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I'd pick Bialkowski on the wing ahead of BWP. I'd pick Woggy Taylor up front ahead of BWP.

Jan's quote about following this new guy when he was in Holland strikes me as being a load of toss. Say this Jan so people will think you're making the decisions.... We don't need a striker... we need wingers and a left back. Davis Cork Perry lancashire Surman lallana Wooton ???????? SKACEL John Pekhart

Siad it beofre and will keep saying it. Only 3 of the youngsters are good enough to play int he championship at present. Surman, Lallana and Schneiderlin. I'm not saying that the others never will be but they're not right now. JP is spot on with analysis but he has to back that up by turfing McGoldrick, Dyer and BWP out of the squad.

I'm more likely the **** all of Girls Aloud.

If we had more like him we'd be fine... good character, decent player. He and Schneiderlin would make a good central midfield partnership. With Perry and Svensson/Thomas in at centre backs you'd be half way there. surman on one wing, lallana on the other... like it.... John and a recalled Saganowski up front. Cork at right back and a decent left back on loan... I like it. Won't happen. We'll persist with this ****y formation and youngsters who aren;t good enough and get relegated.

Desperately Lacking Leadership

and 9998 others.... Incidentally - has anyone ever said on here that they are going to SMS now because Lowe has returned. I vaguely remember that being mentioned once or twice

That's why the crowds were so ****e, it was a Scooby boycott

when there's a different set of people round you for the second half cos everyone has space to move.

Decent write up from Barnsley site here... http://www.rivals.net/news/pgarticle.aspx?artid=13526_4173062&id=5 Highlighting our lack of quality in the final third...

Big time ****ing charlie. A tap in v Cardiff and two goals including a pen against a team that wa sin the Conference last year. legend. Drop him.

I 100% agree with what you say but you're assuming that SLH is run like a 'normal' business...

Blind loyalty to your team keeps many fans going (me included) but everyone has their limit of how much ****e they will take before they decide that it just isn't worth it anymore. About 7000 have reached that point since the end of last season. I've been a ST holder since 1988 and a regular since 1977 and the cracks are beginning to show. Today was ****ing desperate, so was Blackpool and if we get beat by Rotherham and then Doncaster, the gate for the Norwich game will be sub-13000.

We had no wingers at all today. DMG just wanted to play down the middle and he was quite clearly sulking when moved to the left. Bradley at least tried to stay wide-ish but did drift inside and was just ****e when the ball came to him. Pekhart didn't get a ball to attack all game. Bottom line is that we need either Skacel or Surman to play on the left and personally I would play Lallana on the right. no width just means it all funnels through the middle and they had Darren Moore in there - end of story. Perhaps if Tosser Wilde wanted to make a positive contribution he should personally fund Skacel's appearance money each week. After all, he was in charge when his contract was drawn up.

Davis 7 - Had absolutely **** all to do all game Cork 7 - Decent player and a good right back, can he play there all the time please Wotton 7 - A bit slow first half but got batter as game progressed. Perry 10 - I can't fault him at all. He was superb Mills 7 - Dodgy start and then got to grips with Campbell-Ryce. Should keep his place. Gillett 6 - Did ok, nothing brilliant, a couple of ****e passes Surman 6 - Average game, would like to see him in the left wing slot. McGoldrick 3 - Waste of space, always on his heels, looks like he was sulking BWP 5 - I think he's shiit but at least he tried to stay wide. Lallana 7 - Everything apart from the end product. should have scored at least 2 Pekhart 5 - Cumbersome, needs a partner up front or better service. Poortvliet - this formation does not work if players do not stay wide. Skacel or Surman for the left wing role please...

isn't going to happen though is it so pointless question really.

I've reconsidered.... ----------Davis Hatch, Cork , Perry, Mills -----Wotton, Gillett Lallana,McGoldrick,Surman ---------Pekhart Subs: Bart, John, James, Paterson, Thomson The only choice really is where do you play Wotton. If he's in defence then there is a lightweight midfeild, if he's in midfield then the average age of the defence is 12. Personally, I don;t think hatch and Mills at full backs will be worse than James and Surman... at least it's their natural positions.

Has pace but doesn;t know when to use it. Is too weak to retain possession in a challenge. If by chance he does he can't cross it. no composure. We should NEVER have given him a contract and I hope he goes in January.

He's been running on empty last 3 games. needs a rest. Jury still out on him.

Dexter best of the 3 by a mile. A Burley classic....

Yep, McGoldrick has one league goal this season. Two (including one pen) against Exeter (conference last year) does not a great striker make.

Yeah, subbing one with the other on Weds was like saying "we're still gonna play with 10" Davis Cork,Killer,Perry,Mills Schneiderlin,Wooton Lallana McGoldrick Surman Pekhart

By not playing Perry Yesterday, Poortvliet was basically saying that we don't have much chance of beating QPR but we have a better chance of beating Ipswich. Similar to the Prem when a side like Bolton will play their reserves against Man Utd away cos they know they're going to get dicked whoever they put out and save their players for the more winnable home game coming up. IMO, you are just as likely to beat anyone in this league so you can't do this. Perry should have played if fit.

I agree with you. Trouble is that come January, Lallana will be sold. I hope I'm wrong about this but I bet I'm not. You can bet that we will come out of January with a worse squad than now so if we're in the bottom 3 in December, I think we're ****ed.