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Has anyone heard any news on when Anang might be available for selection? He was unlucky with his injury when he arrived, but it seems a bit pointless keeping him on loan if he isn't going to be available soon. If we get knocked out of two cup competitions this month (I hope not) then he won't get many opportunities to challenge Wildsmith for a starting spot.

28 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

Collins done his time and played last night.

I never mentioned Collins... was talking about Cashin and his suspension and did my own research in the end. Cashin can play this match, but will miss the MK Dons match for getting 5 yellow cards in the league already.

2 minutes ago, Ram@Lincoln said:

Collins played in the cup vs Man City's kids after his red card. Cups don't count.

That was EFL Trophy rules. From what I have understood before then the 3 main domestic comps all count towards a domestic suspension. He should be suspended for this match and available for Liverpool and MK Dons.

EDIT: I just read that any red card suspension is carried across League, League Cup and FA Cup. Accumulated yellow cards are for that competition only, so Cashin misses the MK Dons match, but is available for this Torquay and Liverpool.

Cashin suspended isn’t he? I know the suspensions in FL Trophy don’t carry across comps, but I always though the FA Cup, League Cup and League suspensions always were treated as one.

Would be nice if he can serve his suspension here and then be back for the next match.

16 hours ago, Yani P said:

Most of them are taller than Thommo

There are toddlers that are taller than Thommo.

Why is it that everything that gets battered, looks like a turd?

3 minutes ago, Ram@Lincoln said:

He's on what 20/30k a week, with the current crop on circa 8k a week? Is he worth potentially three players worth of wages? I'd much rather recruit a proper right back, competition on the wings and a midfield general than just bring Bielik back. Sure he's class, and would be that general but is he worth potentially using up all the wage pot for one player over three. I'd imagine we couldn't afford to bring him back regardless. 

Can you please find and identify this "proper right back" and let us know that it's a free transfer, or loan without a fee. We are very much at the whim of our agreed business plan and if there's room to bring Bielik back then I think he's the only realistic player we can bring in that will really improve us until the end of the season.

Didzy!!!!! ???

Wrong thread 

12 minutes ago, jameso said:

I can't figure it out...

Is it a 4-4-2?

Wildsmith/ Smith Cashin Forsyth Roberts/ NML Bird Hourihane Dobbin/ McGoldrick Collins?


Or a 4-2-3-1?

Wildsmith/ Smith Cashin Forsyth Roberts/ Bird Hourihane/ NML McGoldrick Dobbin/ Collins?


Or a 3-5-2?

Wildsmith / Cashin Forsyth Roberts/ NML Bird Smith Hourihane Dobbin/ McGoldrick Collins?

Any ideas?

Don’t think it’ll be 3 at the back. The only ones who would be able to play LWB are Forsyth and Robert’s and there isn’t anyone else to fill in at CB.

My guess is lining up 4-4-2 with McGoldrick playing deeper to link up the play. So maybe closer to a 4-5-1 when we’re defending.

Midfield seems a bit lightweight but hopefully the back 4 works well together and Cashin has another excellent game.

2 hours ago, Gritstone Ram said:

Ffs has MDL got a neck brace on?

Men Des Laing???

3 hours ago, angieram said:

Wippee! Another completely inexperienced ref lined up for his big day out.

Match Officials

Martin Coy will take charge of Saturday's contest and will be assisted by Anthony Da Costa and Marc Wilson.

 

The officiating team is made complete by Lee Freeman, who is on fourth official duties.

Coy has been in the middle for just four games so far this season and one in Sky Bet League One. He's handed out 10 yellow cards, one red card and awarded one penalty across those four matches.

5 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Same old names come round again and again like cases on the airport carousel.

No one wants them for a reason.

We will probably be reliant upon getting young players who aren’t featuring for teams in higher leagues and who want first team football.

There's a limit on the amount of loan players we can use at a time though.

I'm not saying we won't use the loan market, and it would be less of a risk I agree, but if we need to fill out the squad more to cover injuries and fill positions we didn't need under Rosenior's tactics, then we might need to cast the net wider. Out of the ones I've mentioned then Michael Hector and Izzy Brown might be the best out of those due to their age and current status. Hector having trials at Champ clubs means he's actively looking for work. Brown had some injury issues, but offering a trial and knowing that Warne had him at Rotherham for a season means it isn't too far fetched.

How certain are we that we can do much business in January? I've read that we are within our agreed business plan and there is room for additions, but was pretty sure that we still can't sign players that aren't free transfers, regardless of this.

With that in mind, are we restricted to 6 month loans and the decreasing talent of the free agent pool?

I had a quick scan over transfermarkt for out of contract players that I feel could fit into a Paul Warne squad and fill gaps that we currently have.

Michael Hector - apparently on trial at Luton this week. With Davies and Chester picking up injuries we could do with a right footed CB that still has a few years left in the tank. Hector has good physical attributes and more pace than our other CB options.

Danny Rose - was close to moving to Greece in September, but didn't look like it happened. 32 isn't ideal, but he would be a great option if we need to continue with wingbacks.

Izzy Brown - Was a bright talent as a teenager, but things have gone downhill since for some reason (injuries have been the reason of late). Played for Warner in his first season in charge of Rotherham and would be a good option if he can stay fit. A great dribbler who could help with the transition from defence to attack.

Omar Elabdellaoui - Former Man City, Hull City and Galatasaray right wingback with lots of international experience for Norway. Another option that could free up NML to play higher up the pitch and give us some depth in a weak area.

Matej Vydra - No intro needed. We know what he's capable of. Perhaps he's still got a soft spot for Derby where he played some of the best football of his career. His pace and finishing would be too much for League One. Wages might also be too high for League one though.

Zakaria Labyad - Wildcard! Two footed attacking midfielder who can play out wide too. Will never happen, but I can't believe he's still a free agent after leaving Ajax in the summer. One can dream... ? 

4 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Really? What did he do?

He used the space better and linked up with other attacking players better. That’s how I saw it anyway.

I want Sibley to prove all his fans right, but I just haven’t seen him improving since he got into the first team, which is a real shame.

Sibley was poor tonight. Given the opportunity to play in what people say is his best position and he didn’t do much to impress.

Poor decision making and quality of the final ball is something he should’ve ironed out of his game by now. McGoldrick was much more effective in the 10 role and I hope Sibley learns as much as he can from him so he can improve.

The yellow card when he moved to wing back was like the Sibley of old. Rushing straight into a nothing challenge without thinking and getting a booking.

Takeaways from the game:

We have the players for a back 4, not 3 at the back with wingbacks. We controlled the game much better with NML and Dobbin out wide.

Sibley, I’m sorry to say, continues to disappoint when given a real chance. He really hasn’t kicked on like we thought he would.

The standard of refereeing in this league continues to decline. The only reason we didn’t concede a penalty tonight was because Exeter created no problems in the area for us.

We are painfully short of attacking options in the squad and can’t change things up as much as we need to to break through stubborn teams.

Cashin is the best all round defender in the league and he looks even better with more mobile players around him. Robert’s brief stint at CB was impressive too, his diagonals are better than his crosses and his pace helps us out so much.

Continuing on his alphabetical run through the premier league

The highly forgettable Lilian Martin.

1 hour ago, Gerry Daly said:

Its just going to take a bit of time for the players to adjust to the style and formation Warne wants to play. Don't forget thay have been playing a possession based style going back several seasons - if we leave out Rowett and Paerson, then we have had Clement, Cocu, Rooney and Lampard all playing that way. So its quite a big change for them.  We may also need to tweek the squad in the January transfer window as well. I think we are going to get Bielik back for a start. That will make a hell of a difference.   

Several seasons? We've only got a handful of players that have been with us for longer than this season. If you're good enough to be a professional footballer, a part of that is being able to adapt to how your manager wants you to play. The biggest challenge for Warner is getting the players we have up to his standards for fitness. Warne wants players to run and press at a high intensity for as much of the match as possible. This also means we will rely on quicker players. Osula was perfect at the weekend and Dobbin, Barks and NML are quick too. Sibley looked to be running through treacle towards the end of the Accrington match when Barkhuizen scored the third.

Bielik back in Jan would be great and I really want it to happen, but I don't think we will be able to find any players on free transfers or loan deals without fees involved like we did during the summer. Best chance at new faces are swap deals I think, but that is really tricky.

Paul Green

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3 minutes ago, Needlesh said:

That'd be like buying that Bentley and using it to tow a trailer to the tip.

Midfield with him and Knight in it would be cheating at L1 level.

I wonder if he went for the tow bar option?

I see Warney didn't get the memo about dress code for the contract photos. Either that or he was late for the train down to London for tonights performance of Les Miserables

Exactly the type of player we need if we are playing a 3 man midfield with one holding midfielder. If we can recall in January and he can stay fit then he will be a huge asset to the team.