Newport friendly (18 Viewers)

[SlowerThanPlatt]

19 - It's 1-0 to @NewportCounty . Ismail Yakubu nods inside the post from close range.

 

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[sw88]

Think it was Webster who missed the initial knock down

 

[shmmeee]

How's Tudgay and Daniels playing?

 

[Nick]

1-0 down. Hopeful ball into the box, knocked back a cross the goal and headed in by Yakubu (he said it was for you Nick )

He was ace at Everton!

 

[sw88]

Losing out on a few headers

Jeffers went down in the box looking for a pen. Not given. Didn't look anything in it either

Almost concede another low back healed attempt put just wide

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

19 - It's 1-0 to @NewportCounty . Ismail Yakubu nods inside the post from close range.

Cue.....we need more defenders (actually, just better ones). We need to defend from the front (but we've got no strikers) and Thomas and all the midfield are ****. Now I've got that off my chest for the season....come on City, you can still do it !

 

[sw88]

He was ace at Everton!

This Yakubu has never played for Everton :thinking about:

 

[sw88]

How's Tudgay and Daniels playing?

Tudgay linking up well with Millar at times, but not done anything too exciting to report.

Daniels also doing Ok, but again not much to write home about

 

[Nick]

This Yakubu has never played for Everton :thinking about:

Stop ruining it

 

[covmark]

This Yakubu has never played for Everton :thinking about:

He's either taking the piss or he thinks it's Ayegbeni Yakubu who played for Pompey

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

There's something wrong with me.....I'm actually investing a degree of caring about this match tonight, when I know - injuries aside - it counts for nothing, except fitness and 'getting to know you' time. Need next 'update' fix!

 

[sw88]

Webster gets to a corner first but header put wide

 

[sw88]

He's either taking the piss or he thinks it's Ayegbeni Yakubu who played for Pompey

I wasn't sure, but his last reply confirms it's the former

 

[covmark]

He's either taking the piss or he thinks it's Ayegbeni Yakubu who played for Pompey

Edit: he's taking the piss

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

He's either taking the piss or he thinks it's Ayegbeni Yakubu who played for Pompey

Bless you - I assumed you sneezed whilst typing

 

[sw88]

Stop ruining it

Ok! Feed the yak and he will score and all that

 

[coop]

I no its only early season friendlies but same as last season conceding goals but this season we look like struggling to score

 

[sw88]

Another chance put wide by Newport.

They're winning far too many attacking headers against our three CB's

 

[skybluebeduff]

11 days until Bradford game, and so far a complete shit pre season. Looking good!

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I no its only early season friendlies but same as last season conceding goals but this season we look like struggling to score

That might be because..................................no, can't go there (again)

 

[shmmeee]

11 days until Bradford game, and so far a complete shit pre season. Looking good!

Pre-season means nothing.

 

[sw88]

Willis taken quite a battering and seems to have pulled something. Sure I seen him suggest to the bench he needed to come off but so far no replacement even warning up

 

[sw88]

11 days until Bradford game, and so far a complete shit pre season. Looking good!

Think this pre season has been difficult to judge anything what with the weather and all that?

 

[sw88]

Pre-season means nothing.

I'll have you know it does; it means that football on a Saturday afternoon is getting ever closer

 

[sw88]

Every cross so far has caused us problems.

Another corner conceded

 

[sw88]

finger tip save by Allsopp to deny a second goal from a corner
Another corner conceded

That corner cleared wide by Johnson. Third corner in quick concession cleared this time by Webster

Forth corner just cleared.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Miller shot blocked on the line

 

[sw88]

Miller in on goal, keeper comes out low, doesn't get the ball but puts Miller off, Miller too close to touch line and defenders managed to recover.

Cleared by defender for a corner which came to nothing

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Every cross so far has caused us problems.

Another corner conceded

Worrying - but is Reda's first game - hope SP has the nous to adjust things to stop crosses coming in. Attacking their goal might help :sarcasm:

 

[sw88]

half time 1-0 down

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

The money, at the moment, has gone into wages rather than fees. The option to spend money is there, Pressley looking to maximise the wages option though.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Shocking...sisu out

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

It's tempting to have a cheap swipe at a Scotsman being careful with his money so
I'm not going to do it !

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

As it looks, second half team should be: Burge (GK),Haynes, Seaborne, Lawton, Phillips, O'Brien, Fleck, Barton, Finch, G. Thomas, Maddison.

 

[sw88]

Burge
Fleck
Barton
O'Brien
Seabourne
Haynes
Phillips
Finch
Lawton
Thomas
Maddison

Appears to be the second half line up (all 11 subs who are warming up anyway)