Franchise v Swindon Town Matchday thread

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

This looks familiar

https://x.com/mkdonsfc/status/1717541604674727950?s=61&t=HYPly50GSEZLTKzNdaNp7Q

[UTR]

This looks familiar

https://x.com/mkdonsfc/status/1717541604674727950?s=61&t=HYPly50GSEZLTKzNdaNp7Q

Should have signed him when we had the fee agreed

[Mooneyraker]

No Brewitt still apparently.

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23882914.mk-dons-v-swindon-town-press-conference-happened/

[welshred]

Clayton not ready yet? Prefer him to Minturn.

[Mooneyraker]

I see old STFC Questions is chuntering on Twitter again but has made the valid point... We have 15 pro players available tomorrow.

#CompetitiveBudget

[Nemo]

Cancel your buffet Batch!

[kirky69]

Down to the bare bones again then. Limited resources, but still some choices:-

Swap RHM for Young who is clearly misfiring atm?
Change it up to a back 4 with either Clayton or Minturn alongside Dokes and using FBT as a more conventional Left Back
Stay with a 5 at the back with Minturn and Clayton both playing centrally, FBT at LWB and Shade moved to the number 10 role
Involve Genesini, who Flynn says can play as a 10,  but seemingly out of favour after a poor display at Reading
Play Kinsella as CDM, moving McEachran forward

Not easy choices, although have a feeling that Flynn will change it up quite a bit and go with a 442, particularly as Franchise played just 1 striker on Tuesday, meaning we shouldn't need the extra central defender, can play an extra midfielder in a diamond formation and can still get fullbacks forward, whilst playing Shade at the tip of the diamond, just behind the front 2.

Mahoney

Hutton
Dokes
Clayton
FBT

Kinsella
Khan
McEachran
Shade

Austin
RHM

Subs
Ward
Minturn
Genesini
Young
Obodo
+2?

Thoughts?

[Peter Venkman]

I think I would go with this, Minturns confidence looked a bit fucked after conceding the penalty on Tuesday so would try Clayton in the middle. I would put Genesini to LWB and put SHade into the run around a lot wherever he wants Kemp role behind Austin and Young, I would start Young and if its not working for him again swap him for Rushian Heartburn-Murphy at HT.

                    Mahoney
        Dokes    Clayton    FBT
Hutton                           Genesini
         McEachran      Khan
                      Shade
           Austin            Young

Subs: Ward, Minturn, RHM, Abodo, Kinsella +AN Other youth (or only 6 subs)

2-1 defeat in front of 7,214 (with 2,314 Swindon).

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

5-4-1 tomorrow

[UTR]

I see old STFC Questions is chuntering on Twitter again but has made the valid point... We have 15 pro players available tomorrow.

#CompetitiveBudget

The points been discussed to death but it’s still ridiculous to think about our squad depth and how poor it is. The “finding the right players” excuse they rolled for half the summer to make it look like we were being selective with our recruitment rather than the “right players” just being the ones we can find who have given up trying to get a contract with the actual big hitters in this league was funny as well.

[Nemo]

You have Genesini LWB and sub there PV...

[Peter Venkman]

You have Genesini LWB and sub there PV...

I see and corrected I would start him but hes a good option off the bench

[Bob's Orange]

I see old STFC Questions is chuntering on Twitter again but has made the valid point... We have 15 pro players available tomorrow.

#CompetitiveBudget

If Kemp and Young aren't allowed to play in the FA Cup by their parent side and Brewitt has concussion complications it could be very bare bones against Aldershot.

Khan, Hutton and FBT on 4 yellows also.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

I see old STFC Questions is chuntering on Twitter again but has made the valid point... We have 15 pro players available tomorrow.

#CompetitiveBudget

Yep and supported by over 2,000 fans tomorrow.
Plenty getting pissed off again. That Tuesday summed it up with the Gillingham substitutions against ours.
We are simply not prepared for a full on season.

[Nemo]

If there's a youth game we'd rather Obodo plays in, we could genuinely name four subs for this fixture.

Talking of pros, is Dworzak with the club at the moment or out on loan? Know he's been ill and seemed some way off the level but beggars can't be choosers.