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  1. Doodle

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    Personally I'd put one of the O'Connors in there if we're playing a holding midfielder... Anthony has done it before and is a decent enough footballer and, whilst I don't know of him having done it before, I think Paudie would be excellent in that role given his technical ability
     
    #146 Doodle, Sep 7, 2019
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    This could well happen today. BowyerS goes 4-4-2 to the wishes of the unwashed and then spend the rest of the match complaining that Northampton are running through midfield unopposed. I don't mind 4-4-2, an ideal formation for khazi league football but only if your manager believes in it and has the personnel to play it. Play to your strengths, not to what the fans clamour for.
     
    #151 Rogered Tart, Sep 7, 2019
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  3. Tolly856

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    That's because you're a loonball. Why would anyone with a brain cell play 4 midfielders out of position?
     
    #156 Tolly856, Sep 7, 2019
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    Pray for fordy
     
    #164 Dratsab taf, Sep 7, 2019
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    Akpan not even on the bench. Penny and dropped are two words coming to mind.
     
    #168 Mitchelldownie, Sep 7, 2019
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    The initial loan was only short term until the 3rd Sept. Guess it wasn't extended
     
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    #174 SimonW, Sep 7, 2019
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  7. How

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    It’ll be Bowyer. No matter what
     
    #182 How, Sep 7, 2019
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    No doubt in my mind 442 is the best formation
    Wonder if they practice it
    We have the quality players required thanks to Mr Rupp just need a decent manager and assistant manager now
    They need motivating and a settled team/formation before we start winning games
     
    #200 Bantamsteve, Sep 7, 2019
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    There’s got to be a decent, no-nonsense free-agent midfielder out there, available. Somewhere!!
     
    #241 Paul, Sep 7, 2019
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  10. Tolly856

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    Good second half performance.

    Shame ismael got sent off as he looked bright when he came on.
     
    #247 Tolly856, Sep 7, 2019
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    Yep, had the name Kennelly on his shirt or something, I'm presuming his favourite player is Connolly and he can't spell.
     
    #268 JonButterfield, Sep 7, 2019
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    The other thing is A O'C would bring an element of "shithousery" to it as well. Need some nasty in there.
     
    #270 Tennesseebantam, Sep 7, 2019
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    Maybe he likes Kelvin as well and couldn't chose between them so did a bit of a mash up.
     
    #271 Petrov, Sep 7, 2019
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    Dawson
     
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    Oi, you're spoiling my narrative.

    #fakenews
     
    #284 Botswana Bantam, Sep 7, 2019
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    Yes we have to play at that tempo as we're consistently playing the other team and the officials.

    We have to assume we are going to get short changed over and over.
     
    #289 JonButterfield, Sep 7, 2019
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    Tempo is not always easy to dictate. Away teams time waste, go down easily for entirely that reason to make it stop start
     
    #295 Damo, Sep 7, 2019
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    I agree, like I said we were fine until their goal. Then our heads dropped and their antics began. Second half a lot better. Maybe it’s just because we’ve been served up so much crap recently, but I enjoyed that game and always felt we were gunna win and we’re the far better team.
     
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    #297 WilsdenBantam, Sep 7, 2019
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  19. Faithful Bantam

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    Wouldnt go as far as to say Connolly impressed personally. Hes clearly quick, but he needs to be more direct when he has the ball. Something there though, for sure.

    Ismail is the one on the right. Need him fit and firing. And I thought Pritchard had a good game on the left.
     
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    #305 Faithful Bantam, Sep 7, 2019
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    Only one way to find out. Weve seen enough of Akpan, Devine and Anderson to know they're not the answer.

    A 442 with cooke in for Devine could easily become a 433 with Palmer sitting, Pritchard dropping into central midfield and Donaldson pulling wide.

    Though If we start 433 at Walsall I'd be tempted to start AoC in midfield behind Palmer and Cooke and maybe use Donnelly from the bench.
     
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    #319 Faithful Bantam, Sep 7, 2019
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