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Unless we play 433, which we will away from home. Smith may fit in as the third man in a midfield three or as a target man.

 

If we play 442 we have better players than Smith.

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Guest firetotheworks

-------------------Given--------------------------

-------Taylor---Rozenhal---Cacapa----------

Nobby-------------------------------------------

--------------------Geremi------------NZogbia

--------------------------------Barton-----------

-------Milner------------------------------------

----------------Viduka--Owen-----------------

 

Kinda like that is how I'd have it, but then thats probably why Im not a manager.

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Guest smnewport

Assuming everybody is FIT (I vaguely remember that concept!), and that we haven't yet got Smith and the Brazillian fella;

 

                                                        Given

Geremi                  Taylor                                      Rozenhal                      Ramage

 

Solano                  Butt                                          Barton                          Milner

 

                            Owen                                        Martins 

 

SUBS

Viduka

Carr

N'Zogbia

Harper

Duff

 

Even looking at that after I have typed up, we SOOOOOOOOOOOOO need a left back and a centre-half as cover/support.

 

If Smith and the Lyon CH both sign then I think things look much, much better.                           

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Bolton Wanderers FC Newcastle United's Starting Line Up

 

GK = Jussi Jaaskelainen  Shay Given

RB = Nicky Hunt               Stephen Taylor

LB = Ricardo Gardner      Stephen Carr

CB = Tal Ben Haim           David Rosenthal

CB = Abdoulaye Faye    Cacapa

CM = Abdoulaye Meite  Geremi

CM = Gary Speed            Nicky Butt

CM = Kevin Nolan          Joey Barton

RWF = El Hadj-Diouf       Obafemi Martins

LWF = Kevin Davies        Alan Smith

CF = Nicholas Anelka     Michael Owen

 

 

Not far off being a similar team...might even end up with Meite's name in the NUFC team!

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Bolton Wanderers FC Newcastle United's Starting Line Up

 

GK = Jussi Jaaskelainen  Shay Given

RB = Nicky Hunt               Stephen Taylor

LB = Ricardo Gardner      Stephen Carr

CB = Tal Ben Haim           David Rosenthal

CB = Abdoulaye Faye    Cacapa

CM = Abdoulaye Meite  Geremi

CM = Gary Speed            Nicky Butt

CM = Kevin Nolan          Joey Barton

RWF = El Hadj-Diouf       Obafemi Martins

LWF = Kevin Davies        Alan Smith

CF = Nicholas Anelka     Michael Owen

 

 

Not far off being a similar team...might even end up with Meite's name in the NUFC team!

Practice makes perfect.

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Assuming everybody is FIT (I vaguely remember that concept!), and that we haven't yet got Smith and the Brazillian fella;

 

                                                        Given

Geremi                  Taylor                                      Rozenhal                      Ramage

 

Solano                  Butt                                          Barton                          Milner

 

                            Owen                                        Martins 

 

SUBS

Viduka

Carr

N'Zogbia

Harper

Duff

 

Even looking at that after I have typed up, we SOOOOOOOOOOOOO need a left back and a centre-half as cover/support.

 

If Smith and the Lyon CH both sign then I think things look much, much better.                           

 

Please don`t put Ramage up on your XI, it hurts in my eyes. 8)

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Guest Guinness

Hoping we sign Cacapa, Drago and Smith we could see something like this for away games:

 

...................................Given......................................

 

Taylor...........Rozehnal..........Cacapa................Drago

 

..............................Geremi/Butt.................................

 

.....................Barton...............N'Zogbia/Emre............

 

Smith/Milner.................................Martins/Milner/Duff

 

............................Owen/Viduka.................................

 

And this for home games:

 

...................................Given......................................

 

Taylor...........Rozehnal..........Cacapa................Drago

 

..............................Geremi/Butt.................................

 

Milner/Solano.........Barton/Emre...........N'Zogbia/Milner/Duff

 

..............Viduka/Smith..........Owen/Martins...............

 

 

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Guest cfhpantera27

well heres my pro evo team.. lol

 

                        given GK

 

     taylor CB   rozenahl CB   new CB

 

solano WB                              milner/duff WB

                         gerami/butt DM

             barton/emre CM

                     

                    martins/luque SS

             owen CF   viduka CF

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                      Prison Guard 

 

Prison Guard  Prison Guard  Prison Guard 

 

Prison Guard  Joey Barton    Prison Guard 

 

Prison Guard  Prison Guard  Prison Guard 

 

                      Prison Guard 

 

 

 

 

I call it the 'cage formation'

 

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As it stands, no injuries considered:

 

------------------------------------- Given -------------------------------------

 

Solano --------------- Taylor ------------- Rozehnal ----------- Babayaro

 

Milner --------------- Geremi ------------- Barton --------------- N'Zogbia

 

----------------------- Viduka -------------- Owen ---------------------------

 

SO much competition for places, it's insane. There's Emre, Butt and Smith all potential centre-mids. Duff and Luque for down the left aswell. Geremi/Nobby for right-wing if we like. Ameobi, Smith, Martins all other options upfront. It's madness. This is the best attacking squad we've had in yonks.

 

I'd love to see us try 4-5-1 at some point. But our players fit magically into a 4-4-2 system at the moment. And this 3-5-2 crap worries me. When has it EVER, EVER worked in England?

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As it stands, no injuries considered:

 

------------------------------------- Given -------------------------------------

 

Solano --------------- Taylor ------------- Rozehnal ----------- Babayaro

 

Milner --------------- Geremi ------------- Barton --------------- N'Zogbia

 

----------------------- Viduka -------------- Owen ---------------------------

 

SO much competition for places, it's insane. There's Emre, Butt and Smith all potential centre-mids. Duff and Luque for down the left aswell. Geremi/Nobby for right-wing if we like. Ameobi, Smith, Martins all other options upfront. It's madness. This is the best attacking squad we've had in yonks.

 

I'd love to see us try 4-5-1 at some point. But our players fit magically into a 4-4-2 system at the moment. And this 3-5-2 crap worries me. When has it EVER, EVER worked in England?

 

don't know what it is but i don't like the look of that team

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                      Prison Guard 

 

Prison Guard  Prison Guard  Prison Guard 

 

Prison Guard  Joey Barton    Prison Guard 

 

Prison Guard  Prison Guard  Prison Guard 

 

                      Prison Guard 

 

 

 

 

I call it the 'cage formation'

 

 

bluelaugh.gif excellent!

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As it stands, no injuries considered:

 

------------------------------------- Given -------------------------------------

 

Solano --------------- Taylor ------------- Rozehnal ----------- Babayaro

 

Milner --------------- Geremi ------------- Barton --------------- N'Zogbia

 

----------------------- Viduka -------------- Owen ---------------------------

 

SO much competition for places, it's insane. There's Emre, Butt and Smith all potential centre-mids. Duff and Luque for down the left aswell. Geremi/Nobby for right-wing if we like. Ameobi, Smith, Martins all other options upfront. It's madness. This is the best attacking squad we've had in yonks.

 

I'd love to see us try 4-5-1 at some point. But our players fit magically into a 4-4-2 system at the moment. And this 3-5-2 crap worries me. When has it EVER, EVER worked in England?

 

don't know what it is but i don't like the look of that team

 

Awesome input.

 

Either way. The defense picks itself at the moment, really. Well it should do; just that we're in pre-season at the moment. There are so many variations to the front six, it doesn't really make any difference what we 'predict', we'll most likely be wrong anyhow!

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Can't see Big Sam playing Nobby in the defence :nope: Atleast he hasn't palyed there during the pre-season (or has he?)

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Can't see Big Sam playing Nobby in the defence :nope: Atleast he hasn't palyed there during the pre-season (or has he?)

 

I know. But given the situation at the moment, Nobby should be the right-back really. With Geremi absolutely wasted not being in a midfield role, the only other alternative would be Carr. A right-handed supply of Nobby, Milner and Geremi at the right of centre-mid - to Owen and Viduka - is potentially immense.

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Why are people picking Geremi in central midfield. Personally i don't think he has particually shone there in pre season and we may as well play him at right back, where i think is his best position.

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Why are people picking Geremi in central midfield. Personally i don't think he has particually shone there in pre season and we may as well play him at right back, where i think is his best position.

 

Riiiiiiiight.

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Why are people picking Geremi in central midfield. Personally i don't think he has particually shone there in pre season and we may as well play him at right back, where i think is his best position.

 

Riiiiiiiight.

 

Haha

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Guest shearer_united

i'd go with 4 - 3 -3 :

 

 

Carr - Taylor - Rozenhal - Drago

 

Solano    Geremi            Duff

 

  Smith              Martins

 

              Owen

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Hoping we sign Cacapa, Drago and Smith we could see something like this for away games:

 

...................................Given......................................

 

Taylor...........Rozehnal..........Cacapa................Drago

 

..............................Geremi/Butt.................................

 

.....................Barton...............N'Zogbia/Emre............

 

Smith/Milner.................................Martins/Milner/Duff

 

............................Owen/Viduka.................................

 

And this for home games:

 

...................................Given......................................

 

Taylor...........Rozehnal..........Cacapa................Drago

 

..............................Geremi/Butt.................................

 

Milner/Solano.........Barton/Emre...........N'Zogbia/Milner/Duff

 

..............Viduka/Smith..........Owen/Martins...............

 

 

 

Around the best for me so far.

 

Sure we will be playing 4-4-2 at home and 4-3-3/4-5-1 away. But all games will depend on the oposition.

 

Still think we will add a DM in addition to the defenders incoming. Diop/Faye looking likely possibly both.

 

I cant believe the competition for places we have already.

 

Not that I dont rate Butt, I like the idea of Diop or similar as lynchpin with any two of Smith, Barton, Geremi and Emre infront:

 

It will be hard keeping everyone happy, even prior to Dyers departure I didnt know where he could fit into our starting 11. Its hard to find a spot for Milner, Solano and N'Zog in the 4-3-3 if we play 3 Strikers up top.

 

Everyone should get games if we are switching formations regularly, based on opponents, its nice to have these options.

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I prefer a 4-4-2 formation so if I was to select a line up from a fully fit squad I would probably go with:

 

1.  Given

 

2.  Geremi

3.  Drago

4.  Rozenhal

5.  Taylor

 

7.  Milner

11. Duff

6.  Barton

8.  Emre

 

9.  Viduka

10. Owen

 

Question marks there though whether Emre and Barton would work, and I didnt put Cacapa in (assuming he's signed) because I've not seen him play. I havent seen Drago... play either but I'd imagine he's better than Babayaro.

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Hoping we sign Cacapa, Drago and Smith we could see something like this for away games:

 

...................................Given......................................

 

Taylor...........Rozehnal..........Cacapa................Drago

 

..............................Geremi/Butt.................................

 

.....................Barton...............N'Zogbia/Emre............

 

Smith/Milner.................................Martins/Milner/Duff

 

............................Owen/Viduka.................................

 

And this for home games:

 

...................................Given......................................

 

Taylor...........Rozehnal..........Cacapa................Drago

 

..............................Geremi/Butt.................................

 

Milner/Solano.........Barton/Emre...........N'Zogbia/Milner/Duff

 

..............Viduka/Smith..........Owen/Martins...............

 

 

This.

 

 

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potentially:

 

                                  given

 

  geremi          taylor                rozehnal          baines

 

  solano                      barton                        duff

                                 

                                  smith

 

                      viduka          owen

 

subs: martins, milner, n'zogbia, cacapa, harper.

 

OMFG!!!!!

 

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If the current signings go ahead, our squad suddenly looks quite a bit better.

 

What team would you now play at Bolton?

 

MY TEAM TO START V BOLTON NEXT SEASON: (at the moment)

 

                       GIVEN

 

NOBBY TAYLOR ROZENHAL  DRAGO

       

MILNER        BUTT   GEREMI    ZOGGY     

       

                               MARTINS

                   AMEOBI             

 

subs Harper, Cacapa/Edgar,  Smith/Emre/Luque, Owen, Viduka/Carroll

 

+ Barton and Duff to come back from longer term injuries.

At the moment ? We haven't even signed Drago !
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