Match Day National League Fixtures 05/08/2017

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Match Day numero uno is almost upon us. It's going to be the season where Leyton Orient get the perfect 138 point haul, I can feel it in my bones.

AFC Fylde v Boreham Wood
Bromley v Eastleigh
Dagenham & Redbridge v Barrow
FC Halifax Town v Aldershot Town
Guiseley v Ebbsfleet United
Hartlepool United v Dover Athletic
Maidstone United v Maidenhead United
Solihull Moors v Chester
Sutton United v Leyton Orient (12:30, BT Sport)
Torquay United v Tranmere Rovers
Woking v Gateshead
Wrexham v Macclesfield Town

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Im sure a york supported said something similar this time last year mate and tranmere the year before too

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

 

[Silver Stone]

Woohoo! Can't wait to have my early season hopes dashed.

 

[Pablosammy]

Woohoo! Can't wait to have my early season hopes dashed.

I just hope that, once all is said and done, football is the winner.

 

[EnglishRed]

I just hope that, once all is said and done, football is the winner.

Not if Guiseley have anything to do with it. The villains.

 

[Pablosammy]

Not if Guiseley have anything to do with it. The villains.

Let us never forget.

 

[GuiseleySteve]

Not if Guiseley have anything to do with it. The villains.

Are you Sparrows long lost cousin?

 

[Sparrow]

This season Guiseley will be punished for WHAT THEY DID.

 

[GuiseleySteve]

This season Guiseley will be punished for WHAT THEY DID.

Much appreciated, every time you say that we get another year here

 

[E10rifle]

Looking forward to being bottom of the league before everyone else even kicks off.

 

[Chief Rocka]

No idea what to expect from our lot, first step into the unknown, it's all very positive at the moment, something that you're never quite used to as a Pools fan, new team, new manager and new owner, sure that optimism will be smashed to bits when we get piped away from home infront of 500 fans.

Strong start would do lovely, 3-1 Pools, wish this week would hurry up and finish

 

[Semi-skimmed Silk]

Expecting an extremely tough start away at Wrexham, even though we've generally been quite succesful there. We'll probably struggle to score against what looks like an impressive defensive unit on paper, with at least two of Boden, Holroyd and Mackreth scoring, as is tradition.

 

[JaredSUFC]

Looking forward to being bottom of the league before everyone else even kicks off.

Don't worry we've only one 2 opening day games this century.

Booked my coach ticket this morning. Can't wait

 

[Master D]

Expecting an extremely tough start away at Wrexham, even though we've generally been quite succesful there. We'll probably struggle to score against what looks like an impressive defensive unit on paper, with at least two of Boden, Holroyd and Mackreth scoring, as is tradition.

It'll be 2-2. Usually is.

After watching the friendlies, Boden is a lot better than I realised, a good striker. Wedgbury is the other one who has impressed me, he's class.

 

[Mark kavanagh]

Take a draw on sat plainmoor is a tough old place to go

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Anything better than a defeat away at Dagenham is a fantastic result for us. As mentioned elsewhere, we're not a very settled side at all and could struggle badly at first.

 

[White Army]

Take a draw on sat plainmoor is a tough old place to go

If we want to be winning the league we can't just go taking draws anymore.

 

[EnglishRed]

I'm pretty confident we will beat Macc for once. But it won't be comfortable. Something like 2-1.

Some of our fans will then make us CHAMPIONS ELECT. until we lose 1-0 at Maidenhead on the Tuesday and we are nailed on for relegation.

 

[Semi-skimmed Silk]

It'll be 2-2. Usually is.

After watching the friendlies, Boden is a lot better than I realised, a good striker. Wedgbury is the other one who has impressed me, he's class.

Wedge will be great for you, when he became available I was very keen for us to sign him up and i'm fairly sure Askey tried.

There's a been a few 2-2s but it's the frequent 3-2s that stand out:

-Danny Thomas's last minute cross going straight in to win it, with you getting an odd red card off the ball
-Connor Jennings "slow" hattrick; penalty after seconds and last minute headed winner
-Extremely wet game at your place with some decent goals by us both

 

[Mark kavanagh]

If we want to be winning the league we can't just go taking draws anymore.

As long as we win about 33 games around draws the odd one at difficult places is acceptable, its at home where we cannot drop points.

 

[RLC]

As long as we win about 33 games around draws the odd one at difficult places is acceptable, its at home where we cannot drop points.

If we can't win at places like Torquay, we won't win the league.

 

[simsini]

Eastleigh have been a bogey club for us, but with the new signings playing some sexy attacking football, we should start the season with a win.

 

[Back in the DHSS]

I've still got a hangover from the Wembley fiasco. 3-2 for Torquay with Tranmere's lack of mobility at the back proving costly!

 

[Darlo On Tour]

Well I'd have to say football is football and talent is talent, but the mindset of your team makes the world of difference. Good luck & have fun, and may the best team win

 

[Leewilson]

Anything better than a defeat away at Dagenham is a fantastic result for us. As mentioned elsewhere, we're not a very settled side at all and could struggle badly at first.

I think you're playing us at a good time. Sparkes, Nunn and Adams have been injured throughout pre-season whilst the team hasn't blended properly yet. I think we could struggle for a few weeks at the beginning until we find the right side.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I think you're playing us at a good time. Sparkes, Nunn and Adams have been injured throughout pre-season whilst the team hasn't blended properly yet. I think we could struggle for a few weeks at the beginning until we find the right side.

You're not playing the Tranmere card this early on are you?
Seriously though, almost a quarter of our squad is unavailable to start with, and still players trialling - I'd be surprised if you were as unprepared.

 

[Master D]

It's a must win for Tranmere.

 

[fifaking]

Nervy 2-1 win.... with an absolute thunderblaster from Gime Toure to put Macc 1-0 up

 

[Tranmerewhite]

Looking forward to a solid but unspectacular 7-0* win.


*probably 2-0