If the seaosn started tomorrow (6 Viewers)

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Which team would you rather have ?

How far have we fallen in 12 months ?

1st game of last season v leicester. Bigi and Chrisie having their debut

--------------Murphy--------------
Christie---Keogh---Craine---Hussey
Bell-----Clingan---Bigi------Baker
-----Juke-----------Sheff---------

...................................................

Todays possible team

---------------Murphy----------------
Clarke-----Keogh---Wood----Hussey
Fleck------Deegan----Thomas--Sheff
----------Elliott-------Cody-----------

Out of the 7 different players in the line up

Clarke > Christie
Wood < Cranie
Deegan < Clingan
Thomas < Gael
Fleck > Bell
Elliott < Juke
Cody > Baker

4-3 in favour of last seasons line up, I know that is a very simplistic way of looking at it and if you think Thomas > Gael you would have it in favour of this seasons line up

 

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[PVA]

Last season's is much stronger, looks pretty obvious to me.

Clarke >>> Christie
Cranie >>> Wood
Clingan >>> Deegan
Juke >>> Elliott

 

[stupot07]

Murphy
Clarke - technically better than Christie
Wood - stronger more powerful than Cranie in a physical league.
Cameron - similar to wood far more powerful than Keogh/cranie
Hussey will be good in league 1

Sheff - struggled in league1 before but he was poorly treated by Leeds.
Killer - Could be a gem in league 1
Thomas - We know he has class, could have a big season.
Fleck - Get the ball down and he will play

THEN we are missing a vital proven player!!!
Baker! Scored so many for Stockport
He could be vital and now has to fight for a place ahead of fleck

Up top
Cody - Big season for him
Elliott - not expecting too much but has scored 15 in a season and has a promotion for Norwich

PUSB

Baker scored his goals as a second striker/free role for stockport who built the team around him. If he's out wide he won't get half as many goal scoring chances as he got at Stockport, and he took their pens. And if he's in a diamond he'll play deeper cm role as either Sheff or fleck will play in the hole.

 

[dick turpin]

How would you set up a 433 team?? as i think this will be the new formation..
The reserves played this way last year i think?

 

[ccfcway]

How would you set up a 433 team?? as i think this will be the new formation..
The reserves played this way last year i think?

------------------Murphy--------------------
Clarke-----Keogh-------Wood-----Hussey
-------------------Thomas------------------
----------Deegan---------Kilbane---------
Elliott------------Cody-------------Sheff--

 

[Nick]

------------------Murphy--------------------
Clarke-----Keogh-------Wood-----Hussey
-------------------Thomas------------------
----------Deegan---------Kilbane---------
Elliott------------Cody-------------Sheff--

Id rather fleck than sheff!

 

[skybluegod]

i think it will be this on the first day of the season
--------------murphy-----------------
clarke----keogh----wood------hussey
---------------kilbane--------------
----thomas-------------sheffers---
----------------fleck--------------
------elliot---------cody------

thats not a bad squad im looking forward to it looking at that

 

[stupot07]

i think it will be this on the first day of the season
--------------murphy-----------------
clarke----keogh----wood------hussey
---------------kilbane--------------
----thomas-------------sheffers---
----------------fleck--------------
------elliot---------cody------

thats not a bad squad im looking forward to it looking at that

Sheffers hadn't got the discipline to play that wide central midfield role.

 

[Sutty]

With the squad as it is currently I'd play:

---------------Murphy---------------
--Clarke--Keogh--Wood--Hussey--
---------Thomas--Kilbane----------
---Baker-------Fleck---McSheffrey-
--------------McDonald--------------

Subs: Dunn, Cameron, Willis, Deegan, Bell, Elliott, ROD.

Not a bad first team that, but I do still worry about the depth.

 

[skybluegod]

Sheffers hadn't got the discipline to play that wide central midfield role.

im sure he could play there

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Murphy
Clarke Keogh Wood Hussey

Baker Thomas Kilbane

Fleck McDonald McSheffrey

 

[Sutty]

im sure he could play there

Hussey wouldn't get any defensive cover at all with Sheffers in that position.

 

[shy_tall_knight]

Who thinks Keogh will stay

Heart ruling the head, if you think he will stay.

We can't match the deal other championship clubs can offer plus SISU would like the cash.

 

[skybluegod]

Hussey wouldn't get any defensive cover at all with Sheffers in that position.

well it's the only place i think sheffers can play in the formation we use as fleck is going to be the CAM so hussey will have to defend.

 

[stupot07]

well it's the only place i think sheffers can play in the formation we use as fleck is going to be the CAM so hussey will have to defend.

Sheffers is a striker turned winger/attacking midfielder. He struggles to provide defensive cover when he's LM let alone LCM.

Actually i can't believe you would sacrifice last seasons top scorer for someone who we know absolutely nothing about and other than sky highly eating him 3 years ago has done nothing in the game. Fleck could turn out brilliant but we don't know enough about him yet.

 

[dongonzalos]

Which team would you rather have ?

How far have we fallen in 12 months ?

1st game of last season v leicester. Bigi and Chrisie having their debut

--------------Murphy--------------
Christie---Keogh---Craine---Hussey
Bell-----Clingan---Bigi------Baker
-----Juke-----------Sheff---------

...................................................

Todays possible team

---------------Murphy----------------
Clarke-----Keogh---Wood----Hussey
Fleck------Deegan----Thomas--Sheff
----------Elliott-------Cody-----------

As always the problem is not our strongest 11. When we play them for the ten games in the season the majority are fit. However remove 4 to 5 of them for the other 30 games replace them with 17 year olds and you have relegation form.

 

[Grendel]

If we sign one more half decent goalscorer there is no way on earth we will be relegated. There is no doubt having the handicap of such a poor manager contributed to our relegation and it still was only by 3 games worth of points. He now has a more focused management team with him and the league is massively inferior. 12th at worst even with current squad.

 

[stupot07]

If we sign one more half decent goalscorer there is no way on earth we will be relegated. There is no doubt having the handicap of such a poor manager contributed to our relegation and it still was only by 3 games worth of points. He now has a more focused management team with him and the league is massively inferior. 12th at worst even with current squad.

To be honest I see 8-12th as about par for this current squad.

 

[blueflint]

hope your all on the mark will withhold judgement myself

 

[KersleyDigs]

My XI would be:

--------------------Murphy---------------------
-------------------------------------------------
Clarke------Keogh-------Wood------Kilbane
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------Thomas---------------------
------------Bell------------Deegan-------------
--------------------------------------------------
-------Baker-------Sheff---------Fleck---------

 

[skybluegod]

Out of the 7 different players in the line up

Clarke > Christie
Wood < Cranie
Deegan < Clingan
Thomas < Gael
Fleck > Bell
Elliott < Juke
Cody > Baker

4-3 in favour of last seasons line up, I know that is a very simplistic way of looking at it and if you think Thomas > Gael you would have it in favour of this seasons line up

clingan was s*** last season imo deegan is better

 

[skybluegod]

----------------------------murphy------------------------
clarke---------------keogh----------wood-----------hussey
------------------kilbane------------thomas-----------------
---------------------elliot---fleck---sheffers----------------------------
----------------------------cody----------------
that looks good to me for league one

 

[ccfcway]

----------------------------murphy------------------------
clarke---------------keogh----------wood-----------hussey
------------------kilbane------------thomas-----------------
---------------------elliot---fleck---sheffers----------------------------
----------------------------cody----------------
that looks good to me for league one

agreed, that team would keep us in league one

subs bench doesnt bear thinking about though