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Who would you play and in what formation.

I certainly wouldnt go 4-5-1 FACT! Too negative, not enough chances and we are going to steal a 1-0 win.

4-4-2

Heaton

Gurney
Collins
Ifil
Smith

Heath
Pook
Miglioranzi
Whalley

Roberts
Fallon


Christian Roberts (bar wycombe) has looked rather good and dangerous, he has to start as he just adds that something else. Something we have clearly been lacking away from home recently....last 7 without an away goal is it?

theres not much natural width to that midfield VD..........

I'd play shakes for his pace on the counter attack

No Shakes?

Hi Kinky-my ears are still ringing!Agreed Shakes must play!

I wouldnt play Shakes due to his inability to keep the ball on the pitch

Heath did well down the left against Tranmere, his crossing wasnt good because he always went outside onto his left footed, which isnt his strongest.

Whalley wont add much width at all, but he can at least produce some quality deliveries hopefully.

I've yet to see a decent cross all season, no good having all these good strikers with no decent service, that is the reason we should have fought harder to keeper Summerbee

I'd play the exact same team, only i'd play Shakes instead of Migz; on the wing obviously.

I'd also start with Thorpe.  Cureton's done nowt.  Now let the whinging fucker have a go alongside Fallon, then if he cocks it up, banish him to the reserves until next transfer window.

Shakes was awful against Tranmere, Ben Wells got in more crosses in 5minutes than Shakes has all season. No end product, our strikers need feeding!

shakes is better off the bench.

i would play (442):

--------------heaton----------------

gurney--collins-----ifil-------smith

heath--pook--miglioranzi--nicolau

--------roberts----fallon-------------

bench: bulman, jenkins, whalley, shakes, thorpe/cureton

if king sticks with 4-5-1 he is a prick

It wouldn't surprise me if King plays 4-5-1 again   :evil:

King: "oooh, we did look hard to beat though..."
King's Mum: "you still lost though"
King: "oh yeah..."

Nicholas and Jenkins are both fit again, so that gives us another option.

I'd play:



subs:
Bulman
Jenkins
McDermott
Whalley
Roberts

It's tough choosing the central midfielders! I'd never have thought I'd be saying that. Heath impressed me against Tranmere but I think he's simply not got the crossing ability to play out wide, so I'd try him up front (his natural position) and see what happens. Difficult to drop Gurney for Jenkins but they both lack match fitness anyway.

I hate to think what King will play...

King will stick with the 4-5-1.....

   As  far a he's concerned Tranmere was a decent show....

   Walsall seem to be an attacking outfit.....but likely to concede even to our shot shy shower.....

It was a decent show, we just lacked the punch up front.

 That's why he'll stick with it, and hope Walsall's ineptitude at the back will let us sneak a goal somehow.

I think we shoud play an attacking 4-4-2 and get that first away goal of the season.

Considering the fact Walsall conceded 5 at home last week, we'd stand a good chance of scoring a couple against them even with 4-5-1.

Are you going to be in the Merlin before the Southend game?

Roberts is also better off the bench-even moreso than Shakes imo.I'd go for
 Heaton
 Jenkins
 Co-Platt
 Ifil
 Smith
 Shakes
 Pook
Migz/Whalley
 Heath
 Fallon
 Cureton
subs;
 Bully
 Roberts
 Gurney
 Collins
 Migz/Whalley
 ........but that's me!

We havent scored away since Franchise....26/03

Thats 6 games....

Am I right in thinking its a 1300 kick off tomorrow?

yes, indeed you are.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Considering Walsall are shite...

Heaton
Gurns, Ifil, Platt, Smith
SHAKES!!!, Migs, Whalley, Heath
Fallon, Roberts/Cureton

undecided as to the strikers but Rory needs help!

Drop Pook who has been our best midfielder this season, nice one

I like it when we have competition for places, but it makes it harder to chose a team.

Nicolau and Shakes on either wing, we are better with both of them. Roberts is crap when he starts so Cureton and Fallon. McDermott will probably start aswell.

I don't think McDermott will start, I think he'll need to prove himself in the reserves first. Walsall aren't that shite, they're in the top half of the table.

Because 4:5:1 was played last time, I am expecting 3:5:2.  This would follow the normal pattern of never being able to guess King's formation ahead of time.  Nicolau, and Gurney will play wingbacks with Shakes on the bench.  In a surprise move, Cureton will be benched, with Thorpe starting.  Whatever the result, Merson will be pissing and moaning after the game.  


Heaton

Collins
Ifil
Jenkins

Gurney
Heath
Pook
Whalley
Nicolau

Thorpe
Fallon

That formation and team but drop Whalley and put the fit again Nicolau in.

Make that 7 games....

I've never been so spectacularly wrong  :D

'we'll never score, you'll never sing...'

What about the whole Scoreboard Vs Nott'm Forest incident 8)

alright, you win