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Post by OohMac on Nov 11, 2021 21:10:07 GMT
I have a feeling that this will be the seasons lowest attendance and everyone should be able to safe distance themselves. And not just the form we're in, though it doesnt help one bit.
Firstly the club membership debacle hasnt really been ironed out. Secondly the game clashes with International game. Thirdly there is another weekend game albeit an exhibition the idea of seeing Big Sam and his legends Okocha, Bergsson, Davies, Stelios, etc. If youre only going to the Unibol once this weekend think the fun atmosphere and nostalgia beats this.
Back to the match bit confused with the pre match talk. Doyle talking like hes turned the leaf(really?) And found it really odd that Evatt has said Baka and Amaechi are to play a part after both being "razor sharp" in training.
My cynicism is that a.) When things went wrong last season all we heard was how we were Madrid in training. Madrid arent the team they once where but dont think they would go down 4-0 at Leyton Orient.
Also if Ameachi is to play a part and is razor sharp would have thought to keep that ace up our sleeve. Why signpost it to the opponents. They wouldnt have had a clue about Xav. If true he would have been a real boost and could have taken them off guard.
May be well off the mark but could low sales have prompted this "promising exciting unexpected pre match" news.
Think it will be a low crowd, low quality match. No prediction. But think Evatt needs this
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Post by OohMac on Nov 11, 2021 21:51:37 GMT
Ha, sorry. Felt I needed to do a match thread but in the middle of it just sort of hit a mental wall, stopped caring and really ran out of any steam.
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Post by davidm on Nov 12, 2021 11:02:55 GMT
Most definitely a match we should (must?) win.
Presumably a similar side to the Stockport match with maybe 1 or 2 changes.
We need to decide on who plays at centre back with Santos – recently every one of them has struggled, including Santos.
Do we stick with a midfield of Williams, Lee and Thomason or does Sheehan come back in? I would stick.
I presume that Bakayoko will stay on the bench.
We have a poor record against Crewe – 3 defeats at home last season against them but surely this has to be the match to start a decent run of form – 3-1 win.
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 12, 2021 11:15:40 GMT
I think a few are running out of steam OM, you’re not on your own. After a promising start, everything seems to be going backwards with even the club joining in with a rather ill timed and ill thought out membership scheme. Even Neil Hart has come out now and blamed “keyboard warriors” like me for questioning it’s implementation. Maybe it’s just fans wondering what the rush was and why there was no consultation whatsoever with supporters on the need for it, rather than outright negativity. It seems there’s an air of resentment by management at any questioning of either club or team at the moment!! Hart claims that 7k non ST holders have already signed up, excluding ST holders. I’ve no evidence to call him a liar on that but I bet if I looked at the numbers, these are mainly ST holder linked friends and relatives and not the casuals who will decline to join. I hope I’m wrong and it turns out to be a success but I though his choice of comparison clubs who have a membership scheme was interesting; United, City, Arsenal and Blackburn! Are we really comparing ourselves to the first three who have waiting lists for tickets and if Rovers average gate is anything to go by, get ready for attendance falls. I’d have left Rovers out if I was him, only 11,400 last season and looking even lower this year since the scheme was implemented.
As for the game tonight, I agree that the gate will be well down. I’m not going over and in fact despite my ST I’ve opted for iFollow so at least I can turn it off if it’s as bad as it could be. I’m hopeful it won’t be and we’ll get the points, heaven knows we need them but apart from Dapo, who is going to score for us? Has Doyle really turned a corner for the better, I doubt it personally and I wouldn’t hang my hope on Baka doing anything. As for Amaechi, if we do see him tonight, I can’t see it being more than a few minutes near the end, unless the very worst happens and we are desperate to save a result. This is definitely a concern because we’ll almost certainly need to cancel out at least one give away. I haven’t heard anything more about Gethin Jones injury following his visit to a new specialist this week, which worries me more because I’d expect the club to have rushed out any positive news. Based on that I’m not even going to try to forecast a result because if we can’t beat a National League outfit, can we do it against a L1 struggler? I bloody hope so. 🥴
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 20:15:50 GMT
This is what gets on my nerves we have a free kick in there half so what do we do we don’t put it in there box we send it back to Santos 🤷♂️ Stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 20:48:00 GMT
I’m sorry for writing this but it’s only my opinion but I’m watching two very poor sides playing around each other without very much goal mouth action and it’s almost halftime not very good. Stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 20:57:23 GMT
What a very boring first half I only hope things liven up in the second half stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 12, 2021 21:02:58 GMT
Don’t know where a goals coming from chip and the crowd are obviously getting restless with the constant failure to move the ball forward with any pace, even when Crewe have committed men forward. It’s ok having lots of possession but we just have absolutely nothing up top to trouble anybody. I’m afraid Bakajoko is poor and even Doyle would have looked good compared. Yet again the final ball is poor and nobody looks to force their way in, standing back rather 5han breaking off defenders. Sadly we don’t have anyone to improve us.
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 21:12:08 GMT
Hi 63 had to miss this game as I didn’t finish work until 7 but like you I can’t see we’re a goal is coming from 🤞a better second half stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 21:14:48 GMT
I don’t believe it a penalty maybe just maybe
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 21:16:09 GMT
Yessssssssssss at long last now let’s take them apart stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 21:19:20 GMT
Yessssssssssss 2-0 COYWM
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2021 22:06:03 GMT
Well not a great game but I suppose a win is a win maybe just maybe that could kick start our season onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM ps I’m well looking forward to Sundays game to see all the former players 🤞we will get better
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Post by Pedro on Nov 12, 2021 22:12:41 GMT
Glad we improved after ht. First half difficult to know who was bottom of the league. Really liked the look of Amaechi. Enjoy the game on Sunday. Very envious of those of you going to be there
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 12, 2021 22:14:05 GMT
Decided not to go tonight chip, watch on iFollow instead and unfortunately I can’t make Sunday due to granddaughter commitments!! Poor game really and we struggled to beat a very poor Crewe team but it’s 3 points that we desperately needed. Let’s hope that gives us some confidence for Wednesday now but we are oh so poor up front and despite Baka’s goal, he still looks just a big clumsy lump. I actually thought Kachunga looked half decent again but there’s just no end product.hard to tell on Amaechi but he looks promising. I just hope Doyle’s fit for Stockport because poor as he’s been he’s still the best option we have up front. Take care and enjoy Sunday you lucky thing. 😉
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