Team for first game of season

[sparkiehibs]

As the title states, who would you play on the first game of the season

mine is

Smith
Hart Stephens Bamba Currie
Spoony McBride Galbraith
De Graff
Stokes Riordan

Subs
Brown
Thicot
Hanlon
Hogg
Miller
Welsh
Taggart

[LEaston87]

brown

thicot stephens bamba

hart----------------------------------rankin

de graaf mcbride miller

stokes riordan

[Franck is God]

My team for the opening game would be.

Smith

Hart---Hogg---Bamba---Galbraith

Wotherspoon---DeGraaf---Miller---Riordan

Stokes--Nish

Subs

Brown
Stephens
Hanlon
McBride
Currie
Stevenson
Gow (I think he'll sign by end of next week)

[down-the-slope]

Team / formation

Brown

Hart ---Hogg ---Bamba ---Stevenson

-------------McBride

----DeGraff ----Miller---- Spoony

--------------------Riorden

---------------Stokes

Subs

Welch
Currie
Murray
Stack
Galbraith
Nish
Thicot

[ForeverHibs93]

.......................Brown

Hart.........Hogg.........Stephens........Murray

.................Bamba......Miller................ .
Spoony.....................................Galbrai th

.............Stokes.....Riordan

[DH1875]

Giving that Zemmama is out i'd go for this;


..............................Brown............... ...

Hart............Bamba...................Stephens.. ..........Hanlon.


.....................McBride..............Murray.. ............


Wotherspoon...............Riordan................. ...Galbraith.


................................Stokes............ ............

Subs;
Stack
Thicot
Hogg
Stevenson
Miller
De Graff
Nish

[Judas Iscariot]

Stack/Brown

Hart Bamba Hanlon Murray

Wotherspoon Miller De Graaf Galbraith

Nish Riordan

[Wotherspiniesta]

Stack

Hart Stephens Bamba Rankin

Wotherspoon De Graaf Miller Galbraith

Stokes Riordan

Bench: Brown Thicot Hanlon Currie McBride Taggart Nish

I actually think Rankin could do a good job at LB. He might not win a lot in the air, but he'd put himself about a bit and has the engine to get up and down that side. Miller isn't influential getting forward anymore so he could sit and allow De Graaf to do what he was doing on Thursday, trying to link up with the forwards. Wotherspoon and Galbraith will apply some much needed width and will actually attempt to run with the ball.

[matty_f]

As it stands, this is my team for the start of the season

GK Stack or Brown
RB Hart
CH Stephens
CH Bamba
LB Murray (though I have to say I'm intrigued with the idea of Rankin at left back, I could see that working!)
RM De Graaf
CM Miller
CM McBride
LM Galbraith
CF Stokes
CF Riordan

Play with width, with De Graaf and Galbraith responsible for creating chances for the two best goalscorers in the SPL. McBride sitting back and Miller having the remit to get forward.

Full backs to push up as much as possible.

[since90plustwo]

Stack/Brown

Hart Bamba Hanlon Murray


Wotherspoon Miller De Graaf Galbraith

Stokes Riordan

[matty_f]

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Stack/Brown

Hart Bamba Hanlon Murray


Wotherspoon Miller De Graaf Galbraith

Stokes Riordan

Why have you got De Graaf there? He was right midfield at his last club. Just wondering.

[Franck is God]

I have been saying for a long time that Rankin should play left back if he plays at all. However I think that Galbraith could do the job there in the same way that Wotherspoon did last year at right back, it is not his natural position but he is naturally left sided, has plenty pace and having been at Man Utd for a couple of years you know he's been coached well and is now burting to get a chance in the first team.

I'm surprised that a lot of people are not listing Bamba & DeGraaf in their sides, as far as I could see they were our best players on Thursday night and if fit and available should play.

[BT58]

does not matter what we fans think as regards team
think it will either be a 4-5-1,or a 4-3-3 formation
not my team but i reckon it will be
stack

hart
hogg
bamba
murray

miller
degraff
rankin

stokes
nish
riordan
personally, i would have brown in goals
then hart---------thicot------bamba----------hanlon

galbraith-----------------------------------wotherspoon
de graaf-----------------------miller
stokes----riordan
a bit attack minded, but at least the mothers are not from maribo
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[Westie1875]

Stack

Hart
Hogg
Bamba
Murray

DeGraaf
Miller
McBride
Galbraith

Stokes
Riordan

This is assuming we sign no new players before then, if Murray is suspended then Hanlon at LB.

[Scooter]

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Stack/Brown

Hart Bamba Hanlon Murray

Wotherspoon Miller De Graaf Galbraith

Nish Riordan

stokes for nish and that would be my team

[Penrith Hibee]

To all those picking Stephens, on what are you basing this on? He looked like Bambi on ice against the mighty Carlisle. Hanlon is a far better option and is vastly under rated on this board.

[Iain G]

IIRC is Murray not suspended for the first game or so?

Anyway...

Brown
Hart Bamba Hanlon Murray(?)
Wotherspoon Miller McBride
De Graaf
Stokes Riordan

Subs: Smith, Hogg, Stevenson, Nish, Thicot, Galbraith, Rankin (subs bench doesnt fill me with confidence about trying to change a game!!!)...

[PISTOL1875]

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As the title states, who would you play on the first game of the season

mine is

Smith
Hart Stephens Bamba Currie
Spoony McBride Galbraith
De Graff
Stokes Riordan

Subs
Brown
Thicot
Hanlon
Hogg
Miller
Welsh
Taggart

............................smith................. .

hart............hogg...................Thicot..... .......Hanlon



...................De Graff.......McBride.......Miller...............



Wotherspoon....................................... .........riordan........


..............................stokes.............. ..........

[aussie_hibee]

I know yogi won't play bamba in midfield but i would go 4-4-2. Right to left. Brown. Hart, thicot, hanlon, murray. De graaf, bamba, miller, galbraith. Stokes and Riordan. I'd have murray sitting a bit more instead of trying to bomb on and galbraith playing as an out and out winger. Stokes on the last man and deeks with a bit more licence to roam. Bench. Stack. Hogg and stephens as cover for centre half. Nish for up front. Wotherspoon can cover midfield and right back if needed. Quite a few versatile players that can cover all over the park between them. Edit, just read murray is suspended. Would play Hogg and ask hanlon to do a job just until murray was back.

[matty_f]

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To all those picking Stephens, on what are you basing this on? He looked like Bambi on ice against the mighty Carlisle. Hanlon is a far better option and is vastly under rated on this board.

Went with Stephens so we'd have Bamba as the left centre-half, and Stephens on the right.

[Judas Iscariot]

To those who would have Rank(in) at left back - Why?

Surely a full back needs to be able to tackle and in nearly 2 full season of watching him the closest he's came to a tackle is falling over!!

I know Murray lacks pace but if the team defend properly and not leave Murray isolated I think he'll have a good season..

Plus, he's the best if not only tackler in the team!!

[blackpoolhibs]

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Went with Stephens so we'd have Bamba as the left centre-half, and Stephens on the right.

I like the look of Stephens, although to be fair i have not seen a lot of him. Mind you, i have seen enough of Hogg.

[eeyawe]

wee change of formation for me but i doubt yogi would change it. 3 5 2 for me

brown

bamba
murray
stephens

hart
De Graff
mcbride
miller
hanlon

deeks
stokes

[Hibeescott]

.................................................S tack.............................................. ......


Hart........................Hogg.................. ...........Bamba.........................Hanlon

...............................................McB ride.............................................. .....

.............................De Graaf.........................Miller.............. ......................

Wotherspoon....................................... ...........................................Riordan

...............................................Sto kes............................................... .....



IMO our strongest team. Leaving out Murray was tough, but I his lack of pace cost him a place in my team. For me, zemmama would come back in instead of Wotherspoon when fit. Thought about Stephens, but can't put an 18yr old centre half straight into the starting 11 with no experience of the SPL.

[Amit]

My Team:

Brown

Hart Bamba Hanlon Murray

Wotherspoon Miller De Graaf Galbraith

Stokes Riordan

(WIDTH..!!!!)

John Hughes Team:

Smith/Stack

Hart Hogg Bamba Murray

McBride Miller De Graaf

Stokes Nish Riordan

(NARROW...!!)

[CallumLaidlaw]

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As it stands, this is my team for the start of the season

GK Stack or Brown
RB Hart
CH Stephens
CH Bamba
LB Murray (though I have to say I'm intrigued with the idea of Rankin at left back, I could see that working!)
RM De Graaf
CM Miller
CM McBride
LM Galbraith
CF Stokes
CF Riordan

Play with width, with De Graaf and Galbraith responsible for creating chances for the two best goalscorers in the SPL. McBride sitting back and Miller having the remit to get forward.

Full backs to push up as much as possible.

Said the same team on Thursday Matty. Think that's our strongest available lineup

[jonny]

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To all those picking Stephens, on what are you basing this on? He looked like Bambi on ice against the mighty Carlisle. Hanlon is a far better option and is vastly under rated on this board.

Cant agree. Im not a fan of Hanlon, I think he's poor in the air and as a centre half Id say a major pre-requisite is being able to head the ball well.
I dont think the lads a particularly bad footballer and reckon he still has potential but Id have Stephens before him at centre half every time.

[Hibs90]

4 4 2

Stack/Smith/Brown there all average

Hart
Hogg
Bamba
Hanlon

De Graaf
Miller
McBride
Galbraith/Wotherspoon

Stokes
Riordan

[sparkiehibs]

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Why have you got De Graaf there? He was right midfield at his last club. Just wondering.

because De Graaf plays much better in Central Midfield

[matty_f]

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because De Graaf plays much better in Central Midfield

Would one of his previous managers who played him at right midfield not have noticed that?