Best Eleven?

[Robbo]

After the Daggers game (which I missed) I notice everyone's starting to question Daish's team selection. Now personally I feel it's a shame that the part timers are starting to get left out even though they seem perfectly capable of holding a place in the side, but I realize it must be easier for Liam to select the players he sees five times a week rather than those he sees 2 times a week.

 

So what would your current best eleven be including all current loan signings and forgetting all current injuries?

 

Mine would be:

 

Holloway

 

Protheroe R Smith Macarthy Skinner

 

Slatter Bowry Saunders Jacko

 

Macdonald (Moore?)

 

I was close to putting Porter and Macca in but I ain't seen them in so long I weren't sure if they'd be any better than what we have here. The uncertainty over Macdonalds partner says it all really. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

[Richard C]

Holloway - playing well recently cemented number one spot and answered critics.

 

Skinner - need his fight and experience in the team

 

R Smith - just plain excellent

 

McCarthy - again experience

 

Protheroe - best passer of the football in our team

 

Drury/Slatter - tough call really? Slatter for me I think

 

Jackson - no need to say anything

 

Bowry

 

Saunders or Macca when fit and proven

 

MacDonald

 

A.N.Other?! We dont have even a stop gap at the moment for the other striker berth? Maybe Drury?!

[Robbo]

It will be interesting to see how the best team according to the fans differs to the team put out every week by the manager.

[mikefleet]

if only football manager was real lol. i would go with:

 

Holloway

Provs, Ross Smith, Macca, Skins

Slats, Bobby, Jay, Jako

Charlie, Jukebox till we get a proper forward in.

[Hempstead Gaz]

Ditto, Mike.

[Stu M]

I thought Mike was keen on Bobby being axed? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[mikefleet]

yes but who thinking bout it who would go there? he has some good games and some bad.

[Drummer Scott]

Holloway

 

Protheroe

 

Skinner

 

Ross Smith

 

McCarthy or Porter. ( Saw Porter in the reserve game at Thurrock and he had a pretty decent first half that he played. Just feel even though McCarthy has experience he doesn't have much pace.)

 

Slatter

 

Bowry

 

Saunders

 

Jacko/Bradley Johnson is a tough one for me.

 

McDonald

 

Coleman

 

I also rate Richard Hodgson but have no room for him!

 

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[Bernard]

Quote:

mikefleet said:
yes but who thinking bout it who would go there? he has some good games and some bad.

Yeah just point out those 'some bad' games to me, and then I might agree. Or not...

My team would be:

Holloway
Protheroe (but we need a proper right back)
R.Smith
McCarthy
Skinner (just plain obvious)
Slatter
Saunders
Bowry
Jacko (no doubt)
Drury in front of...
MacDonald

[Fleet fan]

Protheroe - best passer of the football in our team

not so sure about that unless you like the big lump upfield

[Stu M]

On the occasions I've seen him, Richard Hodgson could lay claim to having good passing ability. I'd say he's close to starting a game.

[Slartibartfast]

Everyone seems pretty much in agreement about our best eleven apart from the bloke who picks it.

The big problem, even if Bernards eleven (which I wouldn't disagree with) was the starting eleven is who do you bring on when things need changing?

[Jimmy]

That's an extremely fair point Slarti.

With Daish releasing people like Manny and Sodje's "injury" the bench again looks very one dimensional.

[Robbo]

Quote:

Fleet fan said:
Protheroe - best passer of the football in our team
not so sure about that unless you like the big lump upfield

I'd say Proths is probably the best crosser of the ball that we have. He's good at swinging them deep crosses in for people to attack.

[Hempstead Gaz]

And he doesn't make quite as many point dropping mistakes as young Mr Gooding.

[Ian_D]

Quote:

Fleet fan said:
Protheroe - best passer of the football in our team
not so sure about that unless you like the big lump upfield

Exactly, I do like provs, and I agree with many of the above points eg crosses, free kicks etc, and ofcourse after Boxing Day I now have no doubts whatsoever he is better than Gooding, but what we want is someone who passes, and, if provs hasn't changed him game in the time he hasn't been playing, I would guess he plays at least 80% long.

I think if provs can change his game for the better, just by passing a bit more, the whole structure of our game and indeed our performances could/will change.

[Slartibartfast]

The thing with Proths is he hits crosses and long balls a lot flatter than anyone else we have is capable of, this gives the defence less time to get in position.

He can also take free kicks, not that we are getting many in dangerous positions.

[Hannah]

I thought when Drury came off on Monday it made a big difference to the way the team played, especially when Daish replaced him with Hodgson, who I don't think makes much of an impact.

 

Drury would be in my eleven, as well as Proths, Charlie and R.Smith.

[Stu M]

I thought it one of Daish's better tactical changes... Drury was woeful in that first half (though not the only one) and Hodgson has been knocking on the door for more of a game recently.

[Jimmy]

Hodgson has been decent in his sub appearances as well as away at Sittingbourne.

 

He should be in with a shout of a start pretty soon.