I'd seriously consider playing Grant as a number 10 as the solution. Get him playing off either Stead, Ameobi or Forte.
That means we could play Both our wingers (Hawk and Allessandra) then either Hewitt and Husin in the centre.
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I'd seriously consider playing Grant as a number 10 as the solution. Get him playing off either Stead, Ameobi or Forte.
That means we could play Both our wingers (Hawk and Allessandra) then either Hewitt and Husin in the centre.
You could class playing the tea lady up front as "something different". We don't need something different unless it's different for the better.
I just don't see Forte as an improvement on either Stead or Ameobi, he is a significant downgrade. In fact if we play two up front (which I think we should), I would prefer either of Allessandra or Grant to Forte.
Best team? Best formation? The answer lies with Shola’s fitness.
He’s started exactly half of our League games this season.
Games where Shola started ........ P 17 W 10 D 5 L 2 F 32 A 18 Pts 35
Games where Shola didn’t start ... P 17 W 6 D 5 L 6 F 22 A 18 Pts 23
What we lack is a Plan B when he’s unfit or if we have a Plan B, the personnel to implement it.
Nobody's suggesting tea ladies, come on now
Slack Pie is bang on - we're way too predictable with the two aging big guys up front. Allessandra's had his shot up there and has never looked comfortable.
We can't play the next 12 games with Ameobi and Stead up front as you say, the goal return would make your 10th -12th prediction a certainty.
Anyway, to say the 36 y-old Ameobi (goal every 395mins) is '10 times' the player of the 31 y old Forte (goal every 231 minutes) is just plain daft, as daft as the tea lady suggestion.
Thank you - I didn't think you were capable ; )
We're only interested in the here and now, and the promotion run in. As many above are saying,playing the 5 years younger, faster, more frequently scoring player is maybe the best of our poor set of options at the moment (although I wouldn't mind seeing Grant tried there for a game or two)
I get the feeling you've laid a bet on your 10th-12th prediction....
And back to the 'something different' point. When it becomes clear that what you have is going to leave you short of your targets, you have to try other things. We could be reaching that point sooner than most think.
Correct, and in my opinion both Stead and Ameobi are far better options than Forte.
Yaaaaawwwwnnn. Not another dumbass surely? I snapped up the 4/1 (down to 9/4 now) on offer for us to finish outside the top 7 but it is the last thing I want to happen. I made the bet because I thought it offered value, not because I want us to drop down the table. I can't believe so many have such difficulty understanding this.
I think you need to take yourself off to bed if all you have to offer is abuse...
Don't be so jumpy and defensive, who's questioning your wishes here???? Tell me, and I'll ask them to stop picking on you.
But the fact you're predicting 10th-12th on the other thread shows what faith you have in the team we put out regularly. So why be so wedded to 70 years worth of strikeforce that have the combined output more in line with a relegation side? We need the extra zip a striker like Forte can give us. No option but to roll the dice now, we're sinking like a stone.