Serious, TEAM for Saturday, to face Reading (past the jokey stage)

[PontBlue]

Smithies - Phillips needs to be taken out of the firing line

Ng
McGuinness
Flint - The least culpable of the central three
Brown or Bagan - Bagan could play against teams who are likely to sit back against us but that number is dwindling.

Pack
Ralls - The downturn in form has coincided with his injury. His place should be under threat from Bowen and Wintle (eventually)

Colwill
Moore
Giles

Harris

My thinking about playing Harries further forward (but not by much) than Moore is it gives us someone who Moore can flick the ball onto rather than flicks onto their keeper; can stretch defences by running in behind which in turns opens up space for Moore to hold the ball up and bring Giles, Colwill, midfielders and full backs into play higher up the pitch. It also allows Moore to run onto crosses rather than standing and jumping to fight for them. Moore is too good a player to use be used as a battering ram.

The personnel also offers the formation flexibility as it could become 4-4-2 if under the cosh or 3-5-2 with Ng and Giles as wing backs should midfield be overrun. This means substitutions can be used to cover injuries and replacing tired players instead of needing to use them to change formation.

[BLUETIT]

Smithies - Phillips needs to be taken out of the firing line

Ng
McGuinness
Flint - The least culpable of the central three
Brown or Bagan - Bagan could play against teams who are likely to sit back against us but that number is dwindling.

Pack
Ralls - The downturn in form has coincided with his injury. His place should be under threat from Bowen and Wintle (eventually)

Colwill
Moore
Giles

Harris

My thinking about playing Harries further forward (but not by much) than Moore is it gives us someone who Moore can flick the ball onto rather than flicks onto their keeper; can stretch defences by running in behind which in turns opens up space for Moore to hold the ball up and bring Giles, Colwill, midfielders and full backs into play higher up the pitch. It also allows Moore to run onto crosses rather than standing and jumping to fight for them. Moore is too good a player to use be used as a battering ram.

The personnel also offers the formation flexibility as it could become 4-4-2 if under the cosh or 3-5-2 with Ng and Giles as wing backs should midfield be overrun. This means substitutions can be used to cover injuries and replacing tired players instead of needing to use them to change formation.

Practically what I mentioned, but you spoilt it by even mentioning Brown !!!!!!!!! He is Absolutely useless

[PontBlue]

Practically what I mentioned, but you spoilt it by even mentioning Brown !!!!!!!!! He is Absolutely useless

I wouldn't disagree with that comment about Brown in a Cardiff Shirt this season but for Northern Ireland he's been decent and there's definitely a defender in there which is why I would never play him at wing back and only as left full back if we are likely to play a team who will dominate the game.

If we want to play more expansive football it's Bagan every time.

[cardiff55]

Smithies - Phillips needs to be taken out of the firing line

Ng
McGuinness
Flint - The least culpable of the central three
Brown or Bagan - Bagan could play against teams who are likely to sit back against us but that number is dwindling.

Pack
Ralls - The downturn in form has coincided with his injury. His place should be under threat from Bowen and Wintle (eventually)

Colwill
Moore
Giles

Harris

My thinking about playing Harries further forward (but not by much) than Moore is it gives us someone who Moore can flick the ball onto rather than flicks onto their keeper; can stretch defences by running in behind which in turns opens up space for Moore to hold the ball up and bring Giles, Colwill, midfielders and full backs into play higher up the pitch. It also allows Moore to run onto crosses rather than standing and jumping to fight for them. Moore is too good a player to use be used as a battering ram.

The personnel also offers the formation flexibility as it could become 4-4-2 if under the cosh or 3-5-2 with Ng and Giles as wing backs should midfield be overrun. This means substitutions can be used to cover injuries and replacing tired players instead of needing to use them to change formation.

Come on that's far too sensible!