Middlesbrough (h)

[Motown Fox]

Logan

Neilson
Brown
Hobbs
Powell (hinted at by Pearson in Mockery article)

N'Guessan or Dyer
Spearing
Wellens
Adams

Waghorn (1st half)
Kermorgant (hinted at by Pearson in Mockery article)

Subs Weale Fryatt or Vaughan (2nd half the other towards end of game) Bruce (on for either Brown or Hobbs during 2nd half) Oakley King Dyer or N'Guessan

Give Bruno a rest Morrison is out injured

 

[bocadillo]

Am I right in saying this will be Andy King's 100th League game for us if he plays?

Not bad considering he's only 21.

Yes. He's also appeared in a dozen other games.

 

[Harbro-Fox]

Yes. He's also appeared in a dozen other games.

Wow, that very impressive for someone his age.

I hope there is a couple of unknown yougsters in the squad tomorrow it seems the perfect oppurtunity to give them a go.

 

[Matt_B]

Wow, that very impressive for someone his age.

I hope there is a couple of unknown yougsters in the squad tomorrow it seems the perfect oppurtunity to give them a go.

Why does it? Why would we want to risk our winning streak going into a set of hopefully 3 games where confidence and form could be vitally important?

 

[Harbro-Fox]

Why does it? Why would we want to risk our winning streak going into a set of hopefully 3 games where confidence and form could be vitally important?

Our winning streak counts for nothing going into the play offs. The semi final legs are treated like finals and form counts for nothing, it is all or nothing in those two games. I care about having all of our best players fit for the play offs rather than winning tomorrow and then getting some of our better players injured for the play offs. Playing the young guns is a good idea, they get experience against good opposition who like us have nothing to play for.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Our winning streak counts for nothing going into the play offs. The semi final legs are treated like finals and form counts for nothing, it is all or nothing in those two games. I care about having all of our best players fit for the play offs rather than winning tomorrow and then getting some of our better players injured for the play offs. Playing the young guns is a good idea, they get experience against good opposition who like us have nothing to play for.

You honestly don't think going into the play-offs in form is a help to the side? :icon_conf

Yes, these games are going to be cup finals and the biggest of a lot of our players' careers to date, but going into them with confidence will help no end.

 

[Matt_B]

Our winning streak counts for nothing going into the play offs. The semi final legs are treated like finals and form counts for nothing, it is all or nothing in those two games. I care about having all of our best players fit for the play offs rather than winning tomorrow and then getting some of our better players injured for the play offs. Playing the young guns is a good idea, they get experience against good opposition who like us have nothing to play for.

So losing, possibly heavily, will not dent the team's confidence?

 

[Si Nick]

Logan

Neilson
Brown
Hobbs
Powell (hinted at by Pearson in Mockery article)

N'Guessan or Dyer
Spearing
Wellens
Adams

Waghorn (1st half)
Kermorgant (hinted at by Pearson in Mockery article)

Subs Weale Fryatt or Vaughan (2nd half the other towards end of game) Bruce (on for either Brown or Hobbs during 2nd half) Oakley King Dyer or N'Guessan

Give Bruno a rest Morrison is out injured

Bruce needs a game, so I reckon he will start instead of Hobbs or Brown
Be very surprised if they risk Wellens, wonder if Adams may play centre with Solano on the right
Reckon Waghorn will be rested too, perhaps Vaughan & Fryatt switch at some point, whether Fryatt starts depends how long they think he should play

 

[popillius]

Our winning streak counts for nothing going into the play offs. The semi final legs are treated like finals and form counts for nothing, it is all or nothing in those two games. I care about having all of our best players fit for the play offs rather than winning tomorrow and then getting some of our better players injured for the play offs. Playing the young guns is a good idea, they get experience against good opposition who like us have nothing to play for.

Don't be so inexplicably blinkered. Winning is a habit; fall out of that habit and you quickly forget how to do it. Why would you risk going into the most important game of the season thus far on the back of a defeat? Even if it is 'treated like a final' isn't it better to go to a final with tails up? Perhaps that's why Portsmouth are continuing to play their strongest squad (permitted) and grind out a few results before their final.

 

[dpjfox]

no injuries or red cards vital (mustnt risk anyone with niggling injury) must give Fryatt some match time personally id rest Weale Berner Wellens and Waggy

 

[Cate Fox]

Our winning streak counts for nothing going into the play offs. The semi final legs are treated like finals and form counts for nothing, it is all or nothing in those two games. I care about having all of our best players fit for the play offs rather than winning tomorrow and then getting some of our better players injured for the play offs. Playing the young guns is a good idea, they get experience against good opposition who like us have nothing to play for.

I would guess you havent experienced the play offs before Harbs :icon_conf

 

[Blue Maniac]

Just for Harbs...

Ricketts
Thompson
Marshall
Thomas
Morrison
Phillips
Vernan
Williams
Austin
Richards
Shelton

Subs:
Stewart
Miller
Woodbine
Dean
Cummings
Wolfe
Moodie

Nobody?

 

[Siouxsie]

Nobody?

Jamaica sometime?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Jamaica sometime?

No credit for partial answers. Competition, year?

 

[spionfox]

Jamaica?

No. She went of her own accord.

 

[Siouxsie]

No credit for partial answers. Competition, year?

It's a Sunday morning for goodness sake.

I wouldn't normally be up at this time except I'm going somewhere in a few minutes... can't quite remember where....in Leicester perhaps...

 

[LCFCmonkey]

Jamaica. Calgary Winter Olympics 1988.

All of them slid down a hill in a massive sled.

 

[LCFCmonkey]

Nobody?

And googling it, nobody is ever going to guess that! :icon_lol:

 

[Brown Nose]

Weale

Solano Bruce Brown McGivern

Gallagher Spearing Adams Dyer

Kermogant Vaughan


Subs: Logan, Powell, N'Guessan, Fryatt, Neilson + 2 from the academy.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Jamaica 2 Grenada 0, Caribbean Cup 2008.

Ok, I'll make it easier next time.