Snacks94 wrote:

Have heard that Chalmers is injured as well unfortunately

 
How badly?

Snacks94 wrote:

Have heard that Chalmers is injured as well unfortunately

Fucking great.

Hasn't even played since the last injury.😤
 

As long as its not the same team and formation from Friday!!!

we should hopefully never see McNulty, Shanland, Pawlett and Clark in that formation again.  Lot of neat looking touches and flicks but seems no two players are on the same wave length.

Would like to see Appere given a start has looked hungry every time he has come on, always a willing runner and links up well.

Tek wrote:

Don't care what anyone says. Squad is crying out for a wide player.

 
"Not you Luke".

Tangy wrote:

Tek wrote:

Letting McMullan go across the road early was a daft decision.

Don't care what anyone says. Squad is crying out for a wide player.

 
Hes been utter dung this season

Eh?

He barely played.

And his last Tannadice match was one of our best performances of the season (2-0 win v Killie).

Mellon cut his nose off to spite his face. Daft.
 

Hard to predict what team he will put out but (assuming Chalmers injured) Hoti and Appere are two players I'd really like to see given starts. I'd also play Bolton wide right as I'm bored of McNulty playing there.

Deniz
Smith Edwards Butcher Sporle
Pawlett Fuchs Hoti
Bolton Shanks Appere

451/433. Bolton and Appere wide of Shankland. Pressing high and getting service to him.

What I bet the team ends up being:

Deniz
Smith Edwards Reynolds Robson
Pawlett Butcher Fuchs Harkes
McNulty Shanks

Diamond midfield and McNulty/Shanks up top.

We'll see. At least its a game from our perspective that doesnt mean too much.

A training clip from today shows Logan Chalmers involved. Also shows Jake Davidson taking part. I wonder if he'll play any part for the remainder of the season?

Arabdownsouth wrote:

LarsErikKjell wrote:

Confirmed that Benji has NOT broken any bones in his hand. But potential ligament damage. Still in a bit of pain. Further scan needed.

 
Foster will be gutted I'm sure. Hopefully not too bad, doubt he will be ready for the weekend though 😕

There must be a concern that Benji's season is over.
Injuries to hands/wrists for a goalie is up there with seriuos knee damage to an outfielder.
Thank goodness we're safe.
Deniz the Mehmet may have to be our Scottish Cup hero.
 

Tek wrote:

Goodie Conway 2 wrote:

Tek wrote:

Surely Mellon will freshen up the team, with Aberdeen next Saturday in mind. I think i'd play.

........................Mehmet...........
Bolton..Connolly...Reynolds..Robson
Chalmers..Butcher..Harkes..Sporle..
................Shankland...Appere....

Subs - Alexander, Edwards, L.Smith, Hoti
McNulty, Fuchs, Clark, Pawlett, K.Smith

I'm assuming Siegrist will be injured and Dillon Powers (the Invisible Man) is still missing.

 
IMO, Connolly shouldn't be anywhere near the team, especially when the back 4 is settled and we're not conceding. Would like to see Apperé in though. Thought he looked up for it on Friday night.

Back 4 are doing very well.

But i would rest Liam Smith and Ryan Edwards (our two best Defenders) as i don't want them injured for Saturday.

Our whole season is Aberdeen away in the Cup now.
 

 
Agreed. Tbh I'd be resting Butcher and Shankland too. Nicky Clark deserves a chance to play as a striker imo, and he would have a real incentive to play well too.

Last edited by Arabdownsouth (20/4/2021 12:13 am)

smedDUm wrote:

MM states that we must be careful & not do anything that goes against the integrity of the league & he's right, we must in effect play these games like we're in the bottom six.
How would we feel if we were in the sh!t & a team we were depending on doing us a favour 'rested' some of their important players?

 
There is a thing called squad rotation though. Shankland hasn't scored very often so leaving him on the bench is an entirely plausible option in my opinion. In fact Nicky Clark is our top scorer so don't see how it could be argued against. Changing 5 or 6 players fair enough. But 2 or 3 changes? Can't see how that's unfair tbh. I bet sevco team is entirely different to the one they field at the weekend.

Of course we should rest the team for Saturday if we want to......perfectly normal for a team that is safe with games in hand...

I don't have any preference to which actual club goes down but would like to see the back of the plastic pitches.