Southport

[Rene Artois]

[PhilAnders]

I think these tables provide as good an analysis of teams rather than me trawling through video footage. Southport are a decent side, especially at home and this provides AB with a dilemma. Does he go with the same team as Tuesday night and play two tall guys up top, or will he shore up midfield ( with the return of Scales) and withdraw the wing backs 20yards? Decisions, Decisions!!!

[cassidystash]

He was happy with the point at Chester, the one he set up to achieve. I would expect similar tomorrow making a mockery of his “I want to win every game” assertion.

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ironfromafar

[Deereyme66]

It’s possible to set up not to concede and still get a couple of goals. Not sure how that makes a mockery of claiming to want to win every game. Every manager wants to win every game, but they’re not stupid enough to think they will. If he’d claimed he would then I would agree with you.

[Iron-awe]

Anyone expecting a gung ho approach after Tuesday nights deserved home win is going to be disappointed,most managers treat every game differently and Butler will be weighing up all his options for us to win but to be defensively tight aswell. One defeat in the league so far this season is testament to his measured way of thinking game to game,he’s more considered in the way he views matches then scatter brained JD IMO.

[Rene Artois]

I’m thinking a draw.

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ironfromafar

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

Be good to see young fish get another start, sounds like he had a good game on Tuesday.

Our poor run lately has allowed a few sides within touching distance, I have a sneaky suspicion Curzon could be the new Tamworth this year and be right up there, have to look at putting another 3/4 wins together consecutively

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Rene Artois

[cassidystash]

Deereyme66 wrote:

It’s possible to set up not to concede and still get a couple of goals. Not sure how that makes a mockery of claiming to want to win every game. Every manager wants to win every game, but they’re not stupid enough to think they will. If he’d claimed he would then I would agree with you.

You’re right, setting up defensively could still sneak a win – but does it give him the best chance of doing so?

[BigLeftToe]

Sneaky 1-0 win in both games against them last season, would be delighted with another tomorrow!

[PhilAnders]

Thinking on AB’s dilemma, I’d stick with the same team as Tuesday with the exception of rotating Boyce for Nicholson. That should ensure we have the height to deal with their set piece threat, but of course, we still lack a tall guy in midfield. If we knock the ball long, Fishburn and Whitehall should give us enough to get kickbacks to Roberts or Beestin. Don’t expect much to be going out wide, as I think we will be five at the back ( six with Clunan sitting in). Head says draw, heart hopes we nick it by the odd goal!

[Sanfran49]

Will be decided by the energy in the pre match managers instructions.

Hope it is us that dictate from the start.

[CMC]

Listening to Humberside Commentary.
1-0 with a Roberts Free Kick, the fans are singing the Manager’s name, that can’t be right, can it?
Then it’s 1-1 a few mins later.
More of the same, really: As much as the manager and his coaches can do, some of Jimmy’s Mercanaries can turn up, loaf around and still get paid because nobody else can afford to or want to take them. Sad state of affairs but there we are!

[Rene Artois]

Listen Here

[Rene Artois]

55 min Southport 1-2 Scunthorpe
Whitehall nudges us ahead.

[Rene Artois]

60 min Southport 2-2 Scunthorpe

[Rene Artois]

Flippin eck!
Literally a minute later!
61 min Southport 3-2 Scunthorpe
Jesus!

[Iron-awe]

Cracking game sounds very entertaining.

[mistertonmick]

3 efforts 3 goals by the sounds of it

[BigLeftToe]

Quadrupled the number of away goals we’ve conceded all season in just 15 minutes! Madness!

[lesgeo]

Sickening.

[BarnardFoxtonBarker..]

Yes but we’re still top of the league, oh wait.

[Northumbiron]

Not even in the top two!

[Rene Artois]

[Rene Artois]

I was hoping we’d secure a point.
Alas, I feared the worst.

[inspector]

We had over 100 dangerous attacks, over 20 shots with nine on target. Southport had three on target so where was our defence?

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lesgeo

[iron64]

Sorry but AB’s selection was set up not loose again, and ……
Boyce for Nicholson only logical change. When are we going to start imposing ourselves.
Curzon had no difficulty disposing of Chester yet we went to Chester looking for a draw. Not looking like Champs with this mind set

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ironfromafar, lesgeo, RoamingBull, Rene Artois, inspector

[RoamingBull]

Are we looking anyway nearer champs this season than last season?

For me not a chance tbh.

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[Northumbiron]

We’ll finish seventh and do “a Boston”!

[Supermick]

At least the Iron can put it right next Saturday in the FA Cup. Oh, we’re not in it are we. Well against the mighty Radcliffe. Wow!

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

Sounds like we played reasonably well and mistakes seemed to cost us rather than tactics/formation- on this occasion.

Still a dreadful result though, we had a decent opportunity to maintain the gap but now we are part of the pack. I fear Curzon are going to take some stopping, we simply cannot afford to have such indifferent form.

4 times this season we have dropped points from a winning position too, today 2 minutes after we scored both times – better leadership required on the pitch.

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