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Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:08 am

I’d definitely bring in Chambers as a centre back as our defence is too inexperienced and needs a steady head and experience in there.
Watching Lawlor make those tackles around the box worried me.

Poster’s assuming Chambers can’t play centre back but it’s his natural position and BBM should improve his play also.

I’d also bring in Davies.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:28 am

Please don't put chambers into centre half hes the worst he's a good player fullback for defensive midfield but wintle has done no wrong to get dropped so I would leave the team as it is this was riza main problem didn't have a settles side kept switching although he also didn't know what he was doing was plain to see

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:24 am

I wouldn’t be surprised if Chambers for Lawler, Turnbull for Joel Colwill and Davies for Ashford. The replaced players will be on the bench

We’ll see if he’s a rotator!

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:55 am

I don’t think Tanner had a bad game.

Linked up well with the Colwill brothers and Kpakio, put some perfect balls into the box and was unlucky and not to blame for not having more assists. He put the only ball Salech was able to challenge for into the box, and cut a few crosses back across the box to tee up a shot several times only for the finish to be lacking

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:01 am

I think with the amount of pressing he demands we could see pretty regular rotation, to keep legs fresh so I wouldn’t be surprised to see 3 or 4 changes. Davies for Ashford, maybe Turnbull for Joel Colwill and Chambers for Fish or Lawlor.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:20 am

Nickoblue23 wrote:Wintle far more mobile than Chambers, there's no way he would come in for him after that perfomance.

Davies would cause a lot more problems with his pace especially being away from home. I thought Tanner did ok but would Robinson be a better option? We would lose Tanners pace but get more goal threat and better final ball.

I wouldn't want to keep changing the back 4 but if he wants to bring Chambers back, we then need a consistent defence after that. I thought Daland did well when he came on and gave us a bit more physically, especially in the air.

Good problems to have and that's without any new players joining or Turnbull and Robertson returning :ayatollah:



Tanner's delivery on Saturday was superb, one assist and would/should have had a hat-trick of assists had Salech finished a couple of relatively easy chances. The cross for the header was top-drawer. Tanner = player with the best vision in the team for me and MoM if Rubin didn't score.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:08 pm

Have not been Wintles biggest fan but on Saturday I thought he was really good, consistency will be the key for him :bluebird:

Joel Colwill deserves another start over Turnbull I thought he was exceptional

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:02 pm

Wow , we have genuine options here plus more players to arrive , this is some squad

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Mon Aug 04, 2025 10:21 pm

TaxiBlue wrote:Wow , we have genuine options here plus more players to arrive , this is some squad


Looking forward to the players arriving - then this will be some squad ;)

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Tue Aug 05, 2025 4:25 pm

Can see Ashford been dropped and lawlor for Thursday ,
chambers and Davies coming in.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Tue Aug 05, 2025 10:04 pm

Ashford is too lazy for me. Feel like we’re playing with 10 men with him.
Either Davies or Robbo to replace him.
I love seeing chambers in the No 6 role, but Wintle had a great game and deserves to keep his spot.
Would like to keep the younger pairing at centre backs.
Nice to have competition for places.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Tue Aug 05, 2025 10:52 pm

montyblue wrote:Can see Ashford been dropped and lawlor for Thursday ,
chambers and Davies coming in.


If Chambers ban is over - He has to come back as he is the Captain ???

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Wed Aug 06, 2025 4:41 pm

montyblue wrote:Can see Ashford been dropped and lawlor for Thursday ,
chambers and Davies coming in.

I wouldn’t be surprised or disappointed to see those changes for this game tbh.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Wed Aug 06, 2025 6:22 pm

TaxiBlue wrote:Wow , we have genuine options here plus more players to arrive , this is some squad

And we hadn’t signed any players ( I know we have trott now) players already at the club just never used

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:05 pm

Interesting to see who the manager picks in goal after todays news .

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Thu Aug 07, 2025 9:48 am

I think he will go the same bar Chambers for Fish unless there have been some knocks or musscle tweaks or strains.

Re: Any changes to the team on Thursday?

Thu Aug 07, 2025 12:03 pm

I think Chambers will probably come in for Lawlor

The only other two i think he may potentially change is Joel colwill for Turnbull and Ashford for Davies/ Willock/ Robinson

At the very least we'll get a feeling for BBM and whther he's going to be a Solskjaer/ Riza tinkerman or stick with the same sides like Warnock/ Malky