It's tonight (Thursday).
Nothing's changed since my analysis at the weekend (apart from the Clitheroe players having a couple of hours drive midweek which only favours the home team IMO) so I'll cut and paste my analysis incase anybody's looking for a bet.
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Don't normally go for these types of bets but:
Barrow / Barrow (6/5 Stan James)
Barrow play in the Conference North which is two levels above their visitors from the Unibond division 1. Clitheroe were described as one of the better teams in the league a few months back but they've since had a slump in form winning one game out of the last 6 in the league. They also got turned over 4-3 at home midweek in the league cup. Their away form is pretty poor also.
The pertinent thing about this particular bet is they haven't scored before half time in the last 5 league games (they've scored just once in the last 8 before HT!). They did take what was described as "an uncustomary" lead in the cup game but went in 3-2 down...
Injuries. Did I mention them? Here's a post from their forum for my fellow members to enjoy:
Absolute crap tonight im afraid. We are looking a very ordinary side at the moment and i fear a hiding at Barrow on sunday unless we get some of our injured players back !
Conceded 4 goals at home ,and our lack of pace at the back was there for all to see.Tommy must make some signings,weve too many ordinary players in the side at the moment. Sods law says the players missing or injured are usually the more influential ones and in our case this certainly is true.
Gary Jackson
Tony Evans
Simon Garner
Chris Wittingham
Adam Birchall
Surely all 5 of these would be 1st choice and thats the problem,we just havent got quality replacements.I just hope we dont keep sliding downwards and let what looked a good season go to pot. Cant fault lads for effort but im sorry we were just not good enough.Personally wish we still had Russ.clark now as he could cover all the backfour and add the pace that tonight we just never had.If Barrows new manager was there tonight he must have left with a grin on his face and thinking to his self we can open this defence up at will.
Would love to think we can prove him wrong,but unless some of the 5 listed above declare themselves fit on sunday,then i fear we are in deep sh-t !!!
Lovely. Barrow looked a decent team at the start of the season and then it all went tits up and the fans finally got their wish with Turnbull leaving and now the Lancaster boss has walked out to take charge.
They've had a few decent results of late, beating Kettering away 3-1. Infact, they've only lost the once at home in the league to a decent Hinckley.
I'll single the HT/FT, which reminds me....hmmm, mainly a second half team but Barrow have only not scored in 2 league games - both away. It's a bit of a "statty" comment I know (fcuk - I'll be doing corner analysis next and fly posting the net with it..) but they've scored in 8 games from 10 at home before half time. If that makes sense.
Anywho, 6/5 looks a cracker of a price to me....
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