Team For Birmingham (a)

[Angry Shed Sex]

Al-Habsi will be in net

Hopefully not picking the ball out the back of it.

[Forbury Lion]

Are we supposed to be picking our preferred team or trying to predict the team the manager will pick

[Ian Royal]

Can't see playing Fosu on the wrong side being a good idea.

Jesus Christ Ian




Study this in a 5-5-6 formation

Dunno what you're upset about, you know he's a left winger.

[paultheroyal]

[Royal Ginger]

Are we supposed to be picking our preferred team or trying to predict the team the manager will pick

Pick one and then argue unwavering that you were going for the other when people over aggressively point out their opinions as facts.

[RoyallyFcuked]

McCleary being out is a big blow, but I actually didnt want Pog in the first 11 so maybe this could be a blessing in disguise. I think Cox is potentially a better partner for Orlando Sa, and Samuel also deserves a chance. I think I'd choose Sa and Samuel to start upfront.

Don't want a makeshift winger like Blackman in the team either so now that McCleary is out I expect (hope) that we will sign someone. This now looks like being Paolo Hurtado so my team would be this -

GK - Bond
RB - Gunter
CB - McShane/Ferdinand
CB - Hector
LB - Obita
RM - Fosu
CM - Williams
CM - Quinn
LM - NEW SIGNING - Hurtado?
ST - Samuel
ST - Orlando Sa

[Basingstoke Royal]

With Mcleary out we are short on wingers. I like the idea of 5-3-2/3-5-2 as suggested in the first post.

Gk Bond

Rwb Gunter
Cb Mcshane
Cb Ferdinand
Cb Hector
Lwb Obita

Cm Quinn
Cm Williams
Cm Norwood

St Sa
St Blackman

[CountryRoyal]

GK: Al-Habsi

RB: Gunter
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Hector
LB: Obita

CM: Williams
CM: Norwood
CM: Quinn

RW: Hurtado
LW: Fosu

ST: Samuel

[paddy20]

Sa's not fit yet, Fosu is not ready, Tshibola faded badly although started well. Not disputing your line up but pointing out how weak we are especially without Macleery and Pog. Unless we make a couple of great signings this team looks like relegation candidates already.

Seriously?

Can't see it. I think we'll get a lot of clean sheets this year. If we don't do well it won't be because of a leaky defence but due to a lack of goals.

The CBs look very solid with Hector, Ferdinand, McShane, Morrison, Keown, and I fancy Obita for a big season.

The central midfield looks strong with Williams, Quinn, Norwood backed up by Tish.

I just can't see us even remotely near the bottom

Just think that relying on Fosu and Tish, the possible problem in goal and no goalscorer will be our undoing. We played some nice football on Saturday but it was so unproductive. Compare that to the team on07/08 when the ball was sprayed out to the wings and the ball was in the box asap.How many times did that happen against Espanyol? Clarke seems to favour a defensive style of play but for that to work you need a prolific goalscorer. We haven't got one and we missed our best chance with Beric.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sa's not fit yet, Fosu is not ready, Tshibola faded badly although started well. Not disputing your line up but pointing out how weak we are especially without Macleery and Pog. Unless we make a couple of great signings this team looks like relegation candidates already.

Seriously?

Can't see it. I think we'll get a lot of clean sheets this year. If we don't do well it won't be because of a leaky defence but due to a lack of goals.

The CBs look very solid with Hector, Ferdinand, McShane, Morrison, Keown, and I fancy Obita for a big season.

The central midfield looks strong with Williams, Quinn, Norwood backed up by Tish.

I just can't see us even remotely near the bottom

Just think that relying on Fosu and Tish, the possible problem in goal and no goalscorer will be our undoing. We played some nice football on Saturday but it was so unproductive. Compare that to the team on07/08 when the ball was sprayed out to the wings and the ball was in the box asap.How many times did that happen against Espanyol? Clarke seems to favour a defensive style of play but for that to work you need a prolific goalscorer. We haven't got one and we missed our best chance with Beric.

07/08 when we got relegated?

[Reading4eva]

Samuel
Sa

Fosu Williams Quinn Blackman

Obita Ferdinand Hector Gunter

Bond

[Reading4eva]

RW: Hurtado

It appears there are holdups with the Visa. Nothing wrong, just takes forever

[LoyalRoyal22]

Clarke has been playing Williams in the Number 10 role all pre-season, cant see him changing that at Birmingham

Bond

Gunter
Ferdinand
Hector
Obita

Fosu
Norwood
Tishbola
Quinn

Williams
Sa/Samuel

[Royal_Biscuit]

Al Habsi; Gunter (c), Hector, Ferdinand, Obita; Tshibola, Quinn, Norwood, Williams; Blackman, Cox

Subs: Bond, Taylor, McShane, Akpan, Fosu, Samuel, Sa

[TheBaldOne]

Al-Habsi

Gunter
Hector (C)
Ferdinand
Obita

Blackman
Tshibola
Norwood
Quinn

Williams

Sa

Subs- Bond, McShane, Akpan, Fosu, Long, Samuel, Cox,

0-0 draw

[savage 4 england]

Bond

Gunter
Ferdinand
Hector
Obita

Norwood
Williams
Quinn

Blackman
Samuel
Fosu

[genome]

Would quite like to see

Bond

Obita
Ferdinand
Hector
Gunter

Williams
Norwood

Fosu
Quinn
Blackman

Sa

[MouldyRoyal]

Al Habsi (Or Bond *shrug*)

Gunter Ferdinand Hector Obita

Quinn Norwood

Blackman Williams Fosu

Sa (or Samuel??)

Subs: Bond/Ali, Cox, Samuel, HRK, Akpan, McShane, Keown

[Coppelled_Streets]

---------------------------- Bond ----------------------------
Gunter --- Ferdinand ----- Hector ---------- Obita
-------------------------- Norwood ------------------------
----- Quinn ----------- Williams ----------------- Fosu
------------------- Sa ------------------ Samuel ----------

[Jimmy K]

Bond
Gunter Ferdinand McShane Obita
-------------------Hector-------------------
----------Norwood Williams-----------
Quinn---------------------------------Fosu
-----------------------Sa----------------------