Animal is a Ram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 10 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said: That league debut for Loach was also when he became a victim of Tw@twell - remember the 'ghost goal'? It astounds the mind how that particular referee is still of Premier League standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 21 hours ago, LazloW said: JWW Nyambe Bradley Nelson Forsyth Ozoh Adams Osborn NML Jackson Yates I like Kenzo - and he would play most games for me from what I’ve seen so far - but I would go for as tight and combative a midfield as I could as I reckon this could be another backs to the wall game (not much creativity but not sure that matters). Use Jackson’s and NMLs pace as an outlet. Vickers would be unlucky to be dropped but I assume JWW was bought in as he is a better bet, so pick your best keeper I would say (obviously if he’s not shown much in training then Vickers gets another chance to impress). I’m assuming Yates can play now and as I’m not a huge fan of the general play of Collins, I would chuck him straight in too. I am a little disappointed that we don’t have any other defenders to bring in. Quite happy with the transfer business we have done but it has ground to a halt (without even much in the way of decent rumours). I think Kenzo is finding the phsicalality of the Champ hard to adjust to . He is supposed to be our creative midfielder but you have to fend off the strong challenges to make chances in this league . He is only small but players like O’Hare (Shef U ) have managed to make an impact . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 3 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said: I think Kenzo is finding the phsicalality of the Champ hard to adjust to . He is supposed to be our creative midfielder but you have to fend off the strong challenges to make chances in this league . He is only small but players like O’Hare (Shef U ) have managed to make an impact . It's been 2 games, and let's face it, we didn't even have the ball last week. Kenzo is a deeper midfielder than O'Hare. He's creative in the fact he has a decent range of passing, he's not a dribbler, edge of the box type like O'Hare is. Bit early to flag him as struggling. I thought he did get knocked off a couple of times early against Boro but to his credit, he then seemed to up it and became a little more tenacious and got better during the game. Carl Sagan, Ghost of Clough, DE56Ram and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Just now, Srg said: It's been 2 games, and let's face it, we didn't even have the ball last week. Kenzo is a deeper midfielder than O'Hare. He's creative in the fact he has a decent range of passing, he's not a dribbler, edge of the box type like O'Hare is. Bit early to flag him as struggling. I thought he did get knocked off a couple of times early against Boro but to his credit, he then seemed to up it and became a little more tenacious and got better during the game. Let’s face it, who is he going to pass to? Ozoh and Osborn aren’t that creative and NML’s touch so far has been abysmal. I think he will benefit from Yates’ return and we desperately need a number ten. jimtastic56 and europia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SECornerRAM Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 (edited) Warne may have been 'lucky' and got out of a tricky decision Vickers got an injury in training Edited August 23 by SECornerRAM jimtastic56, DE56Ram, RoyMac5 and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I'm of the opinion that Kenzo has the attributes you can't teach easily/at all (vision, choice of pass) and needs to improve on the things that can be coached - being harder to knock off the ball, and getting used to the physicality of this league. As long as he doesn't lose the creativity he's shown (albeit only in glimpses, so far) in chasing the physicality, we're on to a winner. Reggie Greenwood, DavesaRam and Comrade 86 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 6 minutes ago, SECornerRAM said: Warne may have been 'lucky' and got out of a tricky decision Vickers got an injury in training 1. Do you have a source for that as a scour of the internet didn't throw up any links to any new injury? 2. ... or is it a flare up of the back issue he got in the game against Boro last weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 11 minutes ago, SECornerRAM said: Warne may have been 'lucky' and got out of a tricky decision Vickers got an injury in training Was the injury inflicted by someone wearing a helmet 😉 DavesaRam, angieram, Ghost of Clough and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 26 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: Let’s face it, who is he going to pass to? Ozoh and Osborn aren’t that creative and NML’s touch so far has been abysmal. I think he will benefit from Yates’ return and we desperately need a number ten. That's fair, not like there's a huge amount of option ahead of him. jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 33 minutes ago, Srg said: That's fair, not like there's a huge amount of option ahead of him. NML won’t have as much time now to bring the ball under control . Watching Osborn, you can see the difference. Mendez will be 34 by the time his contract is up , hope we get VFM . ( And please leave the dead-balls to Osborn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Oddly this morning I've been offered the chance to invest in Watford! Who are seemingly in the process of raising £4m through a round of share issues, with them valuing themselves at £175m. Somehow I don't think I'll bother, but it's an interesting idea for us. Might put more details in the Investment thread. DavesaRam and jimtastic56 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 DiggerB, Carl Sagan and Caerphilly Ram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 2 hours ago, jimtastic56 said: NML won’t have as much time now to bring the ball under control . Watching Osborn, you can see the difference. Mendez will be 34 by the time his contract is up , hope we get VFM . ( And please leave the dead-balls to Osborn). I must admit, as much as I love NML, I was hoping for him as more of a rotational option this year. Higher standard, age and give him more rest to be able to impact games in shorter bursts. jimtastic56 and europia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S75 Ram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Arrived in Watford, can't check in until 3 so would be rude not to find a pub and pass a couple of hours in the beer garden soaking up the sun (and the beers of course) Steve How Hard?, Kinder, hintonsboots and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKWORTHRAM Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 30 minutes ago, Srg said: I must admit, as much as I love NML, I was hoping for him as more of a rotational option this year. Higher standard, age and give him more rest to be able to impact games in shorter bursts. Absolutely agree with this. First two games his touch and decision making has been poor. I said in the summer that I think CBT is the one we see as the replacement and the chance to rotate NML. But obviously that hasn't worked out as of yet. jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE56Ram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 7 hours ago, Anag Ram said: Let’s face it, who is he going to pass to? Ozoh and Osborn aren’t that creative and NML’s touch so far has been abysmal. I think he will benefit from Yates’ return and we desperately need a number ten. I’m with you on this considering the Boro game. But I did see Kenzo passing at Rovers and I expect we’ll get a bit of space, as the away side, to play a bit further up the pitch at Watford. Caerphilly Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcjj Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 are we on sky+? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 24 minutes ago, dcfcjj said: are we on sky+? Unlikely for a 3pm ko on a Saturday. I’m thinking of going abroad to watch this one on VPN airlines. Any advice on which location? IlsonDerby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SECornerRAM Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Looks like Osborn is a doubt Steve How Hard?, RoyMac5 and Derby4Me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingram Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 1 minute ago, SECornerRAM said: Looks like Osborn is a doubt Our squad is looking very light once we have a few injuries. Surely in this coming week we may need to bite the bullet and get a few in to make sure we have the numbers even if they aren’t of the quality we set out for at the start of the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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