.... 0 Posted July 3, 2009 RuddSpillane Stefanovic Nelson DruryK. Smith Clingan Gill/OTJ/Russell Hoolahan Cody Mac Lee/Dickinson/Curetonbe enough to mount a strong promotion charge from league 1? Obviously much of the above depends on Clingan and Hoolahan staying with us and on Gunny picking the right central midfield pairing (strong backbone to the team and all that). A back up keeper and RM, keeping Clingan and Hoolahan and signing one of either Lee or Dickinson is of vital importance to me.Thoughts anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Attleborough_Canary 65 Posted July 3, 2009 I can''t say that I would play Nelson ahead of Doc and I certainly wouldn''t put Cureton anywhere near the 11. That said it doesn''t look a bad team does it but we need a squad who are up to it not just a starting 11. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.... 0 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="Attleborough_Canary"]I can''t say that I would play Nelson ahead of Doc and I certainly wouldn''t put Cureton anywhere near the 11. That said it doesn''t look a bad team does it but we need a squad who are up to it not just a starting 11.[/quote]Agree with all of that as well.Must stress that the only reason I put Barndoor in the mix was because at the moment (without either Lee or Dickinson) its just him and Cody upfront. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Slob 0 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="...."] RuddSpillane Stefanovic Nelson DruryK. Smith Clingan Gill/OTJ/Russell Hoolahan Cody Mac Lee/Dickinson/Curetonbe enough to mount a strong promotion charge from league 1? Obviously much of the above depends on Clingan and Hoolahan staying with us and on Gunny picking the right central midfield pairing (strong backbone to the team and all that). A back up keeper and RM, keeping Clingan and Hoolahan and signing one of either Lee or Dickinson is of vital importance to me.Thoughts anyone?[/quote]Well i think we need a more experienced Gk as our number 1. Also i would play Doherty ahead of Nelson. I wouldn''t have Drury as my first choice LB i think a new LB is what we need desperately. I think that midfield would be good but without Smith, I do think he''s good but not quite ready yet, and new RM is a position we need badly too. Upfront i''d be pleased with Mcdonald and Dickinson with Martin and Cureton is reserve, also i think Mcdonald and Lee would be good upfront with Cureton and Martin on the bench. So my team would more likely be: Doyle ?Spillane Stefanovic Doherty New LBNew Rm Clingan (Gill if Clingan goes) Tudor Jones Hoolahan Mcdonald Lee/DickinsonRudd, Cureton Martin Smith, Nelson, Drury Gill (if Clingan still here) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACE 0 Posted July 3, 2009 Was it good enough to stop us getting relegated? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Slob 0 Posted July 3, 2009 Forgot Russell, if Clingan goes then my CM partnershop would be Gill and Tudor Jones with Russell on the bench, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desert Fox 0 Posted July 3, 2009 We have three basic problems to sort:1. Lack fo pace anywhere in the team.2. Lack of creativity in centre of midfield.3. Lack of two forwards who are each capable of scoring 20 goals (if promotion is the objective). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Slob 0 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="Desert Fox"]We have three basic problems to sort:1. Lack fo pace anywhere in the team.2. Lack of creativity in centre of midfield.3. Lack of two forwards who are each capable of scoring 20 goals (if promotion is the objective).[/quote]I wouldn''t say we had either number 2 or 3 when we got promoted to the premiership. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="...."] RuddSpillane Stefanovic Nelson DruryK. Smith Clingan Gill/OTJ/Russell Hoolahan Cody Mac Lee/Dickinson/Curetonbe enough to mount a strong promotion charge from league 1? Obviously much of the above depends on Clingan and Hoolahan staying with us and on Gunny picking the right central midfield pairing (strong backbone to the team and all that). A back up keeper and RM, keeping Clingan and Hoolahan and signing one of either Lee or Dickinson is of vital importance to me.Thoughts anyone?[/quote]Probably not. And as for that team...Not sure about the ''keeper. It''s a big ask for someone with no first team experience at any level.I also think Semmy will be right back, regardless of how rubbish he has been.Obviously Doherty will be in the centre of defence. It''ll be a question of who partners him.Not convinced Smith is the answer on the right wing either. Also I''d be surprised if Cody was first choice. I think they''ll aim to have a couple of strikers who are a bit more proven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Walking Man 13 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="ACE"]Was it good enough to stop us getting relegated?[/quote]This was the team that was posted by the orignal poster: RuddSpillane Stefanovic Nelson DruryK. Smith Clingan Gill/OTJ/Russell Hoolahan Cody Mac Lee/Dickinson/CuretonOf that team only Clingan and possibly Russell played pretty much all the season, as did Hoolahan, but incidently it is the belief of many that if he''d of stayed fit we''d have stayed up. So in answer to your question we don''t know because we didn''t have that team... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city till i die 0 Posted July 3, 2009 this is the what we have at the moment, rudd stefanovic doc nelson tudur jones clingan gill pattison hoolahan cody mac martin subssteer,semi,drury,spillane,russell,smith,cureton, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desert Fox 0 Posted July 3, 2009 Big Bob,Fair point, although I would suggest that an on form Mulryne was more creative than anybody we have now in CM. Also we had essentially had four forwards sharing the goals in that season plus Huckerby. I cant see 40 goals plus coming from Lee, McDonald, Martin and Curton combined. I am not trying to be negative but think we are short of quality - but this is true of most teams in our division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salopian 1 Posted July 3, 2009 Unless he''s in one of his awkward moods, I would prefer Martin to Cureton and, while he is not a target man, he could supply chances for Cody, as well as being a goal scorer himself.Clearly a front line of Cody and Curo is just not on. We tried a strike force like that last season, and it didn''t work.I think that Clingan will be gone by August, although I hope that we either get a good figure or hold out. If he has gone, then the midfield more or less picks itself:K.Smith/S.Nelson Gill T- Jones Hoolahan/LappinGunny and Co. seem to be looking for strikers and a keeper, but even now we have Lappin available, with Drury''s injury history we could be hard pressed at LB. We are not much better ar RB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted July 3, 2009 Personally I''m not going to play this game until we have a few more signings in... seems pointless to speculate on some of the key positions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S.Yorks Canary 0 Posted July 3, 2009 What about Lapps at left back? very attacking option..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairy Canary 668 Posted July 3, 2009 That team is nowhere near good enough for promotion - and thats including keeping Clingham and Hoolhan who could very well be leaving. The 11 you mention are not that bad a team in parts (although I would certainly have Docs instead of Nelson and Patterson somewhere) but where is the strength in depth? We cant go all season without injuries or suspensions - how many games are we going to get out of Drury and Stefanovic for example? Neither can you expect youngsters like Rudd, Cody and Kory Smith to play 46 tough league games without suffering a dip in form or stamina now and again.The group you show is not too bad and should be good enough for top half or higher but we have to have a bigger squad to have a real chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.... 0 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="Hairy Canary"]That team is nowhere near good enough for promotion - and thats including keeping Clingham and Hoolhan who could very well be leaving. The 11 you mention are not that bad a team in parts (although I would certainly have Docs instead of Nelson and Patterson somewhere) but where is the strength in depth? We cant go all season without injuries or suspensions - how many games are we going to get out of Drury and Stefanovic for example? Neither can you expect youngsters like Rudd, Cody and Kory Smith to play 46 tough league games without suffering a dip in form or stamina now and again.The group you show is not too bad and should be good enough for top half or higher but we have to have a bigger squad to have a real chance.[/quote]I did actually say ''starting 11'' ... [:P]In terms of squad I agree, we need more depth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Libbra Lives in Dubai 0 Posted July 3, 2009 I believe we will lose Clingan, Pattison, Hoolahan and Russell. If this is the case then we need a goalkeeper, a big striker, a right winger, a right back, a creative CM, and attacking CM.GK?RB? Doc Stef DruryRM? CM? OTJ LappinMcDonald/Martin CF?For me we have half a first team good enough for promotion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted July 3, 2009 I don''t thinkClingan won''t be here for the start of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USAcanary 0 Posted July 3, 2009 What about Martin on the right?It would be nice to actually have a right sided player who is a genuine goal scoring threat (i e 10+ goals a season) RuddSpillane Stefanovic Nelson DruryMartin Gill OTJ Hoolahan STRIKER Cody MacIf we keep Hoolahan you could create a free role for him with the following..........The three midfield players are very defensive orientated RuddSpillane Stefanovic Nelson Drury Gill OTJ Lappin Hoolahan Martin/STRIKER Cody Mac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Slob 0 Posted July 3, 2009 [quote user="Libbra Lives"]I believe we will lose Clingan, Pattison, Hoolahan and Russell. If this is the case then we need a goalkeeper, a big striker, a right winger, a right back, a creative CM, and attacking CM.GK?RB? Doc Stef DruryRM? CM? OTJ LappinMcDonald/Martin CF?For me we have half a first team good enough for promotion [/quote]No way is Drury good enough to get us promotion, he''s so slow now, awful going forward, can''t pass, can''t cross, plus i''m willing to bet he''ll be injured for half the season at least, maybe a blessing in disguise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites