Dutch McLovin

The key with three at the back is the centre of the back three being commanding (we seemed to have cracked this with Hector but I do worry about Lees at RCH) and the wing backs. If you have good wing backs this system will work very well (look at Wolves last season and this). Now obviously Wolves having quality up top helped them but so have we, if we have Baker at RWB and Penney left then a front three of Joao as the centeral striker and Fessi Matias or Reach at either side of him there is a lot of attackers there!

If Lee gets fit he would be in but in either formation a CM of Hutchinson and Bannan for me.... with Onomah in certain games.

Dawson Lees Hector Thornley Palmer Onomah Bannan Penney Reach Joao Forestieri

True like signing someone of Hutch standards. Problem is that wont come cheap. Onomah looks good tho must admit

Agree to an extent. He wasn't having the best game but he took the first goal well after putting the player under pressure then he was a different player after that. Do agree that goals mask things though. Reach was anonymous for a few games IMO up until the West Brom game but his wonder goal at Leeds and you have people saying he was brilliant. Thankfully since the Leeds game he's been back to normal. Lets hope that Joao's confidence gives him the belief to perform how he can in the next few weeks and we can stuff them Pigs.

Agree Frank Lampard never burst into space but how many goals did he score ?

Agree Hutch needs to be in there

Penney has quickly jumped from Prospect to Key Player !!!!

Awesome Post !!!!

Quick question is it Iyad or Eyad ?!

Sod Fox !!! Hooper wont be ready I wouldn't imagine from what Jos said so I hope its Hutchinson Abdi and Winnall

Prior to his injury last year he was one of our only good players ! The year before he was our best player. This year he was used as a attacking midfielder a false 9 and a centre back in his games. Consistency there ?? Nope. Played as a CB week in week out he is quality or played as a CM Week in Week out the same, yes he drops too deep but that's where coaching comes into it. You cannot say he is a spent force when he's not been played properly. Clearly a better option that Pelupessy.

From my limited knowledge, we had Eyad Hammoud on trial as a 15 year old prospect who had made his debut in the Bulgarian league. He impressed us and was also being looked at by the top teams (Tottenham and Barca were mentioned but how much there was in this I don't know). We were unable to sign him due to being under 16 so he returned to Bulgaria. However we did sign him when we legally could and I believe we paid for him. He's had a year I assume settling in etc and he is not one of the stars of our Under 18 side, he has quite a few goals this year. And he has recently made his debut for the Under 23 debut and from an onlooker "looked quite lively with being small and having good balance". So yes I believe he is one of the major prospects at the club but lets not put an pressure on him and see how he develops for the next 18 - 24 months.

You can see a clear pattern fro those stats. Looks like there will be players playing consistently week in week out in the back and middle third with the strikers or forwards being rotated.

Hutchinson is far from done. And like you say with the others its all a case of get the PROPERLY fit and see what there like