[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: Today, 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.