Hull Friendly on Tuesday

[GazLaz]

We played ok but it wasn’t against their first team was it. Lots of positives but can’t read much into friendlies.

[Filo]

We played ok but it wasn’t against their first team was it. Lots of positives but can’t read much into friendlies.

But then again I doubt that was our starting 11

[DonnyOsmond]

We played ok but it wasn’t against their first team was it. Lots of positives but can’t read much into friendlies.

But then again I doubt that was our starting 11

8 out of 11 pretty much were.

[ncRover]

We played ok but it wasn’t against their first team was it. Lots of positives but can’t read much into friendlies.

But then again I doubt that was our starting 11

8 out of 11 pretty much were.

I’d say 10 out of that 11 will start against Accrington.

Wood will come in for one of Olowu or McGrath.

Sbarra looked excellent but can’t drop Hurst on this form.

Ironside looked really good. Sharp will come off the bench.

I thought we were more than ok. Hull put their first team on at 60 mins - we didn’t concede and kept creating chances.

[Campsall rover]

Looks like a team to me that is gelling very quickly.

Think we should hit the ground running this season.

Kyle Hurst, what can I say. He looks like a player doesn’t he.
Confidence is oozing.

[DearneValleyRover]

We played ok but it wasn%u2019t against their first team was it. Lots of positives but can%u2019t read much into friendlies.

The fact it wasn%u2019t Hull%u2019s first team is as irrelevant as the scoreline. More minutes in the players legs but what can be taken is that they are playing as a team, every player knew what to do and we can see what the style of play we are adopting, high energy, high press and the players look fit and strong enough to do it, I thought we were far better than ok

[Peebles Rover]

Any links to the goals?

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Yes, and another pleasing thing I noted from last night was Bailey calling the press. You could hear him issuing instructions to his team mates to push at certain times, poised like a praying mantis. He trusts Braodbent to sit while he goes forraging and, as he says in his post match interview is getting the confidence to make those late runs into the box. Both his finishes last night were top draw.

Of course, we need to see more before getting carried away but those two are shaping up to be a really good partnb3rship in midfield, plus if Clifton does whar is says on the tin, we have a bit of depth plus Flint who looked very capable last night.

I thought McGrath looked very good on the ball, looking very assured but we know he'll face stiffer more physical tests than last night. .

Up front though, we look so dangerous attacking at pace from all angles

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Any links to the goals?

https://x.com/drfc_official

All four now showing.

[Alan Southstand]

The fact it wasn’t Hull’s first team is as irrelevant as the shoreline.

At times, Hull were stuck in the sand!

[Reg of the Rovers]

I thought we were very good last night, hungry and fit - pressing hard up the pitch, lots of quality on show - Hurst, Bailey, Ironside and Gibson look absolutely excellent.

Enjoyed that, squad looks strong and deep - really fancy our chances of top 3 this year.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

The fact it wasn’t Hull’s first team is as irrelevant as the shoreline.

At times, Hull were stuck in the sand!

Yes, they came up against Cliffe.

[rover-n-out]

My take on it is a great work out against a pretty poor Tigers side. We dominated midfield with Bailey and Broadbent hardly putting a foot wrong, I would say that's the best performance I've seen from Broadbent, he sat in and let Bailey forage forward occasionally and was rewarded with two excellent goals.
Hurst was a different class up the middle and was a pain in the ass for their defenders, harrying them constantly, and he was rewarded with that lovely chip over their goalie after dispossessing a defender, a lovely cool finish.
Joe did what Joe does and was in the right place to tuck his goal away from a lovely pint point cross on the floor from Sterry was it?
A special mention for McGrath, I thought he looked excellent on the ball, calm, assured, did things the simple way, and his distribution to the wings and into mid-field I thought was really good. Very impressed with him on this showing.
Gibson looked a good player, as did Sbarra and Yaboah when they came on, both really quick and direct. Tom Nixon looked a completely different player from last season, Christ he was quick, in one occasion he received a moving ball on the right, pushed it past the oncoming player turned on the after burners and just left him for dead, and excellent piece of skill, he had a really good game when he came on.
Not much to say about Billy, scuffed a left foot shot wide of the post and generally just harried their defence into getting rid of the ball quickly. He'll come good as we all know.
I can only say I enjoyed that showing from our lads, we looked incredibly fit, quick and organized all over the pitch. Looking forward to what this team does this season.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I think both Nixon and Senior are developing well and if these were our first choice full backs, then I wouldn't be disappointed. However, for me, both Sterry and Maxwell have that bit more finesse about them, which generally shows in the final third.

As you said, Nixon is all action, a very powerful runner but just needs to develop getting his head up to deliver the quality final balls. Last night, as you say, his first run ended up with an overnight cross, but his second dash to the byline, he steadied himself before delivering a lovely cross. He's learning and when he plays more with his head up, he'll be a real threat.

Sterry's cut back for Bailey’s first goal shows the difference for me but what great completion we have for those spots.

[ElHijoDelVikingo]

We looked like we start the season tomorrow. We looked professional and organised against a hull side that looked like they were on holiday mode

[Campsall rover]

I thought we were very good last night, hungry and fit - pressing hard up the pitch, lots of quality on show - Hurst, Bailey, Ironside and Gibson look absolutely excellent.

Enjoyed that, squad looks strong and deep - really fancy our chances of top 3 this year.

It’s just a case of can we finish as Champions imo. I think we will.
Yes i know I am getting ahead of myself but there are no squads as good as ours in league 2 imo.
We have 2 players for every position without weakening the team to any considerable degree.

I saw enough last night to tell me we are going to be a Champions or very close contenders in this league.
Hull may not have had their strongest team last night but that doesn’t matter. We are a team playing like a well oiled machine and we have another 2 pre season games to play yet.
I have never been so confident in previous seasons as I am right now that we will get promoted this season.

[Butchers Red]

I thought we were very good last night, hungry and fit - pressing hard up the pitch, lots of quality on show - Hurst, Bailey, Ironside and Gibson look absolutely excellent.

Enjoyed that, squad looks strong and deep - really fancy our chances of top 3 this year.

It’s just a case of can we finish as Champions imo. I think we will.
Yes i know I am getting ahead of myself but there are no squads as good as ours in league 2 imo.
We have 2 players for every position without weakening the team to any considerable degree.

I saw enough last night to tell me we are going to be a Champions or very close contenders in this league.
Hull may not have had their strongest team last night but that doesn’t matter. We are a team playing like a well oiled machine and we have another 2 pre season games to play yet.
I have never been so confident in previous seasons as I am right now that we will get promoted this season.

100% agree - you could feel the positive vibes coming off them all night, I've never seen such a comprehensive performance from any side who made so many changes after 60 minutes and just kept on going - ding dong !

[pib]

We've played Stamford, Darlo, Spennymore and effectively Hull U18's. It's all about fitness but I wouldn't be reading too much into anything we've seen yet, or any pre-season game for that matter.

It's going to be a tough league again and we're going to have to be really good and start well to be Champions. Gillingham, MK, Port Vale, Notts County, Carlisle, Salford, Chesterfield etc. etc. all looking decent on paper. Can Bradford finally get their act together? Will there be another surprise package like Barrow/Crewe/Crawley last season who end up challenging? Don't bet against it.

[scawsby steve]

We've played Stamford, Darlo, Spennymore and effectively Hull U18's. It's all about fitness but I wouldn't be reading too much into anything we've seen yet, or any pre-season game for that matter.

It's going to be a tough league again and we're going to have to be really good and start well to be Champions. Gillingham, MK, Port Vale, Notts County, Carlisle, Salford, Chesterfield etc. etc. all looking decent on paper. Can Bradford finally get their act together? Will there be another surprise package like Barrow/Crewe/Crawley last season who end up challenging? Don't bet against it.

I wasn't there last night, Pib, but Hull U18s? Surely that's an exaggeration, as apparently that academy side are playing tonight.

Fringe players would surely be a better description.

[pib]

We've played Stamford, Darlo, Spennymore and effectively Hull U18's. It's all about fitness but I wouldn't be reading too much into anything we've seen yet, or any pre-season game for that matter.

It's going to be a tough league again and we're going to have to be really good and start well to be Champions. Gillingham, MK, Port Vale, Notts County, Carlisle, Salford, Chesterfield etc. etc. all looking decent on paper. Can Bradford finally get their act together? Will there be another surprise package like Barrow/Crewe/Crawley last season who end up challenging? Don't bet against it.

I wasn't there last night, Pib, but Hull U18s? Surely that's an exaggeration, as apparently that academy side are playing tonight.

Fringe players would surely be a better description.

It was an exaggeration Steve, fringe players would indeed be more fair.

[silent majority]

My take on it is a great work out against a pretty poor Tigers side. We dominated midfield with Bailey and Broadbent hardly putting a foot wrong, I would say that's the best performance I've seen from Broadbent, he sat in and let Bailey forage forward occasionally and was rewarded with two excellent goals.
Hurst was a different class up the middle and was a pain in the ass for their defenders, harrying them constantly, and he was rewarded with that lovely chip over their goalie after dispossessing a defender, a lovely cool finish.
Joe did what Joe does and was in the right place to tuck his goal away from a lovely pint point cross on the floor from Sterry was it?
A special mention for McGrath, I thought he looked excellent on the ball, calm, assured, did things the simple way, and his distribution to the wings and into mid-field I thought was really good. Very impressed with him on this showing.
Gibson looked a good player, as did Sbarra and Yaboah when they came on, both really quick and direct. Tom Nixon looked a completely different player from last season, Christ he was quick, in one occasion he received a moving ball on the right, pushed it past the oncoming player turned on the after burners and just left him for dead, and excellent piece of skill, he had a really good game when he came on.
Not much to say about Billy, scuffed a left foot shot wide of the post and generally just harried their defence into getting rid of the ball quickly. He'll come good as we all know.
I can only say I enjoyed that showing from our lads, we looked incredibly fit, quick and organized all over the pitch. Looking forward to what this team does this season.

I'm sure Nixon just enjoyed letting Hull know it was a mistake to let him go!

[Upton Rover]

We played ok but it wasn’t against their first team was it. Lots of positives but can’t read much into friendlies.

They fielded a strong team, just shit tactics

[Alan Southstand]

From their report, they didn’t bring their ‘big guns’ on until about the 60th minute, which was when we made loads of changes.

To be fair, after that point, we looked a bit ragged at times and we lost a bit of control. Overall, though, a good run-out and a scoreline I never expected!

[Chris Black come back]

Jones and Lawlor both on bench, not sure what is happening there. Anderson, Close and Westbrooke out again. Wood on bench, so assume Bailey is playing CB with Olowu?

Still no sign of Harry Clifton

Doesn’t look so bad on the missing quarter but potentially they won’t be starting against Accrington.

McCann said: "I just want to get them back. I think Ben and Harry will be on the grass on Thursday to start their rehab and come back to fitness. Zain is probably a few days after that.

"Tom will have an injection in his back just to settle the pain which I imagine will take a week to ten days to settle down so once they come back we feel like we're strong."

McCann now saying that Anderson, Clifton, Close and Westbrooke likely to be in position to get some minutes next week.

Sounds like all of them could be in squad contention for Accrington.