Comrade 86 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Osula needs to be given a few games I reckon. He has bundles of scope and could finish this season really strongly. Much as I love Jimmy Collins' heart, fight and work rate, he seems to have lost his lucky boots and until he finds him, the pace and eye for goal Osula has shown warrants a few starts IMO. Feels disloyal to a player who gives it everything, but pragmatism trumps sentimentality at this point. Steve How Hard?, Andicis, Caerphilly Ram and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 minute ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Osula needs to be given a few games I reckon. He has bundles of scope and could finish this season really strongly. Much as I love Jimmy Collins' heart, fight and work rate, he seems to have lost his lucky boots and until he finds him, the pace and eye for goal Osula has shown warrants a few starts IMO. Feels disloyal to a player who gives it everything, but pragmatism trumps sentimentality at this point. It’s an interesting dilemma isn’t it? Warne likes Collins, we know that, but as the team isn’t scoring consistently maybe it is time to change it up. Osula, Dobbin and NML all playing off the guile and finesse of McGoldrick is potentially the way to go. Whatever Warne decides to do I’d like to see him make better use of the Collins/Osula option. Start Collins and have him work the defenders with his no-nonsense aggressive style then bring on Osula with more time left than he has recently so his pace and movement can exploit tired defenders OR start Osula to run the defence around, play off the shoulder etc then if that’s not working bring Collins on to “kick the door in” for the final 20-30 mins. Ramarena, FlyBritishMidland, Tamworthram and 8 others 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Alas Warne will have Sibley left back, Hourihane midfield and probably put Collins in instead of McGoldrick. Based on what we’ve seen so far he’ll do the first two. And to Sibley’s great credit he has shown an impressive ability to adapt. But I’d guess McGoldrick starts unless he and Warne both think he needs a rest. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Caerphilly Ram said: It’s an interesting dilemma isn’t it? Warne likes Collins, we know that, but as the team isn’t scoring consistently maybe it is time to change it up. Osula, Dobbin and NML all playing off the guile and finesse of McGoldrick is potentially the way to go. Whatever Warne decides to do I’d like to see him make better use of the Collins/Osula option. Start Collins and have him work the defenders with his no-nonsense aggressive style then bring on Osula with more time left than he has recently so his pace and movement can exploit tired defenders OR start Osula to run the defence around, play off the shoulder etc then if that’s not working bring Collins on to “kick the door in” for the final 20-30 mins. Nailed it ? Miggins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 7 hours ago, Rammy03 said: I think this Sibley left back experiment has to stop. It just isn't his game and it's blatantly obvious. Get him up the pitch in his natural position where he can do some real damage Agree. Against the likes of Accrington I would put Sibley in for Bird. Sibley rates much higher for goals and assists . His dead ball delivery is excellent and he can tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1976 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Wildsmith Smith Fozzy Cashin Sibley Knight Bird Barkuizen McGoldrick Dobbin Osula a bit of rest and rotation for me, play Osula as he’ll have good feelings from the away game against them. Collins looked a bit off it the other day and needs a rest, NML the same although he did set up the goal against Cambridge but wasn’t that great otherwise compared to his usual standards. Give Hourihane a rest and bring him on for McGoldrick on 60mins in the number 10 position? Caerphilly Ram and JPRamFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Osula needs to be given a few games I reckon. He has bundles of scope and could finish this season really strongly. Much as I love Jimmy Collins' heart, fight and work rate, he seems to have lost his lucky boots and until he finds him, the pace and eye for goal Osula has shown warrants a few starts IMO. Feels disloyal to a player who gives it everything, but pragmatism trumps sentimentality at this point. Osula has only scored two in the League although both against accie to be fair. How can you say he has an "eye for goal"? Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Trav Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Only 1 change for me and that’s Knight for Hourihane, oh and also tell Collins to stand in the middle of the goal instead of drifting out wide Derby4Me, Mick Brolly, Andicis and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, PistoldPete said: Osula has only scored two in the League although both against accie to be fair. How can you say he has an "eye for goal"? I'm saying he looks to score or assist. He drives forward every time he gets the ball Pete. I'm not saying he's prolific and what's his goal to minutes played ratio anyway, as opposed to his total which is a pointless stat to throw about! Also, how many has Colins scored starting almost every game???? HectorsHouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Selling fast this morning, only 1,392 tickets left. angieram, WystonRam, Rammy03 and 3 others 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, jimtastic56 said: Agree. Against the likes of Accrington I would put Sibley in for Bird. Sibley rates much higher for goals and assists . His dead ball delivery is excellent and he can tackle. I know where you are coming from, but Bird actually has better stats on tackles, interceptions and clearances than Sibley. I'd play Sibbo as an AM in a heartbeat, but not in Bird's role. jimtastic56 and RoyMac5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WystonRam Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Selling fast this morning, only 1,392 tickets left. 1182 as of 11:26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Selling fast this morning, only 1,392 tickets left. Similar crowd to Friday then, when although sold out, there were quite a few empty seats in our block in the east stand. Probably quite a few people on holiday or gone to see relatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 01/01/2023 at 10:32, Diego said: Hoping it will end v PSG in the Champions League group stage. I hope not. That suggests we'd have lost to PSG. Think positive! Reggie Greenwood and kevinhectoring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRammette Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Foreveram said: Selling fast this morning, only 1,392 tickets left. Rang to get another one for family member and guy I spoke to said it was crazy today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, CBRammette said: Rang to get another one for family member and guy I spoke to said it was crazy today Only 970 tickets left now in very few areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Went to see if i could get another ticket near me for today but they've pretty much all gone. Only an odd ticket in the east stand now available and sparse availability even in the North Stand. I hope we start Osula with McGoldrick and Laing and really go at them quick and early. CBRammette and Rammy03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRammette Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 13 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Only 970 tickets left now in very few areas. Was like that earlier. Most blocks just singles. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodminRam Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I know its nothing new, but looking like we will have a bigger crowd today, v accy, than the trees had yesterday v chelski. amazing support Rammy03 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, 86 Hair Islands said: I'm saying he looks to score or assist. He drives forward every time he gets the ball Pete. I'm not saying he's prolific and what's his goal to minutes played ratio anyway, as opposed to his total which is a pointless stat to throw about! Also, how many has Colins scored starting almost every game???? Collins needs to score more for sure. He’s had plenty of chances to score. But I haven’t seen Osula even threaten to score that often. I hope he and Dobbin can improve their goal threat in the second half of season .. they are young and hopefully learning. jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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