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Just bought 4 tickets, I got a phone call about Lambert while queueing and spread the news to the rest of the queue. Great to see grown men act like kids on Christmas Day :D

 

Apparently only about 4,500 tickets sold so far.

 

Hopefully we will get a big walk up on the day.

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Just emailed Mr Luker to see how many sold & he replied with this:

 

Sales have rocketed since the signing was announced. The hourly sale rate has doubled.

 

Sales are currently circa 5k, but this will rise dramatically now. What a great signing!

 

We would urge all supporters to get here early tomorrow. You may recall we had a 7k walk-up for Yeovil 2 (or three?) seasons ago. No doubt we are due another busy night tomorrow. We have extra staff onboard throughout the day tomorrow, so anyone needing to collect or buy a ticket may well be wise to get here as early as possible.

 

To help this process, we will stay open at St Marys until 6.30pm tonight.

 

I'm going to ask him if sales continue to soar if there will be any possibility of the Northam being opened for tomorrow night.

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After Saturday's game, whilst driving back up north, I tuned in to Radio Northampton for their after-match phone in, just to see if I could find out anything about tomorrow's opposition. They were giving Stuart Gray absolute pelters. Signings gone from one extreme (nappy-rash youngsters) to the other (OAP's) and that he still hadn't managed to sort out anything like a cohesive midfield in all the time he's been there.

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Davis

Murty Thomas Perry Harding

Thomson Gillet Schneiderlin Mills (if fit)

Lambert Rasiak (if fit)

 

Agree with most of that, but would not play Rasiak! Instead leave Pato in with either Rasiak or Saga coming on for him midway through the second half.

 

Also if Mills is not fit then preferably Holmes if fit if not Gobern.

 

I do agree with the exclusions of both Wotton and Lallana, as i feel that neither brought much to the shape or quality of the side on Saturday.

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Davis

Murty Thomas Perry Harding

Thomson Gillet Schneiderlin Mills (if fit)

Lambert Rasiak (if fit)

 

I would start with Pato in preference to Ras and Saga, but it would be interesting to see Lambert play with all three at different times, though that wouldn't be good tactics.

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Got meself two tickets for tomorrow night. I would think that Lambert will be thrown into the mix as it will be a great opportunity to get him gelling with the team before a league match which must take priority. This game is almost like an additional pre-season friendly in that sense and it will be interesting to see how AP plays it in terms of team strength versus risking injury. I just wonder whether overall strategy will be to not worry about this game atall - will the players be told not to risk any big challenges for example?

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Got my tickets now...can't wait!

 

It's weird feeling this positive at the moment, as we've had so many years of crap...but this club is finally on it's way back.

 

 

That's exactly how I am starting to feel - I have tried to suppress huge feelings of positivity as we've been screwed so many times in the past. Now it really feels like we're on the way up and there is some ambition, albiet in L1. I just hope it all works and AP can get us right up in the mix by the end of the season. And when we finally return to the CCC, I just hope Markus continues to support the Chairman and AP.

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I just hope Markus continues to support the Chairman and AP.

 

I think he will. By all means, i don't believe Lambert is the only ''big'' name we'll be signing in the next few weeks.

 

Cortese mentioned ''a few exciting Surprises...''

 

1 down...how many more to go?

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I'd be tempted to switch things around a little tomorrow night, I'd like to see Holmes & Thomson start, give us some proper width to get some good balls in the box for the main man Lambert to get on the end of.

 

Davis

Murty - Thomas - Perry - Harding

Thomson - Gillett - Schnerderlin - Holmes

Paterson - Lambert

 

I would go with that starting 11 as well.

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Normally I'm all for any cup competition, but I really think this is a bit of a distraction this year. Probably treat it as a bit of a reserve match with the exception of Lambert.

 

So...

 

                       Bart
James         Perry      Lancaster      Molyneaux
Thomson     Gillett       Gobern        Holmes
                White      Lambert

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Normally I'm all for any cup competition, but I really think this is a bit of a distraction this year. Probably treat it as a bit of a reserve match with the exception of Lambert.

 

So...

 

                       Bart
James         Perry      Lancaster      Molyneaux
Thomson     Gillett       Gobern        Holmes
                White      Lambert

 

Two of the back 5 are new and another didn't play at all last season, so i think they need match practise to gel into a unit (even though I also hope we sign a new CB before midday Friday).

 

Also, Lambert needs to strike up an understanding with his first choice partner.

 

I would also like to see if Gillett and Spiderman can get their CM partnership clicking again (again, even though I also would like to see another CM come in this week).

 

Other than that, I agree with Thomson and Holmes at RM and LM.

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Is it going to be on the radio anywhere? Can't find anything on the R5 or Solent listings.

 

Solent are meant to be providing live commentary of all Saints matches for 'Saints Player' so I would have thought they would broadcast it on their own station as well.

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