Come on, that starting XI looks good for this division.
Jacko and Crofts in CM too good for league 1?
Not too good for League One. Crofts was once better than this level but it's his level now, I'd argue Jackson has only ever been a League One player, as much as I like him. A bit like Hollands. He was never Championship class.
If the CB pairing is Johnson and Pearce we will have two no-nonsense, get stuck in, stick your head in the way center backs. Neither of them are particularly good with the ball at their feet though, and both lack pace. With Harriott gone, it's not especially clear that we lack pace throughout the team.
I'd start Ba over one of JJ or Crofts, probably instead of JJ because Crofts is a far more natural holding player. Ba adds a turn of pace and some drive to that midfield. No, he's no perfect, he's not the finished article, and he's lacking, but I think a run of game to give him some confidence could do him a world of good.
Rudd Solly Fox Pearce Johnson Holmes Crofts Ba Lookman Novak Ajose
Bench:
Phillips Konsa Holmes-Dennis Foley (I think he will have signed a pay as you play deal of some kind that went through before the deadline) Jackson Ahearne Grant Hanlan
Rudd Solly Fox Pearce Johnson Holmes Crofts Ba Lookman Novak Ajose
Bench:
Phillips Konsa Holmes-Dennis Foley (I think he will have signed a pay as you play deal of some kind that went through before the deadline) Jackson Ahearne Grant Hanlan
Swop Bauer for Rojo, Diarra for Crofts, add Umerah to the bench, RCC and our mysterious midfielder (hope it's Adeyami) with Tex still here, Kashi and perhaps with another goalscorer that is a squad that could win the Champ let alone L1. Given nobody else is sold. A fit Igor hopefully to return. I am vacillating over my stance as a protester. Will keep powder dry until Sept 1st.
Rudd Solly Fox Pearce Johnson Holmes Crofts Ba Lookman Novak Ajose
Bench:
Phillips Konsa Holmes-Dennis Foley (I think he will have signed a pay as you play deal of some kind that went through before the deadline) Jackson Ahearne Grant Hanlan
Swop Bauer for Rojo, Diarra for Crofts, add Umerah to the bench, RCC and our mysterious midfielder (hope it's Adeyami) with Tex still here, Kashi and perhaps with another goalscorer that is a squad that could win the Champ let alone L1. Given nobody else is sold. A fit Igor hopefully to return. I am vacillating over my stance as a protester. Will keep powder dry until Sept 1st.
Rudd Solly Fox Pearce Johnson Holmes Crofts Ba Lookman Novak Ajose
Bench:
Phillips Konsa Holmes-Dennis Foley (I think he will have signed a pay as you play deal of some kind that went through before the deadline) Jackson Ahearne Grant Hanlan
Swop Bauer for Rojo, Diarra for Crofts, add Umerah to the bench, RCC and our mysterious midfielder (hope it's Adeyami) with Tex still here, Kashi and perhaps with another goalscorer that is a squad that could win the Champ let alone L1. Given nobody else is sold. A fit Igor hopefully to return. I am vacillating over my stance as a protester. Will keep powder dry until Sept 1st.
You're having a laugh. Half of that mob played in a relegated team. Johnson and Ba couldn't even get near that relegated team starting line up. Admittedly I should do well in league 1 - but have a look at some of the squads in the championship.
I seem to remember Igor is on loan for the season.
In my fantasy world I would be looking first for another striker and then some more creativity in central midfield.
Midfield comes well before striker for me.
Defo midfield before another striker, in fact I would want 2 midfielders before a striker. With lookman we have 3 decent striker's but absolutely no cm creativity
Yay the football season is back!!!! And our owners do the best to ruin it for us!!! Bury will be tough and they will be more ready than we are. All those months to organise a squad, even if it is everyone out and bring in a new team, and they failed. Due to this our midfield has old legs and no creativity, a bit like when we went to Bournemouth in the championship with Hughes and the ex Swansea player. 2-1 to Bury as after going two behind we struggle until the last 5 mins.
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6,000 season tickets sold on Monday.
We're going up a F***ing Champions.
Only joking
I'd start Ba over one of JJ or Crofts, probably instead of JJ because Crofts is a far more natural holding player. Ba adds a turn of pace and some drive to that midfield. No, he's no perfect, he's not the finished article, and he's lacking, but I think a run of game to give him some confidence could do him a world of good.
Rudd
Solly
Konsa
Pearce
Fox
Crofts
Jackson
Ba (literally because there is nobody else)
Holmes
Ajose
Lookman
2-1 win and 5 signings come in before Northampton (it's Friday afternoon and I may have had a beer...)
Rudd
Solly
Fox
Pearce
Johnson
Holmes
Crofts
Ba
Lookman
Novak
Ajose
Bench:
Phillips
Konsa
Holmes-Dennis
Foley (I think he will have signed a pay as you play deal of some kind that went through before the deadline)
Jackson
Ahearne Grant
Hanlan
In my fantasy world I would be looking first for another striker and then some more creativity in central midfield.
I might have to do another armed robbery en route at this rate.
Good skills until you get caught.
Between the boy on Pokemon go and me following the football updates from @Redmidland we are going to have to get a grip and actually interact.
I'm depressingly optimistic again.
Confirmation I will NEVER learn...