The Pirelli Derby Brewers v Cumbrians

[cufc17]

Curle had a falling out with Meppen Walter? Surprised he isn't even on the bench, but I'm glad we've stuck with the 3 or 5 at the back.

Beck and Asamoah could be a decent partnership for obvious reasons.

 

[shoddycollins]

Beck and Asamoah could be a decent partnership for obvious reasons.

Burton fans can marvel at the difference in height. I think Beck must be twice the height of Asamoah.

Can only assume CMW is still injured or not fit. We know how vague Curle likes to leave it over whether a player has returned from injury or not, and I would add to that he seems to hate bringing players back from injury until he is satisfied they're at 100%, leaving them out of the squad for longer than I would guess any other manager I've seen.

 

[hellogregory]

Burton fans can marvel at the difference in height. I think Beck must be twice the height of Asamoah.

And Asamoah is about 7 times as fast, despite being about 13 years older.

 

[shoddycollins]

Bench: Hanford, Buddle, Potts, Griffith, Corry, Rigg, Paynter

 

[cufc17]

Someone on our message board asked CMW via Twitter if he was injured and he said something along the lines of 'No, just not being picked'. Was a week or two ago.

 

[hellogregory]

Meppen is the next best thing to Troy. It's crazy that he's not even a sub.

 

[Pogogacy]

Wyke out! Not even on the bench.

Isn't he pretty much your best player?

 

[shoddycollins]

Someone on our message board asked CMW via Twitter if he was injured and he said something along the lines of 'No, just not being picked'. Was a week or two ago.

Paynter said the same thing to a fan when he wasn't starting. My feeling is that the players feel they're fit because under any other manager they would be considered fit but Curle is extremely nitpicky over it and will even consider a player at 99% fitness to be not fit enough.

 

[shoddycollins]

Isn't he pretty much your best player?

injured in training according to BBCRC

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

I should change it really then to hoof, hoof, hoof, hoof, hoof.


oooh them lucky Burton fans are in for a treat when our 'style' kicks in, what a shame their stands are too small.

 

[shoddycollins]

Fuck me ragged, what a start!

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Get in!

Only 88 long minutes tmto safety

 

[daviejones]

Impressed that we've scored tbh, still take a draw in a heartbeat.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

80 long mins to safety

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Think holt is wrong on commentary, worst thing we can do is defend it. Our team panics when they try to think about defence, ah he just changed mind

 

[shoddycollins]

four head injuries in the first 15 minutes. We've had to send a coach on as a makeshift physio cos our physio is already busy in the medical room.

 

[daviejones]

Burton press officer is mad hahaha.
@burtonalbionfc
9: Wow how poor. Carlisle are time wasting already (0-1) #BURvCAR

 

[shoddycollins]

we were playing with 9 men and Derek Asamoah at left-back.

Wouldn't anyone else waste a little time in such circumstances?

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

15 minutes to bandage head injury so playing 10 men for ages

60 plus 10 mins inj time to go...long time

 

[cufc17]

Always happens with O'Hanlon, must've been the 3rd or 4th time in the last couple of seasons he's been off the pitch for 10-15mins.

 

[daviejones]

Seem to remember us stapling his head together in one of his first games?

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

We,ve played now 20 mins with 10 men as our onle centre back has the worlds longest stitch job. The back 3 is 2 left backs and a right back. The left back is a forward and all this away at top of the league and we don't conceed. For first tine in 5 years I give credit to the defending

 

[shoddycollins]

O'Hanlon's stitches are out, Buddle's coming on for him. Burton fans applaud him as he walks off... I would say pray that he's going to be OK for the remaining games, but if we can just hang on for the three points it might not matter.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Phew, cleared off line and off post. Now our last 1st team centre back is off injured. Long 50 mins to go

 

[Duffy]

O'Hanlon's stitches are out, Buddle's coming on for him. Burton fans applaud him as he walks off... I would say pray that he's going to be OK for the remaining games, but if we can just hang on for the three points it might not matter.

You won't, win tonight and your safe baring a miracle, Cheltenham won't win three in a row while Carlisle lose all three, you've consistently picked up points.

 

[daviejones]

We are riding our luck like anything here.

 

[shoddycollins]

Yeah Grant Holt might be about to post a photo of our 11 men behind the ball on Twitter.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Well a great result first half for us, but I hate curles approach to football with a passion

 

[cufc17]

Big 45 minutes ahead now. Sounds like Burton are the only team in it, but if we can hold on it'll be a massive 3pts.

 

[hellogregory]

We're getting absolutely destroyed. How it's not 3 or 4-1 I'll never know.

Get your money on burton on an in play bet. We're without our 2 best centre backs, trying to hold on away to the best team in the league. Think we've used up all our luck in that first half. A point would still be an amazing result, but once they score 1 the floodgates will open.