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[STAGS FOR LIFE]

[halifaxstag]

It's grim up North!
There's been light rain and drizzle all morning.
The motorways are a bit nasty with loads of spray. Currently very busy where M1 and A1 join.
Safe journey and I'll see you there.
COYS

[Captain Cunno]

Pitch inspection.

[adamstag]

12.30 i think

[yorkshire stag]

Pitch inspection.

Nooooooooo

[wayno cordiniho]

Neither club reporting anything on their sites. Fingers crossed

[Spiritater]

Pitch inspection.

Better not be, got a ticket off a kind soul in Ciao Bella

[Martin Shaw]

There was no pitch inspection, pitch is fine.

[Martin Shaw]

[Sandy Pate Best Stag]

I’ve just had a text that Oates is in the squad. I don’t know where that information originated but it seems a bit too quick for me. If true I hope they don’t rush him back too early and make sure he’s fit and ready to play.

[lancer]

I’ve just had a text that Oates is in the squad. I don’t know where that information originated but it seems a bit too quick for me. If true I hope they don’t rush him back too early and make sure he’s fit and ready to play.

Be good news if true
I would have been a lot more worried if it was a Knee / Groin etc type of injury

[Martian]

time to break the hoodoo - 0-2

[STAGS FOR LIFE]

[gazza1988]

Oates on the bench.

[BH_Stag]

That starting 11 is horrifically slow.

Not confident. Having Hawkins, Perch, Wallace, O’toole and Perch in the same time should be a crime.

[Cleveland_Stag]

Oates on the bench.

That’s the least mobile starting eleven I’ve ever seen. Good god. There’s 6 or 7 players starting who can’t shift.

[arsene wengers coat]

Look at the pace of those back 3. They make evolution look fast.


Glad JJ is back. Hopefully Bowery at wing back means he'll get forward a lot. Why Hewitt on the bench. He's been great. Hartigan needs a big game.

Oates to come and get the winner?

Come on you stags.

[BH_Stag]

Why are Hewitt and Lapslie on the bench is what I want to know? We haven’t played in a week.

The bench is better than the 11

[Sneag]

I think I've got more pace than most of that starting 11.

. is Hewitt doing on bench?

[cassellswasmagic]

I’d say there’s 11 that aren’t even slightly quick

[georgefostersbeard]

I’ve just had a text that Oates is in the squad. I don’t know where that information originated but it seems a bit too quick for me. If true I hope they don’t rush him back too early and make sure he’s fit and ready to play.

My view, when seeing it was that he won't come on other than a few minutes at the end and this is about getting him back of the swing of things.
Clough has done that before with new or returning players. Indeed the same could be said for Page today

[chris wilson]

Clearly setting up to get to 60mins at 0-0 and try and nick one late on from a set piece.

[Rob]

Why are Hewitt and Lapslie on the bench is what I want to know? We haven’t played in a week.

The bench is better than the 11

Absolutely shocking, fingers crossed Harrigate are as bad as Dale!

[georgefostersbeard]

Why are Hewitt and Lapslie on the bench is what I want to know? We haven’t played in a week.

The bench is better than the 11

Lapslie was taken off last week with a hamstring twinge and was due a rest for the Rochdale game but had to cover for Swan.

[broomo]

Why are Hewitt and Lapslie on the bench is what I want to know? We haven’t played in a week.

The bench is better than the 11

Lapslie tweaked his hamstring at Rochdale, NC mentioned in his post match interview that he needed a rest.