Torquay United v Northampton Town, League 2, 28/01/2012

[dazgull]

They have drawn and won in their last two away games and seem to be playing better away or at least more relaxed as the fans are constantly getting at them home so could be another hard game for us. They have signed Guttridge and Weale too very good experienced signings that may well get them out of trouble. Its just their defence that seem to be unrelaible.

Would be nice to see a comfortable win with us actually playing well in both halves of a game for a change, so many games in this good run have been one half affairs.

[Jeff]

I'm actually quite wary of this one. They say that form is temporary, class is permanent, and there is no way that that side should be bottom of the league. Chris Weale played fairly regularly in the championship for Leicester, and won league 1 with them. I've always had John Johnson down as a decent player, ditto the likes of Ben Harding and Ben Tozer. Lewis Young was a real threat at their place earlier in the season, Berahino scores goals and Bayo might be a big lump but get the service right to him and he's a threat. Boothroyd I'm not sure about as manager - he had one decent spell at Watford but has had little success since. But you get the feeling that at some point things have to click for that group of players.

We're bound to be a little leg-weary after the game midweek, plus it was by all accounts a patchy performance at best anyway. The important thing today is to keep things tight, as Northampton games tend to see a lot of goals. As someone else has said, they are effectively giving every team a three goal headstart so if we can not concede there is always a chance we can scrape something together.

[bixieupnorth]

i'm wary too, but have backed 3-0 manse, howe and danny all to score at any time

a disappointing 2735 there

[AustrianAndyGull]

Any line ups yet? Wonder if Guttridge will start? Hope not.

[CraigUnder]

Gulls (4-3-3): 1 Bobby Olejnik; 18 Joe Oastler, 5 Chris Robertson, 4 Mark Ellis, 3 Kevin Nicholson; 7 Lee Mansell (capt), 22 Damon Lathrope, 10 Eunan O'Kane; 11 Ian Morris, 9 Rene Howe, 19 Danny Stevens. Substitutes: 2 Lathaniel Rowe-Turner, 6 Brian Saah, 13 Martin Rice (GK), 16 Chris McPhee, 23 Taiwo Atieno.

Northampton (4-4-2): 32 Chris Weale; 4 Jason Crowe, 28 Kelvin Langmead, 6 Byron Webster, 29 Blair Adams; 22 Luke Guttridge, 14 John Johnson (capt), 27 Ben Harding, 17 Michael Jacobs; 2 Lewis Young, 9 Saido Berahino. Substitutes: 5 Ben Tozer, 10 Adebayo Akinfenwa, 20 Ryan Gilligan, 25 Akwasi Asante, 26 Freddy Hall.

[bixieupnorth]

no change to our starting line up then, howe gets the strikers spot ahead of tai and oastler recovers from his dead leg

guttridge starts for the cobblers

my day off to a flyer seeing devons favorite team knocked out of the fa cup!! get in!!

[Jeff]

Interesting that the cobblers haven't started with Bayo. From the names on their team sheet it looks like they're going 4-5-1 with Berahino alone up front. I'd have thought that that would be a role made for Bayo? I see they've brought Webster in at the back, he was very impressive a couple of seasons ago against us. Big lad, dangerous at both ends.

Happy that we're at full strength, want to see a big performance from Rene to justify him being brought back into the side.

[Wisconsin_gull]

What's the weather conditions like today.? .. and do we have a decent crowd to cheer us on?

COYY

[bixieupnorth]

no place for jakey either!

[bixieupnorth]

commentary has vanished, just me or anyone else?

[usagullmichigan]

great commo has gone down.

[Plymgull]

Down for me as well, Switched to Northampton commo for now.

[bixieupnorth]

northamptons comm working, must be a devon thing

[Plymgull]

Torquay commo back up.

[bixieupnorth]

its back on