Town v Stalybridge Sat 11th Jan 2014 3pm

Stalybridge form guide:

Stalybridge 1 Barrow 3
Solihull 3 Stalybridge 3
Stalybridge 0 Altrincham 5
Stalybridge 2 Colwyn Bay 3
Altrincham 5 Stalybridge 0
Stalybridge 3 Boston 3
Hednesford 4 Stalybridge 1

Even Worcester City beat these chumps on their own patch not that long ago. Mind you Worcester beat us recently too so maybe that's not saying much. But anyway after tonight's incredible victory against World Champions Leeds United in the Local Yokel Bragging Rights For The Next Ten Years Cup final there can surely be only one result at the weekend.

If we don't beat these everyone should be lined up and shot...or at the very least be publicly stripped naked and flogged by Town Ultra on The Stray.

I think we will get 3 points from this, and I think it will be a comfortable scoreline.

I'm going with 3-1 Town.

TheNeil29 wrote:I think we will get 3 points from this, and I think it will be a comfortable scoreline.

I'm going with 3-1 Town.

I'm going to really go out on a limb here and predict a 6-0 win for Town.   

Town should win this one. Revenge needed for Craig-gate. No game is easy, but Town home form is pretty good. Take the chances today and we win. Simples...?

Dark Knight wrote:

TheNeil29 wrote:I think we will get 3 points from this, and I think it will be a comfortable scoreline.

I'm going with 3-1 Town.

I'm going to really go out on a limb here and predict a 6-0 win for Town.    

I agree with DK.

ITS ABOUT TIME WE GAVE SOMEONE A SPANKING.

S.

Finally we've won a ugly game of football get in enough said

Yep funny how we struggle against crap teams......but at least we struggled and won, lets hope this sparks a long lasting winning streak.

Hope we play better than this we where awfull a good side would have beaten us easy today, wheres our midfield? where was the fluent football we can play Hall spent more time on the wing, where where the wingers? we missed Woods big time, hanging on for a win at the end against a poor side

Credit to Adam for getting MOM today - he tried really hard - but I thought Killer had a great game. Thanks goodness we have him. Should form a great partnership with Matt Heath who had another good, solid game.

A win is a win. The rot has stopped. People can go on about we were crap, we struggled, midfield went missing etc etc....the simple fact is its 3 points. Hopefully we can get on another run now.

TheNeil29 wrote:A win is a win. The rot has stopped. People can go on about we were crap, we struggled, midfield went missing etc etc....the simple fact is its 3 points. Hopefully we can get on another run now.

i am happy you are satisfied we scrapped a win at home to a less than average side,and if their number 9 had stayed on it could have been a different result you could tell by the crowd who where very quite all the game that we where not playing well, but like you say it's 3 points but looking at the bigger picture if we had played any team above us things could have been different, i am just glad we played a poor side to enable us to stop the slump,
by the way WE STILL NEED A STRIKER Hall took his goal well but i am not impressed by the other strikers we have and i thought young Adam deserved man of match

Yes I agree, we need a 25-30 goal a season striker if we want to be a nail on top 5 / league winning team.

Still, strangely satisfying to be below par but still get over the line. I think Heath gives the on field discipline and mental leadership that maybe they were missing at the back since White went, you feel we have been missing that- we were extremely solid last season, you need somebody to marshall the defence.

Hard game next week Leamington in good form at home, beaten Brackley ans Hednesford at home in recent weeks, held Solihull away yesterday, although just lost their striker.

Town away form not great. We will need to turn up.

COME ON TOWN

TownUltra wrote:Yes I agree, we need a 25-30 goal a season striker if we want to be a nail on top 5 / league winning team.

Still, strangely satisfying to be below par but still get over the line. I think Heath gives the on field discipline and mental leadership that maybe they were missing at the back since White went, you feel we have been missing that- we were extremely solid last season, you need somebody to marshall the defence.

Hard game next week Leamington in good form at home, beaten Brackley ans Hednesford at home in recent weeks, held Solihull away yesterday, although just lost their striker.

Town away form not great. We will need to turn up.

COME ON TOWN

Would agree TU - Heath looks a real asset and constantly organising defence and midfield will tighten things up at the back. But the elusive goal poacher! Can one of the present forwards step up to the plate as this will define the rest of the season? - I hope so but feel that play off requires that we are now in a situation where we need to win games like Leamington, difficult though it will be. Number of players close to return from injury and Adam Boulder back from suspension - fingers crossed      

I think we have some good forwards Ged, who work their socks off, can they step up? Maybe, but if we could sign the new 'Holland' type player that you know is guaranteed to take certain chances when they present themselves then for me we will consistently win games and be in a great position to get what we all want. Worsfold is becoming an important player, be great to have him back, Hardy needs another season or two maybe, has a lot of potential. Hall a great target man with good link up- maybe not the poacher instinctive finisher needs a partner, Cartman i need to see more of. I still think though we need another forward, but I know that's difficult to find, especially midway through the season.

Anybody know the extent of Brown injury?

Yes a poor game, but I'll take the 3 points any day over a thrilling, exciting 2-1 defeat! Frustrating to see the ball constantly punted upfield to no great effect, but still the win is what matters.
We are still just about in the play off race, 7 points off the 5th spot. But we need now to go on a winning run to make those points up: Leamington will be tough but a good test of our play off credentials, please lets not subside to another Worcester 1-0 defeat.

And yes we Do need that striker, hope Simon and Irving are 'working the phones' this week!

paulstreet wrote:
We are still just about in the play off race, 7 points off the 5th spot. But we need now to go on a winning run to make those points up: Leamington will be tough but a good test of our play off credentials  

Got to beat both them and BPA otherwise we can forget the playoffs. The run of fixtures we have after the Ossett Albion game, let's call it Colwyn Bay to Colwyn Bay, looks like a minefield and will probably kill us off unfortunately. Unless of course we finally break from the norm...

One out of two done...now for BPA on Saturday. Still in it, guys.