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Needed to bat first to have a chance of winning today, I think. If they get over 300 (almost certain), just can't see us getting close with the likes of Masood batting with a strike rate of about 60.

Horrendous

Hate the thought of Winks playing for us again but we have to do this. We just can't progress the ball with the current line up.

100% agree. I don't know what the manager is trying to do here. We have 2 full backs who never venture forward and 2 CDMs stationed about 10 yards ahead of the CBs. It's no wonder we can't progress the ball forward or look remotely like scoring unless it's a set piece. There's also no pressing or running off the ball at all.

Compare the way they close down to the way our captain is jogging around giving their players a free pass or cross. Sickening.

This is utterly embarrassing. Really don't understand what we're trying to do here. Zero patterns of play.

I'm encouraged by the drive and creativity we will see from the midfield pivot.

Why? He's on the bench again.

Dear oh dear, what a sh1t team. Is Stephy being sold, too?

Brownhill would be another expensive short term fix with no sell on value. We need to stop making signings like this, even if they would be an upgrade in the immediate future. He has never been an effective player at PL level and, if that's where we aspire to be, we need to start signing players with potential to be successful there, even if they're not the finished article now.

All in just over 3.5 years!

Surely we won't see Vesty starting again? With his lack of pace, he's simply a sitting duck in this kamikaze system being deployed by Marti.

Very annoying that they had an easy first fixture. Needed them to have a West Ham style start to really facilitate a full implosion.

Very much Leicester 22/23 vibes about them. Their upcoming fixtures look tough as well.

Yep, although at least we're playing Worcs on one of our last 2 games. It's embarrassing that we're only 2 points ahead of Surrey's under 16 team, despite playing 2 overseas players.

There are so many players who I want rid of in this squad, I'm not even sure if Faes is in my top 5, as bad as he's been for the most part in his time with us. I worry in particular that we're now going to be continuing to play the static Vesty in this kamikaze formation used by Marti, where we leave only the 2 CBs back when we're in possession. We saw how that played out at Preston, who are not especially noted for their rapid counter attacks. The only hope is that we will see some incomings soon if we keep draining the swamp at this rate. That said, given who is in charge of recruitment, it's hard to be confident that the new recruits will be any better than those who've departed.

Reckon he’ll be played mainly as a white ball player, especially T20, in which he has a good record. Assume that he is effectively a replacement for Kimber, but more useful than Kimber in red ball, though his record in that is not great either.

Legend. A reminder of much better times for the club. Happy birthday, big man.

True. The other Green looks really exciting, too. Wonder if he'll get a chance in the final 3 CC games.

This has been a very poor 50 over campaign, given the strength of the team we're fielding.

I hope so.

Looks like Ezkinazi will replace Kimber as mainly a white ball specialist, Davey will replace Wright and Tattershall will replace Swindells as back up keeper. None of this addresses the biggest concern we have with the squad ie the lack of high quality top order red ball batsmen. We've got away with this in Div 2 as we have loads of good all rounders but Div 1 is likely to be less forgiving.

Everton are garbage. Watch them win this 1-0 from their only shot on target, though.

Might as well blood more of the youngsters in this competition from now on.

Made no sense putting them in and even less sense to play Roman Walker. The last 2 games against less than half strength Div 1 teams when we are nearly at full strength is a worrying omen of what might happen next season, assuming we get promoted.