Rockford's Love Child
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- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
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- John King
It is struggling Braintree up next for Rovers. The Iron have had a torrid time this season, after losing most of their excellent promotion chasing side. However, the dangerous Simeon Akinola remains and they have picked up a bit in their last two games, thrashing Eastbourne in the FA Cup and winning at Wrexham. I had this match down as our first postponement of the season, but the Essex monsoons seem to have held off sufficiently for the game to go ahead. Braintree's pitch still resembled a ploughed field when I saw it on TV last week, however.
Selection-wise, MM will once again be forced into changes, with Tollitt suspended, and Norwood and the two Jennings still out. It is difficult to predict the team and formation, but I would guess we might start in a 4-4-2 with Mangan partnering Cook up front and Dawson and Kirby out wide.
With an absolutely huge game on the horizon on Tuesday night it is vital that Rovers pick up three points here, and it will be interesting to see how we react to our first real setback under MM after the disappointment of the second half against Chester. FGR and Lincoln play each other on Saturday morning, so we have a great opportunity to steal a march on at least one of them by winning this game.
Prediction: Rovers victory watched by about 300 SWA.
Selection-wise, MM will once again be forced into changes, with Tollitt suspended, and Norwood and the two Jennings still out. It is difficult to predict the team and formation, but I would guess we might start in a 4-4-2 with Mangan partnering Cook up front and Dawson and Kirby out wide.
With an absolutely huge game on the horizon on Tuesday night it is vital that Rovers pick up three points here, and it will be interesting to see how we react to our first real setback under MM after the disappointment of the second half against Chester. FGR and Lincoln play each other on Saturday morning, so we have a great opportunity to steal a march on at least one of them by winning this game.
Prediction: Rovers victory watched by about 300 SWA.
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