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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 30, 2023 15:46:42 GMT
Ok I know it’s only Monday and starting this thread is early but I think there’s much to talk about such as what team is Evatt likely to field? Also I thought it would be interesting for us to consider the line up before we get any news from Evatt himself on how he sees it. He’ll obviously want to win the game and consequently I don’t think take too many chances. Some players will need a rest and it will be an opportunity for others who haven’t featured much so I do expect changes. First up I don’t expect a goalkeeping change, with Coleman injured I’d expect Baxter to continue rather than risk Hutchinson. I do though expect both Cogley and Williams to sit this one out with another chance for Matheson to impress on the right and Iredale to go on the left. I’d also expect Rico to play as he’s missed games through injury but with Ashworth and Forrester either side resting Jones and Toal. Midfields tricky because we don’t seem to have any B Teamers to fit in there with the likes of Khumbeni and Pettifer out on loan and we have enough squad players to pick a pretty strong line up, especially if Gomez is back in the reckoning? Up front it just has to be Bod and Dan to start with Vic and Dion rested. So for me I’m going for this eleven to start.
Baxter
Matheson, Forrester, Santos, Ashworth, Iredale
Morley, Thomason, Maghoma
Bodvarsson, Nlundulu
Subs: Hutchinson, Sheehan, Gomez, Jones, Charles, Adebeyejo, Conway
Evatt may feel confident enough with that starting eleven to sit one or two other B Teamers on the bench but for me I don’t think he will and will take no risks on slipping up against a most capable opponent. Anybody see it different?
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Post by chip on Oct 30, 2023 15:59:37 GMT
For me he starts with his strongest best lineup he can put out and make sure we are in the hat come five o’clock on Saturday night only a win will do COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 30, 2023 16:54:27 GMT
For me he starts with his strongest best lineup he can put out and make sure we are in the hat come five o’clock on Saturday night only a win will do COYWM Well to be honest chip, whatever line up he puts out if it’s made up of first team squad players we surely should be able to beat a team like Solihull however well they’re doing in the National League. I suspect with the likes of Wrexham and Notts County out of there this year the overall league is probably a good bit weaker too so a little perspective needs adding. |
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Post by one2many on Oct 30, 2023 19:07:43 GMT
Ok I know it’s only Monday and starting this thread is early but I think there’s much to talk about such as what team is Evatt likely to field? Also I thought it would be interesting for us to consider the line up before we get any news from Evatt himself on how he sees it. He’ll obviously want to win the game and consequently I don’t think take too many chances. Some players will need a rest and it will be an opportunity for others who haven’t featured much so I do expect changes. First up I don’t expect a goalkeeping change, with Coleman injured I’d expect Baxter to continue rather than risk Hutchinson. I do though expect both Cogley and Williams to sit this one out with another chance for Matheson to impress on the right and Iredale to go on the left. I’d also expect Rico to play as he’s missed games through injury but with Ashworth and Forrester either side resting Jones and Toal. Midfields tricky because we don’t seem to have any B Teamers to fit in there with the likes of Khumbeni and Pettifer out on loan and we have enough squad players to pick a pretty strong line up, especially if Gomez is back in the reckoning? Up front it just has to be Bod and Dan to start with Vic and Dion rested. So for me I’m going for this eleven to start. Dixon Matheson, Forrester, Santos, Ashworth, Iredale Morley, Thomason, Maghoma Bodvarsson, Nlundulu Subs: Hutchinson, Sheehan, Gomez, Jones, Charles, Adebeyejo, Conway Evatt may feel confident enough with that starting eleven to sit one or two other B Teamers on the bench but for me I don’t think he will and will take no risks on slipping up against a most capable opponent. Anybody see it different? Dixon? Baxter I presume. I think there will be more first teamers than that. Tuesday he can experiment and rest who he wants against Stockport. |
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 31, 2023 8:58:11 GMT
Ok I know it’s only Monday and starting this thread is early but I think there’s much to talk about such as what team is Evatt likely to field? Also I thought it would be interesting for us to consider the line up before we get any news from Evatt himself on how he sees it. He’ll obviously want to win the game and consequently I don’t think take too many chances. Some players will need a rest and it will be an opportunity for others who haven’t featured much so I do expect changes. First up I don’t expect a goalkeeping change, with Coleman injured I’d expect Baxter to continue rather than risk Hutchinson. I do though expect both Cogley and Williams to sit this one out with another chance for Matheson to impress on the right and Iredale to go on the left. I’d also expect Rico to play as he’s missed games through injury but with Ashworth and Forrester either side resting Jones and Toal. Midfields tricky because we don’t seem to have any B Teamers to fit in there with the likes of Khumbeni and Pettifer out on loan and we have enough squad players to pick a pretty strong line up, especially if Gomez is back in the reckoning? Up front it just has to be Bod and Dan to start with Vic and Dion rested. So for me I’m going for this eleven to start. Baxter Matheson, Forrester, Santos, Ashworth, Iredale Morley, Thomason, Maghoma Bodvarsson, Nlundulu Subs: Hutchinson, Sheehan, Gomez, Jones, Charles, Adebeyejo, Conway Evatt may feel confident enough with that starting eleven to sit one or two other B Teamers on the bench but for me I don’t think he will and will take no risks on slipping up against a most capable opponent. Anybody see it different? Dixon? Baxter I presume. I think there will be more first teamers than that. Tuesday he can experiment and rest who he wants against Stockport. Crikey wots I must be showing my age, thanks for corr3cting which I’ve also done!! 🥴 |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 31, 2023 15:15:00 GMT
Dixon? Baxter I presume. I think there will be more first teamers than that. Tuesday he can experiment and rest who he wants against Stockport. Crikey wots I must be showing my age, thanks for corr3cting which I’ve also done!! 🥴 You make me chuckle W63 with your typing.. You must have fat fingers cos you always manage to throw on a 5 or a 3 or a $ or a £ in the middle of your words😂😂😂 |
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 31, 2023 17:20:21 GMT
Crikey wots I must be showing my age, thanks for corr3cting which I’ve also done!! 🥴 You make me chuckle W63 with your typing.. You must have fat fingers cos you always manage to throw on a 5 or a 3 or a $ or a £ in the middle of your words😂😂😂 It’s this flipping iPad with the numbers and letters on the same button. You’d think the autocorrect would sort it wouldn’t you but obviously not. I correct as many as I see but obviously miss some as well. 😄 |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 31, 2023 17:56:03 GMT
You make me chuckle W63 with your typing.. You must have fat fingers cos you always manage to throw on a 5 or a 3 or a $ or a £ in the middle of your words😂😂😂 It’s this flipping iPad with the numbers and letters on the same button. You’d think the autocorrect would sort it wouldn’t you but obviously not. I correct as many as I see but obviously miss some as well. 😄 It’s a ri6ht bu66er when that happ3ns W63 🤪 Some of us can’t afford iPads and still on typewriters, just ask chip😂😂 |
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Post by kenglowhite on Oct 31, 2023 19:16:29 GMT
I see that the club is only opening lower east and west stands for the game. I think that is somewhat pessimistic. Wouldn't this game have been a good opportunity to promote a family day with even free seats for some instead of just settling for a poor atmosphere. After all it isn't the pizza cup.
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Post by OohMac on Nov 1, 2023 7:50:07 GMT
I see that the club is only opening lower east and west stands for the game. I think that is somewhat pessimistic. Wouldn't this game have been a good opportunity to promote a family day with even free seats for some instead of just settling for a poor atmosphere. After all it isn't the pizza cup. For me it's pretty sensible. They've obviously forecast how many sales they'll get and cut thier cloth. Pointless employing stewards and caterers for an empty concourse. Also I think I made the same point last season I'm sure FA Cup game money gets split 50/50. So for every £5 ticket we sell we give them £2.50, which may be a good gesture for a non league club. But the police, stewards, etc don't take 50% and we don't want to operate at a loss. It is a shame that there's not a buzz around a cup game and that the ST holders aren't automatically thinking about going. I think for a lot the FA Cup only starts at round 3. (Or for Ian Evatt) doesn't start. I think if you were looking for "upsets" you may look closely at this one with our woeful recent form in the comp and playing a team who are knocking on the door. I'd go along with that team Whites. Perhaps not Dixon as has been pointed out. Think it shows a gap in the squad for a real left wing back option. I don't see Iredale having the attributes to play the Randell way, certainly don't see him getting in the box and chipping in a few goals. Maybe food for thought in January. |
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 1, 2023 10:13:44 GMT
Have to agree with all of that OM but it is what it is and you can’t force people to go to games. As you say, for clubs like ours the competition doesn’t really start until round 3 when the big boys come in so let’s just hope we get there this year which as you say we don’t normally.
As for the team, I was undecided between Iredale and maybe giving young Max Conway a run as I believe he’s been brought back from his loan period and looked really good on the times he has played but although Iredale isn’t a natural LWB he does need game time and the only other option is leaving Toal out and playing him there. I just think Evatt really has to be careful how many changes he does make because again like you say these are no mugs and will be really up for it, especially in a stadium like ours. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if we started with a nearly first eleven to hopefully get a lead then make changes during the game so it will be interesting to see from that how much importance IE attributes to the game. I know promotions the most important thing this year but I would love a good FA Cup run as we haven’t had one for so long.
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 1, 2023 10:14:42 GMT
It’s this flipping iPad with the numbers and letters on the same button. You’d think the autocorrect would sort it wouldn’t you but obviously not. I correct as many as I see but obviously miss some as well. 😄 It’s a ri6ht bu66er when that happ3ns W63 🤪 Some of us can’t afford iPads and still on typewriters, just ask chip😂😂 🫣😄 |
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Post by chip on Nov 1, 2023 12:13:43 GMT
It’s technology it’s moving to fast for me 🤷♂️ Maybe I should enjoy our slow play more 🤣🤣🤣 COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 4, 2023 12:08:09 GMT
So the day hath cometh so let’s hope so has the man, or at least eleven of them? We can’t afford any slip ups today so everybody has to be on song and realise that Solihull will be up for it and run themselves ragged to get a result. It seems that IE will make changes but I hope not too many in critical areas. Will he start with Dion and Vic. Actually I would to try and build up an unassailable lead at HT when instead of waiting for 70 minutes he can make changes at HT. Whilst the league is clearly our No1 objective it would be beneficial, financially also, to have a short cup run, get into the 3rd round and hopefully draw a big fish away, or alternatively another small fish to progress further as the prize money goes up. Whoever he plays I see a very comfortable win today, 3 or 4 nil and just hope we get no injuries to those we’ll need for the rest of the season if we’re to get promoted.
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Post by davidm on Nov 4, 2023 12:43:33 GMT
Let’s hope we can get rid of this dreadful recent record in the cup.
How many years is it since we won an FA Cup tie?
Anyway, on to the match – it looks like the manager is planning a few changes going by his comments in the press.
I hope there are not wholesale changes, firstly because it is disrespectful to the opponents and to the fans and secondly I want us to win.
Most of the defensive hinted-at changes are probably OK in that Iredale, Forrester, Ashworth are decent defenders.
We also do need to get some minutes into both Mendes-Gomes and Maghoma.
Upfront, I can see a starting pair of Bodvarsson and Nlundulu.
This might be a difficult grind but I will go for a 3-1 win.
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