The Howfen Ultras & the Little Lever Leg-End are all over this.....

It's going to be a long day....

Waggons roll at 6:50am...

ETA back in Howfen 11:45pm...

 

Drop your one in form player. I hope it’s fitness related rather than just fucking about with the team.

5 minutes ago, TM Trotter said:

I had a free Saturday and credit in the bank from the missus, so I booked a Holiday Inn and drove down on a whim. 

Whoops... COYW 😬

Good lad 👏. Hope they get a win for you

3 minutes ago, Bertie said:

Ok apart from it should be Matete not Lolos, (and Southwood not Arfield on bench).  But then again Evatt is too stubborn to play 3 midfielders. 

Or Matete instead of Tomo.

God knows who's supposed to make a tackle other than the 3 CBs, our flimsy team has just got flimsier.

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

Drop your one in form player. I hope it’s fitness related rather than just fucking about with the team.

Matete?

Yes that surprises me. He’s on the bench, so not that injured. 

I hate to say it but I think he’s going back to that box midfield with Lolos and Mcatee In front of Morley and Tommo

4 minutes ago, desperado said:

Matete?

Yes that surprises me. He’s on the bench, so not that injured. 

I hate to say it but I think he’s going back to that box midfield with Lolos and Mcatee In front of Morley and Tommo

100%

If Matete isn’t injured (like you say, shouldn’t be on the bench if he is) then the obvious 3 man midfield is having him instead of Lolos.

Sticking him on the bench for Morley and keeping Lolos in points to carrying on with this fucking stupid ‘box’ midfield.

Give it up Evatt and admit you were wrong!

6 minutes ago, desperado said:

Matete?

Yes that surprises me. He’s on the bench, so not that injured. 

I hate to say it but I think he’s going back to that box midfield with Lolos and Mcatee In front of Morley and Tommo

Would have played Tutu instead of Williams!

Hope Morley doesn't get broken too badly again, must be horrible being called back by the same muppet who thought he was surplus to requirements only for a real manager to get so much out of him.

Up the box midfield, block pressure whites. 

Wooooah Aaron Morley. Oooo Ah.

It's three midfielders and two forwards. I'll take it. 

Defend properly and take your chances. Them two up top for me is the best partnership. Mcatee getting a bit of unfair stick IMO considering he's the one who's been mainly having to play as the attacking midfielder and dropping deeper. Forrester deserves his place over Jones. 

We can rotate the midfielders now to keep them fresher. 

Edited January 4, 20251 yr by Arrested development

2 minutes ago, woolli said:

Would have played Tutu instead of Williams!

I’m ok with Williams at RWB, especially as Tutu is still not 100%

Just now, maaarsh said:

Hope Morley doesn't get broken too badly again, must be horrible being called back by the same muppet who thought he was surplus to requirements only for a real manager to get so much out of him.

He asked to leave after not being guaranteed first team football after being shite last season.

He's gone and played, got better by all accounts, and is now back ready to contribute.

If he'd had have stayed he'd have rotted on the bench and been even more moody and shite.

Same as above. 

Hopefully, we'll pull off a good result, but the lack of bite in midfield is a worry.

If we have to have 5 at the back, then 3 proper midfielders please.

Wouldn't mind if we played one striker and Lolos slightly behind, and 3 midfielders as well.

May get away with it at home, but away?

I suppose if it doesn't work, then Evatt can justify dropping Morley, Lolos or whoever for the next game.

 

22 minutes ago, Cheese said:

What is Evatt's problem with playing 3 actual midfielders...

3 minutes ago, maaarsh said:

Hope Morley doesn't get broken too badly again, must be horrible being called back by the same muppet who thought he was surplus to requirements only for a real manager to get so much out of him.

That wasn’t why he left though 

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

He asked to leave after not being guaranteed first team football after being shite last season.

He's gone and played, got better by all accounts, and is now back ready to contribute.

If he'd had have stayed he'd have rotted on the bench and been even more moody and shite.

Absolutely. 

Just hope Evatt can keep him happy and contributing again.

 

4 minutes ago, maaarsh said:

Hope Morley doesn't get broken too badly again, must be horrible being called back by the same muppet who thought he was surplus to requirements only for a real manager to get so much out of him.

Broken ? ...give it a rest. For whatever reason he wasn't playing well before he went to Wycombe. So let's not pretend he was fucking Steven Gerrard before he went out on loan. There is enough sticks to beat Evatt with, this isn't one. 

Edited January 4, 20251 yr by Arrested development

1 minute ago, Arrested development said:

Broken ? ...give it a rest. For whatever reason he wasn't playing well before he went to Wycombe. So let's not pretend he was fucking Steven Gerrard before he went out on loan. There is enough sticks to beat Evatt with, this isn't one. 

The squad is full of good footballers playing crap after too much time with Ian and his system - it's not some independant fluke of chance that players look crap for us and suddenly have talent elsewhere, we've got a whole squadful who could 'go away and improve', and might even do it here if given the chance.

Just now, maaarsh said:

The squad is full of good footballers playing crap after too much time with Ian and his system - it's not some independant fluke of chance that players look crap for us and suddenly have talent elsewhere, we've got a whole squadful who could 'go away and improve', and might even do it here if given the chance.

We were top three all last season and he couldn't break in to the team. Simple as that. He's gone away on loan , done well, back in the team. Jobs a goodun. 

A ball playing central midfielder that's comfortable on the ball should thrive in a possession based system like ours tbf.

 

8 minutes ago, Arrested development said:

There is enough sticks to beat Evatt with

careful 😁

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

A ball playing central midfielder that's comfortable on the ball should thrive in a possession based system like ours tbf.

He had more options ahead of him at Wycombe though; 3 attacking mids and a big striker to ping it to if needed.

Dropping Matete is bewildering to me he's one of our most in form players. Hopefully it won't  come back to haunt us

Cogley needs some time out. He's been lucky to get away with some proper dodgy stuff these past couple of games

15 minutes ago, royal white said:

That wasn’t why he left though 

You're correct. I do think IE tried to make the lad something he isn't going to be though, which didn't help.

Hopefully, that won't be the case now.

Anyway, if he scores a last minute winner for us today, we'll take it. 

(Assuming he's not been subbed by then)

Following the game on B.E.N today, what's the abusive message all about?

1 minute ago, SalCity Biggie said:

Following the game on B.E.N today, what's the abusive message all about?

It's discussed elsewhere on here.

Some twat making a "twank" about someone murdering Evatt.