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                                                          Grant

                                    baird      pearce      bucko........fozzy

                                                    thorne  hughes

                                              ince     russell    weimann

                                                       martin/benty

 

and sammon lining up for woking town.....

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If you were to make a decision now, assuming no more players arrive and taking into account who's likely to be match fit, who would make your starting XI for the first game of the season and in what system?

I'd go 4-3-3

Grant, Baird, Keogh, Pearce, Forsyth, Thorne, Bryson, Hughes, Weimann, Ince, Martin

 

 

Personnel agreed apart from the keeper. My money is on Carson starting the first game, but it's a close call.  But I think it will be 4-4-2 

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If we go 4-4-2 with a diamond how about:

............................................Carson......................................

Baird......................Keogh......  .........Shackell..............Warnock

............................................Thorne..................................................

................Bryson.................................................Hughes..................

............................................Martin.......................................................

...........................Ince............................Weimann...................................

Gone for huge experience in defence with pace in attack.

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I'm obsessed with 4231.

2 defensive midfielders to protect the CB's

1 defensive midfielder to go and back up attacks as an out ball. 

3 attacking midfielders where you can pretty much play as wide as you like because you have 3 players still in the mid field. 

Most flexible formation. Simple jobs. 1 substitution and it can be 442, 433... whatever. Anything you want with just 1 sub if you don't need 2 DM's. 

Grant

Baird, Keogh, Pearce, Forsyth

Thorne, Hughes 

Ince, Bryson, Weimann

Martin. 

I'd love to see Martin play in the 3 with Bent upfront for a couple of friendlies because Martin created some great situations on the odd time he's played behind him. 

But that for Bolton would do me. Loved Hughes playing there v Wolves. Not on his own so he has some freedom. 

Won't happen though. 

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You know you've got a good squad when your struggling to fit players in.

Carson,

Isak, Keogh, Shackell, Forsyth,

Thorne, Bryson,

Ince, Martin, Russell,

Weimann

Subs, Grant, Pearce, Hughes, Hendrick, Bent, Baird, Warnock

We do need another winger though. I'd love to see Ibe back on a season long loan, that would make this squad almost ographic!

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                 Grant

Baird, Keogh, Pearce, Forsyth

                Thorne

          Bryson  Hughes

                   Ince

           Martin  Weimann/Russell

 

(pretty 50/50 on those two at the moment, Weimann is technically better but Russell's combination with Martin is better than anyone else's)

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After Clement's comments last night.. he seemed much happier after the 4-1-3-2 experiments.

                         Grant

         Isak   Keogh   Pearce   Forsyth

                        Thorne

             Hendrick     Hughes

                           Ince 

                 Martin   Weimann

 

I'm not a massive fan of this - not a lot of width means that the full backs will have to bomb on. Thorne would have to drop back, which wastes him in my opinion. Baird looked to be doing this against Grimsby, and it seemed to work well.

I'm also not sure about Hughes being in there - he's looked poor over preseason so far, (I haven't watched the Meppen highlights, but he was playing the tip of the diamond) he was dropping far too deep - to the point that he almost looked like a holding mid vs. Grimsby. 

I'm not worried. As I said, Clement's comments seemed a lot more positive than in the aftermath of Northampton Town, and they did have me a bit nervy, especially that they weren't quite getting the point. Hopefully, a week in close proximity will soon have that remedied - sounds like we are headed in the right direction.

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                                  Grant

        Baird       Shackell    Pearce    Fozzy

                                 Thorne

          Ince               Hughes          Hendrick

                        Bent         Weimann

Martin in for Bent if he is fully fit.

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With no more signings what I think it would be;

                                Grant

Ssewankambo  Keogh  Pearce  Forsyth

                              Baird (c)

                    Hendrick      Hughes

Ince                                              Russell

                               Martin

What I would want with signings;

                               Grant

Baird              Keogh  Shakell (c)            Forsyth

                        Thorne  Hughes

Ince                       Weimann                   Russell

                                Martin

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Why does Baird get in the second time but not in the first? :lol:

With no more signings what I think it would be;

                                Grant

Ssewankambo  Keogh  Pearce  Forsyth

                              Baird (c)

                    Hendrick      Hughes

Ince                                              Russell

                               Martin

What I would want with signings;

                               Grant

Baird              Keogh  Shakell (c)            Forsyth

                        Thorne  Hughes

Ince                       Weimann                   Russell

                                Martin

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Hes at DM for the first, I think Ssewankambo might get his debut against Bolton tbh

Oh so he is, I couldn't imagine anyone leaving Thorne out so I didn't even look there. I don't think Isak will start, he didn't even play at RB yesterday, he played in front of Christie. May well become a starter later in the season but I personally doubt it'll happen on opening day.

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