Rockford's Love Child
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- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
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- John King
A huge game at Prenton Park on Tuesday night as we face a Swindon side that are one of the main challengers for automatic promotion. After the failure to get an, in my view, deserved victory yesterday, there is perhaps a little bit more pressure on this game.
Swindon's away record this season has been fantastic, but they are currently experiencing a dip in form, with only one victory in their last six games and a defeat at home to Exeter on Saturday. That downturn in results has coincided with the loss of some key players, with striker Simpson recalled from his loan spell by Ipswich, and midfield fulcrum Jack Payne out injured and likely to miss this game. This might be a good time to play them, but it will still be a very tough match. The Robins are a possession based team, so it will be an interesting match up in playing styles.
In terms of our own selection, I think we will field an unchanged line up even if Davies is now fully fit. Mellon rates KP and he has been ok in the last couple of games, albeit the pace and movement of Swindon's danger man Harry McKirdy could test him in this game. I think Hemmings, Glatzel and Hawkes will all keep their places.
We have got a terrible recent record against Swindon, but talk of a 'hoodoo' is just superstitious rubbish really, and the personnel of both sides is radically different to previous encounters.
A draw would not be a terrible result provided we win at Walsall next Saturday, but I am hopeful we can nick it.
Swindon's away record this season has been fantastic, but they are currently experiencing a dip in form, with only one victory in their last six games and a defeat at home to Exeter on Saturday. That downturn in results has coincided with the loss of some key players, with striker Simpson recalled from his loan spell by Ipswich, and midfield fulcrum Jack Payne out injured and likely to miss this game. This might be a good time to play them, but it will still be a very tough match. The Robins are a possession based team, so it will be an interesting match up in playing styles.
In terms of our own selection, I think we will field an unchanged line up even if Davies is now fully fit. Mellon rates KP and he has been ok in the last couple of games, albeit the pace and movement of Swindon's danger man Harry McKirdy could test him in this game. I think Hemmings, Glatzel and Hawkes will all keep their places.
We have got a terrible recent record against Swindon, but talk of a 'hoodoo' is just superstitious rubbish really, and the personnel of both sides is radically different to previous encounters.
A draw would not be a terrible result provided we win at Walsall next Saturday, but I am hopeful we can nick it.
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