Team v Peterborough

[SmithyFFC]

             Stockdale

Kelly  Hughes  Halliche  Briggs

Riise  Dikagcoi  Greening  Gera

        Kamara  Dalle Valle

Subs: Etheridge, Baird, Trotta, Marsh-Brown, Salcido, Hangeland, Dembele

[Tom]

Sparky likes to play strong sides in Cup games and lets face it, he was fighting for his job (allegedly) a few days ago so he will want to win this one to keep in MAF's good books. However he has said that he will rest players for this one and AJ is clearly not going to be risked.

So, who need a rest? Well Digger and Dempsey have played pretty much every game I think and we certainly have plenty of options in midfield to replace them. It would probably make sense to rest the skipper and maybe make Greening Captain. Is Matt Briggs ready to return from injury? If he is then Bairdinho could be rested at LB. Halliche had some sort of injury but I think should be fine to make his full debut. Maybe keep Johhny P at right back because he is not long back in the side but do you rest both H & H? Would you play Briggs in the middle with Halliche and Kelly on the left. No. Too risky. One of the H's has got to play and I pick Brede.

My line-up looks like this -

Stockdale

Pantsil  Hangeland  Halliche  Briggs

Gera  Etuhu  Greening  Riise

Kamara Elm

Subs - Etheridge, Kelly, Salcido, Dikgacoi, Duff, Dalla Valle, Dembele

Who is Elm? Never heard of him.  :dft012:

[Tom]

             Stockdale

Kelly  Hughes  Halliche  Briggs

Riise  Dikagcoi  Greening  Gera

        Kamara  Dalle Valle

Subs: Etheridge, Baird, Trotta, Marsh-Brown, Salcido, Hangeland, Dembele

I don't think Briggs is ready to come back yet. And I would not play Dembele is this game and risk him. Give him a couple extra days to get completely healthy because we need him for the league games.

[Basil]

Agree with that. He is, by all accounts, ready for a step up of some sort and a decent loan move would give him the challenge he needs.

Welcome to FoF by the way Basil. Good to have you on here and look forward to reading more of your posts. :54:
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Thanks White Noise.. Yep new to posting but viewed plenty of times so I know the drill;

Lose and we need to get rid of Hughes and prepare for Scunthorpe

Win and need to build a new stadium to meet the demands of Champion League football.

I am as knee jerk as the next man so think I should do ok..

[os5889]

I just want to see Dalle Valle play. That is all

[Tom]

I just want to see Dalle Valle play. That is all

I second that.

[LRCN]

stockdale
kelly halliche hughes briggs
riise etuhu greening duff
gera eddie