Cheltenham Town (A) Pre-Season Friendly 26/7/11.

[Duke]

Next up in our busy pre- season schedule at trip to the Abbey Business Stadium to face League 2 side Cheltenham.

Prediction 3-1 away win.

[HappySaddler]

2-0 away win. Grigg and Hurst.

[big baz 1]

0-7 to Walsall . Asps to amazed with Big Baz 1s new goatte beard

[priestley_saddler]

You would think that by this stage of pre-season that Deano would have a reasonable idea on who would be in his starting XI for the Orient game, so I would expect us to start with the team he has in mind for that game against both Cheltenham and Vale, especially with so many new players to try and give them time to gel. With that in mind I'd expect starting XI to be: Walker, Westlake, Sadler, Butler, Lancashire, Chambers, Peterlin, Gnakpa, Hurst, Macken, Grigg.

That team should be strong enough to beat Cheltenham so I'll go for a 2-1 win, Macken and Hurst to get the goals.

[Neuromantic]

This will be the biggest indicator so far about how our side is progressing. I am one for building positivity in pre-season and a win here would begin to generate that.

[Darth Vader]

1-0 Walsall. Grigg.

[Deano_Saddler]

3-1 walsall. Nicholls Grigg Hurst

[Neuromantic]

I wonder if Bangsection is making the trip tonight?

[WFC_Jimmy]

any news on the team??

[Darth Vader]

Wanna chat up some Cheltenham folk? Or just keep track on the match?

Click here: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-v-Walsall-Chat-updates-7pm/story-13011375-detail/story.html (scroll down to live chat)

[Neuromantic]

Team:

Grof

Beevers Smith Butler Sadler

Gnapka Taundry Peterlin Hurst

Jarvis Nicholls

[Deano_Saddler]

Grof; Sadler, Butler, Smith, Jarvis, Hurst, Beevers, Nicholls, Gnakpa, Peterlin

[Neuromantic]

I hope I am not reading too much into this... but the Smith and Butler pairing seems to be the first choice at the moment? Hmm.

Also, Gnapka may play up front with Nicholls out wide tonight.

[Darth Vader]

1-0 Cheltenham. Spencer.

[Neuromantic]

Losing 1-0.

[Deano_Saddler]

I hope I am not reading too much into this... but the Smith and Butler pairing seems to be the first choice at the moment? Hmm.

Also, Gnapka may play up front with Nicholls out wide tonight.

Smith is nowhere near as good as Lancashire, i genuinely believe that if Smith didn't have another year on his contract then he would have gone rather than McDonald.
Gnapka may well be worth a look at playing upfront.

[WarsawPact]

i genuinely believe that if Smith didn't have another year on his contract then he would have gone rather than McDonald.

I think you're right - especially as he played Macca in the last few games

[Neuromantic]

I bet that goal we have conceded came through either Beevers or Smith. Hmmm.

[Fray Bentos is God!]

I bet that goal we have conceded came through either Beevers or Smith. Hmmm.

Beevers at right back and Butler losing his man. 1-1 now, Nicholls.

[Darth Vader]

I like this live chat. Pretty hawt.

[TheSaddlers]

1-1 (Nicholls). Peterlin and Sadler involved in the build-up.

[Darth Vader]

:shock: Nicholls scores...

[Neuromantic]

Nicholls?! they must be bad! :lol: :mrgreen:

[Cheesebag]

We are starting to play the ball around now after a very slow start

[Neuromantic]

We are starting to play the ball around now after a very slow start

Good to see we are still trying to play it around. Think we looked the best when we had Westlake providing a good outlet against the Wolves last week.

[Deano_Saddler]

Starting to look the dominant side now. Had a fair few corners and had much of the ball.

[Darth Vader]

Peterlin looking decent they said. Good to hear.

[Deano_Saddler]

2-1 down mohamed

[Deano_Saddler]

half time 2-1

[Cheesebag]

No challenge for their second goal... He walked through