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  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    In what is a must win game I would be disappointed to see Fornals in the team, as he offers us so little going forward, especially last match. (In time he could become a reasonable holding midfielder but defenders are more scared of Bowen or Benrahma.)
    Can we please get back to our recent tradition of scoring 3 goals. 1-3 COYI

    Fabianski
    Coufal Dawson Ogbonna Cresswell
    Rice Soucek
    Bowen Lingard Benrahma
    Antonio
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    puddleglumhammers said:

    In what is a must win game I would be disappointed to see Fornals in the team, as he offers us so little going forward, especially last match. (In time he could become a reasonable holding midfielder but defenders are more scared of Bowen or Benrahma.)
    Can we please get back to our recent tradition of scoring 3 goals. 1-3 COYI

    Fabianski
    Coufal Dawson Ogbonna Cresswell
    Rice Soucek
    Bowen Lingard Benrahma
    Antonio

    I don't think I can disagree with this more if I tried. Fornals was my MOTM. He is an all over the pitch player with a work ethic second to none. Granted his shooting needs to improve but we would have gaps all over the pitch if he wasn't playing.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Fortuneseeker said:

    It’s an audition for Sam Johnstone as we have been linked with him for next season in the press. 😬

    I’d be quite happy with him failing the audition
  • alderzalderz
    Fortuneseeker said:

    It’s an audition for Sam Johnstone as we have been linked with him for next season in the press. 😬

    Alternatively, he knows that if we don't get European football we probably can't afford to buy him...
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Nervous for this one now. I felt ok after Everton lost the other night and realised we only had to win one of our two games to finish in a European place.

    Now that Leeds have won and could potentially finish above us, I'm all twitchy again.
  • alderzalderz
    Nah, we'll smash them so good that the FA will deduct Leeds points just for daring to challenge us.
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    IronHerb, I agree Fornals is a high-energy player and covers every blade of grass but as one of the front 4 he should be doing much more - taking players on, making key passes/assists and scoring. Of course Benrahama has taken an age to finally score but I just feel he poses more of a direct threat and is more capable of unlocking tight defences than Fornals. If we are needing a point I would play him, but given we need 3 Benrahma is more suitable, as he is more dangerous in the final third which is our priority today.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Puddle, I’d play them both and drop Antonio. There, I’ve said it.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Fortuneseeker said:

    It’s an audition for Sam Johnstone as we have been linked with him for next season in the press. 😬

    I see this rumour is gathering pace on social media today.

    I also see that his agent is Will Salthouse, which will have absolutely nothing to do with any interest we may have in him. Absolutely nothing. Nothing at all. Nowt.



































    (if we sign him it's because he's a Salthouse client)
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    IronHerb said:

    Puddle, I’d play them both and drop Antonio. There, I’ve said it.


    Ah, I see what you are doing here...

    I’m off to put a tenner on an Antonio hat trick
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Benrahma in for Bowen as only change.
  • alderzalderz
    Fabianski; Coufal Dawson Ogbonna Cresswell; Rice Soucek; Benrahma Lingard Fornals; Antonio

    :+1:
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    this is the most nervous I have been before a game in ages
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Win tonight and a draw on Sunday would give us 6th
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Everton have just gone above us, is that right?
  • LukerzLukerz
    MrsGrey said:

    Everton have just gone above us, is that right?

    No
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    No, they’re level points and 6 goals worse off. 3 points pretty much gives us 7th and 4 points guarantees 6th.
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    No, below on goal difference. Their last match is away to Man City. Spurs have lost, so 6th is very possible.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    4 points from West Brom and Southampton guarantees Europa League.

    Anyone else feeling sick?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    MrsGrey said:

    Everton have just gone above us, is that right?

    We have a +6 goal difference. They have Man City next. Hopefully those two things alone will keep us above them.
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Fab injured in the warm-up.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Randolph in and Trott on bench.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Ta for clarification re Everton.

    Not ta for news about Fab.

    But time for Dazzer to be a hero. COYI
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    I think Randolph is a good enough understudy
  • PengemanPengeman
    Oh Dear. Fabianski injured in warm-up. So Randolph is in goal.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Comms just said WBA has been promoted and relegated since fans were last in the stadium! :o
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Penalty Hammers!
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    what is it with our luck
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Penalty!!!!!
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Deccers... misses
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