Team for Wednesday?

I would go with....

McKeown

Davis   Pollock   Waterfall  Gibson

Rose   Hess   Robson    Wright

Green   Hanson

Quoted from Grantham_Mariner

I would go with....

McKeown

Davis   Pollock   Waterfall  Gibson

Rose   Hess   Robson    Wright

Green   Hanson

Is Wright back from injury yet?

And where's Hendrie on your list?

It'll be interesting to see if Limbrick rates Ring any higher than Jolley did.

When you think about it, with Cook in the squad as well we have some decent options.

I really, REALLY hope we win, but we'll be underdogs, no doubt about it.

No idea. It'll be telling though.

Ohman? How far off fitness is he?

Don’t wanna cup tie Macca for January.  

Macca

Hendrie Ohman Waterfall Gibson

Wright Hess Whitehouse Cook

Green Hanson

Back to basics, 442, graft your balderdash off, defend for your lives and try and nick something

Thought Hendrie is out injured with hamstring?

I could get behind Grantham Mariner’s 11 if Wright is fit to start or possibly Hewitt in at right back.

Hewitt only missed Newport for paternity reasons, Hendrie still injured.

Quoted from jimgtfc

Macca

Hendrie Ohman Waterfall Gibson

Wright Hess Whitehouse Cook

Green Hanson

Back to basics, 442, graft your balderdash off, defend for your lives and try and nick something

It's Newport we're playing. I feel you're overdoing the desperation a touch...

                                    Macca
    Hendrie Davis Ohman Pollolck Waterfall Gibson
Hewitt                                                                   Ring
                                Hessenthaler








                                Hanson

As you can clearly see I've set the team up to score more than the opposition

                                                    Macca

                           Hewitt     Ohman        Waterfall     Gibson

                                Hess       Cook         Robson

                      Wright                       Ogbu                         Rose


They will be thinking we will be lumping it up to Hanson,

Well it worked at Exeter.

F**k em, they aren't Barcelona!!! (This industrial language is catching).

                            Macca
Hewitt            Pollock    Waterfall    Gibson

Wright            Hess         Robson    Ring (more for balance)

                         Green        Hanson

If Wright can give us an hour we will have it won by then. Let's not die wondering.

Macca
Hewitt Pollock Waterfall Gibson
Hess Robson Cook
Wright Ogbu Rose

Get at em!

The team selection will tell us a lot about Limbrick.

The way the team plays will tell us a lot more.

Pre and post match interviews will be fascinating.

Plus we need wingers asap!!!!!

Ogbu!

Ahkeem Rose has posted a pic of himself and Matt Green on Instagram to which Green has replied along the lines of 'let's do this'. Could be going out ten pin bowling this evening but maybe a potential forward line for Wednesday?

Lol

While they’re not exactly Barcelona, I don’t think we’ll be going all guns blazing. Yes it’s only Newport, but I’m not sure that we’ve ever won there? They’re a solid side in this division, getting into the playoff last year and there’s a lot of money at stake.

Just would like to see intent and positivity. Get on the front foot and try to dominate possession early and set the tone for the rest of the game. If organised and utilised properly there are plenty of dangerous attacking players in the squad.

Baptism of fire trying to play football on Newport’s bog.

Hope Wright is back.  We went dowhill the moment he got injured.

Quoted from smokey111

Just would like to see intent and positivity. Get on the front foot and try to dominate possession early and set the tone for the rest of the game. If organised and utilised properly there are plenty of dangerous attacking players in the squad.

If I was you I’d give Wednesday night a miss then mate. Probably try watching Liverpool or City at the weekend instead.

Let's face it, we'd all take a streaky win on penalties given the chance. Expecting much different from Limbrick this close to the departure of Jolley is the same as expecting much different from Wilko following Slade's exit the other year.

In a couple of weeks we might see something different but they'll have to work on any different patterns in training rather than just making an instant change.

I might get laughed out of the thread here, but I've been saying for some time I'd like to see Hewitt on the right wing in a 4-4-2. Wright can do a job on the left, even though it's not his natural/preferred side. Ideally would want Hendrie at RB if we're experimenting like this, but whatever...

McKeown
Davis--Pollock--Waterfall--Gibson
Hewitt--Robson--Hessenthaler--Wright
Green--Hanson

Quoted from smokey111

Pre and post match interviews will be fascinating.

Plus we need wingers asap!!!!!

I believe even Fenty said in the first interview that we need more width.

Makes you wonder if most of us could see it along with Fenty (who of course could not mention team selections as not wanting to appear to be interfering - pre Jolley departure at least) why on earth did Jolley not?

We have to get at least 2 wide players in January IMO, we have one very talented player in Max Wright who hopefully will now be given the true freedom a winger needs to flourish.  

Quoted from Son of Cod

I might get laughed out of the thread here, but I've been saying for some time I'd like to see Hewitt on the right wing in a 4-4-2. Wright can do a job on the left, even though it's not his natural/preferred side. Ideally would want Hendrie at RB if we're experimenting like this, but whatever...

McKeown
Davis--Pollock--Waterfall--Gibson
Hewitt--Robson--Hessenthaler--Wright
Green--Hanson

I thought we wanted to stop putting square pegs in round holes?

Quoted from Tommy

I thought we wanted to stop putting square pegs in round holes?

Who else would you play at RB given that the whole point of my post was suggesting giving Hewitt a go on the right side of a 4 man midfield?

Quoted from Tommy

I thought we wanted to stop putting square pegs in round holes?

Tell the previous manager that we needed some wingers then!

Quoted from Son of Cod

Who else would you play at RB given that the whole point of my post was suggesting giving Hewitt a go on the right side of a 4 man midfield?

I just wouldn't play Hewitt anywhere other than RB, as that's where he looks at least half-decent. I can understand the temptation to try him there because he delivers a good ball into the box. But it's an entirely different proposition receiving the ball higher up the pitch under pressure and trying to get a cross in. Just think his skill set is either receiving a ball set back for him to cross before the winger gets up to close him down, or joining in as an overlapping full-back to make a 2v1 and thus, again, a bit more time and space.

If it means we haven't got a right sided midfielder to play RM in a 442, then just dont play 442. We've got to use a system that allows us to get a strong XI out and then use them to the best of their abilities. So a formation to suit the players we have is vital.

Quoted from Tommy

I just wouldn't play Hewitt anywhere other than RB, as that's where he looks at least half-decent. I can understand the temptation to try him there because he delivers a good ball into the box. But it's an entirely different proposition receiving the ball higher up the pitch under pressure and trying to get a cross in. Just think his skill set is either receiving a ball set back for him to cross before the winger gets up to close him down, or joining in as an overlapping full-back to make a 2v1 and thus, again, a bit more time and space.

If it means we haven't got a right sided midfielder to play RM in a 442, then just dont play 442. We've got to use a system that allows us to get a strong XI out and then use them to the best of their abilities. So a formation to suit the players we have is vital.

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Quoted from Tommy

I just wouldn't play Hewitt anywhere other than RB, as that's where he looks at least half-decent. I can understand the temptation to try him there because he delivers a good ball into the box. But it's an entirely different proposition receiving the ball higher up the pitch under pressure and trying to get a cross in. Just think his skill set is either receiving a ball set back for him to cross before the winger gets up to close him down, or joining in as an overlapping full-back to make a 2v1 and thus, again, a bit more time and space.

If it means we haven't got a right sided midfielder to play RM in a 442, then just dont play 442. We've got to use a system that allows us to get a strong XI out and then use them to the best of their abilities. So a formation to suit the players we have is vital.

Well said

McKeown

Hewitt
Ohman
Waterfall
Gibson

Ogbu
Whitehouse
Hessenthaler
Robson

Green
Hanson

...crazy the lack of width we have in our squad to play 4-4-2!!!

No Hanson

Some surprises

Let's see!

6 subs no hanson no Moses

5 3 2 ?

Must be illnesses or injuries.

A lot of pressure on the starting xi cause the bench looks weak (and a man light?!).

Think if I was a neutral I'd be lumping on Newport  31-40 with betway

Looks like there was substance in roses tweet or ig post to greenie "let's do this"

Pretty telling that Rings still not in the first team squad...see him going in January...