Couple of high profile home games.

Any news on away ones yet?

11 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Wrexhams big friendly against united backfired last night, paul mullins went off with a punctured lung

That's what you get got playing cloggers with a point to prove

17 minutes ago, Zico said:

That's what you get got playing cloggers with a point to prove

@tomski likes this.🤣

I laughed a bit.

 

Shortire played for the rags - that is one player I hope never to see play for us again.

Baxter - 7 made some good saves but also picked up that back pass 🤦🏻‍♂️

Jones - 7 steady eddie

Santos - 8 didn’t give them a sniff and other than one bad pass, was imperious

Iredale - 7 very impressed, solid and steady like Jones and did a nice overlap in the first half that almost paid off

Cogley - 7 looks sharp and bright, not quite Bradley but looks promising and capable

Williams - 8 had a couple of really nice moments, skilled his way past an Everton defender, controlled a long pass ball like Neymar in the second half, put in some good shots and deliveries too

Sheehan - 7 kept everything ticking over nicely, and even made a couple of decent tackles 

Morley - 6 didn’t really add an awful lot, almost gave the ball away cheaply in the first half to Maupay and got nutmegged on the counter

Dempsey - linked up well with Sheehan

Victor - 7.5 best performance I’ve seen from him in a white shirt. Touch looks cleaner, showed some good pace to get in behind on occasion and pressed effectively with Charles

Charles - 6 didn’t get into the game much, took too long to shoot in the second half and was dispossessed, missed a big chance at the end of the first half. But decent overall

 

Subs didn’t really make a huge impact, Thomason almost cost us a goal twice but I know he can do better. Dan and Jerome were feeding on scraps by the end and Gomes didn’t really have much of a chance to show what he could do 

I actually thought Jerome looked a lot fitter, stronger, sharper and more mobile than he did last season. 

2 minutes ago, desperado said:

I actually thought Jerome looked a lot fitter, stronger, sharper and more mobile than he did last season. 

He looked physically bigger in his upper body, not sure if Evatt has put him on the weights to try and make him more of a bully option for us

I thought Charles had a great game myself. Proper pain in the arse, terrier-like performance that we're used to seeing from him. Several occasions he refused to give up the chase and gave them no option but to boot it into touch.

Edited July 26, 20232 yr by Cheese

20 minutes ago, Mantra said:

He looked physically bigger in his upper body, not sure if Evatt has put him on the weights to try and make him more of a bully option for us

I thought he was big last season, but frankly didn't have the fitness to match.

@Pablo Did Warrington get on last night? Still rumours he’s coming to us either on loan or permanently now we’re pissing 1M on players😂

10 minutes ago, green genie said:

@Pablo Did Warrington get on last night? Still rumours he’s coming to us either on loan or permanently now we’re pissing 1M on players😂

 

He come on at half time, wore number 51. Good tidy player, highly rated but looks like we are selling anything thats not nailed down.

4 hours ago, Pablo said:

Yeah agree with this, baffles us alot does Iwobi, but strangely his attacking stats are really good. He is also the fittest in the squad and works hard...so coaches will love him...recon he is one of them that fails the fans "eye test".

He posted before the game a video of the ground, saying its always been his dream to play here, thought that was a nice touch, his best of the game....

Ha ha, I feel bad now!  Maybe its his destiny to play for us in the championship one day.  I may not rate him for the Prem but he's obviously a level above where we are now and as you say with his workrate he'd definitely fit the IE mould, as he does for Dyche.

2 hours ago, Pablo said:

 

He come on at half time, wore number 51. Good tidy player, highly rated but looks like we are selling anything thats not nailed down.

Just been confirmed season long loan

Just noticed we have a second camera angle, wonder if that’s going to be the norm for WTV

Edited July 26, 20232 yr by Mantra

21 minutes ago, Mantra said:

Just noticed we have a second camera angle, wonder if that’s going to be the norm for WTV

It is.

 

1 minute ago, Cheese said:

 

Declan John is better though 🤥

1 hour ago, Mantra said:

Just noticed we have a second camera angle, wonder if that’s going to be the norm for WTV

There were more than 2 and it was far better. 

3 hours ago, green genie said:

Just been confirmed season long loan

Wouldn’t make Bolton’s squad

5 hours ago, green genie said:

Just been confirmed season long loan

Great move, needs testing in a higher league than last season.

Spoke to a Fleetwood fella last night at lads training.

They played Preston other night. Two sent off and some lad having a fit on the floor after bad tackle.

Nice and friendly

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Spoke to a Fleetwood fella last night at lads training.

They played Preston other night. Two sent off and some lad having a fit on the floor after bad tackle.

Nice and friendly

Aye, before 2,116 (1,059 PNE).

 

Look, im a fully paid up fan

But, there was once first half, somebody did him and got a shot off

Poss mcneill

Cogley and jones were awol, but point remains valid

4 hours ago, Casino said:

Look, im a fully paid up fan

But, there was once first half, somebody did him and got a shot off

Poss mcneill

Cogley and jones were awol, but point remains valid

 

It was Dobbin, he got past Santos easy....but then on the lad didn't get a sniff. He worked hard Dobbin, and was a constant nuisance...a bit like Dion Charles.

Santos did a couple if really poor passes too...he stopped and put his foot on the ball looking at the whole pitch and just passed it into our midfield.

He is a good defender, but he'd be done time and time again at a higher level with strikers that weigh more than six stone wet through.

5 years younger and clubs much higher up could take a punt and hope to improve him.

Edited July 27, 20232 yr by Pablo