Challenger Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 6 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: We're three goals away from being the league's top scorers, despite Adams missing an absolute boatload of chances and Mara being useless. I don't think there are any strikers in the league who get more of the ball in the box than ours do, a better player than Adams would have 25 goals by now, from the chances he's had. Get him involved in the playoffs and we're guaranteed promotion then. But we both know it wont happen one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 RM at the Leeds press conference announced that Ross was pissed off he wasn't in the squad last weekend, and will be on the bench for today's game. Could be a great lift for the team today if he plays 35 mins and scores. (maybe not Che or Arma though!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 4 hours ago, Patches O Houlihan said: RM at the Leeds press conference announced that Ross was pissed off he wasn't in the squad last weekend, and will be on the bench for today's game. Could be a great lift for the team today if he plays 35 mins and scores. (maybe not Che or Arma though!) Why wasn’t he in the squad if he was fit?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches O Houlihan Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 25 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said: Why wasn’t he in the squad if he was fit?! ‘Player & manager in disagreeing about fitness shocker’ 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 How did the big man do on Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 11 hours ago, Danbert said: How did the big man do on Saturday? He didn’t have long, but he looks like a big, awkward handful of a striker, quite quick and good on the ball. A bit like Bamford from what I have seen over the few cameos he’s had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 I thought he looked deceptively quick, not like a speedy winger and, unlike Sulemanna, seems to know what he's doing.. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Stewart to only score one goal this season, but it'll be the biggest one.... Maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 9 minutes ago, rallyboy said: Stewart to only score one goal this season, but it'll be the biggest one.... Maybe? a late equaliser which takes us to penalties which we inevitably lose? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 If Adams isn't fit I'd start with Stewart and see how he does. There are plenty of subs these days if it doesn't work. The last thing I want to see if Adams is out is Mara or AA down the middle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 53 minutes ago, Turkish said: a late equaliser which takes us to penalties which we inevitably lose? Due to lack of practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 7 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said: Due to lack of practice? Practise is completely pointless, i've got a BTEC in home economics and my teacher told me that you can just walk up to the oven and make a brilliant spaghetti carbonara the first time you do it, it's a piece of piss. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted Wednesday at 11:30 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:30 1 hour ago, saintant said: If Adams isn't fit I'd start with Stewart and see how he does. There are plenty of subs these days if it doesn't work. The last thing I want to see if Adams is out is Mara or AA down the middle. No way Stewart should be starting any of these games. He’s not playing any more than an hour presumably so considering his only purpose right now is to nick a goal then he should be held back and be on the pitch at the end of the game if needed rather than having to take him off at any stage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted Wednesday at 14:39 Share Posted Wednesday at 14:39 3 hours ago, Fabrice29 said: No way Stewart should be starting any of these games. He’s not playing any more than an hour presumably so considering his only purpose right now is to nick a goal then he should be held back and be on the pitch at the end of the game if needed rather than having to take him off at any stage. Yep. He will get 20 minutes at most in the second leg if we need a goal and maybe a handful of minutes on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behind Enemy Lines Posted Wednesday at 15:07 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:07 4 hours ago, Give it to Ron said: Due to lack of practice? Or too much practice and the other team knew about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted Wednesday at 15:54 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:54 4 hours ago, Fabrice29 said: No way Stewart should be starting any of these games. He’s not playing any more than an hour presumably so considering his only purpose right now is to nick a goal then he should be held back and be on the pitch at the end of the game if needed rather than having to take him off at any stage. The guy is finally fit and chomping at the bit. If Adams isn't fit start Stewart. He may score two goals in the opening 15 minutes or he may struggle. Either way he's a better option down the middle than Mara of AA and we know how little we'll get from those two especially the former. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted Wednesday at 16:19 Share Posted Wednesday at 16:19 23 minutes ago, saintant said: The guy is finally fit and chomping at the bit. If Adams isn't fit start Stewart. He may score two goals in the opening 15 minutes or he may struggle. Either way he's a better option down the middle than Mara of AA and we know how little we'll get from those two especially the former. If Adams isn’t fit it’ll almost certainly be Mara in his place and, as much as I don’t rate the latter, that’s the obvious and correct decision. Stewart’s return needs to be managed steadily. Best case; I could see him playing the last half hour, or at a stretch the second half, at Wembley, should we make it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted Wednesday at 17:11 Share Posted Wednesday at 17:11 49 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: If Adams isn’t fit it’ll almost certainly be Mara in his place and, as much as I don’t rate the latter, that’s the obvious and correct decision. Stewart’s return needs to be managed steadily. Best case; I could see him playing the last half hour, or at a stretch the second half, at Wembley, should we make it. The thought of Mara leading the line in a crucial game like this fills me with utter dread. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Lion Tamer Posted Wednesday at 17:13 Share Posted Wednesday at 17:13 Imagine if Stewart scores the winner in the playoff final. Suddenly that £12m becomes good value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalman Posted Wednesday at 19:15 Share Posted Wednesday at 19:15 This is where Mara shows why we bought him. You heard it here first. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted Wednesday at 19:49 Share Posted Wednesday at 19:49 Is there any suggestion that Adams won't be fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted Wednesday at 19:53 Share Posted Wednesday at 19:53 2 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: Is there any suggestion that Adams won't be fit? Well, he wasn't in the training photos and we know RM is keen on underplaying injuries to keep the opposition guessing - not a bad thing to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNewForest Posted Wednesday at 20:23 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:23 1 hour ago, coalman said: This is where Mara shows why we bought him. You heard it here first. If we start Mara in any of the next 2/3 games, then Martin should be sacked on the spot. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted Wednesday at 20:33 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:33 1 hour ago, coalman said: This is where Mara shows why we bought him. You heard it here first. And possibly last. 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted Thursday at 05:41 Share Posted Thursday at 05:41 9 hours ago, SaintNewForest said: If we start Mara in any of the next 2/3 games, then Martin should be sacked on the spot. What if he is like a beast in training? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted Thursday at 07:31 Share Posted Thursday at 07:31 14 hours ago, saintant said: The thought of Mara leading the line in a crucial game like this fills me with utter dread. 2 of these hopefully next 3 games could last 120 minutes. If Mara is such a terrible option, and Adams is out, the best thing would be to start Mara so that you can bring him off when it gets crucial and possibly extended. I’m sure you don’t want to be in a position of needing a goal and having only him to bring on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted Thursday at 07:56 Share Posted Thursday at 07:56 20 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said: 2 of these hopefully next 3 games could last 120 minutes. If Mara is such a terrible option, and Adams is out, the best thing would be to start Mara so that you can bring him off when it gets crucial and possibly extended. I’m sure you don’t want to be in a position of needing a goal and having only him to bring on. If Adams is out then surely the question would then be is Mara better than any of the other options we have? I'd rather play A Armstrong down the middle and we've got enough wide players to cover his absence on the wing. The plan for Stewart wouldn't change in that scenario. At this point I'd rather we treated Mara like he was injured and not even consider him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted Thursday at 08:05 Share Posted Thursday at 08:05 2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said: What if he is like a beast in training? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted Thursday at 08:14 Share Posted Thursday at 08:14 38 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said: 2 of these hopefully next 3 games could last 120 minutes. If Mara is such a terrible option, and Adams is out, the best thing would be to start Mara so that you can bring him off when it gets crucial and possibly extended. I’m sure you don’t want to be in a position of needing a goal and having only him to bring on. I don't want him to start or to come off the bench to be honest. Why would you even consider starting him then state you're sure I don't want to be in a position of needing a goal and having only him to bring on? You're alluding you wouldn't want to bring him on when needing a goal but are fine with him starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted Thursday at 08:46 Share Posted Thursday at 08:46 48 minutes ago, revolution saint said: If Adams is out then surely the question would then be is Mara better than any of the other options we have? I'd rather play A Armstrong down the middle and we've got enough wide players to cover his absence on the wing. The plan for Stewart wouldn't change in that scenario. At this point I'd rather we treated Mara like he was injured and not even consider him. I actually do agree fwiw, Armstrong down the middle is the best plan B. I was just being facetious based on the guy also saying both Mara and AA down the middle were terrible options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted Thursday at 08:48 Share Posted Thursday at 08:48 31 minutes ago, saintant said: I don't want him to start or to come off the bench to be honest. Why would you even consider starting him then state you're sure I don't want to be in a position of needing a goal and having only him to bring on? You're alluding you wouldn't want to bring him on when needing a goal but are fine with him starting. Yes. Because the most important part of the game in these kind of games is the end, so I’d like us to be in a position where we would be strong at the crunch part of the game. Stewart simply will not start and end a game, so if AA down the middle is terrible and Adams is out then Mara it should be to get us through the cagiest parts of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gio1saints Posted Thursday at 09:04 Share Posted Thursday at 09:04 Mats has been a great disappointment to me last half of season. First half he comes on he scores- with a great goal to minutes ratio- second half that’s all gone. If he is not scoring when he comes on as a sub the only value I And see is if he can give us 45-60 minutes of running the WBA defence ragged. And then putting RS on to take advantage..and that’s assuming Che is unfit to play period. Because if Che is only 75% I’d still play him and still put RS on last 30. Che needs to have a leg amputated not to play in these games, imo, anything else he starts. There are no second chances anywhere this is it. Che must play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted Thursday at 10:32 Share Posted Thursday at 10:32 If Adams is out and Stewart is fit then play him. This is cup football, play your strongest team and go for the win. After what I saw against Stoke Mara should not be getting anywhere near the first team. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted Thursday at 11:23 Share Posted Thursday at 11:23 I can’t believe people are serious about starting Stewart, what planet are they on? He may get chucked on in the second leg or final if it’s shit or bust time, anything else will be complete & utter fuckwitery. It’s 2024 not 1924. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted Thursday at 12:46 Share Posted Thursday at 12:46 19 hours ago, saintant said: The thought of Mara leading the line in a crucial game like this fills me with utter dread. Which is fine a ps a sentiment but doesn’t actually address the issue. Stewart is not fit enough to be starting, so the alternatives are Mara or moving AA out of position. I’d rather keep AA where he’s best and have at least one credible goal threat, so for me it’s Mara by process of elimination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted Thursday at 14:33 Share Posted Thursday at 14:33 Surely Stephens is the only consideration if someone is needed for marauding down the middle? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted Thursday at 15:19 Share Posted Thursday at 15:19 If Adams is unfit it will be Mara upfront. His biggest involvement this season was 82 minutes away to West Brom when we beat them 2-0. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted Friday at 14:09 Share Posted Friday at 14:09 23 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: Surely Stephens is the only consideration if someone is needed for marauding down the middle? of Tesco... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted Friday at 15:19 Share Posted Friday at 15:19 On 09/05/2024 at 15:33, Weston Super Saint said: Surely Stephens is the only consideration if someone is needed for marauding down the middle? Plus he will ensure we don't lose 0-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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