NL: Gateshead v Torquay United 3pm 18th March 2023

Will be interesting to see if Collins is fit. If he is, expect Stobbs on bench. If not Stobbs to start with no attacking option at all on bench yet again.

Doubt if Hall is ready to start- maybe 20 minutes or so off the bench.

So who to replace Lapslie? Is McGavin still injured? Hanson? Wyatt? Donnellan pushed forward replaced by someone useless at right back? Plenty of options - but none of them good.

Let’s hope Moxey, Hall and Collins all surprise us by being fit to start.

…and now, the time is here 😕

Pretty pointless even discussing the game but here's a short summary.

First half. Poor technically as per usual and resorted to long balls to the front men who were ineffective all game. Jarvis physically marked out of the game and Fdushini, despite his hard work looked inefective and no threat whatsoever. McGavin back to his old tricks of dwelling on the ball losing possession in key areas. Moxey struggling for pace and form a culprit of the long ball to nobody policy.
A poor quality first half from both sides.
Second half.
Conceded early as many expected we would but finally began to put a few passed together with little end result. An equaliser out of the blue after some good wide play down the right from Marshall I think. A decent well directed strike from Evans who had struggled for most of the game. WE hufed and puffed with little affect while they countered on us numerous times and should have taken at least one of the chances we presented them when they broke out and we were desperately trying to win the game.
A very poor game of a low standard with quite afew players out of their depth and not technically goodd enough for this level. But we all knew that anyway.
Lawrence again the only player good enough and can fool and beat a player on the deck. Reckon we should have stuffed him up front for the last ten minutes just because I think he could play anywhere and look good. Unimaginative tactically when were desperate and untalented un threatening eleven on th e pitch with worse on the bench.