GNP Sports v Bartestree:
Match Preview by The Mowdog…
This Midland League 3 clash between the current league leaders GNP and third placed Bartestree promises to be a tense affair. GNP have won all of their six league games whilst Bartestree have won five of their seven, losing two. GNP have a goals ratio of 16-6 and Bartestree’s figures are 19-9 but neither compare favourably with second placed FC Stratford, whose record is remarkable in the league. They have won five from five but their goals ratio is 39-2, meaning very nearly 8 goals scored in each league match thus far…
GNP have played a Vase tie at Bartestree this season already and they won 5-6 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw.
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| SAM WANLESS: a brace at Birmingham Tigers... |
Recent cup competitions have interrupted GNP’s league season, losing twice to AEI Rugby at home, 1-5 and 3-4, being defeated 3-2 at Dunlop but winning 0-1 at Feckenham.
Their last league games were wins of 3-1 and 2-1 over CT Shush and Coventrians respectively.
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| CHARLIE COOK (9): a real menace at times... |
Leading goalscorer Charlie Cook has 4 goals, whilst Aaron Donaldson and Leigh Phillips have 3 apiece. This maybe highlights a shortage of league goals by Sports, just an average of 2.67 goals scored per game, compared to FC Stratford’s ridiculous 7.8…
Since the ‘Tree’s success in the Les James competition, 0-2 at Enville Athletic, they have won a game I watched v Leamington Hibernian, 3-0, then drew 2-2 in a Herefordshire cup-tie at Ewyas Harold but lost 3-4 on penalties. A loss at home recently in the league, 1-4 to AFC Solihull was a blow to the club but the players will travel to Coventry with resolve for this important encounter.
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| ELLIOT WATTS: 'Tree 'keeper... |
Top scorer is Louis Mann with 8, followed by Miles Langford with 4. Oddly the team’s goal average per game is just better than GNP’s, at 2.71…
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| LOUIS MANN: leading scorer... |
I saw GNP’s hard fought win at Birmingham Tigers when right-back Sam Wanless netted a brace to grind out a win with no frills in a tough match. They are the defender’s only goals this term so far.
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| SAM WANLESS: only scores when I'm there??? |
When I visited Bartestree, Leamington Hibs were stubborn, having only 11 available players there, plus a couple struggling limping and two more dismissed but goals by Stewart New, Louis Mann and Nick Weaver saw the hosts home…
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| STEWART NEW has scored v Hibs... |
Coverage of this highly anticipated encounter will be on my blog from Sunday, at:
and hopefully, the game will live up to expectations…
Pete Ray
‘The Mowdog’…
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