Northampton Town (H)

[Lostock Whites]

Let's beat them with sheer quality, we've got better players, then let's get at them. I think we've learnt that keeping simple can really be a good thing and not asking the players to do over complicated things.

Wide players running at them, spine of the team going in hard, players up top running in behind, 20k fans all together. 

It's time to make our stadium a fortress again, it's been piss easy for teams this season.

Edited January 27, 2025 by Lostock Whites

[TM Trotter]

Seems it's going to be a lot harder to get away post-match than it was last week...!

A bouncing Toughsheet under the lights - come onnn! Can't wait 🙂

[Tonge moor green jacket]

10 hours ago, ianofcleveleys said:

A specific move and a good one from JD to put Lolos and Vic in, away to those opponents, to help us compete physically up the pitch. Randall ought to able to be back in for Lolos at home v Cobblers

Wouldn't be so hasty over Lolos. 

They have toughened up defensively, so a taller, more physical player, may be very useful attacking earlier crosses.

Can see the idea being Randall too, just have to believe in JD.

[ianofcleveleys]

54 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Wouldn't be so hasty over Lolos. 

They have toughened up defensively, so a taller, more physical player, may be very useful attacking earlier crosses.

Can see the idea being Randall too, just have to believe in JD.

Yep, fair point, Nolan's no doubt looking to make them tougher to beat and a physical challenge. Lolos is alright, has height and can be an awkward nuisance to defenders in behind the front two. I quite like him. 

Edited January 27, 2025 by ianofcleveleys

[Burndens Bogs]

11 hours ago, TM Trotter said:

Seems it's going to be a lot harder to get away post-match than it was last week...!

A bouncing Toughsheet under the lights - come onnn! Can't wait 🙂

Yep, the return of the 6000 stayaways.

[Johnnyrotten]

1 hour ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Yep, the return of the 6000 stayaways.

I'd be interested to know how many are there tomorrow compared to last Tuesday and also Mansfield, the only other 2 midweeks to date.  If anyone's ITK on these things post-match let us know. 

The fact that its bloody cold won't help I don't suppose, plenty will watch from their living rooms but hopefully not as many as usual.

[Burndens Bogs]

15 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I'd be interested to know how many are there tomorrow compared to last Tuesday and also Mansfield, the only other 2 midweeks to date.  If anyone's ITK on these things post-match let us know. 

The fact that its bloody cold won't help I don't suppose, plenty will watch from their living rooms but hopefully not as many as usual.

I’m not usually more than 500 out when guessing the gate.

i reckon there was only around 10k on against Charlton, i’d guess at nearer 14k tomorrow night ( the tannoy man will say 19k no doubt)

[bwfcuk]

4 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

I’m not usually more than 500 out when guessing the gate.

i reckon there was only around 10k on against Charlton, i’d guess at nearer 14k tomorrow night ( the tannoy man will say 19k no doubt)

8.6k on against Charlton...

[Burndens Bogs]

21 minutes ago, bwfcuk said:

8.6k on against Charlton...

Is that a fact or a guess?

[bwfcuk]

16 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Is that a fact or a guess?

Fact.  probably didn't help Evatt.

[gonzo]

29 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Is that a fact or a guess?

Aye fact.

[Burndens Bogs]

54 minutes ago, bwfcuk said:

8.6k on against Charlton...

 

32 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Is that a fact or a guess?

 

15 minutes ago, bwfcuk said:

Fact.  probably didn't help Evatt.

Jesus, worse than i thought then.

Thats almost 8k ST Holders who haven’t showed up.

[L/H White]

6 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

 

 

Jesus, worse than i thought then.

Thats almost 8k ST Holders who haven’t showed up.

the 3 I sit with never went 

 

[frank_spencer]

16 minutes ago, L/H White said:

the 3 I sit with never went 

 

About 6 around me missing too

[Johnnyrotten]

For a Saturday match if there's a spare adult ticket going amongst the 8 or 9 I would know about, there's usually a decent chance of getting shut of it to a non ST holder who fancies a cheap game.  For midweek games, it never even gets to wasting anyone's breath, if anyone can't make it, there's zero chance of a non ST holder being arsed to go.  

Even if only 12k max turn up tomorrow, which I suspect will be the case, nobody can measure the relative enthusiasm of those attending compared to last Tuesday.  I was there then, I'll be there Tuesday, so I still only count as 1 on the crowd stats, but I actually want to go to tomorrow rather than hoping it somehow gets called off 😀. 

[burnden]

 

[Rival Son]

Did Jules just say he had more than one plan? So, it is possible!

[Johnnyrotten]

Another great, down to earth interview.  What an asset to the club he is, seems almost wasted being at youth level.

[Cinnykid]

Cant miss seeing darby in the dugout in place of evatt... If anyones got a adult and kids spare ST not in use and want a few quid id love make this one. 

[Burndens Bogs]

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Another great, down to earth interview.  What an asset to the club he is, seems almost wasted being at youth level.

The cheerful pragmatic approach - it’s so refreshing to hear rather than the dour overcomplicated bullshit we’ve been used to of late.

Go on Jules!

[FrancisFogarty]

5 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

About 6 around me missing too

Three who sit on the same row as me were saying they'd had spares they couldn't give away.

[kent_white]

Looking forward to seeing Nolan back tomorrow! 👍

[Matt Lofthouse]

Great servant to the club nobby.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

He was, but for now, bollocks to that.

Don't want a love in.

Strangely, I'm less comfortable about tomorrow than I was on Saturday.

Expectation is back on, and so is the pressure.

We don't want an "after the Lord Mayor's show" job, and I don't think it will be easy at all, and they'll need to crowd behind them, and maybe with some patience. 

[desperado]

Think I’d be tempted to make a couple of changes.

I agree with the paragraph in the BEN:

“It was a back to basics plan, most un-Bolton-like, in fact. But to take three points against Northampton Town on Tuesday night will require an entirely different way of thinking”

Lolos and Vic both did a good job on Saturday with the way we played. But is this more a game for Randall and Sheehan?

                   Southwood  

         Jones.  Forrester  Jonhston

Cogley.          Sheehan          Schon

                Morley.    Tommo

                        Randall

                        Collins.