Bolton build up…..

You’d have thought so with the career he’s had. Still looks in great shape and is an intelligent footballer. Had a good preseason too, just never got much of a run out when the season actually started. May get more of a chance under MT and looks like he needs a run of games for match sharpness and confidence,

I will be doing 3 - 1 at 40 - 1 it would be rude not too!
2 - 1, 3 - 1 & 3 - 2 any one of those would be very tidy. 👍

The manager talked about cutting out the space that we give to the opponents and in the next 3 games that means defending deeper, in numbers and hitting opponents quickly on the break. We started that way against Crewe and it went well. As people have already said , the injuries will be key. If we are forced to play without any fit full backs and maybe Wilson in the centre then it will be very difficult.

Wouldn’t that mean playing without our two best players (Evans and Thomas). Even though Bolton are a good side should we go into such a game so negatively? 

Yeah I think the same. Performance is key in this one. Result will be tough either way, particularly if we're without Hunt and/or Wilson.

Rich you are unstoppable.

No matter how strongly you back previous managers and players, and no matter how crushingly disappointing it usually turns out to be, you dust yourself down and transfer that misplaced faith to a new bunch. With equal belief that this time, these really are the ones.

I am quietly optimistic about 'Tisdale 2', a disrespectful name I'm beginning to warm to in the way that we adopted 'the Gas'.

Keep on believing because you are a stalwart of the forum.

We will win easier than you all think, have faith you barsteards, up the pirates.

Well here we are again folks - should be a great game tomorrow, part of your North West trilogy.
From a BWFC perspective....
Most of us a still gutted about our lack of performance away at Pompey, one game we needed to turn up at and didn't. Couldn't pass accurately, couldn't beat their press and couldn't put the ball into an open goal so it was a rough night all round and one we're hoping hasn't affected morale too much.
Sheehan's booking means he is suspended for tomorrow's game and he may be missed as he's done a great job directing play from a bit deeper in our recent run - presumably George Thomason will play there as he's got a decent pass on him.
Stepping into George's recent more advanced role could be Dempsey, Morley or Mendes-Gomes depending on how Evatt sees it. In general we play 352 with wide attacking WBs, usually Dacres-Cogley and either Williams or Iredale (earlier comment about WBs noted) and bank on our back 3 coping, trying to invite the press and then passing through it quickly to get the runners forward - something we failed to do at Pompey as our passing was atrocious, often going straight out of play.
It's a fairly high risk strategy, great when it works but potentially disastrous when we're not on our passing game.
Back three has been slightly shaky of late - usually Santos has strikers in his pocket but the Pompey lad gave him a torrid time on Monday. Our left-sided CB (Johnston) did his ACL 10 minutes into the first game of the pre-season and although Toal is generally excellent, he's been asked to play on the left which is not his natural side so I'm wondering if Evatt might switch things around a bit.
Two strikers, usually picked for their workrate, asked to chase down anything that moves and replaced after 60 minutes when their legs are dropping off. Normally its Charles and Adeboyejo, but Bodvarsson started at Pompey so I'm not sure who he'll go for - I suspect Adeboyejo will be back. The other striker sub Evatt likes to bring on is Nlundulu but he's out injured so we might see the 76 year old Cameron Jerome off the bench. Whatever, Evatt will probably use 4 strikers at some point in the game and they'll all be expected to work their socks off.
We've been a good watch most of the season with some excellent passages of play but the system Evatt plays is dependent on everyone being at the top of their game every week - the players do have quality but they have to bring it and they don't always do that. When we have been beaten it's usually by teams who have pressed hard and battled hard in midfield to win through balls and second balls often following a bad touch from one of our lads. In brief, we play risky football and can be beaten by teams that are prepared to work and risk players further forward.
No idea how it will pan out - I guess it depends on who turns up on the night. Naturally we're hoping for a reaction to the Pompey debacle but we'll have to see.

I'd love to see what you think of the current Gas team and tactics. Is it likely we'll see John Marquis and Scott Sinclair make an appearance? Who do we need to keep an eye out for?