[jack bauer]

enjoyed that today, thought we looked very very good, some very impressive additions in that side, keeper, banks, horton really stood out but everyone played well. like the look of the number 35 who came on 2nd half. good first impression of cook's new side.

[charleyfarley11]

What impressed me the most about today was our work rate off the ball. Constantly harassing them in possession. Closing down was excellent all over the pitch.

[SpireRam]

charleyfarley11, on 23 July 2022 - 08:51 PM, said:

What impressed me the most about today was our work rate off the ball. Constantly harassing them in possession. Closing down was excellent all over the pitch.

I was sat right near Cookie and he’s relentless on the touchline constantly issuing instructions between his classic ‘pass pass pass’ ‘press press press’ shouts.

It’s a joy to watch when everyone buys into the philosophy and the best thing is it looks like every single player, new and old has.

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Tiptoe thru the Cross St, on 23 July 2022 - 06:39 PM, said:

Maguire may mean the hopedfor signing from Altrincham has crashed

Or it could be we have to offload a few to release some funds

[Tha Knows...]

Surrey Spireite, on 23 July 2022 - 08:16 PM, said:

https://youtu.be/uSwN6G81sqk

He did very well with the recording better than Matlock's!

[DOUGLAS JARDINE]

Pitch looks good

How did it look to those that went ?

[Lincs Spireite]

DOUGLAS JARDINE, on 24 July 2022 - 06:49 AM, said:

Pitch looks good

How did it look to those that went ?

Pitch looked as near to perfect as you could wish for. It was refreshing seeing some decent Cook type high press football on the deck, after lord knows how many years of hoofball where we lose possession. Like a glass of cold water to a man in the desert. Long may it continue.

[Tha Knows...]

Sounds like a refreshing change to the football served up by the turd, especially during the latter stages of his tenure.

[lindave]

SpireRam, on 23 July 2022 - 08:58 PM, said:

I was sat right near Cookie and he’s relentless on the touchline constantly issuing instructions between his classic ‘pass pass pass’ ‘press press press’ shouts.

It’s a joy to watch when everyone buys into the philosophy and the best thing is it looks like every single player, new and old has.

I was also right next to the home home dugout, we all said that the old Cooky was back to his normal safe. The passion from him on the touchline encouraging Every player was great to hear. The pass and press movement was there for 90mins. He has put a great squad together which will get even better when Kabby, Danny, Clarke and Carline return fully fit. The pressure is on Wrexham to win the league, I hope they fail again, but if we show good consistency and stay injury free, then we are more than good enough to end the season as Championship.

[Search & Destroy]

Tiptoe thru the Cross St, on 24 July 2022 - 07:05 AM, said:

Sounds like a refreshing change to the football served up by the turd, especially during the latter stages of his tenure.

Top of the league with over 2pts a game and 2 losses in 27?

[Tha Knows...]

lindave, on 24 July 2022 - 07:51 AM, said:

I was also right next to the home home dugout, we all said that the old Cooky was back to his normal safe. The passion from him on the touchline encouraging Every player was great to hear. The pass and press movement was there for 90mins. He has put a great squad together which will get even better when Kabby, Danny, Clarke and Carline return fully fit. The pressure is on Wrexham to win the league, I hope they fail again, but if we show good consistency and stay injury free, then we are more than good enough to end the season as Championship.

Excellent result and hope you are right but can such judgements be made on the basis of a home friendly against possibly complacent/under motivated opposition, as opposed to, say, Solihull in a league game?

[CFC91]

Took a mate who is a Vale fan but probably comes to watch us a handful of times a season and the best thing he said was that it looks like Cook has signed some players to play exactly how we did in his first tenure. Possession football, intensity, the old pass pass pass press press press we were so good at

[whittman]

Trophy5, on 23 July 2022 - 04:37 PM, said:

Fantastic result. I think that was pretty much their first string.
A bit much calling them a top L2 team. They finished 14th last season.

According to reports Bradford are one of the favourites with the bookies to win promotion they start next week but we made them look very ordinary at times

[Mr Mercury]

Tiptoe thru the Cross St, on 24 July 2022 - 08:09 AM, said:

Excellent result and hope you are right but can such judgements be made on the basis of a home friendly against possibly complacent/under motivated opposition, as opposed to, say, Solihull in a league game?

Why would they be complacent and under motivated in their last pre season game, we weren’t. Mind you they do have the useless Hughes as manager so you’ve probably got a point!

[Tha Knows...]

Mr Mercury, on 24 July 2022 - 08:33 AM, said:

Why would they be complacent and under motivated in their last pre season game, we weren’t. Mind you they do have the useless Hughes as manager so you’ve probably got a point!

Hughes was complaining their players maybe thought it would be easy game

[Lincs Spireite]

Tiptoe thru the Cross St, on 24 July 2022 - 08:37 AM, said:

Hughes was complaining their players maybe thought it would be easy game

Rule number one NEVER underestimate the opposition.

[Tha Knows...]

Lincs Spireite, on 24 July 2022 - 08:53 AM, said:

Rule number one NEVER underestimate the opposition.

We have done them a favour. Kick up the bottom

[calvin plummers socks]

The Whistler, on 23 July 2022 - 05:50 PM, said:

Not saying he can't, just give him time. Its not about fixing the injury it is mentally as well. He does not want the added
pressure that fans will be expecting him to start knocking the goal's in as he did last season. Just give him time.

Whistler- presumably you’re giving inside info.
Who the hell gave him the idea a few months ago of doing depth jumps (drops) post surgery?
Was that himself for insta or was it given by the physio!

Unless a major breakdown of the rehab and recovery given that particular exercise he would only have been a week or two from RTP

[azul]

Apparently Kabongo was warming up prematch - anyone notice if he was say, striking the ball with any force or was it just a few stretches