Lincoln vs Saints - Saturday 1230

[Lighthouse]

This league fixture is being played for the first time since March 1961. We won 3-0, so hopefully we can continue our run of good form up there. We haven’t lost on the Witham in any competition since 1932.

[Saint_lambden]

Has to be a win if we're serious about promotion. Won't be easy - again a very physical side who will be direct but we should show too much quality for them. 

Bring Matsuki back in on the right as Fellows was poor last night and would be tempted to rotate JWP in for Bragg who has played a lot of minutes in the last two, for a bit of freshness. 

1-2 Saints. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Some excellent pubs on this video for anyone staying up there 

 

[AlexLaw76]

Have to win this.

I would start Matsuki, JWP and Mubama.

[Willo of Whiteley]

This HAS to be a seriously good win if we’re serious about promotion.

[hypochondriac]

47 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Have to win this.

I would start Matsuki, JWP and Mubama.

Think I would too. Mubama needs the minutes and we have no choice but to give him a chance and give Larin a bit of a rest.

[SouthWalesSaints]

21 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Think I would too. Mubama needs the minutes and we have no choice but to give him a chance and give Larin a bit of a rest.

We cannot play him... 

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, SouthWalesSaints said:

We cannot play him... 

Eh? Larin physically cannot start every game.

[WALK DMC]

33 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Think I would too. Mubama needs the minutes and we have no choice but to give him a chance and give Larin a bit of a rest.

I watched the first 15 minutes of the Lincoln game last night. Every opportunity they got from free kicks, throw ins and corners they would hoist the ball into the penalty area. We're not a big team, and we've seen in the past thay these tactics can cause us problems. Peretz is a great goalie but he does seem to struggle with crosses.

On the basis that Larin is better in the air and stronger physically than Mubama, I'd keep him in to support our centre halves defend from set pieces. Plus, as it was a Tuesday game, he has an extra game to recover. 

I dont think that Saturday will be pretty to watch for the faint hearted.

[Saint Pete]

13 minutes ago, WALK DMC said:

I watched the first 15 minutes of the Lincoln game last night. Every opportunity they got from free kicks, throw ins and corners they would hoist the ball into the penalty area. We're not a big team, and we've seen in the past thay these tactics can cause us problems. Peretz is a great goalie but he does seem to struggle with crosses.

On the basis that Larin is better in the air and stronger physically than Mubama, I'd keep him in to support our centre halves defend from set pieces. Plus, as it was a Tuesday game, he has an extra game to recover. 

I dont think that Saturday will be pretty to watch for the faint hearted.

Your post demonstrates how exposed the club has left us for striker options after the transfer window. We know the right thing to do is to give Larin a rest to avoid him burning himself out early in the season, but against this kind of opposition, the lack of a similar replacement for the departed Stewart means that he probably needs to go again. I agree Mubama looks like he won't be as strong defending set pieces and we also lack aerial power in midfield.

But at some point, we will need to bite the bullet and see if we can manage without Larin starting. Maybe we need to throw the young lad in if he has more physical strength (won't attempt to spell his name at this point)?!

[CSA96]

Win this and it's been another good week. 7pts from a week with Millwall and Birmingham away in it is a good return. If it's only 4pts or 5pts then it's going to feel like a bit of a missed opportunity

Win this and we move up to 7pts and will be on the cusp of the playoffs with two home games to follow before Wrexham away and the international break

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Larin has to start. He's going to have to start the majority of our games until at least the beginning of January. 

[Osvaldorama]

2 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

This HAS to be a seriously good win if we’re serious about promotion.

Bit dramatic  

We were awful for 6 months last year and still should have gone up. 

Draw your away games, win your home games.