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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 15:51:04 GMT
Thought I'd get the show underway.
It's fortunate that we can field against Lge 2 opposition in the League Cup, as it'll give us some idea where we are at.
I checked Bradford's pre-season results and they seem to be scoring regularly. That means our defence is going to have to tighten up.
They went:
4 against Doncaster Rovers in a 4-3 win 1 against Huddersfield in a 2-1 loss and 2 against WIGAN in a 3-2 loss.
I know friendlies aren't supposed to mean much, as you have no idea what side was fielded i.e. strong, or the marginal players.
I think we'll be at the losing end, but I'm more interested in how we performed and at least we get on the score sheet.
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 31, 2020 22:19:53 GMT
Like you Wots, I don’t think you can read too much into pre season results for a host of reasons but since our team is completely new and even the players don’t really know each other and how they’ll perform when the results matter, it’s probably not worth getting too hung up on it. Well just have to wait and see how they get on against Bradford and make a judgement from there. I think the overall performance against Crewe should give us confidence even if the result didn’t, so if we can take a chance or two and get a win it will be a big boost to everybody. I’m not confident and I’m not pessimistic because I just don’t know what I should expect so I’m forecasting nothing for now and just waiting to see and hoping for the best.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 1, 2020 10:28:24 GMT
Shame it’s an empty stadium as this could have been a 15-20,000 attendance for a L2 game and that could have set the tone to show all of the new players that this is a club going places with a well backed fan base, who wouldn’t want to play at our magnificent stadium. Nonetheless, I also won’t get caught up in early predictions, albeit I’ll be happy with a 4-3 or a 3-2 anyday just to whet the appetite
I really hope there’s no nonsense in the BN story about paying creditors £3.5m they’re owed and that FV are the real deal with everything under control
I have faith in this new beginning, I did get a slight wobble when the 2 preseason defeats happened following our goal blitz of the earlier games but that’s just preseason for you I guess
That all said, this is a prediction thread and I’ll cautiously Stick my neck on the block and predict a Delfouneso double and a Doyle penalty for a 3-1 opener
COYWM
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 13:08:04 GMT
Glad to see you're back rftr. Now, we can hope to get a few more people back on the forum. It's been sporadic with some (myself included), but hopefully some, such as AndyL, alptrotter will get back onboard and keep the forum going.
Have to give thanks, mainly to Oom and whites for posting regularly.
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Post by davidm on Sept 1, 2020 13:51:54 GMT
Thank goodness some football is back for us supporters.
It’s hard to forecast how things will go. We have acquired quality experience in Doyle, Delfouneso & Sarcevic which together with Crawford, Darcy and other experienced L2 players looks good.
Defensively, we look like we’ve gone for potential over experience (apart from Baptiste) and this is where my major worries are. The goals that we conceded against Crewe were dreadful and a number of players - keeper, centre backs, full backs all deserved criticism. Hopefully, this will improve. The worries that others posters have over an inexperienced keeper, I agree with.
Having said that, I am approaching this season with great optimism. Ian Evatt’s declared approach to the game seems to indicate positive attacking play and after 3+ years of dreadful boring stuff from Phil Parkinson, I applaud his declared approach.
As for the Bradford match, we could have had easier matches but also could have been a championship side away so, all said, I believe that we should win – 2-1.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 1, 2020 14:45:36 GMT
Never gone away Wots and I’m certainly no fair weather fan, but it’s been a horrid time being a Wanderer and having to eradicate the names of Anderson, Holdsworth, Parkhoofson, Hill from memory, which left very little point or reason to type up more anger fuelled drivel on here or on the BEN, but this is a new dawn and so far, the signs look promising When you look at Bury, now Wigan, Sheffield Wed and no doubt more to come, football is still in the depths of depravity (Prem aside) and what with the C-19 interference, one wonders if the national game is on the slopes to extinction. Bit dramatic I know but if Messi comes to the Prem after a £500m+ transfer and the Notts Counties, Bury’s and Bolton’s are going to the wall, then maybe I will have to look for another sport like Crown Green Bowling or summat COYWM
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Post by andyl on Sept 3, 2020 13:36:41 GMT
Yes. I'm looking forward to a new season and whatever I can get to see. In principle I too like the style of play that's being advocated. It remains to be seen whether we have or will have the players to succeed within it. KH made many similar noises last year but it all fell away with time- and looking back at all the points lost or thrown away even after the start we really should have been good enough to stay up as indeed was earlier true under Phil P. It wasn't just the off field chaos.
I do hope we can get to see some games before too long.
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Post by whitesince63 on Sept 4, 2020 19:29:58 GMT
I hope so too Andy and like you am looking forward to some entertaining and more importantly, winning football. Tomorrow will be the first true measure of our team and whether IE can cut it at a level above where he was last year. He seems confident so why shouldn’t we be? I’m not even going to try to forecast a result having not seen any of the likely starters other than Crawford before but I’m filled with hope that we’ll win to set us up for revenge over Crewe next week. Anyway, I’ve arranged for Mrs Whites and our granddaughter to be out shopping whilst I watch it on iFollow so I’m just hoping they put up a good performance and make my Saturday night experience better than Parkinson ever did, which let’s face it shouldn’t be too difficult!!
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Post by OohMac on Sept 4, 2020 21:05:17 GMT
The eve of a match, how good does that feel? Six months, but most of that has been largely positive despite dropping to the 4th tier.
Had we have survived a null and void season, or no relegation, i wonder whether the appetite would have been there still or would we be worried about another season of 7-1, 6-1, 5-1s with the occasionally draw.
Reset button has been hit. Good and proper.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2020 13:31:40 GMT
Well here we are at long last less than an hour before Kick Off and we are not allowed in just yet. I’m totally undecided about today Crawford on the bench ? is he not one of our best 11 🤷♂️ Are we bothered about winning today to bloody right we are it’s Yorkshire we need to beat them. God it’s just great to be talking football with a 😊 on our faces. I.M.O we need to just let nature take it’s course and give the team time to settle down and get to know everyone so I will not be to concerned for the first ten or fifteen games unless we are getting beat every week then I might have something to say. Stay safe one and all COYWM Oh and were is Ronan Darcy ?
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Post by realtrottersforever on Sept 5, 2020 14:27:39 GMT
Not a bad start so far 23 mins in, although a couple of hairy moments with Bradford on the attack, 2 smart saves from Crellin. Here's hoping for a successful season. Good to back.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Sept 5, 2020 14:28:18 GMT
OMG I spoke to soon, just as I pressed post reply Bradford scored.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2020 14:31:04 GMT
To easy ball over the top down our right crossed into the box goal 1-0 down plenty of time but we are getting plenty of possession but not a lot of penetration COYWM
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2020 14:33:31 GMT
Sorry there right our left 😀😀
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2020 14:41:33 GMT
But for being 1-0 down it’s not that bad a start we have been passing the ball around quite well but it’s breaking down on the edge of there box COYWM
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