beatlesaint

So Jay been plauing left midfiel/forward all pre-season and what now ? he is up front thru the middle is he.....or is that Guly ?

Im still struggling to come to terms with that little trio of selections.

I would love us to get him.

I would agree but I'm not sure we will even get mentioned for the first 25 mins of the programme. Its all about Man City remember, not us !

Oh right didnt know that.......I suppose 'arry talked him round

Did he ? I dont remember that. Remember Jones but not Niemi.

Totally agree. Funnily enough someone, I think it was Merson, said on Soccer Saturday that we are too one paced to survive. For once I think he has a point.

Long drive from Sandbanks now MOTD is made at the new Salford, Manchester studios......or will the twitchy **** be live via satelite from the beach whilst walking his bloody dog !

I would love to know who our first choices were for the right midfield role. I mean you dont leave it until two days before the season starts to put in a bid if this is the player they have always wanted which is what I'm sure we will be told if this comes off. I'm not putting the club down or anything cos I think he would be a great signing, but just saying that you dont wait until now to secure your first choice, and anyone who thinks this is our number 1 target for this position is a little bit too naieve.

yeah exactly, please do !

Totally agree. The positions that needed strengthening the minute the final whistle went against Coventry still need strengthening 4 days before we play Man City. Thats what I find disappointing. No centre back, no right midfielder/winger.

Well he is a centre forward isn't he ? And we have got one of those who has scored 88 goals in 3 years. So if we dont play them as a partnership what happens ? We play one out of position, or not at all. Either way the system does NOT suit the players we have or have bought, as yet.

No it isnt ground breaking, it didnt need to be, the fact there is only a week to go until kick off is my point exactly. We have had over 3 months to address these issues, actually we have had since last January's transfer window.

So basically what you are saying, which is totally correct in my opinion, is that we need a couple of centre backs and a wide right midfield player. In other words exactly what we all said was needed the day after we beat Coventry 4-0 last April !!!!

It would be better to play them early on.....however if the players are playing a formation they are not comfortable with then it makes no difference, the outcome will be the same !

We will be if the players aren't confident playing in a formation they havent played in for the 2 years that they have been successful !! If you want to change it around you need players in who are comfortable with the set up, and I wonder if ours will be. It doesnt look like it.

Agreed, if Udinese, as good as they may be, can take us apart in a friendly what the hell will City, United and Arsenal do to us in competitve matches ?

Well perhaps one of the reasons the attendances have fallen with each friendly is because the matches have been bloody boring. Thats why i didnt bother tonight, despite having a ticket. This new formation worries me, even Adam Blackmore has tweeted that the players dont look comfortable with it and is/was this the summer to experiment ? Time will tell I suppose.

I bet at least one of them isn't in 3 weeks time.

If Buttner is anything to go by another 16 pages

If we play one up front, Rickie in other words, he will struggle to get to 10 goals i think. Better centre halves will mark him out of the game and he wont be able to come deep cos we will then have nobody up front. So he will be isolated, tightly marked and just not as effective as the last few years. I hope I'm wrong but this new formation doesnt sit well with me I'm afraid.

Sorry Mr Pedantic.

I was referring to the Chaplow injury last season and the Cork one tonight, not the scoreline

Its not a good place for us......who picked Bristol City as a pre season warm up game ?

He has been told he can leave, not in Adkin's plans anymore.