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« on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 13:46:20 » |
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Surprised this isn't up yet.
Cox out, Hall and McGregor back. Harry Chard in the travelling party.
No new signings for us, approximately 800 new signings for Carlisle.
A good contingent of the Scottish branch heading down for this, our local game (myself not included).
Could be an interesting selection - Tshimanga and Butterworth earned starts?
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« Reply #1 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 13:48:39 » |
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Tshimanga certainly earned a start with his last performance, but you do wonder if using him in the last 20-30 mins could be better for the team.
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« Reply #2 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 13:51:57 » |
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Tshimanga certainly earned a start with his last performance, but you do wonder if using him in the last 20-30 mins could be better for the team.
He looks better as an impact sub to me for sure.
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« Reply #3 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 13:55:51 » |
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I think I would probably start with the same starting line up as we did on Tuesday but with Cain at LB and change things at HT if its not working.
I no longer fear going into a 2nd half 1 down any more for the first time since Wellens was in charge, Ollie uses his subs far more wisely than our last 6 or 7 managers.
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« Reply #4 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 14:08:25 » |
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I'd love to see Chard given the nod from the start.
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« Reply #5 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 15:29:55 » |
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We've had a few good wins whilst not playing particularly great whilst, judging from their own comments, Carlisle have lost a few games whilst playing quite well recently. The games they have seem to be close, 1-0 types and I do feel we'll lose this one. Not sure this team is quite capable of 4 in a row and Carlisle have a lot of new bodies, not to mention they need to win desperately and they seem bang up for it.
I'll go for 1-0 Carlisle.
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 16:26:15 » |
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I don't think we'll win either. But given recent results it's taken that pressure off us
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« Reply #7 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 16:39:18 » |
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I don't think we'll win either. But given recent results it's taken that pressure off us
We can’t afford to loose with our games in hand. 2-1 to us or maybe 1-1.
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« Reply #8 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 17:23:53 » |
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We can’t afford to loose with our games in hand. 2-1 to us or maybe 1-1.
That's not really true though is it. It's not ideal but we absolutely could afford to lose this game. Teams having games in hand matters little when the clubs below don't / barely average a point per game.
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 17:25:07 » |
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and some of them have to play each other as well.
I'd rather they started catching up on the games though so we know where we're actually at.
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 17:28:35 » |
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Tshimanga certainly earned a start with his last performance, but you do wonder if using him in the last 20-30 mins could be better for the team.
This. He's had one good game. Ofobohr in for Cotterill is the change I'm hoping for. And maybe Glatz for Westley
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 17:30:13 » |
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Thimanga has had a few good games for us tbf. It's just there is usually around 6 or 7 games of doing nothing but falling on the floor in between them.
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 17:30:44 » |
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That's not really true though is it.
It's not ideal but we absolutely could afford to lose this game.
Teams having games in hand matters little when the clubs below don't / barely average a point per game.
That's my thinking. Of course Ollie is looking up the table, I think there's where the games in hand hurt more
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 17:31:38 » |
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Surprised this isn't up yet.
Cox out, Hall and McGregor back. Harry Chard in the travelling party.
No new signings for us, approximately 800 new signings for Carlisle.
A good contingent of the Scottish branch heading down for this, our local game (myself not included).
Could be an interesting selection - Tshimanga and Butterworth earned starts?
Fair few of us going. Meeting up with a few Northern based fans and we will have a few Rangers fans with us in support. A long 16 hour door to door trip tomorrow and buzzing for it.🍺🍷
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« Reply #14 on: Friday, January 31, 2025, 19:14:14 » |
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Thimanga has had a few good games for us tbf. It's just there is usually around 6 or 7 games of doing nothing but falling on the floor in between them.
I’m even sure Tshimanga has had good games as much as he has had some good spells in games. He did look good when he come on against Tranmere but not convinced he’d be able to keep up that level of performance over the 90 or against 11 men. I’d definitely put Ofoborh back in the middle. Probably have a decision to make on to have upfront with Smith & Drinan - whether it be Tshimanga, Glatzel or Westley. Not sure I’d go as far as to say ‘I’d take a point’ or ‘I’d be happy with a point’ but due to the upturn in form coming away from this game with a draw (…or even a loss to an extent) would be as catastrophic as it would have been a few weeks back…
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