Team/Reports/News/Ratings v Reading

[1964white]

More difficult decisions for Larry to make v Reading who have won 9 of their last 10 games

My team

Kasper

Lichaj Bruce Bromby Johnson

Snoddy Bannan Howson Livermore Gradel

Becchio (Paynter)

Was tempted to include Sanchez Watt who would give us pace/energy & has done well in his limited appearances at ER, difficult to know to drop out of the midfield for the inclusion of Watt

Larry will not drop the 50p head or Mcfella i doubt, so will probably be the same back four

[Silky]

I dont think it matters who he picks... All our players have similair ability... at this stage of the season it will come down to who wants it more..

If Reading beat us on Friday night (Saturday morning here in Aus), at Elland Road, in front of a big crowd in a game that will pretty much decide our season... then we dont deserve to go up!

As rubbish as he might have been... i would consider throwing Naylor back in, making him the Captain, and letting him scream and point and boss us home...

[joelufc20]

I'd play 3-5-2

Schmeichel

Bruce
Bromby
Naylor ( strict instructions to win all balls in the air)

Lichaj
McCartney

Johnson
Bannan
Howson

Gradel
BECCHIO

[dezzy]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 32,00.html

[Gurj]

Reading play football, they dont hoof it, so there wont be much for Naylor to head away, they are a team full of pace ( apart from Harte lol ) so there is no way we want Naylor agst their pacy forwards.

I would bring Bruce back personally and play Lichaj at LB with Connolly at RB. McCartney is just pants !!

In Midfield surely the time has come for Lloyd Sam again ?

[1964white]

Reading play football, they dont hoof it, so there wont be much for Naylor to head away, they are a team full of pace ( apart from Harte lol ) so there is no way we want Naylor agst their pacy forwards.

I would bring Bruce back personally and play Lichaj at LB with Connolly at RB. McCartney is just pants !!

In Midfield surely the time has come for Lloyd Sam again ?

Spot on Gurj

Naylor only decent game this season was v a hoof team at Vicarage Road

[joelufc20]

It is naive to think that reading won't send aerial balls into the box against us. Ian Harte will be a danger from his exceptional corners and free kicks. I think we will get beat and it will be by a big margin too. SORRY BUT IVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN GRAYSON AND THIS TEAM

[normangunston]

Just as we're at our lowest ebb who should come to ER but the team on the hottest streak of form in the Championship this year. Home win then...

This is the team I'd pick. Just like last season we've run certain players into the ground and I think we need fresh legs and ideas. To be honest, I think we should've recalled Nunez and put him straight into the side.

SCHMEICHEL

CONNOLLY - BRUCE - AOB - LICHAJ

KILKENNY - LIVERMORE

GRADEL - BANNAN - WATT

PAYNTER

[JonTheBassist]

Well, were unbeaten at home since october i think....

Schmeichel

Lichaj Bruce Bromby Johnson

Livermore Kilkenny
Watt Gradel
Howson

Somma

Good luck to whatever team playes though. Theyre gonna need it!
:scarf2: :scarf1:

[1964white]

Larry sceptical of playing Becchio as we have another game on Monday

[Emsley]

Id plomp bruce in front of the CBs no messing i wanna see him in there.
Our sleeping giant reputation is really killing us now.

[Twiggster]

Id plomp bruce in front of the CBs no messing i wanna see him in there.

THIS! YES! :thup:

[MeeTa]

feck defence, were not going to be able to do summat now that we havent been able to do all season. 3-4-3 formation FTW. if reading score 8, were gonna score 9. simple

[BeestonLad]

Paynter is bloody awful..... I've no idea why any of you would want him in the side.

I'd rather switch to the 4-4-2 and play a couple of wingers up top if Becchio is missing.

I agree though that McCartney has got to go, Connolly must be chomping at the bit to get back into the side, get it done SG!

[Baby Lemonade]

Scheichel

Connolly
Bruce
Bromby
Johnson

Gradel
Howson
Bannan
Snodgrass

Becchio
Somma

[normangunston]

Paynter is bloody awful..... I've no idea why any of you would want him in the side.

I'd rather switch to the 4-4-2 and play a couple of wingers up top if Becchio is missing.!

Because Paynter is the only like for like replacement we have for Becchio possibly? Don't know if you noticed how badly we were slaughtered last week when we tried playing wingers up front???

[1964white]

Scheichel

Connolly
Bruce
Bromby
Johnson

Gradel
Howson
Bannan
Snodgrass

Becchio
Somma

No Lichaj who has easily been our best loan signing so far this season. Don't get me wrong BL i like Paul Connolly who has been a unsung hero up until his injury.

Lichaj does give us a bit pace at the back & going forward

Agree with BJ at left back although it is not the ideal scenario but better than McCartney whose somehow manages to go missing
Not alot of bite in your central midfield & upfront Somma was so disappointing v Watford

We have good players but we are not a well balanced side, we only seem to have one way of playing football, sorry two we have gone back to hoofing in recent games

[Emsley]

Kasper

Lichaj obrien bromby cons

Uncle bruce

snoddy livermoore (instructed to support bruce) Banna, max

Paynter (only option becchio injured)

Max and snoddy have to get back more than they get forwerd today, i think our only hope of a win is a max gradel wizzard show today.

[wakey^white]

4-5-1 with the basis of the team starting that were here a few months ago. don't play players out of position...get those two full backs bombing down the wings with snoddy and max...simple but effective.

but simon has turned into the tinkerman and i would'nt be suprised to see higgs up front on his own tonight

[1964white]

4-5-1 with the basis of the team starting that were here a few months ago. don't play players out of position...get those two full backs bombing down the wings with snoddy and max...simple but effective.

but simon has turned into the tinkerman and i would'nt be suprised to see higgs up front on his own tonight

Tinkering & hoofing

And we all know what a tinkerman's fate is