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.
An all time classic even by your standards. Our squad could win The Championship, let alone L1.
Genuinely struggle to see where the creativity is going to come from. Have a sneaking suspicion if might come just too soon for Nowak. As a result we're looking at having Lookman and Ajose up front, presumably with JJ on the wing, or a 4-1-4-1 with Lookman on the left and a potential midfield of Foley, JJ, and Crofts.
A Lookman moment of magic, a JJ free kick, or a set piece is really all I can see us getting. I'd love to be wrong but none of our three central midfielders are great passers of the ball, and I think we're going to really struggle to create things for Ajose. We're probably going to be hard to beat this year, but I doubt we'll be fun to watch.
We generally start the season well, so I expect us to win, before a few injuries kick in and our tissue paper depth is exposed.
Deep down there is a little bit of me that wants to get excited about football returning but the overwhelming apathy of my mood is keeping it subdued. My second year without a season ticket, before that I was coasting towards 20+ years.
Our we having a match thread as sitting round the pool in Rhodes at the moment as I would like to keep up Gutted I'm here and missing the Bury game - not
Predicted that we'd win today. But I'm saying draw now. Just watched Slades pre match press conference and it seems to me that we're really not ready yet. 1-1 but will improve over August.
Looks ok to me 3-1 or 3-2 Shaky nervous start by rudd couple of silly mistakes but we regroup better second half after a harsh talking to by slade and grind out a win after a couple of belters by ajose hes on fire
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An all time classic even by your standards. Our squad could win The Championship, let alone L1.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
We are playing 5 5 3 fuckin stop that Bury
"League One side Bury have signed striker Chris Brown on a one-year deal after his release by Blackburn Rovers.
The 31-year-old spent two seasons at Rovers but failed to score in his 41 appearances.
Brown came through the youth system at Sunderland and has played for Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Norwich City and Preston North End.
His deal includes the option of another year and he is available for Saturday's season opener against Charlton."
I predict an 8-0 win for Charlton and the collapse of CARD.
A Lookman moment of magic, a JJ free kick, or a set piece is really all I can see us getting. I'd love to be wrong but none of our three central midfielders are great passers of the ball, and I think we're going to really struggle to create things for Ajose. We're probably going to be hard to beat this year, but I doubt we'll be fun to watch.
Five years ago today something special started.
And look where the respective teams are now? I remember thinking Bournemouth looked shit and it was an easy win.
Looking at the two line ups - today v that game. Main difference in quality for me is the centre of midfield. Other than that, we compare ok on paper.
Deep down there is a little bit of me that wants to get excited about football returning but the overwhelming apathy of my mood is keeping it subdued. My second year without a season ticket, before that I was coasting towards 20+ years.
1-0 Bury
Solly
Pearce
Johnson
Fox
Holmes
Crofts
Jackson
Lookman
Ajose
Novak
1-2
Ajose and Pearce with the goals
Rudd
Solly
Fox
Pearce
Johnson
Holmes
Crofts
Ba
Jackson
Novak
Ajose
Lookman on bench.
Well done to those travelling up there!
Gutted I'm here and missing the Bury game - not
But I'm saying draw now.
Just watched Slades pre match press conference and it seems to me that we're really not ready yet.
1-1 but will improve over August.
3-1 or 3-2
Shaky nervous start by rudd couple of silly mistakes but we regroup better second half after a harsh talking to by slade and grind out a win after a couple of belters by ajose
hes on fire