How did they play?

[The Goon]

Anybody who got to the game last night, i would be interested in hearing how we played.

YES, i know its hard to judge in pre season, but how did the newbies and trialists play?

 

[Superphil]

Thank god for El Abd and Rickets is all I can say

 

[Gav1901]

From what i heard spiller had a good 45 minutes and brinkhurst apparently hes quite pacey

 

[clippedgull]

Anybody who got to the game last night, i would be interested in hearing how we played.

YES, i know its hard to judge in pre season, but how did the newbies and trialists play?

For me Spiller stood out with his good work rate.

Wright was very speedy down the right wing.

Tunnicliffe and Smith were not really tested.

 

[jordanseagull]

Spiller, Davies, Wright, COX, Murray, Whing, Lynch, Kuipers were all superb. The rest were good/average. At first glance i wouldnt sign Ricketts, and Crofts was non existent. Tunnicliffe had a tendency to let his defender go, which but for Kuipers would have resulted in a goal. Smith didnt have much to do in the half he had, so you cannot judge him yet. Kicking looked suspect, though.

All in all, a promising first pre-season

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Spiller sounds surprisingly good but it sounds like there is a very divided opinion on Ricketts......

 

[Notters]

Lynch was my MOM

 

[Foolg]

Lynch looked a class above last night, and being stood on the sidelines despite Virgo being captain it was Joel giving everyone orders, he looked good and relaxed on the ball and seems a much improved player. Crofts seemed quiet, and Spiller was lively but imo didnt set the world alight on the ball. Thought Wright looked very good, and Murray was a bit off the pace. Second half we looked weaker, Hawkins made one mistake being out of position from which they should have scored, but looked solid apart from that. Ricketts looked either unfit or a tad lazy, hard to tell but with Dickinson signed i doubt we need him now. The guy on the right wing (brinkhurst?) looked good and pacy 2nd half, and Ide on the left had a few promising spells.

 

[Superphil]

BTW, I was being sarcastic in my previous post on this thread

 

[Foolg]

BTW, I was being sarcastic in my previous post on this thread

I think most people probably guessed.

 

[The Wizard]

Smith - 6 - Had nothing to do, defence were superb 1'st half.

Whing - 6 - Decent.
Virgo - 7 - Dominated in the air and controlled the defence well.
Elphick - 7 - same as Virgo.
Lynch - 8 - Calm and collective going forward was also very solid defensively.

Wright - 7 - Ran at the defenders and generally caused problems.
Spiller - 7 - I personally thought he had a very good half, good creativity from him.
Crofts - 6 - Didn't really notice him but he did put a few good tenacious tackles in.
Cox - 7 - Good performance from him, his crossing was A LOT better than last season and he looked to have a good partnership with Lynch.

Davies - 8 - Caused havoc in the defence and chased everything
Murray - 7 - Help up play well and generally added a touch of class as always.


Second half were mostly 5/6's but Ide, Dicker & Tunnicliffe get 7's from me.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I didn't think Murray did much at all last night, quite honestly.

 

[Superphil]

I think most people probably guessed.

Not so sure, someone posted that Opinion was Divided on Rickets

 

[dale jasper football guru]

Sounds like we have so many options which has to be the most promising thing. We still need try and hold on to Murray, and get rid of hawkins etc

 

[sam86]

Could Wright -

A) Beat a man?
and
B) Cross the ball past the first defender?