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    Friday 29th March 2024
    Kick off 17.30
    Ewood Park
    Championship

Fleetwood game tonight

chor808

Senior Member
Agree Alan we have to start going for it both at home and away. Let's see what he decides to do with the team tonight but I expect us to win this one and move up that table.
 

Drog

Administrator
Staff member
The loss of Chapman is a major blow and particularly for home matches when we now expect him to be a starter. Fleetwood's goals record reveals that they have scored 6 more than us to date but let in 13 more, suggesting that they will have to be watched but may not be too strong defensively. After that I have to admit that I know nothing about them so whether they are vulnerable in the air / down the flanks / in goal and whether they are strong on set pieces or rely more on counter attacks. All of a sudden though we have lost a number of key players in Samuel, Bennett and Chapman to go with the long standing blow of losing Lenihan on the 1st match of the season. These 4 aren't 'random' squad losses as all would be in the top half of the team standings in my book (along with Smallwood, Dack and Mulgrew). I just hope that the pace and invention shown against Pompey will not evaporate to be replaced by the ponderous and slow build up play which our lot appear to have a tendency to rely on at every opportunity. I'm not feeling too confident that it won't at this stage.
 

Drog

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Staff member
Agree Alan we have to start going for it both at home and away. Let's see what he decides to do with the team tonight but I expect us to win this one and move up that table.
I'm not hopeful. Mulgrew can spray the ball around well but a CH should not be the main creative player in any team. Williams and Nyambe have little creativity to bring down the flanks, Whittingham and Evans don't offer much going forward either although whilst no Frank Lampard I have noticed Smallwood getting into good attacking positions. Conway and Antonsson on the wings will hardly strike fear into Rosler so Dack and Graham can expect some pretty close attention. Our main form of attack (given that our corner kick routines are non existent and just boil down to hopeful inswingers to the GK's hands) might well be Charlie Mulgrews free kicks All in all I think we might need a penalty or two.
 

AllRoverAsia

Senior Member
Whilst the 2 sendings off in consecutive matches was unexpected what was predictable was for injuries and suspensions to have an effect by now.

I suppose we should count ourselves lucky that Smallwood is still available.

I expect Fleetwood to be fiesty so hope we are up for it from the ko.

3 points are wanted and I expect us to get them.
 
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steve w

Senior Member
I'm a shit pundit but I'll go for a 2-1 win
with biggest cheer of the season so far when he finally brings Nuttall on in the 70th minute
 

Drog

Administrator
Staff member
I'm a shit pundit but I'll go for a 2-1 win
with biggest cheer of the season so far when he finally brings Nuttall on in the 70th minute
Bigger cheer still if he can get a third.
 
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ABBEY

Guest
watched 2nd half stream and that was awful...the sooner they fuck off the better. At least I feel good that I'm not feeding the scummers any more.
 
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