Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

[Jon Palmer]

Team news, live updates and reaction all here this afternoon:
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/s ... wn-9006099

[Ihearye]

Enjoyed Hammonds display on Friday, would be happy to see him stay if he maintained that effort

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Southwood; Smith, Bradbury, Freestone; Long (c), Bonds, Pett, Thompson, Ferry; Lloyd, Goodwin.

Subs: Pardington, Keena, Hammond, Butler-Oyedeji, Sercombe, Williams, Davies.

[asl]

Goodwin 100% - or not fully fit but still preferred to Keena?

[Artemis]

Goodwin 100% - or not fully fit but still preferred to Keena?

Different types of player. Our game plan needs the physical target man up front.

[andgarod]

no commentary today it's James Young in full flow instead

[Ihearye]

This back 4 would be ideal for Keena to play against

[Garby74]

Very good start from cheltengam.
There playing well

[RS1978]

This back 4 would be ideal for Keena to play against

Play him off the front two of Goodwin/Lloyd where Bonds is?

[Garby74]

Bonds is doing OK in a more advanced roll.
More work rate than AK

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

I fancy AK to get a goal second half.

[ctfc-fan]

no commentary today it's James Young in full flow instead

[robinsrule]

Full value for the HT draw?

[HamTown]

I fancy AK to get a goal second half.

Would like us to try a few more shots from the edge of the box than trying the extra pass and Keena would be the man for it to fall to

[Garby74]

Until AK attitude and body language change I rather give someone else a run out.
Just my personal opinion....I still want him at the club but somthing needs to change

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

Ferry off the post? What was the chance like?

[RS1978]

Until AK attitude and body language change I rather give someone else a run out.
Just my personal opinion....I still want him at the club but somthing needs to change

If he bundles one into the net off his knee the confidence will come...he just needs that one stroke of luck imo

[Garby74]

Outside box ?!
Maybe

[Uppy]

Stupidity from Freestone. So rash.

[joes dad]

Freestone wrong sided

[QED]

Sharp movement and shot from Keena to force a save… need more of that from him

[Alf]

For goodness sake, get rid of Freestone, he’s an absolute liability. Too many fatal errors.

[Uppy]

Playing pretty well but no real quality in the final third. Don’t ever look like scoring

[Nham68]

At least 3 points dropped in last few days from poor defending .

And Keena needs to go out on loan. There’s a great striker in there somewhere, just needs to go find the net in lower leagues and rebuild his mojo.

What was Freestone thinking .

Drops us right back into the mix again with some very tough games coming up.

[robinsrule]

The big problem is that only one team is within 7 points of us now. Because of our GD that’s three wins assuming nobody else picks up any points, so it’s almost insurmountable. That means right now it’s virtually 4 out of 5 going down, and Reading have found some form. It’s starting to look bleak again.

[RegencyCheltenhamSpa]

It’s remarkable we are as close as we are after the first eleven games.

No point focusing on the gap to this team or that. Just get 10 more wins.

[Malabus]

Kind of confirms it that we will be playing #L2 We have never been out of the bottom four.

[plymrob]

Not sure we are that far adrift - yet. Less so when compared to where we were. There's half a season to go... so , think positive. Maybe any team up to - maybe Port Vale - are in the mix, and our goal difference now, compared to others, is looking better than it was. Yes, a win in one of Leyton Orient, Reading or today would have helped big time, but we still have a game in hand on some. It would be good to make that count.

I'm guessing we are still upper half of the form table and will now give anyone a game. Losing 1-0 at Northampton is not unexpected, given their form.

Just a more optmistic post to counter the previous... A New Year. Definately not yet doomed. That's progress from where we were.

[Alf]

Thought we were in with a decent chance of something until the penalty incident. In fact, thought it was a reasonably even first half although we are lacking a decent consistent striker.

[andgarod]

hmm
Freestone has made a bad decision.
Others have given free kicks and penalties away
This is part of the DC package
Get thjem wound up and the deliver but on occasion will get it wrong
So we move on
Can we do enough - will the board back DC

Only time will tell
HNY

COYR

[Nesty]

For goodness sake, get rid of Freestone, he’s an absolute liability. Too many fatal errors.

A zoo has lost its Donkey

[Fuller]

For goodness sake, get rid of Freestone, he’s an absolute liability. Too many fatal errors.

Agree he’s a liability but he needs to learn quickly. He might be whole hearted but that’s two poor decisions from him that have given away penalties v Charlton and again today, plus his late error in the Northampton home game when the ball went under his foot, and also against Reading on Friday, their first goal the ball was his to clear with his head from the corner but he completely missed it.
I think DC will be looking for a left sided centre half in this window.

[Nham68]

hmm
Freestone has made a bad decision.
Others have given free kicks and penalties away
This is part of the DC package
Get thjem wound up and the deliver but on occasion will get it wrong
So we move on
Can we do enough - will the board back DC

Only time will tell
HNY

COYR

It’s twice now for Freestone on Pens.
I still prefer him in the team , just he’s coming on the wrong side of decisions right now and we need to keep it tight . Southwood wasn’t far from stopping the penalty today.. unlucky ..

[asl]

I think Freestone is our most saleable asset and probably someone that a bigger club would be keeping an eye on...

[joes dad]

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/s ... wn-9006099

I share his frustration!