Our Strongest XI when everyone's fit?

[ellafella]

Really tough one this. We haven't seen some of the new signings but what would our stronest XI plus bench be?


Grant
Christie
Keogh (C)
Buxton
Forsyth

Thorne
Hughes
Bryson

Russell
Martin
Ward

Subs:
Roos
Albentosa
Warnock
Ince
Hendrick
Bent
Shotton

No space for Lingard nor Eustace nor Bennett. Crikey!

[thederbyram]

Grant
Christie
Keogh (C)
Albentosa (yet to be proven)
Forsyth

Thorne
Hughes
Hendrick

Russell
Martin
Ince

Subs:
Roos
Buxton
Warnock
Lingard
Bryson
Bent
Shotton

[minesahartington]

Wheres Mascarell? Strangely I was just having a coffee and pondering both this and what the line up will be on Saturday...

My first choice would be

Grant
Warnock
Buxton
Albentosa
Christie

Thorne
Hughes
Bryson
Russell

Ince
Martin


However for Saturday

Grant
Shotton
Keough
Bucko
Forsyth

Hughes
Hendrick
Mascarell
Ince
Ward

Martin

[Oldtimeram]

Surely this was a better and stronger team

Stephen Bywater
Tyrone Mears
Dean Lea****
Darren Moore
Jay McEveley
Craig Fagan
Matt Oakley
Seth Johnson
Stephen Pearson
Steve Howard
Paul Peschisolido

Substitutes:
Lee Camp
Marc Edworthy
David Jones
Giles Barnes
Jon Macken

How many of these (in their prime) would you like in our current squad

Which was the better team?

Answers on a postcard

[Manofpride]

Surely this was a better and stronger team

Stephen Bywater
Tyrone Mears
Dean Lea****
Darren Moore
Jay McEveley
Craig Fagan
Matt Oakley
Seth Johnson
Stephen Pearson
Steve Howard
Paul Peschisolido

Substitutes:
Lee Camp
Marc Edworthy
David Jones
Giles Barnes
Jon Macken

How many of these (in their prime) would you like in our current squad

Which was the better team?

Answers on a postcard

It just shows how good this team is and why Mears wanted out!

[ManxRam]

I'd only be interested in Seth Johnson in his prime to add to our current side and maybe Stevie Howard in the form he was that season as back up for Martin

[ellafella]

Wheres Mascarell? Strangely I was just having a coffee and pondering both this and what the line up will be on Saturday...

...

Blimey...I forgot Omar. Crikey, have we now got too many?!

[Toggles]

Wheres Mascarell? Strangely I was just having a coffee and pondering both this and what the line up will be on Saturday...

...

Blimey...I forgot Omar. Crikey, have we now got too many?! [/quote]

Yes



Grant

Christie. Keogh Albentosa (on reputation) Forsyth


Hendrick Thorne Bryson

Hughes

Martin Russell



Not including loans, if I did then maybe Bent in for JR or Hughes dropping back to replace Hendrick and Martin into the hole and Bent JR up top

[PartTimeRam]

Hi, thought it was about time to chip in with my occasional views on things seeing as I'm reading all of yours every day!!!

Firstly, I just want to say how impressed I am with the Club's business over January. Even if it doesn't work out as we all hope it is just nice to have faith in the ambitions of the current management set up.

Anyway, back on topic...

I think the Strongest XI is dependent on which formation we are running with. If 4-3-3 as we'd expect I'd say

Grant
Christie Keogh Albentosa Forsyth
Thorne
Hughes Hendrick (on current form)
Russell Martin Ince

But if going for more of a 4-4-2 (or 4-1-3-2), which I hope we will see a little more of I'd use the same back 5 with
Thorne
Russell/Ince Lingard Hughes
Martin Bent

[ellafella]

Hi, thought it was about time to chip in with my occasional views on things seeing as I'm reading all of yours every day!!!

Firstly, I just want to say how impressed I am with the Club's business over January. Even if it doesn't work out as we all hope it is just nice to have faith in the ambitions of the current management set up.

Anyway, back on topic...

I think the Strongest XI is dependent on which formation we are running with. If 4-3-3 as we'd expect I'd say

Grant
Christie Keogh Albentosa Forsyth
Thorne
Hughes Hendrick (on current form)
Russell Martin Ince

But if going for more of a 4-4-2 (or 4-1-3-2), which I hope we will see a little more of I'd use the same back 5 with
Thorne
Russell/Ince Lingard Hughes
Martin Bent

Youre very welcome PTR to the Board Sir!. Interesting that quite a few want to stick "unproven" n