Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Home V Mansfield Tue 2nd March. 7pm kick off.

As the games continue to come thick and fast there's a real danger that we start to see burnt out in some of the team.
We've had a fairly settled team now for some weeks and fatigue may be creeping in.
So, do T & S rest a few against so called lesser teams in order to have fresh legs for the battles to come? But the inherent risk is that we disrupt a winning formula.
Or keep going as we are and get as many points on the board now even if that means key players could be unavailable for the sharp end of the season?
We could blow any chance of the play-offs by burning out players now but we may not reach the play-offs if we mess with a winning formula.
It may be too early for this game but is a conundrum that T & S will likely face in the next month.

 

River City Bantam, do you have any stats on early goals - to-wins stats currently in Lg 2? I always feel so guilty about calling you out, but your grasp and knowledge of the stats is always so bloody brilliant. And for which I'm sure, we ALL very much thank you. Go well.

 

Agreed Parky but some teams above us haven't had the crap first few months we had. They can afford to gamble on player rotation and possibly dropping points here and there.
As has been well covered on here, for us stand a chance of making the play offs means we virtually have to win every game between now and the end of the normal season. We don't have the luxury of failure.

 

Mansfield had been a poor run of games before Saturday. They played Morecambe, started well, got in front and shut up shop.

I expect similar on Tuesday. They'll be coming to park the bus and try and squeeze a goal somehow.

We need to start fast and have a plan b and c just in case nothing much is happening.

 

Looks like it’s going to be a while befor Novak is back he has suffered a setback

 

So, what scores we thinking for this?

I hope 2-1.

 

Not sure about this one, not been working the oppo keeper loads and Cook is a big miss with Rowe looking less convincing as an impact sub of late, Vernam a bit hit and miss and the likes of Clarke only just getting back to fitness. Low score draw.

 

£1 for me at BetFred.

 

I thought that's why we brought Foulds in but he can't be impressing much in training as he doesn't even make the bench. Maybe Staunton could come in at left back for a game or two to rest Woods.

 

Time of the month m8.

 

Don't get me wrong I like the lad. My challenge to him would be that when he gets in those 1 on 1's he shouldn't over think it or have second thoughts or doubt himself - just have a go! Whether that's beating the man or looking to cross, just go for it! It sometimes feels like he changes his mind and then he gets blocked or tackled unfortunately.

 

You are right Fordy three points are there for the taking, however think Park is suggesting they will probably try and do an Orient on us, by stifling us in the middle of the pitch. I agree with him. It’s up to us to break them down to get those three points. “Win ugly” is the favourite term. The times we have said, me including for over half a century “So and so are there for the taking”and ended up falling flat on our mush. We don’t have a given right to win games, you should know that. It’s not being at all negative, but we have seen over confidence in the past , as have many teams, only to see it turn round and bite one up the a***. Here’s to three points but I doubt it will be a cake walk, nor pretty

 

And I have said that over 50 years too! Pulling your leg of course.

Vernam might be the one . If they compress the game by sitting close to half way then a ball over the top may be the key?

 

Coffee...I'm at work.

 

Ladies...please.

 

One change from Saturday and another descent bench.
Come on Rowey shut the doubters up.