[tomjoad]

What a bloody good post.

[Bluekent]

 CFC91, on 05 July 2025 - 06:16 PM, said:

I think I need a break from here until the real stuff starts.
Nobody surely gives a hoot about friendlies at all, results or anything.

Have a few beers in Spain next week, enjoy it and then start thinking about Barrow at home. What happens besides that is inconsequential

Embarrassing ain’t it. Can’t wait for 2 weeks in Portugal then get back just in time for the proper stuff against barrow and then oasis 👍🏽

[CFC91]

 Bluekent, on 05 July 2025 - 06:20 PM, said:

Embarrassing ain’t it. Can’t wait for 2 weeks in Portugal then get back just in time for the proper stuff against barrow and then oasis 👍🏽

Wembley on the 3rd? Also there! I have a nice warm up a Heaton Park as well 😂

This post has been edited by CFC91: Yesterday, 06:25 PM

[BeastMode]

First half defence was great, dunkley looks like hes made to be a captain, young lad from Everton also looked decent as did the new keeper. Second half was pretty crap, but was simply two mistakes, naylor won't be 3rd choice cb and boot won't be 1st choice keeper this year so no dramas. Lovely day out, lovely setting

[Bluekent]

 CFC91, on 05 July 2025 - 06:23 PM, said:

Wembley on the 3rd? Also there! I have a nice warm up a Heaton Park as well 😂

Yeah 3rd. Catching train down after the barrow game. Enjoy heaton park , sounds like it’ll be carnage. Can’t beat it.

[Waller is my hero]

 Norton Blue, on 05 July 2025 - 05:51 PM, said:

highlights for me

Lewis has got a lovely left foot and good addition
Stirk looked a solid aquisition and did well
I like the look of Butterfield, did well, passed it around, nice 1-2s and ugly stuff. certainly worth another look as he;s a lot better than Hobson IMO
Trialist Striker i wouldn't bother with.
Fadz and Dunkley will be 1st choice CH this season baring injury or any improvement through signing, though thats kind of obvious.
fleck looked much fitter - i dont think he had a preseason last season. but looked a lot trimmer.
Dibley looks a good midfielder, again passed the ball around well.
Daley Campbell looked rapid but rusty. did well for the goal.

Exactly how saw today’s game & observations of players..must add though, Dobra & Dilan will be a handful this season

[RichThomps1]

 lindo-spireite, on 05 July 2025 - 05:25 PM, said:

Gunner Elliott unfortunately is a long way off being ready, probably not even matlocks level. Never looked like he was confident in himself or actually wanted the ball. Adam Lewis at left back will be better to judge him when he has a run with someone like Duffy in front of him (who looked tidy the first half)

Dunkley a mountain of a man and more vocal than his partner fadz, and that’s saying something

Elliott didn’t play

[jack bauer]

wasn't at the game, for anyone who was an i know that this is difficult to judge on today, what with it being 1st pre season game and 2 different 11's but a lot was made last season of how DJ slowed us down, so any signs that the tempo was quicker from us, or at least the intent to move the ball quicker... for me these are the things pre-season are about not necessarily the result.

[lindo-spireite]

 jack bauer, on 05 July 2025 - 07:09 PM, said:

wasn't at the game, for anyone who was an i know that this is difficult to judge on today, what with it being 1st pre season game and 2 different 11's but a lot was made last season of how DJ slowed us down, so any signs that the tempo was quicker from us, or at least the intent to move the ball quicker... for me these are the things pre-season are about not necessarily the result.

Stirk definitely moved the ball quicker, him butterfield and Dias all passed well ‘through the lines’ on numerous occasions

[fishini]

 gordon_brittas, on 05 July 2025 - 04:04 PM, said:

Grow up I’m titled to my opinion. We were poor today.

Does it not worry you at all? That you are a boring miserable attention seeking idiot

[h again]

Good workout, played at a good pace and with very competitive spirit. I don't think we learned very much about CFC, but Matlock were excellent considering they were a team of strangers with almost no time together. I suppose they were all playing for places which is a good incentive, but whoever got them organised did a great job.
Worst bit of the day was our away kit. My small grand-daughter loves pink, but I hadn't realised they'd signed her on to design shirts.

[Middle East]

dim view, on 05 July 2025 - 05:18 PM, said:

evening
Seemed from commentary that there was, same old record, a lack of penetration.

Did Dunkley get any Booooooming headers in?

I think Jessop got the most praise first half, in commentary. Good signs.

Evening to you too.

Game of two halves to be honest. First half we looked more solid defensively but were bang average in attack. That was clearly due to the number of trialists and less experienced players in midfield and up front. Second half saw Grigg, Dobs etc. up front with the odd chance being created, but 2 poor bits of defending undid us overall.

Dunkley looks to be fully fit and will be like a new signing. A few on here are saying him and Fadz will be our first choice centre back pairing, but personally I think they will alternate at right centre half and I am still hoping we sign a young mobile left centre half as whilst vastly experienced neither has any pace.

Still think it will be an interesting 3 or 4 weeks with incoming and outgoings...

[dart in the crossbar]

Good to see Dunkley on the pitch looking fit. Of the rarely seen / newcomers / trialists Butterfield caught the eye with decent energy and vision. VDC played like a wrecking ball at times but put in a decent run and cross for Grigg. Lewis did some good stuff on the ball. Dibley-Dias seemed to have time on the ball. Stirk looked comfortable enough.

First game and only 45 minutes and warm and v a combative, energetic Matlock side.

Least said about Fleck the better

[TheMatlockFan]

Thank you to everybody who came along to the game today, we hope you all enjoyed your visit and we wish our friends at Chesterfield FC all the best for the upcoming season.

[HaslandBlue58]

Thought Fadz and Fleck looked more in shape,with Fleck having a lot of touches.Thought Naylor looked a lot slimmer,hope he is not being used at the back again,wasted there.Was I imagining more than I should regarding Duffy wearing 11?Thought the signings looked useful for a first outing.So many new additions will take a while to adjust and settle in,and let's be honest not everyone does settle in,hopefully ours will,but we will not know for a while.Keeper seems to be rather vociferous,just wondered as I watched if it could get confusing for the younger players with keeper,Fadz and Dunkley all barking out instructions.

Looking forward now to Tuesday and seeing more.

[jack bauer]

Middle East, on 05 July 2025 - 09:12 PM, said:

Evening to you too.

Game of two halves to be honest. First half we looked more solid defensively but were bang average in attack. That was clearly due to the number of trialists and less experienced players in midfield and up front. Second half saw Grigg, Dobs etc. up front with the odd chance being created, but 2 poor bits of defending undid us overall.

Dunkley looks to be fully fit and will be like a new signing. A few on here are saying him and Fadz will be our first choice centre back pairing, but personally I think they will alternate at right centre half and I am still hoping we sign a young mobile left centre half as whilst vastly experienced neither has any pace.

Still think it will be an interesting 3 or 4 weeks with incoming and outgoings...

looking at the 2 line ups, seems first half was our 1st choice defence and 2nd half our 1st choice attack,

[Rodney's Moustache]

Nobody got injured that's all that matters.

This post has been edited by Rodney's Moustache: Yesterday, 11:03 PM

[OneDecentLester]

FWIW I thought Dibley-Dias looked very good. Has stature and dominated the middle of the park. I expected him to be good technically coming from a premier league side and he was, but his off the ball stuff impressed me more as I wasn’t sure how good he’d be at that side. Won plenty of headers and did a bit of breaking up play when needed to.

Look forward to seeing him again.

[Norton Blue]

jack bauer, on 05 July 2025 - 09:57 PM, said:

looking at the 2 line ups, seems first half was our 1st choice defence and 2nd half our 1st choice attack,

With the exception of Lewis who I think will start ahead of Gordon.

[Westbars Spireite]

 HaslandBlue58, on 05 July 2025 - 09:49 PM, said:

Thought Fadz and Fleck looked more in shape,with Fleck having a lot of touches.Thought Naylor looked a lot slimmer,hope he is not being used at the back again,wasted there.Was I imagining more than I should regarding Duffy wearing 11?Thought the signings looked useful for a first outing.So many new additions will take a while to adjust and settle in,and let's be honest not everyone does settle in,hopefully ours will,but we will not know for a while.Keeper seems to be rather vociferous,just wondered as I watched if it could get confusing for the younger players with keeper,Fadz and Dunkley all barking out instructions.

Looking forward now to Tuesday and seeing more.

You must have been imagining something as Duffy didn't have a number on his shirt.