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MATCH/PREVIEW THREAD : Ipswich Town V Charlton Athletic : Pre-Season : Tues 29th July 2025 KO 19:30

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  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,827
    wmcf123 said:
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    Baffling team .  
    Why?
    Just that half of the team won’t be playing against Watford and this is the only meaningful friendly left .  
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,415
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    Probably Bennett again
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Surprised to see Kanu getting minutes if he's moving on a season loan! Am sure there's a plan in place, as that's NJ's speciality. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    shirty5 said:

    That bench is crazy. Starting XI would finish top half of the league and that's mainly backups. 
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,501
    edited July 29
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,415
    edited July 29
    wmcf123 said:
    wmcf123 said:
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    Baffling team .  
    Why?
    Just that half of the team won’t be playing against Watford and this is the only meaningful friendly left .  
    What... You think that they need a full on match to get used to each other.

    That can also be done on the training pitch

    I'd still rather focus on minutes in the legs right up until Watford, than telegraphing our best eleven
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,827
    wmcf123 said:
    wmcf123 said:
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    Baffling team .  
    Why?
    Just that half of the team won’t be playing against Watford and this is the only meaningful friendly left .  
    What... You think that they need a full on match to get used to each other.

    That can also be done on the training pitch

    I'd still rather focus on minutes in the legs right up until Watford, than telegraphing our best eleven
    Maybe .  
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    Would be fun to see a Kelman and Leaburn strike pairing even if it's half an hour. 
  • 000__Jaaaaay__000
    000__Jaaaaay__000 Posts: 2,342
    Completely agree with what has been said above,  Would’ve hoped by now we would have started playing a team which would resemble what we might start against Watford,  given the nature of the opponents we are playing. Southend will tell us absolutely nothing 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,752
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    That’s why any live coverage  been stopped .. ?
    And all the fans going have signed a contract to not tell anyone he's playing .  You are unbelievable . 
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  • _uptheaddicks
    _uptheaddicks Posts: 149
    A shame that Mannion, Godden, Berry and Burke (45mins aside) will have missed all our pre-season friendlies. Hopefully we can get an update from @richcawleySLP.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    That’s why any live coverage  been stopped .. ?
    Someone needs a lay down 
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,629
    Sunny Essex


  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,164
    edited July 29
    Interesting that NJ is taking a look at Lembikisa at RWB from the looks of it
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,582
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    That’s why any live coverage  been stopped .. ?
    That comment ain't even worth a LOL, dipstick!!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,635
    Can we confuse everyone & go back with Al-Hamadi and leave them Ahadme 😄. 

    Shame Berry & Godden are not "match fit" enough to still not take any part in these games. They will be behind everyone else in regards to making the 20 man squad on the 9th & not likely to see them for a few weeks later. 
  • Steven81
    Steven81 Posts: 1,003
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    That’s why any live coverage  been stopped .. ?
    And all the fans going have signed a contract to not tell anyone he's playing .  You are unbelievable . 
    Maybe he's going to wear a phantom of the opera mask with trialist B on his back to leave us all wondering some more.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,582
    Sunny Essex


    Maybe you could do a video and post it up at half time...😉
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,382
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    That’s why any live coverage  been stopped .. ?
    Yeah. He’s wearing a mask so those there can’t tell it’s him.

    It was then pointed out they’d know it’s him as he’d be the only one wearing a mask. So now the entire squad are wearing masks.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    wmcf123 said:
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    Baffling team .  
    Not at all. 
    It's obvious that  with 14 subs NJ is doing 60/30 mins

    We'll field 2 teams. 
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,781
    edited July 29
    Completely agree with what has been said above,  Would’ve hoped by now we would have started playing a team which would resemble what we might start against Watford,  given the nature of the opponents we are playing. Southend will tell us absolutely nothing 
    If we were waiting and relying on a pre season friendly 10 days before the season starts to tell us how good we are or aren’t we would probably be screwed anyway…
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,629
    Sunny Essex


    Maybe you could do a video and post it up at half time...😉
    I'll make sure to blur the face of trialist B just in case.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    Some people forgetting it's not just a bout match fitness to the starting XI.

    NJ plays 'game finishers' and they need to be match fit also.

    20 man squad. All of them need to be match ready. 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,305
    TRIALIST B could be Knibbs ?
    Probably Bennett again
    Ole Ole!
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,938
    I would suggest outside of Ramsay who needs the minutes and Kaminski who as a GK will start to get locked in now, this is the reserves essentially.

    This tells me that the first team is looking like:

    Kaminski
    Ramsay
    Jones
    Bell
    Apter
    Edwards
    Coventry
    Docherty
    TC
    Leaburn
    Kelman 

    Knibbs to come in to this 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,582
    I would suggest outside of Ramsay who needs the minutes and Kaminski who as a GK will start to get locked in now, this is the reserves essentially.

    This tells me that the first team is looking like:

    Kaminski
    Ramsay
    Jones
    Bell
    Apter
    Edwards
    Coventry
    Docherty
    TC
    Leaburn
    Kelman 

    Knibbs to come in to this 
    ...and Godden, assuming he's still with us when we get to Watford...
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,415
    edited July 29
    I would suggest outside of Ramsay who needs the minutes and Kaminski who as a GK will start to get locked in now, this is the reserves essentially.

    This tells me that the first team is looking like:

    Kaminski
    Ramsay
    Jones
    Bell
    Apter
    Edwards
    Coventry
    Docherty
    TC
    Leaburn
    Kelman 

    Knibbs to come in to this 
    I'd put Gillesphey in for Bell, and Olaofe in for Kelman or TC come Watford at the moment.

    MAYBE even Costello in for Docherty
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,629
    13 outfield players warming up. The 10 starters plus Ahadme, Mbick and Fullah. Would suggest those 3 are the ones not scheduled to be part of team 2, as there are 10 outfield players in the squad not warming up.


  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    Must admit i'm slightly puzzled why we keep starting Kanu, as i keep hearing he's going out on loan. I can only assume that NJ is undecided on him.
  • DubaiCAFC
    DubaiCAFC Posts: 2,461
    Completely agree with what has been said above,  Would’ve hoped by now we would have started playing a team which would resemble what we might start against Watford,  given the nature of the opponents we are playing. Southend will tell us absolutely nothing 
    Don’t think I have ever seen us play the team
    that starts our first game of the season in a pre season friendly. Most teams like to keep under wraps the starting team for the first game of the season