Bolton v Wolves

[thebish]

yup and okocha up front

cool!

[ratbert]

cophilie and MJH-12 - you're both recruited

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Fook me I think they must've passed some wacky baccy through the window before it slammed shut.

Let's put a team out with 18 attacking players in it who are noted for their ability to tackle.

How the fook some people think we're going to be able to attack when we can't win the ball to attack with, is beyond me.

by...magic?

[Worthy4England]

Fook me I think they must've passed some wacky baccy through the window before it slammed shut.

Let's put a team out with 18 attacking players in it who are noted for their ability to tackle.

How the fook some people think we're going to be able to attack when we can't win the ball to attack with, is beyond me.

by...magic?

Whew, I knew I'd missed something. Ta.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Plus, according to you, we'll have a team of 18 players out there...18 v 11, i like those odds !

[TANGODANCER]

Match preview and report request time, pleasethankyou.

I'll take the preview if you're still looking for one?

Fire it in. It's yours. PM it to both Ratty and me because he's been away a bit this week.

[Worthy4England]

Plus, according to you, we'll have a team of 18 players out there...18 v 11, i like those odds !

Still only works if we can magic the ball off them.

[TKIZ!]

Have we signed Tommy Svindal Larsen yet? Tonton Zola Mokouko?

Awesome player. I wonder how no-one went for him during the window?

[boltonboris]

Have we signed Tommy Svindal Larsen yet? Tonton Zola Mokouko?

We had a late bid turned down for Kennedy Bakircioglu!

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Relax, they're all free agents in summer !

[BWFC_Wyles]

Let's not forget Supat Rungratsamee. Best player I've ever signed.

[Lofthouse Lower]

FM11 - Mirko Livaja (freebie), monster monster

[P.O.S.]

Does Daniel Friedheim Holm still do the rounds on Champ Manager? Not played it for ages, he was quality

[ebby]

Have we signed Tommy Svindal Larsen yet? Tonton Zola Mokouko?

We had a late bid turned down for Kennedy Bakircioglu!

he was legendary on champ man about 10 years ago...did he ever get anywhere in real life?

[Lofthouse Lower]

Ajax and Racing Santander - pretty decent

[ohjimmyjimmy]

I miss the transfer window...

[Puskas]

I miss the transfer window...

Me too.

What have we got left, except football?

I hate football.

Rubbish. Bring back ridiculous speculation.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

You said it buster.

Plus, nobody talks.

[Wandering Willy]

Fook me I think they must've passed some wacky baccy through the window before it slammed shut.

Let's put a team out with 18 attacking players in it who are noted for their ability to tackle.

How the fook some people think we're going to be able to attack when we can't win the ball to attack with, is beyond me.

Not sure what you are getting at here Worthy. Are you arguing that we should have brought a central midfielder in or that what we have is not good enough?

Anyway - we played some great games in the first half of the season by winning the ball in midfield and the 2 upfront playing well. That team was essentially:

------------Jussi
Ricketts---Cahill---Knight---Robbo
CYL-----Muamba--Holden---Petrov
--------SKD---Elmander

The absence of CYL, Holden's injury and poor performances from Petrov/Taylor/SKD has meant changes to the team and underperforming on the pitch. I also think that we have been found out by better teams in midfield when playing 4/4/2 and need to look at perhaps slotting in M Davies in midfield to shore up the numbers and add an attacking flair from midfield.
This is why I like the look of a 4-5-1 as per the General's suggestion:

---------------Jussi
Ricketts---Cahill---Wheater---Robbo
--------Moo------Holden
CYL-----------------------Rodriguo
-------------M Davies
-------------Sturridge

This gives us the 5 in midfield with an attacking option. Obviously we can't expect Sturridge to walk straight into the team but I like the thinking of trying something new up front. For me it also addresses the main weakness of the team which is the left side of midfield. Rodders is probably a better option than Petrov or Taylor given their current form. We now have the option of rotating the front player and/or changing to a more attacking 4-4-2 given the opposition/how the game is going etc.

A few words on SKD. At the start of the season I thought we had seen the best of Kev, but his performances up to the end of November were on the whole very good, and at times, excellent. Starting every game and playing 90 minutes has to take its toll, especially over the Christmas period, even for a younger man. I can't think of another forward in the PL who plays every game without a rest (though I am sure someone will prove me wrong). The addition of another striker now gives us the option of rotation of the front line. Rotating SKD out will give him a chance to recoup his energy levels and enthusiasm so lacking in recent games. We place too heavy a demand on him and not starting him on occasion does not mean we can't use him as an impact sub in those games. If we stop running him into the ground we'll see the best of him again.

On topic - We have to beat wolves. We should beat Wolves. We have more options now so freshening up required from Coyle. This is a good squad, better than we've had for a while, and we'll see some great games out of them again this season. Let's start tomorrow.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Fook me I think they must've passed some wacky baccy through the window before it slammed shut.

Let's put a team out with 18 attacking players in it who are noted for their ability to tackle.

How the fook some people think we're going to be able to attack when we can't win the ball to attack with, is beyond me.

Not sure what you are getting at here Worthy. Are you arguing that we should have brought a central midfielder in or that what we have is not good enough?

Anyway - we played some great games in the first half of the season by winning the ball in midfield and the 2 upfront playing well. That team was essentially:

------------Jussi
Ricketts---Cahill---Knight---Robbo
CYL-----Muamba--Holden---Petrov
--------SKD---Elmander

The absence of CYL, Holden's injury and poor performances from Petrov/Taylor/SKD has meant changes to the team and underperforming on the pitch. I also think that we have been found out by better teams in midfield when playing 4/4/2 and need to look at perhaps slotting in M Davies in midfield to shore up the numbers and add an attacking flair from midfield.
This is why I like the look of a 4-5-1 as per the General's suggestion:

---------------Jussi
Ricketts---Cahill---Wheater---Robbo
--------Moo------Holden
CYL-----------------------Rodriguo
-------------M Davies
-------------Sturridge

This gives us the 5 in midfield with an attacking option. Obviously we can't expect Sturridge to walk straight into the team but I like the thinking of trying something new up front. For me it also addresses the main weakness of the team which is the left side of midfield. Rodders is probably a better option than Petrov or Taylor given their current form. We now have the option of rotating the front player and/or changeing to a more attacking 4-4-2 given the opposition/how the game is going etc.

A few words on SKD. At the start of the season I thought we had seen the best of Kev, but his performances up to the end of November were on the whole very good, and at times, excellent. Starting every game and playing 90 minutes has to take its toll, especially over the Christmas period, even for a younger man. I can't think of another forward in the PL who plays every game without a rest (though I am sure someone will prove me wrong). The addition of another striker now gives us the option of rotation of the front line. Rotating SKD out will give him a chance to recoup his energy levels and enthusiasm so lacking in recent games. We place too heavy a demand on him and not starting him on occasion does not mean we can't use him as an impact sub in those games. If we stop running him into the ground we'll see the best of him again.

On topic - We have to beat wolves. We should beat Wolves. We have more options now so freshening up required from Coyle. This is a good squad, better than we've had for a while, and we'll see some great games out of them again this season. Let's start tomorrow.

Frightening..