GrangeParkCobbler
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« on: December 26, 2020, 15:29:07 pm » |
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Weather and Covid permitting the Cobblers host the Gills on Tuesday night, a 1945 kickoff. The game will be played behind closed doors once again.
Gillingham won their last game before Christmas and saw their fixture today (Boxing Day) fall foul due to opponents Covid outbreaks so both sides will be well rested. Gills had lost three games prior to that 4-1 win at Rochdale, and they are without a draw in 8 games. They have also won away at Crewe, Wigan and Bristol Rovers.
Leading league goalscorer is Jordan Graham with 5 in 13, but overall leading scorer is our old striker Vadaine Oliver who has notched 7 goals, four of them in the league. The Gills have a relatively small squad, they have only used 23 players so far this campaign, John Akinde and Alex McDonald started their last game up front with Oliver left on the bench as an unused substitute.
Steve Evans manages the team, he has been in charge of 70 Gills games and has 26 wins (37.1%) alongside 23 defeats with 21 draws.
Head to head, many meetings over the years between the sides, 112 in fact, with the Cobblers holding the upper hand with 52 wins to Gills 41. The Cobblers have not won any of the last 4 meetings at Sixfields, the last time we met on 13th February 2018 the Gills walked off with a 2-1 win thanks to two early goals, Cobblers substitute Hildeberto Perreira was sent off in that game. The result levelled the 2-1 win we had got at Priestfield earlier in the season. 33 wins for us, 11 draws and 11 defeats over the years at Northampton.
Scheduled ref is Carl Boyeson, in 15 games this season he has dished out 56 yellow cards....no reds yet though. He hasn't officiated us since our 3-1 win at AFC Wimbledon back in February 18, and only a couple of months before that was his last visit to Sixfields where he was in the middle for the goalless draw with Bury.
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The Hotel End GTA Champion 2006/7, 2007/8, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2018/19
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Ragdoll Cobbler
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2020, 21:29:56 pm » |
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Our extended break will have little impact & yet again we won't turn up!
0-3 Oliver hat trick
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EB Claret
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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2020, 22:50:36 pm » |
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I'm hoping we are buoyed by christmas spirit. 1-0 Oliver (og)
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Welly Cobb
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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2020, 08:03:10 am » |
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Gills are supposedly long ball as well, so this isnt going to be a classic.
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Manwork04
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2020, 10:03:26 am » |
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0-4 Gills (if played)
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Rule Britannia
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guest3063
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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2020, 10:13:08 am » |
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Come on you miserable lot. Where's your enthusiasm?
1-0 Cobblers.
Also, why do people keep saying "if it's played"? Any reason why it won't be played?
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Shoemaker
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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2020, 10:42:16 am » |
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One persons miserable is another persons realism
They play our style but with better personal and signed our play off winning target man who is hitting the net for them whilst our strikers have been found out as nowhere near league one standard.
Rather than brand anyone with an ounce of realism as miserable can anyone give reasons why on current form they think we will beat (or have a shot) against Gillingham??
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guest3063
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2020, 10:53:39 am » |
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One persons miserable is another persons realism
They play our style but with better personal and signed our play off winning target man who is hitting the net for them whilst our strikers have been found out as nowhere near league one standard.
Rather than brand anyone with an ounce of realism as miserable can anyone give reasons why on current form they think we will beat (or have a shot) against Gillingham??
Because it's a football match played with 11 against 11 and anything can happen on the night. Surely, we've all watched football long enough to know that?
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west stand oap
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2020, 11:29:20 am » |
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Shoey, I don't think Gillingham have better personal but they might have better personnel.
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Charlatan
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2020, 11:53:42 am » |
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Come on you miserable lot. Where's your enthusiasm?
1-0 Cobblers.
Also, why do people keep saying "if it's played"? Any reason why it won't be played?
Water logged pitch?
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guest3063
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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2020, 12:24:17 pm » |
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Water logged pitch?
Maybe, our pitch is a bit of a state at the best of times. There is no rain forecast between now and kick-off, possibly a little snow midday tomorrow.
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Manwork04
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2020, 12:47:02 pm » |
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Maybe, our pitch is a bit of a state at the best of times.
There is no rain forecast between now and kick-off, possibly a little snow midday tomorrow.
I really want to be positive TP but it just pi5ses me off more when they lose.
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Rule Britannia
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Dr Feelgood
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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2020, 14:51:36 pm » |
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No motivation whatsover. 0-3
Still Curle remains..
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For goodness sake Doc we are NOT going down you heard it here 1st (I damn well hope that does not come back to haunt me)
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Saint Cobbler
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« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2020, 14:53:25 pm » |
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No motivation whatsover. 0-3
Still Curle remains..
We might beat them in a ploughing contest (best thing to do with our pitch) but certainly not a football match.
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Shoemaker
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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2020, 15:14:06 pm » |
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Shoey, I don't think Gillingham have better personal but they might have better personnel.
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guest3264
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2020, 15:20:00 pm » |
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It might be a very stupid statement but how about selecting players in their natural positions?
Mitchell
Harriman Bolger Horsfall Sheehan
McWilliams Sowerby
Hoskins
Holmes Rose Korboa
It is just a novel idea!!!
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GrangeParkCobbler
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« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2020, 17:35:46 pm » |
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Gills are supposedly long ball as well, so this isnt going to be a classic.
Official Stats: Gillingham last game v Rochdale (W 4-1) played 296 passes of which 70 were long passes (23.6%) Gillingham previous last game v Accrington (L 0-2) played 323 passes of which 80 were long (24.7%) We last game Lincoln (L 0-4) played 278 passes of which 108 were long passes (38.8%).... Lincoln 78 from 279 (27.9%) Previous game v Oxford (L 0-4) played 234 passes of which 72 were long passes (30.8%).... Oxford 58 from 408 (14.2%) So the Gills are nowhere near as long ball as us, and are less long ball than Lincoln but more long ball than Oxford!!
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The Hotel End GTA Champion 2006/7, 2007/8, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2018/19
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606 Parklands_Cobbler
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« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2020, 09:27:30 am » |
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It might be a very stupid statement but how about selecting players in their natural positions?
Mitchell
Harriman Bolger Horfall Sheehan
McWilliams Sowerby
Hoskins
Holmes Rose Korboa
It is just a novel idea!!!
Nope, Hoskins at CB please
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west stand oap
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« Reply #19 on: December 28, 2020, 11:12:58 am » |
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Despite the rumours on here that we did not offer Vadaine Oliver enough to keep him Steve Evans says we offered more money than Gillingham but Oliver wanted to move to a club established in division 1. So it appears there was little we could have done to persuade him to stay.
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