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Non dare pass!
Another Tabula Rasa on Saturday please Fitz.
We must not treat them with contempt, need to be 100% professional.
Their management team are I believe the ones who guided Salford towards the league. They are a principled pair and very experienced at this level. They have a difficult job but they will never quit so we must remember this.
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Don’t want to sound negative but I’m always a little wary after a big win that the team lack a little respect for the opposition and subsequently don’t follow up with a similar performance. I’m with SanFran in that they need to be respected, they’ve come a long way and have a well seasoned management team. I’ll be happy with the continuity of a win and not expect another high score as being nailed on.
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On paper this fixture has comfortable home win written all over it however, I have supported Scunthorpe United for too long to write off the opposition before we even kick a ball. We have more than enough in the squad to get the 3 points, and a few goals. I expect that Radcliffe will be in damage limitation mode, and will likely park the bus and try to frustrate us at every opportunity.
All that said, I’m still going for a comfortable 3-0 home win.
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‘We should be looking at scoring 4, 5 or 6 against these.’
This is folly. Like many teams in this league, they will be desperate to beat us and may well set up not to concede, get a draw, etc. It will all depend how both teams are set up / game plan, approach, in time decision making etc. We shouldn’t be expecting to thrash anyone. Hoping, maybe. Anything else is asking for trouble and the naysayers will be out the wood work before the game is over.
Yes, we need to respect Radcliffe FC, their staff, players & supporters.
However, we have to respect our history, our owners and our long(ish) suffering fans.
We need to maximise the euphoria, confidence and belief that will be running through the club after Tuesday’s game.
Let’s try to emulate the two back to back games last season where we dispatched the opposition with six of the best.
If we want to win this league then we need to be ruthless and punish these part time outfits at every opportunity.
A 3-0 outcome should be the expected baseline from this joust. Anything less and we are accepting mundane mediocrity.
I’ve done 4-0, 5-0 and 5-1
Let’s hold high expectations and demand high standards from our squad & staff.
I guess it comes down to how much the staff & players want it… their desire and passion to be winners… to be champions!
3-0 Scunny Att 3678
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Radcliffe are playing at their highest ever level.
Scunthorpe are playing at our lowest ever level.There will be difficult games this season. This is not one of them.
We need to go in to these sort of games full of confidence & positivity.Yes, high scoring games are a rarity these days… but when the opportunity arises, we must take it.
Buxton notched 7 against Needham Market. The highest number of goals scored in a single game by a team in this league this season. It’s a target.
3-0 is a very common score line in this league.
I’d expect us to dispatch Radcliffe by the same.
I’m hoping that we assert and win by a bigger margin.5pm Saturday and we’ll know.
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The feel good factor following their promotion has deserted the palmy pack and 8 games in to the season attendances have dropped 26% from the opening day.
Interesting to see how they deal with Roberts in the form he’s currently showing, reckon they might get a player sent off on Saturday, he’ll be too good for them. Difficult predicting scores in these games so I’ll sit on the fence score wise and just say a comfortable home win.
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Yes but if we pull our WBs deeper and revert to lumping the ball upfield – we shall be able to emulate the dizzy heights of most games in the last six weeks or so.
Play as if we mean it and Radcliffe will be shoved aside.
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Think we’ll be too strong for them tbh. Home win
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Set up for them to have to deal with us. Good passes forward and pace off the ball will be a good start.
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Callum Robert’s Wiki [ Click Here ]
Anyone else think a club higher up the pyramid will come and pluck him from obscurity?
Played and scored in the Prem for Newcastle (wiki page ain’t accurate with his appearances) and was an England U20 international.
Our best player?I believe it was the FA Cup not a Prem goal. Against Blackburn.
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Not many managers would make changes after a 6-0.
Agree Carlton needs minutes but would probably be a bit harsh on Fish.
More concerned that he plays one of them at Spennymoor and leaves Alfie in midfield. Time to show some intent away from home.
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