Rampage Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 We are getting hung up by our draws! If we are not careful we will be wedgied in the middle of the play offs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimsbyRamBrad Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'd be very disappointed if Bent doesn't get his chance tomorrow. If Martin start's (which I hope not) fair enough, but if Blackman starts then I feel that must be the end for Bent. He always looks lively when he's grabbed 10-15 minutes sub appearances and he's well overdue his chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 1 hour ago, GrimsbyRamBrad said: I'd be very disappointed if Bent doesn't get his chance tomorrow. If Martin start's (which I hope not) fair enough, but if Blackman starts then I feel that must be the end for Bent. He always looks lively when he's grabbed 10-15 minutes sub appearances and he's well overdue his chance. Not sure in the correlation. Money on the formation being our usual 4-1-2-3 with Thorne being back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripperg-ram Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 This may be naive, due to lack of match fitness, but i'd quite like to see the free running Maclaren team of last year (or at least 2 years ago) and see if it still works. normal back 4 with Thorne, Bryson and Hendrick and then Russell, Ince and Martin. it was just full of running and attacking threat, but with a stronger defence than 2 years ago. Maybe im just being nostalgic, but it'd be nice to see Martin get some Bryson style interplay to give him the benefit of the doubt. and if all else fails then we've got one hell of a bench to fall back on. we could make wholesale changes at half time if it didn't work an still have a chance of being pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Srg said: Not sure in the correlation. Money on the formation being our usual 4-1-2-3 with Thorne being back in. I sort of agree with this Srg but if the formation morphs in to 4-2-1-3 then we will have the same problem as Tuesday with gaping holes in the top half of the pitch. We have enough wide players now and need to use them so the midfield can work effectively with the front line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 1 minute ago, jono said: I sort of agree with this Srg but if the formation morphs in to 4-2-1-3 then we will have the same problem as Tuesday with gaping holes in the top half of the pitch. We have enough wide players now and need to use them so the midfield can work effectively with the front line. Don't think it will morph, it never usually does. FWIW, I would be going with Thorne, Butterfield and Hendrick as the three with Blackman and Camara flanking Martin. My heart will sink if I have to suffer Johnny Russell again so soon after Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Blackman looks light years ahead of Bent in front of goal. He seems to make his own luck and find himself in the right place often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 30 minutes ago, Srg said: Don't think it will morph, it never usually does. FWIW, I would be going with Thorne, Butterfield and Hendrick as the three with Blackman and Camara flanking Martin. My heart will sink if I have to suffer Johnny Russell again so soon after Tuesday. My heart will sink if I have to suffer Russell and Martin Carson Baird. Shacks. Keogh. Warnock. Thorne Hendrick. Butters. Johnson. Ince . Blackman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, curtains said: My heart will sink if I have to suffer Russell Martin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hate Birmingham. Horrible fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'd go more solid against Brum and try this . Carson Baird. Keogh. Shacks. Warnock Thorne Hendrick. Butters. Johnson Ince. Blackman. Subs. Grant. Buxton. Christie. Camara. Bent. Martin. Shotton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 12 minutes ago, curtains said: I'd go more solid against Brum and try this . Carson Baird. Keogh. Shacks. Warnock Thorne Hendrick. Butters. Johnson Ince. Blackman. Subs. Grant. Buxton. Christie. Camara. Bent. Martin. Shotton No width up front, no width in midfield, compounded by the fact that you've also left out Christie who would also supply width. Apart from that? Can't see any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 21 minutes ago, eddie said: No width up front, no width in midfield, compounded by the fact that you've also left out Christie who would also supply width. Apart from that? Can't see any problem. Johnson played very well for Norwich out on the left and scored goals. Christie is great going forward but not so good defensively. Hendrick can be good out wide on the right. Thorne is the engine and him and Butterfield are the creators Ince and Blackman would work well together and give us loads of pace up front. Carson is the best keeper so again for this game against Birmingham I'd go Carson Baird Keogh Shacks Warnock Thorne Hendrick Butters Johnson Ince Blackman Subs .. Grant Buxton Shotton Camara Bent Christie Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 What has ever suggested to you that Hendrick is good on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, Srg said: What has ever suggested to you that Hendrick is good on the right? He's played RWB and done well and he's been good further forward on the right. Im telling you that team would be good sometimes you have to know what your talking about and think outside the box. Cant be any worse than Martin and Russell performing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 1 minute ago, curtains said: He's played RWB and done well and he's been good further forward on the right. Im telling you that team would be good sometimes you have to know what your talking about and think outside the box. Cant be any worse than Martin and Russell performing So as a fill in for all of total 5mins, that's enough for you is it? Steven Caulker came on up front for Liverpool against Arsenal and they equalised, maybe they should start him alongside Benteke at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, Srg said: So as a fill in for all of total 5mins, that's enough for you is it? Steven Caulker came on up front for Liverpool against Arsenal and they equalised, maybe they should start him alongside Benteke at the weekend. Think what you like m8 Tuesday was crap and couldn't get any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, curtains said: He's played RWB and done well and he's been good further forward on the right. Im telling you that team would be good sometimes you have to know what your talking about and think outside the box. Cant be any worse than Martin and Russell performing Thinking outside the box? Stuart Pearce did that when he substituted Nicky Weaver for Claudio Reyna and moved David James to centre forward. Another word for 'thinking outside the box' is 'mental'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 1 minute ago, curtains said: Think what you like m8 Tuesday was crap and couldn't get any worse. Yes it was crap, but yes it could get worse... we could lose, for example. One swallow, a summer does not make. Don't need to start reinventing the wheel. Go back to what works, don't take something bad and make it insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, eddie said: Thinking outside the box? Stuart Pearce did that when he substituted Nicky Weaver for Claudio Reyna and moved David James to centre forward. Another word for 'thinking outside the box' is 'mental'. Like Clough playing Jay at CF. Ince and Blackman are proven strikers . Johnson is proven on the left . Tell me one player out of position in that team I proposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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