The annual OMB panic has begun too

Meh - nothing like a first choice side, opening game of pre-season against a side playing their third game in 8 days, an injury list meaning Jakes, the physio and Wethers got the last 15 minutes.

Hardly cause for major panic, but then again that's City's OMB users for you. I'm surprised there isn't a "McCall Out" campaign going yet.

As I said on there, (can't believe I'm actually registered!) the fact that Jakes and Wethers (and our physio!) were on the bench suggests that it was an exercise in match fitness rather than performance, which wasn't exactly rocket science to begin with. None of the players got through the 90 as they've obviously been worked hard in training and it's the first game.

That was too rational an explanation for them to handle though.

Have the OMB knee-jerkers made us favourites to go through the season unbeaten now then seeing as we won on Saturday?

Well Paul McLaren is gods own gift to football now. But it's certainly calmed a few people down to say the least!

Shrewsbury are now seen as 7-1 favourites with some bookmakers to win League 2 and with a strikeforce of Grant Holt and Richard Walker you can see why.

Well if the rumours about us being interested in Anthony Elding are true then I'd be much more confident about our (Bradfords) chances of winning it. Leeds will probably need to drop the asking price though I reckon.

Thorne & Elding would be some pairing.

Aye, Town have good strikers but rest of the team isnt that great, think we need another midfielder.

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It'll be wrist-slitting time again tonight then!

So, this pre-season mallarky. How serious do we think our management are taking it?

I'm probably blowing this out of all context but, seeing that the..

Manager
Assistant Manager
First Team Coach
Physio
Chairmans son

..all played off the bench tonight, where these spots could have been given to trialists, youth players, first teamers.. are they just having silly cameos?

Think Scotland is when it gets a bit more serious.

These games have been about putting miles in the legs ahead of the trip to Scotland IMO. Don't think any of them have been taken particularly seriously if you look at the team selections so far.

Well a 1-0 win at Dundee to kick the tour off, Conlon scoring.

A brief report from my mate who's up there says we did OK in the first half, but faded away after changes were made in the second. Wetherall and Jacobs both came on again towards the end, which shows we are still not there in terms of playing numbers, and worryingly Paul McClaren was stretchered off.

Apparently just badly bruised, so not too bad.

Jacobs and Wetherall playing again tonight..

Fairly obvious that they took it more seriously though. A decent result and from the reports coming from Dundee fans, a very impressive performance.

Yeah, I was just jesting!



I had a mate who's Dad went up. Said that we put in a real tough, steely performance and outplayed Dundee, which is very encouraging to see.

BTW, it's on Radio Leeds that we've signed Boulding! Which some people may see as negative considering how much the transfer saga has gone on with him trying almost every lower league club about this summer!

But the fact is he's a proven goalscorer and his signing can only justify how seriously we are taking the season ahead. It's an exciting signing, when he pulls on the claret and amber everyone will be behind him!

Yep, heard the Boulding news myself. Fantastic news if you ask me. Can't wait for the season to start. Pretty sure Rhys Evans will be the new keeper and apparently Milton Turner the trialist has looked very impressive so maybe we'll pick him up too. Things are looking very good indeed.

Aye cant wait for new season to start. Any other League 2 fans about?

Boulding brothers signing is official now.

Up The Millers!

Grimsby Town,so I am keeping a low profile.

Not to worry mate, we (Shrews) were awful last year, more optimistic this year though.

Come on Stimson sign a few players now we didnt sign Kevin Maher