Season ahead??
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Macca and Jonno as impact subs mate?
Yes matey. I'm not a huge fan of Jonno, hope he can prove me wrong though. Sean is still an important player for us and his character round the club is massive - but pitchside I'm going for balance first.
Umbongo could be huge for us if he gets off to a good start so I'm starting him above Dion - doubt Coley will though
From where we were sat Jonno was our best - and hungriest- player on Saturday - especially 2nd half. I was pleasantly surprised and really hope he can keep it up.
That’s why I started with my opening phrase…….
Quote.
“Assuming that all players are fully fit, my choice of formation and players would be……..”
I think that Valarian was after our ideas of our preferred choice of players/squad for the early part of the season with the players/squad that we have available now. Not just to pick a team for Saturday v Wycombe.
I was aware that Seamus is not fully fit and that he would not be available for Saturday.
Valarian’s title for this post is:
“Season ahead??” Not: Selection for first match.
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The dawn of our 16th Football League campaign is almost upon us and I was just wondering what the views of others are, with regards to our formation and also our XI?
I know that things change depending on the opposition Etc. - but in the main - Coley always likes a system and always likes a settled XI.
We must be due a good run in a cup, which will help us with ££££.
Thoughts please Ladies and Gentlemen
Choirboy - my good friend - you are spot on
Hope to be seeing you on the 14th...... it has been a while
Agree about Jonno mate, had some very good games in his first spell, but since then, flattered to deceive........
We shall have to wait and see
Good post Choirboy I think after last season the expectation bar among fans has risen, very understandable but with fans back in stadiums thank the lord it will along with some tough sides being relegated among them Wycombe be a tough league. Coley has brought in a lot of signings this Summer a big emphasis on younger players mainly looking to the future, but also looking at playing some of them I hope. Less loannees so far which I like but with players with the pedigree of Hardy and Mumbongo the pressure on the front two will be to deliver the goals. Nobody apart from Barclay has left yet but a while in the transfer window to go I will be very surprised if at least one doesn't go hopefully not but it looks on paper like a well balanced squad and hopefully it will be used towards a successful season.
My choice would be... (reckon Coley will go 5-3-2 with Trafford in goal, Pell or O'Sullivan for Conneely at start then poss for Butcher)
Savin
Rodgers Notts Sykes Burgess
Conneely Butcher
Pritchard Charles McConville
Bishop
Subs - Trafford, Procter, O'Sullivan, Pell, Leigh, Morgan, Mumbongo
Savin
Rodgers Notts Sykes Burgess
Conneely Butcher
Pritchard Charles McConville
Bishop
Subs - Trafford, Procter, O'Sullivan, Pell, Leigh, Morgan, Mumbongo
early FA Cup defeat and the bad run after it till christmas.
Just about the halfway stage of the season, so I just thought I would re-visit thisThe dawn of our 16th Football League campaign is almost upon us and I was just wondering what the views of others are, with regards to our formation and also our XI?
I know that things change depending on the opposition Etc. - but in the main - Coley always likes a system and always likes a settled XI.
We must be due a good run in a cup, which will help us with ££££.
Thoughts please Ladies and Gentlemen
Cannot say that I am too disappointed, though I had hoped we would have been nearer the top
That 'cup run' still eludes us and we had chances this season.
Performances have - in the main - been up and down, we have lacked consistency.
Over the years under Coley, we have had strong finishes to the season - here is hoping
anything in the top half of the league can be classed as a decent finish. few more months of surprise results both way round.
consistency is what it is, i have been watching stanley first match was 1953 feb or march? i have never seen a better squad than this, if we mastered consistency we would WALK this division in my view, and by the way i was a big Walt Galbraith Fan.
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Good assessment of the current squad Cashy built on a league 1 lower end budget I personally think the standard in this league this year is quite good so a push for the playoffs could involve any number of teams currently in mid table who put a run together, could be Stanley.
not being consistant is why stanley and a few others are mid table. at least its better than being consistant like donny rovers are.