Scott129 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 What the hell is wrong with Elder?! Injured every other game. Fingers crossed for Collo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Hopefully a bit of kidology going on. Does Warne have a tactic for playing with no strikers? Or do we just stick Bradley up there? 🫣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, Mr. P said: Hopefully a bit of kidology going on. Does Warne have a tactic for playing with no strikers? Or do we just stick Bradley up there? 🫣 I reckon the best option if Washington and Waghorn aren’t ready (which seems likely) is play NML or Barkhuizen through the middle with Wilson or Sibley filling their spot out wide Mr. P, RadioactiveWaste and Thameram 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 12 hours ago, angieram said: Mendez said something in his interview about being set a target of 10 wins, I think? 9 hours ago, Ram@Lincoln said: Right at the start, "All we can do is keep winning. The gaffer's given us a target of 10 wins and that's another one ticked off." Which suggests that Exeter wasn't the first win of the 10 targetted by Warne. Oh dear. As I posted originally, unless Warne's target to the players is higher, this sees us in the playoffs as it takes us to 90 points, plus the odd draw. That won't be enough. The season-long form of Portsmouth and Bolton would take them to 96 and 95 points, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteroseram Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I must admit I've not seen much of Stevenage, I kinda assume they're very physical because Evans is.... Whatever he is I wonder if we'd set up specifically for the fight, if we do I expect 3 at the back with SB coming in. Sibley is always up for a scrap too if Elder is out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 with the injury doubts & Stevenage playing 2 upfront I can see it being the following - Wildsmith - Nelson Bradley Cashin - Wilson Thompson Adams Sibley - Bird - NML Barkhuizen Loach Nyambe Ward Smith Fornah Fapetu Weston Chances are that 1 of Hourihane, Elder, CBT & Collins will be fit enough to at least make the bench, probably ahead of Fapetu Scott129 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 36 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Oh dear. As I posted originally, unless Warne's target to the players is higher, this sees us in the playoffs as it takes us to 90 points, plus the odd draw. That won't be enough. The season-long form of Portsmouth and Bolton would take them to 96 and 95 points, respectively. It's very disappointing to here PW has set the players such a target. Why do it? why not, as the saying goes, "take it one game at a time" and have a target of winning each game as it comes along? I have been, and remain, largely supportive of Warne but this doesn't sound like the smartest thing to have said to the players even if in his own mind he thinks 10 wins will be enough. Miggins and Carl Sagan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 44 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: What are you doing to me @Owen87ITK?! 😭 Hopefully Collins playing on isn't the same as when Winnall did 😬 Elder is an odd one as he played the full game, and Hourihane looked fine when he came off. I wouldn't be surprised if we see more games like Exeter for the foreseeable (less pressing high up the pitch, but press in our defensive 3rd). Cashin only just returned to the squad after having a tight hammy, Adams is cramping up, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilkestonian Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: Hopefully Collins playing on isn't the same as when Winnall did 😬 Elder is an odd one as he played the full game, and Hourihane looked fine when he came off. I wouldn't be surprised if we see more games like Exeter for the foreseeable (less pressing high up the pitch, but press in our defensive 3rd). Cashin only just returned to the squad after having a tight hammy, Adams is cramping up, et Elder got clattered late on if I remember right, maybe he's struggling as a result of that challenge? angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) If Nyambe and Collins are fit and Hourihane, Elder and CBT out then I'd go: Wildsmith Nyambe Nelson Cashin Sibley Adams Thompson Bird NML Collins Barkhuizen (Thompson/Vickers, Ward, Bradley, Wilson, Fornah, Smith, Weston) Edited February 15 by Rampant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 6 minutes ago, Rampant said: If Nyambe and Collins are fit and Hourihane, Elder and CBT out then I'd go: Wildsmith Nyambe Nelson Cashin Sibley Adams Thompson Bird NML Collins Barkhuizen (Thompson/Vickers, Ward, Bradley, Wilson, Fornah, Smith, Weston) If Vickers is still injured then Loach will be the keeper on the bench ahead of Thompson, IMO... 😉 hintonsboots and Bessie1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, MadAmster said: If Vickers is still injured then Loach will be the keeper on the bench ahead of Thompson, IMO... 😉 Agree. There's no way Warne would risk throwing someone who just turned 17 in against a Steve Evans side, even if he is already a better keeper than Loach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan1884 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 If Collo is out for the season, we need to play barkhuizen up top for next 2/3 games while Washington and Waghorn are gaining full fitness and recall Dajaune when we can. For this weekend, they’ve a very physical side so I’d love to see Bradley play to wrestle with their strikers. Wildsmith Nelson Bradley Cashin Wilson Thompson Adams Bird Sibley NML Barkhuizen Thats assuming Elder, Hourihane, CBT, Collo and Nyambe all aren’t fit enough to start. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan1884 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Listening to Warne on BBC radio derby - It didn’t sound like it’s that likely Collo will be out for the season. - Also sounds confident all of Hourihane, Elder and CBT would be ok to be involved on the weekend in some fair. - Nyambe is ok SKRam and angieram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Warne saying Elder and Hourihane are both “sore” but confident they’ll be ok for the weekend. Nyambe fine. Collins is down to the scan to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Warne saying Elder and Hourihane are both “sore” but confident they’ll be ok for the weekend. Nyambe fine. Collins is down to the scan to be sure. 'Hopeful he (Collins) will be available for the weekend, but that might be me being too optimistic', Warne says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Memdez-Laing didn't say 10 wins when, though, did he? Could have been for a set period that we are partway through. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Warne said that Nyambe is fine and out on the grass, then said “all the lads are out on the grass”, just after talking about Collins, doesn’t that suggest he is training but that a scan result from his knee could show something serious, although that’s not likely? It looks like Warne is just keeping his cards close to his chest in what is a big game against another promotion contender. The amount of players we have that are “sore” also shows the impact playing Saturday-Tuesday for the next 5 weeks might have on Bolton, if you’re constantly not able to recover properly then the results will drop, I’m hoping that’ll be an edge we can have over them in beating them to the top 2. Comrade 86, SKRam, Reggie Greenwood and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Collins injured - were doomed! unless it’s Warne playing his mind tricks again like with NML on Tuesday. couldn’t pick a worse fixture for a improvised forward either - their cb is rated second behind Cash on whoscored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, angieram said: Memdez-Laing didn't say 10 wins when, though, did he? Could have been for a set period that we are partway through. I hope you're right, but I can't help thinking this is... angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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