Deano 0 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) Important game on Friday, game in hand and a chance to go 7 points clear of Forest and 9 over WBA. Shola and Simpson expected to return to the squad. S.Taylor out. Barton back in training but not expected to make the squad. We are back at home after a shit performance against Leicester, this surely has to be a game we go all out to win it? The players and Hughton have alot to prove and we need a big confidence boost to kick on and get ourselves out of this really horrible spell. ---Harper--- ---Simpson---Williamson---Coloccini---Van Aanholt--- ---Routledge---Guthrie---Smith---Gutierrez--- ---Carroll---Best--- Subs: Krul, Hall, R.Taylor, Nolan, Lovenkrands, Shola, Ranger Fullbacks to overlap and feed the wingers, Smith to sit infront of the back four and chase everything and tackle hard, Guthrie to stay central, come deep to get the ball and spread it outwide and maybe have a go from distance and then the front two...Carroll as a target man and Best to run at defenders...both will rough it up a bit and both have abilty to get onto the end of things from outwide. Im confident about a win but how many times have i said that? Simple fact is THAT is the team that needs to start on Friday and that team NEEDS to go all out to batter Cardiff. Come on lads...about time we shook of the shit and started looking like a good team deserving to go up! Edited February 2, 2010 by @sportsdirect.COCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 hope you're right about the midfield tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weznufc 0 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 if only chris played that team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 if only chris played that team Thing is though it should be common sense to put that team out, it pretty much writes itself but for some reason Hughton keeps fucking the selections up. We can hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hughton dropping nolan ? man, there is no chance, i mean no, NO chance of that happening. Guthrie will be dropped or Carroll dropped with Kev SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I reckon Hughton will go defensive and safety first, aiming not to concede. So unfortunately we'll get: ---Harper--- ---Simpson---Williamson---Coloccini---Van Aanholt--- ---Routledge---Nolan---Smith---Guthrie--- ---Carroll---Lovenkrands--- Maybe Ameobi to start instead of Carroll if fit enough. Best on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7485 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) Agree that it would be good to see Guthrie played in his preferred position for a while. We'd finally be able to sort out whether or not he's any good. Smith was poor in the last match, but I think he may have been smarting after the horrible challenge from Wellens early on. Didn't have the same fire that we've seen from him most times out, hopefully he'll bring that back this week. It could have been the fact that him and Butt were trying to play the same role out there (neither doing it well). I like the look of cock's formation, though I'm non-plussed on the striking options. Part of me says I'd like to see Lovenkrands out there, as out of all the strikers he seems to make the most intelligent runs off the ball where-as Shola and Carroll both seem to want the ball to come to them. Not too sure about Ranger just yet. Nolan is definitely due to be dropped, though I think Hughton will be thinking he's due to score and so won't want to drop him. Playing him will be a mistake, playing him anywhere except up front will be a painfully dull, boring, and slow mistake. I think Hughton will keep him there in lieu of a second striker and as a result I can see him forming a triangle out of Smith, Butt and Nolan (Collectively they have the pace of a lame guinnea pig, the talent of Peter Ramage and the attackmindedness of the Italian Director of Defense). Edited February 3, 2010 by OzToonFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_in_nippon 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Is the match on tv? don't sky sports usually do championship football on a Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Is the match on tv? Nope. shook of the shit Is it just me or is that not the best description of the way the team currently plays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Is the match on tv? Nope. shook off the shit Is it just me or is that not the best description of the way the team currently plays? I think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6783 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 If we've got 2 out and out wingers we may get away with Nolan in the centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 If we've got 2 out and out wingers we may get away with Nolan in the centre. We could aye but dont you think that would be totally limiting our attacking options to just firing the ball outwide? Maybe its a good thing in a sense to actually encourage our wingers to get into the game but id much rather have a little bit more of an option through the middle with Guthrie. If we did play Nolan and Smith in the middle which i think is likely i can only see us scrapping in the middle and hitting them on the counter, which is all fine and well away from home but at home id prefer a more positive strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglez 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 The team I'm hoping we'll play -----------------Harper------------------- --Simpson--Williamson--Colo--Aanholt-- --Routledge--Smith--Guthrie----Guthrie -----------Ranger---Best------------------ But Hughton will probs play ----------------Harper-------------------- --Simpson--Williamson--Colo--Aanholt-- --Routledge--Butt----Smith---Guthrie---- -------------------Nolan--------------------- -------------------Carroll-------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 you rather have out of position guthrie rather than jonas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 you rather have out of position guthrie rather than jonas? The team I'm hoping we'll play -----------------Harper------------------- --Simpson--Williamson--Colo--Aanholt-- --Routledge--Smith--Guthrie----Guthrie -----------Ranger---Best------------------ I'm more worried at Guthrie having to play two positions at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Id think the fact Jonas missed our last game that he will be fit to start on friday to be honest. Iv no doubt we will start with both on the flanks if fit. Central midfield and upfront is where the doubts are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 why has this game been moved [apologies if somebody has said this earlier but I can't be arsed to read the whole thread] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'm pretty sure that after last weekend's shambolic affair, not even Chris woud consider playing Butt, esp. if Jonas is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 why has this game been moved [apologies if somebody has said this earlier but I can't be arsed to read the whole thread] Mackems are at home on the Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'm hoping that being at home might give us the edge. Dodgy 2-1 win i reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I reckon this'll be it.... ----------------Harper-------------------- --Simpson--Williamson--Colo--Aanholt-- --Routledge--Nolan----Smith---Guti---- ------------Best----Carroll------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackandwhiteboy 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I have just read comments from Michael Chopra in this article where he claims Cardiff are playing the better football this season and they will beat Newcastle, but i think that these will blow up in his face as we should be too strong for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22147 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 we're a crap footballing side with a decent defence for the championship. it's only a matter of time before someone beats us at home. cardiff could be the side to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 You never know, having 2 actual wingers could make a bit of difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 When was the last time we played on a friday night in any major competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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