Your 25-man squad and starting eleven?

[Tarbie]

Personally I think Mackie will be loaned out to a Championship side until January to regain his fitness and as such will not make the 25. I also think that if Puncheon is signed then Ephraim will miss the 25 and will be sent out on loan.

I could see us leaving Cerny out and instead relying on an U21 player to back up our keepers, perhaps the young Italian signed yesterday.

Don't really think Agyemang should be in there but he probably will be due to lack of options. I think Perone and Vaagen Moen will miss out too as well as the obvious ones, Shittu, Cook, Hulse, Rowlands, Vine and Borrowdale.

[weston]

I could see us leaving Cerny out and instead relying on an U21 player to back up our keepers, perhaps the young Italian signed yesterday.

If they need to name 3 keepers in the squad they leave Cerny in. Trani doesnt have to be named as part of the squad as he's under 21 - Maybe we can get away with not naming SWP in the squad for the same reason

[MattyRangers]

Oh dear, comparing us to Barcelona...good one!

Nope just the pure principle that youve said cant have the 4 attacking players due to lack of tracking back. Never said were better than them pal.... "good 1 "

:drunk:

[qprted]

well;

well i think its impossible for us to even guess who our starting 25 are or who will make the eleven.but as you guys know i have never been a fan of hall i hope because of his ability to get injured all the time we dont put him in the starting 25,i shall guess the team against newcastle

kenny

young ferdinand connolly trebore mints

derry fourlin
barton
swp adel

boothroyde

strangely enough most of us are putting adel on the left wing

[72bus]

its exciting times i hope he outs big pat,hogan, hulse and helguson

[Bigears]

I thiink he will have 3 goalkeepers so he can have backup if there is an injury / suspention. So Cerny for Puncheon, as from what i am haering we missed the deadline to sign him.

1. Paddy KENNY
2. Bradley ORR
3. Clint HILL
4. Shaun DERRY
5. Fitz HALL
6. Danny GABBIDON
7. Adel TAARABT
8. Kieron DYER
9. Dj CAMPBELL
10. Jay BOTHROYD
11. Alejandro FAURLIN
12. Jamie MACKIE
13. Armand TRAORE
14. Akos BUZSAKY
15. Anton FERDINAND?
16. Matthew CONNOLLY
17. Joey BARTON
18. Luke YOUNG
19. Patrick AGYEMANG
20. Shaun WRIGHT-PHILLIPS?
21. Tommy SMITH
22. Heidar HELGUSON
25. Hogan EPHRAIM
26. Brian MURPHY
+ Cerny

Kenny

Young Ferdinand Gabbidon Traore

Derry Faurlin

Wright-Phillips Barton Taarabt

Bothroyd

Subs: Murphy, Connolly, Buzsaky, Dyer, Smith, Helguson, Campbell

[Frode]

There is no better balance than playing a player in his most effective position, but I guess you will say there is. You are effectively saying SWP and Puncheon should be swapped for players that track back, as Taarabt will play, as will Bothroyd or Campbell up front. So who would you play then in the 2-3-1 formation, which is what NW is playing. Don't change the formation, just name the players.

Effectively I'm saying that I don't think Puncheon will start alongside Taarabt, Wright-Phillips and Campbell/Bothroyd. We'll see who's right. As I said in my first post:

Derry Faurlin

SWP Barton Taarabt

Bothroyd

[ko qpr]

Kenny
Murphy
Cerny

Young
Orr
Traore
Hill
Gabbidon
Ferdinand
Hall
Perone
Connolly

Derry
Faurlin
Barton
Buszacky
Wright-Philips
Smith
Taarabt
Puncheon
Ephraim/Mackie (depending on fitness)

Campbell
Bothroyd
Helguson
Agyemang

The starting 11

Kenny

Young Ferdinand Gabbidon Traore


Barton Derry


Wright-Phillips Taarabt Smith

Bothroyd


Subs :- Murphy, Hill, Connolly, Buszacky, Puncheon, Campbell, Agyemang

[Ginger Ninja]

Kenny
Murphy
Cerny

Young
Orr
Traore
Hill
Gabbidon
Ferdinand
Hall
Perone
Connolly

Derry
Faurlin
Barton
Buszacky
Wright-Philips
Smith
Taarabt
Puncheon
Ephraim/Mackie (depending on fitness)

Campbell
Bothroyd
Helguson
Agyemang

The starting 11

Kenny

Young Ferdinand Gabbidon Traore


Barton Derry


Wright-Phillips Taarabt Smith

Bothroyd


Subs :- Murphy, Hill, Connolly, Buszacky, Puncheon, Campbell, Agyemang

thats exactly what i thought of. we may look a bit thin on the ground striker-wise but we have taarabt and puncheon who can also be called upon to play up front.

[robloft]

No Faurlin on the bench either ?

That's a bit harsh on the lad!

[lincoln ranger]

Kenny
Cerny
Murphy

Young
Orr
Traore
Hill
Ferdinand
Gabbidon
Hall
Connolly
Perone

Derry
Barton
SWP
Taarabt
Faurlin
Buzsacky
Smith
Puncheon
Dyer
Mackie

Bothroyd
Campbell
Helgusson


No place unfortunately for Shittu, Cook and Rowlands who are all 'legends' in my eyes, but it probably looks like their better days are behind them.

Definitely no place for Agyemang and Hulse who are both bloody awfull!

And I can see both Vaagen Moen and Ephraim struggling to make the squad too.

Leaving the following X1 as a starting line up for the Newcastle match :


================= Kenny================

Young========Ferdinand==Gabbidon========Traore

SWP========Barton=========Derry=======Taarabt

==========Campbell=======Bothroyd=========



I suppose the trick is pleasing all the players? Taarabt I will imagine will want to play in behind the striker/s and Campbell will want to play as a central striker not out wide?

Something has to give, and surely we have to go with what would be for the good of the team, meaning Adel HAS to play wide left for Campbell to play as a partner for Bothroyd in a solid 4-4-2.

If Adel was allowed a role in behind the striker/s, who plays wide left? Smith? Puncheon? But then who do you drop? One of those in the X1 has to give way.

It's a conundrum for 'Sir Neil', but it certainly is a happier one now than with those two buffoons who were in charge before 'our saviour' TF.

Gawd bless ya Tony! Come on you R'rs!!!!!