January Transfers and Rumours

[Fosse69]

I think he's on about Wilson, mate

Kin crept in off the TV

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[Warren]

10 minutes ago, Nippy Naylor said:

Who's  Wilkinson?  mate  

I thought we had signed a

new player. for a minute there 🤔😆👍

Wilson, sorry, mind on chemist prescription.

[Warren]

13 minutes ago, Nippy Naylor said:

Who's  Wilkinson?  mate  

I thought we had signed a

new player. for a minute there 🤔😆👍

Read the apology above!!!!!!!!

[Jacko51]

33 minutes ago, Warren said:

Wilson, sorry, mind on chemist prescription.

Dementia?!!!!

[Nippy Naylor]

54 minutes ago, Warren said:

Read the apology above!!!!!!!!

I haven't got time,  I'm at work , squire .👍

Edited February 15 by Nippy Naylor

[billbee33]

1 hour ago, Warren said:

Sorry, Wilson. I was in the chemist collecting my prescription!

Don't tell us your prescription is viagara, to help you with your dementia 

[Playa Amodores]

1 hour ago, Emile said:

DM usually plays 3 5 2 so I expect that was part of the reason as to why he was recruited

The two is interesting though - not sure how we play 2 up front currently 

Emile, surely we wouldn’t appoint someone because of the formation that they play. We need to be more fluid and not so rigid, depending on who we play. We need to make the opposition think about what formation we’re going to play during the game, not days beforehand. Isn’t that the whole idea of not releasing the team until just before the game. I hope DM is his own man and plays different formations to our strengths.

I was in a private message the other day with someone on here, so they can take the credit for this question. 
We spent nothing in the transfer window, but then we’ve suddenly found the money to appoint DM his backroom staff and we’ll still need a forward and possibly other players.

[Iron Curtain]

1 hour ago, Emile said:

DM usually plays 3 5 2 so I expect that was part of the reason as to why he was recruited

The two is interesting though - not sure how we play 2 up front currently 

This is an interesting interview with DMs usual assistant manager. It indicates he isn’t as wedded to 352 as we think.

 

He says that they played 5 or 6 different formations at the start of their Wednesday journey as they adapted in games and figured out what was best for the players they had… which was the 352 they settled on.

At Doncaster he played 4231.

That said, I think our squad has been recruited for 352 so I reckon that’s what he will go for.

Personally I think the 4231 would suit us at the moment

Ripley

Lowe Lopata Debra Grant

Ojo Gore

Chiz Weir Mighten

Wilson

Edited February 15 by Iron Curtain

[Trumpingtonvale]

2 hours ago, Warren said:

Sorry, Wilson. I was in the chemist collecting my prescription!

Stood by the razor blade shelf?

[Trumpingtonvale]

30 minutes ago, Playa Amodores said:

Emile, surely we wouldn’t appoint someone because of the formation that they play. We need to be more fluid and not so rigid, depending on who we play. We need to make the opposition think about what formation we’re going to play during the game, not days beforehand. Isn’t that the whole idea of not releasing the team until just before the game. I hope DM is his own man and plays different formations to our strengths.

I was in a private message the other day with someone on here, so they can take the credit for this question. 
We spent nothing in the transfer window, but then we’ve suddenly found the money to appoint DM his backroom staff and we’ll still need a forward and possibly other players.

The feedback I’ve read says DM is a pragmatist and plays a style/formation that fits the players he has available.  Hopefully that’s the case with us though I’m struggling to think what formation does suit the players we currently have fit and available. Happy that’s his job not mine.

[Warren]

23 minutes ago, Trumpingtonvale said:

Stood by the razor blade shelf?

No, the pills will thin my blood enough already without creating a bleed!

[davehartshill]

52 minutes ago, Iron Curtain said:

This is an interesting interview with DMs usual assistant manager. It indicates he isn’t as wedded to 352 as we think.

 

He says that they played 5 or 6 different formations at the start of their Wednesday journey as they adapted in games and figured out what was best for the players they had… which was the 352 they settled on.

At Doncaster he played 4231.

That said, I think our squad has been recruited for 352 so I reckon that’s what he will go for.

Personally I think the 4231 would suit us at the moment

Ripley

Lowe Lopata Debra Grant

Ojo Gore

Chiz Weir Mighten

Wilson

Looks a decent enough line up that does. 

[Warren]

27 minutes ago, Trumpingtonvale said:

The feedback I’ve read says DM is a pragmatist and plays a style/formation that fits the players he has available.  Hopefully that’s the case with us though I’m struggling to think what formation does suit the players we currently have fit and available. Happy that’s his job not mine.

Our formation makes me annoyed for all sorts of reasons. But setting that aside it's the practices of the players in it which cause more problems than the formation itself. So I think he can get a 5-10% improvement by telling them how to do things properly. Doing something significant, like 433 at Cheltenham, is a big change for a big game in a small amount of time. He'd need a lot of confidence it would work to do that. But above suggests he does have the confidence to go for it. 

Edited February 15 by Warren

[Warren]

9 minutes ago, davehartshill said:

Looks a decent enough line up that does. 

Is Gore fit? I thought he struggled on debut. He wanted to show he's Paul Scholes. But he isn't and he got massacred by good L1 opposition. 

[mbycars]

3 hours ago, Warren said:

Sorry, Wilson. I was in the chemist collecting my prescription!

Sounds like you need it 😉