Team against the Sheep...

[Judas Iscariot]

Now that Claros is officially available, what's everyone's team for Saturday?
I'd go for..


Stack

Francombe Doherty Stephens Kujabi

Soares Claros Osbourne Booth

Doyle O'Connor

Subs

Brown
O'Hanlon
Towell
Stevenson
Wotherspoon
O'Donovan
Sproule

[Billy Whizz]

Won't be a million miles away from that but Stevenson and Wotherspoon will start and Claros and Booth will be on the bench

[Aldo]

Now that Claros is officially available, what's everyone's team for Saturday?
I'd go for..

Stack

Francombe Doherty Stephens Kujabi

Soares Claros Osbourne Booth

Doyle O'Connor

Subs

Brown
O'Hanlon
Towell
Stevenson
Wotherspoon
O'Donovan
Sproule

Swap Hanlon for Stephens and you might be just bout right. Hanlon did well enough last week IMHO to keep his place.

[Billy Whizz]

Swap Hanlon for Stephens and you might be just bout right. Hanlon did well enough last week IMHO to keep his place.

Hanlon and McPake are suspended for Saturday's game

[flash]

Won't be a million miles away from that but Stevenson and Wotherspoon will start and Claros and Booth will be on the bench

If Claros is fit he will start. We didn't go to all this trouble to have him sit on the bench watching our midfield getting dominated.

[Aldo]

Hanlon and McPake are suspended for Saturday's game

Sorry forgot then yip Judas, prob just bout spot on. Have funny feeling tho Lewis will start!

[Tha Cabbage Kid]

stack
francomb nid docherty pa
stevenson
soures claros ozzy
doyle griffiths

[Billy Whizz]

Is Griffiths suspended or not on Saturday?
He's had so many bans that I don't when he is or isn't available.

[Judas Iscariot]

Is Griffiths suspended or not on Saturday?
He's had so many bans that I don't when he is or isn't available.


He's banned mate

[Billy Whizz]

He's banned mate

After Saturday is he clear from suspension?

[Andy74]

Now that Claros is officially available, what's everyone's team for Saturday?
I'd go for..


Stack

Francombe Doherty Stephens Kujabi

Soares Claros Osbourne Booth

Doyle O'Connor

Subs

Brown
O'Hanlon
Towell
Stevenson
Wotherspoon
O'Donovan
Sproule

There is absolutely no chance of Booth playing ahead of Stevenson. Why would he come from nowhere to ahead of the most consistent performer who has started every one of Fenlon's games in charge??

[Ritchie]

There is absolutely no chance of Booth playing ahead of Stevenson. Why would he come from nowhere to ahead of the most consistent performer who has started every one of Fenlon's games in charge??

i dont think he's stating what he thinks Fenlon will pick.... i think he's picking the team he would prefer to see.

[number9dream]

Stevenson is the first name on Nutsy's team-sheet.

Claros will probably start on the bench, with the same midfield four and front two from Saturday.

The Dons are a real threat from set-pieces, so the replacements for McPake and Hanlon had better be on their game.

Doherty moving in one, with Francomb at right back, then it's a toss up between Stephens, Murray (if fit) & O'Hanlon.

Aberdeen on a good run just now, so it will be tough. Let's get at them and put the pressure on their defence.

[gackohibs]

Stack

Francomb
Doherty
Stephens
Kujabi

Jimmy
Ozzy
Stevenson
Claros

O'Donovan
Doyle

Brown, O'Hanlon, Sproule, O'Connor, Stanton, Towell, Wotherspoon

Thats everyone who isnt injured or suspended!! :cb

[Wotherspiniesta]

Now that Claros is officially available, what's everyone's team for Saturday?
I'd go for..


Stack

Francombe Doherty Stephens Kujabi

Soares Claros Osbourne Booth

Doyle O'Connor

Subs

Brown
O'Hanlon
Towell
Stevenson
Wotherspoon
O'Donovan
Sproule


That'd be my team aswell :aok:

Stanton or Caldwell in for Towell though.

[truehibernian]

More importantly Arnesan, Osbourne and Rae are out for them, which means if we can dominate the midfield we could press higher and dictate. The loss of Arnesan is big for them.

[mjhibby]

Stevenson is the first name on Nutsy's team-sheet.

Claros will probably start on the bench, with the same midfield four and front two from Saturday.

The Dons are a real threat from set-pieces, so the replacements for McPake and Hanlon had better be on their game.

Doherty moving in one, with Francomb at right back, then it's a toss up between Stephens, Murray (if fit) & O'Hanlon.

Aberdeen on a good run just now, so it will be tough. Let's get at them and put the pressure on their defence.

They have a few injuries to key players so we should be able to make headway in midfield.Only concern,like everybody else,is who plays alongside doherty.if we defend like we did last saturday we will get the right result.will be a tough game but with claros hopefully in the middle of the park we can look to get the three points.

[Brebners Bookie]

-----------------Stack------------------

----------------Claros----------------------


Spoony------Ozzy--------Stevenson--------Kujabi


O'Donovan---Doyle---O'Connor---Caldwell---Sproule

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[JimBHibees]

I see Pat Fenlon is saying that Tom Soares has a hamstring injury. Shame as it looked from last week like he needed a few games to get up to speed.

[Shrekko]

If Claros is fit he will start. We didn't go to all this trouble to have him sit on the bench watching our midfield getting dominated.
Exactly.

I'm not so sure that Fenlon is as in love with Lewis Stevenson as people on here are or think he is. He made reference in his media briefing, when talking about Claros, to us having lots of hard working players but none that can really dictate things.

Hibs fans recently seem happy to see us being over-run in midfield as long as the boys in central midfield have a good go at chasing around in circles and not achieving anything productive in a positive sense. It can't go on if we want to win games- our results speak for themselves. Nobody has made themselves an automatic choice IMO.

[Judas Iscariot]

i dont think he's stating what he thinks Fenlon will pick.... i think he's picking the team he would prefer to see.

Spot on Scott..

LS tries hard but has zero guile, creativity, imagination or an attacking prescence..

IMO Booth is a better option in the side over LS, DW or DG...

[HH81]

I see Pat Fenlon is saying that Tom Soares has a hamstring injury. Shame as it looked from last week like he needed a few games to get up to speed.

He pulled up last week and I thought straight away it looked like hamstring injury so was surprised to see him carry on.

[Niffy]

No space for passengers tomorrow... so no Gary O'

[Ritchie]

Spot on Scott..

LS tries hard but has zero guile, creativity, imagination or an attacking prescence..

IMO Booth is a better option in the side over LS, DW or DG...

i disagree, i'd have stevenson in my team at the moment.

i've never been his greatest fan but he's been playing well.

[bigwheel]

i disagree, i'd have stevenson in my team at the moment.

i've never been his greatest fan but he's been playing well.

I agree .... Stevenson and Booth have quite different attributes and ate asked to do 2 quite different jobs on the pitch...Stevenson has been one of our better players of late while Booth has been mixed.

Booth needs to develop by being in the squad . He's not a regular yet ....

[calumhibee1]

Stack

Francomb
Doherty
Stephens
Carlos

Soares (if not fit then Wotherspoon)
Ozzy
Claros
Stevenson

O'Connor (only cause sparkys out)
Doyle

[sparkiedelpaco7]

stack

francomb doherty murray kujabi

wotherspoon soares claros booth

doyle o'donovan



bench

brown
stephens
osbourne
stanton
o'connor
smith
sproule

[matty_f]

As much as i think that Stevenson has been great recently, if Claros is a better player then Lewis should be on the bench. I wouldn't move him to left midfield as he isn't effective there.

[Titch]

Stack

Francomb
Doherty
Stephens
Carlos

Soares (if not fit then Wotherspoon)
Ozzy
Claros
Stevenson

O'Connor (only cause sparkys out)
Doyle


why you dropping kujabi???? he was excellent last week

[scoopyboy]

why you dropping kujabi???? he was excellent last week

I'll give you a clue.

Who has he got playing left back?

[Ultrabee1-0]

gk - stack
rb - spoony
cb's - doherty&o'hanlen (a know he is pish but look what happens to either stephens or hanlon when we play a 2 young centre halfs)
lb - kujabi


rm - francombe
cm's - ozzy&claros ( be very unfair on lewis tho )
lm - booth

st's - doyle&o'donovan ( o'connor has shown know effort what so ever if it wasnt a big game id put caldwell up there with doyle )

[Judas Iscariot]

If Soares is out then..

Stack

Francombe
Doherty
Stephens
Kujabi

Sproule
Claros
Osbourne
Booth

Doyle
O'Connor


I know folk have slated IS constantly but I think in a midfield with players who have passing ability and vision, Sproule would be effective...

[Easter Road X1]

Everybody is putting Doherty at centre back, for me he is a right back and I can see Fenlon playing him there tomorrow

[Dr Jimmy]

Everybody is putting Doherty at centre back, for me he is a right back and I can see Fenlon playing him there tomorrow
I posted on this last week saying that the Wolves fans at work rate him very highly as a RB. They also said he is never a centre half. Looks like Stephens & O'Hanlon tomorrow....better get our fingers crossed.

[matty_f]

I posted on this last week saying that the Wolves fans at work rate him very highly as a RB. They also said he is never a centre half. Looks like Stephens & O'Hanlon tomorrow....better get our fingers crossed.

So long as Fenlon's had them watching last Saturday's defensive performance over and over again to establish the benchmark then we might just be alright.

[lucky]

No way will lewis Stevenson will be dropped tomorrow. He might actually play 3 in the middle 2 wide and 1 up front. As in a 4-5-1

[.Sean.]

Stack

Doherty
Stephens
Murray (Fit yet?)
Kujabi

Soares (if unfit, Francombe)
Osbourne
Claros
Stevenson
Booth

Doyle

[hfc rd]

Stack

Docherty
Stephens
O'Hanlon
Kujabi

Francombe
Osbourne
Claros
Stevenson
Booth

Doyle

Subs:
Brown
Towell
Wortherspoon
Sproule
Scott
O'Donovan
O'Connor

[Wotherspiniesta]

Get the impression from Fenlon's interview on the official website that we might actually be changing formation tomorrow.......Anybody think we could see a 5-3-2?

.....................Stack........................ .
.........Doherty..Murray..Stephens.......
Francombe...............................Kujabi
...........Pitbull............Stevenson.........
.......................Ozzy....................... ..
..............Doyle.......O'Connor...............