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ferrarilover wrote:Why do you say those three will pull away, Daz?

Matt.

Bristol although defend crap at times have a strong enough experienced squad to move away and Pompey now with a manager who wont take any crap will get them moving towards mid table too. For some reason always thought Northampton would get away with it and they have a manager now who should get them going and the chairman will back him. They wont get to midtable but reckon they will be safe by a few places.

One team always has a bad second half of the season and I think that could be Dagenham, think they might just stay up but Exeter are also having a dire time. Lots of good youngsters there but not enough experience when on a sliding run in the side and fear for them. I think Accrington will also return and their neighbours Bury just above them safe along with us and York.

So my tips at the moment Accy and Exeter. Obviously mixed feelings about City going down as want them here playing but hate them too so if they cant stop going back down then that's their tough shit.

I think it will be Accrington and possibly Exeter. Not just saying that because rivals but said before xmas that they would have a bad second half of the season and a very young squad there, can they cope when the pressure is on.

I think we will finish a couple of places above where we are. Northampton, Pompey and Bristol will pull comfortably away. One team that could do the big slide is Dagenham.

Accrington 2 v 2 Bury
Wimbledon 2 v 0 Exeter
Bristol Rovers 3 v 2 Newport
Burton 1 v 1 Fleetwood
Dag & Red 1 v 2 scunthorpe
Hartlepool 1-1 York
Mansfield 2 v 0 Wycombe
Morecambe 1 v 2 Portsmouth
Northampton 0 v 3 Chesterfield
Plymouth 2 v 1 Cheltenham

Oxford Utd 0 v 1 Torquay (h/t)
Oxford Utd 1 v 2 Torquay (f/t)
First Torquay Scorer: Stockley

Bury 1 V 0 Burton
Cheltenham 2 V 0 Accrington
Exeter 0 V 0 Morecambe
Fleetwood 2 V 0 Hartlepool
Newport 3 V 1 Dag & Red
Portsmouth 2 V 1 Mansfield
Rochdale 3 V 0 Plymouth
scunthorpe 2 V 2 Wimbledon
Southend 1 V 0 Chesterfield
Wycombe 2 V 3 Oxford Utd
York 3 V 0 Bristol Rovers

Torquay 0 V 0 Northampton (H/T)
Torquay 1 V 0 Northampton (F/T)
First Tqy scorer: Bodin

Chappell was playing on the right when he was playing his best then Knill swapped him over and he hasn't been the same since. He had a man of the match performance against Pompey because he kept coming inside and beating them and having a couple of real cracking shots. However he never went outside the right back all day and that's exactly what Stevens did for us. Play him on the left he will cut inside 95% of the time and run into a mass of players. Yes he can have a shot now and again but every cross is the same and no threat to a keeper.

Thanks but no thanks, he failed to get contracts at Leyton Orient and Aldershot.

No reason why not, he has started a new one month loan so he will have a few games before that is up and if he is doing well then we can extend it to the end of the season if we want. CH will certainly know what he is like so a good chance of it happening..

I think its more a fitness thing then financial although one less off the wages obviously helps.

It doesn't matter what the result is today or even over the last few months Mansell hasn't been good enough for a long while. He and Nicholson have been fantastic for TUFC and we owe them a lot in getting us back in the league but its time to say thanks but we need to move forward.

Anyway he will be staying as Mozika is not, his injury(ies) are too much to offer a longer contract I have heard.

What an excellent result that was! Sounds like we were set up to do a job and they have done it excellently. Normally listening to the game you are waiting for the opposition to score buy I didn't today, might concede one but still see the game out.

Well done all......now a repeat next week please

I think he has done excellently for us and would prefer him to stay. Its Mansell who has to say goodbye. Don't go on today or last week this season he has been poor and a lot of last year too. Been great for us but new midfield now required

Accrington 1-2 Newport
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Exeter
Burton 2-1 Cheltenham
Chesterfield 1-0 Bury
Dag & Red 1-1 Fleetwood
Hartlepool 2-2 Rochdale
Mansfield 1-1 scunthorpe
Morecambe 2-0 Wycombe
Northampton 2-3 York
Oxford Utd 1-1 Portsmouth
Plymouth 1-1 Southend

Wimbledon 1-0 Torquay (H/T)
Wimbledon 1-1 Torquay (F/T)
First tqy scorer: Stockley

So Hargreaves is going to be the new manager. I would have preffered him as number two to someone like Sturrock but will back him 100 %.

My worry is the assistant he is going to have, if its Mansell or Nicholson then that will be a disaster. Those guys have done terrific for us in the past but its time for a clean sweep here so interesting to see who.

So you are telling me we spent £70,000 on a forward who cannot shoot straight....

To be honest now Ladabie and Lathrope are here McCourt can go back. He has done ok but isn't any better than what is here and some of his passing has gone off of late. Still leaves us with Craig, Mansell and Mozika.

To be honest now Ladabie and Lathrope are here McCourt can go back. He has done ok but isn't any better than what is here and some of his passing has gone off of late. Still leaves us with Craig, Mansell and Mozika.