Match Thread Home v Carlisle Sat Dec 5th 2020

And Oldham always seem to do well against us.

 

Well, they're bad enough with an extra body in there so god knows how bad they'd be without that.

The debate about formation is irrelevant IMO, this lot are crap, whatever formation they play in,.and they don't have any redeeming characteristics to overcome their footballing deficiencies.

 

Ismail - operation and out for 3 months apparently @How



Poor lad but seriously, he needs to find a new job because he's not going to play again.

 

I wouldn't bet us giving him another year , we do have form for this kind of thing

 

Stuart will probably make him captain

 

Like they are now ?

 

Don't fret for him the PFA will look after him NOT

 

Couldn’t make it up. Another we’ve rushed back and made worse?

 

I do believe with those injured players we wouldn't be second bottom, the point I was trying to make was even with said players back it will not change over night and with those 6 games up till the transfer window we could still be in a relegation place.
Stuart was the person who commented about preferring a small squad and also the one who's adamant free agents would not be match fit and would contribute little for several weeks, he used an example last week of a lad going to Scotland who pulled a hamstring and will be out months, yet Carlisle brought the lad Bennett on who scored there winner joining Carlisle United on the 12 of November on a short-term deal until January 202, there are players out there where being 100% match fit is neither major problem for the player or the team, both Cadiss and O'Brien making an instant difference under Bowyer, so I'm sorry Stuart for all your examples of the lad going up to Scotland there will be others who have done well from the off, it seems although we are dire you are not prepared to take that chance.
Just to add if Ismail is going to be out for 3 months we should pay him off IMO.

 

We have to pay his medical bills before he leaves so fit for his next club,

 

I hear you (and it seems Stuart is wrong about the small squad especially with our lack of attention to fitness/conditioning) but we wouldn't be far above second bottom.

Honestly feel we missed an opportunity this season. I don't see any team being particularly stronger than the others so far.

 

Yes I'll take that cut our losses, didn't we offer to pay BRE legal expenses with his recent brush with the law, money to burn at Valley Parade.

 

Would 3rd bottom be O/K .

 

I think a centre half centre mid n centre forward would be enouhg for us to squeak clear this season and then build on for next season. however this has been the case since january and mccall has done absolutely nothing about it, which is criminal. Going with a small squad this season was frankly stupid when it wasn't exactly a secret we would be playing saturday tuesday. I really wanted to believe he was the man this time, but I think he'll get us relegated if he stays on the evidence of the season so far.

 

Said the other week I'd take whatever position we were in back then just to get rid of this season!

 

Hoping and praying for 3rd bottom of the arse end of the football league.Just letting that sink in.Sad sad times.

 

They've won 4 of their last 6 league games, including away at Exeter and Cambridge who are 5th and 6th, and home to Chelmsford, currently second. Last home game they narrowly lost to Tranmere (with a goal from a prolific striker) who went 5 wins in a row.

We've won 3 out of 15 all season in the league. In the last 6, 1 win against Southend.

And they beat us in the cup. Twice.

I'd say we're the underdogs.

 

What’s this “prolific striker “ that you talk of?Why haven’t we tried to get one?
We are allowed to get one aren’t we.
Are we under some sort of embargo that the fans haven’t been told about.
Club keeping us in the fecking dark again

 

But its a great away day mate, even though as you say our resent results against them haven't been great .

 

:skulks off to put a loss in the prediction thread: