Helllloooooo....its me, underated & ignored back again
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Its the 'thinking aloud' time of the week again, with only limited research so far, but here goes:
BOURNEMOUTH/DONCASTER is a leave alone I think, team news depending I could get tempted by Donny I think but theres
better bets around
TRANMERE/SCUNTHORPE is a strange one, a couple of weeks ago I'd have gone Scunny here but theyve gone off the boil big time & although Tranmere are struggling they are unbeaten @ home, so a swerve I think
ROTHERHAM/BARNSLEY is very hard to call IMO. Rotherham havent won since beating Gillingham 3-0 5 games ago, & Barnsley lost 3 on the bounce & didnt score in 4 before slamming Oldham 4-0 last week !! Very dangerous....
SWINDON/PORT VALE. Now Port Vale away have been poor for a couple of years & their away record of 1-1-3-4-8 boasts 3 points @ Southend on the opening day but only a point @ MK Dons since then. Their home form is outstanding but I'd be tempted to lay them away, if it were not for the fact that Swindon have lost loads on the trot now...is it 7 ?? Nathan Lowndes is ket for Vale having scored 5 so far, whereas Vales joint leading scorers last season only scored 10 apiece, & Vales 49 goals were third worst in the division. This is a real 'sleep on it' type bet & needs team news before plunging but I dont think I'm brave enough to back Swindon but laying PV could interest me.
WALSALL/MK DONS. I've made a bit of money on Walsall lately having got their results correct in the 4 games coming into last weekend, where I backed a draw & Walsall lost 3-2. That was the third time in 5 games that the Saddlers took the lead & lost, & just goes to prove what a strange team they are. Their home record is very inconsistent @ 2-2-2-10-12 but that does include a 5-2 thumping by Swansea. Merson is now missing for up to 3 months but Pead should return to right back after suspension, & he has been impressive this season. The key is Simon Osbourne, who runs the show, & the recruitment of Husbands up front alongside Matty Fryatt promises great things with pace, so that goals never seem far away. The dons have won 2 on the bounce however, & will travel with no little confidence to Bescot. Granted both wins were @ home but previously they were unlucky it seems @ Blackpool to lose 3-2, & they held Barnsley 0-0, again @ home, prior to that they lost to Swansea & Brentford which is hardly a crime. Teams news needs to be looked @ but Walsall have conceded 9 in the last 5 games (& 1 was a 0-0!!) & they seem to be creaking @ the back. I thought Staunton would sort that out but he hasnt & quite often doesnt make it anyway. I'm seriously tempted with MK Dons here
YEOVIL/SWANSEA. Both teams in form with Swanseas away record of 4-1-1-14-9 looking well impressive, but Yeovil are rising up the table after a poor start & have won 4 of their last 6 games, including both @ home. They seem unaffected by the loss of Gary Johnson & I think they can stun Swansea here & I certainly wouldnt be backing Swansea @ as short as 2.3
BLACKPOOL/COLCHESTER is another one difficult to call IMO. Both have had their half decent runs but not carried them on & theyre much of a much ness. If forced I think I'd side with the home but looks like a draw to me
OLDHAM/BRENTFORD, well, until last week I'd have said that Oldham had a chance @ home here. At that time they were unbeaten in 3 after losing in succession to Southend & Huddersfield......& then they got thumped 4-0 by Barnsley who'd lost 3 on the bounce & not scored in 4 !! I've read the reports & I'm still not sure I understand it.....I guess Brentford @ 6/4 will appeal to some but not for me I'm afraid
SOUTHEND/NOTTS FOREST is very hard to predict. Its well documented in the national press that Megson was close to the sack 5 games ago but Forest are unbeaten since then, although 4 of those games were at home. The feeling is that the bookies are still pricing on reputation here & odds against on Southend do look as though they need to be snapped up. I must admit I did expect 3/1 on Forest & to find only 2's is welcome. The only thing that puts me off is Southends 7 game winning streak must end at some point but I cant see Forest winning here. Freddie Eastwood returned last week & immediately launched a stirring comeback to overturn a spirited Yeovil side, & Goater & Gray are also decent @ this level. Southend certainly look value here
CC League One - Friday 7th to Monday 10th Oct
