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Very quiet for a match thread. I think he’ll play a lot of first teamers, especially those who need fitness (Hiwula, Biamou, Allen etc), coupled with fringe (Watson) and youngsters who have been around the first team. I’d also like to see a few of the youth players given a chance, even if from...

I hadn’t even remembered posting this thread earlier in the year - and it’s actually quite depressing... I trained and completed the marathon and was the fittest I’d been in years and was starting to loss the beer tyre! However since then, I’ve done very very little. I gave myself a break...

Baka had a good game yesterday and I can’t recall him missing any sitters; granted he didn’t look confident with the intercepted back pass, but the angle was tight and Burge was on him straight away, while the header was backwards and clearly a foul from Burge. His overall game yesterday was a...

Keep playing football and we’ll win, we’ll are absolutely dominating. They will have a 5/10 minute spell at some point. Time for O’Hare and Hiwula though, against tired legs their movement will be way too much.

Willis down injured = doesn’t fancy it.

Not sure how that isn’t a pen? Burge was nowhere near the ball and absolutely nailed Baka. Not sure you can blame Baka for missing that. However, we’ve had chances to double the lead and we are breaking them down with ease. The worry is that they’ve had one or two good chances out of nowhere...

Shipley really putting a lot of pressure on Willis, he knows he doesn’t like being under pressure. Im not a Baka hater, but he’s had a few chances on goal now and if it was someone else, or he had any confidence, we’d be two up by now. Also, a long way to go, but we’re taking the piss at...

Baka did look a bit clueless as to what to do with the bad back pass, but to be fair the angle was tight and Burge was on him quick - it wasn’t a easy chance. But hey it’s Baka so let’s hate him. Great corner routine and goal. Second goal quickly would be game over I think.

Lots of space out wide for us. They look poor, but so have a lot of teams and we haven’t capitalised. If we continue to play football, their fans will get increasing annoyed and more importantly, we’ll score.

Positive start. Lots of pressure on Willis and he will make a mistake at some point. Their fans booing already! If we can score early the atmosphere will be toxic and will really help our cause.

4-3-3, 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1? Keeper and back four seem obvious, but it’s how he works the players in front, as he seems to have three wide players (Wakefield, Kast and Bapaga), unless Kast or Bapaga are playing 10/off the striker? Can’t see enough for three central players either, so I think 4-4-2...

I said at the time it seemed a stupid move. He was able to flourish here because we built the team around him and he had the freedom of the pitch. We also played football and had a lot of possession during games and, maybe critically for a player like him, MR managed him well. Plus, we were...

Despite what you think of him, he’s our only fit striker, so we should ALL be willing Baka to score. Look at his body language, his confidence is non-existent.

Hang on, I thought everyone didn’t rate Walsh?

Awful miss from Baka, his confidence has to be absolutely shot. Feel for him, but there’s no excuse for that one. Game is crying out for O’Hare and Allen/Kast/Bapaga now. They are getting deeper and we need something different and fresh.

Agreed, his pace is non-existent - I was surprised he put him left of the three and not central to mitigate that slightly. Equally Hyam and Rose aren’t quick but make up for it with their positional sense - hopefully he will too.. Drysdale has looked increasing confident and stepped up as the...

Lots of possession and in their half, but as always with one up front, the movement had to be on point and it isn’t at all. We are forced wide as their isn’t enough interchange between the attacking midfielders and Baka is too stationary. Still confident of a victory, albeit I think we’ll need...

Not convinced by Eccles. Drysdale has look unconvincing at times, but since he was skinned for the goal he’s woken up and looking a lot better. Baka is unfortunately the issue. He isn’t a focal point and we’re being forced to play wide when we attack. Unbelievable defending from Hyam then...

I’m hoping Drysdale was being cautious a minute ago as opposed to having no pace! He looks nervous but confident he’ll grow into it. Shipley and Westbrooke pushing very high and we’re getting the ball forward quickly. They are struggling with our movement; we’ve been here many times befor this...

On the face of it, I get how it is perceived as negative, but it’ll set up the same as last week with Shipley and Westbrooke advanced. As I said, it’s a very good technical team and I have no doubt we’ll create chances. It’ll just be on Baka to finish them - and there’s nobody who could...