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Post by ricky on Jul 13, 2024 17:07:53 GMT
Chally out (obviously a joke before anyone starts) Certainly feels like the season is over ☹️
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Post by nelly on Jul 13, 2024 17:18:24 GMT
Chally out (obviously a joke before anyone starts) Certainly feels like the season is over ☹️ What was the score ?
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Post by Nik on Jul 13, 2024 17:20:26 GMT
Certainly feels like the season is over ☹️ What was the score ? 1-0 to Oldham.
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Post by mat1scfc on Jul 13, 2024 17:41:08 GMT
they scored after 1 minute
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Post by Philcounty on Jul 13, 2024 18:10:52 GMT
Once every few years, I go to a preseason game to remind myself why I don't usually go to preseason games. Today was that day.
Typical disjointed football that you expect at this time of the season.
Observations:
I know everyone keeps saying it, but Addai is massive. Just before kick off he shook hands with Wootton and absolutely towered over him. As you'd expect, he was very dominant in the air and it was great to see him plucking crosses so comfortably. Also looked like he is very keen to distribute the ball quickly.
Bate was really instrumental in keeping the ball moving, but did get caught in possession a couple of times.
I thought Fiorini and Diamond both looked comfortable on the ball without doing anything too spectacular. Rossiter looked alright too.
Ben Williams looked the best of the trialists and seemed like he could be quite effective in the final third.
We never really looked like we'd trouble their keeper. Certainly nothing to write home about, but it's just preseason, minutes in legs, avoid injuries 😬 etc.
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Post by atmosphere on Jul 13, 2024 20:45:21 GMT
If we've only got 12 or 13 fit players, the argument could be to cancel the friendly over there anyway. It would be no good for confidence of the young lads who will fill in to get caned by Derby in ridiculous heat.
I know people have paid good money but as said, doubt people will be going for the match. I'm sure most just want to get pissed and see some sun. They could maybe be invited to watch the players train or something instead.
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Post by stevie57 on Jul 14, 2024 6:00:58 GMT
Once every few years, I go to a preseason game to remind myself why I don't usually go to preseason games. Today was that day. Typical disjointed football that you expect at this time of the season. Observations: I know everyone keeps saying it, but Addai is massive. Just before kick off he shook hands with Wootton and absolutely towered over him. As you'd expect, he was very dominant in the air and it was great to see him plucking crosses so comfortably. Also looked like he is very keen to distribute the ball quickly. Bate was really instrumental in keeping the ball moving, but did get caught in possession a couple of times. I thought Fiorini and Diamond both looked comfortable on the ball without doing anything too spectacular. Rossiter looked alright too. Ben Williams looked the best of the trialists and seemed like he could be quite effective in the final third. We never really looked like we'd trouble their keeper. Certainly nothing to write home about, but it's just preseason, minutes in legs, avoid injuries 😬 etc. Agree with all of that, though regarding Addai, there was a half-time discussion next to me involving three who thought he was not dominant on crosses and should be coming for more; couldn’t be bothered getting involved in such abject rubbish. Thought Sam Hughes’s was excellent - very impressed. Not sure of the point of Kyle Wootton in that first-half team playing that way in the first half. Embarrased by some of the exiting morons singing ‘Oldham’s a shithole, I want to go home’ at the Oldham staff who were friendly, helpful, and didn’t deserve that. (Oldham is truly mess and an easy target: litter-strewn, run-down, depressed, high on almost every deprivation index, almost no civic pride, disfunctional at war council, and it all shows walking from the tram stop to Boundary Park, but it’s not our place to tell them). Ditto the rendition of Ten German Bombers (all the way through) by a group of lads on the way home; the loud singing/shouting was dire, and the audition would have been curtailed on any TV show well before the first bomber was shot down; that apart, the irony is that not one of them would actually make it into the RAF should they ever apply. Boundary Park felt much bigger than EP for a stadium with a capacity only about 3,000 (?) greater.
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Post by timberwolf on Jul 14, 2024 7:33:24 GMT
So the season hasn't even started yet, we're not even 2 friendlies in and we've had injured so far: Powell Collar Rydel Tanto Mingi add fevrier too. Theres over half a million pounds worth of played injured there even if slight injuries. Surely other clubs aren't having this many. Imagine these will be slight knocks or strains only where some would be available for a league game. Its more or less players being just rested for a training session. Feel at times some read far too much into these pre season games and the availability of players. We have 6 unavailable for training like pools with a smaller squad had 4 out for their pre season training game.
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Post by Philcounty on Jul 15, 2024 14:31:12 GMT
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Post by Chris B - Prog collector on Jul 15, 2024 14:59:40 GMT
Always going to be in doubt when we drew them in the cup. Fair play to both teams as they will obviously see players and potential formations in the friendly fixture.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Jul 15, 2024 15:31:32 GMT
I didn't realise that all tickets are a fiver for this game.
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Post by postmanplod69 on Jul 16, 2024 13:45:37 GMT
Derby Game live on rams TV match passes available from their website so I'm guessing it will be available from other sources 🤔
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Post by Nik on Jul 19, 2024 8:07:34 GMT
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Post by atmosphere on Jul 19, 2024 8:11:09 GMT
4-3-3?
Hinchliffe Okeke-Horsfall-Pye-Touray Collar-Bate-Fiorini Fevrier Wootton Diamond
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Post by mat1scfc on Jul 19, 2024 8:11:13 GMT
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