Team for Sunday

[canarychris 0]

I have been writing some names on a bit of paper and have come up with the following side for Sunday, and all of a sudden i feel far more confident.

 

Green

Colin Rehman Docherty Drury / Shackell

Johansson Safri Etuhu Huckerby

Thorne Earnshaw

Subs

Gallacher, Shackell / Fleming, Robinson, McVeigh, Ryan Jarvis

 

A team with strength in all areas and plenty of options from the bench, oh yeh and NO Hughes and NO Jarrett, Saf would be captain.

Thoughts?

[Crazy Eddie 0]

That''s a good pick, I''d go along with that. Although I might at least

put Hughes on the bench as can cover both full-back postions, Drury

might be an injury worry and Colin has been exposed at times this

season to say the least.

[Northern Canary 0]

the only problem is that there are 4 strikers in that line up. I think we should go 433 with Robinson back in.

                                Green

Rehman     Doherty      Shackell    Drury

      Robinson   Safri   Etuhu

 McVeigh   Earnshawh   Hux/JJ

[0peteddMMyyyy0Falseen-USTrue 0]

Shacks disaster at LB at Palace, wot no WLY? 

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

  Assuming all are fit:

                             GALLAGHER

HUGHES     DOHERTY           FLEMING        DRURY

                                   SAFRI

JOHANNSON             ETUHU               HUCKERBY

                    EARNSHAW    THORNE

 

Subs: GREEN, McVEIGH, ROBINSON, SHACKELL, HENDERSON.

[Smudge 0]

                                                                                            Green

                                     Fleming                              Rehman                       Docherty                     Drury

                                                                                                Safri  

                                                                               Etuhu                        Robinson              

                                                  Johansson                                Earnshaw                                   Huckerby     

 

                          Subs:  Gallacher, Shackell, McVeigh, Thorne, Jarrett,                     

[canarychris 0]

Nope, no WLY - he seems far more valuable, and plays better, when coming off the bench.

Sorry but i couldn''t even bring myself to give Hughes a game in the reserves (i hope he proves me wrong, but can''t see it!)

4 strikers, but thats how we won the Championship 2 years ago and how we can turn over the binners Sunday. JJ has played wide more often than not at Charlton and Hucks needs an option on the opposite of the pitch to open spaces for him. We have no balance at the moment so teams can doule and treble up on Hucks as we have no other outlet. JJ can be that outlet.

Shacks at left back if Drury doesn''t make it is a risk, but far less of a risk than Jarrett, Fleming or Charlie (i know he''s suspended)

There by in true Worthless form ''i stand by my decision and i don''t care what the fans think!!!''

[Fat Barman 0]

                                  Green (reluctantly)Fleming           Doherty         Rehman             Drury (if fit, god help us if he isn''t)McVeigh        Safri            Robinson         Huckerby                            Earnshaw       Johanssen

Remember Flem bombing down the wing at Coventry? And if Hucks wants to wander around, the other three mids could switch to                 Robinson             Safri               McVeighwhich gives the left-back some cover for once!bench: Gallacher, Charlton, Etuhu, Henderson, Jarrett

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

I don''t mind the team Smudge but do you have to copy Worthy''s formation?

[Smudge 0]

Wouldnt want to really copy any of his formations, but as Ips--t dont play with out and out wingers ala Reading, I think this could work in this game.

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

 

Smudge wrote

Wouldnt want to really copy any of his formations, but as Ips--t dont play with out and out wingers ala Reading, I think this could work in this game.

 

Oh dear! Hear, over, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hook Norton Canary 0]

                               Green

Fleming           Doherty         Rehman             Drury

McVeigh        Safri            Robinson         Huckerby

                   Earnshaw       Thorne

[huck tastic<IMG src="http:new.pinkun.comforumsimagesline.gif"><BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Bryan Hamilton could turn this around...<BR><FONT> 0]

                     Ward

Hughes     Doherty    Shackell   Drury

Johansson   Safri   Etuhu   Huckerby

        McVeigh   Earnshaw

[apprentice 0]

MAYBE HE WILL DROP HUCKS AGAIN LIKE HE DID AT PORTMAN ROAD, SEEMED TO WORK WELL THERE!!!!

[ncfcanna 0]

Thought i''d get in on the act (lol).GreenFleming, Rehman, Doherty, DruryMcVeigh, Safri, Etuhu, HuckerbyJohansson, EarnshawObviously some can be switched around. But that''s the group of players who i''d like to see play.Going by what Worthy has said on the official site both McVeigh and Drury should be fit to play.

[Ruddy Good 0]

Why are many people playing Thorne instead of McVeigh? Surely on current form WLY should be one of the first names on the team sheet.

For me it is:

                                                                   Green

                     Rehman              Doherty                  Fleming                 Drury

                    McVeigh             Safri                       Etuhu                    Huckerby

                                                Johansson              Earnshaw

Subs: Ward, Shackell, Robinson, Hughes, Thorne

[Syteanric 1]

                              Gallagher

Colin Doherty Shacks Drury

                Safri

                Rehman             

    McVeigh        Hucks

 Thorne         Earnie

Subs Green, Flemmo, Johansson, Spillane, Jarrett

 

4-1-1-2-2 McVeigh and Hucks have free roles to terrorise the leaky binnie defence! rehmann an safs to hold.... no problems! 3-0 city

jas :)

[lucky green trainers 0]

                        GreenFleming           Doherty         Rehman             Druryjohansson        Safri            Robinson         Huckerby                   Earnshaw       Thorne

[Chris Meadows 0]

                   Green

Colin  Doherty   Rehman  Drury

McVeigh  Safri  Etuhu    Hucks

         Johansson Earnshaw

subs-fleming, gallagher, hughes, robinson, thorne

I feel we should put JJ up top with earnie because i like a big man little man partnership but then we would miss mcveigh through balls to earnshaw. Tough call McVeigh/Johansson who plays right and who plays up top?

[Anderz 0]

                     Green

Rehman    Fleming    Doherty    Drury

Johansson  Robinson  Safri  Huckerby

       McVeigh      Earnshaw   

[AP16 0]

I''d go with:

 

                 Green

Fleming  Rehman Doherty Drury

McVeigh Safri Robinson Huckerby

          Earnshaw       JJ

 

As an earlier poster rightly said, Fleming played well last time he was at right back (Coventry) Got forwards well and worked his nuts off, didn''t he fly infront of the keeper a la karate kick when closing him down? He works harder than Colin considering he''s about 10 years older! I think his hunger to win would also obliterate Colin''s.

 

Rehman and Doc is a bit of a risk considering they''ve never played together, but they''re both ex-premiership players and should be able to deal with it. If he doesn''t play McVeigh, he''s quite obviously mad, but I don''t think two little players up front would work for us, however, McVeighs intricate and clever style of play might suit the pace and runs of Earnie, so pushing him up maybe an option later on in the game and sacrificing Huckerby for Etuhu or Hughes if he''s wandering about scratching his backside, to go with three in the middle.

 

My bench would be Gallacher, Shackell, Hughes (reluctantly), Etuhu (even more reluctantly), Thorne.

There''s not much attacking option there, but to be honest, there are 4 strikers in the starting line-up so i don''t think they''re needed!  

 

[ZLF 335]

I would go with

Green

COlin Doc Rehman Drury

WLY  Sari Robb HUx

   Johansson Earnie

but that would leave us stretched down the flanks

 

Gazza/Meeky - any news on selection from your sources?

[Ken Aries 0]

Today''s EDP came up with this formation: Green, Fleming (RB), Rehman (CB), Doc (CB), Drury (LB), Johansson (RM), Etuhu (CM), Safri (CM), Hucks (LM) and Thorne and Earnie together in attack. Sounds ok to me.

[Chris Meadows 0]

i see worthy has lost the plot not playing McVeigh then

[ZLF 335]

Zipper has been our best player for over a month and is likely to get dropped - I expect it but it will still make me cross.

[essexcanary 0]

Worthy will play:

                                       Green

colin         doc         fleming      drury???

hughes      safri     ethuhu    JJ

   thorne    earnie

cant see hux starting, as he will want to play JJ

 

I would however play:

                              Green

hughes       doc     rehman      drury if fit

  mcveigh           safri     robinson

      Earnie                     hucks

                      thorne

[JP 0]

My Team to beat the age old enemy 2morrow would be:

                   Green

Colin  Doherty  Rehman  Drury(c)

McVeigh  Etuhu  Safri  Huckerby

           Thorne  Earnshaw

Bench: Gallacher, Fleming, Jarrett, Johansson, Hughes

 

My main concern is down the right-hand flank. Can McVeigh play in that positon? Is he being wasted when playing in that position? I also feel that Jurgen Colin may be rather exposed at RB! To me it seems that he has a great game one week, then looks anything but average the next week! I would play Throne and Earnsahw up front together purely because of their history from their Cardiff days!

COME ON CITY! LETS BE HAVIN YOU!!!! 

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

Can''t anyone see that Hughes is the best right back at the Club and has so far been played out of position? With Etuhu, Robinson and Safri available he is free so should replace Colin. Against Watford Hughes put in some very good crosses from the right and got up and down. He must play there.

[Bentleys Slicked Back Greasy Hair. 0]

McVeigh is ineffective on the right side of midfield and with him and Earnie upfront, Worthy would have to play passing football s they are both 5ft6. My starting 11 would be;

Green

Colin Doherty Rehman Drury

JJ Robinson Safri Huckerby

Mcveigh Earnshaw

[ncfcanna 0]

If McVeigh doesn''t start tomorrow, many of us are going to be very angry. Going by what the official site says he should pass his fitness test. But if come 10:30AM, and the teams are announced and he''s on that bench I will be extremely angry.I would have thought that if, Hucks, McVeigh, Earnie and Johansson all play, Earnie will be the main upfront player with the others aiming to get things into him, and playing around him. With them taking it in turns to go back for corners and stuff.Man, I am excited. Can''t wait! Should be great, such an atmosphere. Oh and anybody who''s in N&P please sing, I get annoyed of being the only one up there singing.