1. Goalkeeper can kick the ball to players in his own team. Boyce tells Taft (and the rest of the defence) what to do and where to be. Butterfield has Grant’s capability and nous but his legs still work. Whitehouse has a bit of bite which we haven’t had in midfield since Bish left. Nuttall and Feeney are match fit – neither was last season. Beeston is over his long Covid.
Not saying we are great but we don’t have to be to be capable of beating last seasons team.
2. Can’t do anything about this one but the mystic that is known on here as Wondergoals says he will be gone this week.