Ghost of Clough

Heatmap was closer to this:
Roos
Stearman   Davies
Byrne Bird   Lawrence   Morrison Shinnie        
Ebosele                                         Forsyth        
Kazim                                  

Yep. The team was very young with only scholars on the bench. Foulkes (20), Cashin, Thompson, Wilson (19), and the rest 18 years old.
Brighton had Molumby, 22 years old with a season and a half of Championship football to his name playing most of the game.

Yep. The team was very young with only scholars on the bench. Foulkes (20), Cashin, Thompson, Wilson (19), and the rest 18 years old.
Brighton had Molumby, 22 years old with a season and a half of Championship football to his name playing most of the game.

Needs another season to develop physically. Next season he should be ready to step up and offer backup to Bielik, Bird and Knight in our midfield 2.
I love Cashin. One of those players like JBrown who you need in your team.
You also have to remember Solomon is 2 years younger.
Borkovic. Another who had injury troubles last season. I recall he was training with the first team last pre-season. Started that U18 season on fire with 2 and 3 assists in the first 2 games. Definitely one to watch out for.

Needs another season to develop physically. Next season he should be ready to step up and offer backup to Bielik, Bird and Knight in our midfield 2.
I love Cashin. One of those players like JBrown who you need in your team.
You also have to remember Solomon is 2 years younger.
Borkovic. Another who had injury troubles last season. I recall he was training with the first team last pre-season. Started that U18 season on fire with 2 and 3 assists in the first 2 games. Definitely one to watch out for.

Stretchered off, wasn't he?

Cashin would be LCB and Davies RCB.
Until we're out of embargo it'll be JBrown in the team instead anyway

Ignoring who else is in the defence, it would be Cashin. I'd stick with JBrown on the right and Cashin on the left though

I'd have liked Carroll but thats a bit melodramatic when we have Bird, Shinnie, Knight, Bielik, Morrison, Watson, Sibley, Lawrence, Hutchinson, Thompson, J Brown, etc for CM/AM positions.

That's fair enough. In reality I really don't expect Cashin would start exactly for the reason that you suggest but I do think it's getting close to the point where we perhaps have to consider sucking up losing one of those place (or unless I've missed something and Cashin literally cannot start). 
As an aside forgetting about the embargo who do you think of the two them (Cashin/Brown) is closest to regularly starting ability wise ?

Needs another season to develop physically. Next season he should be ready to step up and offer backup to Bielik, Bird and Knight in our midfield 2.
I love Cashin. One of those players like JBrown who you need in your team.
You also have to remember Solomon is 2 years younger.
Borkovic. Another who had injury troubles last season. I recall he was training with the first team last pre-season. Started that U18 season on fire with 2 and 3 assists in the first 2 games. Definitely one to watch out for.

I’m not sure if it’s at all practical or if it’s even realistic to do because so many young players in a side can be catostrophic…..but if we just forgot the ages and played square pegs in square holes based on performances so far (inc pre season) I’d pick :-
                         Roos
Festy.  Stearman.   Davis.    Forsyth. 

           Morrison.            Bird.  
Sibley.         Lawrence.     Hutchinson. 
                 
                      Stretton.  
 
subs : Allsop, Watson, Byrne, Shinnie, Williams, Brown, Jozwiak.
That’s harsh on Watson but I see him as a CM and I think Bird and Morrison have individually looked good in those roles. Also harsh on Shinnie but like I say this isn’t necessarily the most practical team just the one where individually I feel they’ve played best in those roles.

Assuming Buchanan not fit yet. 

Fantastic game so far from Foulkes. Could have been game over without his saves

Spent the majority of his 2 years in the U18s injured, much like WGP. A big year for both who have a bit of catching up to do

Thompson's so small he doesn't count towards the 11

Been pinged. 

New season, new start

I understand the point you're making, but I'm struggling to see in any way how Rooney's management in any way can result in Forsyth choosing to duck out of a header or Byrne choosing to give his man so much space

I understand the point you're making, but I'm struggling to see in any way how Rooney's management in any way can result in Forsyth choosing to duck out of a header or Byrne choosing to give his man so much space

New season, new start

I understand the point you're making, but I'm struggling to see in any way how Rooney's management in any way can result in Forsyth choosing to duck out of a header or Byrne choosing to give his man so much space

I understand the point you're making, but I'm struggling to see in any way how Rooney's management in any way can result in Forsyth choosing to duck out of a header or Byrne choosing to give his man so much space

There's a chance you can put some responsibility on Rooney for Jozwiak not reacting quickly enough - perhaps he wasn't prepared enough when coming on?
But Forsyth ducking under the ball, Byrne giving his man too much space, Shinnie/Forsyth trying to head the same ball, Davies coming out to head Bird's ball, Davies not getting back into position quick enough, and Byrne forgetting how to kick a ball are all individual mistakes and 100% down to those players involved.

At 14:15 on Saturday, I bet Rooney and the team were getting praised by the majority on here.
Then 2 massive defensive rooster ups and Rooney is suddenly to blame?