Pre Season Friendlies

[Wanderlust]

Not quite working out for Dion yet.

[Johnnyrotten]

35 minutes ago, little whitt said:

Be A Long Season this 

has Donkey Dan had a touch yet 

I'm assuming he won't get a touch during the league season so nothing to worry about on that front!

[Steejay]

2 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Not quite working out for Dion yet.

Been on 10 minutes 🤣

[Wanderlust]

Thought Dan showed some good stuff on the rare occasions we got the ball to him.

[Leyther_Matt]

7 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Is league 2 his level because he just can’t cut it in this league .

First full season with us was in this division and he looked the part (as did Dempsey)

Neither has come anywhere near showing the same form since, despite us finishing much higher up the table

[Johnnyrotten]

6 minutes ago, DazBob said:

I just think he's a good L2 player and a bang average L1 player. Bit like MJ Williams.

Not disagreeing but he's our best player from set pieces (especially penalties) unless I've forgotten someone,  and not many in the squad other than Collins have a better shot than him.  

[Steejay]

2 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Not disagreeing but he's our best player from set pieces (especially penalties) unless I've forgotten someone,  and not many in the squad other than Collins have a better shot than him.  

He was on about Lolos 

[radcliffe white]

Far cry from the 2nd half last friday

good few first teamers missing but some of these are clearly bench warners 

[Marc505]

It's going to be absolute carnage that first time we can't beat a press and end up giving the ball away at Orient.

[Wanderlust]

Looked a bit more like it since George came on IMO. Shame Dion didn't finish that chance.

[Ros Coe]

I wish Big Vic would fuck off with that stupid bandage.. he looks a proper daft twat!

[Johnnyrotten]

8 minutes ago, Steejay said:

He was on about Lolos 

Was he?  If so, a bit early to judge!  How would anyone know if he's a good L2 player, presume none of us have heard of him never mind seen him.

[burnden]

Considering theres only a few days to the season we look sluggish .

[little whitt]

PLAN 2.0

dont look that good

[Eavesy]

3 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

It's going to be absolute carnage that first time we can't beat a press and end up giving the ball away at Orient.

Wrexham is going to be horrific but the Exeter match will be the one when it all goes to pot.

Go into that match with no points and then we’ll start slow. Sheehan and Thomason asking for the ball despite having 3 players up behind em. 
Ball bouncing off victor upfront and Collins and Lolos playing in the holes but absolutely no game plan to play into their feet. Baffling

 

[radcliffe white]

From the 2 games I’ve seen there looks no improvement from last season

but there’s players to come in so let’s see

[wakey]

9 minutes ago, Eavesy said:

Wrexham is going to be horrific but the Exeter match will be the one when it all goes to pot.

Go into that match with no points and then we’ll start slow. Sheehan and Thomason asking for the ball despite having 3 players up behind em. 
Ball bouncing off victor upfront and Collins and Lolos playing in the holes but absolutely no game plan to play into their feet. Baffling

 

Fuck me - I thought I was pessimistic but that's reset the bar.

[Wanderlust]

1 minute ago, radcliffe white said:

From the 2 games I’ve seen there looks no improvement from last season

but there’s players to come in so let’s see

...and to come back from injury. Don't think we've seen out best team out yet. Dion looked rusty to me and that will improve and Dan seems to have learned how to hold up the ball. A couple of astute signings - better wide men to push the opposition back down the sides (where JDC and especially Iredale got into trouble tonight IMO) - and we'll be a different proposition.

[radcliffe white]

15 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

...and to come back from injury. Don't think we've seen out best team out yet. Dion looked rusty to me and that will improve and Dan seems to have learned how to hold up the ball. A couple of astute signings - better wide men to push the opposition back down the sides (where JDC and especially Iredale got into trouble tonight IMO) - and we'll be a different proposition.

Yes that’s why I will reserve final judgement yet, the left is a worry and no doubt for IE too we can’t just use Cogley as an outlet

Edited July 30, 2024 by radcliffe white

[TroySwoosh]

Friendlies are meaningless

[Big E]

I’ve not seen anything but not shocked nothings changed. Hardly any personnel changes and a stubborn coach 

[Ros Coe]

Like the look of young Max Conway, very promising 🤞

[Marc505]

8 minutes ago, Eavesy said:

Wrexham is going to be horrific but the Exeter match will be the one when it all goes to pot.

Go into that match with no points and then we’ll start slow. Sheehan and Thomason asking for the ball despite having 3 players up behind em. 
Ball bouncing off victor upfront and Collins and Lolos playing in the holes but absolutely no game plan to play into their feet. Baffling

 

Thing is, I fully expect our starting lineup to look very different by Exeter than against Orient. August is going to be hectic for transfers for loads of teams.

It needs patience really but I think many have run out of it. As soon as Santos stops with the ball at his feet it'll be feral 😂

[Tonge moor green jacket]

11 minutes ago, wakey said:

Fuck me - I thought I was pessimistic but that's reset the bar.

Wrist slitting stuff tonight.

Christ, still building up to the start of the season.

It's a friendly, and one without plenty of regulars.

Glad I watched the tennis.

[Didledee]

Knock on effect of what these bottlers did in the 2nd half of last season and in the final, will need more first team signings to change the mood or when things go wrong next season what happened last season will come back in the minds and it'll get very negative soon.

a lot of pressure on these players for what they did and so it needs change, some talented players but mentally might be fragile