⚽ Match Thread vs. Gateshead FC 16.08.22 [NL]

[MancMagpie]

This sounds absolutely turgid. Glad I’ve not made the long journey

At least you're not an Oldham fan

[Warnocks Legends]

Terrible first half, we need to go 4 at the back bring Scott in with langstaff, swap out JoB for Vincent

[MancMagpie]

Got to take JOB off I reck. Drop Ruben in to midfield and stick Scott up with Langstaff

[Eastcoastultra1977]

Crap. Approx 8 corners totally wasted.

Racking up too many bookings even this early in the season.

We have to beat sides like this...and they will be thinking the same.

[SwalePie]

Got to take JOB off I reck. Drop Ruben in to midfield and stick Scott up with Langstaff

Vincent and Austin for Francis and Jim?

[crazyfists]

I'm abit underwhelmed so far this season. The defence looked terrible against BW, some of the space BW had was shocking and apparently not going well tonight by all accounts. I thought LW might have sorted them out abit better by now. Granted it's early in the season and I'm not being negative for the sake of it, I'm just going on what I've seen and reports. I think it's probably going to be next season before LW gets them to the place he wants them by the looks of it.

[Notts78]

Crap. Approx 8 corners totally wasted.

Racking up too many bookings even this early in the season.

We have to beat sides like this...and they will be thinking the same.

We’ve gone from needing not to be bullied to getting too many bookings. I don’t mind players getting booked for challenges. Given there have been 5 bookings in the first half tells me that this game either has a card happy ref or is a ‘man’s game’ with players putting in tackles.

[Oldstripy]

Need to get Scott on to partner with Langstaff.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

As others have said we've had eight corners but produced nothing from them. Away from home we've got to be making the most of these opportunities. If we have not got the height in the oppositions box then we've got to be creative with our corners and play it on the floor or something.

It seems like our performance has not been great first half and we need to improve, but if we play awful and can somehow get those three points that's the most important thing for me. Too many times in the past in this league away from home we've respected the point (NA) or put style over substance (IB ). It's our fourth season in this league, we know what we need to do away from home. Be physical, aggressive and hungry to go and get that ball off the opposition and make something happen.

[countygump]

Scott and Langy up front, 4-4-2.