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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 6, 2023 9:23:23 GMT
Tough one but also a winnable one
Be foolish to think that we have an advantage over their loss of Whittaker back to Swansea, although he would have been a threat, they have just as many others playing in a set system that has seen them in the top two for the last 2 months They have 4 other scorers yielding them another 28 goals, so we’re going to have to be on the money for this one
We shouldn’t fear them as they’ve had some struggles this season, drawing against Lincoln, Cambridge, Burton, BRistol Rovers and they’ve also been beaten by Fleetwood, Charlton Port Vale. Their record against the fancied sides reads well though as they’ve beaten Sheff Wed, Derby, Wycombe twice and they beat us 2-0.
It’s as hard predicting the side Evatt’s going to pick as it is predicting the score these days, so I’ll leave expected team selections and score predictions to the experts on here and I’ll just hope for the win
COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by whitesince63 on Jan 6, 2023 18:35:11 GMT
Absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t win this one as long as the team turn up as they did at Barnsley last week. I’m just assuming that Evatt won’t return to his tinkering mode and try to wedge in Rico and Jones in place of our current back 3. The same starting eleven as last week for me except Williams in for the injured Iredale. Surely he can’t start Beck against the leaders and Jones just doesn’t fit there. I wouldn’t have a problem with Sads starting as LWB instead of Williams to give the newbie 60 minutes to get in the mode. I really have no idea what the result will be but I’m leaning towards another good day for Wanderers who I think will win but by how much I don’t know.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 6, 2023 21:02:43 GMT
Wait a minute
Have we got 2 Williams’es?? Oh yes we have haven’t we. MJ and Randell That Randell looks a decent prospect and has a bullet of a left foot Evatt pretty much acting as grim reaper in the BN on Declan John so it’s fair to say that he’ll be gone in a week or so
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Post by OohMac on Jan 7, 2023 8:30:11 GMT
Well we may have played Iswich at a good time, opening day, but no team(big boys at least) have outplayed us. Yeah Plymouth got the spoils at Unibol as did Wednesday but that was a bad patch for our defence who insisted on giving teams a leg up. Particularly Rico at that time.
I do think we prefer these teams to the Morecambe, Cambridge, Burton aways.
New Williams, the other shall be known as MJ, hopefully can come in. Worry about his match sharpness but last season Charles, Trafford and Fossey hardly played and all came in ready and raring.
If that's the case Iredale out, Williams In and go again.
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Post by davidm on Jan 7, 2023 9:49:49 GMT
A really good looking match today.
After last week’s excellent performance at Barnsley, we should be right up for it.
The Barnsley performance was excellent – I am not having any of the “well it was a lucky penalty and a defensive mistake” comments. We totally outplayed them.
Apart from needing to replace Iredale, I would expect the same starting team. I don’t think our new signing will start – the manager seems to need to get them up to fitness before they start – so I think Jones may well be left wing back.
We did not deserve to lose 2-0 at Plymouth. Amateur defending by Santos and hopeless finishing from Bakayoko cost us so today we need to get our own back.
We have to admit that Plymouth are a good side. Their keeper is probably the best in the league. But they have lost Whitaker their attacking midfielder so let’s see how good they are.
Plymouth have quite a tough fixture list coming up – 5 away out of the next 7 games, including us, Bristol Rovers, Ipswich and Sheff Wed all away so that should test them.
I am old enough to have been at our 7-2 win in 1984 but we seem to have trouble with them on their last couple of visits.
For some reason, I have 2-0 stuck in my mind so I will go with this for the win.
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Post by chip on Jan 7, 2023 11:10:45 GMT
As fellow posters have said a tough game today, but if we apply ourselves correctly take our chances keep the same back 3/4 we could sneak a 2-0 win. Saying that Ian will want his main man back in so I can see Santos back with Aimson dropping to the bench again. Onwards & upwards COYWM
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Post by chip on Jan 7, 2023 14:18:41 GMT
Well blow me over with a feather no Santos maybe just maybe Ian is thinking about the team and not his mates 🤞the defence doesn’t let us down today onwards and upwards COYWM
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Post by chip on Jan 7, 2023 15:50:51 GMT
Not a bad game up to now with very few chances presenting anyone at the moment the ball doesn’t seem to fall right for us at the moment that’s halftime 0-0 COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 7, 2023 15:56:01 GMT
Decent half that
Few observations It’s been pretty much all Bolton so far with little Argyle threat
Plymouth showing me 45 minutes though of why they are top of the league, defending very well and break fast but have been quite toothless so far
Kieran Lee with a few heavy touches, must have concrete boots on in this half
We have a ‘long thrower’ in Randell Williams. That throw should have led to at least a shot or a deflection, but there was no one there to greet his throw, what a weapon that could turn out to be. He’s had a steady half, took a few runs and touches to feel bedded in but he’s getting there and so far so good
Hope we can find the onion bag for this second half
COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by chip on Jan 7, 2023 16:26:02 GMT
Almost but just not getting the breaks keep pushing Bolton COYWM
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Post by chip on Jan 7, 2023 16:36:12 GMT
The tied seems to be turning they are starting to get on top COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 7, 2023 16:58:33 GMT
We played very very well and certainly well enough to have taken more than a solitary point
Well done Trotters
Now go sign a decent striker please Ian
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Post by chip on Jan 7, 2023 17:10:52 GMT
A very good game but it kind of brings home to me that we could do with a striker but to be honest there wasn’t enough clear cut chances but we could have won that onwards and upwards long drive home COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 7, 2023 17:12:14 GMT
A very good game but it kind of brings home to me that we could do with a striker but to be honest there wasn’t enough clear cut chances but we could have won that onwards and upwards long drive home COYWM Chip I’m so disappointed with a point as that’s the best battling performance I’ve seen this season that hasn’t got us the 3 points
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Post by Pedro on Jan 7, 2023 17:20:52 GMT
Two great games and we are finally, definitely improving but still very weak in the shooting department against good defences. We need to have another strategy other than trying to "walk it across the line". Bad luck Kachunga, who hit the post with a hard hit shot and Bod who shot straight at the keeper as so many of them do. Superb off-the-line clearance by Aimson covered yet another Trafford cockup. Both today could have cost us. Also his short clearances to defenders with opposition players bearing down on them. What is that all about?
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