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One change from Notts County, hopefully Willis is fit. O'Brien Grimmer Willis McDonald Stokes Kelly Doyle Jones McNulty Vincenti Beavon Subs: RCC, Pearson, Hyam, Stevenson, DeKE, Navon, Biamou I fancy us for a 2-0 win, McNulty and Jones for the goalscorers.

I thought tonight we just got beat by a better team. I saw enough in the young players to think that they can contribute positively this season when called upon. I think it is incredibly unlikely we'll end up with the midfield we had last night again this season, especially in the league...

In Robins' first spell in L1, we struggled to build momentum and put together a run of wins. So at this point in the season we should try and build that momentum early on without risking doubts for the game.

Good luck to him, but I feel like this is a mistake for him.

I disagree with statement he'll be a 'bit part squad player'. Clearly Robins and his teammates have faith in him and I think he has the talent to 'rip it up'. He's going to be an important player for us this year. He's clearly been putting in the graft in preseason to improve his end-product: a...

100% agreed. I feel like you need the direct option too in this league. However, despite Beavon's size, he competed really well and won a few good flick ons. But there will be games where he won't get them flick ons.

What impressed me most about the game was how effective the performance was. We pressed them into giving the ball away really easily, the team demonstrated a mixture of passing in attack and we created some good chances too. We looked comfortable throughout, even when we went through a period...

Agreed. That's the thing: I don't think many teams will have a full back to compete with a 6"5 winger. If they do have one, will they have another when we swap Vincenti and Jones around? I think it's a shrewd tactic from Robins.

Having both options is useful for sure. In a long season of 50+ games players will get their chances. I think Vincenti will be a key component of what this team is trying to do! He gets stuck in, tracks back, link up play was good and he won most of, if not all, of his headers. Not the kind of...

I'd probably go for something like: 4-2-3-1 O'Brien Grimmer Hyam (Willis if 100% ready) McDonald Stokes Stevenson Doyle Jones Duckens (McNulty is a doubt) Vincenti Beavon Heart tells me a 1-0 win but my head tells me Blackburn will have too much quality for us and we will lose on penalties, 1-1.

I think that's a really harsh assessment of Vincenti! He played his tactical role really well! Tracked back and made tackles on the wing, linked up with Stokes and McNulty well and got a tidy assist for the 1st goal. His role is not one of a traditional winger who will take on full backs with...

Personally think it would be wise to stay. If he stayed, I think he's scoring 15 goals this season, minimum. You put yourself in a shop window and you're guaranteed a starting berth. The alternative is either Leicester U23s or a League 1 club on loan, in an unfamiliar setup and system which I...

O'Brien - looked a tad nervy at times, but wasn't really tested and made some good catches and kicks. 7 Grimmer - good in defence, linked up with Jones and got forward well, few disappointing crosses. 7 Hyam - of our two CBs, looked less assured than McDonald, but coped fine and will be a useful...

Why deal in such hypotheticals? It's a pointless exercise because it's not like SISU have said, relegation and we're off. They'd probably still stay, but we'd just be more fucked, but rubbing shoulders against the Accrington's, Dagenham's, Plymouth's of the world. To be frank, it's not a...

The guy should know better than to run on the field of play, the rules are there for a reason, just because he was doing 'for the cause' doesn't, and shouldn't, make him exempt from the rules. Don't see how there's an argument to be had here.

The only obvious way out of it, which is a lot easier said than done, is to get promoted, then try and build on that. Especially with hindsight, the move to put CCFC in admin by ACL was an unmitigated disaster for everyone involved: SISU (perhaps least of all), ACL (lost their anchor tenant)...

I disagree, a lot. Last season, some (!) of Moussa's better games came from the left wing, when he played CM, to me, he didn't offer as much on the wing, his assists and goals, in the middle was relatively low, when he came here, he was regarded as RM/CM, who could play LM. This season...

Well you can, because McSheffrey played on the wing or behind the striker, where Fleck played when he came on under MR. They are 2 different types of player, but can still be compared, for example, their impact on the game, using stats, assists, goals and what not, which were heavily in Fleck's...

So who's better now? McSheffrey or Fleck!?