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Hass will put JJ in goal or something

2-0 Loss

Hass will put JJ in goal or something

2-0 Loss

Gawd you are ugly - Frankenstein in drag!

I'm afraid I won't be available for selection for this game as I will going to watch Fulham v Aston Villa.

Turnbull left back and Bunney left wing for this game hopefully. Van Veen up top with Ariyibi on the right and O'Toole behind the striker.... bring it on!

Facey in for Moloney if fully fit as well?

Facey in for Moloney if fully fit as well?

My selection for what its worth would be a 4-3-3 which could easily translate into 4-5-1 when defending.

O'Donnell

Moloney   Taylor   Turnbull   Bunney

Poole   O'Toole   McWilliams

Aryibi    Long    Powell

Subs: Cornell  Barnett  Foley  Buchanan  Crooks  VanVeen  Grimes

This would give JJOT licence to get forward and support Long when we have the ball, and when we don't Aryibi and Powell could drop back to reinforce the midfield. Away from home I can't see how you can justify selecting Grimes who is too lightweight despite his passing ability.

Blimey no Crooks or Grimes - oh well!

Imagine being the person who put Grimes, Crooks and Van Veen on the bench, but started Powell.

I doubt VV will start against his old club if we get pumped he'll be a laughing stock.

Your comments get more erratic by the day - so what would you say if we beat them due to goals from KvV ???

Partimer!!!Surely that should be Partimermeister?

I would be very happy Cecil. That's a very strange question. Are you back on the sex reassignment medication?

My selection for what its worth would be a 4-3-3 which could easily translate into 4-5-1 when defending.

O'Donnell

Moloney   Taylor   Turnbull   Bunney

Poole   O'Toole   McWilliams

Aryibi    Long    Powell

Subs: Cornell  Barnett  Foley  Buchanan  Crooks  VanVeen  Grimes

This would give JJOT licence to get forward and support Long when we have the ball, and when we don't Aryibi and Powell could drop back to reinforce the midfield. Away from home I can't see how you can justify selecting Grimes who is too lightweight despite his passing ability.

Same team as last Saturday less Long for vV if he's not 100%.
People complain when he changes the team, let's attempt to have some continuity less those that are enforced through injury or suspension and see where that gets us...

I have a good feeling about today,

I don't...

The Reek's scored 2 for Swindle already

The Reek's scored 2 for Swindle already

Scunny much better than us .
They are running the midfield and have men over all the time .
We have nothing going forward .
Someone tell me what Powell does in this team coz he doesn’t tackle and doesn’t provide a threat .
Turnbull and Bunney both look weak again .
We look a poor side

Morning everyone, colonials reporting in.

Where's Oversees and Cecil? You never see them logged on together..

I have a good feeling about today, not sure why but will go for a 2-1 cobs. Long is due a goal today.

Where's Oversees and Cecil? You never see them logged on together..

Add Frank to the list.

These harder games are easy..

Any alter ego I may have is definitely not Cecil...... or Cecilia (after a couple of shandies), or Frank, or Francesca....   :-* :-* :-*

Its not that bad, Ariybi, JJ and Crooks are doing OK. Rosie's hardly touched the ball, there's just no fluidity in our game. Bunney and Turnbull are crap I give you that. Maybe get The Hoskmeister and McWilliams on second half to add some pace. Their goal came against the run of play tbh.
We could win his 3-1 or get stuffed 3-1 can't tell right now.

Stuck in the car park. 2 points dropped IMO

Not a bad point, that. In spite of, rather than because of, our esteemed manager though by the sounds of things...

It must be real difficult in down town Dallas to assess the game and tell people who’s good or bad. Still it’s yr opinion which is treasured ::)

We'd have all took a point

You are aware that you can watch games on iFollow if you are overseas, right?

Talking of up for it, what was the view on Long from the travelling faithful? Goal aside it sounded like he ran his conkers off, pressing the back line the lot?

Long worked his little socks off. They were taking it in turns to kick him up in the air most of the match. He did well to last the full game.

JJOT was awesome in this game ran his socks off battled for everything scored a great goal for good measure.
Grimes I thought had another off day not his worse but not great either, Crooks was his usual self trying in fits and starts generally flattering to deceive and looking disinterested, sorry he just doesn't do it for me, not consistent enough and lacks energy.
Back four were much better considering there was hardly any centre midfield for long periods.

It must be real difficult in down town Dallas to assess the game and tell people who’s good or bad. Still it’s yr opinion which is treasured ::)

It must be real difficult in down town Dallas to assess the game and tell people who’s good or bad. Still it’s yr opinion which is treasured ::)

I can tell who's good or bad when I watch the game live. Dumbo.

Get back to the sex re-assignment drugs Cecilia

JJOT was awesome in this game ran his socks off battled for everything scored a great goal for good measure.
Grimes I thought had another off day not his worse but not great either, Crooks was his usual self trying in fits and starts generally flattering to deceive and looking disinterested, sorry he just doesn't do it for me, not consistent enough and lacks energy.
Back four were much better considering there was hardly any centre midfield for long periods.

Why do you have such an issue, with people who were not present, and still have an opinion?
I have opinions about a lot of things that I did not witness.

Yeah - I know that Einstein, but they still get it wrong. To say Aribiyi played badly is false news! Especially as he was clapped of the pitch.  Can 500 be wrong and Potato 🥔 spot on ::)

Grimes is worse than Crooks
Grimes just strolls around in midfield doesn’t close down or put any effort he definitely needs dropping
One of the Worst  players I’ve ever  seen in a Cobblers team

If you are not perceptive enough to see the difference...so be it.

What about Long he scored as well!

I am very perceptive, and can see straight through you. As an individual, you cannot accept criticism of anything that you are associated with. Be it, your football team, or your car based forum.
Loosen up mate, everybody, is entitled to their opinion.

Of course "opinions" are valid, even mine! I suspect that you are the one who needs to loosen up; your judgemental stance indicates that.

Of course "opinions" are valid, even mine! I suspect that you are the one who needs to loosen up; your judgemental stance indicates that.

Grimes is worse than Crooks
Grimes just strolls around in midfield doesn’t close down or put any effort he definitely needs dropping
One of the Worst  players I’ve ever  seen in a Cobblers team

These match day threads are getting so boring, no wonder they barely make double figures (pages) anymore...    ::)

Of course "opinions" are valid, even mine! I suspect that you are the one who needs to loosen up; your judgemental stance indicates that.

These match day threads are getting so boring, no wonder they barely make double figures (pages) anymore...    ::)

You can blame one person for that..

Cecilia..

She just trashes other fans and makes herself look like a total unit..

From that last line I presume you've only been watching the Cobblers for a couple of games  ???

Actually I’m a season ticket holder my opinion is grimes does nothing for the team it seems that he had a couple of good games in January when he probably thought that he might have been replaced during the transfer window,as soon as it shut he’s strolling around pitch again I say Drop him

We'd have all took a point

From that last line I presume you've only been watching the Cobblers for a couple of games  ???

Absolute tripe .
Grimes has dropped off but other teams close him down more now .
He was responsible for their first goal yesterday but has generally been decent for us .

We are now 1 point above relegation. Everybody else has games in hand on us and everybody has a better goal difference. We need to win 5 out of our last 12 games to stay up, we have only won 1 in our last 5.

;D Really ok on Saturday watch what he actually does during the game then in your later post you contradict yourself laughable really

Absolute tripe .
Grimes has dropped off but other teams close him down more now .
He was responsible for their first goal yesterday but has generally been decent for us .

He was one of the players at fault for the first goal and didn’t play well yesterday but to say he is one of the worst players to play for us is absolute nonsense

Grimes is clearly nowhere near the worst Cobbler ever but he is becoming a serious problem. His contribution beyond set pieces is negligible, yet I’d bet he is the first name on the team sheet every week. His standard contribution (probably 7/10 times when in possession) is to pass it backwards to Taylor, who then launches it forward. Somebody please tell me what he contributes outside of taking every set piece (too often poorly)?

Good post Patmore!

Those that think he should be playing need to wake up to our predicament, and I include the manager in this group. 7 pages here and barely a mention of relegation. Look at how Wimbledon and their fans celebrated their winner yesterday and you can tell they know where they are and are fighting for every point.

We are now 1 point above relegation. Everybody else has games in hand on us and everybody has a better goal difference. We need to win 5 out of our last 12 games to stay up, we have only won 1 in our last 5. Our Last two outings at home have been horrific showings and on both occasions the opposition managers have out thought JFH. We seem to be relying on our away form to save us at the moment. Statistics for all teams across all divisions will tell you how much of a worrying situation that is.

We have goals in the team now, what we need is a bit of fight/bite/steel/ in front of the back four to give our attacking players the chance to go and play. It is at the point of being glaringly obvious.

Pressing on with Grimes and Crooks in midfield is going to cost us. It did yesterday, and if anyone does manage to spot Grimes at any point during their first goal please let me know.

Grimes needs to be in a midfield three to get the best out of him. I think he's a quality player but relying on him to be main protection for the defence is madness hence why we're constantly over ran.

Feel like the previous good results are just a reflection of decent players muddling through a **** system. We never controlled any of those games and were just clinical, even against MK I'd argue they were the better side for most of the match.

I think that’s true , Grimes would thrive more with McWilliams next to him screening the back 4.
Grimes and crooks are asked to do a lot in this team whist the wide players coast - particularly if your name is Powell who pretends to defend and hardly ever causes problems going forward .

I just love it "loose" .....  Oh, you bad man, you.....    :-* :-* :-*

I think that’s true , Grimes would thrive more with McWilliams next to him screening the back 4.
Grimes and crooks are asked to do a lot in this team whist the wide players coast - particularly if your name is Powell who pretends to defend and hardly ever causes problems going forward .

Actual genuine question here, is Grimes much of an upgrade on Matt Taylor, I don't see that he brings too much that Taylor bought to the table? So are we any better off?

I repeat - Grimes had a chance with Otoole doing the donkey work for him against Gillingham and was once again woeful.
He repeatedly offers nothing in all required aspects of the position he occupies.  The longer it takes those in office to realise this the greater the chance of relegation.
How about Foley actually gets the chance to play in the position he has played in for the vast majority of his career just in from the of the back 4 - in fact the 1 position JFH has never played him in

Actual genuine question here, is Grimes much of an upgrade on Matt Taylor, I don't see that he brings too much that Taylor bought to the table? So are we any better off?

Grimes needs to be in a midfield three to get the best out of him.

JJOT had a poor game against Gilllingham and didn’t break up play as he should .
So,you would have Foley in instead of Grimes ?
Can you remind if something that Foley has done to make a difference in a game ? He’s not a first choice player.

I can tell who's good or bad when I watch the game live. Dumbo.

Yet again someone that has a different opinion to you is wrong nevers!
....

In my eyes this is not a difficult game. You obviously need possession to score and to stop them scoring. That means when our blokes are on the ball they needs 3 or 4 players making themselves available, and when the opposition have the ball our lot need to be up theirs arse in seconds. Too many times of late our players seem isolated with no options especially down the channel. Also far too much time and space is being given to the sides we are playing against, again a bit too often for my liking. All that says to me is some of our lot are not quite giving their all? I’m not saying they are taking the p1ss, just not quite up for it, with some obvious exceptions. Good result though, and some decent performances today so don’t want to be too negative. Would have taken a point all day long before kick off.

Can you two literary geniuses please take a look at the Chron report on the game as it differs so much from yours. Mind you the reporter was there!

#confused

You really can be a self righteous twonk, sometimes Evers. No one would mind if you carried any authority but half the time you seem to have lost the thread of the conversation, so when you continually belittle and correct other posters it's a bit like watching Bill Gates get lectured on how to be successful in business by David Brent.

Do you have to turn every thread into inane bollocks.

Which is what you do par excellence. Can you ever write a post without resulting in abuse? All I have done is asked the two posters have they read the Chron report. Your post is nothing more than a contrived effort to belittle me with abuse.

Which is what you do par excellence. Can you ever write a post without resulting in abuse? All I have done is asked the two posters have they read the Chron report. Your post is nothing more than a contrived effort to belittle me with abuse.

That's a bit rich. I've just read our respective last 20 posts. 4 of mine could be construed as being "abusive"; one was a slightly sarcastic response to Beds saying we had no money, the other 3 of which were aimed at you!
Of your last 20 posts, 12 of them are passive aggressive or argumentative towards other posters.

Grimes is clearly nowhere near the worst Cobbler ever but he is becoming a serious problem. His contribution beyond set pieces is negligible, yet I’d bet he is the first name on the team sheet every week. His standard contribution (probably 7/10 times when in possession) is to pass it backwards to Taylor, who then launches it forward. Somebody please tell me what he contributes outside of taking every set piece (too often poorly)?

Those that think he should be playing need to wake up to our predicament, and I include the manager in this group. 7 pages here and barely a mention of relegation. Look at how Wimbledon and their fans celebrated their winner yesterday and you can tell they know where they are and are fighting for every point.

The problem with Grimes is that his technical aptitude and pedigree mask a worrying lack of genuine contribution. How many assists has he actually made this season? How many goals has he scored? How many significant tackles?

Grimes is clearly nowhere near the worst Cobbler ever but he is becoming a serious problem. His contribution beyond set pieces is negligible, yet I’d bet he is the first name on the team sheet every week. His standard contribution (probably 7/10 times when in possession) is to pass it backwards to Taylor, who then launches it forward. Somebody please tell me what he contributes outside of taking every set piece (too often poorly)?

Mr Bungle

This is actually an extremely well-argued and pertinent post.

The problem with Grimes is that his technical aptitude and pedigree mask a worrying lack of genuine contribution. How many assists has he actually made this season? How many goals has he scored? How many significant tackles?

Crooks has some of the same problems, but a) I would argue that he's made more decisive contributions over the season (e.g. recently at AFW) and b) he's our player and is presumably more personally invested in the idea of us staying up.

For me, it's quite simple: we're scoring a decent amount of goals at the moment, but we're also conceding too many. The return of Facey will bolster the defence but using a more defensively minded midfielder in place of Grimes is the one move that would really make the difference.

Sums our fans up. Blame Grimes for Taylor launching the ball forward. I hate the communal groan you hear at Sixfields when a player dares to pass the ball backwards in an attempt at keeping possessions.

GET IT FOOOOORWARD!

If Grimes is unable to pick a pass which is evident by his repeatedly passing to Taylor  - what is he there for ?? - he doesn't repossess; he doesn't screen; he hasn't got a trick; he doesn't

[/anyone; anyone; he doesn't drive into oppositions box ; What does he do  .. shovelfoots freekicks and corners into the first man..."hits broadbrush areas" with deadballs which Im sure the majority of the other midfields could do anyway.

I always thought he was slightly better than that! Three recent assists are pretty useful. Nearly won us the game on Sat with his last min free kick. Still it's all about opinions.

If Grimes is unable to pick a pass which is evident by his repeatedly passsing to Taylor  - what is he there for ??

Nearly won us the game?? It was as close to the goal as those blokes taking half time shots at the crossbar!! Woeful free-kick!!

Josh Morris nearly won Scunny the game with his freekick......well saved by O'Donnell.

You're not having a love-in with Grimes now like you did with Taylor are you Evers??  ;D

I'm confused. In this scenario, is he unable to pass the ball or has he passed to Taylor? Please confirm.

IMO:
Turnbull did a good job on Saturday, Bunny needs more from the player in front of him whoever that is.

Their first goal was not a back four issue , it was a lack of balance in the midfield . No one sensed danger when we lost the ball and screened the defence .

IMO:
 Bunny needs more from the player in front of him whoever that is.

So maybe Buchs  hasn't lost it ?  If we play Bunney or Buchs it must be a nightmare to be a full back playing behind Powell, he provides no cover at all.

Ariyibi played in front of Bunney on Saturday not Powell .
Powell seemed content to shadow his man without actually
quite getting a foot in or doing anything meaningful

I hope you realise Loosen is a verb? Sounds like you follow urban dictionary?

Having watched the highlights again, I'm not sure Powell covered himself in too much glory for their first. He seemed too protective of his flank despite Moloney being behind him.

Hey, well done Cec.  You've learn about "doing" words.  They are great, aren't they?  They usually describe how things can change from one state to another.  (There are some exceptions, such as "remain", "exist" and "stay").

Now, if you are ready for your next lesson, we can take you onto describing words.  These are sometimes called "adjectives".  They are brilliant, because they describe the state that a doing word leaves things in.  So, for instance, with your nuts: if you "loosen" (doing word) them, they become "loose" (describing word).  You notice how the describing word is based on the doing word?  It's fantastic, isn't it?

We could take this stage further, and look at the opposites.  Sometimes, for instance, you can make the opposite doing word by adding an "un" in front.  So for instance, if you were to get your knickers in a twist, you could "untwist" them, to make you feel better.  Sadly, with your nuts, you cannot "unloosen" them.  However, you can use an opposite word (sometimes called an "antonym").  That word, in relation to your nuts, is "tighten".  So, if you ever find your nuts too tight, and want to make them loose (we'll do comparatives another time), then feel free to "loosen" them (and vice versa).

I hope that wasn't too much for you in one go.  If so, I recommend you take your usual afternoon bottle of warm milk and have a little nap.  Then you'll be all bright and cheerful ready for your tea......

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I don’t rate Powell but that is retrospective horsesh@t.