Starting Eleven against Ipswich?

You know the idea now.......forecast Saints starting eleven for Wednesday's match with Ipswich and we'll see who gets most right.

Don't have much time to see how fit the kids will be after such a hard game. Surman looks like he needs a rest.I would like to see Jan try a different tactic especially as we are at home.We do have to play Pekhart from the start.

I was a very late entrant for the QPR match (having only just joined the forum in time to air my view) so I shall go first this time around.

I think Jan will go with:

----------------------Kelvin----------------------
James------Cork-----------Perry-----Surman
--------------Wotton-------Gillett--------------
--------------------Spiderman------------------
Lallana-------------------------------------Dyer
--------------------McGoldrick-------------------

However, I would go with:


----------------------Kelvin----------------------
James------Cork-----------Perry-----Surman
--------------Wotton-----Spiderman----------
--------------------Lallana------------------
McGoldrick-------------------------------Skacel
-----------------John (or Pekhart)--------------

I'll try...

Davis, James, Cork, Perry, Surman, Wotton, Schneiderlin, Gillett, Lallana, McGoldrick, Pekhart


But, of course, it could be some will need to be rested.

FLOWERS
BENALI
KILLER
CLAUS
DODD
RUDDOCK
HURLOCK
LE TISSIER
CHANNON
SHEARER
DANNY WALLACE

YEAH I WISH

Paine will sulk because you have dropped him!!

Sydenham as well. Him and Paine were a really good outlet for our style of play.

Vegassaint wrote:FLOWERS
BENALI
KILLER
CLAUS
DODD
RUDDOCK
HURLOCK
LE TISSIER
CHANNON
SHEARER
DANNY WALLACE

YEAH I WISH

SUBS
PAINE
SYDENHAM
DAVIES (RON)
KEEGAN
IVAN GOLAC

Great idea......but I doubt whether you will score many points for picking the same players as Mr Poortvliet!

DAVIES
CORK
PERRY
JAMES
SURMAN
WOTTON
SPIDERMAN
GILLET
LALLANA
JOHN
PEKART

See we're getting used to seeing Killer out of the side.

SFC Forever wrote:See we're getting used to seeing Killer out of the side.

would like to see him but he is injured so therefore cant be picked

Vegassaint wrote:FLOWERS
BENALI
KILLER
CLAUS
DODD
RUDDOCK
HURLOCK
LE TISSIER
CHANNON
SHEARER
DANNY WALLACE

YEAH I WISH

Hurlock! why why why he was appalling

mynameisthehulk wrote:

Vegassaint wrote:FLOWERS
BENALI
KILLER
CLAUS
DODD
RUDDOCK
HURLOCK
LE TISSIER
CHANNON
SHEARER
DANNY WALLACE

YEAH I WISH

Hurlock! why why why he was appalling

GRANTED HE WAS BUT HE WAS AN ANIMAL IN MIDFIELD AND GAVE US THAT BIT OF MUSCLE THAT WE NEEDED
AND WASNT SCARED GOING IN HARD

Davis
James Cork Perry Mills
Wotton Schneiderlin
Lallana Surman Skacel
John

Subs: Bart, Gillett, Thomson, McGoldrick, Peckhart


That is what I would pick but I expect jan to pick


Davis
James Cork Perry Surman
Gillett Schneiderlin
McG Lallana Dyer
John

Vegassaint wrote:FLOWERS
BENALI
KILLER
CLAUS
DODD
RUDDOCK
HURLOCK
LE TISSIER
CHANNON
SHEARER
DANNY WALLACE

YEAH I WISH

Bloody good side , and would beat most sides in the championship !!!!

I will try this lot :-
Davis
James Cork Perry Scacel
Wotton Schneiderlin
Lallana
McGoldrick Dyer
Pekhart

Subs :- John Bialkowski Mills Surman Gillett

Ipswich are normally bad away but have had a fair start.
Would like Mills to get a kick if game allows.

Vegassaint wrote:

mynameisthehulk wrote:

Vegassaint wrote:FLOWERS
BENALI
KILLER
CLAUS
DODD
RUDDOCK
HURLOCK
LE TISSIER
CHANNON
SHEARER
DANNY WALLACE

YEAH I WISH

Hurlock! why why why he was appalling

GRANTED HE WAS BUT HE WAS AN ANIMAL IN MIDFIELD AND GAVE US THAT BIT OF MUSCLE THAT WE NEEDED
AND WASNT SCARED GOING IN HARD

I am an animal who is not scared to go in hard but I am a shocking football player.

It seems Ipswich could have a few fitness problems...

http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s78/st133564.htm

Are we in turmoil as this pinch from another website suggests??

'Saints left in turmoil
Posted on Wednesday 17 Sep 2008 09:25:00

After the injury sustained by Lee Holmes on Sunday, Saints are now even more woefully short of left-sided players, with very limited options available to Head Coach Jan Poortvliet. Apart from Holmes, Andrew Surman has been the only left-footed player to significantly feature for the club this season, playing somewhat out of position as it is, in a left-back role. With so many games coming up, many people will be wondering how the squad will cope in this predicament.

Following the QPR game, a scan on Monday revealed that Holmes has medial ligament damage that will probably keep him out of action for around two months. As the left winger admitted to the club’s official site, it couldn’t have come at a worse time.

“We have a lot of games coming up in quick succession so we need as many people to be available as possible. I guess I was just unlucky.”

Poortvliet has choices, but none of them are ideal.

Nathan Dyer was Holmes’ replacement, and looks likely to remain so for the time being. But with Surman playing more defensively than he is totally comfortable with, it doesn’t seem sensible to play another player out of position on that left side, which will certainly become our weak area.

The only other left-footed players in the squad are Joseph Mills and Rudi Skacel.

Mills made his first team debut, after impressing in pre-season, at home to Birmingham in the cup. He did well and offers a more defensive option at left-back, potentially freeing up Surman to move into midfield. However, this would mean that the defence lacks even more experience than they would otherwise with Surman staying back.

Despite failed attempts to off-load him in the summer and the player’s desire to move away in order to gain first-team football, Skacel remains at the club and is back training with the first team. Therefore, it would make sense to utilise him at some point in the next few weeks.

Poortvliet seems unconvinced of the merits of keeping a bad apple in among his blossoming young squad, but nevertheless opened the door to Skacel, who certainly has something to offer the team. Whether at left-back or as the left-sided attacker, Skacel adds experience and a level of quality. But the jury is clearly still out on whether he will also add other undesired elements to the fragile dressing room.

Poortvliet has some tough choices ahead of him, with plenty of questions to ask of his players and no easy answers. Either way, whatever he decides, I’d be prepared to bet that Holmes will walk straight back into the side as soon as he stops hobbling.

Which combination would you opt for on the left side?'

Greetings all,


I reckon it will be:

Davis Perry Cork James Wotton Surman Spiderman Gillett Lallana McGoldrick Peckart

Subs - Bart John Skacel Mills

Starting eleven were: Davis, James, Perry, Cork, Surman, Gillett, Wotton, Dyer, Lallana, McGoldrick and John

Minsk 10 points
Team Saint 10
Pete From Oz 9
SaintMike 9
Vegassaint 9
SFC Forever 8


What fooled everyone was Schneiderlin's omission.

After the QPR and Ipswich game, the running totals are....

1. Minsk 19
Team Saint 19
3. Pete From Oz 18
4. SaintMike 17
SFC Forever 17
6. Bloop 9
Marc5510 9
My Name is the Hulk 9
Vegassaint 9
10. Super Mikey 7

Be sure to get in your forecast for the Barnsley match on Saturday.......you cain't win it if you ain't in it!!