Which pairing?

[Reading Rebel]

SB says he 'has a bit of a headache' choosing which forward pairing against Biggleswade.

 

After the Tring game I would personally like to see O'Connor and Jordan up front again to see how they perform against stiffer opposition.

[Ian]

Yes, Tring were not the strongest opposition but then again neither were Barton Rovers. I think CoC and DJ looked far more mobile and lively and deserve to start against Biggleswade. Nice to have a competition for places headache though.

[Mark44]

I agree, we did look more dangerous with coc and dj up front.

 

Has to be said that coc is proving to be number 1 choice in my eyes, i think for tomorrow i would like to see coc and hayes up front.

[Windsor Rebel]

Surely it depends on what Steve Bateman knows about the opposition defence? For example, if their two centre backs are both 6 feet plus, would it make sense to play the diminutive CoC against them. Also, he can mix and match, doesnt have to be DJ and CoC,

could he DJ and Hayes, or any combination.

[Sue]

I would definately play Craig, he makes a difference every time he comes on, plus I think he derserves it.

[Woody SUFC]

Play Craig or he'll throw his toys out of the pram!!!

[Guest Anonymous]

Personally I

[Staines-upon-Thames Rebel]

Sid Little and Eddie Large for me, and if they are not available the Two Ronnies.

 

Nothing going on on the windsor site woody?

[Reading Rebel]

Originally Posted By: Windsor Rebel

Surely it depends on what Steve Bateman knows about the opposition defence? For example, if their two centre backs are both 6 feet plus, would it make sense to play the diminutive CoC against them. Also, he can mix and match, doesnt have to be DJ and CoC,
could he DJ and Hayes, or any combination.

WR, with the forwards we've got I don't think it matters if we come up against two big 6 foot plus centre backs because they will hardly win the ball all day if it just pumped up in the air to them.

If you play the ball on the deck you can play just as effectively with two midgets up front.

[Mr Rebel]

yeah all 4 strikers will struggle against tall defenders if we just hoof it high tbh

 

not sure if we need to find a "1st choice" strike partnership as such but obviously finding effective pairings is very important

[Reading Rebel]

Mr Rebel, the effective partnership will be the 1st choice strike partnership!!

[Matt]

COC has been banging on the first-team door since he arrived and has done really well in the games he's appeared in, changing the game at Leighton and running Tring ragged. His fitness should be much better now and he'd be one of the two first-choice strikers for me.

[Reading Rebel]

Agree, just a matter of which one of the other three?

[Tom]

DJ or Martin. From my own personal point of view, I don't think Hayes is currently as good as either of those two.

[Matt]

I'd stick with a winning team and play DJ and COC tomorrow, personally.

[Guest Anonymous]

we only have 3 players who can head the ball and score goals unfortunately they are all defenders Bowden-Hasse,Edwards or Harper perhaps stick one of them up there if we are just lumping the ball forward along side either DJ or COC dont really rate the other 2

[Staines-upon-Thames Rebel]

Edgeworth can head the ball but is played to deep to head on the long balls, the only forward who can head is Gumbs but he will struggle to make 90mins.

 

Hayes might be worth a try with O'Connor, but DJ is currently favourite

 

As for Martin he is too weak and bottles the challenges, he also attended the Andy Deaner school of heading!

 

Biggleswade should be an intresting challenge as they are on the same number of points and should help us see where we fit into this leauge.

[Chris]

Quote:

As for Martin he is too weak and bottles the challenges, he also attended the Andy Deaner school of heading!

Absolute nonsense. Martin holds the ball up very well and brings the others into play.

[dansilk]

When CO'C played for Windsor, he didn't really need a big partner, particularly: just someone to keep supply coming from somewhere, preferably not banged up high. While he was fit he'd run everywhere to get the ball, and pretty often win it too - trouble was, if he didn't get service he'd move out to the wings to win the ball and there'd be no one (certainly none as fast or accurate) left in the area to collect and score, and good though he was there'd usually be too much to do...

 

So IMO don't waste him in a 4-5-1, unless the wings really come forward and cross, but when he's on form you couldn't ask for much better in a 4-4-2. And although he liked shooting himself (as a striker should!) he wasn't too selfish, either; he'd pass it on if his partner had a better chance, at least some of the time.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

COC and Jordan no doubt in my mind. (as long as they are both fit/available they look far more clinical than the other two- no disrespect to Hayes and Martin who run their balls off!)