Brentford Sunday 7th August Pre Match

[sacreblueits442]

14 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

What a load of rubblish!

 

Evans, Vestiguarrd, Amartey, Soyuncu,and Fofana are all trained by the same coach, how come they don't all pay in the same style as CBs?

...look at their formative years!!!

[Clever Fox]

36 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....Iversen and Ward trained by the same coach!!!

There is no reason for there to be a difference between the styles and will have the same limitations. Iversen may have been encouraged on loan to come off his line, but I suspect his first thought will be to stay on his line.

 

That's an interesting point. I was refering to their individual styles,  iI they both stay on their line then surely it must be by instruction, Which seems strange.

I think Iversen will make the position his own if he gets a run in the side to establish himself.

 

Ward on the other hand has the experience of playing for Liverpool and International Football with Wales. So it's going to be interesting to watch.

[Spudulike]

Shame that in the current circumstances no one would take us seriously if we started putting out rumours, or even made a derisory offer, for Ivan Toney. Just to unsettle him. Just like Man City do to our players just before we play them. We need to improve in the dark arts. 

[FoxyLeon]

1 hour ago, Clever Fox said:

That's an interesting point. I was refering to their individual styles,  iI they both stay on their line then surely it must be by instruction, Which seems strange.

I think Iversen will make the position his own if he gets a run in the side to establish himself.

 

Ward on the other hand has the experience of playing for Liverpool and International Football with Wales. So it's going to be interesting to watch.

 

Ward played 2 games for Liverpool in three years, and I'm guessing based on the figures they were due to injury or rotation. Iverson is also 5 years younger, but has over double the career appearances. It's not a tough decision, Iverson is our new number one.

 

What we should have done, was sell Ward, keep Kasper for one more year and keep Iverson on the bench and playing in all Cup games and occasional league rotation too. Instead we've got Ward, a number two, who is on a higher wage than we should be paying, and he's not going to improve.

[tom27111]

Really can't wait for this.

 

A year to the day since we won the Community Shield. 

 

Taking the boy and in major developments, the 14-year-old step-daughter is really in to it now as well, so the three of us will be there whilst the Mrs watches a movie at Odeon!

 

I think the step-daughter is just hoping for some early finishes at school for away days to be honest, but she's insisted on wearing her brothers maroon cup final shirt tomorrow. 

 

Even better that they're staying at thier dads tonight and they'll both be in their City shirts when we pick them up in the morning. 

 

If he'd shown some interest in them, maybe they'd be glory supporting Man U fans too 

 

 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Has the first game of a season ever been so overshadowed by other stuff?

[tom27111]

7 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Has the first game of a season ever been so overshadowed by other stuff?

What's overshadowed it? 

[Grebfromgrebland]

3 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

What's overshadowed it? 

Injuries and transfer speculation. The match well be a welcome distraction from both.

[Big Blue Maff]

I’m going for a home win easily tomorrow. Vardy with a brace 

[tom27111]

6 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Injuries and transfer speculation. The match well be a welcome distraction from both.

Meh.

 

Come on man. Opening day 1991 was much worse.

 

I don't get all the meltdowns and fuss.

 

We've not even kicked a ball yet!

 

Shite the Ricardo is out for 6 months, but the rest...?

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 minute ago, tom27111 said:

Meh.

 

Come on man. Opening day 1991 was much worse.

 

I don't get all the meltdowns and fuss.

 

We've not even kicked a ball yet!

 

Shite the Ricardo is out for 6 months, but the rest...?

Didn’t we get a fine 0-0 away at the mighty Swindon. At that time it was a great result for us. An away clean sheet. 

[tom27111]

Just now, CrazyKopCorner said:

Didn’t we get a fine 0-0 away at the mighty Swindon. At that time it was a great result for us. An away clean sheet. 

Yeah, I was there, but we'd just stayed up by the narrowest of margins and feared the worst!

[Grebfromgrebland]

Revised line up

 

Iverson

Justin Evans Soyunchu Castagne

Mendy Praet

KDH Madison Soumare

Vardy

 

 

Same same but different Leicester City 

 

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 minute ago, tom27111 said:

Yeah, I was there, but we'd just stayed up by the narrowest of margins and feared the worst!

They’d thrashed us 5-2 in the run if the first great escape. It puts it in perspective

[Guest Col city fan]

6 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

Yeah, I was there, but we'd just stayed up by the narrowest of margins and feared the worst!

Wasn’t that Brian Little’s first game in charge? I was there and I remember a pitch invasion before the game I think?

[tom27111]

3 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

Wasn’t that Brian Little’s first game in charge? I was there and I remember a pitch invasion before the game I think?

It was indeed. I can't remember the pitch invasion though.

[Ric Flair]

Looks like the team is:

 

Ward

 

Amartey

Evans

Fofana

 

Castagne

Tielemans

Ndidi

KDH

Justin

 

Maddison

 

Vardy

 

Why on earth would we play 3 at the back at home to dog mess like Brentford and go 3-5-1-1 instead of 3-4-1-2? 

 

Also what's the incentive of Tielemans sorting his future out if we're just going to play our hand with him. It's not even cutting our nose off to spite our face, his form last season makes him no longer guaranteed first choice which I'm staggered I'm saying it but I'd show him he's in danger of being in no position to go to Qatar being match ready.

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Looks like the team is:

 

Ward

 

Amartey

Evans

Fofana

 

Castagne

Tielemans

Ndidi

KDH

Justin

 

Maddison

 

Vardy

 

Why on earth would we play 3 at the back at home to dog mess like Brentford and go 3-5-1-1 instead of 3-4-1-2? 

 

Also what's the incentive of Tielemans sorting his future out if we're just going to play our hand with him. It's not even cutting our nose off to spite our face, his form last season makes him no longer guaranteed first choice which I'm staggered I'm saying it but I'd show him he's in danger of being in no position to go to Qatar being match ready.

Not surprised to see 3 atb with no wingers available 

 

but why cags behind Dan ??

 

and as you say, why not 2 up top ….

 

[CrazyKopCorner]

5 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

Wasn’t that Brian Little’s first game in charge? I was there and I remember a pitch invasion before the game I think?

It was a pitch invasion after the game. A few of ours ran on to celebrate the 0-0 (honestly) and some of theirs squared up to them. There was then a group of 70/80  Leicester fans who charged them off of the pitch and cleared the stand closest to us. Looking back it probably was a tad OTT

[Mac]

5 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Shame that in the current circumstances no one would take us seriously if we started putting out rumours, or even made a derisory offer, for Ivan Toney. Just to unsettle him. Just like Man City do to our players just before we play them. We need to improve in the dark arts. 

I'm proud to say that we're better than that.

[Spudulike]

18 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Didn’t we get a fine 0-0 away at the mighty Swindon. At that time it was a great result for us. An away clean sheet. 

Yep, nearly won it when Paul Reid hit the crossbar. Sunny day, full of pissed up City fans rammed into a dangerously overfilled open air away end. Pitch invasion with the Baby Squad jumping the barriers into the Swindon lads that had been baiting us all game. First prosecutions for trespass in a sporting arena or summat. 

[5waller5]

20 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Looks like the team is:

 

Ward

 

Amartey

Evans

Fofana

 

Castagne

Tielemans

Ndidi

KDH

Justin

 

Maddison

 

Vardy

 

Why on earth would we play 3 at the back at home to dog mess like Brentford and go 3-5-1-1 instead of 3-4-1-2? 

 

Also what's the incentive of Tielemans sorting his future out if we're just going to play our hand with him. It's not even cutting our nose off to spite our face, his form last season makes him no longer guaranteed first choice which I'm staggered I'm saying it but I'd show him he's in danger of being in no position to go to Qatar being match ready.

It’s pretty much the most negative team selection he could have gone with. It’s going to be a looooong season

[honeybradger]

37 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Looks like the team is:

 

Ward

 

Amartey

Evans

Fofana

 

Castagne

Tielemans

Ndidi

KDH

Justin

 

Maddison

 

Vardy

 

Why on earth would we play 3 at the back at home to dog mess like Brentford and go 3-5-1-1 instead of 3-4-1-2? 

 

Also what's the incentive of Tielemans sorting his future out if we're just going to play our hand with him. It's not even cutting our nose off to spite our face, his form last season makes him no longer guaranteed first choice which I'm staggered I'm saying it but I'd show him he's in danger of being in no position to go to Qatar being match ready.

I would rather not play Tielemans. I love the guy and think he's a brilliant player and I dont want us to bench him out of spite unlike some others on here but surely we have to get used to playing without him if he's leaving this window.

[adejo92]

This forum is as bad for spreading fear and negativity for the upcoming season as the media was for Covid.

 

Okay, I dont think we will set the world alight this season, but I think we'll do well enough to please most considering the situation we are in.

Edited 6 August 2022 by adejo92

[Arkie Bennett]

A win - or even a draw - and we take our rightful place as the top team in the Midlands.