I think Sheaf and Eccles in the middle, both sitting deep and covering the wing backs when they get forward.So no Hamer then...
Does Van Ewijk start so Eccles can play in the middle?
Or does Kelly start with Eccles at RWB?
I'd much prefer the first option.
disagree. Think it’ll be 4-0 City (Vik, Hamer, Hiwula and Chaplin to bag)Absolutely buzzing for this one now.
Ticket sorted after 30 minutes on hold.
2-0 City. Vic and Hamer
I think the team will be:
Wilson
Eccles
Latibeaudiere
McFadzean
Binks
DaSilva
Kelly
Sheaf
Palmer
Wright
Godden
Sticking with my 0-0 prediction as well.
Option 1So no Hamer then...
Does Van Ewijk start so Eccles can play in the middle?
Or does Kelly start with Eccles at RWB?
I'd much prefer the first option.
Great result that'll be going into the second legAbsolutely buzzing for this one now.
Ticket sorted after 30 minutes on hold.
2-0 City. Vic and Hamer
I think Eccles in the middle and Sakamoto RWB.Eccles needs to play in the middle, don't care who plays RWB.
Sheaf and Kelly played together the last time we beat Middlesbrough.I think Eccles in the middle and Sakamoto RWB.
Can't play Sheaf and Kelly together.
I think Eccles in the middle and Sakamoto RWB.
Can't play Sheaf and Kelly together.
You might be right and I am sure he will be there in time. But based on the Wimbledon match he didn't look fit whereas Sakamoto did.Van Ewijk will play RWB I'm sure
Just some blue sky thinking, but could Sakamoto play CM? Or is he too slight?
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Sounds like Allen is still months away.
He’s very slight in real life shmeee but certainly has the technical skills. I can’t automatically see him working with Sheaf in a midfield 2. I would see him working in the front 2 of a box with either Palmer or O’Hare.Just some blue sky thinking, but could Sakamoto play CM? Or is he too slight?
Borough are 2/1. Printing money
Clearly already pissed off with some of the stick the new players have taken and impatience of supporters.Robins looked ahead to the fixture, gave a fitness update on Bobby Thomas, Jamie Allen and Callum O’Hare, as well as evaluating the situation the team is in and the process that is being undertaken.
Excitement for the first home fixture…
“Yeah, always is first game and we look forward to it. I think it will be brilliant atmosphere. I think a really good game.
“They've obviously changed a bit from last year with loan players going back and what have you and it’s a similar boat to us.
“We've got, we've got, and it’s been a big turnover as well and a new influx of new players which obviously takes time to get going so yeah, from our perspective is really exciting.
“The new pitch is in; the new dressing rooms and it looks fantastic and we're just looking forward to getting back in front of our home support.”
Needing time…
“Time that's exactly what we need. In terms of what happened last season people might think that progression this year is obviously promotion.
“It's not obvious and obviously what is obvious is we've sold the best striker in the division last year.
“What we've done is we've been able to add to that and thanks to Doug he's investing heavily and letting us get on with what we need to do to try and bring in new players and obviously what goes on with that, and I keep using the word obviously because it's obvious to me, it might not be obvious to everybody else, that this is the start of something not a continuation of something and when you have that much change it'd be easy to keep everything the same.
“It isn't easy to keep everything the same and when something fundamental changes like selling the best striker in the division, you've got to try and then look at different ways of doing things and we have to add the quality, which we have done really and we’re really happy with what we're doing, but that's going to take time and that's the commodity that managers are asking for all the time.
“That's the commodity that we'll need again because that's what happens.
Building a new side…
“From my point of view, Adi and I were speaking this morning and this is probably about four teams that we've built since we've been here and this is the start of another process, but we've got some real quality in there and we just need the patience or the support to come on that journey again with us.
“I think that that's something that's important. The players need that, and our supporters are brilliant because they understand it over time.
“They've understood what's happened and I just want to make sure that that the players get a fair crack of the whip in terms of the time the patience and the understanding around what's going on what's happening and what needs to take place now because the work is the work and that's going to be the thing that takes us to the next level.
“Over 19,000 supporters have bought season tickets so they've bought into it.”
Understanding the process…
“For me it’s for everybody to understand where we are, and not to be well, we need to get promoted and if somebody says we need to get promoted, then they're mad, they're absolutely mad.
“If you do that, it goes totally wrong really quickly. People know me now, I’ve here for nearly seven years, people know me and they understand I do not make excuses or don't make excuses for anybody.
“And what I do is I give reasons for things and I try and give you a an understanding of what it is that we're doing and how we're doing it and what the processes are going to be to eventually get us there.
“I think anybody that that supported us over that time and obviously there are people supporting the club for a lot longer than I've been here and have an understanding of what's gone in the past and what's coming now.
“It's a really important part of our, of understanding what is happening and what's taking place.”
Looking ahead to Middlesbrough…
“Again, they've changed, they had players there last season that were on loan that have gone back. They've got some new players in the side.
“I think things change, they evolve, Michael Carrick, first and foremost is a brilliant person, but also he's done a great job whilst he's been in there and they were really magnanimous, really when we played them in the playoffs.
“It's a really tough experience for people, especially when you don't you're not successful. But they were really good, really good people and there'll be a tough nut to crack. There's no doubt about it.
“We're in a position where, as I explained that we are in transition ourselves and we are working towards being better than the other stuff. “
Bobby Thomas…
“I know that he's going to train today. But honestly, I need to have a look but hopefully he's going to be okay. Hopefully it'll be okay. If not, then I'll have to do something else.”
Callum O’Hare..
“He has an infectious personality. He is excited and he is bouncing around all over the place.
“He's doing what he's been told to do and is straight line running and he will get the sign off, I'm sure from the surgeon very, very shortly.
“I think then we can maybe push on I think that's what we're waiting for, just to get that that sort of confirmation that he can kick on now.”
Jamie Allen…
“Jamie Allen is still laid low. He can't join in and he's quite a way away from that, I think but he looks well and he's getting a little bit better.
“It takes time. When you've had the issues that he's had, it's really important that we don't rush to rush him. But again, he's still you know, undergoing some tests and investigations and trying to get to the bottom of it really.”
Wouldn’t mind seeing the box with Saka and Palmer behind Wright.
Box midfield might be more fruitful without a player able to carry the ball far or transition the play.So with no Hamer, a change of tactics tomorrow, play it long ball upto the front 2 ?
Blessing in disguise, seasons already over and you saved 100s of poundsWell my day gets worse!
Hadn’t received my ticket so emailed the ticket office. They told me I don’t have a season ticket! Apparently I should have got an email about a week after I bought them saying finance didn’t go through (possibly my email is shite).
So now I’ve missed the early bird, can’t find any decent ST seats and have to buy tickets for tomorrow.
Fucks sake. All my own fault really.
Well my day gets worse!
Hadn’t received my ticket so emailed the ticket office. They told me I don’t have a season ticket! Apparently I should have got an email about a week after I bought them saying finance didn’t go through (possibly my email is shite).
So now I’ve missed the early bird, can’t find any decent ST seats and have to buy tickets for tomorrow.
Fucks sake. All my own fault really.
Blessing in disguise, seasons already over and you saved 100s of pounds
Are you planning to buy one anyway?Genuinely did cross my mindWhat is it they say about big decisions during emotional times though?
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