Unless told otherwise, I have assumed our management team have made these signings to strengthen our starting XI and as this was a discussion regarding the strength of our starting XI, I have included them.
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We all have a first 11 that we think is our strongest team, and once we get our strongest 11 on the park, bringing in 1 of those players that some are deeming not good enough should be fine.
Its when we are playing 3 or 4 of the fringe players at once that we will see performances dip, and is really unfair on those players too.
Trouble is that currently none of us have a clue about our best XI as the midfield is completely new and the team formation difficult to predict.
It may take a few weeks to settle into the best XI.
However, of the new signings, Horgan looks like a first choice and one imagines that Milligan has been brought in to start.
Boyle's pace is a tremendous asset and Mallan's set pieces and long range shooting almost demands a spot.
So if we stick to 3-5-2 then will we could see a midfield trio of Milligan-Mallan-Horgan with Gray and Stevenson at WB. Boyle and Kamberi (when fit) up front.
Or go to a 4-3-3 with Gray and Stevenson as FBs, Milligan-Mallan-Slivka midfield 3 and Boyle-Kamberi-Horgan across the front. Quite like the idea of Boyle and Horgan tracking back to make a 5 in midfield but having the pace to get up and support Flo.
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We've already had to replace the first choice goalie with the 2nd choice goalie only to replace him with the 3rd choice goalie!
Hanlon benched / rested, McGregor injured, Porteous in.
Kamberi injured / rested but Oli scoring anyway and worth a start. McLaren in, Boyle adjusting roles.
Hyndman starting but I think that might be short term / Whittaker getting game time.
Slivka will come back in. Two new signings still to debut. / Scott Martin gets a start.
The squad will rotate cos it's a squad game. 2 players for every position and 3 goalies. We'll play a 3, or a 5, play to batter some teams, cagier against others. Silly talking about a starting XI as if it was 1973 again IMO. Suspensions, fatigue and injury will see to that.
Absolutely right ancient hibee Turnbull's Tornadoes only played together from the August of '72 to January '73. After the brilliant start to 1973 things went downhill rapidly. John Brownlie broke his leg in early January and Alex Edwards received a 8 week suspension. The side never really recovered their top form after that. Hibs topped the league on the 1st Jan and would have gone on and won the league that season in my opinion if bad luck hadn't visited. Damn!
So one injury, and three tactical substitutions then? In each of the first three cases, Bartley was pulled for an attacker; given that he's pretty much always the least attack-minded outfielder on the pitch, it does make sense that he's an early swap for a more attack-minded player when we need to pull back a goal.
we now have one of the biggest squad /varieties that I can remember with decent players. I find it hard to pick the best eleven, as I am sure lots on here do. If I was asked though, and if we are playing 3 at the back it has to be Mc Greggor Hanlon and Luie. SDG has been a standout recently though.
Thanks admins, that was pretty clinical.
Is there more to it than these two post as to why this guy was emptied? :confused:
Aye that would seem quite likely now that it’s been pointed out to me :greengrin
Such desperation for a signing we are reduced to reviving dead threads regarding old singing announcements :greengrin
logging on to the site and seeing a thread titled OFFICIAL SITE: - :hyper:
seeing the name Agyepong - :confused:
reading latest posts on the thread - :bitchy:
going back to the main board and opening the Arnaud Djoum thread - :bsod: