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It's not a squad of kids. Our youngest player in the starting line-up Saturday was 20.
Morris/Evans v Oxley
Clohessy v Bwomono
Gilbert v Ralph
Herd v Clifford
Barker v White
Mohsni v Hobson
Coughlan v Dieng
Prosser v Lennon
Easton v Demetriou
Grant v McCormack
K Ferdinand v K Taylor
Woodyard v Gard
Hall v Nathaniel-George
Simpson v Green/Sterling
Soares v Egbri
Corr v Akinola
Sturrock v Goodship
Crawford v Acquah
There's really not that much difference between 2010 squad and 2020 squad, the biggest differences being Barker v White, Grant v McCormack and Corr v Akinola - but we've seen the 2020 version for 1 league game between them anyway - and then the inexperienced duo of Mohsni and Hall who took several weeks to work their way into the line-up anyway. It's not impossible Nathaniel-George will develop into Ryan Hall. He seems to have the natural ability.
It's easy to forget that Sturrock's opening game was against Stockport who went out of the league that year. We needed a last gasp equaliser from sub Blair Sturrock to get a point from that game. We then followed it up in the league with defeats to Aldershot and then Port Vale at home when Prosser had a 'mare that some have never gotten over. After that game people were saying much the same thing as everyone is saying now.
We lost at home to Morecambe about a month into that season as well. People were not happy after that one. We also lost at home to Cheltenham later on in the season after we went 2 down in 5 minutes. People weren't happy after that one either.
This isn't going to be a classic season but there's a decent chance it isn't going to be as bad as a lot are catastrophising.
Keep the faith.
The team for the first win in the 4th League game on August 27 was Morris, Clohessy, Barker, Mohsni, Gilbert,Simpson, Grant, Easton,Hall, Corr, Sturrock. A team with balance.
This team would wipe the floor with the side that started on Saturday in terms of experience, grittiness, desire, attitude and ability. They might even have given Cheltenham a game.