Tekel Towers » Next up Linfield...

02/10/2017 7:39 am

Some diverse opinions on another United forum including -
- wear green
- forfeit the game
- players all cross themselves
- play all the youngsters
- forfeit the game at 4.45
- 'batter' them with our strongest team
- play the bairns
- same team as at East End Park
- McKinnon out

Personally I'm looking forward to it, an intriguing tie with the prospect of added spice & I think we'll play 80% our strongest team with the other 20% being carefully selected. Don't think forfeiting the tie half an hour before kick-off would endear us to the world nor BBC Alba.

kdyteejay · 02/10/2017 8:53 am

McKinnon has said it will be mostly youngsters. I would imagine guys needing to up their fitness like Fraser will also get a game.

SlatefordArab · 02/10/2017 9:01 am

Aye hopefully get Fraser some game time and give some youngsters a run out.

Beardy23 · 02/10/2017 10:20 am

Bad enough we have to tolerate the Green and Blue Weegie bigots, without inviting this lot into the game

bowers · 02/10/2017 11:05 am

Any idea how many the scum have sold

02/10/2017 11:35 am

I looked up their website & tickets go on sale there tomorrow.
I see it's £10 & £5 concs.
I imagine they might bring several hundred from Belfast and local knuckle-draggers might take it to a thousand.?

Leedsy2 · 02/10/2017 12:30 pm

Bigots, scum, knuckle draggers.......ffs, you lot sound as bad as those you are criticising! We are Dundee United. Leave that shite to others

PatReilly · 02/10/2017 12:41 pm

Local Linfield fan saying that they will be lucky to take 100 genuine fans to Tannadice, as Northern Ireland are playing on Saturday night as well: some Belfast fans are travelling to that, and some have been put off by combination of live television, staying over costs given the ko time.

Plus, European money is important to them, so it's likely they will field a shadow squad so as to prevent injuries for the forthcoming key league matches against Coleraine who are presently top, and Crusaders, local rivals.

However, there is a strong possibility that a few Scots may turn up looking for a bit of nonsense.

Beharder · 02/10/2017 1:13 pm

Leedsy2 wrote:
Bigots, scum, knuckle draggers.......ffs, you lot sound as bad as those you are criticising! We are Dundee United. Leave that shite to others

Agree with that Leedsy2 its just to be ignored. Play the game and move on

02/10/2017 2:44 pm

Beharder wrote:
Leedsy2 wrote:
Bigots, scum, knuckle draggers.......ffs, you lot sound as bad as those you are criticising! We are Dundee United. Leave that shite to others
Agree with that Leedsy2 its just to be ignored. Play the game and move on

I was only being derogatory towards any morons who come looking for trouble in the name of the Belfast Sevco.
Your average Sevco fan is a fine honourable fellow.

02/10/2017 3:59 pm

PatReilly wrote:
Local Linfield fan saying that they will be lucky to take 100 genuine fans to Tannadice, as Northern Ireland are playing on Saturday night as well: some Belfast fans are travelling to that, and some have been put off by combination of live television, staying over costs given the ko time.

Plus, European money is important to them, so it's likely they will field a shadow squad so as to prevent injuries for the forthcoming key league matches against Coleraine who are presently top, and Crusaders, local rivals.

However, there is a strong possibility that a few Scots may turn up looking for a bit of nonsense.

You'd think all but the most loyal (as it were) fans would just watch it on the telly (I'm assuming that's why it's a 17:15 ko?)

lifesanocean · 02/10/2017 4:40 pm

I think a lot of first team players are needing wrapped up in cotton wool judging by Ray's comments on Arabzone on Saturday. I can see the team being something like this:

Deniz

Flood (simply because he's not been playing much recently)
Davidson
Allardice
Dailly

Thomas
Stanton

Chalmers
Fraser (if fit) / Taylor
M. Smith

N'Koyi

Subs: Donaldson (GK), Reekie, Davie, Taylor/Bollan, McMeekin, Appere, Piggot.

Tek · 02/10/2017 5:07 pm

I'd play a strong team personally.

Would be lovely to beat them and also to keep the winning run going.

Tangy · 02/10/2017 7:29 pm

Yup. I wouldn't go full strength but I really don't like the idea of Irish teams progressing in a Scottish tournie - especially one which they get preferential treatment in.

Knock em out and then play the kids after

Arab87 · 02/10/2017 7:56 pm

Would play the likes of Mehmet in goal, Allardice, Stanton, Fraser (if fit), Matty Smith, N'Koyi, Chalmers, Dailly. We need fringe players and youngsters match fit and playing.

lifesanocean · 02/10/2017 7:58 pm

Ray said on Arabzone he's playing even more kids than usual next week because of injuries.

Arab87 · 02/10/2017 8:14 pm

lifesanocean wrote:
Ray said on Arabzone he's playing even more kids than usual next week because of injuries.

Happy with that, be glad to see some youngsters and fringe players get a game, also those coming back from injuries. Happily sacrifice this competition to just concentrate on the league.

02/10/2017 11:04 pm

lifesanocean wrote:
I think a lot of first team players are needing wrapped up in cotton wool judging by Ray's comments on Arabzone on Saturday. I can see the team being something like this:

Deniz

Flood (simply because he's not been playing much recently)
Davidson
Allardice
Dailly

Thomas
Stanton

Chalmers
Fraser (if fit) / Taylor
M. Smith

N'Koyi

Subs: Donaldson (GK), Reekie, Davie, Taylor/Bollan, McMeekin, Appere, Piggot.

What about the programme seller at the entrance to the ET lower? Or the Fraser Fyvie-lookalike chief steward(ess) at the front of the Jerry Kerr?

07/10/2017 7:29 pm

Decent result given the young team we had out imo

TheShed · 07/10/2017 8:03 pm

Decent 2nd half from the kids. Allardice again showing CH is his position, good finish from Chalmers, Taylor again looked decent, Mehmet also again looked decent.

Fuck Linfield.

Bring on Crusaders or New Saints away.

Tek · 07/10/2017 10:08 pm

Thought the youngsters did well tonight and came into the game the longer it went on.

Mehmet - Looks a 'safe pair of hands'.Made a couple of decent saves too and looks positionally sound.A big upgrade on Zwick as our No.2. 7/10

Ritchie - Thought the kid did ok. 6/10

Murdoch - Looked decent at Centre Half.His best game for awhile 7/10

Allardice - My Motm.Looked very assured at CH and passed the ball well 8/10

Hornby - Tough start to the game for him but he came onto it and did ok 6/10

Taylor - The wee man came right into the game in the 2nd half.Very inlucky not to score with his shot that came off the inside of the post 7/10

Thomas - Pretty quiet game overall but another who came into a bit more late on when the game opened up 6/10

Stanton - Some nice passing at times.Needs to show a bit more belief in himself and try and get forward more 6/10

Smith - Bit dissapointing from Matty today.He was quiet 5/10

N'Koyi - Poor show from Paddy.1st touch really lets him down too often 5/10

Piggott - Never imposed himself enough in the match for a big lad.Done very little tbh 5/10

Subs -

Dailly - Done just fine. 6/10

Chalmers - Took his goal really well.Chuffed for the kid to get his first goal for Utd. 7/10

Leedsy2 · 07/10/2017 10:20 pm

Tek wrote:
Thought the youngsters did well tonight and came into the game the longer it went on.

Mehmet - Looks a 'safe pair of hands'.Made a couple of decent saves too and looks positionally sound.A big upgrade on Zwick as our No.2. 7/10

Ritchie - Thought the kid did ok. 6/10

Murdoch - Looked decent at Centre Half.His best game for awhile 7/10

Allardice - My Motm.Looked very assured at CH and passed the ball well 8/10

Hornby - Tough start to the game for him but he came onto it and did ok 6/10

Taylor - The wee man came right into the game in the 2nd half.Very inlucky not to score with his shot that came off the inside of the post 7/10

Thomas - Pretty quiet game overall but another who came into a bit more late on when the game opened up 6/10

Stanton - Some nice passing at times.Needs to show a bit more belief in himself and try and get forward more 6/10

Smith - Bit dissapointing from Matty today.He was quiet 5/10

N'Koyi - Poor show from Paddy.1st touch really lets him down too often 5/10

Piggott - Never imposed himself enough in the match for a big lad.Done very little tbh 5/10

Subs -

Dailly - Done just fine. 6/10

Chalmers - Took his goal really well.Chuffed for the kid to get his first goal for Utd. 7/10

That's it in a nutshell, Tek. Good post.

Arabnophobia · 07/10/2017 11:14 pm

Impressed by Archie Thomas, solid display and fast at moving play up,out of the last 3rd when deep and linked well with those in front of him. Looked very confident.

arabchanter · 07/10/2017 11:25 pm

Have to agree with most of the comments so far, I think the young lads done well, and the keeper looked sound enough.

But am I alone in thinking Murdoch, Stanton and N'Koyi, should really have stood out a lot more considering the opposition.

07/10/2017 11:30 pm

I was VERY impressed by that tonite, thoroughly satisfying.
1st half was please get it over with, Linfield score & let us go home.
THEN!!!! The longer the game went on the better we got.
Some great passages of play us we started to overrun a vastly more experienced XI.
I can't praise that team tonite enough, I was exhilarated at the end.
Taylor, Ritchie, Allardice take a bow.
We can't help ourselves exit this competition, 11 changes and we beat a Champions' League side - make no bones about it, they're seek!!