Oxford

[GHA EFM]

Norris in for Hann maybe?

[clarke is god]

no way! you cant drop hann i think he played well on monday we cant just chuck someone in and expect them to be better than matty! especially when we have seen nothing of him

[cityman]

I liked what I saw in Norris however I thought Hann was better in the last game...maybe he's realised that Norris is a real threat to his position ?

[clarke is god]

its always good to have competition within a team it gets the best out of them! You think we will start with the same line-up on friday then?

[cityman]

Not sure , I thought Clarke did well in midfield but not sure he will play there again. I'd like to see Sozzo given a run in the team as I have a `feeling' that he could be quite a find...I might be wrong though.

[Rob_the_Saint]

How about Norris in for Wilde?

[TomDavisPonyTail]

Norris in for Hann, for me.

 

Wilde puts some great balls into the box when he gets the chance. I don't think Hann played brilliantly yesterday, pretty average to be honest, seems afraid to take on his man this season.

[clarke is god]

i disagree Hann will show what hes about on friday and i think with all this 'norris' talk he'll get back to the form we saw last season! have faith in the lad lol

[Midweeksaint]

Clarke

 

What game were you watching on Monday? Hann didn't beat his full back once in the whole match (that I can remember). From the two matches I have seen so far he has looked out of his depth at this level. Shame given his performances last season. Perhaps I have just seen a couple of off-days. As for Friday, take a look at what Oxford did to Northwich and extrapolate.

[The_Brotherhood]

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Rob_the_Saint said:
How about Norris in for Wilde?

Are you kidding? That's like saying: how about Perks for Bastock? Wilde has been, apart from maybe Theobold, City's best signing this summer.

[clarke is god]

midweek saint

 

I understand where your coming from , but still Hann has put in average performances he hasnt look terrible! also agree with 'The Brotherhood' Adam Wilde is prone to put in a few bad crosses but some of them are a pleasure to watch and i also agree that Theo has been our best performer this season so far

[MarkCol]

I think Simon Martin should come in for sozzo and leave Clarke in midfield. He looked quite good when he came on and he also gives us an option with his head up front.

[Rob_the_Saint]

No, not kidding. For me, he doesn't do enough either on or off the ball. Yes, he does cross the ball well but that is all he does, a bit like a less than energetic Ben Walshe, if that's possible.

 

2nd best signing out of three is not a great recommendation either.

[AFF]

I don't know anything about football but I do know that Matt 'Matty' Hann hasn't played really well since February. In the latter stages of last season, there was no-one else [apart from me and I'm not quite quick enough any more] but now there is real competition for the shirt.

 

Midweeksaint called it spot on for the Tamworth game. That's spot on as far as Matt 'Matty' Hann is concerned. I'm not so sure about the extrapolate bit.

 

Monday was my first League game and I'm reluctant to comment on Wilde. He certainly wasn't in contention for MotM as far as I was concerned. He showed some nice touches [in the] second half. He didn't impress me in the Barnet and "Premiership new boys, Neil Warnock's Sheffield United" psf's.

 

I don't know anything about football, but I'll bet that Colin knows that Matt isn't delivering at the moment.

 

One more thing. Norris will be either a right-sided or a left-sided wide midfield player. Give him a chance in his preferred position, rather than bUggering about switching wings.

[Hatboy]

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MarkCol said:
I think Simon Martin should come in for sozzo and leave Clarke in midfield. He looked quite good when he came on and he also gives us an option with his head up front.

Your having a laugh, he's lazy.

[Hatboy]

Crackers to come in and Clarkey & Hakim up front.

[AFF]

Hi Hatboy.

 

I assume you mean that Simon is 'lazy', rather than Lee Clarke. One of the many features of Lee's game is that he works his socks off for 90+ minutes every game and his work-rate is clear for all to see. However, while he brought that work-rate to an unaccustommed midfield role on Monday, he's no Kenny Dalgleish.

 

I would prefer to describe Simon as 'appearing languid' rather than 'lazy'. He holds the ball up very well indeed and, for me, he plays that role better than Lee, Paul 'Hackers' Hakim or Josh 'Sozzo' Sozzo. Of the entire strike force available, the best combination for me is Lee and Simon, although that does sacrifice Paul who is on fire at the moment.

 

And we all thought that the managers job is a walk in the park. It's a bit more than shouting a lot in the technical area and throwing tea-cups around the dressing room. They earn their four million a year allright. Well, some do.

[Hatboy]

Simon is definately my 4 choice striker

[christreasure]

im gay

[The_Brotherhood]

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MarkCol said:
I think Simon Martin should come in for sozzo and leave Clarke in midfield. He looked quite good when he came on and he also gives us an option with his head up front.

To me on Monday Simon Martin looked like he was lacking in confidence, he also looked like he was slightly injured.

I think they should start with the team that started against Kidderminster, but Cracknell in for Marwa