Dave Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Harper S Taylor Beye Bassong Duff Smith Butt Guthrie Jonas Martins Viduka Please. Stuck with the formation that looked alright for the first 15mins today, but Lovenkrands looked off the pace and I don't want Owen back in. Hopefully Taylor will be back. 2-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mcdonald36 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Goooooooooooooooooooooal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 We'll win 2-0. Agree with you on staying with the formation Dave, it looked good for the first part of the game as you said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Square Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Seeing as we ALWAYS draw this fixture, it will either be 0-0, 1-1 or 2-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Harper Beye Colo Bassong Duff Smith Butt Jonas Martins Viduka Owen Is what I reckon it'll be, I'd prefer Guthrie in there though. My heart says 2-1, my head says 1-1. I just cant imagine us winning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I'd go back to the 4-3-3 and bring Owen back. Harper Beye Colo Bassong Duff Guthrie Butt Jonas Owen Viduka Martins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Harper S Taylor Beye Bassong Duff Smith Butt Jonas Guthrie Martins Viduka Please. Stuck with the formation that looked alright for the first 15mins today, but Lovenkrands looked off the pace and I don't want Owen back in. Hopefully Taylor will be back. 2-0. would like to see Guthrie in that offensive role. He is calm on the ball and fairly creative. Also has a decent shot. I would go for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 GK - Harper RB - Beye LB - Duff CB - Bassong CB - Coloccini CM - Smith CM - Guthrie CM - Jonas CF - Viduka CF - Martins CF - Owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I know it's become a massive cliché but Ranger really should be on the bench for this. As others have said, we need to be able to throw someone different on for the last 20mins if we're in bother. Fuck the likes of Nolan and Ameobi, get someone with a bit of youthful exuberance in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Can't see us scoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Will be in L7 for this. Will lend as much vocal support as I can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Can't see us scoring. What we need is to play ourselves. Strikers who've not scored in ages normally score against Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Staying in this league is actually a lot easier for us than it should be. Beat Boro, get a draw in one of the other two and that should do it. 4 f***ing points, we shouldn't be able to survive with that but we would. Realistically, that is all it would take. Hell, 3 points might even do it. That might be a record low of some sort. And the truly astonishing thing is that we are so comprehensively s*** as a team that we won't even manage that. This team is so f***ing awful. Much, much better teams than us have fought much harder, earned far more points and gone down anyway. And these players are letting it happen without so much as a whimper. It really is disgusting how gutless they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Shearer has changed the system for every match now so IMO he will change again from the Liverpool game. I really hope we will be playing the 4-3-3 system again but I'd like to see Geremi involved again. I think he was one of the main reasons alongside the 3 strikers (Owen, Oba and Viduka) that we managed to stay up eventually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 If we beat Boro I think we'll stay up. Even if it's a scrappy win, a bit of the confidence will come back and would help come the Fulham game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Harper S Taylor Beye Bassong Duff Guthrie Butt Owen Jonas Martins Viduka Still don't think Smith offers anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I'd go back to the 4-3-3 and bring Owen back. Harper Beye Colo Bassong Duff Guthrie Butt Jonas Owen Viduka Martins That's correct for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I think we should go back to the Viduka, Martins & Owen. You've got to imagine that in the law of averages that one of them is bound to score sometime soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I think we should go back to the Viduka, Martins & Owen. You've got to imagine that in the law of averages that one of them is bound to score sometime soon. Agree. And with all 3 of them on the pitch against Pompey we managed to create 3 clear-cut chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filflop1 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Both team need to go for it as a draw is a waste of time so i fancy our chances 3-1 Owen hat-trick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Seeing as we ALWAYS draw this fixture, it will either be 0-0, 1-1 or 2-2. Hopefully the fact that both teams absolutely have to win will stop it from being a draw this time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I think we should go back to the Viduka, Martins & Owen. You've got to imagine that in the law of averages that one of them is bound to score sometime soon. Agree. And with all 3 of them on the pitch against Pompey we managed to create 3 clear-cut chances. Sacrificing one of them for someone who can link up the chasm that exists between defence and attack could may create more [arguably better] chances. I'd either drop one to midfield [as our creativity in midfield is shite] or stick Loven on a wing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I am thinking maybe going back to 4-4-2 for this one. GK. Harper RB. Beye LB. Duff CB. Taylor (If Fit) CB. Bassong RM. Smith CM. Butt CM. Guthrie LM. Jonas CF. Martins CF. Viduka RM was a difficult choice, Taylor has been dogpoo, Geremi has a lack of pace and games and while Smith has been better than in the past for us it is hardly an endorsement, the other option is Lovenkrands on the left with Jonas right but Loven did look sluggish today and maybe a good impact player to bring on anyway. At the moment I think Colo's confidence is shot moreso than most so I would spare him for such and important game. A fully functioning Colo always plays ahead of Taylor for me but I think Taylor would offer us more given the situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 If we beat Boro I think we'll stay up. Even if it's a scrappy win, a bit of the confidence will come back and would help come the Fulham game. Agreed, Sunderland will be lucky to get another point, 3 tough games that they will be big underdogs for. If Hull get something at Villa or beat Stoke then I will be less confident, but the run-in we have is a gift compared to the others. No excuses, we should stay up and can't have any complains if we go down. If Pompey wasn't a must win, then this is. Win or bust I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkSchneider Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Harper Beye Colo Bassong Duff Geremi Guthrie(Nolan) Smith Jonas Martins Viduka We need Geremi's crosses and maybe free kicks. Duff and Jonas could combine something down the left. No Butt please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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