Would you start him?

Eoin Doyle?

On Saturday?

For me, yes, see how he gets on straight away. Would be good for him to start, especially as he's on such a good goalscoring run.

My preferred team would be:

Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Malone
Noone O'Keefe Adeyemi Harris
Jones Doyle

My team choice also but I'd swap Malone for Fabio

Moore
Fabio manga turner john
Noone adeyemi o'keefe harris
Whittingham
Doyle

I would also have Fabio instead of Malone who I don't rate! I would have Doyle on the bench to come on in 2nd half and I would stick in another midfielder Ralls in the middle with O'Keefe and Adeyemi! Jones upfront!

100% yes.

Also, Malone over Fabio for me. I don't rate Fabio as much as I used to. The guy doesn't give his all and can't control his temper.

sorry lads but at the moment harris is not doing it, so the op's team would be that but just swapping harris for whitts

Eoin Doyle?

On Saturday?

For me, yes, see how he gets on straight away. Would be good for him to start, especially as he's on such a good goalscoring run.

My preferred team would be:

Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Malone
Noone O'Keefe Adeyemi Harris
Jones Doyle

What about the new Everton boys? I'd start one of them ahead of Harris. In fact, despite his poor form I'd probably start Whittingham ahead of Harris.

I'd start Fabio down the left instead of Harris. He's better going forward and might offer a bit of cover for Malone, who is very poor. Wish Dortumd had signed him FFS!

Eoin Doyle?

On Saturday?

For me, yes, see how he gets on straight away. Would be good for him to start, especially as he's on such a good goalscoring run.

My preferred team would be:

Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Malone
Noone O'Keefe Adeyemi Harris
Jones Doyle

What about the new Everton boys? I'd start one of them ahead of Harris. In fact, despite his poor form I'd probably start Whittingham ahead of Harris.

Kennedy the winger couldn't cut it in the Scottish championship for hibbs, can't see how your already picking him ahead of what's been out best attacking outlet in this poor run. Ok he didn't have a great game against derby but still..

I don't think I'd play Noone this week because he hasn't been in good form and also the fact that City were prepared to let him go to Norwich. I'd be tempted to play 3-5-2 with Moore,Manga,Connolly,Morrision,Harris,Adeyemi,O'Keefe,Whitts,Fabio,Doyle,Jones.
I'm not a great fan of Morrison but he's the only one that's left. I'd make Manga captain and probably take Jones off after an hour unless he is playing out of his skin.

I'd definitely start Doyle, but for those who keep advocating we start with Fabio anywhere in the first team, they need to think again!

Fabio is the most out of control head strong player I've ever seen, playing at any level of football and I'm disappointed he hasn't gone in this transfer window!

He's going to get sent off and let us down any time soon, if he gets picked to start!

I think you may have a fair point about the chance of Fabio getting sent off but I feel it's more likely to happen when he comes on as a sub rather than from the start. Has he ever been sent off for us ?

I wouldn't start Fabio at full back as he can't defend but apart from that in order to keep us all happy we need to approach the league for permission to start with 16 players

I think you may have a fair point about the chance of Fabio getting sent off but I feel it's more likely to happen when he comes on as a sub rather than from the start. Has he ever been sent off for us ?

Don't think so, but he was left out of the team earlier in the season for several weeks, due to his erratic defending!

He was then given another chance at full back, where his defending was worse before he'd been dropped and he got subbed!

A lot of people have been clamouring for him to be given a run out in midfield or as a wing back and within a few minutes of coming on in midfield on Saturday, he defies the referee and gets booked for a foul, when he may well have only had a talking to, had he just bit the bullet, walked to the referee and showed a better attitude!

Kennedy the winger couldn't cut it in the Scottish championship for hibbs, can't see how your already picking him ahead of what's been out best attacking outlet in this poor run. Ok he didn't have a great game against derby but still..[/quote]

Where did you get that info? Seems to completely contradict everything I've read about Kennedy over the last few days.

Id probably have him on the bench and get an extra man in midfield

I'd start him definitely.

He has to start. Without a shadow of a doubt


------------------ Moore --------------------

Peltier --- Manga --- Morrison --- Malone

----------------- Adeyemi ------------------

Kennedy ----- Gunnarsson (C)----- Noone

---------- Jones-----------------------------
---------------------- Doyle -----------------

Yes I would start Doyle

I would like to see Doyle play with KJ up front, but then we know we get bullied with only two in the middle in a 4 - 4 - 2?

So how about;
Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Morrison John/Fabio


Adeyemi O'Keefe Whittingham


Jones. Doyle

I feel we need 3 playing narrow in midfield and this system allows us to keep two strikers and utilise our fullbacks as wing backs. That's why I think Fabio or Declan would be better than Malone?
Would even consider Ralls for Whittingham to give us more energy in midfield.

I would like to see Doyle play with KJ up front, but then we know we get bullied with only two in the middle in a 4 - 4 - 2?

So how about;
Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Morrison John/Fabio


Adeyemi O'Keefe Whittingham


Jones. Doyle

I feel we need 3 playing narrow in midfield and this system allows us to keep two strikers and utilise our fullbacks as wing backs. That's why I think Fabio or Declan would be better than Malone?
Would even consider Ralls for Whittingham to give us more energy in midfield.

You may well have been on the right track, but then you mentioned Fabio!

I would like to see Doyle play with KJ up front, but then we know we get bullied with only two in the middle in a 4 - 4 - 2?

So how about;
Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Morrison John/Fabio


Adeyemi O'Keefe Whittingham


Jones. Doyle

I feel we need 3 playing narrow in midfield and this system allows us to keep two strikers and utilise our fullbacks as wing backs. That's why I think Fabio or Declan would be better than Malone?
Would even consider Ralls for Whittingham to give us more energy in midfield.

You may well have been on the right track, but then you mentioned Fabio!

Only because he would have an extra man to cover his defensive lapses think he might be better suited to this type of system

I would like to see Doyle play with KJ up front, but then we know we get bullied with only two in the middle in a 4 - 4 - 2?

So how about;
Moore
Peltier Connolly Manga Morrison John/Fabio


Adeyemi O'Keefe Whittingham


Jones. Doyle

I feel we need 3 playing narrow in midfield and this system allows us to keep two strikers and utilise our fullbacks as wing backs. That's why I think Fabio or Declan would be better than Malone?
Would even consider Ralls for Whittingham to give us more energy in midfield.

You may well have been on the right track, but then you mentioned Fabio!

Only because he would have an extra man to cover his defensive lapses think he might be better suited to this type of system

Not if he gets sent off he won't!

Goals win games, Eoin scores goals, so yes, 100% starter! Him and Kenwynne could be lethal, but Slade really does need to use the midfield more and keep it on the ground.

Slade's business in the window has been good! Got rid of most dead weight, some high earners who don't play, and brought in SOME decent players. If he can improve the tactics, then we could be a good team. I've got a slight glimmer of hope that we can play like we did when he came in, and got wins over Forest (when they were top) and Ipswich. It just needs to click, and he needs to realise that his tactics aren't working at the moment.