say it again, Taylor is a big miss.

Not sure anyone would dispute that, tbh.

Result aside we were a bit crap at the weekend and we sound it again tonight. Just missing Taylor or is there another illness in the team as well as Covid? There’s a lot about at the minute.

Rollicking coming at half time altho seem to be missing Clifton and hunt

Quoted from Hagrid

Lad might need a rest, lets not start questioning everything just because we are 1-0 down

I wasn't asking because we went 1-0 down, I was just curious as to why he didn't start.

I think Hunt catapults us from 6-7th to chasing the title. He had an off game on Saturday which is fine because he’ll be back. Hopefully get him on sooner rather than later because I don’t like the idea of Fox with Coke.

Taylor obviously a big miss too but I think we can turn this around still with 1 change (Hunt for Coke).

Quoted from 123614

I wasn't asking because we went 1-0 down, I was just curious as to why he didn't start.

I’d say probs needs a rest, i thought he was poor on Saturday. Does appear we are getting overrun in the middle tonight though

Hunts and Cliftons absence seems to be telling in midfield

I think we're playing 12 of them by the sounds of it.

Maybe PH will bring him on for the second half/

One of those games where the ref won't give us anything

Who's the ref  -Mr Stones from Weald ?

Martin Gritton has just said on the radio that their midfielders are box to box and looking forwards whilst Fox and Coke are both side to side and rather static.

It certainly seems as so we are missing Hunt and Clifton in midfield, I don't think Fox and Coke can play together.

Mcatee Struggling according ti radio

In reality we only have two recognised midfield players on the pitch at present and we may need to bring on Hunt from one of the wide players. Too early for panic decisions but we need to get control of the midfield area.

Quoted from golfer

Who's the ref  -Mr Stones from Weald ?

This clown - https://twitter.com/rmasseyellis

Coke shite

McAtee limping now, hope he can run it off, good job it's nearly half-time.

Quoted from Chrisblor

This clown - https://twitter.com/rmasseyellis

Seems like he's been card happy this season with 28 bookings in 6 games.

They all need a kick up the backside, sounds very similar to the none event that was the 1st half at Stockport

HT.....Wealdstone 1-0 Town

Hurst out

Quoted from Davec

Martin Gritton has just said on the radio that their midfielders are box to box and looking forwards whilst Fox and Coke are both side to side and rather static.

It certainly seems as so we are missing Hunt and Clifton in midfield, I don't think Fox and Coke can play together.

There was a lot of love-in for Coke last season and I’m not sure I saw it at the time.

Clifton and Hunt are ahead of him IMO and I really don’t like the idea of Coke in a midfield 2.

No doubt there’s a place for him but Wealdstones first choice CM’s are both out, absolutely no excuse for being overrun.

Quoted from golfer

Coke shite

So it starts😂

Pathetic

Quoted from golfer

Coke shite

Find a better dealer then

Saw the goal on BT when the ball was cleared to the edge of the box we did not haver a player anywhere near closing him down, must have had 10 yards of empty space in front of him at 20 yrds out.  >:(  Good strike, was a goal the moment it left his foot. Feels like we are missing energy in the midfield. Still time to turn it round Come on Town.

Here. Worst performance yet. Really do miss the energy of clifton and hunts passing. Hope we get at least a point. Great following again.

Wealdstone have done a good job on us.mussing cliftons energy and ability to get forward.too many ,mainly aimless, long balls.mcatee not done much n nothing sticking for shop.both their full backs doing good job on sousa n bapaga

Ref might as well stick a blue shirt on for the 2nd half

Need hunt wright on

We seem to struggle against a lot of these southern, traditionally non league sides. Problem is that there are loads of them.

From what I've been hearing, we need someone closer to the shop.

Bapaga maybe, with Revan on the left?

Quoted from pontoonlew

There was a lot of love-in for Coke last season and I’m not sure I saw it at the time.

Clifton and Hunt are ahead of him IMO and I really don’t like the idea of Coke in a midfield 2.

No doubt there’s a place for him but Wealdstones first choice CM’s are both out, absolutely no excuse for being overrun.

Last season Coke was a good player in a poor team. Hurst has significantly upgraded the squad over the summer, and I’m not convinced he has the legs to keep up with the quicker tempo we are playing this season. He remains an important part of the squad, but Hunt and Fox look our best two in the middle.

Shouldn't have brought McAtee out for the second half. Clearly not in any state to be playing on. Hurst is always reluctant to make changes at half time.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Shouldn't have brought McAtee out for the second half. Clearly not in any state to be playing on. Hurst is always reluctant to make changes at half time.

Id be reluctant to take Mcatee off?
Going off now anyway

Short corners never work

come on town

Not gonna be out night this

Going to struggle Saturday without Taylor and McAtee

Still top tonight no matter what happens but c'mon Town let's get something out of this.

Quoted from Ipswin

Going to struggle Saturday without Taylor and McAtee

Id hope PH will increase his efforts for a striker

Quoted from Ipswin

Going to struggle Saturday without Taylor and McAtee

Alright Dave Moore, surely you should be watching the game from the dugout rather than posting on here…

New striker or a load of fresh positive tests coming this week…

Quoted from Hagrid

Id hope PH will increase his efforts for a striker

All a bit last minute for Sat even if he gets one. Hopefully Taylor back for Kiddy.

Don't really like knee jerk reactions but Taylor out and Mcatee potentially out for Saturday, we do need another striker bringing in I feel.

Max wrights time to shine

Hunt on for Coke soon surely

flipping long throws

The game sounds a bit flat at the moment which will suit them.

Not playing that well we're definitely missing hunt and Clinton's energy in the middle atm

Well we often talk about squad depth, now we’ve got to show it

Quoted from Ipswin

Hunt on for Coke soon surely

You would have thought so

Hunt must be injured or he’d have been on by now surely ?

Quoted from grimps

Hunt must be injured or he’d have been on by now surely ?

He doesn’t like making subs before 70 mins. And stop calling me Shirley.

Quoted from moss_side_mariner

He doesn’t like making subs before 70 mins. And stop calling me Shirley.

[url]https://youtu.be/ixljWVyPby0[/url]

Missing McAtee Hunt and Clifton for certain - just shows who our 3 main men are

Quoted from golfer

Missing McAtee Hunt and Clifton for certain - just shows who our 3 main men are

and taylor

come on Town, give us a point, please, the fans there deserve it

To be fair if you take the best 4 players from any team they’d struggle , we’ve known we’ve needed another forward all season , it’s finally caught us out

Maidenhead now beating Wrexham again

C'mon, let's roll the dice and get Revan and Hunt on!

Come on town shot on target

Taylor hunt mcatee clifton without a doubt 4 massive misses to any side at our level , can we nick a point o

would spokes have been what we are missing tonight with clifton and hunt missing

Quoted from grimps

To be fair if you take the best 4 players from any team they’d struggle , we’ve known we’ve needed another forward all season , it’s finally caught us out

Hurst needs to sort this out now.

Hurst's subs have been good this season but by the sounds of things we need Hunt on asap but don't look like he coming on.

Quoted from golfer

Missing McAtee Hunt and Clifton for certain - just shows who our 3 main men are

Add Taylor to that

Not what we expected or wanted so far

Michael Cheek levels for Bromley against Notts County

Quoted from TAGG

Hurst's subs have been good this season but by the sounds of things we need Hunt on asap but don't look like he coming on.

Gone back to his habit of waiting and waiting to make subs and then they come on for 5 minutes when they can't be effective. Hunt on to take set pieces would have been more effective as we won a bunch of corners and free kicks.

Mental to not bring Hunt on.

If Hunt's fit enough for the bench, he has to come on you'd have to think. Seems odd not to get his guile and Revan's pace on.

Get Shaun on and shove Waterfall up front and hoof it!

He seems to want to save them for Saturday and not bothered about the 3 points Up for grabs tonight

Quoted from grimps

He seems to want to save them for Saturday and not bothered about the 3 points Up for grabs tonight

Doesn't seem that interested in one point tonight

Well we certainly deserved to lose today.

Go on Hunty lad, win it for us (in 7 minutes or whatever)

Maidenhead Bromley now Wealdstone These southern twits have got our number

Losing to the better team Taylor was a big loss last Saturday, Clifton also missed tonight.

Our shortfall in the strikers department is glaringly obvious tonight.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Our shortfall in the strikers department is glaringly obvious tonight.

I don't think the midfield performed that well either Coke and Fox don't mix IMO

Ah well…can’t win em all…

Better to lose to a bottom team than someone just behind us and chaseing us

urine poor tonight they also have a depleted squad I expected us to at least get a point not good enough tonight so frustrating.

shoot!

Ah well.

We sounded excrement…end of. Hardly worth losing sleep over. See ya Saturday…

Bloody southerners. Poor tonight. Seems we’ve been very flat and deservedly come away with nothing.

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't think the midfield performed that well either Coke and Fox don't mix IMO

The Lampard and Gerrard problem

shite happens,lets not over react folks, had too happen one day.on too saturday,still top off the league UTFM

Bus wangkas.

After the Lord Mayor's show

Quoted from Ipswin

I don't think the midfield performed that well either Coke and Fox don't mix IMO

Agree. Very concerned what our starting XI will be on Saturday.

Very disappointing result that. We’ve looked out of sorts in the past two games and it’s directly linked to Taylor being out IMO.

I’m still staunchly in the ‘we need a striker’ camp and these last two games haven’t changed that. Just because goals come from all over the pitch doesn’t mean we just go without ample back-up. It’s obvious Taylor’s link up play aides those goals and LJL isn’t on his level.

Big error to not play 3 in midfield tonight IMO. Onto Saturday and a huge game.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Our shortfall in the strikers department is glaringly obvious tonight.

Could have had salah uptop alone tonight and we wouldnt have scored. Everything wass over hit.

We move onto Saturday v Notts County. Still top of the league. UTM

Quoted from Morris Minor

After the Lord Mayor's show

? It wasn’t great on Saturday either.

Just hope that proves to Hursty that we do need another striker ASAP.

Lets just keep us shape on Saturday, all being well we'll get McAtee back if not it's LJL with a couple playing off them.

They'll be more nights and day like this against teams that want to knock over the big boys of this league.

The lack of striker doesn’t seem to be the issue tonight, more the midfield not doing what it has done all season…

Ah well, ya can’t win em all and we’re still performing well beyond what any of us thought…

See ya at BP…

Only one team turned up tonight and it wasn't us. Wealdstone were up for it against a side viewed as much bigger than them and deserved to win, Town seemed sluggish from the start and Coke + Fox too similar to work together. Would have liked to have seen subs 10 minutes earlier than we did and a bit more desire to grab a point but it seemed both team and manager settled on this being a loss.

One loss doesn't decide our season so just chalk this one off to fatigue in the team and a lot of first team players being out of the picture for various reasons. Hopefully we can get a few people back in the mix for the next game. Sometimes have to take the L and say the other team wanted it more.

The boys sounded tired tonight, couldn't break Wealdstone down and struggled to put any pressure on their back line.
Have to say also, Coke n Fox doesn't work.
Crap day at the office, put it down to a bad day and go again Saturday. UTM

We lost. It happens. Onto a huge game Saturday with a point to prove, anyone remember how that went last time?

We are top of the league :) UTM

Hopefully get hunt back in and Clifton too, them two make the midfield a lot more dynamic which has been key to our success this season. Obviously Taylor a big loss too, but it feels like we simply didn’t have the runners from midfield tonight.

Quoted from RobDef1

We lost. It happens. Onto a huge game Saturday with a point to prove, anyone remember how that went last time?

We are top of the league :) UTM

It happens? That’s not good enough. That doesn’t get you promotion. 250K on a centre forward gets you promotion.

That's a buddy but we had to lose sometime better tonight than on Saturday.

Give the players a couple of days off as they sounded tired tonight.

Start again with a win against County and get another unbeaten run going.

Certainly need a forward in for Sat with McAtee injured and Taylor missing.. big ask for Lenny to play 3 x 90 mins in a week.. think we needed a different option anyway to add to what we have.

Quoted from Heisenberg

It happens? That’s not good enough. That doesn’t get you promotion. 250K on a centre forward gets you promotion.

And if the parasitic ex owner wasn’t still scamming cash then it could’ve worked…

Although, not really working for Stockport and Wrexham at the minute.

I’m not gonna break down and lose my excrement after two defeats so far and a 100% record at home…

Not good by any means but looking at the other results have not been too bad, apart from Chesterfield and Boreham Wood. Altringham, Daggers, Wrexham, Woking, and Stockport all lost. Notts Cty only managed a draw in there home game so all in all these results have gone our way.

I thought wealdstone played well.... made grimsby play in front of them... denied space.  They'd done their homework.

And their fans at least made some noise as well.

Ah well....

Quoted from DB

Not good by any means but looking at the other results have not been too bad, apart from Chesterfield and Boreham Wood. Altringham, Daggers, Wrexham, Woking, and Stockport all lost. Notts Cty only managed a draw in there home game so all in all these results have gone our way.

So imagine how much better it would have looked had we not gifted Wealdstone three points?

Quoted from aldi_01

And if the parasitic ex owner wasn’t still scamming cash then it could’ve worked…

Although, not really working for Stockport and Wrexham at the minute.

I’m not gonna break down and lose my excrement after two defeats so far and a 100% record at home…

No, that’s true. If you’d offered me 9 wins from the first 13 games, I’d have ripped your hand off. But we’ve been getting excited about winning as champions and that can only happen if you are relentless. I don’t think that’s us.

Ive been hugely surprised so far this season, and tonight IS a knee-jerk reaction, for sure, but Wealdstone? Honestly, how?

Tough game on Saturday with a 2nd-string striker and no number 10 in a 4-2-3-1. I have my fingers crossed, but not hopeful.

Can’t see the justification for two holding midfielders in second half with Hunt on the bench.

Not been at it the last two games and I think there is a bit of an illness issue in the camp, making us a bit sluggish. Quick turnaround of games too doesn't help when you are not at your best.

Top of the league and there to be shot at.

Was hoping for at least a point to take us to the 30 mark, but we are still top and still in a better position than I thought we would be when the season started.

All the leading contenders will lose games to mid table sides if they aren't at their best on the day. Can't win 'em all.

Quoted from Heisenberg

No, that’s true. If you’d offered me 9 wins from the first 13 games, I’d have ripped your hand off. But we’ve been getting excited about winning as champions and that can only happen if you are relentless. I don’t think that’s us.

Ive been hugely surprised so far this season, and tonight IS a knee-jerk reaction, for sure, but Wealdstone? Honestly, how?

Tough game on Saturday with a 2nd-string striker and no number 10 in a 4-2-3-1. I have my fingers crossed, but not hopeful.

I’m never hopeful, I’ve been a town fan too long…even at 5-0 at half time against Dover I panicked…

We’ll get over it, I genuinely think this team can deal with adversity and we will get the win…

Apart from Chesterfield and Boreham Wood nearly all our rivals lost tonight (Wrexham, Stockport, Dagenham & Redbridge, Altrincham and Woking).   Notts County and Bromley both drop 2 points.

19 points dropped by rivals.

We are still 13 points clear of Wrexham.  

We are still top.  We live to fight another day.  We need to be better - and we need key players back fit and healthy. ASAP.

We didnt have what any good team needs tonight,, a midfield  Dont think hurst had many options tonight  and it showed that without clifton and hunt we where lacking tonight

Just listened to an unhappy Hurst. He accepts the blame for his selection but as he pointed out several players didn't step up to the mark and were told so.

Great interview from PH. Very honest. Don’t think we should lose our minds.

Well there is a bloke on twitter saying get Montel Gibson back for Saturday. I think thats enough social media for the week
Good god almighty😅😅😅

Quoted from MuddyWaters

So imagine how much better it would have looked had we not gifted Wealdstone three points?

When I just looked we were still TOP. How much better than that can you get, unless you add the word Champions!

Last time we lost, there was a great reaction from the team, so let's hope we get another.

Tough game on Saturday with a depleted squad though if we are missing some first choice players. Could have done with an easier game this weekend until the cavalry are back, but it is what it is.

Quoted from DB

When I just looked we were still TOP. How much better than that can you get, unless you add the word Champions!

We could have maintained the four point gap - that’s how.

Also - I know it’s early days but in those early days we are 13pts clear of Wrexham. Are they really rivals now?

We're calling the Notts Cty. game as a big game but when you look at their results in October they have played 7 and won only 3, 1 being an FA cup replay against Tamworth. 7 points out of 15 in the league.

We've played 6 and won 5 games. 12 points out of 15 in the league. I'm pleased I'm a Town fan looking at that because if I was a Notts fan it doesn't make good reading. That said with our injury/covid problems it's still not going to be an easy game on Saturday.

Would have liked to have won tonight, but can’t win them all, onto Saturday. See what we’re made of

Quoted from Hagrid

Well there is a bloke on twitter saying get Montel Gibson back for Saturday. I think thats enough social media for the week
Good god almighty😅😅😅

The mind boggles!

Quoted from bobbyturtle

would spokes have been what we are missing tonight with clifton and hunt missing

No.

Not sure if any of you have heard of him but that Ira Jackson could be an upgrade on Lenny. January bid for him

Quoted from ginnywings

Last time we lost, there was a great reaction from the team, so let's hope we get another.

Tough game on Saturday with a depleted squad though if we are missing some first choice players. Could have done with an easier game this weekend until the cavalry are back, but it is what it is.

You would imagine Notts County will come and want to play football, I’d be happy with a draw on Saturday if we’re going to be that depleted.

would spokes have been what we are missing tonight with clifton and hunt missing


with hindsight he would possibly have been a better option than Coke, but it was never going to happen in reality. Certainly i would've put Hunt and Revan on after the first ten minutes of the second half when it turned into a defence v attack game. With the best goal difference in the division a 2-0 defeat would have made no difference, so why not go for it?

ps really missed efete as well

pps towler had another superb game , especially when he and Waterfall were up against the very difficult Umera and his equally effective partner on the pitch, Rob Massey-Ellis.


ppps could anyone else work out why Mr Massey-Ellis was decked out in black, when the rest of his team mates were playing in blue?

How on earth has the telegraph bloke given Bapaga & John-Lewis 6/10 for last night’s match when he’s handed out 5s to Waterfall, Towler, Sousa & Coke. Bapaga was terrible especially positionally and i don’t know where you start with LJL’s “performance”.

I thought we were pretty solid from a back four perspective, but they had little to no protection from Coke or Fox. And why Coke feels the need to constantly drop back to within 5 yards of Waterfall or Towler to receive the ball and then play a simple pass to either Sears or Crookes that Waterfall or Towler could have easily made themselves is anyone’s guess.

And where do you start with Bapaga? I can’t remember seeing such an inept performance from a left winger- he didn’t offer anything defensively or attack-wise. He didn’t give Crookes any option but to lump the ball forward for LJL by not offering himself in a good position. He (Bapaga) was slightly better when he switched to the right and then centre. We missed Clifton’s high energy & workrate & replaced him with Bapaga who was lazy (or tired of I’m being generous) last night.

And LJL… not his night if we’re being kind. Really he needs to be our 3rd choice. He should be the one thrown on up front in the last few minutes and not Luke Waterfall. Waterfall won 2 knock-downs and on neither occasion did LJL or Bapaga anticipate it and the ball just ran through to the goalkeeper.

Ratings…
7 - McKeown.
6s - Sears, Waterfall, Towler, Crookes.
5s - Sousa, Fox & McAtee.
4s - Coke & John-Lewis.
3 - Bapaga.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

How on earth has the telegraph bloke given Bapaga & John-Lewis 6/10 for last night’s match when he’s handed out 5s to Waterfall, Towler, Sousa & Coke. Bapaga was terrible especially positionally and i don’t know where you start with LJL’s “performance”.

I thought we were pretty solid from a back four perspective, but they had little to no protection from Coke or Fox. And why Coke feels the need to constantly drop back to within 5 yards of Waterfall or Towler to receive the ball and then play a simple pass to either Sears or Crookes that Waterfall or Towler could have easily made themselves is anyone’s guess.

And where do you start with Bapaga? I can’t remember seeing such an inept performance from a left winger- he didn’t offer anything defensively or attack-wise. He didn’t give Crookes any option but to lump the ball forward for LJL by not offering himself in a good position. He (Bapaga) was slightly better when he switched to the right and then centre. We missed Clifton’s high energy & workrate & replaced him with Bapaga who was lazy (or tired of I’m being generous) last night.

And LJL… not his night if we’re being kind. Really he needs to be our 3rd choice. He should be the one thrown on up front in the last few minutes and not Luke Waterfall. Waterfall won 2 knock-downs and on neither occasion did LJL or Bapaga anticipate it and the ball just ran through to the goalkeeper.

Ratings…
7 - McKeown.
6s - Sears, Waterfall, Towler, Crookes.
5s - Sousa, Fox & McAtee.
4s - Coke & John-Lewis.
3 - Bapaga.

well the new bloke said Towler was pulled all over last night and had Hunt as his MOM on Saturday.....!!!!!

Quoted from Hagrid

well the new bloke said Towler was pulled all over last night and had Hunt as his MOM on Saturday.....!!!!!

Wealdstone didn’t create anything from open play though did they? Towler was in a tussle most of the night but gave as good as he got generally.

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Wealdstone didn’t create anything from open play though did they? Towler was in a tussle most of the night but gave as good as he got generally.

no thats what i mean mate, his scoring system is just bizarre

Yeah I think you can discount this new Telegraph guy. Hunt the standout on Saturday apparently ha ha. I mean he got pulled off after playing his worst 60 minutes for Grimsby but ok.

Last nights performance & the under par Yeovil game  left me wondering if resting the settled team for 2 weeks had lost us some momentum?

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Last nights performance & the under par Yeovil game  left me wondering if resting the settled team for 2 weeks had lost us some momentum?




That is a fair point,  no matter what game it is alwase play your strongest side especially if it has a winning mentality, Except for injurys that is but proper injurys not   made up ones or they are tired .. Pro footballers should be able to play 2 games a week  if they are fit . If not get them fitter

People need to remember taylor missing clifton missing mcatee carrying a knock hunt rested for me our most influential players , we are top & i would have took that at start of season , think we all agree need another striker a younger version of taylor will do , not going to be easy to find tho, massive game saturday but certainly not season divining we will win alot than we lose FACT

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Not sure if any of you have heard of him but that Ira Jackson could be an upgrade on Lenny. January bid for him

Michael Jackson would be an upgrade on Lenny

I was impressed with their centre forward.

Is it unrealistic to get the cheque book out and bid for someone already doing the business in the NL? If you include scouting games, Hurst and Doig must have seen over 40 strikers this season. Surely one could be prized away with a decent bid. Especially if they are part time.

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Last nights performance & the under par Yeovil game  left me wondering if resting the settled team for 2 weeks had lost us some momentum?

The same thought occurred to me today. Not that it was all a choice, what with Covid and injuries. It struck me I was using hindsight too - weren’t we all chuffed that our B-team thrashed Bromsgrove?

All said, it could have disrupted things a bit.