Bender Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Latics: 1 win in 7 games. 1 loss in 6 games. 10 points from last 24. Leyton Orient: Not won at home in 6 games. Unbeaten in 4 games. 1 loss in 6 games. Referee: DARREN DRYSDALE. Was previously appointed Latics vs Crawley Town at home (Lost 2-3 26/09/20). Latics; No cards. Crawley Town; Yellow; N.Ferguson, T.Nichols. EFL appointments 26-31 March >> Prediction League: https://owtbpredictionleague.azurewebsites.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 A lot of this depends on the state that some players are in, but this what I'd go with: Walker Clarke Piergianni Jameson Fage Whelan McCalmont Adams DKD McAleny Luamba We're now at a point where we can start integrating some of the young lads into the team. Luamba looked the most natural out of all the players in that central striking role on Tuesday night so I'd like to see how he does from the start. I'd like to see Sutton, Hough and Da Silva given minutes over the next 9 games too. Of the three, Sutton looked the most promising when he played and I think he would fit in on the right of the back three well, but he hasn't been on the bench much recently, so is he injured? With CBJ back I actually think we have decent competition for the wing-back roles. Fage and Adams are playing well enough to keep their places for now but it's good to have options. Hopefully Clarke is available after not being risked in midweek, the other question mark is DKD as he was advised not to continue on Tuesday. If fit I'd play him ahead of Hilßner who disappointed on Tuesday and isn't really natural on the right side of the front three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Play best team whilst there is still a chance of top half finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, the_mighty_bosh said: A lot of this depends on the state that some players are in, but this what I'd go with: Walker Clarke Piergianni Jameson Fage Whelan McCalmont Adams DKD McAleny Luamba We're now at a point where we can start integrating some of the young lads into the team. Luamba looked the most natural out of all the players in that central striking role on Tuesday night so I'd like to see how he does from the start. I'd like to see Sutton, Hough and Da Silva given minutes over the next 9 games too. Of the three, Sutton looked the most promising when he played and I think he would fit in on the right of the back three well, but he hasn't been on the bench much recently, so is he injured? With CBJ back I actually think we have decent competition for the wing-back roles. Fage and Adams are playing well enough to keep their places for now but it's good to have options. Hopefully Clarke is available after not being risked in midweek, the other question mark is DKD as he was advised not to continue on Tuesday. If fit I'd play him ahead of Hilßner who disappointed on Tuesday and isn't really natural on the right side of the front three. Go with that and we win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, deyres42 said: Play best team whilst there is still a chance of top half finish. Ahem... On 2/17/2021 at 11:49 AM, deyres42 said: People get too hung up on league positions, they only really matter at the very top or bottom, you could end up on 5 points less than 9th place and finish 16th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, oafcmetty said: Ahem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, the_mighty_bosh said: A lot of this depends on the state that some players are in, but this what I'd go with: Walker Clarke Piergianni Jameson Fage Whelan McCalmont Adams DKD McAleny Luamba We're now at a point where we can start integrating some of the young lads into the team. Luamba looked the most natural out of all the players in that central striking role on Tuesday night so I'd like to see how he does from the start. I'd like to see Sutton, Hough and Da Silva given minutes over the next 9 games too. Of the three, Sutton looked the most promising when he played and I think he would fit in on the right of the back three well, but he hasn't been on the bench much recently, so is he injured? With CBJ back I actually think we have decent competition for the wing-back roles. Fage and Adams are playing well enough to keep their places for now but it's good to have options. Hopefully Clarke is available after not being risked in midweek, the other question mark is DKD as he was advised not to continue on Tuesday. If fit I'd play him ahead of Hilßner who disappointed on Tuesday and isn't really natural on the right side of the front three. Unless the kids are better, or truly have the potential to be better, why play them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, the_mighty_bosh said: Walker Clarke Piergianni Jameson Fage Whelan McCalmont Adams DKD McAleny Luamba After five games with Curle in charge, it is fair to say that the manager places great emphasis on the shape of the team. I would expect that, away from home, he will stick with 3-5-2. Your suggested starting eleven probably needs another left-sided player in the middle. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Badan start. I also imagine that a start for Luamba is still a few more games away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, oafcmetty said: Ahem... Personally I don't care but I know some lads love to use that kind of stuff in their tweets and that so would be good to knock one off the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, latics22 said: Unless the kids are better, or truly have the potential to be better, why play them ? To find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, latics22 said: Unless the kids are better, or truly have the potential to be better, why play them ? In terms of Sutton, Hough and Da Silva, the players in front of them are either loanees or players who might not be with us next season. We shouldn't throw them all in at the same time but if we can blood them next to experienced players and see how they do at this stage of the season, then next season they'll be further along in their development and better options to use in the first team. As for Luamba, do we actually have anyone who is obviously better than him in the central striker role? DKD if he's fit, the next option is Grant who isn't natural centre forward. The other alternative is Tasdemir which isn't really an alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, TheBigDog said: After five games with Curle in charge, it is fair to say that the manager places great emphasis on the shape of the team. I would expect that, away from home, he will stick with 3-5-2. Your suggested starting eleven probably needs another left-sided player in the middle. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Badan start. If everyone was starting from scratch, I'd have right-footer and left-footer in each wing-back role (Adams and CBJ would be my first choices). But Fage and Adams have earned their places so far and Curle seems to be placing an emphasis on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south east latic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Who’s the lad who’s come on a couple of times in midfield? Vaughan? Thought he looked bright and confident. Would like to see some more cameos from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, the_mighty_bosh said: If everyone was starting from scratch, I'd have right-footer and left-footer in each wing-back role (Adams and CBJ would be my first choices). But Fage and Adams have earned their places so far and Curle seems to be placing an emphasis on that. I think Adams is far more of a threat on the right, and Fage had a good game when he was on the left cutting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobledgersheart Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, al_bro said: I think Adams is far more of a threat on the right, and Fage had a good game when he was on the left cutting in. Adams may change sides when Badan doesn't play on the left side of defence as he's better cover than Fage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 7 hours ago, deyres42 said: Play best team whilst there is still a chance of top half finish. Depends whether Curle wants the job from what he’s seen. If he does, the youngsters won’t feature and he’ll go for results IMO. If he’s seen enough to want to sack it off, he may be more inclined to play them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Do you think Curle has taken this job to remind potential employers that he is still here? Hence he would need to look like he has added value to what HK was offering? If the above is true don’t expect the youngsters to play more then cameos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Pidge said: Do you think Curle has taken this job to remind potential employers that he is still here? Hence he would need to look like he has added value to what HK was offering? If the above is true don’t expect the youngsters to play more then cameos. Spot on Pidge. It’s win for win for him. If we finish mid table, he may get offered he job. And if he leaves, his stock has risen and Northampton is forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just seen the ref. . What odds of him nutting Mo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Pidge said: Do you think Curle has taken this job to remind potential employers that he is still here? Hence he would need to look like he has added value to what HK was offering? If the above is true don’t expect the youngsters to play more then cameos. He's probably looking at it as a free hit. He gets himself back in the game if it works out (unlikely) then great if not then his reputation won't be that badly tarnished and he gets a job elsewhere. It's quite normal for people to take a temporary job at various times in their career before moving into something more long term I've done it. From our point of view I don't know what we are getting if we had give him a 2 year deal then I would certainly understand it. All the noises that have been made since the turn of the year scream short termism. Signing 4 players only until the end of the season in January. Bringing a manager in until the end of the season certainly don't say long term plan. Plus with the very early sale of season tickets for the next year has my accounting spidey senses telling me that their is cashflow problems at the club. This means this summer could be very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, GlossopLatic said: He's probably looking at it as a free hit. He gets himself back in the game if it works out (unlikely) then great if not then his reputation won't be that badly tarnished and he gets a job elsewhere. It's quite normal for people to take a temporary job at various times in their career before moving into something more long term I've done it. From our point of view I don't know what we are getting if we had give him a 2 year deal then I would certainly understand it. All the noises that have been made since the turn of the year scream short termism. Signing 4 players only until the end of the season in January. Bringing a manager in until the end of the season certainly don't say long term plan. Plus with the very early sale of season tickets for the next year has my accounting spidey senses telling me that their is cashflow problems at the club. This means this summer could be very interesting. Sobering and sadly you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, the_mighty_bosh said: Sobering and sadly you're probably right. Yes, the underlying truth is that managers will use us for a short term hit, or they're just desperate to get on the ladder or back on the ladder. All short term, and all because Coco and Bro haven't a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 12 hours ago, the_mighty_bosh said: Sobering and sadly you're probably right. I miss being a happy clapper although primarily I'm committed to the evidence. So if things are shit I don't believe in sugar coating it for the sake of it. Their will come a time in the future though when It will change for the better not sure when it will be but it will. We will have that season filled with fantastic days at home and away which even ends in a promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said: I miss being a happy clapper although primarily I'm committed to the evidence. Their will come a time in the future though when It will change for the better not sure when it will be but it will Amen to that brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowenicki Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Watching FGR v Noblot as a warm up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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