Pre-season Schedule and games

Brother_Sledge

Actually think you are right - Have seen it 10.00 kick off elsewhere now - sorry :doh:

Brother_Sledge

PS thanks I would have been well miffed to miss the start :thumbsup:

Lukerz

Fabianski
Zabaleta(c) - Reid - Ogbonna - Cresswell
Rice - Cullen
Yarmolenko - Lanzini - Anderson
Chicharito

Is the side today. Rest all on the bench, apart from Diop, who is maybe being rested.

Hamstew

Brother_Sledge said:

PS thanks I would have been well miffed to miss the start :thumbsup:

No sweat :ok:

MrsGrey

:nonono:

I had it for the later start too.

I confess that I have only just got up.... will have to rush my breakfast now. :run:

jay_in_cpt

Pelle just said Drop felt a little pain in his back so not risking him.. :scarf:

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Shame Alese didnt travel with the team, hes been well thought of for a while now and we look short at CB with Balbuena away

Hamstew

Our passing has been horrendous

Lukerz

Amazing how disjointed we are without one of Noble or Wilshere

Hamstew

I don't Cullen is good enough

PrestonHammer

I prefer watching us in white shorts and socks.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Really havent got going

Newcastle dominating the midfield battle

Dont think Newcastle are going to sell Hayden

Expat_Hammer

PrestonHammer said:

I prefer watching us in white shorts and socks.

Go and get changed then :whistle:

Hamstew

I look forward to when noble wilshere Antonio and Fredericks come on. Not so much Sanchez

PrestonHammer

I'm wearing them already. What do you think the chances are that we will change them at half time?

Hamstew

Wow

thornburyiron

This is dreadful. 1-0 down and we can’t string 2 passes together.

grey_til_I_dye

It's not been a great watch, but Pelle made it clear the priority was to manage player minutes.

thornburyiron

He might be managing player minutes but they should at least play during those minutes.

Hamstew

Anderson couldn't control a cardboard box today

Expat_Hammer

Can't wait until half time

grey_til_I_dye

They are playing, just not very well. Can't see the benefit of being too critical.

Hamstew

Just observations. Not overly bothered about the performance or result.

jay_in_cpt

Although with this 1st half we are certainly not winning any new fans in China!

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Well that was dreadful

I dont get this excuse we do year in year out off it's all about fitness....then we get battered the first few games of every season

Also I fail to see how strolling about will help them gain any match fitness

grey_til_I_dye

Champo

Who's making excuses?

Were we dreadful first half against Citeh?

Hamstew

Snodgrass should always be on set pieces imo

OldCastleSwift

Wilshere is comfortably our best midfielder based on what I've seen in pre-season.

Sanchez comfortably the worst.

OldCastleSwift

Bit better in the second half. Couple of half chances.

OldCastleSwift

Can't believe how far Cresswell has regressed over the past couple of seasons. I really think we need to look at replacing him.