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Why not?  :)

Town 3-2 Pompey

The dream is still alive  :D

The only question that needs to be answered on Tuesday is

... Will Peacs get the sheepskin coat out?

Don’t always bother with predictions. But I’m going sheepskin

Peacs will add a bit of enthusiasm in the dressing room but probably not enough to alter the outcome, the change was made too late to save us but lets hope we can save face and not concede 4 goals.

Swindon 0-3 Pompey.

Wright in charge, nothing will change for 4 games - we will lose

Aren't we playing Ipswich on Saturday? I think aside from that I think you have the scoreline spot on.

Yeah jumping the gun, corrected :)

Head says 1-2 heart says 2-1. Come on LP!

Wright saying in the presser that the players aren’t fit enough. After 40 odd games! You’re the trainer, why aren’t they fit?

I can accept if certain players are just not good enough - but not fit enough is a big admission.

Part of that could be down to the head of fitness and conditioning leaving a few weeks ago, no idea if it was on his terms or mutual but either way hes not been up to the job by the look of it.

I see Sheridan also blamed having to put players back in who were not yet fit from injury because we had no reserve games.  Something a Manager should probably address rather than just chucking them back in and hoping for the best.

Or felt he wasn't able to do his job in current circumstances or that his advice was being ignored etc? S&C coach can only advise, that advice has to be implemented.

Players haven’t been fit all season.
So if he *only* left a few weeks ago - then either he was getting completely ignored or he was awful at his job & is no loss.

According to the local Pompey rag, Jack Payne has a clause in his contract which lets him go for free if we get relegated.

They are interested.

Swindon 1 Pompey 3
I wouldn't expect anything else  :badmood:

Most of the remaining players probably do anyway i suspect.

No chancr Zeki Fryers signed a new deal without one!

The Swindon soccer franchise will chalk up a loss and go 0-2 against Portsmouth Pirates

I'm going for:

Tommy Wright's Screech 0 - 2 Lee Peacock Sheepskin & Beard Combo

They can all fuck off as far as I’m concerned.

 :clap: :clap: :clap:

Don’t forget. KO is 6pm for tonight’s latest exciting instalment of How to be Shit at Football.

Starring all your old favourites - Oleg McNoleg, Heather Mills, Douglas Bader and other one legged celebrities.

Be there or be square!

phew, good job you said that or I may have missed the first half.

you utter utter bar steward

could be the big R confirmation today. yay.

Forgot this was tonight, think I'll tidy my garage instead of watching this!

Yeah I have to strim the garden and tidy my edges. Might watch the Ipswich game on Saturday, but really really looking forward to having a break from STFC on the pitch for a while.

Who are they playing?

edit, oh, us, but not until the 1st

Ah ok - who are we playing on Saturday then?

franchise away

You say that like its a bad thing!

I was being sar-car-stic :)

Wouldn't want you missing the first 3 goals against us.

Defeat. 0-3

Question is, do I go for the 10.10 cash out on my relegation bet presently being offered, or do I wait for the full 10.40 either later this evening or Saturday!

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Take the money ......... This is Swindon......

Its going to be a tough listen...IF i decide to give it a go....i didnt on Saturday.

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I suppose it's the best we've got. Baudry back in the squad.

I was about to say, as if by magic Baudry reappears :)

Ah, just noticed the dedication of this section of the forum. Forever with us on matchdays, and on this occasion rightly concerned at the lack of experience at right back (if we're even playing one).

Caddis not even in the squad.

------------------Camp
---------Grant Grounds Thompson
------Garrick Palmer Missilou Payne
---------------Smith Twine
-----------------P1tman

or perhaps

------------------Camp
---------Missilou Grant Grounds
----Garrick Palmer  Payne Thompson
---------------Smith Twine
-----------------P1tman

Or Smith alongside P1tman and Twine at 10?

?:juggle:?

It is indeed a wierd line up as it stands it looks like 2 centre backs but flood the midfield in a 2152 formation!

Anyone else having problems logging in today?

EDIT.

Had to disable my VPN to watch, weird.

Wright stated Caddis was injured in the pre-match press conference.

Is Hunt injured? I haven't heard anything about him for a while.

Not a notion how we are going to line-up. I was ok with Lee Camp but then counted 2 centre backs (counting Grant as a CB currently) and no right back so gave up!

We’ll lose and all the other fixtures go in our favour...

Yeah - this is Wright's update on the injuries;

"Not a lot has changed. Hunt has trained but not physically fit enough, Baudry is still too far away. 
Other long-term injuries not close. Caddis may have a slight hamstring problem. Odimayo seeing a specialist for his knee injury at the end of the week."

Far away or small?

Perhaps its the "old school" 2-3-5 formation, used very succesfully by Uraguay in 1924, 1928 Olympic Games and also the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

Or the Danubian School of football is a modification of the 2–3–5 formation in which the centre forward plays in a more withdrawn position.

                        Camp
                  Grant   Grounds
             Palmer   Missilou   Payne
Garrick   Smith   Pitman  Twine   Thompson


Or maybe the WM formation held in high regard by ex town player Herbert Chapman when he won the title 4 times and the FA cup 2 times with Arsenal and Huddersfield in a 10 year period in the 20/30s.

I was overcome by the spirit of Reg for a moment then!

Cheers BO.

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I know its by the GW Reds but thats a nice tribute to the great man who is currently struggling badly with his health.

Does he even know who Baudry is? He’s literally named him as a sub!

I think he actually said baldy and TBF I am nowhere near fitness but still way better than Curran.

And its his birthday today as well, I believe. Best wishes Alan Mac

It is mate, 54 today.

Grounds poor distribution already with his first 2 kicks of the ball.

We really have lined up with 2 at CB today and crowd the midfield.

Pitman 1st time shot from 18 yards well over the bar.

A Cowley team playing hoofball, who would have thunk it.

Can we just ask to be part of the new Super League?  Better to take beatings from decent teams.

That's quite the team shape.

Both Grant and Grounds making mistakes early.

TBF they both look horribly exposed.

Corner to Town.

Decent delivery by Payne, Pompey mess up the clearance and it goes out for another corner.

Palmer to Grant but he hits it wide.

Tyler Smith has started very lively.

Payne cross but its caught by the keeper.

Thompson gives them the ball on the edge of the box with a terrible pass but we scramble it clear.

Promising. Let's hope its a new lease for him

Payne to Pitman but Smith cant quite get to the through ball in the box.

He looks very up for it. Like he has a point to prove.

Decent save by Camp from a header 8 yards out.

Looks like me and you tonight PV😊

Missilou decent challenge to set up Palmer who is fouled 30 yards out.

It does, misery loves company :)

Not going to be much shape to this game, it's all over the place.

I'm reliant on your reports and updates!!!

Good shot by Twine from the FK but he saves it and pushes it wide.

You are very welcome to them :)

I have joined you 2 sad bastards

1-0 Pitman!

Just hopped on the "Big One" at Blackpool...here we go lads...agent Peacock working his magic..ffs Town  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

boooom!

We are now "a throng"

New manager bounce

A goal, Swindon style defending there.

great play by Smith nicks the ball and passes to Pitman 15 yards out and he fires it in the top corner.

Pick that out

Perfect timing for the new manager bounce.

Oh my word

Wow. Great strike!!

Great finish from Brett Pitman

I think we will need a few more to stand a chance based on our defending mind.

That'll bring the virtual crowds back!

It’s almost as if the players want to play again. As they might have done two months ago.  ::)

If any team could fuck up say a 3-0 lead...Town in 2021 would be the ones to put your dollar on.

This.

The heady heights of 3rd from bottom..

We don’t look world beaters but definitely more energy.
2 up front improving ball retention up top.

This is shaping up like the team have been sent out and just basically told to do what they want, see how it goes.  It's somewhere between cavalier and all over the shop.

I bet Pitman enjoyed that goal against his old employers

Helped by Pompey’s defence playing much too deep.

I really do hate being a naturally optimistic fan at times, I'm entirely resigned to the fact that we're on our way down, but that goal still has me looking at the table and thinking 'what if'.

I'm self aware enough to realise how ridiculous that is.

Great take by Camp.

Darned Town, building up our hopes again

Do they have a player called Glen Close?

Yes. I've also checked the table.

You never know!

Helped by the dinosaur not “coaching”
Spineless twat should have walked after Gillingham at least.

Yes, he's fatally attractive

It's Ben, not Glen.
Close but no cigar.

Ben, I think.

Shaun would have been from our worst nightmares.

Very good

Where was that kind of defending for the past 3 months

A few players look like they’re enjoying playing sans Sheridan. Dom Thompson for one.

Don’t care what the result ends up as but we at least look like a football team and the effort is there.

well, you can at least see what our shape is and what we're trying .

we've done alright.

if we put this much effort in on Saturday we wouldnt have conceded 4.

Missolou was a much better player when he had his funky braids after the international break..

Twine turns and shoots from 40 yards just over the bar.

Ffs 7 players over the half way line when attacking.
Peacock out.

he was, he looked like a proper player in that 1 game, hes been awful since.

Absolutely Duke

Camp puts off the other tent Marquis and he takes the ball wide. I guess he was 2 tents :)

I fancy Tyler to net tonight..

Kinky.

Spendid work that man..

:D

Payne 25 yards too near to the keeper.

Good move by Pompey but Grant gets to the cross with a great block.

As long as we don't get pegged back

I shouldnt have started should i? :)

Another great take and throw by Camp.

Payne good turn in the box but he cant get a shot on target.

HT 1-0

Having forgotten it was a 6pm KO, after reading this thread think I will log onto i-follow.  If goes to shit, we know who to blame.

You're the guy I would have expected to.

Massive improvement on the last 4 or 5 games, not looking comfortable but passing and defending much better so far.

Jeez. Peacock looks like Walter White these days. 

And like Sean Connery I can only blame it on my shelf.

A little easier on the eye.
Nothing special but definitely an improvement.

Fuck off Sheridactyl.
Really gets me angry just thinking the cowardly bastard overstayed his welcome.

not bad really. we've competed.

I've no doubt Pompey will come on strong in the second half mind.

makes a big difference having Tyler Smith running up front

Only by about....well....33 games :)

What a difference it makes having opposition defenders under pressure. Fuck you Sheridan.

Maybe not quite "This place is under new management, by order of the Peaky Blinders", but he looks the part.

The "criminally underused" Tyler Smith

Schoolboy error. Thought it was 7pm kick off. Watched first half on bus on way home. We were 1-0 up when I turned in. It's been all Pompey since I switched on. Although neither team looks particularly good.

Tyler needs a player like Pitman alongside of him, oh and well Pitman needs a plyer like Smith longside of him.

Weird how they have never really played as a front 2 together, Tyler is all over the place playing both channels and he is linking up well with the Hitman, a similar role to what Yates played with Doyle last season.

Robin Reliant?

As soon as I saw ‘schoolboy error’ I assumed we’d conceded

It's almost as if a decent coach would have sorted that!

🤣🤣

Sorry! Overly used phrase this year.

Shot by Pompey from 25 yards 10 yards wide.

Nice tackle by Garrick to break up the attack then set up Palmer.

Payne’s been a bit approximate tonight.

Twine kept possession but he should have released the ball earlier, Wright going mad at twine.

Northampton winning

Pinball!

Great tackle by Thompson and good save by Camp but town struggle to clear the ball, Grant gives them a corner.

Smith great run in the box and pass to Pitman but its a little behind him and he cant get a shot in from 15 yards out. Great chance.

Criminal miss from Pitman

Twine wins the foul just outside the box.

It’s been used with relentless accuracy!

Harsh the ball was well behind him. Good chance though.

Was gonna listen but stayed in the pub. Just in case you wanted an fb update.

should have buried it

Camp good block but Marquis was offside anyway.

Good save Camp. Forward offside.

Again if the ball was in front of Pitman rather than behind him I would agree.

Slow to react and then control it.

We're currently helping the piss stains get in the play offs😡

Penalty to Town.

Hopefully, the piss stains can return the compliment by beating Wimbledon

Pitman a superb pass to Smith who is fouled.

Great ball by Pitman. Smith fluffs but draws the foul. Penalty

2-0 Pitman.

Was a bit hungover but third Aspalls is slipping down nicely. #fbupdate

2-0 Pitman penalty

absolutely superb from Pittman

Took bottle after the last one. Cmon

Oh my days

Gas losing

Not sure how that was a yellow. Wasn't an attempt to play the ball.
This is great! We're building some momentum to overcome our -15 start to the next season

Can we?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbsuAbTTsV8

Got lucky. It was an awful first touch from Tyler.

TBH I thought he dived :)

Smith great break but he loses the ball in the box as he tries to shoot.

It's not been the greatest performance, and we could have shipped a couple already, but this kind of reminds me of the first few weeks of the season.  We looked like we were a poor mans version of last seasons team, but capable of getting goals and giving teams a game, just ropey as fuck in defence.  If we'd played like that all season we'd have at least 10-15 more points by now.  Not the best team by any stretch, but enough to get wins more frequently.

200% the last 2 comments about Smith

Created more chances tonight than the last 6 games.
Just a simple change to the formation yet the useless twat just buried his head in the sand.
Sadly too little too late.

Smith is still raw, but he offers something that keeps the defence honest.

no

Pompey looked poor at their place. Scored 2 against us due to speed and poor defending iirc.

No no no I need us to bad without Shez too.  Can’t deal with us rallying.

Good save Camp.

Hope Sheridan is watching this. Through his tears. 

Wigan winning

fify

Why would he?  He didn't give a shit when he was here, he certainly won't do now..

+ Northampton

Still 23rd.

Great ball from Twine to Smith. Shoots weakly at the keeper.

Is there a reason for someone to be ringing the bell?

The Pompey Chimes, they always have a fan or 2 with bells at matches.

Agree with commentators that Garrick is defending well in the 2nd half.

Bloody annoying

He has, 1st half he looked off the pace, this half a lot lot better.

Crazy stats according to BBC. Town 32% possession with 12 shots

Wonder if John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood is outside the ground.

Terry-Thomas?

Even worse if you are close to him/them at Fratton Park which I have been a fair few times.

Good dive from Pitman to get a free kick

That Paul Cook has been a let down since going to Ipswich

Who knew that our strikers could threaten with balls fed through the middle rather than hoofs from halfway?

Missilou off Hope on.

Indeed, who'd of thunk that, Mr Sheridan.

Missilou for Hope.

Payne to CM. Hope to wing

Everyone bar one!

Long shot by Pompey well over the bar.

Wow! Powerful strike from Harness from 35 yards!

2-1

Soft goal.

bugger

Payne loses it.

Curtis beats offside.

2-1

Payne lost the ball and Garrick and Grant out of position, easy goal.

Bollocky arse

Schoolboy error! 😢

Payne’s not been on it all game.

Great full length save by Camp.

Bloody hell!

Great save Camp!

Should have been 2-2

Jack Payne a central midfielder is not.

Don’t. I assumed the reverse this time. Doh!

His head's been turned

I can see this being 3-2

For me Twine has been really poor today.

Good take by Camp from the cross, dangerous attack.

Their keeper just headed the ball at the edge of the centre circle!

Twine a left midfielder is not.

Both Twine and Payne are luxury players, you can't have them in positions where they need to worry about too much defending and positioning.

Can't imagine being twatted full in the face in the first half helped much.

Camp 1 bounce to Smith who volleys it high but its too soft to beat their keeper.

Fampton 2 nil up

Probably not, he has looked a bit vacant with the ball at times.

Broadbent on for Pitman.

Broadbent coming on for Pitman.

Who is not happy with Wright

5 mins added time.

3-1

Tyler Smith!

you fucking beauty

Great goal by T Smith

3-1

Hope tackles on the half way line give it to Smith who beats 2 men and slots it in the corner.

All about the fishnets..

Tyler Smith is like a poor mans Andy Cole.  He is all shins and knees but his movement and pace create so many opportunities that chances are he might get one right.

An example of managerial excellence

Tyler confirms his MotM performance.

:D

That’s a massive fuck you to John Sheridan.

What might have been if Smith had been appreciated by the previous incumbent. Annoying

Actually makes me angry we could have been doing this all season without the intervening Ice Age.

For a team on the edge of the play offs Pompey were really poor.

Certainly think it's difficult to come up with a formation with two strikers and both, although I think Payne has a bit more industry about him.

Absofuckinglutely

This.

John Sheridan - "I cant get any more from this team".

Wright and Peacock - "fuck you play to their strengths".

100%

It's a shame he couldn't jurassic park the bus properly.

Get in . Mate just turned up and insisted on paying for the round. #fBupdate

Get in 3-1!

Tyler Smith - just that little bit of pace through the middle.
Sadly not enough games left.
Makes me even more angry tonight. Against one of the better teams we go and win.
Fuck you Jurassic.

Well played boys. Let's at least go down fighting

Probably too late but what a relief there is some semblance of a team left

Too little, too late, but a bit of pride restored and further evidence that Sheridan going when he first resigned (or better, five minutes after being appointed) might have given us a chance.

Indeed.

Without a doubt. Smith up front chasing people down and scoring goals, a bit like (but not really in the same class) a certain Jerry Yates.

A similar point to that I made earlier.

Blame sits squarley with Power - should have fucked him off in Jan/Feb

Not too shabby  :)

Well, that looked like a team that had essentially been sent out to do their own thing.  We looked very similar to how we started the season - a threat but open as hell at the back.  If we had played this way all season we'd still have shipped a load of goals, we'd still have lost more than we won, but we'd have given a few teams better games got more points.

Thompson looked much closer to the first game he played for us - he wanted to get forward in the first half, he knuckled down to defend when he saw that was what we needed in the second.

Garrick actually looked like a right back today - if someone can work on his positioning and give him same games in that position, I think I may re-assess his future prospects.  He is not good enough to play in an advanced role, but his pace and focus on tackling and tracking could earn something there.

Grant and Grounds looked like an odd couple at times, did not look that assured defending, but Grant always seems composed with the ball.  He allows more attacks to build.

Palmer and Missilou were energetic, I'll give them that.  You'd want two better players if you could find them, but they harried.

Twine - he can't play out wide if we play only two central midfielders.  He's going to influence a game near their box and play in spurts, but you can't have him worrying about defending.  Same for Payne.

Brett did a decent job, good finish for the first goal.  if only he had some legs.

Smith my MotM for me.  Yes he is raw, yes he miss controls 50% of the balls and yes he sometimes runs up blind alleys.  BUT, he worries the defence all game, he makes good runs if only someone can play him in and he is going to get three or four chances a game.  He doesn't need to be Gary Lineker to score then, he'll be able to fuck up three knowing another one will come off.

Overall it looked like a poor to average L1 team that had the shackles removed.  Great result, just exposes the shit we've been served.

Wimbledon losing...

If Sheridan had gone sooner we'd not be in this position. I'm certain of that. Great result. Another win next match and who knows eh?!

Wright:
- Get dignity
- Bit of luck
- Couple of good saves from Camp
- Credit to the players. They stood up
- Two up front looked dangerous even against Wimbledon where we defended poorly
- Kept Smith on because he could turn people. Pitman wasn't happy
- Maybe Smith should have played more, but he has had injuries
- Told players not to lie down
- Hasn't always been down do effort. Lots of mistakes. Six goalkeeprs (he's missed 2 hasn't he?)
- Players down when Sheridan left. Today was a bit of pride in their performance
- Tough game as they are a good side
- When a manager leaves you should look in the mirror. Maybe it was the kick up the bum they needed
- Sheridan was getting all of the criticism. Wright wanted a response from players and got it
- Rest tomorrow and will go on thursday and friday to prepare
- We have to believe we can win. We seemed to do that today
- Mildenhall's role hasnt changed much
- Peacock (Wright doesnt know him well) but he has come up as there is noone else
- Peacock suggest different things? He spoke to the strikers a bit as he wa astriker
- When Sheridan left, Wright knew what he was going to do vs Pompey as Wright had watched t hem
- Pitch looked bumpy and lively tonight
- Hope everyone enjoyed tonight as we have had some bad Tuesdays and Saturdays
- Practiced zone marking yesterday
- Garrick did well on Saturday and today, but noone else available at RB due to injuries.
- Baudry could be involved for next game. Hasnt trained much but is getting there.

Hartely:
- Garrick wouldn't have expected to play RB when came here as a wide right striker
- Initially played striker but now seems to be RB
- Had hard job in first half and needed a bit of encouragement and help. Second half he was excellent.
- They overloaded Garrick in second half but he was still able to cope. Deserved the credit from manager
- Thompson exposed on occasion but covered well a couple of times too. Expected him to be an attacking FB, but defended well today, blocking off areas
- Missilou with Payne and Palmer tried to blunt Pompey attack as much as possible

"players down when Sheridan left" 😳

Down the pub!

Pitman:
- Always nice when you win and when you score
- Doesnt really matter it was an old club
- Really, really enjoyed time at Pompey.
- Nothing bad to say about Pompey
- Played alright. Scoring first goal helps
- Knew we wouldnt have the ball much. Thought we were a threat on the counter
- Extra striker, it helped
- Close to working against Wimbledon too
- Bit more obvious to the eye that it worked tonight.
- If he misses 3 in a row he will give up penalties
- Wright shouted from the bench for Pitman to take it
- Releaved to score
- Football is football. People come and go. Not for Pitman to say. All he could say is that he had a good relationship with Sheridan. But people come and go
- Whether the manager goes or stays then everyone needs to look in the mirror. We havent been good enough all season. Everyone has to take responsibility as a club
- Said in training and tonight that we want to finish as best we can. Showing a bit of pride, even if we go down.

Never mind.

It’s 1-1 now and piss stains down to 10 piss stains

I can't work out if there's an element of professionalism in the players not throwing Sheridan under the bus, or if it's really just protecting someone and enbaling them to do the same again.

2-1 to wimbledon

strange warm feeling inside

lack of feeling shouty at own shadow

what's going on...

yeah it's too late, but credit where it's due. That was hard but good. Semi lucky at times, but also deserved


nice one town

 :clap:

Fucking Rochdale winning now as well.  Why didn't you fuck off weeks ago you Jurassic twat.

This - just need him to fuck off for some consolation on a shit show of a season.

We're down, knew that weeks ago. Still, it would be good to finish on a flourish.

Tonight showed what might have been, had the chairman actually given a shit and got rid of Sheridan months ago. This group of players will never set the world alight  but we really should have had enough to survive. We looked so much better tonight, all be it, against a very poor performance from Pompey.

Probably for the best, it'll only prolong the agony otherwise.

Plus, it's Oxford they're beating. Could you imagine them going up as we go down? *shudder*

This and if Power finally goes we have a silver lining for next season.
Well done Town tonight. Fair play to Brett x 6 who as far as I'm concerned can lay down in the centre circle and play with himself for 85 minutes if he scores 2 every game !
Smith MOM. Fair play to him too, never thought I'd go for that.

Not sure if I'm pleased or not tbh. I mean obviously always enjoy a Town win but FFS "this is what you could have won". Too late now.

Can we still make the play offs

My ratings are only really for what I saw in the second half. Tuned in for the first on a phone after 20 mins.

Camp 8
-   Made several excellent saves, including a full length dive to his left. He provides so much confidence at the back. If he’d been here all year we would have been on the edge of the play offs at least. A strong candidate for MotM again, as he has been every game

Thompson 6
-   Caught out of position a couple of times and played some awful balls up field. However, was trying tonight and defended pretty well on the whole

Grounds 6
-   Quiet game. Didn’t see him do anything wrong

Grant 6
-   Won lots of headers from corners. Relatively quiet game which is good

Garrick 7
-   Thought he defended really well. He snuffed out their left side, even though he was often doubled up on. Good performance

Missilou 5.5
-   Broke up play and helped the defence

Palmer 6
-   Broke up lots of play.

Payne 6
-   Looked a little off his game tonight. Couple nice nicks and flicks, but some pretty poor passing too. Also, totally wrong footed the defence with a comedy goal give away too.

Twine 5
-   Disappointing evening. Main contribution what to be smacked in the face. Showed his vision with some lovely passes, but they were few and far between, as he didn’t get hold of the game.

T Smith 8
-   I’d quite like to sign him. He tries very hard. He’s very rough and ready, but he’s got something about him. He’s about 2 years behind Yates I recon.

Pitman
-   Played walking pace football for most of the half. Missed a chance that I thought he would have scored if he hadn’t been ambling – The ball was behind him, but he didn’t react quickly. Offered absolutely nothing for much of the half, then pulled out a fantastic piece of control and ball through to enable Smith to get a penalty.

Subs:
Hope 6
-   Did well to intercept a pass and lay on a beautiful through ball for Smith to score. But, other than that, I didn’t think he offered much going forward and didn’t help Garrick as much as he could have in defending.

Broadbent N/A
-   Not on long enough to influence the game. Although, the fact that they didn’t score means he must have done his job.

This.

If and it's a big one but he'll have to give it some consideration (because his future isn't too certain), he was prepared to drop down to L2 then T.Smith could quite easily end up on 20 goals (even though it can be done with 2 x 10, 3 x 7, or 4 x 5 goal men and an experienced RB (thank you Reginald)) when played to his strengths.

It could end up kick starting his career again. He knows he's likely not wanted by Sheff Utd  and after the season he has had (in terms of knowing where he belongs), it would be nice for him to not lodge at Uncle Tommy's any more and set up shop at Town on a perm. It will probably come down to if any L1 clubs take a punt on him...and he will probably do ok too.

Would be a cracking signing in L2 and I'm sure he'd fucking love being top goalscorer!