Wild said he would try and get the full squad 90mins in the last 2 friendlies. Half the squad played tonight, the other half will play on Sat He knows better than me but how does that get your strongest 11 gelling prior to the big kick off at Tranmere? Surely you want to give em a game together bef...

I think the lad has ability and thought he had a good first season considering the step up etc. However, a LCB in a back three, he is not. I thought that on Saturday that looked a vulnerable area for us with him and Newby from a defensive point of view. I think right footers look awkward out there i...

Jim wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 10:35 pm Thanks FTG for posting all that, it is really good to read.

No problem, easy copy and paste job!

Pete Wild: "I don't want to lose any games, I want to win every game we play. I certainly want to get out of the group stages of the EFL Cup, but our bread and butter is the League and that's our priority."

Frazer Stewart (Regarding the new stands): "They're not open today as we're working with the council on various licensing agreements. We haven't got a time frame yet but it's going really well, the main stand is open today."

Pete Wild: " We would like one more in for now, hopefully it will happen in the coming weeks. There may be a couple that needs to come out though. We've had three B team lads play in the friendlies last week and will play today as we're looking for a younger end of our squad."

Tony Shearer: "The recruitment these guys have done last season was good but it was a transition. The recruitment we've done this season is spectacular. They're putting in place something which will be great for the club going forward."

Paul Hornby: " We try to back Pete and the team on the field, obviously we've just paid money for a new striker. If you take a big step back and look at all the new stands, and look at how far the club has come overall, It's nice to see how far we've come."

Pete Wild: "FC Utd approached us in January and asked us if we'd want to move in. There we have access to an astro, to a grass pitch, to have a base for all the staff which is important to us. We can now provide hot food after training, the gym is only 10 minutes down the road."

Pete Wild: "I hope they (Preston) stress the hell out of us today and give us the absolute run around. I hope to find the gaps and find the problems so we don't get to August and think everything is perfect."

Pete Wild: " In terms of the youthful look to the squad, we can't always try and buy the finished article. We've looked at the young lads who have the assets to become top League One and League Two players, and along their careers could be financial assets for the club."

Thanks Tom but I don't do twitter don't understand it All I got was a picture of the top table. I don't have a Twitter account. Perhaps someone could just give us a summary of the key points. Iain Wood: "We haven't got our number one targets all the time, but we're really happy with what we've...

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:46 pm

ossickbluebird wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:59 pm Ogungbo got injured within 5 mins of coming on unfortunately, didn't look serious as he walked to the changing rooms unaided

Were subs not allowed?

Didn't fancy putting Lillis outfield

prague bluebird wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:30 pm Final 30 minutes XI: (3-5-2). Farman, Ogungbo, Tiensia, Ray, Reeve, Whitfield, Bray, Foley, Gotts, Duffus, Acquah.

Who are Reeve and Bray?

Trialists from the B team

Biggest thing of note to me today was how big the barrow team look. I think the physicality of the league has been a big part of recruitment. I wouldn't want to come up against Procter as a defender I thought the new lads in CM looked good and all 3 (White included) looked to complement each other ...