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apparently Yinka travelling and Chrissy Allen set to start

4-5-1  then at a rather random guess.

looks like it, chrissy has only ever played when we have 3 central midfielders

does Wilson have something against Paynter then?!

Suprised chris hasnt played more he's done well when he's been in the team...if it wasnt for Mark Crossley he would have scored a peach last season. Possibly the best set piece taker in the squad i reckon?

Although ive been abit dissapointed this season with Paynter i feel he will come good,from what i hear Wilson is a stickler for fitness and i just feel we havnt seen anyware near his best...hes our only target man now and he will be back...he hasnt seemed to be happy with his lot and Wilson will sort it hopefully....IMO its good that Wilson is giving everyone a run out.

He was very impressive at times, and a pile of shite at others. Inconsistent but every time I write him off he shows he has something.

That said, if the Kyle rumours were true one imagines he'll be on the bench a lot if Wilson gets his man.

Thing is Batch i honestly dont think he looks fully fit...he always looks older than 24!

I thought that last season. But he looked just the same after pre-season this year so I came to the conclusion he is as fit/mobile as he is ever going to be.

I think behind Cox this season Paynter has been our most consistent player, without him Cox does not look the same player.  Paynter is unjustly made a scape goat by alot of our fans.

In your opinion....and thats fine...my opinion is hes too inconsistent,a dodgy temperament,and always whinging at his own team mates....oh and it looks like Wilson is siding with my opinion at the moment,and hes not a fan....but as i said i think he could be a big asset in the Fallon mould if he gets his head down,i really hope he does.

I agree with Leefer but Cox does seem to have played better with Paynter in the team.

I like the 4-5-1 idea ... but surely Pook deserves a start .. had a brilliant last 5 mins as sub .. man of the match v Cheltenham reserves and a goal!

Id select

Brezovan

Smith Morrison Ifil Kennedy

McGovern Pook Peacock Easton McNamee

Cox

Maybe it's Peacock that's being dropped? *crosses fingers*

"Brilliant last 5 minutes" just about sums Pook up, its the other 85 minutes of rubbish that concerns me more. Fatters, whilst i admire your somewhat un-nerving dedication to Mr Pook surely even you can see that he is not the midfield kingpin that we are crying out for?

No i disagree .. we had our spell of the season with Pook in the side .. im not saying hes world class but I believe hes currently our best midfielder in terms of effort and energy at least ... I admit it doesnt say much for the rest of them

 :puke:

Perfectly justifiable reason to start him in the first XI that, man of the match in a poxy reserve game against a load of spackers..

Have they sectioned you yet? Thats insane

you on a windup fatbury?

no he aint juddie, this is the mans way of thinking!

Beingf honest pook has produced the best performances of any of our midfielders this year unfortunatly in his last 3 games he also produced the shittest.

If you are choosing Pook against Peacock, Nailis and Easton then I totally agree with Fatbury.

Our midfield is total bollox no matter who plays.
Get the fucking cheque book out, short term loans are not the answer.

I would go for Brez Smith Ifil Morrison Timlin JPM Eastoe Allen McN Cox Paynter-but i doubt it will be.I suspect it might be Brez Smith Ifil Kanyuka Casal JPM Timmy Eastoe Allen McN Cox

I reckon he'll go with this

Brez

Smith
Ifil
Kanyuka
Casal

JPM
Timlin
Easton
Allen
McNamee

Cox

Anyone who seriously rates Pook over Easton needs a brain scan.

They are obviously fucked in the head.

But when this season do you actually think Easton is going to show it.

I reckon DW will go:

Brez

Smith
Ifil
Kanyuka
Timlin

McGovern
Allen
Easton
McNamee

Peacock
Cox

I thought he was one of our better players on Tues. Granted he hasn't been on top form this season, but I would still put him ahead of Pook, Nalis, Timlin and Peacock.

I dont think Cox likes to play as a lone striker but if by any chance DW wants to try him as one then fair play.

DW is trying to stem the flow of goals conceded I think by flooding the midfield but I dont think we have a decent defensive midfielder capable of playing the holding role well.

Paynter hasnt played for the last 4 games and we only managed to score 2 goals from open play. JPM against Yeovil and Peacock against Orient. That isnt enough clearly. In that time we've also scored two from Penalties (ok Smiths last one wasnt direct from it but not open enough to be classed as open play) and free tick from Timlin.

So with Paynter out of the team we score less goals from open play, Cox scores less goals but we do get more penalties!!!

If DW is going for a 4-5-1 and Allen is starting as has been suggested

Brez

Smith
Ifil
Kanyuka
Timlin

JPM
Easton
Peacock
Allen
McNamee

Cox

keep the midfield tight but in all truth the time to play 4-5-1 and grind out draws was two months ago, too late now we need wins.

If I had to pick the team

Brez

Smith
Ifil
Morrison
Kennedy

JPM
Easton
Peacock
McNamee

Cox
Paynter

Subs: Smith, Kanyuka, Pook, Macklin, Sturrock - so Macklin can come on when McNamee does nothing for an hour, again

DV, you would drop Timlin completely?
I'd put him back in the centre personally.

after the last two games I wouldnt have him at left back. I still think our best midfield two is Peacock and Easton as it was last season. They havent played many games together this season, so give them a few and see how it goes.

We seem to change the middle 4 of our team (2 CMs and 2CBs) every week and there is no set team. I know we get injures and stuff but we need to find the best 4 and stick to.

Infact if anything, i'd be tempted to drop McNamee and play Timlin left midfield because McNamee hasnt really done much since about August now.

I'd agree putting timlin back in the middle, and if it's going to be a middle three then timlin, easton and allen (if what's said is true). If it were me though I'd defo play Paynter and Cox.

McNamee has become a show pony, nice to look at but fuck all use.

but he is the only out and out left winger we have, which is pathetic really.

I'd like to see Timlin played on the left of midfield, granted he wouldn't get forward as much as macca but he would help to make the midfield solid and be able to support the LB much better than Macca does.

If you use that midfield three and have Cox upfront, we'll have no height at all.

Considering the size of our squad, DW's options are severely limited.

I'm fucked in the head then ... Easton has been total crap this season, you can't pick players on what they achieved last season, this season he has achieved nothing. Does not look a threat when going forward, can't tackle, doesn't seem to have an engine anymore.

Pook can't pass, can tackle, can get forward, has an engine. Not a good player saying that just below average really, but there again none of our central mids are any good, they would all struggle to get into a Conference side.

If we are going to win this game we need to attack, because we certainly cant defend.


Brezovan

Smith
Ifil
Morrison
Timlin

McGovern
Allen
Pook
McNamee

Paynter
Cox

I can't see any way that Timlin will play left back.  DW has only seen two games live, and he's been a total disaster both times.

Maybe Amankwaah in at left back then, as per the last 10 minutes on Tuesday.

Kennedy LB, Timlin LM.

That'd work for me.

Based on what I've seen this season then I'd pick Pook above Easton. Easton had a decent game Tuesday but has been largely anonymous this season. Pook had a purple patch of about 3 - 4 games where he was really impressive - he's not been very good recently. Pook always seems to be singled out for abuse when there have always been and currently are other more higher profile midfiedlers more worthy of the bile and invective he gets. 

I've never got on Pook's back and I don't think he's as bad as some say, nevertheless Easton is a better player.

He's been in and out of the side all season, play out wide on occassion and played with shit alongside him.

I still maintain Easton's a better player.

(Although maybe saying those who disagree are fucked in the head was a bit harsh)

I absolutely agree that Easton is a better player. What I disagree about is that he's been a better performer this season. I think nearly everyone Pook has ever played alongside has been a better player but most have not been better performers.

It wouldn't make any sense to drop Easton just as he's coming back into some form though, which his performance on Tuesday night suggested he might just be.

right i know this is goint to sound mental but i got told that in training they were working on a system with wing backs which was:

Brez in goal

Amankwaah right wing back
Yinka left wing back
Ifil, Kanyuka and Nalis centre backs (yes nalis centre back!!)

Chris Allen, jack smith and timlin as the 3 central midfielders

cox and paynter up front.

this person was certain about the nalis centre back and jack smith midfiled bits but said they kept switching easton in for timlin and peacock for paynter so not 100% on those 2 positions

thats sounds a bit fucking mental.

harsh that JPM hasnt got a mention as he's been one of our better players recently. If anything he's probably our most creative player but then our wingers havent done alot in Wilsons two games.

If anything, instead of Nalis at CB stick Peacock there.

Nalis could be sweeper I guess?

Yeah, Kingy did something similiar years ago with Miglioranzi as the sweeper. Migz was of course ace as a sweeper but our midfield went to shit without him because he was ace!

I'm looking forward to tomorrow now, it's going to be mental.

That doesn't strike me with too much confidence

Nalis could be a quite decent Sweeper.  He is good in the air and reads the game well, doesn't have to worry about marking because that would be Ifil and Kanyuka job.  Brings a bit of experience to the backline and would be able to talk to the 2 of them in there, and (sometimes) is capable of spraying the ball around a bit.  As long as Ifil and Kanyuka concentrate on their men so that Nalis is not left one on one with anyone it could work.

Unsure about Jack Smith in midfield though, would make more sense to me to have Easton in there instead and swap Smith for Yinka.  Give Yinka a run out in 2nd half to see if there is any improvement.

I think a good chant of "We don't know what we're doing" would be ace.

Senior Pro with a good range of passing and composure on the ball as sweeper?  Its got Hoddle written all over it.  It might just work!

Apart from Nalis lacks a good range of passing and composure on the ball.

Cynic.  We'll see.

Nalis will get murdered for pace. I never subscribed to the popular idea you don't need pace to sweep.

I'm sure they take their boots off before going into the changing rooms.

If that is the lineup then I reckon Nalis will be in the middle of the park and Smith at right wing back with Amankwaah at centre half.

Bollocks. He's just slow.

Thats what I said to the person who told me, but they said thats not what they were practicing, I'd be suprised if he played nalis and the back and jack in midfield though

Sounds interesting anyway, if true. Wish I was going now!

Tomorrow better be worth the 400 mile round trip or I won't be best pleased.

I can answer that for you now if you would like?

I take it you're going with Steve? Bet you're relishing the prospect of Stan Collymore on the way home! :D

hello all, first post on this board but iv been reading it for a couple of weeks now.


team for today in my opinion should be
                      brez
smith     morrison      ifil   timlin
                     nalis
marshall     allen    easton     mcnamee
                     cox

   

Well Hello,

I picked that team, apart from no Nailis and replace with Paynter up front. 4-4-2

just thought if he was going to suck up alot of presure and hit them on the break with the pace on the wings, would love to see marshall and macca play together. Weve seen teams start to double up on macca but they couldnt do it to both of them and cant believe allen hasnt had a look in.

Oops I didnt have Marshall, just seen that.
I've not seen much of Allen so cant make an opinion.
Nailis is just well past is sell by date for me.

TCP put round the idea of playing as a sweeper, now that is not as silly as it sounds because Nailis can read the game well, but if we want to start climbing up this league we need to go on the offensive, defensively, well we struggle to hold onto a three goal lead (Hartlepool).
How many points have we dropped this season when in front.

i dont think nalis is that bad, we just havnt played to his strengths. he needs ball to feet and movement arround him, thats why i had him holding with lots of high energy players arround him.  just think what we have been doing this season so far hasnt worked lets give somthing else a try. or maybe put pook in there instead

Disagree with that, Ian Culverhouse was an excellent sweeper and was not pacey, I would say key thing is reading the game which I think Nalis is good at.  Still a massive gamble mind.

And a certain Mr Hoddle wasnt pacey...great sweeper though.

He doesn't need pace if Ifil and Kanyuka do their jobs.

That is a huge IF though!  Sounds like Ifil has turned up today but not Kanyuka!

On the plus side season tickets in div 4 next year should be dirt cheap

oops wrong thread