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Are any  of you venturing to Melksham tonight?

Yes will be there

If there was a chance of a few more first team players I may have considered it, being only 65 miles away makes this my closest friendly this season!

I expect it will be made up of mostly youths and first year pro's with the trialist keeper in goal, Ted Smith, as I think Wellens said he wanted to give him another chance along with that Sidy Sanokho.

I doubt he will risk any 1st teamer that will definately be starting on Saturday.

He may give a trialist or 2 a go but they will probably be backup players even if they were successful.

Youngsters playing for a slot on the bench for Saturday at best. Romanski, Twine, Iandolo, Curran and Graham. He may let Anderson, Toums and McGlashan get game time but I doubt it.

Notice the 3 amigos have all been given squad numbers


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Tonight's XI:

Trialist, Reid, Romanski, Diagouraga, Broadbent, Curran, McGlashan, Trialist, Twine, Trialist, Anderson.

So who is the 3rd trialist?

here now, rude not to working in Chippenham.

filling face, no idea on third Trialist yet

Thats a fairly strong side, I would think Broadbent and Reid won't be starters on Saturday then.

1-0 Anderson. big boot over the top missed by CB, Anderson scuffs in

melksham had one chalked of for offside earlier

2-0. corner turned home

I like sidy, gets ball and keeps it simple.

no idea if he's good enough though

3-0, great link up between Reid and MGlashen to cross in. headed goal by #7 (Trialist?)

whos the number 10 who scored the third anyone?

I thought it was #7. either way, no idea!

FFS MGlashen is #7. what am i on

no worries and all will be revealed soon enough. Their number 5 on the stfc video is a huge unit

This chap.

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How's Sidy getting on? I thought from his brief cameo against Cov he looked quite handy

4-0 Anderson after keeper parried

Dylan Levitt, maybe. Man Utd yoof

SScored no. 5 just before HT

could be. nobody on the pitch is using his name!

not stood out

early on he got the ball,, gave it simply. seemed to drift out of it a bit later on but it's so comfortable it tells us nothing!

bugger. was in the toilet when #5 went in.

Is he playing well? Seems to be banging in the goals in these pre-season games. His off-pitch attitude must be a real problem if Wellens wants rid of him as he was full of praise for him after one of the games and he appears to be putting the effort in.

Didn’t he score the header?

‘Sweet strike from a trialist’

Not the best phrasing ;)

Dominic Tear is the young striker.

6-0

That kit looks smart

Guessing a Jewell link on this one, basically played a handful of games in the N Irish league last season on loan.  Was named Academy Player of the Year for Huddersfiled, winger.  I reckon it's a punt rather than looking at the player with a view to needing him.

one for the future like Curran perhaps

Win nothing with kids...

Anderson hat-trick

I know it's against poor opposition, but given I reckon Anderson would struggle in an open goal practice, this is possibly good news.

Hopefully get clubs interested. Be nice if there's a scout or two in attendance. I'm not anti Keshi by any means but he's frustrating to watch and I think Wellens has made his mind up on him.

I have always liked Andersons energy on the pitch, however he just doesn't really have a position that suits us. He always feels like a square peg in a round hole and I am sure he is on far too much to sit on the bench.

Anderson was the best attacker on the pitch. His and MGlashen's pace caused a fair few problems. Still not bothered they are leaving, but wish them well.

I like Sidy, the problem is that I'm not sure he's different enough to what we have.

anyway, comfortable run out. nothing much to be gleaned. Didn't think our third Trialist impressed myself, even though he took his header well.

Twine tried hard but it wasn't his best game.

Reid and MGlashen combined well.

Toums and Sidy very comfortable.

Keeper didn't have a lot to do. Took a cross, threw the ball. Not much more.

An enjoyable first half,  got a bit less fluid in the second with subs.