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Post by andyl on Aug 5, 2023 18:11:09 GMT
First sight of bwfc this campaign and pleasantly surprised. I thought we played to a good tempo, looked solid, created some chances and above all had greater squad depth.
To score at two set pieces and threaten at others was a quantum leap.
Lincoln looked blunt but solid defensively and good in midfield. Santos made a couple of dozy errors once passing to a bemused opponent but otherwise was very dominant. Jones and especially Iredale backed up by Williams'pace looked good. Dacres- Cogley has a good turn of pace and a neat line flick.
Our weakness was upfront where not much stuck but. With Sheehan's excellent link up play and Dempsey's aggression we bossed midfield.
Our second goal came after sustained pressure. Our first was Iredale's take on Dempsey's Papa John's opener. Adebayejo's was a splendid header which to some extent offset his other play.
Our much vaunted new screen system was shall we say minimalist.
Great that time wasting was at last eliminated but maybe too much time added?
Baxter 7 Jones 8 Santos 8 Iredale 8 Williams 9 (MoM) Dempsey 8 Sheehan 8 D-C 7 Charles 6 Adebayejo 6 Morley 7
Subs all did well. A bulked up Tomasson made the third with his first real touch from that left foot wand.
First games are never typical but that was promising. We had players more capable in Evatt's system
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Post by davidm on Aug 5, 2023 18:20:14 GMT
Well that’s the perfect definition of a comfortable win.
We played well but not devastating but 3-0 against anyone is a good score.
We got the perfect start with Iredale putting in a lovely header from a corner. Fancy us scoring from a corner.
We more or less dominated the first half. Williams somehow headed over from a great break down the right and centre in from Cogley. He should have scored and there was one terrific scramble in the box when the ball bounced all around but we couldn’t get a foot to it.
Lincoln were poor but had a few half chances when they caught us on the break.
We played the usual way out from the back and there were occasions when Baxter, Santos and Iredale just stood with their foot on the ball for 5 seconds or so. I know the intention is to draw opponents in and then break but seeing your centre half just standing there with the ball and nothing happening is strange. We need to somehow speed up our play.
Yet again most of our massive possession was played in our half.
Having said that, it was a decent first half and we deservedly led.
Second half, Lincoln started with a little bit of pace and pressure but they soon faded and we then regained control and passed and passed but did not create a great deal.
Then we had a little spell of concerted pressure. The ball bounced around all over their box. We had a few successive corners and from the last one we scored when Adeboyejo headed in. Two goals from corners – amazing.
The match was won then and we had numerous substitutions. One sub, Thomason, won the ball deep in his own half and swerved a tremendous ball down the left wing for Dempsey. We, amazingly, had 3 onto 1 for a moment. Dempsey tried to set up Charles but the Lincoln centre half lunged in to stop the pass but diverted it into his own net. Pity really as Charles would surely have scored and got his confidence going.
Overall a good result. Played reasonably well and beat a very average side – albeit that we may have made them look average with our play.
Well done
Marks:-
Baxter - 7 Not a great deal to do but did it OK
Dacres - Cogley - 8 An impressive first match. Raided down the right well.
Williams - 8 Very good. Raided well. Missed a glorious headed chance in the 1st half.
Jones - 7 Good – not too stretched.
Santos - 7 A couple of good tackles when we had relaxed late on and let them in. Other than that just a good solid performance.
Iredale - 7 Same as the other 2 centre back, good. No great worries defensively and a tremendous header for the 1st goal.
Sheehan - 7 Very steady. Ridiculously booked for his one and only foul.
Morley - 7 Again a decent midfield performance
Dempsey - 8 Very good. He ran endlessly, won some very good tackles and was always involved.
Charles - 7 The usual busy little wasp around everyone. Would surely have scored but for the Lincoln centre back sliding the ball into his own net.
Adeboyejo - 7 Worked really hard and got a goal.
Nlundulu - 6 Didn’t do much because there was no need by the time he came on. Stupidly booked for kicking the ball away. There was just no need at all to touch the ball.
Jerome - 6 Similarly, nothing much needed to do.
Thomason - 7 Great pass for the 3rd goal.
Mendes-Gomes
Maghoma
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Post by davidm on Aug 5, 2023 18:24:09 GMT
General comments about the stadium:-
1. TVs on the concourses not working,
2. Scoreboard not working,
3. Public address system still inaudible,
4. Roof still leaking
From a soaked but happy David
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Post by OohMac on Aug 6, 2023 7:35:04 GMT
Really impressive result and performance. Was a patch in the first half were we seemed to be complacent and had we not have had an early lead, the fans may have been frustrated.
But we got better and better as Lincoln tired.
For me now this is the starting eleven. Anyone who wants to start games has to get passed this team. No chopping and changing.
And Vic is ahead in the battle of the strikers. Gauntlet thrown.
Still think we could lose Sadlier, John, Jerome and bring in one other forward player. Let's see.
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Post by chip on Aug 6, 2023 8:28:07 GMT
Hi 63 yes we had a good summer applied for a few part time jobs that I didn’t get hence the lack of season ticket 🤷♂️Hope you and your family are well in Rotherham. Just a quick one how long do we wait for the game to be played on Wanderers TV.
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 6, 2023 8:37:40 GMT
All well chip but in Barnsley now after coming back from Lincoln. Sad to hear you’ve had no luck on the job front yet but I’m sure you will soon. Don’t know how long until the games shown retrospectively, I would imagine something like 48 hours but we’ll soon see. Take care
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 6, 2023 10:56:11 GMT
My constant whinging for Johnson Clarke-Harris, or any other striker up front would have been pointless yesterday as the front 2 got little to latch on to apart from the own goal which Dion might have got a foot on
I would expect a striker to get on the end of a set piece like a corner (which Vic did) or a free kick, but in open play, the front 2 didn’t really see much action to make the net bulge
Not that it really matters but is there a reason why Exeter are ahead of us in the table? I can only think that they scored their goals whereas we had an own goal, Is this the reason??
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Post by Pedro on Aug 6, 2023 13:58:44 GMT
Great start to the season. Never looked like a first game so for the first time in years the pre-season training and games has worked. Well done all. 2 goals from corners . You could be losing to a far better team but if your set pieces are honed you could still win - have you finally twigged Ian? So sad to hear about the PA system still useless. I must have written about twenty odd emails since the stadium was built but to no avail and the leaks too. Can we keep it going? That is the question. Proud to be a Wanderer today.
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Post by OohMac on Aug 6, 2023 15:05:05 GMT
Did think it may have been down to away goals and the burnden aces have just released a story conforming that.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 6, 2023 15:36:37 GMT
Did think it may have been down to away goals and the burnden aces have just released a story conforming that. Not seen it OooooM but is it that it’s ‘away’ goals as opposed to actual goals scored by Exeter? They scored 3 but we only scored 2 + own goal!!
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 6, 2023 16:13:20 GMT
Did think it may have been down to away goals and the burnden aces have just released a story conforming that. Not seen it OooooM but is it that it’s ‘away’ goals as opposed to actual goals scored by Exeter? They scored 3 but we only scored 2 + own goal!! Well I’m going to be bold here and say that it’s irrelevant because they won’t be above us for long in my opinion and having seen the highlights Wycombe were awful. Chip, good news the full match replay was released on Wanderers TV 2 hours ago so if it’s a delay of 24 hours as it seems it is, that’s not too long to shut yourself in a cupboard to wait is it? 🤗
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 6, 2023 16:22:11 GMT
Got to say a massive hats off to the 20,000 home fans for that game, the 5th best home crowd in all 3 divisions, incredible
Blackburn only managed a paltry 15,500 + away fans
Football Ventures need to take this in and find investment to improve on what we have because we really can go places, we can
COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 7, 2023 10:27:09 GMT
I’d be tempted to stick as many ‘B’ teamers in as we possibly can for that Barrow game, complimented by the benched players on Saturday and Sadlier/John/Coleman
We’ve won this trophy now so let’s just go for the league l, with a decent shoot in the FA Cup
COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by chip on Aug 7, 2023 11:22:17 GMT
I think this is the EFL Cup first round and to my thinking the final in 2002 against them cheats Middlesbrough is the best we have done but I might be wrong.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 7, 2023 13:20:42 GMT
I think this is the EFL Cup first round and to my thinking the final in 2002 against them cheats Middlesbrough is the best we have done but I might be wrong. Fair play chip I always get these Mickey Mouse cups the wrong way round
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