: Mon May 04, 2009 10:26 pm  

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nahhh, Nicky Nicky Butt, Nicky Butt, Nicky Nicky Butt!

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:30 pm  

*jonny* wrote:

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nahhh, Nicky Nicky Butt, Nicky Butt, Nicky Nicky Butt!

I'll give him twice the abuse on Monday to make up for your absence.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:32 pm  

That is quite an attacking side. Lovenkrands in midfield? Centre midfield?!

Why Beye at centre back and not Taylor? Surely it would be right to play both in their natural positions?

What's up with Kevin Nolan, by the way?

I was thinking more something like this:

Harper

Beye
Taylor
Bassong
Enrique

Nolan
Guthrie
Smith

Jonas
Duff

Martins


But yeah, I'm not too sure on your injury/suspended situation, and I expect to see Butt in there.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:37 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

That is quite an attacking side. Lovenkrands in midfield? Centre midfield?!

Why Beye at centre back and not Taylor? Surely it would be right to play both in their natural positions?

What's up with Kevin Nolan, by the way?

I was thinking more something like this:

Harper

Beye
Taylor
Bassong
Enrique

Nolan
Guthrie
Smith

Jonas
Duff

Martins


But yeah, I'm not too sure on your injury/suspended situation, and I expect to see Butt in there.

We need to win and need to attack from the off. That team actually has a bit of pace in it too.

Lovenkrands has pace which is what we seriously lack as I've mentioned above. He works hard for the team and can also hold up the ball pretty well.

Taylor has been very impressive at right back this season filling in for Beye and a lot of people would like to see him make that position his own as he can be a liability at centre back. Beye has also done really well when he played centre back for a few games, so that is why I'd play them like that.

Kevin Nolan is gash. He has gone missing far too easily when he's played.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:45 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

We need to win and need to attack from the off. That team actually has a bit of pace in it too.

Lovenkrands has pace which is what we seriously lack as I've mentioned above. He works hard for the team and can also hold up the ball pretty well.

Taylor has been very impressive at right back this season filling in for Beye and a lot of people would like to see him make that position his own as he can be a liability at centre back. Beye has also done really well when he played centre back for a few games, so that is why I'd play them like that.

Kevin Nolan is gash. He has gone missing far too easily when he's played.

You can't play him his tackling technique is gash.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:49 pm  

*jonny* wrote:

You can't play him his tackling technique is gash.

: Mon May 04, 2009 10:55 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

We need to win and need to attack from the off. That team actually has a bit of pace in it too.

Lovenkrands has pace which is what we seriously lack as I've mentioned above. He works hard for the team and can also hold up the ball pretty well.

Taylor has been very impressive at right back this season filling in for Beye and a lot of people would like to see him make that position his own as he can be a liability at centre back. Beye has also done really well when he played centre back for a few games, so that is why I'd play them like that.

Kevin Nolan is gash. He has gone missing far too easily when he's played.

Whilst I agree you do lack pace, from what I saw of Lovenkrands the other day, he had absolutely nothing defensively or tactically in him. He just seemed to swan around looking lost, whilst most of your players did that as well, considering he 'works hard', I didn't see enough the other day warranted him a place in the middle of the park. I know you need to go all out and attack, but 'Boro are an alright counter-attacking side, surely trying to get the balance right is the way forward and trying to boss things is the way forward, I just don't see how you'd control things with one centre midfielder.

As for Taylor and Beye, maybe if it was the start of the season but again I'm not too sure how good a decision it is to move players around. I guess it goes on preference but in these times of struggle, I'd have thought Shearer would try to get the basics right, by playing players in their position with a pretty standard formation.

: Mon May 04, 2009 11:02 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Whilst I agree you do lack pace, from what I saw of Lovenkrands the other day, he had absolutely nothing defensively or tactically in him. He just seemed to swan around looking lost, whilst most of your players did that as well, considering he 'works hard', I didn't see enough the other day warranted him a place in the middle of the park. I know you need to go all out and attack, but 'Boro are an alright counter-attacking side, surely trying to get the balance right is the way forward and trying to boss things is the way forward, I just don't see how you'd control things with one centre midfielder.

As for Taylor and Beye, maybe if it was the start of the season but again I'm not too sure how good a decision it is to move players around. I guess it goes on preference but in these times of struggle, I'd have thought Shearer would try to get the basics right, by playing players in their position with a pretty standard formation.

To be honest you could see he looked off the pace yesterday but I didn't expect anything else after missing every game since Chelsea through injury. If we go for Butt and/or Smith in midfield, we just have no mobility. I can handle Butt playing in a 4-3-3 but he needs the hard-working Jonas and Guthrie alongside him.

Yep, can understand that. As long as Taylor is fit, I'm not fussed where he plays. We just need to get him back in the side as we have missed him.

: Mon May 04, 2009 11:12 pm  

Looking at the bottom of the PL I am starting to think Newcastle will now go down. Hull are struggling for points but have them on the board already and I fancy them to best Stoke at home and maybe get a point at Bolton. Boro look down and so now do Newcastle who to me look a truly clueless side.

I actually fancy Boro to beat Newcastle next week and I think Fulham will get a draw at SJP too.


Great win for us at Boro, Giggs and Scholes were excellent. A big week coming up, two wins would be amazing but I think the likely outcome is two draws. I also fancy Utd to draw with Arsenal in the league meaning we will have to win at Wigan and Hull to win the title.

: Mon May 04, 2009 11:36 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Looking at the bottom of the PL I am starting to think Newcastle will now go down. Hull are struggling for points but have them on the board already and I fancy them to best Stoke at home and maybe get a point at Bolton. Boro look down and so now do Newcastle who to me look a truly clueless side.

I actually fancy Boro to beat Newcastle next week and I think Fulham will get a draw at SJP too.

Boro are truly awful. I can't see where their next point is coming from TBH. They have no fight and no bottle. I expect Newcastle to beat Boro, and can see Hull getting a point versus Stoke at the most.

WBA and Boro are down IMO, the other place is between Newcastle, Hull and Sunderland.

Strangely, Hull's best chance of picking up a point or two is versus United should we have the League wrapped up and we're in the Champions League final.

Next weekend is the biggest weekend of the season for the relegation battle, every team simply has to win to give themselves a chance.