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Author Topic: Pre-season 2023/24  (Read 200215 times)

Offline AV84

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2370 on: August 05, 2023, 09:08:07 PM »
I’ve never known a player to trip over the ball as much as Bailey does.

He’s been poor but he’s a bit behind the others in playing time so I’ll cut him some slack.

He only had 2 weeks off aswell.

Offline Olneythelonely

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2371 on: August 05, 2023, 09:08:16 PM »
I think in games where we dominate possession, Pau at left back will be fine. Just not when he’s given it under massive pressure every time.

Suspect we’ll see a lot of horses for courses stuff this season.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2372 on: August 05, 2023, 09:09:06 PM »
Hugo Duro sounds like a porn star name.

Offline Dogtanian

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2373 on: August 05, 2023, 09:10:24 PM »
Digne on?

Offline MalcolmP

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2374 on: August 05, 2023, 09:12:30 PM »
Digne on?
for Torres and Buendia too for Bailey?

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2375 on: August 05, 2023, 09:14:57 PM »
I’ve never known a player to trip over the ball as much as Bailey does.

He’s been poor but he’s a bit behind the others in playing time so I’ll cut him some slack.

He only had 2 weeks off aswell.

It’s basic control. I’m not criticizing his match fitness

Offline Risso

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2376 on: August 05, 2023, 09:15:53 PM »
He was mostly crap all last season as well.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2377 on: August 05, 2023, 09:16:24 PM »
Kamara is such a good player. That languid, effortless style of his is great to watch but at times scary, as it makes you think, surely he can't be good enough to get away with that so often.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2378 on: August 05, 2023, 09:17:53 PM »
He was mostly crap all last season as well.

And the season before. He's just not done it for us with any consistency.

Offline Risso

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2379 on: August 05, 2023, 09:18:53 PM »
I don’t think we’ll be seeing Pau and Bailey start against Newcastle. Both quite poor this evening. Torres at least has the excuse of being played out of position though.

Offline olaftab

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2380 on: August 05, 2023, 09:18:59 PM »
He was mostly crap all last season as well.
That was ONLY his second season with us so cut him some slack.

Offline Steve67

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2381 on: August 05, 2023, 09:19:29 PM »
What’s the score please? Who scored? Thanks.

Offline CT Villan

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2382 on: August 05, 2023, 09:20:09 PM »
I wouldn't be surprised if this ref has a season ticket for Valencia. Absolute shite.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2383 on: August 05, 2023, 09:20:19 PM »
What’s the score please? Who scored? Thanks.

3-0

Spinksy, Birchy, Alan McInally.

Offline Duncan Shaw

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2384 on: August 05, 2023, 09:20:25 PM »
1 0 up, Ollie

 


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