Peter Venkman
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« on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 09:35:54 » |
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Well again I may as well start a thread I guess.
Town unbeaten in 4 consecutive games with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Doncaster are sat in 2nd place in the table with 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats on 20 points, 1 point behind the leaders Port Vale.
They have 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 7 games, although they lost to Man Utd in the MMC on penalties.
Donny leading scorers this season are winger Luke Molyneaux on 6 and the 38 year old Billy Sharp on 4.
Defender Tom Anderson will definitely be missing after his ban for being sent off was increased from 3 game to a 6 game ban for threatening and abusive language to a match official in the 3-0 defeat to Chesterfield.
Town have only beaten them twice in the last 8 games, the last win being 4 games ago when Wakeling scored the winner. And we have only beaten them at home once in the last 7 meetings.
What team and formation/style Kennedy will choose will be down to injuries/dropped players although I am sure there will be a few square pegs in round holes and we will play with 3 at the back, the rest is a mystery.
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 09:55:34 » |
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Think this would be a tough game even if we had a full squad to choose from. The way this mysterious illness is going around I'm expecting at least another surprise name missing.
Got to be 0-2 Donny and a slight but not remarkable increase on the gate to 6,369.
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:10:06 » |
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Good yardstick this game - we've beaten a few fairly bad teams, now let's see how we do against a team that's actually competent (and very much not local).
Not expecting much but we live in hope.
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:27:25 » |
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Swindon 1-1 Doncaster att: 7,430 (530)
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:42:29 » |
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They have lost to Harrogate,Newport and Chesterfield so a glimmer of hope there?
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:54:57 » |
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Been watching Donnys last few games on highlights, they seem pretty susceptible to teams running at them through the middle, they don't have the most mobile of defenders. We have scored a few goals this term already using that tactic (when we keep the bloody ball on the deck).
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10:57:56 » |
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They have lost to Harrogate,Newport and Chesterfield so a glimmer of hope there?
Always a bit of hope, thats what kills you. But, conversely we have lost 4 games already (3 at home) and one of those was to the bottom club Carlisle who looked terrible but we still managed to lose. |
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 11:02:10 » |
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Swindon 2-1 Donny, Att: 7,129 (371)
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 11:02:30 » |
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Always a bit of hope, thats what kills you.
But, conversely we have lost 4 games already (3 at home) and one of those was to the bottom club Carlisle who looked terrible but we still managed to lose.
True that but what I meant was that they've lost to teams we've got points from.🙂 |
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 11:06:08 » |
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Town 0-6 Doncaster att: 6,229 (604 away)
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 11:19:49 » |
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True that but what I meant was that they've lost to teams we've got points from.🙂
Oh no I get that mate but this league is so wide open again this season, anyone can beat anyone. So little in terms of quality so far in our games, only really PV and Walsall have impressed me at all. Cobble together a few lucky wins and its wide open. Consistancy is always the key and thats something we just dont have yet at all. |
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 11:35:06 » |
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https://www.soccerstats.com/homeaway.asp?league=england4Donny and Gills are both W2 D1 L2 away (411, 402 at home respectively). Beatable. Maybe they'll attack more than Carlisle and Harrogate, thus leaving space.
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:38:14 » |
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Oh no I get that mate but this league is so wide open again this season, anyone can beat anyone.
So little in terms of quality so far in our games, only really PV and Walsall have impressed me at all. Cobble together a few lucky wins and its wide open. Consistancy is always the key and thats something we just dont have yet at all.
Absolutely mate. Gillingham were top 2 weeks ago,they've just lost 3 on the trot |
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:39:30 » |
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Fancy us to get at least a point as long as Kennedy starts the in-form players. I would go with Barden McGregor Soborwale Wright Cox Kilkenny Oforborh Clarke McGurk Glatzel and Ameen in a 442 diamond. Of course he will play with 3 at the back and include Freckleton, Cotterill and 1 of either Smith or Drinan or Tshimanga depending on fitness.
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 13:27:14 » |
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Fancy us to get at least a point as long as Kennedy starts the in-form players. I would go with Barden McGregor Soborwale Wright Cox Kilkenny Oforborh Clarke McGurk Glatzel and Ameen in a 442 diamond. Of course he will play with 3 at the back and include Freckleton, Cotterill and 1 of either Smith or Drinan or Tshimanga depending on fitness.
I would love us to ditch the five/three at the back! |
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