Pre-Match Thread Barnet v Southend United, Saturday 24th August, 15:00 k.o., NL

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Opinions differ. For example I think kensdale is the best player at the club. He's brilliant on every level. Gubbins is an agricultural CB who gives up possession often.

Apart from defending ? Gubbins is a league two defender who’s been promised football but Maher now can’t drop his usual shoe ins to play … hopefully we will soon see a proper defensive partnership

As you say opinions !

 

[Tommy2holes]

Apart from defending ? Gubbins is a league two defender who’s been promised football but Maher now can’t drop his usual shoe ins to play … hopefully we will soon see a proper defensive partnership

Gubbins hasn't done anything to make me want him ahead of Ralph, Taylor and kensdale. Crowther and Gubbins will have to wait. We had one of the best defences in the league and no player is above that.

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

I actually prefer Crowther to Gubbins. Gubbins' deft pass straight into touch in the dying embers of the Boston game didn't endear him to me.

Crowther has a good strike rate from set pieces, something that both Kensdale and Taylor haven't got, which puts him ahead of Gubbins for me. I hope his calf injury is healing/healed so he can start getting some minutes in.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Unfortunately I don't think we'll be unchanged this afternoon.

I'd be happy with that. More so if both Moncur and Walker are on the bench

 

[overseas shrimper]

It looks like the latest interviews are being conducted in an interrogation room at the police station up the road on Vic Ave (not that I'd know what they look like in person, of course).

Surely they can find somewhere better. A logo board in the background could maybe generate a few extra quid?

 

[Tommy2holes]

It looks like the latest interviews are being conducted in an interrogation room at the police station up the road on Vic Ave (not that I'd know what they look like in person, of course).

Surely they can find somewhere better. A logo board in the background could maybe generate a few extra quid?

Can't work out if he is super cool or pulled the short straw

 

[leeblue]

Apart from defending ? Gubbins is a league two defender who’s been promised football but Maher now can’t drop his usual shoe ins to play … hopefully we will soon see a proper defensive partnership

As you say opinions !

We have the best defence in the league.
Not sure I see the problem that Gubbins solves. Lovely to have good depth in that position though and it's still weird talking about football.....not court cases

 

[fbm]

I'd be happy with that. More so if both Moncur and Walker are on the bench

Yes. I just hope we don't set up too defensively like we did at Hartlepool. Moncur is going to be a major player when he gets fit.

 

[leeblue]

 

[overseas shrimper]

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Same. I'd have Noor on the left though. He worked well with Bridge and his cross from the left for GSM to score was pretty much perfect.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Opinions differ. For example I think kensdale is the best player at the club. He's brilliant on every level. Gubbins is an agricultural CB who gives up possession often.

I would say that Maher’s top 3 players are Kensdale, Miley and Cardwell. That’s his core. That’s the centre of the team (CB, CM, CF) and they play every minute of every game. They set the style we play.

After that you’ve got Ralph, Noor, Gus and Bridge. Moncur will probably fall into this group. They are very talented for this level and influential in the side but their roles are perhaps less fixed and they are less robust. Maher will move them around more and is more likely to sub/rest them.

You then have a group of Crowther, Gubbins and Walker. Maher’s recruited them because he obviously rates them and is looking for opportunities to play them but they may have to bide their time. Maher will have no qualms throwing them in though when the opportunity arises.

The next tier is Harry Taylor, Collin, Oli Coker. They’ve earnt their place in the XI but they originally got their opportunity more by chance than design. I get the feeling that Maher wouldn’t be averse to upgrading them and they perhaps have less room for average or poor performances than those in the tiers above.

Then you’ve got Morton, Waldron, probably Wind and Wood. They’re talented but yet to gain Maher’s trust. If they start they are likely to be subbed. They’re unlikely to get long runs in the starting line-up.

Finally Faulkner and Macdonald may become good players but they’re some way off being trusted. They may occasionally be named on the bench but I’d be shocked if they saw any league action before Xmas.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

Could it get rained off with all this coming down at the moment?

 

[jonf]

Don't bother trying to get a drink at the ground- no beer other than guiness!

 

[Flinty]

CP saying a big player may be missing today !

 

[Jack_23]

Colin , Gus or cards I’m going for

 

[BEERMONSTER]

Not keen on the way CP worded that, a bit ambiguous there

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Oh clucking bell. Just what we needed. Barnet sign half the population of southern England this week and we lose key starters to the crock bin. Triffik.

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Kensdale not playing (unwell) - Crowther in

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

 

[BEERMONSTER]

Not keen on the way CP worded that, a bit ambiguous there

Unwell reports CP, breathes easier again, was worried about a bit of outgoing transfer biz there for a brief moment, gives head a wobble, normal service resumed.