BP1960 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, League one forever said: I think in this league I’d take a monster over a ball playing centre half, but it’s good to hear he can be both. What did you make of Charsley? He started wide left but drifted central, didnt have the impact of right winger Kay who was strong and aggressive. Conlon was the best player on the field and the player we all hoped he would be. All in all a much tougher outfit than last season and that auguers well. Ps Giant centre back Monthe was different class. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobledgersheart Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 14 minutes ago, ceskylatic said: Looked more like he played right side in a back 3. Kitching and Kay wing backs. Hobson went wide when Hudson had the ball, otherwise was right, and Monthe left side of Raglan who was central. Kitching was a definite wing back today, even leaving throw-ins to Monthe. The 3 at the back really suits our personnel and as has already been said Monthe looked good bringing the ball out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careca9 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Good start, looked organised but didn’t offer much going forward until the young lad came on left wing. Tried to play from back and nearly caught a few times need to bin that as not good enough to be playing like that from goal kicks. Conlon decent but from deep d midfield needs to do that work in oppo half and he’ll be useful. Monthe stood out, kitching did well. Rwb was dire for me, and looked slow. Reid showed he still has a part to play here, need more in midfield as lundstrom and Hammond aren’t good enough. Stockport dire, no cutting edge at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Charsley was written off as shite by someone near me after about 4 mins. Then about 15 mins. And so on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobledgersheart Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 24 minutes ago, Careca9 said: Good start, looked organised but didn’t offer much going forward until the young lad came on left wing. Tried to play from back and nearly caught a few times need to bin that as not good enough to be playing like that from goal kicks. Conlon decent but from deep d midfield needs to do that work in oppo half and he’ll be useful. Monthe stood out, kitching did well. Rwb was dire for me, and looked slow. Reid showed he still has a part to play here, need more in midfield as lundstrom and Hammond aren’t good enough. Stockport dire, no cutting edge at all. Playing out from goal is OK but Hudson needs to "put his foot through it" now and again when he's under too much pressure instead of playing "murder balls" into midfielders with markers on top of them. Thought Lundstram did OK but it does help when your main distributor ( Conlon ) is having a stormer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 7 hours ago, Lee Sinnott said: It'll be the opposite. Decent performance, some new signings drastically overhyped... What do I win? *Awaits O.A.F.C with his boring generic response*... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradKnowles1 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, Lukers1 said: Makes my sources even more credible I’m sure that Conlon was confirmed as captain by the Oldham times when the season finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradKnowles1 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 At least Mellon knows how to use pre season, remember Unsworth sticking with the same 11. Players hardly getting minutes into us then wondered why players weren’t match fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samgoafc Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Trialist 31 supposedly is Diego José Esquivel McGann, a Northern Irishman with Costa Rican citizenship. 19-year-old who has been on the books of Linfield and Larne but seemingly never made a senior appearance. Add it to the annuls of Liandro Martis, Willie Gros, Diego Cervero. MM said in his interview too that he only played the system they played due to Ogle getting injured last week. Supposedly he had a small issue on Wednesday so they changed it on Thursday so hopefully it's only a knock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 15 minutes ago, samgoafc said: Trialist 31 supposedly is Diego José Esquivel McGann, a Northern Irishman with Costa Rican citizenship. 19-year-old who has been on the books of Linfield and Larne but seemingly never made a senior appearance. Add it to the annuls of Liandro Martis, Willie Gros, Diego Cervero. MM said in his interview too that he only played the system they played due to Ogle getting injured last week. Supposedly he had a small issue on Wednesday so they changed it on Thursday so hopefully it's only a knock. It is Diego. Also - why not tell us how bad the knock to Ogle is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, mcfluff1985 said: Charsley was written off as shite by someone near me after about 4 mins. Then about 15 mins. And so on Thanks for sharing but it’s only one person who might be a total plank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, Careca9 said: Good start, looked organised but didn’t offer much going forward until the young lad came on left wing. Tried to play from back and nearly caught a few times need to bin that as not good enough to be playing like that from goal kicks. Conlon decent but from deep d midfield needs to do that work in oppo half and he’ll be useful. Monthe stood out, kitching did well. Rwb was dire for me, and looked slow. Reid showed he still has a part to play here, need more in midfield as lundstrom and Hammond aren’t good enough. Stockport dire, no cutting edge at all. I must have been at a different game to you. We need to play it out as the other alternative is hopeless hoofs from last season, granted Hudson needs to go long on occasions but we had a plan today and it worked to a degree, keeping the ball and finding the pass under pressure will stand us in good stead particularly against poorer teams than County. Lundstrum and Hammond both played their part and had good games, I'm not sure I know what some fans want. We played a team two divisions above, restricted them to very little, played it about with confidence, looked strong and fit in all departments, kept a clean sheet, won and gave twenty players a run out in our first game on the back of an extremely tough week in Scotland that they travelled back from yesterday, oh and we had three starters out injured as well. Plenty to be positive about. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careca9 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 3 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: I must have been at a different game to you. We need to play it out as the other alternative is hopeless hoofs from last season, granted Hudson needs to go long on occasions but we had a plan today and it worked to a degree, keeping the ball and finding the pass under pressure will stand us in good stead particularly against poorer teams than County. Lundstrum and Hammond both played their part and had good games, I'm not sure I know what some fans want. We played a team two divisions above, restricted them to very little, played it about with confidence, looked strong and fit in all departments, kept a clean sheet, won and gave twenty players a run out in our first game on the back of an extremely tough week in Scotland that they travelled back from yesterday, oh and we had three starters out injured as well. Plenty to be positive about. We don’t have to play it out at all especially when under pressure plus our no.9 main skill is heading and hold up. Conlon good but deep, others didn’t really offer anything other than controlled sidewards passing. They will need to offer a lot more for us to be top side in the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samgoafc Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 26 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: It is Diego. Also - why not tell us how bad the knock to Ogle is? Mellon just said he's injured and he suffered a knock on Wednesday so had to change the system and they have a few injured. Presume if he plays or is in the squad at Rylands on Tuesday or against Lincoln next Saturday, we'll soon know. Supposedly that Faal too was in the main stand so presume he'll play Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Banks, Zone 3 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Couldn't go today, but seems like a positive performance. I really hope this playing out from the back thing doesn't become a habit again though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lee Sinnott said: What do I win? *Awaits O.A.F.C with his boring generic response*... 50/50 tbf. Did I win? Edited July 13 by longtimeblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, Careca9 said: We don’t have to play it out at all especially when under pressure plus our no.9 main skill is heading and hold up. Conlon good but deep, others didn’t really offer anything other than controlled sidewards passing. They will need to offer a lot more for us to be top side in the league Hoofing it aimlessly was our main downfall last season, as good as Fondop is at competing for the aerial ball it's not a tactic that will see us top the league. As for Conlon playing deep we need that, Conlon and Lundstrum sat in and we played through them with Charsley and Hammond further forward. We created plenty today against a team who'll go well in League 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ndl1ne Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Anyone think the 31 has a bit of Dale Stephens about him? That languid, calm style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukers1 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 12 hours ago, BradKnowles1 said: I’m sure that Conlon was confirmed as captain by the Oldham times when the season finished I mentioned it at the back end of the season Brad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only Blue Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 17 hours ago, inspectormorose said: Crowd just shy of 2200, not bad, receipts should cover Dan Gardners medical bills for this season. The actual home crowd is on a par, if not more than, quite a few teams in our division get for league games. Our hard-core fanbase never ceases to amaze me. Was there anything new e.g food and drink kiosks in the RRE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest O.A.F.C. Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 14 hours ago, Lee Sinnott said: What do I win? *Awaits O.A.F.C with his boring generic response*... I'm living in your head rent free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemel latic Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 43 minutes ago, Only Blue said: The actual home crowd is on a par, if not more than, quite a few teams in our division get for league games. Our hard-core fanbase never ceases to amaze me. Was there anything new e.g food and drink kiosks in the RRE? Lots on twitter about how expensive the food was - £4 for 14 chips caught my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemel latic Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 12 hours ago, yarddog73 said: Hoofing it aimlessly was our main downfall last season, as good as Fondop is at competing for the aerial ball it's not a tactic that will see us top the league. As for Conlon playing deep we need that, Conlon and Lundstrum sat in and we played through them with Charsley and Hammond further forward. We created plenty today against a team who'll go well in League 1. One of my many random thoughts last year while watching our hopeless end to the season was the difference between the aimless hoofing you describe and a good, well-directed long ball. Still a place for the latter, particularly with Fondop but shouldn't be Plan A and need to be well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightDN123 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 We should see less hoofs with no Sheron. Not a dig just a fact on what he use to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSizeFitz Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 14 hours ago, Careca9 said: We don’t have to play it out at all especially when under pressure plus our no.9 main skill is heading and hold up. Conlon good but deep, others didn’t really offer anything other than controlled sidewards passing. They will need to offer a lot more for us to be top side in the league This is exactly the sort of attitude that leads to the aimless hoofball we've suffered from for years... As soon as that becomes our default approach, teams will stick their biggest and most aggressive centre-half on Fondop and neutralise him completely. Let's try to play some decent passing football for a change, and use the long ball sparingly and effectively when it's appropriate to. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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