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How would you approach this if you were picking the team? Brentford have had a less than perfect start to the season; I think we are a better team when we "go for it".
Thoughts?

4-3-3 see how we get on, really go at them  :D

Just don't start Pericard

                Lucas
    Caddis Cuthbert LJF Rose
       Prutton Ferry Douglas
        Austin Dossevi Ball

For me.

I guess the fact Ferry was taken off at Hartlepool tells us all we need to know about central midfield.

Sounds like O'Brien did enough to keep the shirt too.

I think we'll start:

                 Lucas
Caddis   Cuthbert     LJF      Rose
JPM      Douglas   Prutton  O'Brien
           Dossevi   Austin

Good shout, perhaps Prutton in behind the front two.

Lucas

Amankwaah
Cuthbert
LJF
Caddis

JPM
Douglas
Ferrt
O'Brien

Austin
Dossevi

I suspect the Wilson will start with 1 up front and try to keep it tight until halftime. In the second half he'll react depending upon the score.

I don't see him playing one up front at home. I think it will be the team that finished at Hartlepool except with JPM coming in for Dossevi or Pericard.

Agree with this, a run of games would do aob good. And im not very confident in Rose.

Brentford (A) last season was the game (in my mind) that really kick started our season.  Just as well it's happening even earlier this year.

I'd go for:

                     Lucas

Caddis   Cuthbert  Jean Francois  Rose

McGovern     Ferry  Douglas      O'Brien

                Dossevi   Austin




If losing:

Amankwaah on for Rose,
Amankwaah swaps positions with Caddis,
Prutton on for O'Brien
Pericard on for McGovern

(when attacking Amankwaah and Caddis come forward as wingers, so formation changes from 4-3-3 to 2-5-3)

                     Lucas

Amankwaah   Cuthbert  Jean Francois  Caddis
           
           Ferry   Douglas  Prutton

           Dossevi   Austin   Pericard

Rose was alot better at Hartlepool and IMO doesn't warrant being dropped following his best display for the club.  I would seriously consider starting with team that finished the end of the game with Dossevi, Pericard and Austin all starting.  People can say what they want about Vince but when he plays it seems to cause all sorts of problems for defences just because he is a battering ram.  He was involved in both goals Saturday, his challenge forced the defender to head straight to Dossevi and he scored and also he put Austin in for the equaliser.

                Lucas
   Caddis Cuthbert LJF Rose
     JPM Ferry Douglas AOB
           Austin Dossevi 

That's my team. Harsh on Prutton, Ball, Manks and Vinny but there is so much competition in the squad..


edit: that's the same team as RockinRobin picked.

I would also go with that team, but I think Danny will stick with Prutton over Ferry.

Looking forward to seeing a bit more of Dossevi on Saturday and also Caddis for the first time.

4-4-2 - no real surprises...

Lucas

Caddis
Morrison
Cuthbert
Rose

Bell
Prutton
Douglas
JP

Austin
Dossevi

I'm going 3-0 Town. Someone is due a dicking from us and I've got a feeling tomorrow is the day we click.

YOU REDS!!

Morrison would be a suprise to many Mark.
Hope he gets his chance but Lescinal played really well v Brighton in my opinion so will he be dropped?
We will see.

Thats my team aswell. A run in the team will do AOB good. Lets hope he doesnt get injured!

Mine too, only played like this;

                Lucas
Caddis Cuthbert Francois Rose
               Douglas
JPM                              AOB
                Ferry
          Austin Dossevi

Wonder what size crowd as my sister couldn't get two seats together in Don Rogers stand this afternoon.

I swear they always say that. Then you get there and have half the stand to choose from.

If she tried to book them over the phone this afternoon, she wouldn't have been able to get two seats together because the majority would've been released for the matchday ticket office tomorrow.

Think she went to the box office but I'm not sure. Anyway she was told that the tickets she got were in the quiet bit of the Town End to which she replied "that's a shame because I prefer a bit of atmosphere!"

Just stand in the middle

Noticed v Brighton that stand was packed...even at the Stratton Bank end.

                Lucas
Caddis Cuthbert Francois Rose
               Douglas
JPM                              AOB
                Ferry
          Austin Dossevi
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Would be my team, doubt that Danny thinks the same though.

Ferry behind the front 2! mmm why not, would be great to see how he would get on

We dont play midfielders behind the strikers.........always seems to be midfielders in front of defenders.
Suppose when you play with wide men thats the way it has to be.

The problem is Lee that with centre mid so deep the wide players have to come inside to try and support the top two.

we looked so narrow today

I didn't think we looked narrow today. Against Brighton we certainly did but we used the wings a lot better this afternoon. We just need that understanding between full back and winger to make it click.