FA Cup v AFC Wimbledon Monday 7:55pm

[downunder]

i assume the game is still on, even though no thread before this one?

[Ombudsam]

i assume the game is still on, even though no thread before this one?

Now the FA have seen this they'll know we're taking it seriously and reinstate the fixture.

 

We're not winning this by loads btw and that's if we win it. We never seem to swat teams like this aside and they will be so up for it.

[downunder]

We don't swat any teams aside at present!

[psl]

Oldham away feel to it.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

we need a cup this season, so I wouldn't take this lot too lightly. We probably can afford to rest 2-3 players, but they have that massive f***er up front.

 

Mig

 

Manquillo, Toure, Skrtl, Sakho, Moreno

 

Hendo, Phil, Lallana, Sterling

 

Mario

[Cunny]

I'd select the 1988 Cup final side, they'll be gagging for revenge.

 

Grobbelaar

Nicol Gillespie Hansen

Molby

Houghton Spackman McMahon Barnes

Beardsley Aldridge

 

Playing Molby instead of Ablett (RIP).

[Cam]

Gerrard's comment in his interview about getting through the next couple of days and then concentrating on playing tells me he won't play against Wimbledon.

 

Hopefully a really strong team plus Rossiter.

[Falconhoof]

Rossiter, Ojo, Markovic and 8 others please.

[DJS]

Now the FA have seen this they'll know we're taking it seriously and reinstate the fixture.

 

We're not winning this by loads btw and that's if we win it. We never seem to swat teams like this aside and they will be so up for it.

I'm not saying we'll batter these or anything, but they're 4th division FFS. We might not win by 6 but there's enough of a chasm in class for me not to be majorly worried.

[Red Yoda]

......................Mignolet

 

.............Skrtel Lovren Sakho

 

Manquillo Can Henderson Moreno

 

.......Markovic Sterling Coutinho

[Earl Hafler]

Sterling doesn't start this match.

 

--------Skrtel----Lovren----Sakho-----

--------------------Can------------------

-Markovic--Henderson--Allen / Coutinho---Moreno---

-------Balotelli / Lallana------Lambert----

 

 

depending on fitness of Lallana and Allen

Edited January 3, 2015 by Earl Hafler

[charlie clown]

If Hodgson was in charge I'd be worried, but for all the issues with B-Rod this season, I'd not expect this one to go t*** up.

[Case]

Ward

Toure Lovren Can

Rossiter

Manquillo Allen Moreno

Markovic Balotelli Ojo

[Cam]

Ward

Interesting. Give him game time in case he's needed. I like it.

 

The only negatives are if Mignolet's confidence is so low that he can't take a resting and/or if we're definitely in for a new 'keeper this month so Mignolet doesn't need resting.

 

Sod him though. Play Ward.

Edited January 3, 2015 by Cam

[Rimbeux]

Mignolet

 

Manquilo Skrtel Sakho Moreno

 

Allen Rossitter Hendo

 

Markovic

 

Lambert Balotelli

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

I'm not saying we'll batter these or anything, but they're 4th division FFS. We might not win by 6 but there's enough of a chasm in class for me not to be majorly worried.

Yeah, I'd assumed this was MK Dons - doing well in 'Div 3', it's not, it's midtable 'Div4'

[Cisse]

Kolo available,?

[DJS]

Ward

 

I watched Danny Ward in the warmup for Swansea - where they do the pass and then run up to strike at goal. He barely saved anything. Even rubbish little piddlers rolled past him. I know it's only a warmup and maybe he wasn't really trying. But by f*ck, he looked abysmal. Genuinely no better than a random fan picked out of the crowd.

[Cam]

I watched Danny Ward in the warmup for Swansea - where they do the pass and then run up to strike at goal. He barely saved anything. Even rubbish little piddlers rolled past him. I know it's only a warmup and maybe he wasn't really trying. But by f*ck, he looked abysmal. Genuinely no better than a random fan picked out of the crowd.

Obviously under instruction to boost our strikers' confidence...

[Tommy Cockles]

Got sent this earlier saying this was the team:

 

Mignolet,

 

Can, Skrtel, Sakho

 

Manquilo, Henderson, Lucas , Markovic

 

Gerrard, Lambert, Coutinho,

Edited January 4, 2015 by Tommy Cockles

[Case]

I watched Danny Ward in the warmup for Swansea - where they do the pass and then run up to strike at goal. He barely saved anything. Even rubbish little piddlers rolled past him. I know it's only a warmup and maybe he wasn't really trying. But by f*ck, he looked abysmal. Genuinely no better than a random fan picked out of the crowd.

So better than Mignolet, then.

Ergo - play him.

 

[McBain]

I watched Danny Ward in the warmup for Swansea - where they do the pass and then run up to strike at goal. He barely saved anything. Even rubbish little piddlers rolled past him. I know it's only a warmup and maybe he wasn't really trying. But by f*ck, he looked abysmal. Genuinely no better than a random fan picked out of the crowd.

Itandje-esque?

[Tommy Cockles]

Rubbish Little Piddlers would make a great name for a band.

 

"Danny Ward & The Rubbish Little Piddlers"

[rednotdead]

Got sent this earlier saying this was the team:

 

Mignolet,

 

Can, Skrtel, Sakho

 

Manquilo, Henderson, Lucas , Markovic

 

Gerrard, Lambert, Coutinho,

Yip - tweeted by the usual guy on Twitter who has been leaking the team in recent weeks too

[Hassony]

Surely we can do without Lucas for this one

 

maybe play Kolo in defence and give Can a chance in midfield