📅Pre-Match Build-Up Thread: Harrogate Town FC (H) 06.04.23 [EFL L2]

[SwalePie]

[SwalePie]

Going to be a tad windy for this one. Keeping it on the deck might be a good plan.

[1955pie]

Haven't had chance to check up this week.
What sort of side are Harrogate?
Do they string 5 across the back?
Do they lump it upfield for their 6ft 4" forwards to harry our dodgy defence?
Are they a physical/dirty side? High press?
Or hopefully a similar style to ours to give us best chance?
I would like to have some sort of picture in my mind before I go.

Just read report of our match there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67667649
Bit worrying.

[Old_pie]

Haven't had chance to check up this week.
What sort of side are Harrogate?
Do they string 5 across the back?
Do they lump it upfield for their 6ft 4" forwards to harry our dodgy defence?
Are they a physical/dirty side? High press?
Or hopefully a similar style to ours to give us best chance?
I would like to have some sort of picture in my mind before I go.

Just read report of our match there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67667649
Bit worrying.

The comments at the end of the article are worth reading, eg:

"hector300
21:25 16 Dec 2023
to Harry Gator
hector300 replied:
County think they are Man City and that they can play out from the back. As soon as they get shut down, they panic and get rid of the ball in a hurry. It usually goes to an opponent who then gets a chance to have a strike."

There'll be a "You've been framed" style calamity football montage at the end of the season.

[slack_pie]

Haven't had chance to check up this week.
What sort of side are Harrogate?
Do they string 5 across the back?
Do they lump it upfield for their 6ft 4" forwards to harry our dodgy defence?
Are they a physical/dirty side? High press?
Or hopefully a similar style to ours to give us best chance?
I would like to have some sort of picture in my mind before I go.

Just read report of our match there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67667649
Bit worrying.

They seemed to do the basics right when we played them at theirs. Nothing flashy but got in behind us fairly easily and defended well.

We were awful that day though. Probably the worst performance I saw under Williams. At one point, both sets of fans were doing ironic cheers when we passed it back to Stone for the millionth time.

I'm sure we can find a way to blame that on Maynard though.

[SwalePie]

[Could'vebeenacontender]

The comments at the end of the article are worth reading, eg:

"hector300
21:25 16 Dec 2023
to Harry Gator
hector300 replied:
County think they are Man City and that they can play out from the back. As soon as they get shut down, they panic and get rid of the ball in a hurry. It usually goes to an opponent who then gets a chance to have a strike."

There'll be a "You've been framed" style calamity football montage at the end of the season.

Really interesting to read this report 'Out of form Notts have lost 6 of their last 8 games'
And another comment in the remarks below

'Comment posted by TheFutureIsUnwritten, at 21:40 16 Dec 2023TheFutureIsUnwritten
21:40 16 Dec 2023
Notts County are their own worst enemy.
Week in week out either Brindley,Cameron,Stone, Baldwin,Bostock,in fact any of our lads try to play from the back and usually get caught in possession that usually leads to us conceding a goal.
Been like it all season.
We've got a national league defence and league 1 attack.
The gaffer doesn't seem to know what to do other than use subs.
No plan B
Mid-table!'

Maynard has been taking flak but as many have said (including SM himself) these problems didn't start when he walked in
Both Luke and SM have made it clear where we need to improve recruitment as have friends of the club in the media like Mark Stallard

[1955pie]

They seemed to do the basics right when we played them at theirs. Nothing flashy but got in behind us fairly easily and defended well.

We were awful that day though. Probably the worst performance I saw under Williams. At one point, both sets of fans were doing ironic cheers when we passed it back to Stone for the millionth time.

I'm sure we can find a way to blame that on Maynard though.

😂