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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
We can do these stripey buggers so get yerselves booked on the coach. Any of teh Southern based Reds offering opinion yet?
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I've not been to see them yet this term. Went a few times last year. The ground is a bit past its sell-by for an aspiring premier league club, with stands very tightly packed around the pitch, but that does mean it can generate a great atmosphere when it's full. I wouldn't have thought it would be much more than half full for a tuesday league cup R2 though - 7,000 or so?
Last season was a bit stop-start for them with three different managers.. The continental connection in the boardroom and for a while through Sousa meant they had access to loads of italian and spanish loaners who mostly flattered to deceive, and looks like they might have gone down a similar route again with this Pellicori guy. They'll definitely get it down and play football. It's not a team built too heavily on brawn other than in the obvious places - the centre halves and Mahon in midfield. I guess Agyemang and Helguson up front are no shrinking violets neither. Routledge is probably their best-known threat, but for me the best players i've seen play there are Rowlands, Vine and Buzsaky - all of whom got bad injuries last year but are now back, i think.
Don't think the defence is up to the standard of the midfield and although the rangers fans seem to like Cerny in goal, he's looked a bit error-prone whenever i've seen him.
If they play the fringe players, Hogan Ephraim (L - sided attacking MF) is one who's been around the first team for a while with bags of ability but without really nailing down a spot (think Bobby Grant) while everyone expects big things of Angelo Balanta up front.