[Benno Spire]

Banks was sat next to the bench so not sure why not involved , a bit lacklustre but impressed with Jessop and Dunkley

[Mr Mercury]

Thought Colclough liked sharp, Oldaker had a good half, jessop and Jacobs did well but Dunkley, what a beast!
Other than that a bit of a meh game

[howardb]

 Walton Spireite, on 06 July 2024 - 03:27 PM, said:

First of all thanks For Howard B for the lift to Matlock. Top bloke enjoyed your company.

My pleasure.....likewise, enjoyed the chat

[plannerj]

 TJ Blue, on 06 July 2024 - 03:17 PM, said:

Sounded like Jessop did ok, can anyone that was there confirm please?

Yes he did. I was impressed with him.

[Fit as a Nelson]

 Mr Mercury, on 06 July 2024 - 03:45 PM, said:

Thought Colclough liked sharp, Oldaker had a good half, jessop and Jacobs did well but Dunkley, what a beast!
Other than that a bit of a meh game

Dunkley is levels above our other central defenders, I?m still hoping to see another one come in.

[plannerj]

 Benno Spire, on 06 July 2024 - 03:42 PM, said:

Banks was sat next to the bench so not sure why not involved , a bit lacklustre but impressed with Jessop and Dunkley

I think he may have got a slight knock. He was doing a sprint before the game. He didnt win it!

[Mr Mercury]

 TJ Blue, on 06 July 2024 - 02:12 PM, said:

Young lad from Gibraltar, youth team player.

Only ever seen heard of him today but he could have a bright future.

[philly8mt]

Chey Dunkley is a natural leader, constantly talking to the team and positioning players. He?s loud and you probably wouldn't want to be on the end of a telling off from him!
Colclough looked sharp and linked well with a hard working Jacob?s tbf
Jessop? played well also.

Other than that ?? Pizza was good

[Osborne again]

 philly8mt, on 06 July 2024 - 06:02 PM, said:

Chey Dunkley is a natural leader, constantly talking to the team and positioning players. He?s loud and you probably wouldn't want to be on the end of a telling off from him!
Colclough looked sharp and linked well with a hard working Jacob?s tbf
Jessop? played well also.

Other than that ?? Pizza was good

Dunkley looks to be a very good acquisition indeed. Towering centre back who does everything well. Got to admit, both Jacobs and Colclough, looked like they'd carried on from where they left off last season

[Fit as a Nelson]

We?ve still not seen the best of Jacobs, great that he had a good outing in our first friendly today, he missed pre season last season. This summer will do him the world of good.

[1978blue]

 Mr Mercury, on 06 July 2024 - 04:02 PM, said:

Only ever seen heard of him today but he could have a bright future.

Scored 2 in our 6-1 win in the Trophy last season v Southport 👍

[h again]

 TJ Blue, on 06 July 2024 - 03:17 PM, said:

Sounded like Jessop did ok, can anyone that was there confirm please?

Sorry about my ignorance, but was Jessop the lad who played on the right wing in the second half? If so, he was very good, and it was noticeable he came back as the last defender when both CBs went up for corners, presumably because nobody's likely to out-run him.
If that was a triallist and not Jessop, I'd get him signed up.
Bit of a non-event otherwise, though NL seems to have got Matlock well organised, and should do well if he can find some half-way respectable players.

[plannerj]

 Fit as a Nelson, on 06 July 2024 - 06:48 PM, said:

We?ve still not seen the best of Jacobs, great that he had a good outing in our first friendly today, he missed pre season last season. This summer will do him the world of good.

He was outstanding today.

[Mr Mercury]

 1978blue, on 06 July 2024 - 07:05 PM, said:

Scored 2 in our 6-1 win in the Trophy last season v Southport 👍

Ok.

[Osborne again]

Matlock did well this afternoon, and with a couple more decent players they could have a decent season.
Jessop played as though he belonged in the squad, and I'm hoping to see him against some higher opposition.

[TheMatlockFan]

What a tremendous day, as always your fans are a credit to your club and we can not thank you enough for making the short trip over to Matlock.

We hope that we will see some of you throughout the season and we wish you all the luck ahead of your new football league adventure.

[sophocles]

 TheMatlockFan, on 06 July 2024 - 08:28 PM, said:

What a tremendous day, as always your fans are a credit to your club and we can not thank you enough for making the short trip over to Matlock.

We hope that we will see some of you throughout the season and we wish you all the luck ahead of your new football league adventure.

Thanks for that. I thought PCs aim was to give every player a bit of match time, and Matlock were well organised and defended really well. Good luck for your forthcoming season.

[Bonnyman]

 plannerj, on 06 July 2024 - 07:11 PM, said:

He was outstanding today.

Outstanding, it was Matlock,, your not outstanding against Matlock, it was a walk about against dustbins, I You can be outstanding in your respective leagues not against brickies and bar tenders

This post has been edited by Bonnyman: 06 July 2024 - 10:07 PM

[born in 1866]

 Bonnyman, on 06 July 2024 - 10:01 PM, said:

Outstanding, it was Matlock,, your not outstanding against Matlock, it was a walk about against dustbins, I You can be outstanding in your respective leagues not against brickies and bar tenders

Excellent motivational speech, especially for the youngsters, who need a pat on the back and encouragement to build their confidence.
I sctually thought you were involved in grassroots coaching with youngsters until I read that.

[peakblue]

If anyone was outstanding I?d say it was Jessop
No disrespect to Matlock,but he needs putting up against higher opposition
Nicky law will be a good boss for Matlock,he?s clearly set the team up to be hard to beat,just not sure where the goals are going to come from
Best of luck to the gladiators next season