Tonights Game

Second half  town much better Osbourne, dembele and yussef impressed me

Yussuf scored for town against Carlisle and I'll never forget that game!😁

Just got in car. First half nobody in particular stood out at all except young Max Wright from left back and we looked quite poor. Vernons hold up play was very very bad against lesser opposition. Second half we came out and Nathan Clarke was non stop talking commanding from the back giving everyone orders. Mitch Rose looked like he had bags of energy to burn and very very strong on the ball, McAllister was so delicate in the way he distributed it. Osbourne probably MOTM for his goal and chances created alongside Dembele - he should have had 2 after leaving the fullback dizzy and basically parting the defence with ease he will give so many defenders problems this season! And the new lad up front looked OK, needs to lose abit of timber and get fully fit but took his goal well. Adi Yussuf looked like a different player but identified Clees weakness of the young centre half with long hair who he kept pinning and didn't know how to deal with him. A lot to take from the first friendly but some very very encouraging signs UTM

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Just got in car. First half nobody in particular stood out at all except young Max Wright from left back and we looked quite poor. Vernons hold up play was very very bad against lesser opposition. Second half we came out and Nathan Clarke was non stop talking commanding from the back giving everyone orders. Mitch Rose looked like he had bags of energy to burn and very very strong on the ball, McAllister was so delicate in the way he distributed it. Osbourne probably MOTM for his goal and chances created alongside Dembele - he should have had 2 after leaving the fullback dizzy and basically parting the defence with ease he will give so many defenders problems this season! And the new lad up front looked OK, needs to lose abit of timber and get fully fit but took his goal well. Adi Yussuf looked like a different player but identified Clees weakness of the young centre half with long hair who he kept pinning and didn't know how to deal with him. A lot to take from the first friendly but some very very encouraging signs UTM

Thanks for the report

impressed with the team in the 2nd half a lot of pace and athleticism in it.  Clarke won every header and looked a threat at set pieces, rose did plenty of running picking up scraps and second balls, Osborne was just Class what a goal by any standard , Kelly didn't see to much of, adi yussuf looked like a new player physically bigger played very well! And dembele looked some player very excited about him this year very small player but incredibly fast and skillfull, Got stuck in and won a few headers as well unlucky not to score twice, and had a hand in a goal, Not getting carried away by any thing i know it's only clee town and the first pre season friendly but very enjoyable second half.

Sound promising reports. Lets hope RS can find the remaining missing links to make us a force.

Trialist keeper did not have much to do saves wise, but it was him who was doing the constant talking and organising. Looked very confident in the way Henderson was. Osbourne was class, Dembele is lightening quick with an end result but very small. Trialist striker worth a few more games, looks like Giroud. Best I have seen of Yussuf. The experience of Clark showed and Rose was pretty solid. They all looked pretty fit, Scott Vernon has slimmed off. Second half team looked better than the first half team. Osbourne's goal from the halfway line was brilliant at any level.

Heard Venney had a good solid game at left back and linked well with Osborne, could be a good back up for LB and CM?

Is akheem Rose going to get a look in during pre-season, I wonder.  Seems about the only pro on the books not to feature tonight?

Considering we had Keeble and Wright in the back 4 and Bendy out of position in the first half and that we conceded 2 goals doesn't worry me. Need a left back sharpish though.