Team for Fulham (A)

[Nameless]

Somewhat confused that some people have chosen Blackett over McShane...
I think I'd play Illori ahead of Blackett but that would be close. Illori looks a much better footballer and by far the better athlete my hesitation is because any judgement is based on pretty limited evidence !

I'd go 5-3-2 for the first leg

Al Habsi
Gunter
McShane
Moore
Illori
Obita
Evans
Williams
Kelly
Yann
Meite (assuming Gmac isn't fit)

Bench would be
Keeper with the long name
Watson
Blackett
Swift
Joey
Grabban
Beerens

[jar95]

AAH

Gunter
Moore
McShane
Ilori
Obita

Evans
Williams
Swift

Kermorgant
McCleary/Beerens

Jakkola, Watson, Van den Berg, Kelly, Popa/Beerens Grabban, Mendes

Think we need to be sure at the back, 5 at the back and then Evans.. then have the option to bring in Kelly for the home leg to be more creative

[Nameless]

Kelly will give us much more defensively than Swift though. Surely you would play Kelly with the option to bring on Swift (for Williams) if we wanted mor creativity.

[CountryRoyal]

FWIW these were the starting line ups for our games with Fulham this season.

Fulham 5 - 0 Reading
Reading: Al-Habsi, Gunter, McShane, Blackett, Obita, Evans, Williams, VDB, McCleary, Samuel, Beerens

Fulham: Button, Fredericks, Kalas, Ream, Malone, Johansen, McDonald, Aluko, Cairney, Ayité, Martin

Reading 0 - 0 Fulham (fogg8)
Reading: Al-Habsi, Gunter, VDB, Moore, Blackett, Evans, Williams, Kelly, McCleary, Kermorgant, Harriott

Fulham: Button, Fredericks, Madl, Ream, Malone, McDonald, Johansen, Aluko, Cairney, Piazon, Ayité

Reading 1 - 0 Fulham
Reading: Al-Habsi, Gunter, McShane, Moore, VDB, Blackett, Williams, Kelly, Swift, Beerens, McCleary

Fulham: Button, Madl, Kalas, Ream, Fredericks, McDonald, Johansen, Malone, Cairney, Aluko, Martin

[Nameless]

Wow, didn't realise Yann missed both games.
So let's factor into our chances that we've now got a centre forward having his best ever season in the game.
No Moore for the away game either kind of tells a story (alongside the red card)

[Ian Royal]

.....................Al-Habsi
...........Macca.Moore..Ilori
Gunts.......Evans...Kelly......Obita
........................Swift
..............McCleary..Kermit

Grabban in for McCleary if he's not fit. Close call between Blackett and Ilori, Swift and Williams.

[Ian Royal]

Wow, didn't realise Yann missed both games.
So let's factor into our chances that we've now got a centre forward having his best ever season in the game.
No Moore for the away game either kind of tells a story (alongside the red card)

Indeedy, Moore and Kermie big misses in that game, and having neither Kelly, nor Swift kinda scuppers our ability to actually pass through midfield creatively.

[maffff]

Its encouraging that a lot of our good players are still quite young.

Potential team of u25's:

---------------------------------Bond (23)------------
-Watson (20)---Moore (24)--------------Blackett (23)---Obita (23)
----------------------------------Kelly (21)
----------------Evans (22)-----------------Swift (21)
-Stacey (21)-----------------------------------------------Harriott (23)
--------------------------------Rakels (24)

Others:
GK: Moore (22), Legg (21), Ward (20), Southwood (19)
DF: Ilori (24), Gravenberch (23), Cooper (22), Keown (22), Long (22) Dickie (21), Hyam (21) Andresson (19), Jules (19)
MF: Wieser (24), Fosu (21), Kuhl (21), Meite (21), Rinomhota (20), Tanner (20), Sheppard (19), Barrett (18), Holsgrove (17) Loader (16)
FW: Samuel (23), Novakovich (20)

Just starts to look light in the wings and up front (I know some of the others are years off, it isn't comprehensive and some of those listed as others will no doubt leave this summer....)