Kevin Amankwaah: first team player?

[sonicyouth]

I think it'd be harsh on Kev if Caddis walked straight into the team not having been involved in pre-season here at all. As others have said, RB should be his to lose.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Amankwaah will start on saturday. Nothing to do with Caddis's fitness, he's had a healthy pre-season with Celtic, just unsure of whether he has "clicked" or "gelled" with our team and style of play after less than a week of training with them. Caddis will, however, be our long-term right back. He has youth on his side, and will only develop over time and grow into an even better play than the Celtic fans seem to think he is.

Ferry will be harder to not include, but i think Prutton will start. Definately more of an offensive threat, and i'd love to see a few more long range efforts this year.

Lucas

Amankwaah
Cuthbert
Lescinel
Rose

McGovern
Prutton
Douglas
Ball

Austin
Dossevi/Pericard

I agree with that line up and I think we will start with big Vince. VP really needs to contribute though or Dossevi will be on in his place before he knows it.

[betty_swollox]

I think the signings of Caddis and Ferry indicates that Wilson wants a squad that can easily switch from 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2 or a 4-2-3-1 and still have the quality throughout. Playing an out and out 4-4-2 can make you very predicable as a team (England in the World Cup for example) and with the success of last season, teams will come to us expecting to face a team playing 4-4-2 every week.

I'm backing Amankwaah to start on Saturday, with Caddis and Ferry on the bench. But it's a squad game and I feel this season will see more tatical changes from game to game, rather than like last season where we got by with trying to field the same 11 every week and playing the same formation.

Also I think we were lucky that we didn't pick up many injuries during the campaign last year. If that does happen this season we can bring in the quality as well. Being able to rest up players will mean hopefully we wont lose our legs towards the end of the season again.

We've also got great versatility amongst the players in the squad. I'm pretty confident that we're in for a good season, but Sat may not be so straight forward.

Didn't go to the Forest game as I was on a stag doo....But has anyone seen a Michael Rose's free kick yet? Spoke to a Stockport fan at the weekend who was telling me he's a bit of a specialist.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

has anyone seen a Michael Rose's free kick yet? Spoke to a Stockport fan at the weekend who was telling me he's a bit of a specialist.

Check this out...

[Sussex]

Bloody one trick pony.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Bloody one trick pony.

Nice trick though

[Barry Scott]

Check this out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaaAT4JXaHo

Ah, that rather beautiful piece of music again. That music makes me feel old, because I have to comment on it as modern rubbish and wonder how any one can listen to that racket.

[dell boy]

Amankwaah and Smith in goal, the only two players that scare the shit out of me. Sitting in the stands I feel a sense of relief every time Amankwaah has control of the ball or Smith has caught it.

Amankwaah's anticipation and reading of the game is terrible at times, it is like watching a kid who is new to the game and cant quite make up his mind if the ball should bounce before he moves towards it or if he should go and meet it on the full. Then he goes on one of those tremendous runs down the line and links with the midfield and forwards brilliantly.

Sure he will start on Saturday, he has the edge on match fitness over Caddis.

[Power to people]

Amankwaah and Smith in goal, the only two players that scare the shit out of me. Sitting in the stands I feel a sense of relief every time Amankwaah has control of the ball or Smith has caught it.

Amankwaah's anticipation and reading of the game is terrible at times, it is like watching a kid who is new to the game and cant quite make up his mind if the ball should bounce before he moves towards it or if he should go and meet it on the full. Then he goes on one of those tremendous runs down the line and links with the midfield and forwards brilliantly.

Sure he will start on Saturday, he has the edge on match fitness over Caddis.

I think Smith is greatly improved and heh as been helped by having a decent GK coach and the experienxce of Lucas, I wouldn't have any worries if smith had to come in.

It is nice to see we have a strong squad, I think we are 2 players short of a promotion charging squad and that is a comanding central defender and cover for the right wing if JPM got injured

[BANGKOK RED]

cover for the right wing if JPM got injured

Caddis and Dossevi spring to mind.

[Benzel]

That's the good thing about our squad at the moment, we have almost 2 for every position and even them some can play in more than one themselves.

[donkey]

Ah, that rather beautiful piece of music again. That music makes me feel old, because I have to comment on it as modern rubbish and wonder how any one can listen to that racket.

Agree with that, but don't let it distract you from the quality of the free kicks.

[ibelieveinmrreeves]

I think Smith is greatly improved and heh as been helped by having a decent GK coach and the experienxce of Lucas, I wouldn't have any worries if smith had to come in.

My confidence in Phil Smith is summed up by the second leg of the play off semi against Charlton. He was tremendous in that match and kept us in it several times. I think we're lucky to have a second choice keeper like Smith.

[DiV]

My confidence in Phil Smith is summed up by the second leg of the play off semi against Charlton. He was tremendous in that match and kept us in it several times. I think we're lucky to have a second choice keeper like Smith.

Indeed.

Cant agree with what was said about Amankwaah either.

[Processed Beats]

My confidence in Phil Smith is summed up by the second leg of the play off semi against Charlton. He was tremendous in that match and kept us in it several times. I think we're lucky to have a second choice keeper like Smith.

I've never liked him, he's always made me nervous. But at Southampton was when he changed my opinion, and reassured me. When he came on at Charlton i wasn't at all worried, purely for what he had shown us all at St Marys.