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Post by stig123 on Jun 22, 2019 13:11:43 GMT
Torquay now 9/1. Notts County, Fylde, Chesterfield all 4/1. Skinny odds all round.
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Post by plainmoorpete on Jun 22, 2019 13:19:44 GMT
What is wrong with these bloody bookies! Signed into Betvictor, tried to put a monkey on (tired of carrying it around) at 16/1, they immediately dropped the price to 12/1, and said the maximum I could put on was a pony!   Tell you what though...there are some bloody good teams in the NL!  Victor is finished, the monkey is back on my...well, back...the search continues!  £25 was the only bet they would give me...ever! Looking around, it seems we are the most backed team in the NL! Out of interest was Victor the bookies you won off last season? |
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Post by plainmoorpete on Jun 22, 2019 13:21:33 GMT
Torquay now 9/1. Notts County, Fylde, Chesterfield all 4/1. Skinny odds all round. Bookies having a laugh with those odds. I would fancy Fylde but not at 4/1. Feel 20/1 would be fair for us. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 13:26:17 GMT
Victor is finished, the monkey is back on my...well, back...the search continues! £25 was the only bet they would give me...ever! Looking around, it seems we are the most backed team in the NL! Out of interest was Victor the bookies you won off last season? Bet365 last time...the buggers won't let me back though! |
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 23, 2019 13:08:04 GMT
My starting XI at present although could change once I have seen the likes of Covolan etc with the loanees also coming in.
MacDonald
Wynter, Niate, Cameron, Davis
Keating, Hall, Little, Andrews
Reid Duku
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Feel that Kalala will be able to work his magic more in the last 30 minutes as opposed to getting frustrated when things do not work out and gives an excellent option coming off the bench.
Worth comparing the team to our last opening game in the National League when we could only draw 0-0 against nine man tranmere.
Clark, Gowling, Lathrope, McGinty, Chaney (covering for an injured Davis to everyone’s cost) Gosling, Young, Higgins, Pitman, Keating and Klukowski.
Only Keating remains from that line up and now plays in a different position although Reid was on the bench and as stated above Davis was injured with no adequate cover.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 13:09:18 GMT
Woo Hoo...the monkey is off my back...Betway 16s!
Now it's just up to TUFC! 😁
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Post by petef on Jun 23, 2019 19:11:53 GMT
Keating ahead of Kalala - not for me but we all know both can be match winners and both can have stinkers. GJ knows best and it will no doubt be a horses for courses approach - pretty sure hes trying to create a team that scores plenty of goals from any position on the park.
When you look at that lineup almost every player from last years squad contributed in that department. With the addition of Daku and Little its looking like a very offensive squad. Hopefully we can add another CB who can also stick them away. Love to see a fit and raring to go Opi back as a genuine pacy wide man to give us more options.
Never count my chickens these days but it does appear to all be falling into place for another good season.
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 25, 2019 18:28:45 GMT
link - interview with Little back to Plainmoor ready for training starting tomorrow.
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 25, 2019 21:35:11 GMT
link - worth checking out this Bristol Post article with Cundy now being linked to Exeter. If his name is being circulated as a possible loanee then Aden Baldwin could be a name to watch particularly as he provides right back cover as well and in that respect would be a better fit. Looks like Lemonheigh-Evans and Janneh will be heading out to the USA to train with the main squad pre-season but then they weren’t expected to be back with us anyway.
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 27, 2019 7:39:41 GMT
link - nice little article on 4 possible loan signings from Bristol
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 27, 2019 20:52:38 GMT
Couple more interviews on TUFC TV with Andrews - linkAnd Covolan- link |
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Post by rjdgull on Jun 28, 2019 20:29:25 GMT
My starting XI at present although could change once I have seen the likes of Covolan etc with the loanees also coming in. MacDonald Wynter, Niate, Cameron, Davis Keating, Hall, Little, Andrews Reid Duku Subs Covolan gk Dickson Koszela Kalala I see that it has been picked up in a number of places elsewhere that Tshimanga is almost certain to leave Oxford city for a club in the National league and there is a lot of speculation that it could be Torquay with Pete Johnson alluding to one or two more signings coming in shortly during this week’s Devon Live podcast. Easy to add two and two to get five though. Looking at the line up above we do seem a bit light on numbers up front particularly as Kalala’s stint supporting Reidy did not work and Kozsela is still developing and his signing would give us another very good and different option. Tshimanga scored 29 goals last season in all competitions including his team’s second goal against us at Plainmoor which I described at the time as a good counter attacking move finished with a well taken goal. Would be a very good addition giving us 2 of the 3 top strikers in the NLS last season. |
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Post by gullone on Jul 1, 2019 16:53:59 GMT
I was told today from my Wolves supporting colleague that Torquay United are very interested in bringing in the highly rated young Wolves centre back Dion Sanderson on loan......make of that what you wish...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 18:00:46 GMT
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It's an area of the field where GJ might still be hoping to add more competition.
Looking at rjd's provisional starting eleven, the three whose places might be most under threat in my opinion are MacDonald, Niate and Keating. Ideally I'd like all of them to prove they're good enough for the National League. MacDonald who arrived with the expectation of being a second fiddle NLS goalkeeper for the season, has impressed us all. His reflexes are good and his quick distribution can instigate an attack before the opposition have regrouped. Whether Shaun's all round game is considered strong enough, and whether he dominates the box sufficiently might still be open to question. As of course is 'Just how good is Covolan ? If National League football proves to be too big a challenge for Shaun, is the man from Brazil of high enough standard to replace him ?
Niate is just what's needed against opponents of a certain type.....as is Ben Gerring come to that. Will the variety of threats faced, and therefore the adaptability required from our central defenders, require more that big Niate has in his locker ?
Keating, noticeably below the standard required for a striking role at National League level previously, is probably best advised concentrating on the wider attacking midfield position he performed well in last season. Will he be up to National League standard this time around ? He's a little older and wiser, and has hopefully benefited from better coaching.
Injuries, form, tactics, will all impact on GJ's player selection for any given match. Let's hope that once everything is taken into account we'll have more than enough to cope with life back in the National League.
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