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[Dave Wayne]

And if anyone wants to make money tonight bet365 clearly thinks Hawkins is still a striker.. have him at 8/1 to be booked anytime!!

I’m having a bit of that

I think they have clicked on. Odds have dropped to 11/5 now.

[arsene wengers coat]

Got to say I'm not feeling confident. We can win this. But I just don't see it.

[yorkshire stag]

Got to say I'm not feeling confident. We can win this. But I just don't see it.

there speaks the voice of the faithful lol

you never know duck……one day maybe todays that day

[adamstag]

don’t raspberry it up.

[Marky Mark]

5 at the back or JJOT in the middle. Interesting

[yorkshire stag]

Nooooooooooooo

[Chrisuknottm]

For those of us who dont use twitter. ....

[Sandy Pate Best Stag]

Some big lads in that lineup. It will be interesting to see how they line up and how they change formation.

[Marky Mark]

Bishop
Hewitt
Perch
JJOT
Hawkins
Macca
Wallace
Akins
Bowery
Quinn
Oates

Subs:
Rawson
Clarke
Stirk
Murphy
Longstaff
Laps
Stech

[Cleveland_Stag]

I just don’t like how unsettled our 11 and formation always is. Not great for continuity. Also worried that that midfield hasn’t got enough legs. We’ll see.

[Chrisuknottm]

Bishop
Hewitt
Perch
JJOT
Hawkins
Macca
Wallace
Akins
Bowery
Quinn
Oates

Thank you

[BH_Stag]

Very defensive

Still worry about lack of legs in midfield.

[Chrisuknottm]

That's a team to protect a one goal lead if ever I saw one

[Sandy Pate Best Stag]

Having looked again, I think he is going for a 4-5-1 with Oates up front by himself. I think we will end up with plenty of bookings.

[Johnny H]

Back 5 I imagine....and shove Hawkins up top and move to a back 4 if we need a goal.
Deffo not a side any of us would have picked but Come On You Stags !!!
GOOD LUCK !!!!

[BH_Stag]

Can’t concede early with that set up

[1970Stag]

It’s alright setting up a team to defend a lead for 90 minutes, as long as we dont concede in the first 15 minutes!
I’m not co dude t but I’m happy to be proved wrong!

[Marky Mark]

Having looked again, I think he is going for a 4-5-1 with Oates up front by himself. I think we will end up with plenty of bookings.

I think JJOT will be both a centre half and a holding midfielder depending on whether we have the ball or not, with Wallace holding constantly

[yorkshire stag]

i’m now worried, let’s hope Cloughie knows what he’s doing

[oldweststander]

5 at the back or JJOT in the middle. Interesting

My take is a back three, two wing backs and three in central midfield.

I think that is a good side, let's prey it is?

[Marky Mark]

Maybe it'll free Macca up to get forward more when needed - in the second half on Saturday he barely got out of our half as Northampton pressed, so him and Quinn didnt have their usual influence.

[Sedgwick]

i’m now worried, let’s hope Cloughie knows what he’s doing

Taking us from bottom to playoffs might suggest he has an idea

[Ethers1979]

Where is Mr Maris?

[Gruff]

Wow.... Never saw that line-up coming.
He certainly has filled the team with experience, but the lack of pace (IMHO) is rather worrying.

Hey-ho... Cloughie got us here, so he knows more than most.

[MTFCMusings]

Maybe it'll free Macca up to get forward more when needed - in the second half on Saturday he barely got out of our half as Northampton pressed, so him and Quinn didnt have their usual influence.

I think that was because he was injured.

We will need the wing backs for sure. Possibly the slowest central midfield combo we could’ve fielded. Bowery and Akins will need to be on it tonight and provide some balls into Oates’ feet.