RoyleArmy1994 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 So now DK and his compadre Dean Holden have been in charge now for around a month since returning for pre season, what do people reckon about his appointment? I haven't seen any of the pre seasons or listened to any of his interviews so I can't comment on what has gone on pre season. Moreover, where do members on this forum predict us to finish this season? The Oldham way suggests there will be one first teamer leaving, J.Wilson, L.Kelly, M.Jones, J.Forte, C.Winchester, J.Mills? The question is which one... First post for a while and I hope all members of this board are having a good summer!!a, OWTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I Reckon our starting 11 could match anybody's in this league. But once injuries hit we are very low on quality. I reckon between 11 and 17th we will finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyleArmy1994 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 What would you say our strongest starting eleven is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredballboy Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) What would you say our strongest starting eleven is?ColemanBrown Wilson Dieng (seen as we have nobody else signed) Mills Croft Kelly Jones Winchester Forte Turner Subs: Cornell Wilson Green Cassidy Poleon Murphy Edmundson? Edit: philliskirk aswell Really lacking midfield/defence back up options really Edited July 29, 2015 by retiredballboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 What would you say our strongest starting eleven is? Coleman mills James Wilson New Centre Back Brown Jones Kelly Winchester Croft forte Turner Hard to fit in George Green at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueatheart Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Coleman mills James Wilson New Centre Back Brown Jones Kelly Winchester Croft forte Turner Hard to fit in George Green at the moment And Phili, Cassidy and Poleon. From what I have seen of him I am confident that Truelove can cover left back which means both RB and LB have at least three players that can cover each position. Dieng is the weakest link at the club, second to a non-existent centre half that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 What's this nonsense about Dieng being a weak link, is there only a few of us on here that could see what a strong partnership him and Wilson put together last season, and that Dieng was getting better and better with every game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 How could he leave Green out after tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 We can't judge anything after precisely 0 competitive games. Nothing in his interviews have concerned me at all if we are bottom by the beginning of September I won't be worried, if we are in late November I will be. No reactionary bull:censored: from me but right now we are 2-3 real quality players light of a top 6 challenge but will have enough to stay clear of relegation. Lower mid table it is this season as things stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midsblue Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I agree that we're mid table to just above relegation this coming season and this is what frustrates the hell out of me. Where is the evolution rather than revolution? Admittedly we have a new manager but majority of our players from last season are still with us. So the question is why can't we move on from last season with top 10/challenge on playoffs?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_lover Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I'm seriously worried that we haven't addressed our defensive "crisis" with the new season round the corner. We desperately need to bring one in if not to start, but to cover Wilson & Dieng. I think we have enough options going forward however pre season has shown (apart from the pub team that is Stirling) that we can't score goals. We're going to have to score plenty this season if we want to stay up as we've shown we can't even remotely defend (which I thought would have been the first thing Kelly coached into them being a defender and all). I hope to god we get off to a flyer because if we get ourselves into an early relegation battle I can't see us getting out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It is difficult to make a comparative judgement at this stage - heart says top ten, head says mid table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I definately think we have enough to finish lower mid table, or at least thats the dream anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melia Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The one thing that really stands out to me is the promise of lots of Pace and the complete lack of seeing this thus far barring a 20 minute spell from Poleon against Bolton. I wont be judging until Walsall away though on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Matt Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I think George Green is going to be this season's most frustrating player looks to have it all but i think more often than not he will make the wrong choice or try to take a player on rather than play a simple pass but he also has the ability to smash a few in from 30 yards something we have lacked..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The one thing that really stands out to me is the promise of lots of Pace and the complete lack of seeing this thus far barring a 20 minute spell from Poleon against Bolton. I wont be judging until Walsall away though on this one... 10 minutes in or will you give them the first half? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Dieng is the weakest link at the club, second to a non-existent centre half that is. If that were true i'd be lumping on us for promotion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredballboy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Don't know how to share tweets on here, but Ian Cheeseman of the BBC I think? Just tweeted something along the lines of "When rumours and gossip don't seem to go away, could Kelly be under pressure already?" Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Green was outstanding tonight. Completely bossed the game and I can't wait to see him in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueatheart Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 If that were true i'd be lumping on us for promotion Care to give us any further insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Don't know how to share tweets on here, but Ian Cheeseman of the BBC I think? Just tweeted something along the lines of "When rumours and gossip don't seem to go away, could Kelly be under pressure already?" Interesting. He's got form on tweeting rubbish though, hasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Is Cheesman another OWTB reader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I think George Green is going to be this season's most frustrating player looks to have it all but i think more often than not he will make the wrong choice or try to take a player on rather than play a simple pass but he also has the ability to smash a few in from 30 yards something we have lacked..... So typical young player dropping down a few leagues then? I fully agree with your assessment of how he will perform but I disagree with your assessment that this will be 'frustrating', par for the course would be my assessment. And yes, I appear to have become addicted to the word assessment. Assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The one thing that really stands out to me is the promise of lots of Pace and the complete lack of seeing this thus far barring a 20 minute spell from Poleon against Bolton. I wont be judging until Walsall away though on this one... It seems we've been told how important pace is and how we're going to have lots of it every pre season in living memory. And it's either not materialised or not done much for us. I'd like us to focus on nouse instead for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Care to give us any further insight? He's not our weakest link. As has been said by many already, we played our best football and had our best form when he had a run at CB last season. Murphy, Turner, Philliskirk & Cassidy are all weaker links than him in my eyes. We're not quite sure what we're going to get from Coleman or Cornell either. And we know we're not going to get a goal out of Croft. I'm perfectly happy with Dieng as a starter or first choice back up at CB. He's a decent player who could be a very, very good player given a proper chance. Unfortunately our manager seems to want to piss about with him in central midfield. Hopefully that's just for fitness while he wants a proper look at this procession of triallists at the back but, as it looks likely he'll be partnering Wilson at Walsall as things stand they could do with 90 minutes together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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