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CaptainMorgans said:
You're right - do remember seeing Sharp playing foot-tennis with Norwood, Bogle & Lowe.
Can't remember seeing Osula, but I'll take your word on it.
Just leaves Baldock, Stevens, RND and Brewster.
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More in the gym I saw Osula but surely he's back on the grass if it was facial injury.
 

Great win against Watford, particularly pleasing to get a clean sheet after showing a lot of defensive vulnerability in the games prior.
We now have some suspensions to contend with, firstly - Egan against Spurs and then Ahmedhodzic for the following two league games.

No injuries from the Watford game but apparently there is some illness continuing to spread amongst the camp. Ciaran Clark is amongst those to have not trained today.
Should it be anything that keeps him out for a little while then we are going to be looking a little thin on the ground again at the back over the next fortnight.

Have pushed back the guess for RND & Brewster. PH still says they're "miles off" and we've not really seen or heard anything of them being "back on the grass."


Revised guesses below:

C Clark - early March - illness

J Egan - 4th March 2023 - 1 game suspension (FA Cup only)

A Ahmedhodzic - 11th March 2023 - 2 game suspension (League only)

G Baldock - early-March 2023 (6 weeks) - hamstring strain

E Stevens - mid-March 2023 -2023 (8 weeks) - unknown muscular injury

R Norrington-Davies - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

R Brewster - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

Guess at the team for Tottenham's visit:

...........................Davies
..............Anel......Clark....Robinson
........Bogle...............................Osborn
..............Doyle..........Coulibaly
.........................McAtee
............Jebbison........Sharp

Subs: Foderingham Basham, Lowe, Fleck, Norwood, Ndiaye, McBurnie.


Play as few first-teamers as possible.
Realistically we're not going to win the FA Cup. Let's have a look at some fringe players and treat it for what it is. A free hit.
I've assumed Baldock isn't going to be thrown straight into a starting line-up.
With Anel missing the next two games through suspension we may as well play him in this one. Were Basham to get injured we'd be playing musical chairs in the league, something we need to avoid.
 
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Interestingly (to me anyway) Frecklington has just been recalled from his Wealdstone loan - where he was doing very well. Fans loved him.

Spose that puts him in the defensive mix.
 
Clark is ill and I assume Bogle is as well as he's not in the squad.
 
This illness rubbish is a red herring. More or less everyone's on the bench. If people were Ill they wouldn't be in the squad.
 

CaptainMorgans said:
No injuries from the Watford game but apparently there is some illness continuing to spread amongst the camp. Ciaran Clark is amongst those to have not trained today.
Should it be anything that keeps him out for a little while then we are going to be looking a little thin on the ground again at the back over the next fortnight.
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Given Clark's luck with injuries this season, I assume the illness is bubonic plague or Ebola.
 
PH on RND and Brewster "Still progressing. They'll be ready when they're ready. Still hopeful [we'll see them before the end of the season] but it's pointless me saying yeah we will see them if something happens."

PH on team news "It's as is. Enda's been on the grass today so he's getting that little bit closer so he'll continue working here while we travel down there. Apart from that, it's the same."
 
After a couple of good wins and two clean sheets, where we suddenly looked more solid at the back and restricted the opposition to few chances.... we went and undid it all with another woeful display away from home.
We got what we deserved at Blackburn and I'm surprised the stats (XG) don't show this.

I think, by this stage, we can all see what our problems are...

  • Wing-backs that can't / won't defend in Bogle & Lowe and no longer contributing in the final third.
  • Vulnerable through the middle when Anel is missing.
- A totally disjointed midfield, badly exposing Norwood as the lone-man in the middle.
- No attacking game-plan, outside of relying on individual skill / set pieces.

I've said elsewhere, but I'll repeat it... there is seemingly no combination of three midfielders that fit into our system and are capable of dominating football matches.

We have tried:
Berge - Norwood - Fleck
This one lacks creativity and mobility.

Doyle - Norwood - McAtee
Zero tactical discipline. We get completely overrun.

I could go on, but the picture is clear. Something needs to change and it can't be a case of simply switching around the personnel.

We messed up our recruitment when we brought in Tommy Doyle. I know a lot of our fans like him, but he hasn't solved any of our midfield conundrums.
When we should have had the chance to put it right we were under embargo.
Bournemouth held off a strong challenge from Nottingham Forest by making a handful of signings in January. We stood still and now have our own challenger in the form of Middlesbrough. To keep them at bay, we need to be so much better than we have been this calendar year (midtable form).

Too many of our players look complacent and are lacking heart for the battle: Bogle, Lowe, Berge, Fleck, even Ndiaye (recently) seems to drop his head when things go against us.
Compare this to 2019 when we had Henderson, Baldock, O'Connell, McGoldrick, Sharp etc. you always felt that - as an absolute minimum, we were never going to be outworked.
Sadly, although this team possesses more technical ability, it doesn't seem to have the same mentality. I've watched us fold in recent weeks.

Personally



Revised guesses below:


A Ahmedhodzic - 11th March 2023 - 2 game suspension (League only)

E Stevens - mid-March 2023 -2023 (8 weeks) - unknown muscular injury

R Norrington-Davies - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

R Brewster - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

Guess at the team for the visit to Reading:

..............................Foderingham
..............Basham......Egan.....Robinson
.........Baldock......................................Lowe
.........Berge.........Norwood..........Fleck
...................McBurnie.........Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Bogle, Clark, Osborn, Doyle, McAtee, Sharp.


It isn't the team I would play, as above - I think something urgent needs to be done in terms of the midfield 3.

For now, I'd probably sacrifice Ndiaye (out of form), for another body in the middle of the park and try to wrestle back some semblance of control.

It would leave some really strong options to change things late on: Bogle, McAtee, Doyle, Ndiaye, Jebbison (who should definitely be in front of Sharp on the bench if it's one or the other).
 
CaptainMorgans said:
After a couple of good wins and two clean sheets, where we suddenly looked more solid at the back and restricted the opposition to few chances.... we went and undid it all with another woeful display away from home.
We got what we deserved at Blackburn and I'm surprised the stats (XG) don't show this.

I think, by this stage, we can all see what our problems are...

  • Wing-backs that can't / won't defend in Bogle & Lowe and no longer contributing in the final third.
  • Vulnerable through the middle when Anel is missing.
- A totally disjointed midfield, badly exposing Norwood as the lone-man in the middle.
- No attacking game-plan, outside of relying on individual skill / set pieces.

I've said elsewhere, but I'll repeat it... there is seemingly no combination of three midfielders that fit into our system and are capable of dominating football matches.

We have tried:
Berge - Norwood - Fleck
This one lacks creativity and mobility.

Doyle - Norwood - McAtee
Zero tactical discipline. We get completely overrun.

I could go on, but the picture is clear. Something needs to change and it can't be a case of simply switching around the personnel.

We messed up our recruitment when we brought in Tommy Doyle. I know a lot of our fans like him, but he hasn't solved any of our midfield conundrums.
When we should have had the chance to put it right we were under embargo.
Bournemouth held off a strong challenge from Nottingham Forest by making a handful of signings in January. We stood still and now have our own challenger in the form of Middlesbrough. To keep them at bay, we need to be so much better than we have been this calendar year (midtable form).

Too many of our players look complacent and are lacking heart for the battle: Bogle, Lowe, Berge, Fleck, even Ndiaye (recently) seems to drop his head when things go against us.
Compare this to 2019 when we had Henderson, Baldock, O'Connell, McGoldrick, Sharp etc. you always felt that - as an absolute minimum, we were never going to be outworked.
Sadly, although this team possesses more technical ability, it doesn't seem to have the same mentality. I've watched us fold in recent weeks.

Personally



Revised guesses below:


A Ahmedhodzic - 11th March 2023 - 2 game suspension (League only)

E Stevens - mid-March 2023 -2023 (8 weeks) - unknown muscular injury

R Norrington-Davies - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

R Brewster - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

Guess at the team for the visit to Reading:

..............................Foderingham
..............Basham......Egan.....Robinson
.........Baldock......................................Lowe
.........Berge.........Norwood..........Fleck
...................McBurnie.........Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Bogle, Clark, Osborn, Doyle, McAtee, Sharp.


It isn't the team I would play, as above - I think something urgent needs to be done in terms of the midfield 3.

For now, I'd probably sacrifice Ndiaye (out of form), for another body in the middle of the park and try to wrestle back some semblance of control.

It would leave some really strong options to change things late on: Bogle, McAtee, Doyle, Ndiaye, Jebbison (who should definitely be in front of Sharp on the bench if it's one or the other).
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Lowe in particular should be nowhere near a starting position
 
CaptainMorgans said:
After a couple of good wins and two clean sheets, where we suddenly looked more solid at the back and restricted the opposition to few chances.... we went and undid it all with another woeful display away from home.
We got what we deserved at Blackburn and I'm surprised the stats (XG) don't show this.

I think, by this stage, we can all see what our problems are...

  • Wing-backs that can't / won't defend in Bogle & Lowe and no longer contributing in the final third.
  • Vulnerable through the middle when Anel is missing.
- A totally disjointed midfield, badly exposing Norwood as the lone-man in the middle.
- No attacking game-plan, outside of relying on individual skill / set pieces.

I've said elsewhere, but I'll repeat it... there is seemingly no combination of three midfielders that fit into our system and are capable of dominating football matches.

We have tried:
Berge - Norwood - Fleck
This one lacks creativity and mobility.

Doyle - Norwood - McAtee
Zero tactical discipline. We get completely overrun.

I could go on, but the picture is clear. Something needs to change and it can't be a case of simply switching around the personnel.

We messed up our recruitment when we brought in Tommy Doyle. I know a lot of our fans like him, but he hasn't solved any of our midfield conundrums.
When we should have had the chance to put it right we were under embargo.
Bournemouth held off a strong challenge from Nottingham Forest by making a handful of signings in January. We stood still and now have our own challenger in the form of Middlesbrough. To keep them at bay, we need to be so much better than we have been this calendar year (midtable form).

Too many of our players look complacent and are lacking heart for the battle: Bogle, Lowe, Berge, Fleck, even Ndiaye (recently) seems to drop his head when things go against us.
Compare this to 2019 when we had Henderson, Baldock, O'Connell, McGoldrick, Sharp etc. you always felt that - as an absolute minimum, we were never going to be outworked.
Sadly, although this team possesses more technical ability, it doesn't seem to have the same mentality. I've watched us fold in recent weeks.

Personally



Revised guesses below:


A Ahmedhodzic - 11th March 2023 - 2 game suspension (League only)

E Stevens - mid-March 2023 -2023 (8 weeks) - unknown muscular injury

R Norrington-Davies - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

R Brewster - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

Guess at the team for the visit to Reading:

..............................Foderingham
..............Basham......Egan.....Robinson
.........Baldock......................................Lowe
.........Berge.........Norwood..........Fleck
...................McBurnie.........Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Bogle, Clark, Osborn, Doyle, McAtee, Sharp.


It isn't the team I would play, as above - I think something urgent needs to be done in terms of the midfield 3.

For now, I'd probably sacrifice Ndiaye (out of form), for another body in the middle of the park and try to wrestle back some semblance of control.

It would leave some really strong options to change things late on: Bogle, McAtee, Doyle, Ndiaye, Jebbison (who should definitely be in front of Sharp on the bench if it's one or the other).
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Osborn and Doyle at least need to come in.
 
I think Baldock has to come back in. I'd also swap Doyle for Fleck. I'd stick with Lowe for now as our defensive problems recently have been more down the right than left. Jebbo should be on the bench at least. This way if we are chasing the game we have Bogle, McAtee and Jebbo to offer something different.
 
South Sea Blade said:
I think Baldock has to come back in. I'd also swap Doyle for Fleck. I'd stick with Lowe for now as our defensive problems recently have been more down the right than left. Jebbo should be on the bench at least. This way if we are chasing the game we have Bogle, McAtee and Jebbo to offer something different.
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Mostly agree, but Doyle has never shone at LCM.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
After a couple of good wins and two clean sheets, where we suddenly looked more solid at the back and restricted the opposition to few chances.... we went and undid it all with another woeful display away from home.
We got what we deserved at Blackburn and I'm surprised the stats (XG) don't show this.

I think, by this stage, we can all see what our problems are...

  • Wing-backs that can't / won't defend in Bogle & Lowe and no longer contributing in the final third.
  • Vulnerable through the middle when Anel is missing.
- A totally disjointed midfield, badly exposing Norwood as the lone-man in the middle.
- No attacking game-plan, outside of relying on individual skill / set pieces.

I've said elsewhere, but I'll repeat it... there is seemingly no combination of three midfielders that fit into our system and are capable of dominating football matches.

We have tried:
Berge - Norwood - Fleck
This one lacks creativity and mobility.

Doyle - Norwood - McAtee
Zero tactical discipline. We get completely overrun.

I could go on, but the picture is clear. Something needs to change and it can't be a case of simply switching around the personnel.

We messed up our recruitment when we brought in Tommy Doyle. I know a lot of our fans like him, but he hasn't solved any of our midfield conundrums.
When we should have had the chance to put it right we were under embargo.
Bournemouth held off a strong challenge from Nottingham Forest by making a handful of signings in January. We stood still and now have our own challenger in the form of Middlesbrough. To keep them at bay, we need to be so much better than we have been this calendar year (midtable form).

Too many of our players look complacent and are lacking heart for the battle: Bogle, Lowe, Berge, Fleck, even Ndiaye (recently) seems to drop his head when things go against us.
Compare this to 2019 when we had Henderson, Baldock, O'Connell, McGoldrick, Sharp etc. you always felt that - as an absolute minimum, we were never going to be outworked.
Sadly, although this team possesses more technical ability, it doesn't seem to have the same mentality. I've watched us fold in recent weeks.

Personally



Revised guesses below:


A Ahmedhodzic - 11th March 2023 - 2 game suspension (League only)

E Stevens - mid-March 2023 -2023 (8 weeks) - unknown muscular injury

R Norrington-Davies - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

R Brewster - April 2023 (6 months) - hamstring surgery

Guess at the team for the visit to Reading:

..............................Foderingham
..............Basham......Egan.....Robinson
.........Baldock......................................Lowe
.........Berge.........Norwood..........Fleck
...................McBurnie.........Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Bogle, Clark, Osborn, Doyle, McAtee, Sharp.


It isn't the team I would play, as above - I think something urgent needs to be done in terms of the midfield 3.

For now, I'd probably sacrifice Ndiaye (out of form), for another body in the middle of the park and try to wrestle back some semblance of control.

It would leave some really strong options to change things late on: Bogle, McAtee, Doyle, Ndiaye, Jebbison (who should definitely be in front of Sharp on the bench if it's one or the other).
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I don't think there's a solution to the midfield. He keeps trying different combinations but they're too inconsistent and they don't compliment each other.

I reckon if we play:

..............................Foderingham
..............Basham......Egan.....Robinson
........Baldock......................................Osborn
.........Berge.........Norwood..........Doyle
...................McBurnie.........Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Bogle, Clark, Fleck, McAtee, Jebbo, Sharp.

we might get some joy but they need to step up.
 

Wes
Baldock bash Egan Robinson Osborn
McAtee Doyle Norwood Ndiaya ( swapping with mcAtee) to play the ten

Mcburnie
 
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