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Gillingham (A) pre-match thread - FA Cup 3rd round - Sat 7th Jan 12:30pm kickoff

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Wallace63

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1 hour ago, Sunbury Fox said:

They might be bottom of the league but this will be much harder than the MK game, I think. MK was basically a home game, given the number of tickets they gave us, plus MK stadium is basically a PL stadium and their fans are pretty passive. By contrast, Gillingham is a classic lower league stadium and their fans will be raucous - they're basically Millwall-lite. This is also their big game so their fans and players will be well up for it live on the BBC. Plus they are managed by a long ball merchant and their team will no doubt be full of huge, physical players. My view is that if we go into a game like this with a bunch of kids we will lose. 

Just to let everyone know, the most physical person at the club is probably the groundsman.

We have no real physical presence at all, we are lightweight all over the pitch. We are expecting nothing at all, however it would a result if we win a corner.

In other news it's been drizzling here in Medway all day, and still is, so If you are in our embarrassment of a stand in the open. Wear something warm and waterproof.

Sorry chaps.

 

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22 hours ago, Nannypig7 said:

McAteer And Brunt are starting 

That figures, I think im correct in saying, except for KDH and Tavares, Brendan has not given a single outfield academy player a start in nearly 4 years that wasn't a defender.

 

Only a matter of time with Braybrooke and hopefully next year Alves but quite the stat!

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3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

That figures, I think im correct in saying, except for KDH and Tavares, Brendan has not given a single outfield academy player a start in nearly 4 years that wasn't a defender.

 

Only a matter of time with Braybrooke and hopefully next year Alves but quite the stat!

Don’t know about you but I’m still made up on McAteer

Ric Flair

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7 minutes ago, Nannypig7 said:

Don’t know about you but I’m still made up on McAteer

I like the lad, if he does develop in to a solid full back with his ability to score as has been seen in thr U18s and U21s then he could be one of those that hits the heights like KDH has. Wormleighton another brilliant full back who by trade is an attacking and dynamic winger.

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35 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

That figures, I think im correct in saying, except for KDH and Tavares, Brendan has not given a single outfield academy player a start in nearly 4 years that wasn't a defender.

 

Only a matter of time with Braybrooke and hopefully next year Alves but quite the stat!

Our defence has clearly been the weakest part of our team for the last two years, so it stands to reason they are going to get more of a chance, you'd have no chance of breaking through as a striker unless you were of Michael Owen esque ability at 17 or 18. Wingers should be getting more of a chance definitely.

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2 hours ago, Sunbury Fox said:

This is also their big game so their fans and players will be well up for it live on the BBC.

Is it actually on telly? The TV schedule from the FA Cup Twitter account suggests it isn’t. 

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3 minutes ago, Silva Fox said:

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Must have been a late pick, very odd they’d make the graphic and it not be up to date. Happy days though! 
 

 

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1 hour ago, Beachyboy said:

Our defence has clearly been the weakest part of our team for the last two years, so it stands to reason they are going to get more of a chance, you'd have no chance of breaking through as a striker unless you were of Michael Owen esque ability at 17 or 18. Wingers should be getting more of a chance definitely.

To be honest looking at all the academy players, the only one so far who hasn't been given a chance that I thought would last season was Ben Nelson at CB. Braybrooke ought to have been played more as well, he is ready I'm convinced of it. The rest still have work to do and Alves obviously has a heck of a rehabilitation ahead of him.

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2 hours ago, Manini said:

Must have been a late pick, very odd they’d make the graphic and it not be up to date. Happy days though! 
 

 

Not a late pick. That graphic is from back in December before the replay! There was always going to be a couple for lunchtime tomorrow. 
 

Believe it’s our game and spurs are on iPlayer/red button 

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35 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

To be honest looking at all the academy players, the only one so far who hasn't been given a chance that I thought would last season was Ben Nelson at CB. Braybrooke ought to have been played more as well, he is ready I'm convinced of it. The rest still have work to do and Alves obviously has a heck of a rehabilitation ahead of him.

Maswanhise? Haven't seen enough of him, can he play right wing?

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9 minutes ago, Beachyboy said:

Maswanhise? Haven't seen enough of him, can he play right wing?

Left sided usually but given our chronic winger issues he seemed closer to getting a chance 2 years ago than now.

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7 hours ago, themightyfin said:

It's Sammy time. 

Great news, really hope we start to see some of the real quality academy prospects given the opportunity to force their way into the 1st team reckoning, given the impending rebuild and the financial challenges would be great if 2 or 3 could push on and become part of the squad, even if they take the place of some of the perceived deadwood. Would love to see Braybrooke takes his chance and become part of the 1st team squad for the remainder of the season. 

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My team would be, with an eye on the current injury list but also using this an opportunity to give some of our academy prospects a chance to shine. These team should still have more than enough to see off a team at the bottom of league 2  

 

Iversen 

 

Albrighton 

Amartey

Vestergard 

Brunt 

 

Mendy

Braybrooke

Praet (if fit) 


 

Perez

Iheanacho

Maswasnise 

 

 

jv1

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Radio times says this is the main game on bbc1 now - is that right ? I swear we weren’t on tv and was only early for foreign tv or something but definitely says we are the main game on bbc1 now - weird 

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1 minute ago, jv1 said:

Radio times says this is the main game on bbc1 now - is that right ? I swear we weren’t on tv and was only early for foreign tv or something but definitely says we are the main game on bbc1 now - weird 


Yes we are the main game on bbc1 Spurs v Portsmouth is the other on the red button.

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Anything other than a minimum 5 goal hammering is completely unacceptable. 

 

 

If they score even one goal then BR and his wanky backroom team all need to be fired this afternoon. 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Couldn’t pay me to go to this 

 

Absolutely stinks of a cupset too


Cannot disagree with that, I feel for the younger players. Anyway here is hoping for the best and we someone win the game irrespective of Rodgers.

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