Johnstones Paint Trophy ~ October 6th & 7th

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Football League Trophy Crawley Town - Southend United

If United are committed to this tie, they should win and quite possibly with a degree of comfort. Town are struggling after relegation last seaon are yet to win at home and sit in 21st place in League 2, just three points off the bottom of the entire Football League, they have scored just 10 home goals (16 starts) in 2015 and are considered a bit of a soft touch at the Broadfield Stadium currently. They are coming off very lengthy trips to Newport and Plymouth last week and boss Mark Yates admitted that the league is their only priority. The club are now on limited resources, after being big spenders in recent years and it is always an issue when the money finally runs out, they were forced to try and bring in some bargain basement signings in the summer and they were trialling lots of players right through pre season.

Tonight they have Lanre Oyebanjo and Jon Ashton sidelined with injuries, Freddie Woodman (ever present goalkeeper) and Josh Yerworth are on international duty and Rhys Murphy is cup tied . That will mean a backline with probably an average age of 20 yo, with 19 yo goalkeeper Callum Preston making his debut behind them !

Southend are doing well in their first season back in League 1 and sit just two points off the playoff spots, they are coming off a 1-0 defeat at leaders Burton Albion at the weekend where they felt they were the better team and deserving of at least a point, infact, they were very angry that they lost. These are two teams very much heading in opposite directions and as I said at the start of these notes, the visitors should be able to ease home here if they are motivated and the loss at Burton should ensure they are and I simply cannot see Town being strong enough at the back to put up too much resistance.


Southend United -0.5 ball 1.97 asian line/Sportmarket.

 

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Having problems with this site today.

Here's what I love about this competition (from Kent Online):

Gillingham open their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy challenge on home soil.

League 2 Luton are the visitors to Priestfield on Tuesday night and Gills boss Justin Edinburgh will be making a handful of changes.

It’s a chance to rest some of the team’s regular starters and Edinburgh believes some are in need of that break.

He said: “I think it is necessary (to make changes) because it is a young squad, it’s finding its feet and rightly so.

“Some of these players in the squad need games but we have to stick to the rules and regulations that there are.”

Competition rules mean the Gills are unable to make wholesale changes.

Edinburgh said: “There will be changes and that is not weakening us, that will make us stronger, because that will see us have players that have a hunger and a freshness to come in and play.”

New loan signing Harry Lennon is likely to feature, as is left-back Bradley Garmston, who wasn’t involved at the weekend.

Gillingham reached the area final of the competition last season, losing out to Bristol City over two legs, and Edinburgh is hoping for more success.

He said: “Whatever you enter you want to be successful and Tuesday night will be no difference.”

 

There's a reason the Paint Pot has had just tons of upset winners over the past 10 years...managers rotate as much as the rules will allow, and the games are priced up to reflect league standings that are basically meaningless. There is a lot of value to be had on underdogs today.

[allthethings]

JPT competition rules state that a team must include in its starting line-up at least six of the eleven players who started the fixture immediately preceding or following the cup tie.

Alternatively, a club must include in its starting line-up at least six of the eleven players who have made the most starting appearances in League and domestic cup competitions during the season so far as part of the JPT’s full strength policy.

 

- Coventry Telegraph this morning

Edited October 6, 2015 by allthethings

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Football League Trophy Crawley Town - Southend United

If United are committed to this tie, they should win and quite possibly with a degree of comfort. Town are struggling after relegation last seaon are yet to win at home and sit in 21st place in League 2, just three points off the bottom of the entire Football League, they have scored just 10 home goals (16 starts) in 2015 and are considered a bit of a soft touch at the Broadfield Stadium currently. They are coming off very lengthy trips to Newport and Plymouth last week and boss Mark Yates admitted that the league is their only priority. The club are now on limited resources, after being big spenders in recent years and it is always an issue when the money finally runs out, they were forced to try and bring in some bargain basement signings in the summer and they were trialling lots of players right through pre season.

Tonight they have Lanre Oyebanjo and Jon Ashton sidelined with injuries, Freddie Woodman (ever present goalkeeper) and Josh Yerworth are on international duty and Rhys Murphy is cup tied . That will mean a backline with probably an average age of 20 yo, with 19 yo goalkeeper Callum Preston making his debut behind them !

Southend are doing well in their first season back in League 1 and sit just two points off the playoff spots, they are coming off a 1-0 defeat at leaders Burton Albion at the weekend where they felt they were the better team and deserving of at least a point, infact, they were very angry that they lost. These are two teams very much heading in opposite directions and as I said at the start of these notes, the visitors should be able to ease home here if they are motivated and the loss at Burton should ensure they are and I simply cannot see Town being strong enough at the back to put up too much resistance.


Southend United -0.5 ball 1.97 asian line/Sportmarket.

 

Very nice pick, and it was never in doubt. Wish they could all be like that.