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Firing up the chariot for the journey down from that there London for first Plainmoor visit in two seasons! Ashamed to say I missed a home game for the first season in over 40 last season. Super excited to see this new team, high hopes for them. Might only recognise four players though.
Hope the crowd will top 4000, and a lovely 3-1 to the gulls, Ali Omar hat-trick . Getting far too excited.

That pretty much sums it up Gull1899. To have your top players cherry picked and two incredibly successful loans going back home is massive. Luck plays a big part in loans being that good and we were so lucky with our two last year, maybe not so this year so far, (although O’Connell looks promising). You can’t just stamp your feet like toddlers and expect instant magic. Transitional season ahead with massive team building for next season. In my opinion Lewis, CLE, Little, Hapslie and Wynter are the only ones who are going to be fit/good enough for next season, all other positions are up for grabs and we have to take a look at as many as possible but not to expect anything from this season apart from opportunity to rebuild.

Little
Lapslie
Holman
Lemony
Wright

Sets up the “Cheer up Kyle Cameron” song when we put Notts to the sword.

Lewis
Wynter
Daddy long legs (Hall)
Sherring
Moxey

Waters - Got his goal, should have had another, defended from the front, always creates space with his runs that we quite often don’t exploit
Randell - mainly in the first half, lovely interplay along with others
Warren - Eastleigh didn’t have too much up top to offer, mainly due to his performance
Moxey - ditto Warren
Wynter - Thought he had his confidence back and pushed up well

Sherring
Lewis
Hall
Randell
Wright
Although nobody did more than should be expected. Huff and puff.

Watched their highlights reel against Bromley and they looked pretty good. Their fan gave us the hint that they normally set up with a 352 formation. Wondered whether we should match them up: Sherrington, Lewis & Law.
Our problem with that formation is that right midfielder. Hall and Randell are an excellent midfield duo. Andrew’s has to play on the left, his natural position. Just can,t seem to fit CLE and Little in the same team (Gerrard / Lampard). I would give Wynter a go at that right side and one of the above would have to hit the bench. Does Connor need a day off? Controversial I know.

I think that was to get Randell back in to the centre as he was really not contributing out on the right and was struggling to track back with Tsimbathingy.

My last live match was the terrible 2-0 defeat away to Sutton back last March. It was plain to see that our young bucks were getting duffed up by bigger, older, wiser lags. Everyone could see we needed more experience in the squad. Gary could see this also and brought in that experience. With that goes the potential for more injury which has been realised. So no point moaning at that.
The early season points haul slightly flattered us also I feel. We were not the world beaters that the table portrayed (bar a couple of examples)and now the imported experience that helped us gain those early points is on the sidelines keeping ralgex in business.
We have to be realistic with the team we are able to put out. There is no point having a pop at Jake Andrew’s for drawing the short straw filling in at left back (although I do think Lewis would make a better job of it) but I do think we should slow things down a little with the current squad.
Our policy of getting it forward quickly has changed, and not for the better over the last two years. We did get it forward by crisp, accurate 20 yard passes ending in Reidy poking it in from the six yard box. That seems to have evolved in to Asa getting the three wood out and hoping that one of the boys can cling on to it (Whits or Connor mainly) until the cavalry arrives.
These are only my thoughts and there are hundreds of us who think we know best but is up to “gaffer” to turn this corner, hopefully with everyone’s support.

Like to see Billy Waters given more of a go. I can see Connor sliding a few good balls between the lines for him. We haven’t seen that much of him. He is a poacher,no doubt, but seems to be very aware of space. Maybe using Josh as the impact sub. Felt the big man v the big man didn’t work for us today.

Hall. Had a lot to do and always reads the danger well.
Nemane. Good finish and good direct penetration
Kyle Beckenbauer. Missed a few of his marauding runs today
Moxey.
Sherring- both did what was needed until the last five minutes.

Hall. Had a lot to do and always reads the danger well.
Nemane. Good finish and good direct penetration
Kyle Beckenbauer. Missed a few of his marauding runs today
Moxey.
Sherrington - both did what was needed until the last five minutes.

A lot of huff and puff, and Yeovil pressed us well. Our two central midfielders had too much to do. Thought ASA Hall had a good match but couldn’t do it all himself. Umerah couldn’t hold the ball up for more than a second, Whitfield & Lemon were not effective, so really we needed to change it up. Covolan should have collected the ball for their first and their second was a header from virtually under the bar. Bit flat and credit to Yeovil.

And if you're lucky they will open it up for the season ticket holders only.
The 2500 crowd that we all know is nowhere near socially distanced. Bristows and the family stand would be a minimum of every other row closed off then you would have maybe two seats available then two empty, so that's a quarter capacity at most without the s***show of organising every one and the "why can't I sit/stand there" herberts. Nightmare. If there was a book I would have a tenner off anyone that thinks they will let in more than a thousand.