28 September Games

[Gi Dalor]

Wing backs! I remember wing backs and full backs. We've Been playing a 3223 lately.

I know Gladwin will play a passing game but he might want to change things around a bit.

Casey

Where do you expect Tanimu to play then? Central Defence, I guess. Not saying he'll necessarily be ready to play today. He's going to have to learn to play in a completely different manner, although I guess if his own side know what he's going to do, it might work. He could be one hell of a disruptor, but I get the impression that you play in a very disciplined way. I can't wait to see what happens when he plays. Could be great. Could be a car crash. But should be interesting.

 

[IzzyFook]

Gotta feeling todays match v Orient will be a true test of where we actually are in terms of quality and our chances of pushing on in L1 too, or just 'consolidating' for a season or two & catching up off the field as well as on it.

We were piss poor against an admittedly top notch Brum and got a jammy win vs CTFC, so has the early-season gusto started to wane a bit? Well, two away games and our iffy away style of play will give us a good idea....

 

[GEORGE]

I’m slack like that on holiday. Poor form.

Anyway. As mentioned above, we are deeply loved by the Gas.

It’s an odd relationship, I don’t think you could call it a rivalry, just a general feeling on their part that we should fuck off and die. Just one of those fixtures where (for them) you see it coming up and think, “oh no - do we have to?”.

I think a lot of teams may have felt the same way during the Ainsworth years where we were infamous for “the dark arts”, but it seems to run deeper than that for Gas fans, for some of the reasons already listed.

Our form is OK so far, but as I’ve said previously our weakness is an occasionally sloppy defence esp. from set pieces, so we’ll see if the Gas can target that.

I think that given BRFC’s shite start though, unless they start well then the crowd could start getting on the team’s back early doors - it remains to be seen how much shelf life Taylor has remaining.

Think you have summed it up brilliantly.

 

[masi51]

Same crap system that everyone has worked us out..........Baxter, Santos, and Sheehan are as good as anybody in the league in there positions, but this system heaps pressure on them.
Two wingbacks who cannot beat a player and cross woefully and two players who cost us £2m who cannot get a start..............Welcome to the madhouse

 

[ForzaCounty]

Evening kick-off at Barnsley. I'm always happy to have a couple of extra hours sampling the local taverns, but they've made it so late there's no trains back (thankfully I've managed to cadge a lift back).

Both sides taken a spanking recently so need to show something for it. For County it's still all about how we set up at full/wing back, far too defensively invisible there against Orient and I'm desperate for us to return to the back door and shore up the engine room instead.