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Found out at the end of last season for not having a clear plan b. Perhaps the aim of these friendlies is not to reveal plan a til the season starts.
 
alvez_49 said:
I know it's a friendly, I know it's McNair's first game back, I know it's a random team selection but Bradford are league two pre season has been a proper struggle so far.
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Was the same against Hartlepool, him and Fry were our two worst players for a good stretch of the game.
 
Coulson had a good game. Really like what I've seen of Nkrumah. The rest of them ... hmmmmm.

And as for Hoppe, he's a nice bloke but we might as well just cut our losses and release him. If he ever gets near our first team we're in trouble
 
newyddion said:
Solid 2nd string..

——————Glover———-———
McNair—Hannah—Berg—Coulson
Jones—Payero—Stott——-Silvera
————-Hoppe—Gilbert————


Injuries.. missing players etc..
gives a closer indication to our first 11 if there is such a thing and where we might be heading transfer wise..

————-——Dieng————————
Agyemang—Fry—Lenihan——Collins
Forss—Barlaser—Hackney—McGree
————Crooks—Morgan—————

Left back.. might just be a left back.
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Assuming Giles has gone to Luton do you think Collins will be left back?
 
clay said:
Coulson had a good game. Really like what I've seen of Nkrumah. The rest of them ... hmmmmm.

And as for Hoppe, he's a nice bloke but we might as well just cut our losses and release him. If he ever gets near our first team we're in trouble
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Hoppe is absolutely way off from what I've seen of him. A gamble that hasn't paid off that one.
 
I havent seen a lot of Payero so this might be totally inaccurate,

He looks like the kind of player that would look good when everyone else around him is playing well, but would be completely anonymous in a game where we’re struggling.
 
Team to start as it stands, with worst case injury scenarios

Dieng

McNair
Fry
Lennihan
Coulson

Barlasser
Hackney

Forss
Crooks
McGree

Rogers

More than capable of beating Millwall, with good bench options in Jones, Silvera and Gilbert.
 
Otto42 said:
Team to start as it stands, with worst case injury scenarios

Dieng

McNair
Fry
Lennihan
Coulson

Barlasser
Hackney

Forss
Crooks
McGree

Rogers

More than capable of beating Millwall, with good bench options in Jones, Silvera and Gilbert.
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I think we're 4, possibly 5, players worse off than last season. I really thought we'd be going for it this season but there's still time to bring better players in before the transfer window closes.
 
I thought Payero was our best player. Energetic, much more robust than he was, looked to get us forward and made some great challenges. Gilbert looked good at times but played a lot of wayward stuff. Our biggest problem was trying to play short passes out of defence with a back four and keeper that weren't really up to it. Our two central defenders were beaten to too many headers and I think Glover could have done better with the looping header. Silvera needs some confidence and to strengthen up a bit.
That said, it was clearly a team that was full of youngsters and 2nd string/development players. Nkruma looked really lively. It wasn't terrible by any stretch.
Good Boro support for a mid-week away pre-season game.
 
Otto42 said:
Team to start as it stands, with worst case injury scenarios

Dieng

McNair
Fry
Lennihan
Coulson

Barlasser
Hackney

Forss
Crooks
McGree

Rogers

More than capable of beating Millwall, with good bench options in Jones, Silvera and Gilbert.
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Can't see goals in that team. 75% possession, 0.4xg.
 
Otto42 said:
Team to start as it stands, with worst case injury scenarios

Dieng

McNair
Fry
Lennihan
Coulson

Barlasser
Hackney

Forss
Crooks
McGree

Rogers

More than capable of beating Millwall, with good bench options in Jones, Silvera and Gilbert.
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Hope so and certainly not knocking Rogers who will try his best. I just think he will need a bit of luck against a millwall team the are pretty robust at the back and weren’t far off the play offs last year.
 
borolad259 said:
I thought Payero was our best player. Energetic, much more robust than he was, looked to get us forward and made some great challenges. Gilbert looked good at times but played a lot of wayward stuff. Our biggest problem was trying to play short passes out of defence with a back four and keeper that weren't really up to it. Our two central defenders were beaten to too many headers and I think Glover could have done better with the looping header. Silvera needs some confidence and to strengthen up a bit.
That said, it was clearly a team that was full of youngsters and 2nd string/development players. Nkruma looked really lively. It wasn't terrible by any stretch.
Good Boro support for a mid-week away pre-season game.
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Bang on assessment.
 
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