Sparky
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- Chris Greenacre
We could really do with a win on Saturday. Not just to stop our winless run which currently stands at 6 league games, but also to give the fans a boost who only saw 2 points (and 1 goal), from the 3 home games we had at the end of October. You could be forgiven for thinking that morale might be low given our winless run but the performance at Swindon, first half an hour in particular, shows we can be positive, play with some freedom and look dangerous. The Dons were of course relegated from league one last season and haven’t adjusted too well to league two yet sitting 15th in the division, 3 points behind ourselves. A midweek FA cup win against Weymouth was straightforward and the Dons away performances of late haven’t been too bad including a win at Rochdale and a draw at Salford. The Dons have some half decent players at this level including ex rover loanee Alex Woodyard who had a successful spell with us, also former Colchester midfielder Harry Pell who adds height and Josh Davison who doesn’t score many but can be a handful up front. Defender Chris Gunter is with Wales at the World Cup and despite some decent recent away results, their away form is 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Our home record sits at 4 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws.
As for rovers I’m not expecting any major changes as 1. We don’t have the biggest squad and 2. The Swindon performance was decent. Turnbull suspended and it’ll be interesting if Tom Davies is fit to come back in as he hasn’t had too many minutes since injury (Carlisle FA cup game apart). Let’s hope he is fit as I’ve not got much faith in Byrne or Jameson. Simeu could do with someone like Davies alongside him who is vocal and experienced. Will be interesting whether Lewis starts assuming he is available and given the performance of the front two last week. Perhaps Lewis will come in for Nevitt.
Prediction: a draw for me.
As for rovers I’m not expecting any major changes as 1. We don’t have the biggest squad and 2. The Swindon performance was decent. Turnbull suspended and it’ll be interesting if Tom Davies is fit to come back in as he hasn’t had too many minutes since injury (Carlisle FA cup game apart). Let’s hope he is fit as I’ve not got much faith in Byrne or Jameson. Simeu could do with someone like Davies alongside him who is vocal and experienced. Will be interesting whether Lewis starts assuming he is available and given the performance of the front two last week. Perhaps Lewis will come in for Nevitt.
Prediction: a draw for me.