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Re: Team v ST J
Clark has to play imo. We played our best stuff last season with him in the team. Our record without him was way worse.
- LarsErikKjell
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I think the majority of the team is picked itself. Reynolds back in assuming fully fit.
Ideally we get as close to our strongest 11 from last season. I think there is only 1 spot to fill:
Benji
Smith
Connolly
Reynolds
Robson
Butcher
Harkes
Pawlett
Appere
Clark/Smith/Bolton/Glass
Shankland
Clark, Smith and Glass have all started games this pre-season. You'd have to say Clark but Pawlett has been mostly through the middle with Shankland so you might see Cammy Smith stuck out on the right.
With Mellon looking to press high, is a pairing of Clark and Shankland being on the pitch going to give us the best chance of carrying this out well? I'm not so sure. Smith, Pawlett and Appere behind Shankland gives you a lot of energy to work with. We will see what he does though!
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Re: Team v ST J
I'd hope for a pretty standard team -
benji
Smith
Connelly
Reynolds/butcher
Sporle (if hes shown up well)
Appere
Butcher/powers
Harkes
Bolton
Clark
Shankland
I'd prefer butcher in midfield if possible and really want to see what spore can do. Perhaps if mellon prefers crosses and a target man, we may see the return of overlapping fullbacks which seemed to be largely missing under neilson
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Tomorrow is going to be so strange I can hardly get my head round it.
Anyway we're talking about team selection & in many ways tomorrow's starting XI is going to be the most fascinating for many a season. I can't ever remember there being a more intriguing selection. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Mellon & Frail (& Bo too) are discussing the line-up.
Btw I think we've totally knocked it off with the managerial appointment. And I'm hearing this week from someone who knows him well that Steven Frail is a topper too.
Good luck Dundee United after our 4 years in the wilderness.
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I'm hoping Mellon will opt for this:
Seigrist
L Smith, Butcher, Sporle
Neilson
Bolton, Harkes, Powers, Appere
Shankland, Glass
Subs: Reynolds, Connolly, Clark, Robson, Mochrie, Newman, Pawlett, Freeman, Chalmers.
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Wowser! That's a bit radical! Who knows, you may be right. A new broom sweeps clean & all that.
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smedDUm wrote:
Wowser! That's a bit radical! Who knows, you may be right. A new broom sweeps clean & all that.
It's a team that could be a 442, 352, 451 with Neilson and Glass key to adjustments during the game. I doubt Mellon will pick this side but its just my preferences.
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Wowser! That's a bit radical! Who knows, you may be right. A new broom sweeps clean & all that.
It's a team that could be a 442, 352, 451 with Neilson and Glass key to adjustments during the game. I doubt Mellon will pick this side but its just my preferences.
Give you 7 out of 11. My boring selection has Robson for Sporle, one of the Marks for Neilson, Pawlett for Bolton & Clark for Glass. We'll know in 16 hours...
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Re: Team v ST J
Apparently neilson starting
Sounds like 3 at back
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Re: Team v ST J
.Seigrist
Neilson Connolly Reynolds
Smith Robson
Harkes Butcher
Pawlett
Clark Shankland
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Apparently neilson starting
Sounds like 3 at back
Massively surprised but very excited by that if it happens! Bring it on.
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Re: Team v ST J
.Seigrist
Neilson Connolly Reynolds
Smith Robson
Harkes Butcher
Pawlett
Clark Shankland
Would have preffered Appere in the team and maybe even Cammy Smith.
But if that's the team we'll see how we go.
Must confess i know nothing of the laddie Neilson. Hope he does well.
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Apparently neilson starting
Sounds like 3 at back
If it happens -
Wow !
3 at the back Wow !
Positivity and the future.
If it disnae work out we've got a million subs to throw on.
16 hours to go.
- LarsErikKjell
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.Seigrist
Neilson Connolly Reynolds
Smith Robson
Harkes Butcher
Pawlett
Clark Shankland
Are you saying this IS the team mate?