What was our best team then? And would it have been good enough?

[Father Dougal]

Etheridge

Peltier
Bamba
Manga
Bennett

Mendez (if its hot)
Camerasa
Arter
Gunnarson
Murphy

Reid

For me thats probably our best shot. Yes i know it doesnt have any strikers but we dont have any to pick from really?

[MOZZER2]

yes would agree with the best 11 but sadly not good enough for the prem

[Hilts]

That side would have got about 20 points.

[jamieccfc]

It’s more on the approach of the game plan, I have my idea on what the starting eleven should be but if they went out playing warnockball they probably wouldn’t pick up a point

[BLUEAWAY]

Etheridge

Peltier
Bamba
Manga
Bennett

Mendez (if its hot)
Camerasa
Arter
Gunnarson
Murphy

Reid

For me thats probably our best shot. Yes i know it doesnt have any strikers but we dont have any to pick from really?

In NML and Murphy you have players who are flaky. Occasionally brilliant but more often ordinary and not so good defensively as Hoilett.

[Zenith]

Etheridge

Peltier
Bamba
Manga
Bennett

Mendez (if its hot)
Camerasa
Arter
Gunnarson
Murphy

Reid

For me thats probably our best shot. Yes i know it doesnt have any strikers but we dont have any to pick from really?

Desperately needed stronger full backs, a 'PL quality' centre half and a striker that scores goals. We might have stayed up but still a huge task.

[EastbourneBlue]

Think we were at our best during the Paterson up front period.

If anyone can prove me wrong statistically, then please do

[LeningradCowboy]

I don't think this team ever played together, but I would like to have seen:

Etheridge

Bennett
Morrison
Ecuele Manga
Peltier

Arter
Gunnarsson
Camarasa

Murphy
Reid
Paterson

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Think we were at our best during the Paterson up front period.

If anyone can prove me wrong statistically, then please do

Some stats about Paterson

Starting as a striker - 1.14 points per game
Starting overall - 1 point per game
Without Paterson starting - 0.6 points per game

[EastbourneBlue]

Some stats about Paterson

Starting as a striker - 1.14 points per game
Starting overall - 1 point per game
Without Paterson starting - 0.6 points per game

Cheers Half A, interesting

[surge]

Etheridge

Peltier
Manga
Morrison/Bamba
Bennett

Gunnarson
Arter
Camarasa

I'm not sure about the front 3 which was half the problem.

[Tuerto]

Etheridge

Peltier
Bamba
Manga
Bennett

Mendez (if its hot)
Camerasa
Arter
Gunnarson
Murphy

Reid

For me thats probably our best shot. Yes i know it doesnt have any strikers but we dont have any to pick from really?

I don't think it really matters. Every one of our players has a mistake in them or poor judgement/decision making etc. The only player that i've seen this season who looks to do the right think more often than not is Bobby Reid. Another player i'll give some praise is Peltier, i find it very difficult to criticise him, he plainly isn't good enough at this level although he has enough intelligence to try and play within his limitations, he doesn't hide or pass players on, a really good pro.

[Lawnmower]

Don’t think the injuries to an already threadbare midfield have helped.

Artur, Camerasa, Ralls , Patterson all out today ( bar 10 minutes) and all of these missed significant chunks of the season- as did Gunnar.

[Father Dougal]

Don’t think the injuries to an already threadbare midfield have helped.

Artur, Camerasa, Ralls , Patterson all out today ( bar 10 minutes) and all of these missed significant chunks of the season- as did Gunnar.

Yes camerasa going off yesterday topped it off!

[NYCBlue]

Some stats about Paterson

Starting as a striker - 1.14 points per game
Starting overall - 1 point per game
Without Paterson starting - 0.6 points per game

So start him as a striker every week? NOT the answer.

[DubaiDai]

Etheridge

Peltier
Manga
Morrison/Bamba
Bennett

Gunnarson
Arter
Camarasa

I'm not sure about the front 3 which was half the problem.

I think whoever we played up front would have problems.
I know discussing this with fellow ST people around me we all agreed that Harry Kane upfront would not have made much difference.
If this is true our more dfield, tactics and style of play need changing

[NYCBlue]

David Marshall
Kevin McNaughton
Mark Hudson
Tony Capaldi
Mark Kennedy
Chris Burke
Stephen McPhail
Joe Ledley
Peter Whittingham
Jay Bothroyd
Michael Chopra

Could have finsihsed top ten.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

So start him as a striker every week? NOT the answer.

The obvious response to that question is to ask what did Niasse, Ward and Zohore do that was better than Paterson's contribution as a striker? The answer to this question is not necessarily an endorsement of Paterson, but an evaluation that the rest of our strikers were utter gash.

[NYCBlue]

The obvious response to that question is to ask what did Niasse, Ward and Zohore do that was better than Paterson's contribution as a striker? The answer to this question is not necessarily an endorsement of Paterson, but an evaluation that the rest of our strikers were utter gash.

I agree 100%.