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BetterRedthanBlue

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48 minutes ago, James54De said:

JKL, I like it. Araoye gets talked about a lot, but I hold Jamie in just as high regard. 

He's got 5 caps for Canada under 20's it'll be an interesting battle between him and Araoya.

I think we're in a really good position with the Academy. Yeboah just signed a 3 year deal. JKL and Araoya in contention for the first team. Francois putting in good performances for Australia,  Meerholz seems held in high regard. Morrison seems to have a fair bit of potential and this list isn't even including Benarous who is currently injured.

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Ska Junkie

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2 minutes ago, mozo said:

I've really liked the look of Roberts in pre-season 

First time I've seen him today, looks very good, albeit against L1 opponents.

Feel a bit sorry for George Tanner, always decent but, I assume, out of the starting 11 for PNE, in favour of McCrorie.

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Lovely team goal, 4-1.

Great pass from Roberts.

Also watch Wiemann (or was it Knight?) make the space for Conway's run - very deliberate, even pointing to Roberts where the pass needed to go.

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Ska Junkie

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6 minutes ago, petehinton said:

I absolutely love Pring, but I can’t call who is going to start between the two of them in 2 weeks time. He’s been that good. 

Maybe Cam starts at left centre half? Or Roberts for that matter?

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Mr Popodopolous

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2 minutes ago, petehinton said:

No, we have more than enough CBs to not have to shoehorn someone in. the other has to fight his way back into the side….very healthy. 

Tbh Vyner, Dickie.

Atkinson injured, Naismith too? What of McCrorie..Roberts would feel the more natural fit than Pring for first reserve at CB.

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1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Tbh Vyner, Dickie.

Atkinson injured, Naismith too? What of McCrorie..Roberts would feel the more natural fit than Pring for first reserve at CB.

Naismith going to be back in time for midweek/Saturday games apparently. Araoye has looked excellent too. McCrorie CB as you say too. Suddenly the squad looks extremely well stocked. 

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For all those that really think there’s something as ‘an easy pre season run in’ or somehow thinks these performances don’t count as they’re against L2/L1 sides.

Ipswich lost to Cambridge earlier and are losing 2-0 to Stevenage now as part of their double header….

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2 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said:

City under 23's lost 3-2 at Paulton. No idea on the team as couldn't make it today.

To be honest with 27 involved at the HPC & 2 having left on loan this week you have to think it is those completely out of favour (the likes of Sam Pearson, Idehen, Owura Edwards) & a lot of U18s.

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Bazooka Joe

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24 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

We’ve gone all Gas

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Sometimes things posted on here can be so cruel and hurtful to the deprived and disadvantaged of those outside of Bristol.

Seeing this will make the Blue Few must be green with envy.

They're probably wondering why their incredibly wealthy owner can't afford to erect such a magnificent edifice for them, thereby doubling their ground's capacity.

But what's the point?

They'd never fill it.

 

 

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1 hour ago, petehinton said:

Naismith going to be back in time for midweek/Saturday games apparently. Araoye has looked excellent too. McCrorie CB as you say too. Suddenly the squad looks extremely well stocked. 

Nothing against Callum Wood, but Raph Araoye is miles ahead. I think we will see Wood transition into a LB.  Knight-Lebel really composed too…then again he has been pretty much every time I’ve see him

1 hour ago, Betty Swallocks said:

What are they feeding them in the academy? Campbell-Slowey & Meerholz look absolute units. 

My first look at both.  JCS I thought was left footed so interesting to see him RCB2, and looked comfy on either foot.

Meerholz looks like James Morton, but with legs.

Keen to see both again.

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4 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

I haven’t seen any of these lads play. What type of centre half is Araoye ? 

He's got a very good frame to be strong but agile. A nice balance of aggression and nous. He looks the business to me but obvs needs loads more gametime to learn and be tested.

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1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said:

You can’t read anything into results . I haven’t watched any of the games but I’d look for how partnerships are forming across the pitch. Intensity etc 

One thing that I've been impressed by is the intensity. City have played at pace and chased and harried relentlessly. The good thing about that is that seeing as the opponents have been weak, the players still get a good work put just by putting a shift in.

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2 hours ago, steviestevieneville said:

You can’t read anything into results . I haven’t watched any of the games but I’d look for how partnerships are forming across the pitch. Intensity etc 

Jason Euell disagrees - he states the pre-season results are important

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3 hours ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said:

City under 23's lost 3-2 at Paulton. No idea on the team as couldn't make it today.

U18 side, only Idehen (I think) over age. Have to wait for the report to confirm, a mate went said it was all young players.

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1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said:

I haven’t seen any of these lads play. What type of centre half is Araoye ? 

OK I’m going to big him up, a big, big prospect. Probably one first teamer  injury away from playing.

I think we could see some exciting young players on the bench this season.

The number of talented youngsters is beginning to frighten me.

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1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said:

I haven’t seen any of these lads play. What type of centre half is Araoye ? 

He really reminds me of what Caulker was like when he was here. Not of the same calibre, obviously, but his style of playing and strengths are very similar 

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37 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Results look great but am I right we played Swindons Youth team for at least 30 mins when the goals were rolling in and Oxford reserves today? Surely not the best prep 

If you watch the games, we are playing with great intensity & pace. If you get those right the standard of opposition isn’t overly important. It’s that and getting fitness levels up, which also look great. 
 

A step up in level this week will get us ready for two weeks time. 

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Can’t get particularly optimistic playing these kinds of teams. Worrying for me that we aren’t playing anyone above league 1 level before the start of the season. Not that results against higher opposition mean that much but it’s more to get us to the level required. 

I do like Pearson and I’m hopeful of a top 10 but I do wonder how good our prep will turn out. Hope to be wrong. 

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Can’t get particularly optimistic playing these kinds of teams. Worrying for me that we aren’t playing anyone above league 1 level before the start of the season. Not that results against higher opposition mean that much but it’s more to get us to the level required. 

I do like Pearson and I’m hopeful of a top 10 but I do wonder how good our prep will turn out. Hope to be wrong. 

95% of the team have had seasons of playing Championship teams, this is just for fitness, minutes in the legs only.

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How did Knight-Lebel perform in the second game? I only watched the first game before I went out. I assume he’s ahead of Wood but is he ahead of Araoye???? Does the performance of our young CB’s mean we won’t look in the market for a new CB??? Maybe look towards end of window if we do. 

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15 minutes ago, redpole said:

How did Knight-Lebel perform in the second game? I only watched the first game before I went out. I assume he’s ahead of Wood but is he ahead of Araoye???? Does the performance of our young CB’s mean we won’t look in the market for a new CB??? Maybe look towards end of window if we do. 

I thought he was safe. Perhaps overly so going back to keeper quite quickly often. That said probably keeping it simple trying not to make mistakes in his chance. Can’t recall seeing anything worrying. Gut feel he’ll need some minutes at a lower level like Towler did in his early days just to get used to the physicality. 

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39 minutes ago, Alex_BCFC said:

Can’t get particularly optimistic playing these kinds of teams. Worrying for me that we aren’t playing anyone above league 1 level before the start of the season. Not that results against higher opposition mean that much but it’s more to get us to the level required. 

I do like Pearson and I’m hopeful of a top 10 but I do wonder how good our prep will turn out. Hope to be wrong. 

Hopefully Pearson, having gone through many many pre seasons, knows what he’s doing.  I suspect he does 

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2 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

Results look great but am I right we played Swindons Youth team for at least 30 mins when the goals were rolling in and Oxford reserves today? Surely not the best prep 

Yeah Rob Atkinson echoed your sentiment. 

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