Stalybridge v Town

Does anybody know if the game is being broadcast on the radio this evening?

I will be stuck at work so could do with some means of coverage from the match.

Also, predictions anyone? I will go for 1-1 (but hope for a win)

Cheers

Taken from the Radio commentators twitter page:
At bower fold this evening from 7 with updates of town v stalybridge. 103.7/104.3 fm or 666mw.

I think 666MW is the best as it does live match coverage. Not sure about the other two!

Team:

Mark Cook
Matt Bloomer
Craig Radcliffe
Laurie Wilson
Adam Nowakowski
Jake Picton
Peter Bore
Ian Ross
Paul Brayson
Callum Hassan
Stephen Turnbull

Lee Elam
Richard Pell
Paul Heckingbottom
Michael Tait
Liam Hardy

Bore is playing!

Found this on the Stalybridge site [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Final score 3-2

What a sickener, but I guess after Saturday we cannot complain TOO much! Didn't go in the end. Good to see that we plainly have fight back qualities this season, and 5 goals in 2 games is promising: bit worried about the defence (which should be our strongest feature) conceding 5 as well (and no penalties). We seem to have a squad of 21 players now, some people are going to be unhappy fairly soon: Wright, Allan not even on the bench, and Pell is surely gonna want to play regularly. Bore would seem like a good signing and apparently Elam played well. Maybe we can extend Hassan's loan.

Amazing how the game almost exactly mirrored Saturday's in reverse: We were 2 up, they pulled back to 2-2, we scored almost at the very end. Last night: they were 2 up, we fought back to 2-2, and they won it at the death. Interesting to speculate the odds on that.

By the way I will be keeping a running total this season: Brayson v Armstrong. Score at the moment

Brayson 3
Armstrong 1

So far so good!

paulstreet wrote:What a sickener, but I guess after Saturday we cannot complain TOO much! Didn't go in the end. Good to see that we plainly have fight back qualities this season, and 5 goals in 2 games is promising: bit worried about the defence (which should be our strongest feature) conceding 5 as well (and no penalties). We seem to have a squad of 21 players now, some people are going to be unhappy fairly soon: Wright, Allan not even on the bench, and Pell is surely gonna want to play regularly. Bore would seem like a good signing and apparently Elam played well. Maybe we can extend Hassan's loan.

Amazing how the game almost exactly mirrored Saturday's in reverse: We were 2 up, they pulled back to 2-2, we scored almost at the very end. Last night: they were 2 up, we fought back to 2-2, and they won it at the death. Interesting to speculate the odds on that.

By the way I will be keeping a running total this season: Brayson v Armstrong. Score at the moment

Brayson 3
Armstrong 1

So far so good!

Well my celebration when I saw that equaliaser go in was like we'd won the FA Cup! I'm a bit unsure with the decision of the free kick that led up to Stalybridge's third.
Wasnt it only a few weeks ago that we were saying we'll be good at the back but might lack goals.
Hassan looks a good player and if were lucky enough we may get him for the whole season.
Has wright signed a contract?
Anyways roll on Hinckley, Greg Wright is avalible to play in that game. Who is Will Turl?

Poor 1st half performance!
Centre half pairing needs sorting over next few games!
We really need to tighten up defensively as a team, that’s attack, midfield as well as the defence!
Mobility of midfield a worry pre-season & still is!
Its still early days but some tight boring games & a few clean sheets over the next few games will likely bring in more points!
Our goal per chance ratio is pretty high!
Stalybridge looked a decent side & their policy of playing young players who are full time “looks” to be starting to bear fruit for this level!
20 Town fans made the trip & the young lads behind the goal gave it a go!
Bringing back the support from the “good old days” could be an important part of the equation this season!

Look who missed a penalty!
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Oh dear! Poor old Armstrong...tee hee.

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Just seen this. Our two goals very well taken (Hassan looks promising), not sure the ball was over the line for their second, mind you I'm biased!

Good game by the look of it, pity about the result in the end though, Turnbull showed his desire to win by punching the floor a number of times after the goal, shows how much it means to the lads,
Cracking strike from hassan though, and Brayson decent finish , looks like a good partnership up front, would maybe like to see Pell slot back into he defence though

Big Lundy wrote:Look who missed a penalty!
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At Blyth Armstrong is playing winger and Phillips striker according to my app

After a bright first 10 minutes, we were on the back foot mainly because every shot they had on goal made our keeper work, whereas our shooting was woeful other than a free kick that was tipped over by their keeper.

Different game in the second half after the substitutions. After the disappointment of conceding just on 45 mins then a keeping error (if you believe the linesman) right at the start of the second half, I thought we got it together and honestly thought we would go on to win when we got the equaliser. They started playing it long and we snuffed them out, then broke well.

How on earth the ref gave a free kick when our men put his leg out, got the ball then their player fell over, is beyond me. Real sickener to see the free kick then lead to the goal, then the ref blew as soon as we kicked off again.

Still, I suppose it was payback for saturday. We look a lot better when we play the ball in to feet at front as Brayson is lively and Hassan holds it up well. When we launched it they simply let Hassan win the first ball and picked up the pieces. On the floor though was a different matter.

I know that the lads were disappointed to lose that way, but they could have come over to the town fans clustered opposite the dug out to show their appreciation for us making the trip and offering a bit of noise. We were p****d off as well !

S.