Reserves this afternoon

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Owain Tudur Jones returns for Norwich City today in the reserve fixture against Colchester United (2pm) at Colney after his loan spell at Yeovil Town expired on Saturday.Jed Steer will replace the injured Declan Rudd in goal with first team defenders Jens Berthel Askou and Michael Spillane lining up in defence.Few questions answered for me there, mainly :-1. Where is Askou?2. Why was Rudd not on the bench on Saturday?3. Why didn''t Tudor Jones play for Yeovil on Saturday?

[Icecream Snow 777]

Tudur Jones had a knock and was left out on Saturday

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Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....

[morty 0]

[quote user="Icecream Snow"]Tudur Jones had a knock and was left out on Saturday[/quote]Looks like it was something and nothing if he''s playing today. Hmmmm, wonder if he could still be part of it this season?

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[quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]Yeah I was thinking something similar.

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[quote user="morty"][quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]

Yeah I was thinking something similar.
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I would say great minds but ive seen some of our posts [;)]

It would make sense to do it. You''d be gutted if you were Matt Gill!

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[quote user="morty"][quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]Yeah I was thinking something similar.[/quote]

I would say great minds but ive seen some of our posts [;)]

It would make sense to do it. You''d be gutted if you were Matt Gill!

[/quote]Hehehehe!Thing is, I don''t even know enough about Matt Gill to know if he could fit the role, I haven''t seen the line up for this afternoon but would presume he would be getting a game too.Just checked and Gill isn''t in, good news is that Luke Daley is though.

[Jacko 0]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]

Thats not a bad shout. Who would you bring him in for? Lappin perhaps? Would seem harsh to drop McNamee/.

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By the way I am not part of the anti Lappin brigade. He has just played a lot of football and looks tired.

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Lambert is clever enough to know he might need OTJ in the run in - thats why he went out on loan. Yeovil liked him enough to want to keep him but I expect to see him in and around the squad here between now and the end of the season. He''s likely to push Hughes for a place on the bench as he''s had more football.

[Evil Monkey 52]

Michael Bailey''s Twitter update suggests Askou is playing this afternoon...

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Looks a fairly strong side, a lot of youngsters but the likes of Spillane, Askou & Tudor-Jones should provide an experienced spine.

[Beauseant 0]

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[quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]

Thats not a bad shout. Who would you bring him in for? Lappin perhaps? Would seem harsh to drop McNamee/.

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Why not stick with 4 4 2 and play OTJ and Korey in the centre? The system requires two central midfield player who can dominate, and Lappin is simply too lightweight to do it, but OTJ may be more effective. I fear that a return to the diamond would require McNamee to be dropped, unless Lambert rested Wes (who has been under par for a while) and let Macca have the free role.

[Evil Monkey 52]

[quote user="Beauseant"]I fear that a return to the diamond would require McNamee to be dropped[/quote]I would do exactly that, Beau, since we''ve been performing well with that formation and returning Wes to the role where he''s previously been devastating might reinvigorate the side a little.  I wonder, though, whether Lambert''s reluctance to do so might have more to do with Rose not being as effective in the wing-back role necessary to give the diamond width?

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[quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="Iwan Roberts Dentist"]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]

Thats not a bad shout. Who would you bring him in for? Lappin perhaps? Would seem harsh to drop McNamee/.

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Why not stick with 4 4 2 and play OTJ and Korey in the centre? The system requires two central midfield player who can dominate, and Lappin is simply too lightweight to do it, but OTJ may be more effective. I fear that a return to the diamond would require McNamee to be dropped, unless Lambert rested Wes (who has been under par for a while) and let Macca have the free role.

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I just don''t see how we can play an effective 4-4-2 at the moment. The only possibility I could see is a variation of what Lambert did on Saturday. Where you play Oli and Holt up front with  Martin and McNamee playing wide and swapping sides every now and again. While Martin works hard for the team, he is a striker and I dont want to see him playing out wide.

 

[morty 0]

[quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="Iwan Roberts Dentist"]

[quote user="can u sit down please"]Go back to the diamond on Sat with OTJ in the Russell role? I thought he looked ok in the games ive seen him.....[/quote]

Thats not a bad shout. Who would you bring him in for? Lappin perhaps? Would seem harsh to drop McNamee/.

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Why not stick with 4 4 2 and play OTJ and Korey in the centre? The system requires two central midfield player who can dominate, and Lappin is simply too lightweight to do it, but OTJ may be more effective. I fear that a return to the diamond would require McNamee to be dropped, unless Lambert rested Wes (who has been under par for a while) and let Macca have the free role.

[/quote]Hmmmm, interesting.

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[quote user="Evil Monkey"][quote user="Beauseant"]I fear that a return to the diamond would require McNamee to be dropped[/quote]
I would do exactly that, Beau, since we''ve been performing well with that formation and returning Wes to the role where he''s previously been devastating might reinvigorate the side a little.  I wonder, though, whether Lambert''s reluctance to do so might have more to do with Rose not being as effective in the wing-back role necessary to give the diamond width?
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Rose has disappointed me,even though I''ve tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. He misses too many tackles, and that''s thrown into sharp relief when you look at who he''s replacing. I think a lot has been said about formations, but it all comes down to execution. 442 isn''t inherently better than the diamond or 433, it''s still 11 v 11. What you have to do is cut your coat according to your cloth, and Wes'' presence pretty much precludes anything other than the diamond, yet McNamee has given us width and good delivery. I don''t see any way that they can be played in the same side against the "better" sides. Somewhat circuitously I suppose I''m saying I agree with you![:D]

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I thought Tudor-Jones was introduced when he was signed as an attacking minded midfielder. His height gives him that advantage when making one of those midfield bursts into the box to get on the end of something.I would almost be tempted to give Lappin a rest and play Smith in there as the Russell stand in and then have OTJ on the bench incase Hughes has another bad day at the office. I do doubt that somewhat however as I think Hughes is quite handy although a bit rusty due to a lack of gametime.

[Evil Monkey 52]

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[quote user="Evil Monkey"][quote user="Beauseant"]I fear that a return to the diamond would require McNamee to be dropped[/quote]I would do exactly that, Beau, since we''ve been performing well with that formation and returning Wes to the role where he''s previously been devastating might reinvigorate the side a little.  I wonder, though, whether Lambert''s reluctance to do so might have more to do with Rose not being as effective in the wing-back role necessary to give the diamond width?[/quote]

Rose has disappointed me,even though I''ve tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. He misses too many tackles, and that''s thrown into sharp relief when you look at who he''s replacing. I think a lot has been said about formations, but it all comes down to execution. 442 isn''t inherently better than the diamond or 433, it''s still 11 v 11. What you have to do is cut your coat according to your cloth, and Wes'' presence pretty much precludes anything other than the diamond, yet McNamee has given us width and good delivery. I don''t see any way that they can be played in the same side against the "better" sides. Somewhat circuitously I suppose I''m saying I agree with you![:D]

[/quote]I think I''m agreeing with you too, in a round about way... I also don''t think they fit into the same starting 11.  Some people seem to prefer that width and delivery that McNamee gives us, personally I''ve enjoyed the freedom and creativity Hoolahan offers in the diamond, and I have a suspicion that Lambert does too - hence not going 4-4-2 with McNamee until Rusty''s red...

[Barclay Kid 0]

I Thought The Reserve Game Was Tomorrow, Oh Well.

Rudd Is Injured And Should Have Been Playing For England U19 This Week But Had To Pull Out.

It''s Good To See Daley Getting A Game.

[Pete Raven 276]

1-0 up (Daley, 21)

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Well done young man

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[quote user="WeAreYellows49"]Well done young man[/quote]

 

What, Pete? He''s only posted a score for heaven''s sake, and he may have made it up anyway. He gets way too much soft treatment just because he''s a lanky freak[;)]

[Pete Raven 276]

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[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]

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[/quote]Who styles his hair?

[Beauseant 0]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]

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Good to see a junior reporter getting a run out[:P]

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[quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]

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Good to see a junior reporter getting a run out[:P]

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One of the original PUPs from way back when he was simply mbncfc. With that sort of grounding he won''t be a junior anything for long[;)]

 

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[quote user="nutty nigel"][quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]

Half-time match report video from another lanky freak...

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Good to see a junior reporter getting a run out[:P]

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One of the original PUPs from way back when he was simply mbncfc. With that sort of grounding he won''t be a junior anything for long[;)]

 

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Not according to Mr McNally [;)]

Have PM''d you.

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[quote user="nutty nigel"][quote user="Beauseant"][quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]

Half-time match report video from another lanky freak...

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Good to see a junior reporter getting a run out[:P]

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One of the original PUPs from way back when he was simply mbncfc. With that sort of grounding he won''t be a junior anything for long[;)]

 

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He hasn''t been a junior for a while now nutty...

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[quote user="Beauseant"]

[quote user="WeAreYellows49"]Well done young man[/quote]

 

What, Pete? He''s only posted a score for heaven''s sake, and he may have made it up anyway. He gets way too much soft treatment just because he''s a lanky freak[;)]

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Naughty man lol [:P]