I’m sure I saw a thread for the Boxing Day game already? Must be going mad.

Anyway, Evatt has confirmed that Tutte and Kioso are back, thank god. In my opinion we should be able to put out our current strongest 11.

I’d go with the usual back 3, Kioso back in at right wing back, move Jones back to the left, Tutte and Thomasson in centre mid and Sarcevic further forward behind Doyle and Delfounso.

Saying that, with how inconsistent we are we could play our best team and lose 4-0. If we can start quickly and get an early goal then a comfortable 2-0 win is my prediction - another kick start to the season!

Crikey I didn't see that coming on 85 minutes . I nearly roared the bloody house down when we hit the outside of the post in injury time .

The draw tended to paper over some cracks but a draw away from home against 3rd from top is a good result in the end .

1 minute ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

Bloody hell you drink with everybody

Not this year, I don't.

Everyone agreed we were awful first half. 
 

Ref does his job and gives the penalty we are back in the game. 

Edited December 26, 20205 yr by Ani

1 minute ago, desperado said:

 

Both good responses and offer a rationale behind in game posting. And shows from my reaction how emotions run high even after the final whistle!

While I have given in on the odd occasion, in the main it’s not for me though, it takes away the enjoyment of the game.

 

To be fair I think a few people (including myself) are chatting on WhatsApp/Twitter with people they’d normally be watching the game with so it’s not too much of a hardship to then paste the same comments on to here at the same time. 

29 minutes ago, hughmungus said:

No I want Evatt to do his job and put a team out that knows what they are doing from minute one rather than having a “fuck me” moment after 60 mins or so. You dont concede 3 goals like the ones in the first half if you are a properly coached team. 

The problem with football is the opposing team don't care about your intention to win. You could also say - "you don't come back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 if you are a badly coached team".

4 minutes ago, Take Hunt Off said:

Thomason has been decent so far & has some ability which I think has surprised a few on here with non league knowledge, so some of them at least just parrot out that the boy is NWC or  whatever because they failed to spot any latent talent in the lad.

2 on here saw him this season and said he was shite

JSL

Its hard to judge as connell was 2 leagues above, but i prefer this fella, so far

10 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

Bloody hell you drink with everybody

He doesnt do the man of the match awards then 🤣🤣

I can't believe people are so negative about Thomasson, he a young inexperienced lad at any level. But he shows promise. There's another 10 players in the side today that fans should be questioning whether they did their job before him.

I enjoyed that today! Worth the tenner for the roller coaster.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Thomasson is young and will get better hes better than Comley and White so patience is the word for the lad for me hes doing well.

21 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

He was just 17 last season and he’s hardly the biggest or strongest, in that league you need to be physical, age and experience also helps. 

Do you not need that in league two?

5 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Thomasson is young and will get better hes better than Comley and White so patience is the word for the lad for me hes doing well.

Perfect for the reserves and dropping him in for certain games.

Just now, Horwich said:

Perfect for the reserves and dropping him in for certain games.

So who do you suggest plays there instead.

3 minutes ago, Horwich said:

Perfect for the reserves and dropping him in for certain games.

A we no longer have reserves....B who for Comley, White ???

We are a weird side. I know lockdown football is different but we are like one of those March days where you can experience just about every weather type in the space of an hour. Just no consistency at all. 

Its only the second time I've known us come back from 3-0 down to avoid defeat. The other was at home v Notts County in 89 in that big long unbeaten run that culminated with the Wembley game v Torquay.

Parallels with the equally bizarre fixture v Barrow in October too. 

Its going to be next Summer before we can sort all this out I imagine. A club our size can surely live within its means while signing proven talent at this level. The gambles on the likes of Comley and Gordon have to stop.

He’s showed more heart & physical presence today than Delfonueso or Crawford have all season 

He ain’t perfect but he’s good enough 

8 minutes ago, jules_darby said:

He’s showed more heart & physical presence today than Delfonueso or Crawford have all season 

He ain’t perfect but he’s good enough 

Delfoneuso is so fucking frustrating. Showed in the last 10 minutes that there’s few in this league who can match it, but it was the first time in about 4 weeks that I’ve remembered he’s on the pitch. 

The last time I got this wet was at Northampton away in 1990.

That first-half was a disgrace. The last  5 mins are what it’s all about.

Dancing through the puddles on the way back in to town.

Quick exit, back to Spoons. Full of moody dressers.

What a bloody comeback.

UTW.

3 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Thomason, as long as there are players behined him, to make up for his lack of pace, 1 top DM's and decent centre backs, he will be fine.

You can't teach or train to gain pace you either have it or you don't. There is a place for the lad, he is 19 but needs good players around him to enable him to flourish, my worry is older more experienced players  being dependent on him, and I have a feeling at the moment it's the latter, only Doyle seems to care, the rest of them are looking like they are waiting for things to happen, there's a lack of intent from them, or are some players just looking to Doyle and Sarcevic for things to happen instead of trying things themselves.

January is crucial, but what players are going to be available ?

Give it 6-12 months and he’ll improve massively on that front. A quick brain over quick feet, any day of the week. 

Have I missed much? Been out since the final whistle checking motorway bridges for Hughmungus 😁

8 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Have I missed much? Been out since the final whistle checking motorway bridges for Hughmungus 😁

Everyone just needs to remember when that miserable cunt raises his head ever again he will never in his fucking miserable existence understand what it means to support a football and appreciate coming back from 3-0 down. 

Edited December 26, 20205 yr by Ani
Added in the fact he is a cunt.

15 minutes ago, captainmed said:

The last time I got this wet was at Northampton away in 1990.

That first-half was a disgrace. The last  5 mins are what it’s all about.

Dancing through the puddles on the way back in to town.

Quick exit, back to Spoons. Full of moody dressers.

What a bloody comeback.

UTW.

There two, quite close to each other!

1 hour ago, Rizlar said:

Shit ref got out of jail but why do we concede so early in games still doesnt change the fact 3-5-2 doesnt suit this team but he will still carry on with it .

I'm assuming taking Baptiste off for Isgrove put us more into a 4-4-2. Is that not so ?

2 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

I'm assuming taking Baptiste off for Isgrove put us more into a 4-4-2. Is that not so ?

I thought it was more 4-3-3 tbh but he will revert to 3-5-2 , I would imagine for the next game it's his preferred system.

Unimpressed. Our ineptitude was equalled by the Cumbrians.