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Now block A of the osmond stand is nearly sold out, wonder if block B will be open ?
Think it will be already be open for telephone and in person sales. Our next 5 home league are really tasty and testing - 4 teams at the top end plus Donny. Great isn't it... |
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Looking forward to this one, I’m just gutted that I couldn’t secure a ticket.
The allocations in this league are farcical. We’ve sold out every away game this season, bar Tranmere and Colchester on Tues nights, and the away average currently sits just under a 1,000. Which highlights my point regarding allocations as a whole.
Anyway, the match. Cook notched his 13th goal of the season at the weekend. Although he reaps the awards and headlines, the team as a whole have done very well so far - barring last weekends awful display at home to County.
We’ve won our last 4 away games - a record we haven’t achieved since winning League One in 1985. If we can keep this form going beyond next Saturday, it’ll be mightily impressive.
Gilliead missed the weekend due to the birth of his son. It’ll be harsh on Ryan East, but I think he’ll have to make way for Gilliead’s return.
GK: Harry Lewis
RB: Brad Halliday
CB: Matt Platt
CB: Romoney Critchlow
LB: Matty Foulds
CM: Ritchie Smallwood
CM: Alex Gilliead
RW: Dion Pereira
CAM: Harry Chapman
LW: Tyreik Wright
ST: Andy Cook
We’re still missing Jamie Walker, Abo Eisa, Manny Osadebe, Scott Banks and Liam Ridehalgh.
Predict a close encounter: 1-1
If you can field that 11 then I suggest we've got a challenge on our hands but one I know our lads we'll be up for. Though I want us to be winning more at home I'd take 1-1 now if I could. |
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Surprised Levi Sutton is struggling to get in the side this season, thought he was doing well for you last season. I reckon he'd be a good one for you to start against us, he'd be chomping at the bit to put in a good performance after he came on and got instantly sent off for Scunny a few seasons ago.
I do wonder had we not had those restrictions away at Notts and Halifax last season if we'd still have slashed our allocations this season. It's obviously not as bad for us to do so if we're filling the home ends, but I do think we're setting a bit of a dangerous precedent here. It's always (in recent history) been 1800+ and the full Osmond for visiting supporters and I think that's what it should always be if they can shift them. We'll be giving Donny the same lower allocation and who's to say they aren't going to turn around and drop our allocation from 4000 down to 1500? Definitely got some sympathy for those Bradford fans selling out most away ends and scrambling for tickets like they are. The irony of it is that we could end up with a higher away average than them this season purely because of them giving us a decent allocation.
I think the difference and the frustrating thing about those two clubs restricting our allocation was that there was thousands of empty seats in the ground . Our ground will be full against Bradford so they can’t really have the same complaint |
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I do wonder had we not had those restrictions away at Notts and Halifax last season if we'd still have slashed our allocations this season. It's obviously not as bad for us to do so if we're filling the home ends, but I do think we're setting a bit of a dangerous precedent here. It's always (in recent history) been 1800+ and the full Osmond for visiting supporters and I think that's what it should always be if they can shift them. We'll be giving Donny the same lower allocation and who's to say they aren't going to turn around and drop our allocation from 4000 down to 1500? Definitely got some sympathy for those Bradford fans selling out most away ends and scrambling for tickets like they are. The irony of it is that we could end up with a higher away average than them this season purely because of them giving us a decent allocation.
If we hadn't mate, it would have left circa only 1000 tickets for pay on the day Town fans. Had we topped the league from the off we'd have had home sell outs with the ridiculous prospect of 50 away fans in the whole of the Osmond. As galling as it is for Bradford, Donny and possibly Mansfield fans who won't be able to get tickets, it was absolutely the right call. I hope those clubs recognise that and don't go for a spiteful mammary approach, because it isn't tat to begin with |
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Cook's problem when he was with us was that he simply wasn't fit. He was a young lad who moved across the country and was reportedly homesick and he just didn't look after himself. I wasn't at all bothered when he left because he didn't look particularly bothered when he was playing for us.
His record since seems to show he's sorted himself out, so no doubt the curse of the ex is a risk once again.
He seems to have a bizzare hatred of us. He scored against us a while ago and went out of his way to celebrate wildly in front of our supporters. We got behind him when he was here, we did have the dark cloud of Fenty hanging over us and I suppose it may have transferred to the pitch somewhat, but I don't see what his problem is. |
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Toughest game of the season so far I'd say. Hoping we can get a win which would be absolutely brilliant. A draw I'd be pleased with. If we lose, as long as we contest and give a real go at it l, it's not the end of the world. Their wage bill is probably quadruple ours.
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He seems to have a bizzare hatred of us. He scored against us a while ago and went out of his way to celebrate wildly in front of our supporters. We got behind him when he was here, we did have the dark cloud of Fenty hanging over us and I suppose it may have transferred to the pitch somewhat, but I don't see what his problem is.
He is a nice lad, took time out to help with school fayre during his time at Town, he was a young lad who was taken in by leeches that hang around footballers. |
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Didn’t he have a touch of Harry Pells about him? That was the chant away at Mansfield a few years back, not sure of the background.
Anyway, down to 10 single seats in the home end, 6 restricted views in the Main. Block B not open yet…
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Suspecting the crowd will be 7,700-8,000. Capacity is 8,400 (as that’s what the attendance for the Forest game was), so you’d expect 400-700 no shows each week, as Bradford have sold out. We need to try and create a good atmosphere and put them under pressure, something we’ve failed to do almost all season at home.
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Suspecting the crowd will be 7,700-8,000. Capacity is 8,400 (as that’s what the attendance for the Forest game was), so you’d expect 400-700 no shows each week, as Bradford have sold out. We need to try and create a good atmosphere and put them under pressure, something we’ve failed to do almost all season at home.
I’d like to think marginally higher or at least in line with the Forest game, with that being on a Tuesday night bang in the middle of holiday season. Agree re: atmosphere, it’s been flat at times to the point that Hurst has commented on it. I do though think that it’s easier to generate an atmosphere when there’s a noisy away end, which Bradford should bring, so fingers crossed that helps too. We’re entering a potentially defining stage of the season; Saturday is a great opportunity to couple a solid home performance with a win, and finally but those questions to bed. Bradford can’t win 5 on the bounce away from home; can they? |
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