DrunkenSaint

Still you don't put Forte on, DC could of played upfront on his own and put on Holmes which would of kept our flanks defended somewhat. Gully should of never started in the first place, he's been carried along for a long time now everyone else see's it but NA. We need to splash the cash and quickly.

lol NA has no tactical sense. Player down you do not put an attacking player on u keep the midfield packed and have a upfront on his own and why oh why was forte even on the bench, he's ****e.

Sordell (watford) and Butterfield (Barnsley) both young and scores goals and Butterfield can play anywhere in the midfield would be great and will give us plenty of new options.

This is infact good news, for one it shows we need to sign players, two, AL needs to play more central he isnt a left midfielder we need to get him involved alot more and making him more central is a must (Bale has been giving the free role like MLT had and playing bloody well) and 3...new striker equals no Gully. Oh we really need to adapt and have more than 1 formation, i still like the 451 formation, played right its 424 while attacking but Adkins does not like change or do his homework.

Forte + Dickson and Puncheon will leave i reckon. The end of the season will see a lot more go.

Gully is not a wide player, id only play him wide if there was no one else he;s too lazy to be a wing midfielder. Id drop Gully for a sub role/reserve to lambo.

Like i've said all along play morgan and cork together without the crap diamond and we'll be fine. Hammond has been our weakest link and now i hope NA see's it and keeps that partnership. De Ridder's pace is what we have missed, someone who gets the balls and runs at the defence. My only problem we have, as i see it, is Lallana, he really is not a proper left midfielder his best position is a free role behind the striker/s so he can pull defenders left and right and make runs through the centre. We need a formation to suit him in that position.

Morgan has been one of out best players and one which wants the ball and tries his heart out to get a win and by all means he isn't a right sided midfielder but he has done a good job there. Yes he can not shoot but he's a defensive player, no-one has a go at cork for not scoring or his shooting attempts. I would drop Hammond, he is no captain at this level i'm afraid, Cork would be a better choice captain. Now ppl are saying we need chappers back, yes he brings something else to our midfield but we only played well when he was in the side due to the fact teams couldn't work out our formation, now they have i really don't think chappers will improve it atm, we need a more standard right/left midfielder who has pace and can take on defenders to place in crosses that's what we lack. Then go back to our central midfield rotation system. Oh and tell our players to shoot more instead to passing the ball inside the 18 yard or just outside only to lose the ball. Now its warmed up a little, we might see Gully have a good game this sat.

Was a cold day of course he played like crap.

Butterfield from Barnsley and Sharp would do imo. Butterfield can play left mid or attacking centre and put AL on the right or behind the strikers. Good options to have would cost around 4-5 million then can offload Forte + Dickson. If we do have all the money ppl think we have id go for 2 strikers since Guly simply can not play in the cold weather or away from home and that does not look good when our coldest months are to come. Lately we have missed so many chances in front of goal we need a good striker who can not just score goals but who can create goals as well and a goal scoring midfielder, if we had put even half of our chances away of late we'd still have a comfortable lead.

Yes it was, he turned his back and stooped down allowing Ward to out jump and get the header on target.

Gully was not even playing but i agree our midfield again were lost, apart from Cork who played well i thought, Hammond really needs to sort out his game. I still think AL would be alot better playing off the striker or just behind them like MLT used to do.

Gully is **** away from home and lightweight he should have never been in the team for this.

Depends what happens in the transfer window

heard this about 2-3 weeks ago, good signing if true

2-0 lose, our away form is dreadful and they have seemed to have found some form and diamond formation wont work.

lol not sure why ppl are having a pop at Morgan, it's Hammond who should be questioned, Morgan played bloody well yesterday on the right and when he went back to CM, yes he should of had a shot at goal but instead he passed BUT all our midfielder's do it. We are scared to shoot at distance probably been told to keep passing it by NA til we are in the 6 yard box but this aint working. Of all the games i've seen this season (home and away) Hammond has been very very poor apart from the first 2-3 matches at the start of the season. Even when Chappers is in the team we don't have any width but Chappers gives that little something else so we can get away with it but for how long is unclear. NA needs to work out different tactics for different teams and if we are either home or away, i've said this before we have been found out about this diamond formation and it just does not work all the time. SDR should be used as a forward if NA does not like him in midfield but what we lack in midfield is a pacey winger who can take on the full backs and place crosses in. Not one forward run yesterday from a midfielder beat a defender, they would rather pass the ball back and slow down the attack. We need to buy someone or NA needs to tell the currant midfielders to beat defenders and get crosses in, too many times we try and pass the ball once too many, yes it looks nice but id rather see many simple goals coming from crosses than 1 goal coming from 20 passes. Getting on subject, drop Hammond, make Cork captain play a simple 442 get in a good right sided player with pace and then use the rotation system in the CM like we used to.

Why oh why do we have to try and pass the ball into the net, a few chances so far where the midfielder could of had a shot but passed instead then leads to nothing.

Morgan is playing well so far finding some good space, fox really should of been on the end of Gullys cross, Bart is a worry atm but all good so far.

Hasnt worked for the last 3 games, we only beat hull once we took off a CM and replaced him with a wide player. I said we'll lose against Bristol City and Donny and im saying we'll lose our winning streak today. I think NA watches a different game to everyone else when he plays them 3 in CM. A different type of formation would would using them 3 but not the diamond.

This is what ive been saying all the time. We need to sort out a home team and tactics and an away team and tactics, both should be different or depending who we play. But atm we are playing the same tactics week in week out and teams have figured us out. Both Butterfield (against Boro) and Harding have done a great job when they have come in but to be dropped straight away when his main full back becomes fit. Playing three of our central midfielder's is not working either, it showed against Bristol it didnt work then he went on to play it again in the next 2 games, 1 we won after he took off one of them and the other we lost. I'm i upset that we're top? No but we could be top by a more comfortable margin than we are atm and by our away form we might not be top for the transfer window.

Harding is better at the defensive stuff, Fox is better going forward. I think Harding should play every away match, Fox just doesn't seem to have much luck away from home.

i told friends we'll lose this today cause i dont get this formation lark, we need width it worked for a while but now we have been found out.

Good to see SDR starting upfront hope he does well.

I like Gully but i think he needs a rest, always makes the player work twice as hard when he gets back into the team so a tactical rest would be a good idea atm.