Pick a team for Saturday

[Guest Kray]

grant

nolan

purse

beevers

simek

gray

macallister

o'connor/soares

miller

tudgay

clarke/johnson if fit

Edited March 2, 2010 by Kray

[edinburghowl]

ludicrous.

Transfer list our best player, 4 months before the window opens, because he had a bad game? as did 9 others?

Yet your team selection;

odonnell instead of Grant?

Buxton (injured)

JJ (injured)

Jeffers, who has contributed what?

Some people are voicing emotion instead of reason, and its starting to spill out on match days too.

Johnson might be back at the weekend.

[Guest Sheff Owl]

And still only one person pick's Potter!!

Crazy to think he look's to be one of the first name's on the team sheet.

Wonder what other's are watching.

[ccswfc]

im all for playing players who will give 100 % but think about when we have the ball what options will have with bloody simek joc and mcalister plaing thats why we need potter in there

[Hawkeye]

Johnson might be back at the weekend.

Id be surprised if he is, especially given the style of player he is - hamstring injurys are real fcukers.

Id have potter in my starting 11.

[frastheowl]

---------------------------Grant-----------------------------

Nolan-------------Purse----------Beevers------------Gray

-----------Soares------O'Connor----McAllister-----------

Tudgay---------------------------------------------Johnson

-------------------------Varney------------------------------

Defensively, it's time for the players who have been liabilities all season to drop to the bench. Simek is nothing like the player he was pre-injury, and so now Nolan is here, he's a automatic choice to continue at right back. (I'm presuming Buxton is injured). Spurr has been garbage all season, and was once again at fault on Saturday. We've got a player who's played for England at left back in the squad, dropping Gray back to full back is a must-do for Irvine. It'll provide experience and consistency to the back four and hopefully will encourage us to play football out of defence. If Purse is fit, he must be brought back...we've really missed him. Finally settled into the defence and is crucial to our survival.

We have to win the midfield battles in the next three games, in particular. All are good footballing teams, who like time on the ball and to knock it around. O'Connor and McAllister will provide the legs in midfield, and hopefully playing Soares in his natural position will bring the best out of him. He potentially could be one of few players who could provide some quality.

Tudgay is getting a lot of stick lately, but he still must play. Clarke is absolutely fookin' dogshit, and Esajas just doesn't work hard work, and gets isolated far too easily. We need players who'll track back and be competitive, Tudgay and Johnson will provide that on the wings. I've gone with Varney purely because it's either him or Clarke...and see above comment re. Clarke. Varney though, when he plays well, is a decent player who could play the lone striker role.

[Hawkeye]

---------------------------Grant-----------------------------

Nolan-------------Purse----------Beevers------------Gray

-----------Soares------O'Connor----McAllister-----------

Tudgay---------------------------------------------Johnson

-------------------------Varney------------------------------

Defensively, it's time for the players who have been liabilities all season to drop to the bench. Simek is nothing like the player he was pre-injury, and so now Nolan is here, he's a automatic choice to continue at right back. (I'm presuming Buxton is injured). Spurr has been garbage all season, and was once again at fault on Saturday. We've got a player who's played for England at left back in the squad, dropping Gray back to full back is a must-do for Irvine. It'll provide experience and consistency to the back four and hopefully will encourage us to play football out of defence. If Purse is fit, he must be brought back...we've really missed him. Finally settled into the defence and is crucial to our survival.

We have to win the midfield battles in the next three games, in particular. All are good footballing teams, who like time on the ball and to knock it around. O'Connor and McAllister will provide the legs in midfield, and hopefully playing Soares in his natural position will bring the best out of him. He potentially could be one of few players who could provide some quality.

Tudgay is getting a lot of stick lately, but he still must play. Clarke is absolutely fookin' dogshit, and Esajas just doesn't work hard work, and gets isolated far too easily. We need players who'll track back and be competitive, Tudgay and Johnson will provide that on the wings. I've gone with Varney purely because it's either him or Clarke...and see above comment re. Clarke. Varney though, when he plays well, is a decent player who could play the lone striker role.

Iv never bought into this "clarke is poo poo" business. His hold up play, and indeed link up play, is superior to Varney or Tudgay.

Hes a victim of two things;

Varney and Tudgay run around loads, making him look lazier than he is

The service to him, and the other strikers to be fair, is woeful. Especially a player like clarke, we simply have to give him more to go on, because he has proved he can score goals at this level, if given the service.

Im assuming Purse is still injured, but a constant rotation of the back 4 never works.

[killaowl]

what i like about most of the teams chosen they don't have gray any where near the team but you can bet irvine starts the useless tw@t on saturday.

[Bannofan]

GRANT

NOLAN PURSE HINDS GRAY

TUDGAY MACCA MILLER ESAJAS

JEFFERS/CLARKE JOHNSON

[Mr. Chow]

wtf, your saying that tudgay doesnt derserve to start but gray does.... that makes perfect sence kivo

[Guest WoodhouseOwl77]

Grant

Simek

Purse

Beevers

Nolan

Macca

Miller

JOC

Tudguay

FJ9

Varney

Subs..

ROD

Hinds

Spurr

Grey

JJ

Clarke

Boden

Palmer

That is the team for me although would be tempted to start with JJ as long as he is ready.

[Innes]

Iv never bought into this "clarke is poo poo" business. His hold up play, and indeed link up play, is superior to Varney or Tudgay.

Hes a victim of two things;

Varney and Tudgay run around loads, making him look lazier than he is

The service to him, and the other strikers to be fair, is woeful. Especially a player like clarke, we simply have to give him more to go on, because he has proved he can score goals at this level, if given the service.

Im assuming Purse is still injured, but a constant rotation of the back 4 never works.

Pfft, had so many chances at Palace away earlier in the season, it was unbelievable he didn't score one.

[Doctor Duran]

Grant

Simek - Beevers - Hinds - Spurr

Miller - JOC - Macallister

JJ

Varney - Clarke

Subs - Palmer, Potter , Tudgay , Jameson , Modest , Gray , Boden

Wouldn't have FJ/Soares anywhere near the squad, If Purse was fit he would be in instead of Hinds. Stick JJ in behind the front two with a license to attack from either wings / thro the middle. JOC / Macallister to Defend the back four. Miller to drive the midfield.

Edited March 3, 2010 by Doctor Duran

[Guest geoffo]

Grant; Simek, Beevers, Spurr, Nolan; Gray, McAllister, Potter, Esajas; Johnson, Tudgay

I'd like to suggest trying a few youngsters but I don't know them well enough and this is Leicester we're playing against.

[Guest NORTHWESTOWL]

Grant; Simek, Beevers, Spurr, Nolan; Gray, McAllister, Potter, Esajas; Johnson, Tudgay

I'd like to suggest trying a few youngsters but I don't know them well enough and this is Leicester we're playing against.

Would definately put some of the Academy players on the bench namely : Modest ( seen very little of him this year) , Wragg , and Palmer - if only to shake up the first team who more or less pick themselves . But please no E E or D P even on the bench IMO.