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2026 Pre-Season Thread - fixture list (1st post) - AFC Wimbledon away MATCH THREAD Sat 3pm (p25)

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 23,947
    SantaClaus said:
    I know this game's only a friendly but It's time Jones stopped fannying around with systems everyone knows he's not going to play once the season kicks off. Fully expect to see McNamara and Campbell playing wing backs in a 5-3-2 formation today.
    I think most people have now realised that the 352 is being replaced as the primary formation by the 4231. The signings we have made so far point to this, and using it in all 3 friendlies so far backs that up. 
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 5,280
    Once again the only important thing today is no injuries … going to be hot playing today 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,499
    RonnieMoore said:
    Once again the only important thing today is no injuries … going to be hot playing today 
    Make sure you stay hydrated out there... Good luck Ronnie ;)
  • Steven81
    Steven81 Posts: 1,484
    Just got on train to go Wimbledon which is packed with people going to kisstory and now I'm regretting my life choices 🤣
  • Sheepie1985
    Sheepie1985 Posts: 562
    Steven81 said:
    Just got on train to go Wimbledon which is packed with people going to kisstory and now I'm regretting my life choices 🤣
    I’ve not even set off from Staines yet and already fearing the journey ha 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,981
    sam3110 said:
    SantaClaus said:
    I know this game's only a friendly but It's time Jones stopped fannying around with systems everyone knows he's not going to play once the season kicks off. Fully expect to see McNamara and Campbell playing wing backs in a 5-3-2 formation today.
    I think most people have now realised that the 352 is being replaced as the primary formation by the 4231. The signings we have made so far point to this, and using it in all 3 friendlies so far backs that up. 
    That seems to be the plan. Whether it actually works given our recruitment to date and how we looked in the Championship last year when we played a more open formation is another matter. If it doesn't it's back to square pegs and round holes...
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,448
    SantaClaus said:
    sam3110 said:
    SantaClaus said:
    I know this game's only a friendly but It's time Jones stopped fannying around with systems everyone knows he's not going to play once the season kicks off. Fully expect to see McNamara and Campbell playing wing backs in a 5-3-2 formation today.
    I think most people have now realised that the 352 is being replaced as the primary formation by the 4231. The signings we have made so far point to this, and using it in all 3 friendlies so far backs that up. 
    That seems to be the plan. Whether it actually works given our recruitment to date and how we looked in the Championship last year when we played a more open formation is another matter. If it doesn't it's back to square pegs and round holes...
    Against Hull, we played a more open formation and was one of the best home performances of the season.  Hopefully we can be flexible and change formation based on opponents. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,364
    edited July 25
    I always thought the best way to approach friendlies was to treat the last couple as your first league games and build towards this. Jones doesn;t do this and it is impossible to read anything into them other than fitness exercises. Still I watch them.

    I would like to see us trying to build a relationship between Grant and Leaburn as they look like our starting strikers.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,981
    BalladMan said:
    SantaClaus said:
    sam3110 said:
    SantaClaus said:
    I know this game's only a friendly but It's time Jones stopped fannying around with systems everyone knows he's not going to play once the season kicks off. Fully expect to see McNamara and Campbell playing wing backs in a 5-3-2 formation today.
    I think most people have now realised that the 352 is being replaced as the primary formation by the 4231. The signings we have made so far point to this, and using it in all 3 friendlies so far backs that up. 
    That seems to be the plan. Whether it actually works given our recruitment to date and how we looked in the Championship last year when we played a more open formation is another matter. If it doesn't it's back to square pegs and round holes...
    Against Hull, we played a more open formation and was one of the best home performances of the season.  Hopefully we can be flexible and change formation based on opponents. 
    Hopefully the Hull game is a better indicator of how it can work for us than the following game was at Swansea.

    Btw with that Hull game in mind has anyone heard anything about Jayden Fevrier? It felt like there was quite a bit of momentum behind getting him signed up but he hasn't been mentioned on here for weeks.
  • CharltontillidieCOYR
    CharltontillidieCOYR Posts: 834


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  • 000__Jaaaaay__000
    000__Jaaaaay__000 Posts: 2,443
    That team could not get me anymore less excited for the season. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,499
    SantaClaus said:
    BalladMan said:
    SantaClaus said:
    sam3110 said:
    SantaClaus said:
    I know this game's only a friendly but It's time Jones stopped fannying around with systems everyone knows he's not going to play once the season kicks off. Fully expect to see McNamara and Campbell playing wing backs in a 5-3-2 formation today.
    I think most people have now realised that the 352 is being replaced as the primary formation by the 4231. The signings we have made so far point to this, and using it in all 3 friendlies so far backs that up. 
    That seems to be the plan. Whether it actually works given our recruitment to date and how we looked in the Championship last year when we played a more open formation is another matter. If it doesn't it's back to square pegs and round holes...
    Against Hull, we played a more open formation and was one of the best home performances of the season.  Hopefully we can be flexible and change formation based on opponents. 
    Hopefully the Hull game is a better indicator of how it can work for us than the following game was at Swansea.

    Btw with that Hull game in mind has anyone heard anything about Jayden Fevrier? It felt like there was quite a bit of momentum behind getting him signed up but he hasn't been mentioned on here for weeks.
    Stockport appear to have only played one Pre-Season Friendly so far by the looks of things
    They beat Bristol City 2-0 in Spain last Friday, with Jayden scoring the second goal of the game
    So guess the new Manager is wanting to take a look at him
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 4,131
    CharltontillidieCOYR said:

    Looks like building up minutes for players again, presumably we’ll have a settled side vs Reading? 

    No DannyMac or Grant which is puzzling 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,568
    Coventry and Docherty both starting this close to the season starting is a bit of a worry.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 23,947
    edited July 25

    Kaminski 
    Asiimwe Jones Koumetio Bell
    Docherty Coventry 
    Fullah Carey Campbell 
    Leaburn

    Second half/60 mins team

    Brooks
    Ramsay Burke Gough Mesík
    Mwamba Rankin-Costello 
    Enslin Knibbs Olaofe 
    Godden

    No Grant, no Trialist, no Kelman, no Mannion, no Edwards, no McNamara, no Apter

    Presume most aren't fit or injured, Mannion is the surprise as Jones said he'd feature "100%" this game and he's missing again

    Wonder if Redmond is off or if we're just looking at different things in the wide areas 

    Expect Asiimwe, Enslin and Kanu to not be in the squads by August, hopefully Gough, Mwamba and Fullah are fringe bench options at most, any more and we're not looking strong enough in depth 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,499
    edited July 25
    blackpool72 said:
    Coventry and Docherty both starting this close to the season starting is a bit of a worry.
    I mean from the current crop who do you want to see starting ahead of them?
    If they cant start games with current options, then that would be a bigger worry for me
    No Apter though...?
  • CafcSteve
    CafcSteve Posts: 1,119
    The first thing that springs to mind seeing that line-up: 
    When will Jones realise that Bell can’t seem to play left-back or left wing-back any more?
  • Moto
    Moto Posts: 109
    So i bought the £5 tv pass this morning but no email confirmation and nothing in my account in the manage subscriptions section?
  • CharltontillidieCOYR
    CharltontillidieCOYR Posts: 834
    CafcSteve said:
    The first thing that springs to mind seeing that line-up: 
    When will Jones realise that Bell can’t seem to play left-back or left wing-back any more?
    When he gets injured and is out for 2 months again and we are down to just Mesik as Edwards is still nowhere near fit…
  • CafcSteve
    CafcSteve Posts: 1,119
    Jones said the the other players who didn’t get sixty minutes in the last game would start today.

    This line-up suggests to me that Jones, Koumetio and Coventry are guaranteed starters against Derby.

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  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,738
    sam3110 said:

    Kaminski 
    Asiimwe Jones Koumetio Bell
    Docherty Coventry 
    Fullah Carey Campbell 
    Leaburn

    Second half/60 mins team

    Brooks
    Ramsay Burke Gough Mesík
    Mwamba Rankin-Costello 
    Enslin Knibbs Olaofe 
    Godden

    No Grant, no Trialist, no Kelman, no Mannion, no Edwards, no McNamara
    I think these two elevens could play out a 0-0 between them.
  • CafcSteve
    CafcSteve Posts: 1,119
    ForeverAddickted said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Coventry and Docherty both starting this close to the season starting is a bit of a worry.
    I mean from the current crop who do you want to see starting ahead of them?
    If they cant start games with current options, then that would be a bigger worry for me
    No Apter though...?
    Injured along with Kelman & Edwards.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,309
    Just sums up how badly we need central midfield quality in the building and width looking at that. 
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,508
    blackpool72 said:
    Coventry and Docherty both starting this close to the season starting is a bit of a worry.
    Why Coventry?
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,958
    God our squad looks piss poor doesn’t it 
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,485
    sam3110 said:

    Kaminski 
    Asiimwe Jones Koumetio Bell
    Docherty Coventry 
    Fullah Carey Campbell 
    Leaburn

    Second half/60 mins team

    Brooks
    Ramsay Burke Gough Mesík
    Mwamba Rankin-Costello 
    Enslin Knibbs Olaofe 
    Godden

    No Grant, no Trialist, no Kelman, no Mannion, no Edwards, no McNamara
    I really hope Mwamba takes his opportunity to rip it up today and show he is worth keeping around the matchday squad this season I have a feeling this kid is going to go very far
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,568
    cafc_se7 said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Coventry and Docherty both starting this close to the season starting is a bit of a worry.
    Why Coventry?
    Just my opinion but I don't rate him and Docherty as a partnership. 
    Docherty played his best football last season when Coady replaced Coventry. 
    I think he’s OK as a squad player but not good enough to start.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,281
    000__Jaaaaay__000 said:
    That team could not get me anymore less excited for the season. 
    That's why their called Pre-Season Friendlies...🙄
  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 1,779
    I know after Gillingham he mentioned that Apter had “Bone Bruising” but that was a fair few days ago now. just seems real bizarre that he’s not even in the squad. 

    Grant and McNamara not being included is really odd also. Surely you need them playing ASAP even if it’s just 15 mins at the end.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,281
    sam3110 said:

    Kaminski 
    Asiimwe Jones Koumetio Bell
    Docherty Coventry 
    Fullah Carey Campbell 
    Leaburn

    Second half/60 mins team

    Brooks
    Ramsay Burke Gough Mesík
    Mwamba Rankin-Costello 
    Enslin Knibbs Olaofe 
    Godden

    No Grant, no Trialist, no Kelman, no Mannion, no Edwards, no McNamara
    No No No No No No ...Yes!

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