I can’t make this one and have no way of watching it so I have the old dilemma of either a nervous ninety or just going gonzo and taking the full hit at 9:45.
This run of games is a concern. We look a bit shot. I’d start Weir on the left and Adomah on the right tomorrow. I think we have to start with the same three centre backs - Dave and floodlights don’t seem to mix well. Stirk will have to start in Comley’s absence with Lakin and Earing in Jellis’s absence. Matt and Lowe up top.
Been slightly disappointed with Jack in these last two games. Following his injuries this felt like a season he’d push on. Being on the bench a huge frustration for him. But he’s had two starts and hasn’t struck me as somebody chomping on the bit to put a solid “drop me if you dare” marker down. If anything he’s just highlighted the gap in quality between himself and Jellis.
Lack of game time probably in Jack’s case.Thought he was better second half on Saturday but we need him at his best. I don’t think Weir has the pace to play LWB however he could play LCB allowing Allen to move to that position but I would leave Gordon in myself. I would give Barrett a rest and start with Adomah.
I would normally have Allen in there as LCB but it looks like he needs a break. I think county will have a lot of the ball, so we will be deep - do Daniels lack of pace less likely to be exposed. Otherwise I’d have Weir or Allen in.
Midfield… I don’t think Hall is a natural 8, seems to be more of a 10. So a slight tweak there. Don’t know who else but Adomah can play RWB.
I can’t understand why a 37 year old winger has been preferred to a striker with a decent goals to game ratio this season (DJ) so have excluded him based on that. Can’t see him starting.
DJ has, for example, 3 goals in just 242 minutes of action this season - whilst Jamma has 5 goals in 1274 minutes. Quite a big difference. I can’t explain the snub.
Yes. I’m out with work mate so unless there’s a boozer in Manchester that has chosen to air our game I’m buggered. Which is why the nervous ninety looking at the phone every three minutes would be equally fruitless and anti-social.
There is some truth in that but Jellis is so good, the work he does allows other players to do what they do. We have replacements but none that are at the same level he is, in my opinion anyway.
I agree that he is top notch, and we do press a lot better when he’s in the team, but he was never going to play every minute of every game. We need to show we execute the plan without him.
Where about in Manchester? There are several around the centre with multiscreens so you might be able to persuade one of the bar staff to put our game on one. Utd and City both play on Wednesday so no clash there, and all the EPL games this week are on Amazon Prime rather than Sky or TNT anyway so they might not have a subscription to show those.
We desperately need 3 points here going into Saturday. Personally I’d go full strength , adrenaline will kick in against Vale so need to worry about burn out.
Ape and Apple traditional kick off then probably down to the Oast House. Then any semblance of a plan starts going awol as there’s the inevitable 9 o’clock “we need food” lot up against the “eating’s cheating” lot.
For me, if I’m enjoying a curry in Akbar’s at around 10:30, eight or nine pints in, three points in me back pocket then it will have been a good night.
