Stockport

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Brez
Kanyuke
Ifil
Vincent-if fit
Smith
Timlin
Easton
Nalis
Mcnamee
Cox
Paynter

[Luci]

I have to say Im glad I'm not here for this one.  I think I need a break from our shoddy defending and being out of the country ensures I can't possibly go!

[reeves4england]

It's a difficult choice to make, as people have said.

I'll say Brez in goal, but I'm not too fussed who plays there.

Smith
Ifil
Morrison
Amankwaah

McNamee
Nalis
Easton
I'm tempted to say Marshall, although I can't 100% convince myself it's a good idea.

Cox
Paynter

Having said all that, I wouldn't be unhappy to see Peacock starting.

[blinkpip]

Brezovan

Amankwaah
Kanyuka
Aljofree
Smith

McNamee
Easton
Timlin
Mcgoven

Cox
Paynter

[Batch]

If Brez really wants out then he shouldn't be picked.

Ignoring that though,

Brezovan

Amankwaah
Ifil
Aljofree
Smith

McNamee
Easton
Nallis
Mcgoven

Cox
Paynter

Which keeper aside is what we had yesterday.

It's difficult to know how to change it. I'm now of the opinion that:

 the Paynter/Cox partnership is our only option up front and is working. Corr may add something different at some point, but now is not the time.

Midfield is frustrating. I personally think playing JPM, Nallis and Easton/Timlin is ruining the ballance/shape of the midfield. But Marshall and McNamee is a non starter away from home. So what else can you do? I think it's why Malpas occasionally plays Easton on the right.

Defence I guess we have Smith and Amankwah by default at full backs. And they are doing ok (Smith is my player of the year so far!). The middle is a pain. Ifil and Kanyuka together scare the crap out of me. Aljofree seems unable to organise the defence let alone the team (give Easton the armband). So you go with the best combination, which is still Ifil and Aljofree. Talking of Ifil, howler aside, he wasn't as bad as people say yesterday.

Keeper can't keep chopping and changing, but if howlers are happening then the other keeper deserves the shirt. Otherwise what is the point of two good keepers.

[michael]

Haven't decided on this one yet. May wait for the weather forecast.

[sonic youth]

jpm did ok today didn't he?

didn't see much of the ball as usual but neither did macca.

i agree that peacock could do a job at centre-half although only in an emergency/last resort...have we reached that point? we've not yet tried the kanyuka/morrison partnership.

if brez is angling for a move, he's not likely to sulk if he gets a chance in goal - won't he want to impress potential scouts?

i'm in manchester next weekend. can't see myself popping along to stockport though.

[flammableBen]

Is Vincent still injured? It's clear that Ifil needs an experienced head next to him to talk him through the game. Aljofree isn't it, and to be fair if he starts he could probably do with the same thing.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

My team would be:

Brez

Amankwaah
Aljofree
Kanyuka
Smith

Marshall
Timlin
Peacock
McNamee

Cox
Paynter

Subs:
Smith
Corr
Ifil
Easton
Nalis

[RobertT]

Brezovan

Amankwah
Aljofree
Kanyuka
Smith

Marshall
Nalis
Easton
Timlin
McNamee

Cox

As much as I think Paynter is playing well, and certainly doesn't deserve to be dropped, the defence is so shoddy it needs cover in numbers to allow shit mistakes to have a 2nd chance of being dealt with.  To that end I'd sit Nalis in front of them and give him the armband, Timlin and Easton to run their nuts off.  Paynter could be the 1 up top if I could be convinced Cox would do the wide of the 3 on the right without it making him become unhappy - he looked decidedly irritated by the other players yesterday, and although I hate pandering to players, he's so good at this level we have to keep him happy.

[DV]

Vincent has been injured for ages now. What with being 33 I dunno....the amount of time hes been out injured cant be good.

Fuck knows why Brez suddenly wants a move, now after the transfer window is shut? and who would want him, he's been shit this season....no one can have been impressed enough to try and sign him

Everyone seems to want Kanuyka in the team yet a few weeks ago after he had played everyone wanted him out the team.

[Rich Pullen]

I'm sadly convinced that, like Roberts, Vincent is essentially finished as a credible first team option... we'll flit in and out of the 1st XI throughout the season never able to complete a run in the team. Hoping I'm wrong.

I doubt there'll be any major changes. It'll be interesting to see the goalkeeper situation... depending on what is really going on with Peter Brezovan.

[RobertT]

I just think Kanyuka would work better with Aljofree for some reason.  Ifil with Vincent would be the best out of the available players but Ifil looks worse when with Aljofree.  The 4-5-1 would also have Nalis sat infront of them to guide them.  I think he has more chance of doing that with Kanyuka than Ifil right now.

[Scot Munroe]

My team for Stockport

Brez

Amankwaah     Kanyuka   Aljofree Smith

                  Nallis        Timlin

Mcgovern        Cox         Mcnamee
                     
                      Paynter

[Bogus Dave]

-----------------Brez------------------------

A'kwaah--------ifil--------alofreee-------smith

--------------------Nalis---------------------

-----------Timlin-------------Easton----------

Mcnamee-------------------------------Paynter

---------------------Cox-----------------------