Pre-Season 2016

Imagine getting worked up about a pre season loss

Boggersbelief wrote:Imagine getting worked up about a pre season loss

I was fuming we lost at Mansfield. Are they even a proper club?

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Boggersbelief wrote:Imagine getting worked up about a pre season loss

I was fuming we lost at Mansfield. Are they even a proper club?

West Ham got battered 3-0 by seattle Seahawks. Bet they're shitting themselves now about the upcoming season

Seattle sounders, sorry

Winning matches, regardless of opposition, breeds confidence.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Winning matches, regardless of opposition, breeds confidence.

No doubt but give him time to weed out the fannies.

finlaymcdanger wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:Winning matches, regardless of opposition, breeds confidence.

No doubt but give him time to weed out the fannies.

...aka our entire defence for the last three - or is it four?- seasons.

wanderlust wrote:

finlaymcdanger wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:Winning matches, regardless of opposition, breeds confidence.

No doubt but give him time to weed out the fannies.

...aka our entire defence for the last three - or is it four?- seasons.

and the 2, £18k a week "experienced" midfielders

It's not the losing of the games that is important....the results do not matter of course...but when you read that we are outplayed for 3/4 of the game by so-called lower opposition. That's probably not a good indication of things to come.

terenceanne wrote:It's not the losing of the games that is important....the results do not matter of course...but when you read that we are outplayed for 3/4 of the game by so-called lower opposition. That's probably not a good indication of things to come.

I think the Sheff Utd game will define our season as it will be a reality check that winning could inspire us to go on and do great things and losing could knock back the mindset of the entire squad, especially after the optimism engendered by the new manager.

I think we're going into the season with a lot of changes and it may take a while to settle, a good analogy is Wigan who went into their season in L1 with wholesale changes and it took a while to settle, they didn't have a great start but got stronger and stronger as the squad knitted together.
So while a strong start is always preferred I don't think the first games will necessarily define the season.

I think its good to lose in the friendlies. It shows we aren't doing things right, and should learn from it, and it it stops the players thinking that all they have to do is turn up.

Howard, Moxey, Beevers, Vela, Spearing, Clayton, Madine, Neil Eardley, Pratley, Woolery, Wheater.

Gordon Greer and Frazer Richardson are two other newbies on the bench

Boggersbelief wrote:Howard, Moxey, Beevers, Vela, Spearing, Clayton, Madine, Neil Eardley, Pratley, Woolery, Wheater.

Gordon Greer and Frazer Richardson are two other newbies on the bench

Is there any commentary or text on this one ?

Only on Twitter. We're losing 1-0. 7 minutes gone

thanks Boggers ..... normal service as resumed then.

Boggersbelief wrote:Howard, Moxey, Beevers, Vela, Spearing, Clayton, Madine, Neil Eardley, Pratley, Woolery, Wheater.

Gordon Greer and Frazer Richardson are two other newbies on the bench

Just googled Neil Eardley, makes Mark Davies seem the model of fitness. Last season he was injured till September, played 45 minutes then injured till December, played 4 matches then got injured, played 45 minutes in January then was out for the season. The two previous seasons weren't any better.

1-1 dervite with the goal

Barb Dwyer wrote:

Boggersbelief wrote:Howard, Moxey, Beevers, Vela, Spearing, Clayton, Madine, Neil Eardley, Pratley, Woolery, Wheater.

Gordon Greer and Frazer Richardson are two other newbies on the bench

Just googled Neil Eardley, makes Mark Davies seem the model of fitness. Last season he was injured till September, played 45 minutes then injured till December, played 4 matches then got injured, played 45 minutes in January then was out for the season. The two previous seasons weren't any better.

It's where we're at unfortunately

Has Wheater actually signed?