Jourdan

Funny but I’ve never associated going to a football game (home or away) as a “day on the beer”. Mainly because I drive of course (even if I was going on the train I still have to drive to the station) but for me, having a good few drinks (not that I do anymore but I have in my younger days) and going to a football match just don’t mix. I’m sure you’re not one of them but I can’t get my head around some of the folk you see at away games (a very small minority) that seem barely able to stand up due to the amount they have consumed.

I get the thinking, but how often in football do things actually work out like that?
You will see a team breeze through a challenging run in and another team make hard work of an easier run in, and vice versa.
Sometimes teams produce results true to form, sometimes not. If it was so easy to gauge which games were easy and which were difficult, we’d all be raking it in at the bookies.
Look at the last day of last season. Who would have expected Peterborough to go to Barnsley and win at our expense? February to May always throws up strange results.
It’s so easy to fall into the trap of ‘Bolton have to play X, Y, Z. Advantage us!’ but very often there is no advantage at all.

If he’s fit and confident, it’d be Gayle every time.
Missing out on Smith and Gregory could have been a blessing in disguise.

The best thing we can do is take things one game at a time.
There’s no use concerning ourselves with Bolton and Portsmouth.
Bolton’s ‘tough’ run-in will be meaningless if we don’t do the business ourselves.
Our only focus should be Barnsley away and grinding out another 3 points and taking one step closer to the magic 92 points mark.

Be interesting to see what our best XI will be with Gayle on board…
I am guessing:
Wildsmith
Nyambe - Nelson - Cashin - Elder
Adams - Bird - Hourihane
NML - Gayle - CBT
If Adams, Bird and NML can continue their form and Gayle and CBT can get into a rhythm, it could be a very fun end to the season!

I would imagine that it’s no surprise but I am feeling very positive about this.
There are going to be a lot of tight, tense games over the next 3 months and someone like Gayle with his movement and instinct in the box could be the difference between 1 point and 3 points in many games.
Let’s hope we get him fully fit and firing and he can lead us to promotion one way or another.

The best thing we can do is take things one game at a time.
There’s no use concerning ourselves with Bolton and Portsmouth.
Bolton’s ‘tough’ run-in will be meaningless if we don’t do the business ourselves.
Our only focus should be Barnsley away and grinding out another 3 points and taking one step closer to the magic 92 points mark.

If he’s fit and confident, it’d be Gayle every time.
Missing out on Smith and Gregory could have been a blessing in disguise.

If he’s fit and confident, it’d be Gayle every time.
Missing out on Smith and Gregory could have been a blessing in disguise.

Wildsmith
Nyambe - Nelson - Cashin - Elder
Adams - Bird - Hourihane
NML - Gayle - CBT
-If fit, Gayle and CBT with a chance to impress
-Sibley, Barkhuizen, and Wilson to come off the bench if needed
-Bradley to come off the bench and change the shape if needed
-Smith and Thompson to come on for Hourihane and Adams if needed

Be interesting to see what our best XI will be with Gayle on board…
I am guessing:
Wildsmith
Nyambe - Nelson - Cashin - Elder
Adams - Bird - Hourihane
NML - Gayle - CBT
If Adams, Bird and NML can continue their form and Gayle and CBT can get into a rhythm, it could be a very fun end to the season!

If he’s fit and confident, it’d be Gayle every time.
Missing out on Smith and Gregory could have been a blessing in disguise.

One thing that was particularly great about today’s win was the contribution of Smith, Bradley and Sibley.
It’s great to see players who had been written off in some quarters play an important role in an important win.
As we’ve seen with all of the injuries, we are going to need everyone to play their part.

Be interesting to see what our best XI will be with Gayle on board…
I am guessing:
Wildsmith
Nyambe - Nelson - Cashin - Elder
Adams - Bird - Hourihane
NML - Gayle - CBT
If Adams, Bird and NML can continue their form and Gayle and CBT can get into a rhythm, it could be a very fun end to the season!

The best thing we can do is take things one game at a time.
There’s no use concerning ourselves with Bolton and Portsmouth.
Bolton’s ‘tough’ run-in will be meaningless if we don’t do the business ourselves.
Our only focus should be Barnsley away and grinding out another 3 points and taking one step closer to the magic 92 points mark.

If he’s fit and confident, it’d be Gayle every time.
Missing out on Smith and Gregory could have been a blessing in disguise.

I would imagine that it’s no surprise but I am feeling very positive about this.
There are going to be a lot of tight, tense games over the next 3 months and someone like Gayle with his movement and instinct in the box could be the difference between 1 point and 3 points in many games.
Let’s hope we get him fully fit and firing and he can lead us to promotion one way or another.

Wildsmith
Nyambe - Nelson - Cashin - Elder
Adams - Bird - Hourihane
NML - Gayle - CBT
-If fit, Gayle and CBT with a chance to impress
-Sibley, Barkhuizen, and Wilson to come off the bench if needed
-Bradley to come off the bench and change the shape if needed
-Smith and Thompson to come on for Hourihane and Adams if needed

I would imagine that it’s no surprise but I am feeling very positive about this.
There are going to be a lot of tight, tense games over the next 3 months and someone like Gayle with his movement and instinct in the box could be the difference between 1 point and 3 points in many games.
Let’s hope we get him fully fit and firing and he can lead us to promotion one way or another.

The best thing we can do is take things one game at a time.
There’s no use concerning ourselves with Bolton and Portsmouth.
Bolton’s ‘tough’ run-in will be meaningless if we don’t do the business ourselves.
Our only focus should be Barnsley away and grinding out another 3 points and taking one step closer to the magic 92 points mark.

Saturday 24th February 2024. 3pm kick-off.
Onto Oakwell as the Rams look to make it 6 unbeaten in the league.
Got a good feeling about this one. Then again, I also did when we made the trip last season and we got trounced 4-1! Hoping for a better day this time around.
UTR! 🐏

Dwight Gayle is a ram!  🐏 what a signing! 
 

Be interesting to see what our best XI will be with Gayle on board…
I am guessing:
Wildsmith
Nyambe - Nelson - Cashin - Elder
Adams - Bird - Hourihane
NML - Gayle - CBT
If Adams, Bird and NML can continue their form and Gayle and CBT can get into a rhythm, it could be a very fun end to the season!