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It turns out we didnt play St J last season either. We actually only played one friendly against peterhead before the league cup started.

I'm in the strange position of aching for football to come back but dreading the opening fixture. I defo feel we are going into the campaign a little under cooked both in terms of match fitness and squad building. Obviously we aren't even into August yet and the club is probably trying to keep it's powder dry until a bit closer to the end of the window. They may also be thinking about potentially impending sell on clauses becoming active and waiting to see if so before splashing out for a key target. With 8 days still to go before we head to Edinburgh my feeling is we will see at least one in and out before then. I defo think we needed a few more friendly matches but I got curious about what JT's form is for pre season. This was Elfsborg last season. So, 7 matches in 8 weeks. I've no idea why there was such a big gap between friendly 5 and 6. I'm going to suggest that Thelin doesn't hold with the idea you need to have lot's of friendlies to be match fit. Perhaps he prefers playing bounce games between the squad instead . No idea how we will lineup in other than it will be Mitov in goal, Aouchiche at 10, Topi wide left and Yengi as CF. I don't think it's impossible to go there and get something but it's not going to be easy and I defo think we need to score first.

word on the hat is it's Kerfala Cissoko a 25 yo Guinean who is currently playing for Jaro in finland but had previously played in sweden. On the face of it I would say it's bollocks though as he is uncapped and probably wouldn't get a work permit

Welcome to Wrexham is really well done, the producers have done a masterful job of getting people invested in the fate of the club and the team have provided some excellent moments to help them sell it.

Listening to Sportsound and Derek Ferguson was asked about Lewis and the potential of a move. The jist of his reply was it would have to be a hell of an offer as he's very settled with his family and genuinely loves Bologna both club and city.

Not that I've seen or heard, you could be right though.

My memory is far from infallible, I'm mid 40's now and the mind defo plays more tricks than it used to from that pov. I could have sworn I heard Tyrone (I think) say words to the effect that he was signed as a project at the time though but I easily could be wrong. Agree on all the rest. I think Gueye and Sokler will defo be off after not even making the bench last night

Personally, and I'm well aware most will disagree, I'm prepared to give Ambrose a little more time. He was signed as a project player and there looks to be a some improvement after pre season. Don't get me wrong, I still supect it's probably not going to work out, but it wouldn't be the first time I've seen a player go from no hoper to handy player in a reasonable amount of time). I still think he should be put out on loan though, he would have been a very good contender for the new loan scheme thingy but sadly he's not Scottish. I think it would depend on who we are playing re your second paragraph. At home against teams that are parking the bus I would be fine with those three but anyone that's actually looking to take a swing at us it's probably not going to work. Big agree, I think Topi is going to have a real breakout season and this time next season he'll be getting sniffed around a lot.

Sokler is surely away. Why do you feel it's a big if though? It's 9 days until we play hearts so that seems like a reasonable window given we will have been working on targerts since the last window.

For 18 Kjartansson is incredibly well developed physically. It's going to be really interesting to see how he develops longer term. Good points. Solid enough debuts for Milanovic and Aouchiche, Keskinen looked really lively (some cracking backheels) and good to see Nilsen and his shithousery back in the side. I thought in spells we looked pretty handy, I was encouraged to see us winning the ball a few times by swarming the player and breaking quickly. Elfsborg did that a lot when I was watching them before JT moved but we have yet to really see it. Bad points. No 1 has to be the way we kept conceding possession in our own half. If we turn up at Tynecastle being so slack it's not going to go well for us. Mitov had a poor game, no two ways about it and should have done better with all 3. Gavin Molloy reminded me of Considine when he first got moved to lb and didn't look even remotely comfortable there, I really hope we are not planning on playing him there regularly. Yengi tried to put himself about but we didn't really have enough possession in their half for him to get involved really. All in not great, not terrible. Biggest question mark is if this is going to be the game that marks the beginning of the Peter Ambrose redemption arc . Couldn't help have a wee wry smile to myself when he scored with his first touch given the feelings of a large section of the support.

Mitov has had a bit of mare

Very cheap. Overall we had looked not too bad up till that point. Ipswich look to be turning the screw now though.

Yeah, we are in no position to be judging utd on that.

That really is nuts isn't it. I used to love watching English football but every year that goes by I take less of an interest.

Doubtful there would be a sell on clause negotiated then, they can just offer him a contract at the end of his loan.

Is he not ooc next summer?

All the best Vinny, hard to see him in a dons jersey again 2bh

Pretty sure the club poured cold water on speculation about Hale at the end of the season.

I never felt JDV ever got a fair crack of the whip 2bh. I mind a home game against utd where we won 3-0 I think and he was electric. If memory serves Calderwood was getting some stick for grim football (shocker, I know) and everyone in the pub after was like "well, that's a bit more like it" with De Vischer being man of the match from a rare start. Next game? Either on the bench and didn't play or dropped all together, can't remember which but I remember being pissed of with JC. I was usually pissed off with JC to be fair

I like vinnie too but with injury and different managers he just never kicked on. That's probably a good move for him as well 2bf. One down, at lest another 4 to go I would guess

And this why they are called the fun

Also got the feeling some of the business we did he didn't have much say in. E.g. Gueye, who has since shown he can be effective at this level, was signed under his tenure and not given a sniff.

Aye Robson only used something like 16 players from August to December if memory serves.

Tru dat! Hows the holibobs going Manc?

If it is the conference league I would be quietly confident that we would be there or thereabouts in terms of qualifying for at least the playoff round so probably will be 50 games. 48 games is worst case scenario but if you put a gun to my head and forced me to pick a number I reckon we play 55 odd games this season.