Pre-season update

Referee is Jon Moss, is he the same Jon Moss who used to be Boy Georges boyfriend

 

Having him is nearest to either side will get to the PL for a couple of years

 

Hard win but a win is a win and a good work out, Am sure Adams has learnt a lot from this game

 

A win in the Sun. 2-1. Thought Adams might need sacking for conceding a goal....
Wish I was there tonight, if it weren't for family isolation I would have been. Really wanting a City fix. Might get down on Saturday.

 

Big plus from tonight is two goals from Angol. Gets him up and running and gives him confidence.

 

Great to see city after so long at a ground within walking distance for me. Not the greatest game especially second half which was really scrappy.

Cook and Cooke stood out for me. Not sure on the fullbacks Oscar (using first name as can't spell his surname!) seems a bit error prone and was at fault for their goal.

 

One of Guiseleys coaching team got a bollocking from DA after shouting to one of their players
" Next time you go for a header leave his teeth on the floor ".
Not exactly the spirit a friendly should be played in but, it is so Guiseley like.

 

Quite a few "robust" challenges going in from a fairly physical Guiseley side, but City dealt well with it, scored a couple of decent goals and chalked up another win. On the whole, a good workout. (And it was bloody great to see a live City game again!)

 

Angol impressing again it seems

 

Yes, good workout against a robust Guiseley who look it bit further on than fellow NLN opposition BPA !. Setting up 3-5-2 clearly wasnt working ? So switched it mid first half after Lions went 1-0 !. Threlkeld went awol on the left to leave Staunton filling in and out run on outside by their impressive no 11. who puts over for busy Felix fire home. Wake up call for City who were in a battle to get back on terms. Lots of ball up to Cook who was persistantly losing out to the two Big ! Guiseley centre halfs !. Eventually Angol playing in from left gets a great shot in on goal that fair hits the net 1-1. Then just before half time after a bit of foot work into the box Angols brought down before finding "right angol" on the pen to put City 2-1 before the break .

No ones standing out for me all 6s & 5s ? We persisted with balls up to Cook who toiled away but most were met by their 7ft defenders head and straight back at us !. Had to try a different tactic ? Try get ball wide to Gilliead who to me is more the artisan winger than out and out to the line and cross it !. Cook is requiring to supply from the flank if we cannot find him with straight balls up. But it never happened. Largely Sonogo was quiet and little influence.

We made changes around 65 mins with Vernam; Eisa; Evans entering the fray. Not able to have much impact as Guiseley looked for the leveller. O'Donnell did well to charge down a late effort on goal from a run into the box and close range

All in all extra minutes and defo a good physical challenge from Guiseley who should do well this season. I think Adams saw enough to know he will need to do more work with the players if he is to change formation ftom his tried and ttusted. The first XI is becoming clear minus ''the striker" we need to add to squad at no 10. ? Cook will need some support if he is up against Guiseley style centre backs this season ?

Angol gets MOM . and might prove an astute signjng and offer some competition and an option from the bench ? . On to Brighouse tomorrow.

 

Angol must be pressing to be included in the starting line-up the way he is doing?

Good to see City treating friendlies more seriously than I can remember, involving the first team, even against non league opposition with players obviously keen to impress Adams

 

Prefer to see what he does against Blackburn and Accrington.

Even Guthrie bagged a few goals last pre season.

 

Crap club that need to resort to violence to try and gain advantage. Cant stand them or their fans. A town of knobheads.

 

Nobody is getting 8 or 9s in a pre season friendly, marks out of 10 at this stage are pretty much irrelevant.

 

Really? I've blocked out all memory of him so perhaps that why I cant remember.

 

Cook is a good finisher but despite the fact he never stops battling he doesn’t seem to win much in the air as a target man or gain free kicks

 

Me too. He didn't have a pre season with us did he?. If he did erased from my memory

 

He signed in the January window but did have a pre season last summer. What he did in it however, I couldn't say.

 

What do you know Ray, you support Shalke04. Ha ha

 

Did we even have a pre-season last year ? I don't remember any friendlies due to Covid