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Post by bluestone on Aug 18, 2018 13:20:43 GMT
Wtf is that? 4-4-2? with 4 CMs? 4 CBs? Craig left back? Oh dear. 4-4-2 (diamond) DC must know who his best keeper is by now! Both have been at the club for a year. I don't mind Smith but am a bit worried they might lump balls into our box and he isn't great at crosses. At least Broadbent is back in though so hopefully he can head plenty away! Smith was dreadful on Tuesday. I hope he proves me wrong but imo he's no where near as good as Slocombe who himself is only an average L1 goalie. At least Slocs passes it out from the back and keeps the game flowing. I really hope Craig isn't at LB either, I would rather see Broadbent go LB and Craig as CB tbh.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 18, 2018 10:05:54 GMT
Gas to win 2-1. I think it will be a much closer affair than when we last met them as the squad are still settling in. We should have enough quality to come through winners though.
Payne and Sercombe to score.
I just pray that DC puts Slocombe back in goal after a terrible performance by Smith the other night.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 17, 2018 17:18:47 GMT
I probably need to learn to lower my expectations but I was expecting a cantilever roof like all new stands at virtually every other football club in the country. Nah, we've already got one of those on the east side. Surely in order for the new stand to be in keeping with the rest of the ground it has to be different from all of the other stands and structures we have already.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 17, 2018 9:22:31 GMT
Yeah, not to mention all those threads predicting the club has no money, couldn't pay their suppliers/ players etc. and was on the brink of bankruptcy. And how many posters were saying that and it suddenly all disappeared? Were we not about to be wound up by a fencing company? Seems like if enough people say something then it must be true. Exactly. Seems to me a lot of people have too much time on their hands to be able to put so much effort into all this endless speculation whether you are a rose tinter, doomsayers or somewhere in between. Personally I'm happy to just support the team and club in the latest campaign, whatever happens will happen and when the news drops so be it. UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 16, 2018 21:12:32 GMT
Another thread a few months ago on here was on the edge of greatness what ever happend to thAt henbury gas? Yeah, not to mention all those threads predicting the club has no money, couldn't pay their suppliers/ players etc. and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 15, 2018 17:13:20 GMT
A win is good for morale BUT,we didn't learn anything new did we? the changes made did not give new boys any opportunity apart from Mathews, i was hoping we would see what Jacu, and Reilly could do but no same old!we did learn defensively that we are apt to concede goals from high balls in to box, oh sorry we knew that already!Any way big game Sat must get at least point on the board, up the Rovers! I dunno, I think I learned a few things: It proved that JC is better than Craig as LB. Matthews looks like he has talent and also takes better corners than Lines. Bennett is better on the wing than central. Leadbitter is on form and should play more, oh and finally..... Smith is nowhere near as good as Slocombe. He should have done much better on the goal we conceded, he was lucky when one effort hit the post as he was never going to save it, he couldn't command his area, never came out to get anything and overall had very poor distribution. For me the most annoying part is that he spent alot of the game bufooning around getting needlessly booked and coming up to the halfway line where he could easily have been lobbed had a ball gone astray. I don't know how old he is but he seems quite immature to me and after last night's performance I seriously hope DC considers getting a replacement in the next window.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 14, 2018 18:31:11 GMT
Seems to be 4-4-1-1 to me with Bennett playing in behind Payne.Would hope that Reilly and Jakubiak get their chance from the bench. DC's confirmed that's the line up, with Matthews and Rodders two attacking wingers then that's a fairly attacking line up. Bennett really needs to score tonight to justify his start again over Nichols or Reilly. I don't think he needs to score to justify his start over Nichols.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 14, 2018 18:10:55 GMT
Must be a 4-5-1 with J Clarke/ Craig at left back, Rodders and Bennett on the wings? Wow in that case then are we sure we are not playing a top team this is Crawley isn't it and not Chelsea by any chance Yawn
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Post by bluestone on Aug 13, 2018 22:52:21 GMT
I just really hope DC doesn't put Craig as LB again, he was absolutely disastrous in that position on Saturday!
I get the impression he is undroppable as far as DC is concerned so if he's going to play it should be as CB, if THD is still not fit enough to play then Kelly should come in as LB.
I would like to see Leads come in as RB as well, is not that I don't rate JC, I just think we should be making use of Danny's pace down the wing at home.
So for me the team would start as:
-----------------Slocombe----------------
Leads-------Locks--------Craig------Kelly
------------------Lines------------------
Rodman----------------------------Bennett
-----------------Sercombe----------------
---------Payne-------------Reilly--------
With Nichols or perhaps Jakub coming on for Reilly.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 13, 2018 14:56:28 GMT
Attack, attack, attack! Let's really take the game to them (unlike Accy) and make good use of our lovely new pitch, lots of quick passing and playing it out from the back please.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 13, 2018 14:51:16 GMT
The interview made for uncomfortable listening but I don't think Wael can really win can he? He is criticised if he doesn't speak publicly and criticised (as indeed he has been) for now speaking without actually being able to say anything.
Reading between the lines I got the impression that something interesting is going on with both the training ground and the stadium plans but he can't or won't put it in the public domain. Given the toxic history of this particular debate over many years I can't really blame him for that!
I just hope DC can start to work his magic on the pitch and get the lads overachieving again as he always has done.
At the end of the day we are all gas heads who want our team to succeed. None of us have any control over what happens off the pitch, we can only try and impact what happens on it by getting ourselves down the Mem and cheering on captain DC and his pirates.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 12, 2018 21:28:34 GMT
We lose and it's a meltdown, were going down, down, down.
We win and it's euphoria, were going up, up, up.
Repeat ad infinitum for the next 44 league games.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 12, 2018 20:48:47 GMT
sadly i think many people on here prefer having a whinge to watching the Gas!! It's not just on here but also at the ground. Moan, moan, moan! We're probably in the best position we've been for years and yet it seems the moaners will never be happy, I honestly think some would prefer us to still be in the conference. Ridiculous thread!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 12, 2018 20:40:24 GMT
Not sure but he would seem to be well suited to play that role. He always seems to perform better in a central position than a wide one doesn't he. I think we actually have quite a bit of flexibility in the squad for a diamond formation, options below. -----------------Slocombe---------------- Lead/Part/JC--Locks---Craig/BB--THD/Kelly ----------Lines/Upson/OC/Sincs----------- Rodman/Mensah---------------Lines/Bennett ---------Sercs/Bennett/Matthews---------- -------Payne------Jakub/Nichols/Reilly--- Could work, but to play two up front DC has a big decision to make in leaving out two of Clarke, Lines, Bennett, Sercombe, Upson and Rodman. And that's before Sincs is fit again. All seven are good players and highlight the depth we have, but it causes a headache too... Agreed, but as we know DC likes to mix things up anyway. I hate to use the word 'rotation' but with the squad size have and in particular the depth we have in midfield is inevitable that this will be necessary. The games will be coming at us thick and fast so he won't be able to keep to the same starting 11 anyway as he'll need to rest players, they will probably all have to spend some time on the bench whether they like it or not.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 12, 2018 20:13:40 GMT
As Sercs ever played at the top of the midfield diamond for Rovers, I've seen Sincs, Nichols and Bennett, even OC yesterday, tried there but never Sercs? Not sure but he would seem to be well suited to play that role. He always seems to perform better in a central position than a wide one doesn't he. I think we actually have quite a bit of flexibility in the squad for a diamond formation, options below. -----------------Slocombe---------------- Lead/Part/JC--Locks---Craig/BB--THD/Kelly ----------Lines/Upson/OC/Sincs----------- Rodman/Mensah---------------Lines/Bennett ---------Sercs/Bennett/Matthews---------- -------Payne------Jakub/Nichols/Reilly---
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Post by bluestone on Aug 11, 2018 17:40:01 GMT
Belter melters lol! Come on peeps, it's 2 games out of 46. There's a long way to go in a season. If you can't handle a couple of back to back defeats at the beginning of the season then do you really think you should be supporting the gas?
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Post by bluestone on Aug 11, 2018 9:41:02 GMT
Looking forward to seeing the lads run out in the new quarters for the first time this season today.
I'm going for a gas win 2-1.
As regards the team, hard to call this one but think DC will go for it. Payne and Nichols to start up front.
Payne to score, Nichols will be Nichols and be subbed of after 60 with nothing to show for his efforts as usual lol.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 9, 2018 15:54:29 GMT
So who do we think will be our starting strikers for Accrington, now we have four to choose from? I reckon that if we are going to play two up top, DC will start Payne and Nichols together who have more experience at playing at this level with Jakubiak and Reilly on the bench trying to force their way in. Hope to see a bit more from Nichols now that he has a tall and able strike partner to play off of, if he doesn’t take this opportunity then I would imagine DC will start to lose his patience with him. Obviously expect a lot of rotation and trying new things out as DC likes to experiment. Crawley at home in the league cup might be a good opportunity for us to see more from Reilly and Mensah. If Nichols has a 2 year deal then I reckon he might only have until Christmas to turn things around.
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Post by bluestone on Aug 9, 2018 13:00:55 GMT
......and relax!!!!
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Post by bluestone on Aug 9, 2018 12:11:05 GMT
On my jollies in Mallorca. Anyone able to update me on today’s events so far? Me too! Bit overcast here today isn't it but hopefully the sun is coming out later. Right, I'm off to the beach to hire a couple of pedlos for the family. If there hasn't been a signing by the time I get back then I'm going to cry like a baby! UTG!
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