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NG White said:
I didn't say he had. I just think its strange he's been out of favour when we desperately need him. I've started to wonder why that's all.
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I wasn't sure that you did subscribe to that view or not. Certainly others do. No offence intended.

DJ started 6 out of the first 8 games (back when many thought that the "brand" existed, and was just needing some better finishing). In the next 15 games he only started 3 of them: Burnley at home (draw), Bristol away (defeat), and Reading away (win).

After the WC break he played really well at Rovers (where our tactics were spot on), was then hit and miss against QPR and poor vs Huddersfield at home. He didn't play against the Baggies but then started the next 2 (Stoke away, and Huddersfield at home in the Cup). He played alright in both of those games, which we won. He then started against Norwich and was poor - though not as bad as our tactics and team selection. He hasn't started a game since.

To my mind his form doesn't indicate that he has downed tools. Has he been better in previous seasons? Yes, but the same could be said about a lot of our players this season, and I don't think that he warrants being snubbed in favour of Woodburn, Onomah and Ledson.
 
Meldrew's Ghost said:
I wasn't sure that you did subscribe to that view or not. Certainly others do. No offence intended.

DJ started 6 out of the first 8 games (back when many thought that the "brand" existed, and was just needing some better finishing). In the next 15 games he only started 3 of them: Burnley at home (draw), Bristol away (defeat), and Reading away (win).

After the WC break he played really well at Rovers (where our tactics were spot on), was then hit and miss against QPR and poor vs Huddersfield at home. He didn't play against the Baggies but then started the next 2 (Stoke away, and Huddersfield at home in the Cup). He played alright in both of those games, which we won. He then started against Norwich and was poor - though not as bad as our tactics and team selection. He hasn't started a game since.

To my mind his form doesn't indicate that he has downed tools. Has he been better in previous seasons? Yes, but the same could be said about a lot of our players this season, and I don't think that he warrants being snubbed in favour of Woodburn, Onomah and Ledson.
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Thanks for all that, great insight into where DJ is at the moment.

Onomah isn't fit, so we can't judge yet. But I will say DJ is a far better player than Woodburn or Ledson will ever be. That's what I mean when I say I don't understand why he isn't being played.
 
Apathy starting to hit away attendance’s ?

1300 sold , not a bad amount but wouldn’t we usually take closer to 2k to Hull on a Saturday?
 
Meldrew's Ghost said:
I wasn't sure that you did subscribe to that view or not. Certainly others do. No offence intended.

DJ started 6 out of the first 8 games (back when many thought that the "brand" existed, and was just needing some better finishing). In the next 15 games he only started 3 of them: Burnley at home (draw), Bristol away (defeat), and Reading away (win).

After the WC break he played really well at Rovers (where our tactics were spot on), was then hit and miss against QPR and poor vs Huddersfield at home. He didn't play against the Baggies but then started the next 2 (Stoke away, and Huddersfield at home in the Cup). He played alright in both of those games, which we won. He then started against Norwich and was poor - though not as bad as our tactics and team selection. He hasn't started a game since.

To my mind his form doesn't indicate that he has downed tools. Has he been better in previous seasons? Yes, but the same could be said about a lot of our players this season, and I don't think that he warrants being snubbed in favour of Woodburn, Onomah and Ledson.
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Great post. More balanced than I can be.

Pick him Ryan you thick stubborn tosser.
 
Thracia said:
Let's "build" on Wednesday by adding a striker and someone who can create chances:

Woodman
Browne Storey Cunningham Hughes Fernandez
McCann Johnson
Parrott
Cannon Delap​
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That formation would be like a breath of fresh air even if it didn’t work!
However I don’t think RL will change from his 5-3-2 so the best I can hope for is that McCann gets the holding midfield role and we have two attack minded midfielders either side of him.
 
First name on the team sheet is Hughes for me, Cunningham is better defensively than Lindsay, who is better at bringing the ball out from the back , so I’d go with Greg again with Storey, although I’d prefer Diaby to get a game but Lowe doesn’t seem to fancy him. Ledson for Whiteman seems logical and I’d kike to see DJ back in. What does it matter whether he’s off or not ? Delap, Cannon, Fernandez and Parrott will will also be off, back to their parent clubs and they’re starting. Delap is a better target man than Cannon or Parrott so must start up front.
 
ernest said:
We should stick with the 3.5.2 formation which is the only one in which we have performed with any consistency this season. That has to mean Potts on the right and Fernandez on the left with Browne as one of the central three with McCann who played really well in the last match also there. RL has two fundamental decisions to make. The first is does he recall Lindsay if he is fit again - that would have to be at the expense of either Hughes or Cunningham with the argument for doing so being that Lindsay's height might be particularly useful. The second is how he copes with Whiteman's suspension though frankly Whiteman was playing so poorly before his sending off on Wednesday that his place might have been in doubt in any case. The options are either to go as like-for-like as possible which would mean recalling Ledson or to use McCann in the deeper lying role and bring in Johnson or Woodburn to add some further creativity. Upfront it should be Parrott with either Cannon or Delap - I have said all along that once Parrott found the net he would start to do so regularly. But to play all three of those from the start would just give us three strikers starved of service - two strikers with a more creative midfield behind them just makes more sense. It would also mean that we would have a genuine striking option in reserve. Brady could also then be a back-up option - but as a wide player because one thing he is not is a central midfielder.
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He found the net at Huddersfield last August and didn't score again until 2 months later at Norwich, and even that was debateable. I hope the penalty on Wednesday will be the start of a scoring run for him, but I'm not convinced.
 
Anybody know why Delap was on teh bench Wednesday? was it just 'tactical' - seemed a strange decision. Hoping for a win but fear without Ched we are lacking fight and an outlet to hold the ball up.
 
It was my theory he dropped gash players like Ledson, Woodburn, Etc on Wed only so they’d be rested for Saturday. Brady too, but he’s more out of form than gash.
 
Woodman

Potts Diaby Hughes Cunningham Alvaro

Browne McCann

DJ

Parrott Delap


Cornell, Storey, Brady, Ledson, Onomah, Cannon, Finlay
 
IanBogie9 said:
It was my theory he dropped gash players like Ledson, Woodburn, Etc on Wed only so they’d be rested for Saturday. Brady too, but he’s more out of form than gash.
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Yep, I agree.

Ledson will come back in because Whiteman is out but I fully expect Woodburn to start today. He can’t seem to leave him out for a prolonged period of time even though he offers 0.
 
I would pick:

Woodman
Diaby Cunningham Hughes
Browne McCann Ledson Fernandez
Johnson
Delap Parrott

Cornell, Lindsay, Brady, Potts, Woodburn, Onomah, Cannon

I think we will see:

Woodman
Browne Storey Cunningham Hughes Fernandez
McCann Ledson Woodburn
Parrott Cannon

Cornell, Lindsay, Brady, Potts, Johnson, Onomah, Delap
 
IanBogie9 said:
It was my theory he dropped gash players like Ledson, Woodburn, Etc on Wed only so they’d be rested for Saturday. Brady too, but he’s more out of form than gash.
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Warton PNE said:
Yep, I agree.

Ledson will come back in because Whiteman is out but I fully expect Woodburn to start today. He can’t seem to leave him out for a prolonged period of time even though he offers 0.
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