FL2: Torquay United v Shrewsbury 12 March

Indeed. Looking at the video of the Aldershot goal, Manse was left to try and defend against 2 players, one of whom got the cross in. Mind you there was no marking on the goalscorer either....

I’m looking forward to this game even more now than I was, the news that we have signed two strikers on loan, is very good news indeed. Bucks does like to stick new loan players straight in the starting eleven and I’m sure that is what he will do in this game.

If I’m right then I can see us playing 4-4-2 with Gavin Tomlin up front with Ronan Murray. Jake Robinson on the left wing and Zebs on the right wing where I feel we get the best from him.

I do think we need to play Lee Mansell in midfield and therefore I think its time once again to give Mark Ellis another chance and move over Robertson to the right back spot.

I hope Nico keeps his place, I do find it a bit strange we seem to not be using his long throw -ins, but maybe that is because we are not pushing Branston and Robertson up for long throw-ins level with the opposition’s penalty area.

I believe my line up and formation would give us plenty of bite up front, good width and a solid midfield and hopefully tight defence. I can’t see Paul Buckle making any change in goal, those two saves Potter made in the Stevenage game, showed what a great shot stopper he is. I’m still a bit worried about his ability to deal with high balls coming in from corners etc, but I’m sure that is something he works on in training.

The Shrews were once considered our Bogey Side, but in more recent times they have not done so well on their trips to the English Rivera. Their away form does seem to be very good mind you; they have only lost one game out of their last six on the road and won three of those games.

Shrewsbury Town are a very well funded club with the new Greenhous Meadow generating valuable income right through the week for them and last year they signed veteran manager Graham Turner from local rivals Hereford United. He has done well to get the Shrews up into forth place in the table and this is not going to be any easy game to win by any strech of the imagination.

In saying that this is the sort of challenged our boys so often rise to and while we were very poor against Aldershot on Tuesday night, our players know they are far bettter than that as they proved in the second half against Stevenage.

Lets hope for a good gate for this game, also a great atmosphere to help cheer the team onto victory. We can win this game and by doing so would help our promtion hopes no end.

Well maybe they can spend tonight twittering each other to solve that problem good strikers know where they need to be and know what runs to make and also know where the goal is.

Did not Jake Robinson score in his very first game for us? not sure he had time to get to know everyone. Yes the more players play together the better they learn each others game, but all players know the positions they play and what that position requires then to do.

Have some faith there dear register

register matey,now dont be like that,optimism is the way forward,dont be suprised when we come away with 3 valuable points for our play off push....simon

Save me buying a programme then

Nope!

Fans very quickly forget matches like the Aldershot one Brian if the team give a fine display in their next match. One would hope if we do win then a number of our stay aways will feel we really are on a promotion push and they want to be a part of it.

In some past seasons the gates have greatly increased in the final five or six games, if it looked likely we stood a good chance of going up.