Swans v Trotters

[Prufrock]

Wilshere is one footed and therefore will prove technically deficient when he comes up against the very best.
Sturridge could prove to be one of the very top strikers in Europe.

The oh-so-two footed Sturridge?

David Silva, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona. You've never seen any of them even touch it with their right foot. Technically deficient, the lot of 'em .

[lovethesmellofnapalm]

Maradona i'll give you but his one footedness didn't detract from his balance and strength. He was a one off. greatest of all time.
Lionel prefers the left but....
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[Tombwfc]

Sturridge was very good for a short period of time, but the best player you've ever seen playing for the Whites? I don't think he'd make my best XI (the 15 years or so), and neither would Wilshere. Both might develop and become great players in years to come, but they weren't here for long enough to properly judge how good they are.

Also, Anelka was banging in goals for fun at a time when we had Sammy Lee as manager, the senior players were close to mutiny, we were bottom of the league and actually started a league game with this team....

Jussi, Hunt, Meite, Cid, Samuel, Speed, Alonso, Nolan, Andranik, Diouf, Anelka
Subs: Al Habsi, Wilhelmsson, Braaten, Helguson, Sinclair

A 'Where are they now?' for that lot would be frightening. I know it was four years ago, but only five of those players were ever anything other than utter shite (and one of them was about 50 years old at that point, another was about 50 stone).

[officer_dibble]

Anywaaaaay back to the game...

we're gonna get our arses kicked

[Armchair Wanderer]

Jussi, Hunt, Meite, Cid, Samuel, Speed, Alonso, Nolan, Andranik, Diouf, Anelka
Subs: Al Habsi, Wilhelmsson, Braaten, Helguson, Sinclair

Sammy Lee dropped SKD? Y'know I didn't really mind the Little Sam era, it was certainly exciting.

The problem at the moment is that we actually have a decent squad albeit an underperforming back four/defence.

[DJBlu]

First game I've been able to get to since the 5-0 drubbin last season.

Fortune has to change doesn't it?

Lookin foward anyhow.

COYWM

[TKIZ!]

We'll get beat

[Beefheart]

I'm spending the day in the library dissertation writing with the intention to ignore todays game completely. Not sure how well that'll go, but the fact streams don't work on the campus internet will help anyway.

[Worthy4England]

I'm spending the day in the library dissertation writing with the intention to ignore todays game completely. Not sure how well that'll go, but the fact streams don't work on the campus internet will help anyway.

Dissertation???!!! In October??!!!?????

[jmjhb]

Wilshere is one footed and therefore will prove technically deficient when he comes up against the very best.
Sturridge could prove to be one of the very top strikers in Europe.

The oh-so-two footed Sturridge?

David Silva, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona. You've never seen any of them even touch it with their right foot. Technically deficient, the lot of 'em .

Sturridge's limitations have been shown up in this game against Arsenal.

[Dr Hotdog]

Wanderers:
Jaaskelainen,
Steinsson, Cahill, Wheater, Gardner,
Eagles, Reo-Coker, M Davies, Pratley, Petrov,
Ngog

subs: Bogdan, Robinson, Knight, Muamba, K Davies, Klasnic, Kakuta

Interesting!

[Prufrock]

Jussi, Hunt, Meite, Cid, Samuel, Speed, Alonso, Nolan, Andranik, Diouf, Anelka
Subs: Al Habsi, Wilhelmsson, Braaten, Helguson, Sinclair

Sammy Lee dropped SKD? Y'know I didn't really mind the Little Sam era, it was certainly exciting.

The problem at the moment is that we actually have a decent squad albeit an underperforming back four/defence.

He was out with (I think) a broken foot for a large part of Lee's time here, if not all of it.

[Sponge]

Wanderers:
Jaaskelainen,
Steinsson, Cahill, Wheater, Gardner,
Eagles, Reo-Coker, M Davies, Pratley, Petrov,
Ngog

subs: Bogdan, Robinson, Knight, Muamba, K Davies, Klasnic, Kakuta

Interesting!

Gardner is good news. But why no Moo? Going to get annihilated in the middle. Again.

[TANGODANCER]

Wanderers:
Jaaskelainen,
Steinsson, Cahill, Wheater, Gardner,
Eagles, Reo-Coker, M Davies, Pratley, Petrov,
Ngog

subs: Bogdan, Robinson, Knight, Muamba, K Davies, Klasnic, Kakuta

Interesting!

Where's Tuncay and why no Muamba? Against a passing team I'd have thought the Moo would be essential.

[Sponge]

Wanderers:
Jaaskelainen,
Steinsson, Cahill, Wheater, Gardner,
Eagles, Reo-Coker, M Davies, Pratley, Petrov,
Ngog

subs: Bogdan, Robinson, Knight, Muamba, K Davies, Klasnic, Kakuta

Interesting!

Where's Tuncay and why no Muamba?

After all the excitement of landing Tuncay, he doesn't even make the bench. Rumours going around that Gartside pushed that signing through against Coyle's wishes, simply to appease the fans...

Pratley and Mavies. Nightmare.

[Armchair Wanderer]

That line-up/formation looks ok to me. Need a balance between attack and defence.

Let's see how we go with that.

[HMX]

Nice to see Mark Davies getting a start but would've liked Mu in there.

[officer_dibble]

Apart from muamba im happy wit that. no davies no robinson.

[jaffka]

any streams?

[TANGODANCER]

My biggest concern is starting like this. Mark Davies would be better as the sub since he's the spark we might need if we're holding them. If Ricky's fitness is up there, then that's good. Hope it is because I think our defence will get really tested today. . Petrov needs to be a threat or he'll be off for Kakuta. KD or Klasnick will depend on N'gog doing ninety minutes as a threat. Doesn't look that bad but I'd have started Muamba for Prately and maybe brought him on late on depending on how we stand. Tuncay would have been useful to have in there, that's abit of a puzzler. Anyway, COME ON YOU WHITES.