New Formation

[THe Mighty Huth Rocks]

......................Bego/Sorro............................

Wilko.......Huth.............Shawcross.......Higgo..

Pennant..Delap....Whitehead/Whelan..Ethers...

.............Crouch................Walters.................


Lets try this formation, this to me will get us to 6-20th place.

What would you decide?

 

[nickyb]

Nearly there Huthy but Huth at RB, Woodgate for Wilko, and Mama for Walters.

That will get the Brit rocking

 

[Smithers]

I appreciate that is the team that got us some of our best results last season, but it is also the reason why we are struggling this year - inactive low skill full backs - or full backs who are not allowed to play?

For that reason alone I would play with 3 CB's and use Ethrington and Pennant as wing backs - they effectivley play this role anyway with how deep we sit. I have always said that the main issue for us is the lack of possession around the centre circle and when we sit with 2 banks of flat 4's letting teams have full play we get opened up. With our strength in the CB and goal keeper department, I would want to force the ball wide into the corner areas and make them beat us with crosses, rather than let them open us and walk the ball into the back of the net!

For that reason my team and formation, based on current squad would be this;

-------------------------------- Begovic ---------------------------------

------------------ Huth ------- ShawX -------- Upson ------------------
------------------------Palcious ------- Wilson --------------------------
----- Pennant ---------------- Walters ------------------ Ethrington ---
-------------------- Crouch --------------- Jones -----------------------

You could use Deano in the Wilson role, push him into the Walters role and then use Walters instead of one of the two upfront! Jerome as the sub would be able to play in that system aswell and Whelan could also fit into the Walters role as a more holding player. Shooton could play Pennant role, but we would be short for cover on the Ethrington role! Dealap could alo drop in as a 75/80 min sub into the Palcious role.

Until we get two decent full backs, and a decent central midfileder to partner Palcious, we cant play 4-4-2 due to our inabilty to move the ball forward.

 

[nickyb]

C'mon Smithers - your are taking this far too sensibly. Although it makes sense to everybody, except you know who

 

[Smithers]

I just hope that one fine day, he may read it and go, bloody hell - that may work!

 

[Swervyhoof]

I vote for Smithers, or Oldnicky b in his various personae, or Pottermouth or Mighty Huth (really the real PotteJ?) as our manager - I have just read Thursday's Sentinel (due to the lack of pictures it took me a long time to get through it), and it appears that El Idiota el en Cap thinks that part of our problem is that we are being too expansive.

This means only one thing:
Sorenson
Huth, Shawcross, Floodgate, Higginbotham

Shotton, Upson, Delap,Diao,

Begovic,Whitehead

 

[nickyb]

Vote for ME X marks the spot.

You know it make sense :

He's bad, he's mad
He's older than your dad

NickyB
The campaign starts here.

Poetry lessons for the first team squad.

I will take the £93million transfer kitty up front to set up a new charity or two.

Free Oatcakes for the starving millions in Hanley
A Retirement Home for One Legged Midfielders.
Hand towels for visiting teams, all signed by Rory himself.

Just off to have a lie down now,

We'll keep the Red (and White Stripe) Flag flying high

Vote for ME

 

[Swervyhoof]

Brilliant!

You have my vote!

 

[I can throw the ball further than Delap]

Suprised we dont play
Sorensen
Huth shawx floodgate upson wilko wilson
Delap whitehead
Walters
















Crouch

 

[nickyb]

Thanks Swervy, how many more to I need before I collect the votes and send them to PC?

Not being over confident, but I have sent the FA copies of ALL my badges:

Cubs Pixie Patrol - how to boil an egg badge
Cubs Pixie Patrol - how to tie my shoelaces badge

Boy Scouts dibdibdib badge on how to set fire to an old ford escort

The Royal Navy badge for being a very silly sailor and holding the Far East Fleet's record for projectile vomiting.

Should do th trick eh!!!