Adkins on the defensive injury situation Reece Burke and Jordy de Wijs won’t play. We’ve got Robbie McKenzie available though and I really like Robbie. He doesn’t miss a thing and he just keeps getting better. Mazuch isn’t ready for 90 minutes, we’re building him up and we’re doing more in training with him. We could start but it would be a big ask to play 90. Angus isn’t available, he’s with the medical team for the foreseeable future. Adkins on the recent spell We’ll be tested at the weekend but we’re up for that test. Kingsley will be on the training ground this morning so we’ll wait and see. We’re training today so we’ll check on a few players. We’ll have to wait and see about Henriksen too. Everyone will put themselves forward because we have a spirit.You find out about your teammates in these spells. We have a spirit, the players put a right shift in and the GPS system we use demonstrated that. You have to do that to win. You have to keep spirits high and we are looking to lessons all the time to keep improving. Adkins on the trip to Bolton I was really annoyed with the goals we’ve conceded. It’s a big bug bear of mine to lose the ball from a throw in. It’s gone from one end of the pitch tot he other. Parky has done a great job at Bolton, it will be challenging but competitive. We have have to compete and we have to be dominant with set plays. Everyone is a rival, our next game is all we have to focus on. I’ve always talked about when you’re doing well the environment is a good one and you have to keep that culture. Adkins on City's form We had a mini table last season and we’ve got one this season in private and we’re third in that table. As long as people grab an oar we have a chance. Before a ball had been kicked everyone tipped us to be in this position. We are where people expected.We have to keep going to prove everyone wrong. I spoke with the owner and made it clear it will be a challenging season. But we’re not going to whinge about it. If we work hard the fortune might change. Adkins feels like he has the owners' backing I do feel i have the owners backing. I’m aware of the pressures and I don’t waste energy thinking about things I can’t control. People will always want change whether you’re in mid-table. How can you build something? How can you have a chance when you have five managers worth of players? That’s modern football. I’m well aware that’s what football is. Our relationship is as good as you get between an owner and a manager, we speak. The players need to have a right good go and they have having a go for each other. I believe one win can change everything. One win can’t keep us up but we’re working hard. The end. Bowen doing the player interview, but they generally don't report these now.
Marshall Kane Lichaj Elphic Kingsley Batty Irvine Henricksen Bowen Campbell Grosicki That’s what I’d play.
First game for me tomorrow. Don’t know if it set in stone, or whether it’s always been the same, but if you’re going on the train, then there’s a bus replacement from Manchester Victoria according to the Google maps, Trainline & local transport app. Supposed to be 78 minutes according to Moovit app. So be prepared to set off early.
He's talking about McKenzie at Centre Half but what happened to the lad Curry? He looked decent when he had a run out - or is he injured as well?
Curry played in the last U23's game, but doesn't seem to have played in any of the previous few, so I assume he's been injured.
Can someone explain when the clown says we are currently third in a mini table? Mr posivity never looks at himself his tactics his team his selections. Awful manager
We've got a physio as a manager and our injury problems seem to have got worse not better Also can anybody confirm we actually did sign a player called Milinkovic ?
Good question. If Burnsey or HDM are reading this, please get to the bottom of this mystery next time talking to Nige.
Yeah we're third in Nige's mini table alright, and here it is: 1st: Rotherham 2nd: Reading 3rd: Hull City 4th: Ipswich
I really don't understand what he's done. He isn't injured, he's good enough, so why are we not bothering even putting him in the squad. Has he maybe done something off the pitch that's put him in bad books? He's on social media, could message him?
Of course he has the owners backing , they are not bothered if we go down so are more than happy with him .
Looking forward to an away day at St James Park next season , can see Exeter coming up from League 2.
