Gary Teale Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanjwitham Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Thorne will play in the holding role, that's a given. Beyond that, there isn't honestly a wrong decision. Any 2 will do for me, the only caveat being that Bryson's has to be 100% fit to even consider starting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Thorne is absolutely nailed on to start. The other two midfield places are up for grabs. Hughes - personally I don't think he's had an incredible season... but I think he should play. His creativity really gives us something extra, he's really a different kind of player to the other two. It was great to see him really get forward today - he's not done that so much this season. Could playing with Hendrick allow him to be more attacking? Bryson - he's player of the season. Dropping him sounds crazy. But Hendrick is in better form, and he might not be 100% fit come the big day. Hendrick - the lad's scoring a hell of a lot - it would be really hard to drop him. My heart says Bryson and Hughes - seems so unfair to make our player of the season to miss out on such a vital game. But my head says Hendrick and Hughes. They were incredible today, and if we play like we did today, we'll be promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Thorne, Hendrick and Hughes. Can't believe I'm saying that Bryson shouldn't play but that's the strength of our squad at the moment. Great time to be a Derby fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hughes, hendrick, thorne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I always like to see hughes in the team. He is a wonderful player for his age. Bryson is great, but theres something not quite right with him at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyram Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Will hughes will be a fantastic player but apart from his goal yesterday which was brilliant he's not as good a player as Bryson right now , if Bryson is fit he starts , it will be cruel but this is about the football club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 If Bryson is fit he has to start, no question about it. Who plays with him (ooo err) I really don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I like seeing Hughes and Hendrick with Thorne but that may be academy bias and/or the fact it is fantastic to have an average age of about 20 years for our midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEBA Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 No dilemma for me, no need to change anything after a performance like that from the 3 of them. Plus in the bigger games when teams try and close down our midfield, I think Hughes has the first touch and the guile to wriggle into some space, and Hendrick has the strength to break away, whereas Bryson with his stature fares a little worse in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 The good thing about this dilemma is that the other side can't really prepare against who they are playing. We have some good options now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Ram Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 My game plan: bryson - bombing attacking midfielder, runs around like a headless chicken but with a head, i think if we're playing wigan he definitely needs to start, he should tire them out completely in the first hour considering it will be their 63rd game hughes - ball retention and technique is his game, just look at his goal for technical ability, just his all round passing ability and with the expansive wembley pitch, him combined with Thorne will wreak havoc, defo start for me whoever we're facing, although he's probably be done by QPR's physicality Hendrick - pace power muscle and determination, theirs a physicality about him and I'd think if we were to play QPR then he will hold his own against their thugs i honestly don't know, I just find it so pleasant as to find us pondering who we put in midfield, instead of who we don't put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Perhaps we should let Jeremy Clarkson decide. Eeny meeny .................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyPride12 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 That CBE fella is tripping, how can you possibly suggest dropping Thorne and putting Hendrick as the CDM? For me, keep the winning formula, Thorne, Hendrick and Hughes. Bryson is a better option if we are chasing the game and need someone to come off the bench and make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Last pre-season I actually suggested selling Bryson as I thought it was more important to keep hold of Hughes and Hendrick and I was especially worried Hendrick might go. But I've clearly been proved an idiot. What we needed and now have is strength in depth. Our player of the season with 16 midfield goals and almost as many assists was injured on Sunday and we didn't bat an eyelid. McClaren has shown over again that if you have the shirt, you keep the shirt until you lose form and/or results go wrong. Of course it would be incredibly harsh on Bryson, but I think the Wembley midfield has to be Thorne, Hendrick, Hughes. It's taken Hendrick a long time to come good this season (he's one of those players who needs a significant run of games for some reason) but he's on fire at the moment. Thorne offers so much and our other three obviously don't work as a trio. But Hughes was so important on Sunday and will be again at Wembley. He keeps the ball like no other. And if he hadn't the ability to produce that wonder goal, it could have been a different story. However, it was mystifying away at Brighton when Sammon came on to apparently play left midfield for the final 25 minutes, with Hughes on the bench. I think Hughes' future may well be higher up the pitch where he can be more dangerous. I wouldn't start with this, but IF we are winning with 25 to go and everyone is fit, I wouldn't object to bringing Bryson on for one of the wingers and moving Hughes further up. That said, Hughes was spent before the end on Sunday and will be more so with the big Wembley pitch, so we'll probably need all of them at some point anyway. Great dilemma to have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyram Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 if Bryson is fit he will play , it will be cruel on hendrick or hughes but in a game of this magnitude you play your best team, craig Bryson is in that so should start if 100% fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I would accept that Thorne is going back to his club anyway and go with Bryson Hughes Hendrick with Eustace as an option. Thorne has been Schteeves best signing but for me hardly ireplaceable. By that logic we should take out Wisdom and play Lee Naylor at RB. You're actually joking right? This isn't just the last game of the season, this is the play-off final! If we lose, we stay down in the miserable championship and if we win we go to the Premier league while picking up 100 million on the way. Pick the strongest 11 available, that includes Thorne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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