Henley

[needle]

Not good enough , has had plenty of chances now and not improved enough . Either put Lowe there or Nyambi .

[alfinyalcabo]

On Thames

[AucklandRover]

But that's not people were saying at the end of last season, Needle. He got lots of praise then.

[robinrover]

I must admit aucks he was pretty dire against wolves
backing off constantly and not offering much going forward
I would personally play him against Shrewsbury and if he stutters in that 1 we have a fantastic prospect in nyambe.

[jordan12rhodes]

Early days. Changing players in defensive positions constantly is not an answer..

[robinrover]

Your right but how long do you stick by poor performances
give him like Duffy 1 more game to improve if the level remains change it around.

[AucklandRover]

Maybe, in the end, we will have to consider playing an out-and-out 4-5-1. Perhaps, with the personnel we have, that is the only way of preserving defensive solidity.
I think we should get Howard Kendall back as a consultant. He certainly knew how to stop the opposition scoring!

[robinrover]

I am not so sure about that aucks
Lowe worried me a little the problems he had remains and if bowyer continues with him I feel we will go nowhere
if the defence is offered no support then they will be under constant pressure I had high hopes of his return how I was disappointed

[robinrover]

We need to play our strongest back 4 and a midfielder who can back them up
I am not sure that should involve Henley Lowe or duffy

[AucklandRover]

In terms of not making mistakes, Robin, the safest back four would probably be Lowe/Hanley/Kilgallon/Spurr, but we would get less in the way of attack-support from that line-up. That would be ok in some circumstances, but might require a 4-1-4-1 shape. Unfortunately, that would work better with Gestede as the one up front, rather than Rhodes!