clint van damme
Well-Known Member
We held our own against the team containing 'the world's best teenager' last season - twice!
Compared to the majority of the teams we played last year they are, but that's to be expected when they have a 8 million pound player in midfield and a 20 million quid ex England squad player in defence
It's not negativity it's realism, anything other than a heavy defeat on Saturday will be a good result
We held our own against the team containing 'the world's best teenager' last season - twice!
The world’s best teenager is Canadian and currently at Bayern Munich.We held our own against the team containing 'the world's best teenager' last season - twice!
Certainly not an easy game. The consensus is that you've recruited well and will do the best of the promoted sides.
Do we expect to win? Not a clue as we have no idea how we will go but would like to get off to a good start.
Most are predicting a narrow home win and, if I'm being honest, I would probably agree although I'm taking nothing for granted.
One thing, you won't go through the Championship season with just 3 defeats, it's a fair bit better than L1.
After Saturday, I'll wish you well for every other game bar one but have no doubt this is a tough but absolutely superb league to be in.
A tad negative wtgr. All teams will take the odd beating but you'll do a lot better than you seem to think. You deserve to be here and don't forget that.Im currently expecting three wins all season let alone three defeats! Believe me I’m not underestimating the task at hand. We were L2 three years ago!
A tad negative wtgr. All teams will take the odd beating but you'll do a lot better than you seem to think. You deserve to be here and don't forget that.
One the division settles down, we will all see where we're at.
Watch out for Stoke, I think they will go well this season, along with the obvious ones.
Ourselves? Upper mid table would be my guess, maybe 10th or somewhere around there.
Just my nature and the result of following City for 30 years! I thought we wouldn’t get promoted all last season until about three games before the end.
Yeah i never at any point felt we had promotion sewn up.Looking back towards the end of that season, those home games at the end v Sunderland, Portsmouth and Rotherham all seemed like nail biters beforehand (and during) and our position regarding play offs/autos etc all seemed on a knife edge. It was great retrospectively, a real nervous tension, that ended with everything going our way.
Think a few of us were getting to that point, I’d decided that we’d go up just wasn’t convinced we’d win the league. Another 2-3 wins would’ve seen most of us believing I reckon. It’s a good point Harry makes, it was great with the benefit of hindsight, but a bit nerve wracking at the time.Yeah i never at any point felt we had promotion sewn up.
Which bench is Walsh on?
THAT’S how confident we are! Only playing 10! I’d go with that but add GilesMarosi
Pask
Ostigard
McFadzean
Hyam
Kelly
Hamer
O'Hare
Allen
Godden
Yes, definitely the two i'd like to start with if they aren'tNot sure Rose or Dabo will be ready to start.
Pask in for Dabo, and Ostigaard in for Rose. Rest of the team , i agree with
Marosi
Pask
Ostigard
McFadzean
Hyam
Kelly
Hamer
O'Hare
Allen
Godden
How much game time do we think Hilssner is going to get? We don't really have/play with wingers as such. Dabo and Giles will be doing that job. Unless he's versatile i could see it being frustrating for him.Not entirely sure what the substitute rules are, but bench looks like
Wilson
Rose/Ostigard
Dabo/Pask
Sheaf
Shipley/Hilssner
Walker
Bakayoko
Not bad
Dependant on Dabo/Rose match fitness I think we could start like this on Saturday, Kelly shown against MK that he brings a certain level of calm to the young midfield. Depending on how the game goes we could switch to 2 up top again, looked effective late on. Godden for now, but needs to STAY ONSIDE!
Marosi
Giles
Fadz
Hyam
Rose
Dabo
Kelly
Hamer
Allen
O'Hare
Godden
Thoughts?
Can Ostigaard come stright in? I guess he has to as it is too soon for Rose. Otherwise MK shows where Robins is going
Marosi
Pask-Ostigaard-MacF-Hyam-Giles
Hamer-Kelly (Sheaf for Hamer part way)
O'Hara-Godden-Allen
I'd love to see Baka-Walker up front at some time but not this game.
Result: Anything between a valiant 1-1 draw and a 4-1 thumping. Suspect we will lose narrowly, but I live in hope
I agree with this.
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