Pre-Match Thread Northampton

[ntfcfan]

To be perfectly honest, Boothroyd has said he's going to be making tweaks to the system after our away day humiliations in recent times. For me, I think we'll go (or I would go).

......................................Nicholls............................
......Tozer.........Carlisle.....................Langmead.........Widdowson
...........................Guttridge.............Hornby/Harding...................
..........Hackett.............................................O'Donovan..........
..................................Platt..........Bayo....................................

I really don't know if one the big two up top will be dropped, perhaps O'Donovan moves up front and then Jake Robinson comes on to the left wing. I hope Hornby plays, broke into the team at 17 earlier this year as a youth player and looked almost a class above. Really exciting prospect, tenacious midfielder, which you need away from home.

In form players, Guttridge had a stormer last Saturday, and looks much more of a mature player since he came back. Hackett, our number 11, you'll have done your homework on him. Has just been amazing all season, Rotherham worked him out and he had a quiet game but he set up a goal on Saturday and won a penalty. Direct, quick and lethal on the counter, watch out for him. Akinfenwa scored on Saturday for the first time in ages and has looked a bit out of sorts, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him dropped as Platt has been playing well.

If you are vulnerable at set pieces then that's not great, as we've scored bags of goals from them. Watch out for Tozer's howitzer of a throw that he can lob in from anywhere inside your half.

 

[C C Csiders]

3-0 Northampton with the inevitable goals from Akinfenwa, O'Donovan and Guttwrench

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Ha!I remember seeing him in action at the Nou Camp for Dundee.That was back in the 80's though.:winking:

And there you ****ing go again. I imagine he played for Dundee United.

 

[Kris]

FFS! Southend 0 Northampton 1 (Guttridge, 90+5). It had to be him, didn't it. :thumbdown::'(

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

48-0 to the Mighty Shrimpers. Moshni to score the lot.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

2-0 Blues, Reeves and Lund to score

 

[OldBlueLady]

Don't normally do predictions regularly but I do fancy Assombalonga to score tomorrow

 

[leeblue]

line up??????
Smith
clohessy prosser mohsni straker

hurst spillane lund reeves

corrr brit ?????????

 

[chapperzUK]

line up??????
Smith
clohessy prosser mohsni straker

hurst spillane lund reeves

corrr brit ?????????

Probs this (if Mohsni coming back is true) - with Prosser continuing with the captaincy.

Smith
Clohessy Mohsni Prosser Straker
Hurst Spillane Lund Mayor
Reeves
Assombalonga


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[yogi bear up the cagire]

line up??????
Smith
clohessy prosser mohsni straker

hurst spillane lund reeves

corrr brit ?????????

Christ! notwithstanding the rumours on here, when was the last time Bilel played a competitive game......isn't there a match fitness issue, even puting aside other ones?

 

[chapperzUK]

Christ! notwithstanding the rumours on here, when was the last time Bilel played a competitive game......isn't there a match fitness issue, even puting aside other ones?

I think he has played less than 90 minutes of first team football this season, but he has been training .... just with nearly every other football league club!

 

[dannypav]

Christ! notwithstanding the rumours on here, when was the last time Bilel played a competitive game......isn't there a match fitness issue, even puting aside other ones?

Don't worry , he'll be sent off before he runs our of steam.........................

 

[leeblue]

Christ! notwithstanding the rumours on here, when was the last time Bilel played a competitive game......isn't there a match fitness issue, even puting aside other ones?

Not arguing on the fitness front but what the hell he is not injured unlike everyone else in the squad

 

[geoffmundo]

After some diliberation, i think we'll go for the following:

Moshni
Moshni Moshni Moshni Moshni
Moshni Moshni Moshni Moshni
Moshni Moshni

think we'll go for 4-4-2, not too sure about subs.

 

[philtalkin]

Christ! notwithstanding the rumours on here, when was the last time Bilel played a competitive game......isn't there a match fitness issue, even puting aside other ones?

Yeah let's stick Coughlan at the back, he's had a load of game time...errrr wait!

 

[Bad Beat]

Seems that Hurst is fit for tomorrow

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

After some diliberation, i think we'll go for the following:

Moshni
Moshni Moshni Moshni Moshni
Moshni Moshni Moshni Moshni
Moshni Moshni

think we'll go for 4-4-2, not too sure about subs.

drop Smith? way harsh

 

[Swiss Tony]

I reckon a close 1-0 victory for the lads today,Reeves doing the the honours,att;4'656.

 

[Maroon Blue]

My team

Smith
Clohessy - Lund - Prosser - Straker
Leonard - Spillane - Reeves - Mayor
Corr - Assombolonga

subs Bentley - Coughlan - Woodyard - Spicer - Paxman - Harris - Eastwood

A close 2-1 victory, we should have just enough, tempted to play Coughlan to thwart Akinfenwa & Platt. They do not have pace, just big brutes perfect for Coughlan to keep at bay. We keep these quiet we win the game, they are not great away. Of course any injured players passing a late fitness test will be needed to start or fill the bench. A crowd of 4800 with 500 away.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

With the need to bring Bilel back, I reckon the team sheet is going to make interesting (frightening?) reading.