[Duckys Moved]

Would like to see Jacobs again, based on the fact everyone else has been given a chance and have failed to deliver.

[JonB]

 calvin plummers socks, on 07 March 2025 - 01:19 PM, said:

Isn?t there a gym at the training ground?

No building for one. A local company has fitted out a portacabin or two as offices\rooms for the analyst folk but thats all.

[dtp]

 JonB, on 07 March 2025 - 01:06 PM, said:

Could be a race between Mcfadzean and Araujo as to who is back first. Presumably Mcfadzean would take the spot released by Williams but if Araujo plays that means one of the other loads cant be in the squad. Thompson would have to be in so that leaves one of Sparkes, Pepple, Olakigbe or Metcalfe misses out.

Aroujo is already in the squad as an U21 player so if both he and McFadzean return to fitness they can both play as there remains one space left for an older lad.

[LondonBlue]

 Exharboroughspireite, on 07 March 2025 - 12:25 PM, said:

completely agree but coco is awful on right. duffy scored from right on saturday.

I?d start Duffy left Olakigbe right and have Coco on the bench to replace Duffy personally

[JonB]

 dtp, on 07 March 2025 - 01:43 PM, said:

Aroujo is already in the squad as an U21 player so if both he and McFadzean return to fitness they can both play as there remains one space left for an older lad.

Araujo is a loan player, we have 6 including him and can only have 5 in a matchday squad. So while he is fine in terms of the 22 man squad we would have to leave one of the other 5 out to play him. You'd expect Thompson to be involved so that means one of Sparkes, Pepple, Olakigbe or Metcalfe cant be involved.

[azul]

 dtp, on 07 March 2025 - 01:43 PM, said:

Aroujo is already in the squad as an U21 player so if both he and McFadzean return to fitness they can both play as there remains one space left for an older lad.

del

This post has been edited by azul: 07 March 2025 - 02:14 PM

[Westbars Spireite]

 Goku, on 07 March 2025 - 12:52 PM, said:

He's just an error-making machine currently. I like to have a left footed and right footed CB but I'd even drop Grimes and put Naylor there currently, so we could have our 27th CB pairing of the season with Naylor and Palmer.

We have been so shafted this season.

I wouldn't be against that at all, and would probably do it myself.

[calvin plummers socks]

 JonB, on 07 March 2025 - 01:32 PM, said:

No building for one. A local company has fitted out a portacabin or two as offices\rooms for the analyst folk but thats all.

Hmm that?s the first thing they should have sorted.
Not great having players in random commercial gyms.

[HaslandBlue58]

Suppose one of very few pluses is that PC won't get carded tomorrow.

[warfey is a spireite]

Yes there is Jim brown.

[Westbars Spireite]

 calvin plummers socks, on 07 March 2025 - 03:08 PM, said:

Hmm that?s the first thing they should have sorted.
Not great having players in random commercial gyms.

Surely a gym of any worth is going to be several hundred thousand pounds, even if the buildings are of a temporary nature?

[Mr Mercury]

 Westbars Spireite, on 07 March 2025 - 03:29 PM, said:

Surely a gym of any worth is going to be several hundred thousand pounds, even if the buildings are of a temporary nature?

I thought there was a gym and an infinity pool at the North end of the East Stand. Trumpeted with the fact that when it was built we were the only club outside the Premier League with the use of our own infinity pool?

This post has been edited by Mr Mercury: 07 March 2025 - 03:43 PM

[JonB]

 Mr Mercury, on 07 March 2025 - 03:33 PM, said:

I thought there was a gym and an infinity pool at the North end of the main stand. Trumpeted with the fact that when it was built we were the only club outside the Premier League with the use of our own infinity pool?

There was a gym etc in their but the last thing i can find about it is the Academy side of the club taking control of it back in 2023. No mention of it on the Hub website.

[Mr Mercury]

 JonB, on 07 March 2025 - 03:39 PM, said:

There was a gym etc in their but the last thing i can find about it is the Academy side of the club taking control of it back in 2023. No mention of it on the Hub website.

Apologies mate I meant the East Stand.

[hewittfan]

 calvin plummers socks, on 07 March 2025 - 03:08 PM, said:

Hmm that?s the first thing they should have sorted.
Not great having players in random commercial gyms.

But the most accurate rumours on this board come from Nuffields!

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Four-one-four-one.

Whoever in't nets - both as inconsistent as each other.

Shecks-Palmer-Grimes-Sparkes.

Naylor.

Duffy-Dobra-Banks-Colclough

Gonna call it - Hobson up front.

Just 'cos he'll chase everything and has as much/little chance of notching as any other option.

We will concede.

Just gotta hope we can concede one less than them, though...

[Blue5]

 Exharboroughspireite, on 07 March 2025 - 10:15 AM, said:

Ok. Going to be objective here. We need to play forward quicker.

Thompson
Shecks
Naylor
Grimes
Sparkes

Fleck - need him to start playing at least 60 minutes now each week. Getting fed up of 10 mins here and there. Oldaker to replace 60 mins in.


Duffy on right - needs to play full 90
Mandeville
Dobra
Colclough on left - time to salvage his season and to get on it. If hes having a mare, duffy across and bring olakigbe on for last 30.

Pepple

Sad thing is im writing these names with my internal monlogue going not good enough - especially 3 of the back 4.

Thompson

Shecks
Palmer
Grimes
Sparkes

Duffy
Naylor
Dobs (more central)
Banks
Mandy

Pepple

[lindave]

 LondonBlue, on 07 March 2025 - 01:50 PM, said:

I?d start Duffy left Olakigbe right and have Coco on the bench to replace Duffy personally

Olakigbe is not performing well at the moment rather see Coco start instead of him. Shecks needs to waken up he has been aweful in last 3 games. Pepple has to step up in the box, there is plenty of effort but he is not lethal / hungry enough in the penalty area. Grimes is lucky that he has no one fit enough to replace him, Manders and Naylor have been disappointing , when they dont perform we can't win. Dobra must start as do Palmer and Boot who have been solid in the past 2 games. 

This post has been edited by lindave: 07 March 2025 - 04:20 PM

[born in 1866]

 dtp, on 07 March 2025 - 01:43 PM, said:

Aroujo is already in the squad as an U21 player so if both he and McFadzean return to fitness they can both play as there remains one space left for an older lad.

I thought Hobson took up the last remaining place.

[JonB]

 Mr Mercury, on 07 March 2025 - 03:43 PM, said:

Apologies mate I meant the East Stand.

Yeh I knew what you meant.