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Tek · 27/4/2022 11:31 am

Team and formation?

dufc2019 · 27/4/2022 3:17 pm

massive season defining game

CCX2 2010 · 27/4/2022 6:01 pm

I think we will go 3-5-2.

Same backline and front two as Hearts.

Midfield Mochrie dropped for Mcdonald and Niskanen dropped for Freeman.

Hes got no options other than possibly putting in McNulty for either Clark or Watt (shudder).

The recruitment drum has been beaten to death recently and the fact we played so bad on Sunday and can only really make two possibly three changes says it all and even the changes are made more in hope than expectation.

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Tek · 28/4/2022 1:42 am

Canadian Arab wrote:
3-5-2 defending high, 5-3-2 / 5-4-1 defending deep, 3-4-1-2 / 3-3-4 attacking.

Eriksson
Neilson Edwards Graham
Freeman McDonald Mulgrew Niskanen
Levitt
Clark Watt

Unorthodox, maybe, but I'd rather see us go for it with a high pressing game than watch the pish of the last few months.

I'm assuming Butcher is still unavailable.

I really like that team CA.

Dylan Levitt in the No.10 role in particular is a must.

Shakey Isles Arab · 28/4/2022 11:52 am

Canadian Arab wrote:
3-5-2 defending high, 5-3-2 / 5-4-1 defending deep, 3-4-1-2 / 3-3-4 attacking.

Eriksson
Neilson Edwards Graham
Freeman McDonald Mulgrew Niskanen
Levitt
Clark Watt

Unorthodox, maybe, but I'd rather see us go for it with a high pressing game than watch the pish of the last few months.

This.
And with Watt central instead of drifting inside left/right . He's getting frustrated with lack of support - little wonder.

BMT · 28/4/2022 1:09 pm

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:
Canadian Arab wrote:
3-5-2 defending high, 5-3-2 / 5-4-1 defending deep, 3-4-1-2 / 3-3-4 attacking.

Eriksson
Neilson Edwards Graham
Freeman McDonald Mulgrew Niskanen
Levitt
Clark Watt

Unorthodox, maybe, but I'd rather see us go for it with a high pressing game than watch the pish of the last few months.
This.
And with Watt central instead of drifting inside left/right . He's getting frustrated with lack of support - little wonder.

I’d be quite happy with this but would like to replace Clark with someone else that’s not McNulty as this is too much of the same as before to expect any kind of different outcome

dufc2019 · 28/4/2022 6:02 pm

i dont think there will be that many chages

---------------------Benji----------
-----Edwards--Mulgrew--Graham
Smith---------Mcdonald----------Mcmann
-------------clark-----Levvitt
-----------mcnulty----Watt

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SuperMario · 28/4/2022 7:32 pm

Benji
Edwards mulgrew Graham
Smith McDonald meekison mcmann
Levitt
Mcnulty watt

CCX2 2010 · 28/4/2022 9:15 pm

Tam has confirmed that Butcher has probably kicked his last ball for us this season.

Criminal to let Fuchs go and replace him with an Arsenal kid, absolute madness.

Arabdownsouth · 29/4/2022 2:12 am

CCX2 2010 wrote:
Tam has confirmed that Butcher has probably kicked his last ball for us this season.

Criminal to let Fuchs go and replace him with an Arsenal kid, absolute madness.

Fuchs wanted away and his performance had dropped off, but agree that his replacement was a joke signing though. It's not helping having Harkes out as well as Butcher and we are getting brushed aside in midfield

LarsErikKjell · 29/4/2022 3:21 pm

This wont be the team but I'd be going for:

Siegrist

Neilson
Edwards
Graham

Freeman
Levitt
Mulgrew
Niskanen

Meekison
Mochrie
Watt

LarsErikKjell · 29/4/2022 3:21 pm

Also what has happened to Flo Hoti?!

Tek · 29/4/2022 7:54 pm

LarsErikKjell wrote:
Also what has happened to Flo Hoti?!

Been totally bombed out after rejecting a loan in January.

I actually thought he looked 'ok' on the rare occasion he made a cameo.

CCX2 2010 · 29/4/2022 10:08 pm

LarsErikKjell wrote:
Also what has happened to Flo Hoti?!

I thought he was bang average and I can't see him having much of a career in the game.

Just add his name to the very lengthy list of flops brought to the club over the past few years.

dufc2019 · 30/4/2022 7:39 am

Mcnulty replaces Clark - joy

Stillliving · 30/4/2022 9:00 am

dufc2019 wrote:
Mcnulty replaces Clark - joy

He can't be any less effective could he, actually if anyone could, step forward Mcnulty.

Tek · 30/4/2022 5:12 pm

Well, what can you say?

A win, 3 points and our first clean sheet in a good few weeks.

But fucking hell that was yet another grim 90 minutes to watch.

P.s. let that please be Marc McNulty's final appearance in a Utd shirt. His only positive contribution this afternoon was injuring himself.

BMT · 30/4/2022 5:51 pm

3 points but I suppose we can't expect attacking football when he plays 6 defenders in the 10 outfield positions and expects them to create chances.

AlwaysUnited · 30/4/2022 5:52 pm

Cracking win and what joy to see so many academy graduates.

Neilson and Graham were flawless today.

dyed in the wool · 30/4/2022 6:02 pm

Good, hard fought, but fortunate win there. Would think its enough now for us to not finish 6th but might still come down to Dingwall, depending how Motherwell get on.

Did think Neilson struggled a bit first half, was cracking 2nd half and so was Graham. Mulgrew done a job at CM too I felt. Benjis best game for a while too.

Very confused about the subs though. I thought we got weaker once McMann went off... Immis not a wingback. And what the fuck was the Sporle sub all about? Either McLeod or Cudjoe should have been thrown on.

Regardless, brilliant to get a win and a clean sheet.

*fixed some lazy spelling of names*

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lifesanocean · 30/4/2022 7:06 pm

AlwaysUnited wrote:
Cracking win and what joy to see so many academy graduates.

Neilson and Graham were flawless today.

Neilson was really poor first half so I don't know what game you were watching. Better 2nd mind you.

Tek · 30/4/2022 7:35 pm

dyed in the wool wrote:
. And what the fuck was the Sporle sub all about? Either McLoed or Cujo should have been thrown on.

Ridiculous.

Sporle will be away in a fortnight. Why not as you say give Cudjoe or McLeod a few minutes?

McMann sub weakened us and he only took McNulty off after he injured himself.

Seems so reluctant to ever give a youngster a chance in an attacking sense.

CCX2 2010 · 30/4/2022 9:48 pm

3 points was all that mattered today and I think that will be enough to qualify for Europe, well done to the management team. I will never manage to get my head round how they have managed it with that squad of players but I’m delighted, absolutely delighted to qualify for Europe.

There are one or two of us among our support who are clearly aff their nut but most of us are well aware of the areas needing strengthen to stay up next season. Every department needs massive improvements for us to stay upnever mind top 6, no chance can the standard be as bad and our recruitment department had better get the finger oot.

Center midfield is an absolute disaster area at present and Mark McNulty again looks miles off the as usual.

Shakey Isles Arab · 30/4/2022 10:01 pm

Yup, skin of our teeth that stuff.
Pretty much all the aforementioned, although I cannae see criticism of Neilson.
Ross Graham I love the way he disnae stuff around, when it needs to be got rid of, he gets rid. Lacks a bit of pace however.
Great to see 3 young anes.
Liam made a complete c... of it for their first against post.
Mulgrew in the middle, not his position.
Tony Watt does what he does, runs direct & skilful, holds the ball up, draws fouls. Must be a really annoying guy to play against. We forget what an asset to the team he is. But one goal in twelve what thats about ? .... It's about Tam's stubborn feeling that we need the width, or maybe feels he's better with free rein. I don't know but 1 in 12 speaks for itself.
Maybe McNulty being out will force a rethink. Hate to say this but best thing for the team if that's the last we see of him.
MOTM Levitt. No just general play but he's loving his football, always a joy to see for a young laddie. He'll go far.
Benji, amazing stop near the end there, distribution shocking.
Final day at Dingwall beckons, Christ we make life hard for ourselves.

Rick Dagless · 01/5/2022 12:41 am

A huge win today but didn't make it easy for ourselves. First half, the goal aside I thought we were poor. We were slow and pedestrian on the ball. Knock the ball around the middle of the park a bit then it would end up back at Edwards to start again, little or no movement in the final third didn't help matters. Also not helped by us starting with 6 defensive players in the team at home. We could have been 3 down before we scored after 3 errors let them through on goal.

Second half I thought we looked more comfortable and had a bit more directness in our play that made all the difference. Players started to tire though, Smith in particular was breathing out his arse the last 15mins, not sure why Tam didn't take him off. Thought his subs aside from the enforced one with Clark on for McNulty were bizarre. Not sure what boys like Cudjoe have to do to get a game.

Motherwell are a shadow of the team they were before they sold Watt to us. Incredible that they've had 1 win since the new year and are still in with a shout of europe. Just shows you how poor the league is this year.

Dingwall in a fortnight is going to be a massive game for us.

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