v Stockport County (a) - 13/8/24 - Carabao Cup

[DE.]

8 minutes ago, AspRover said:

I mean arguably it's pretty clear he doesn't, he's averaging a goal every 15 minutes in the last two games!

(I do take your point though)

He does still look pretty sharp, but yeah, I'd give him a good 60-65 mins at least. This is basically a training game, pretty low risk. Just to likely to get injured in actual training. 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, B16Rover said:

As much as I do like Yuki he needs his engine because his first touch can be wanting at times 

needs to work on it because you don`t get any time on the ball over here compared to the j league,where you can make a cup of tea in the time it takes the other side to put a tackle in

[CambridgeRover]

8 minutes ago, Hatter1 said:

And we lose one of the senior players we have left.... 

Who?

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, CambridgeRover said:

Who?

Hatter is a Stockport fan, has been on here a few days, seems a good egg

[JonnyP]

Are we good now??? Honestly I really don’t know what to say about this start. John Eustace was meant to be defensive minded, 8 goals in 120 minutes is not what we were all expecting. Especially considering we thought we were going to sign complete journeymen on loans n frees and we have signed a bunch of what look like gems from a far who none of had heard of. Have to say buzzing for the Norwich game this weekend.

[RTM08]

5 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

As much as I do like Yuki he needs his engine because his first touch can be wanting at times 

It can be found wanting as much as it likes if he scores a goal a game. We've had enough strikers who are allegedly good away from goal but utterly useless in front of it.

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, JonnyP said:

Are we good now??? Honestly I really don’t know what to say about this start. John Eustace was meant to be defensive minded, 8 goals in 120 minutes is not what we were all expecting. Especially considering we thought we were going to sign complete journeymen on loans n frees and we have signed a bunch of what look like gems from a far who none of had heard of. Have to say buzzing for the Norwich game this weekend.

There were several stories when Eustace joined of being pragmatic to start with, and then after a full pre season, instilling a more expansive game,  He did it at Birmingham, Kidderminster were the Barcelona/Brazil (cant remember which) of non league

Edited August 13 by KentExile

[Hatter1]

Call it a draw lads?

[ABBEY]

Scotland would

[Polky]

 

[chaddyrovers]

Very good performance so far

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, Hatter1 said:

Call it a draw lads?

your going to face the lethal threat of our welsh international jack vale in the 2nd half

[Hatter1]

20 minutes ago, Displaced Rover said:

This is tragic. I hated when Mowbray used to give up in the cups before a ball was even kicked, be very pissed off as a County fan this evening 

We've got 12 senior, outfield players out injured. The same as we've got available and some of those are only just fit so have been rested.

It's not pretty, it's not what we'd like but the vast majority will understand it.

[ItsRoverZ]

I'd like to switch out Yuki second half for gueye get him a goal and off the mark 

[neophox]

Think there will be some subs at 60 mins with a game coming on saturday!

[davulsukur]

12 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

As much as I do like Yuki he needs his engine because his first touch can be wanting at times 

Dare I say, his first touch looks really quite poor.

[RoverDom]

Concern about our depth and ability to do this over a full season but my word it's been a relief to have these two games to start the season. I thought it was going to be a going from the off, far from it. 

[booth]

2 minutes ago, Hatter1 said:

We've got 12 senior, outfield players out injured. The same as we've got available and some of those are only just fit so have been rested.

It's not pretty, it's not what we'd like but the vast majority will understand it.

We know how it feels, it happened to us last season.

[davulsukur]

2 minutes ago, ItsRoverZ said:

I'd like to switch out Yuki second half for gueye get him a goal and off the mark 

Be mad not to give Gueye 45mins, surely?

[KentExile]

Pleased to see Duru, and see the sense in giving Fadz minutes, surprised that neither Gueye or Vale are on also

[Andy]

Duru on for the 2nd half, happy with that.

[JonnyP]

12 minutes ago, KentExile said:

There were several stories when Eustace joined of being pragmatic to start with, and then after a full pre season, instilling a more expansive game,  He did it at Birmingham, Kidderminster were the Barcelona/Brazil (cant remember which) of non league

Yeah i think Birmingham fans are still gutted their shower of Wolly’s pushed him out for Shrek. I mean his management master class got off to a great start the weekend.

Personally I liked him last season, came across calm and did his best with what he inherited. But with trav back Gally gone and the new lads in, looks a completely different team 

[tomphil]

6 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

What was our ticket allocation for tonight?

 

[JonnyP]

13 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Be mad not to give Gueye 45mins, surely?

Maybe wants to bring him on with 30 minutes left, a bit more of a typical game situation. See if he can make a difference in a shorter period.

[Gav]

3 minutes ago, tomphil said:

 

It sold out in no time, why the hell didn’t we ask for more tickets?