Stoke City 2 West Ham Utd 1 (17/10/09)

[osborner69]

Bit early I know, but thought I would try my hand at starting a match thread (I cant do much worse!)

I would play Spector for a more defensive right back, plus Kovac for help at defending set pieces. Gabbidon needs to play in my opinion. An ugly, battling win is needed.

-----------------------------Green-------------------------
Spector-----Gabbidon-------Upson-------Illunga
---------Behrami-------Parker--------Kovac
----Hines----------------------------------Stanislas
-------------------------- Cole-----------------------------

[Post Horn Gallop]

You would drop Tomkins? Did you watch the game today?He was probably our best player and hasn't let the side down at all this season.
I would go
Green
Spector Tomkins Upson ( He cant be that bad again) Illunga
Parker
Behrami Noble Collison (if fit)
Cole and Nouble ( No point in selecting Franco (cause no fcuker knows where he is) Trecherous bastards these Mexicans, remember the Alamo!

[Albie Beck]

Please go to 4-4-2 Zola

Based on today's performances:

Green
Faubert Tomkins Upson Illunga
Behrami Parker Quashie Collison (if fit) (or Diamanti)
Cole Hines

[Iron Spine v2.0]

3-1 Stoke.

[Tel The Hammer]

Shirley this Franco fella is gonna be fit for this one, isn't he?

We need something new in the side to get us scoring and creating from open play.

If fit, Collison, Behrami and Franco all in for me.

[Billydinho]

Bywater

Brevett
Mackay
Melville
Stockdale

Carole
Horlock
Lee
Sofiane

Connolly
Mellor

That'll show them...

[wayneo1974]

Kovac and Parker in the same team? Quashie starting? are you lot on drugs!!!

[Iron Alex]

In all honesty, Stoke will kick the **** out of Hines so i'd probably start with him on the bench.
Would love to say 4-5-1 and attack on the break, but our midfielders can't attack so match them man for man and go 4-4-2.

My Team

Green
Tomkins Gabbs Upson Illunga
Behrami Noble Parker Collison/Jimenez
Cole Diamanti

[Iron Spine v2.0]

Bywater

Brevett
Mackay
Melville
Stockdale

Carole
Horlock
Lee
Sofiane

Connolly
Mellor

That'll show them...

No Wayne Quinn??? Do you want us to lose?

[IIIronss]

-------------------------Green--------------------------
Faubert-----Tomkins-----------Upson---------Ilunga
-------------Parker---------------Behrami-------------
Diamanti------------Jiminez-------------------Junior
-------------------------Cole----------------------------

Please.

[Albie Beck]

Kovac and Parker in the same team? Quashie starting? are you lot on drugs!!!

I ****ing wished I was today!

It has got to the stage where Quashie might have to come in for his traditional once-every-three-seasons cameo and get the rest of the half-hearted f***ers to start playing

[Billydinho]

No Wayne Quinn??? Do you want us to lose?

Quinn instead of Brevett? Racist.

[m-h]

Would like to say play a solid 4-5-1. But with the schedule we have upcoming, we need points, plural no singular, so have to go for 4-4-2. Better have some height in midfield to help out on corners and throw ins so that means Kovac in and Parker out.

-------------------------Green--------------------------
Faubert-----Tomkins-----------Upson---------Ilunga
Noble--------Kovac------------Behrami------------Collison
-----------------Diamanti-----Cole----------------------------

[hammerbubble1964]

Hostile town , hostile atmos, hostile fans !!

Delilah will be blowing bubbles out of her arse

4-0 Stoke

Forgive me GZOLA I just couldn't take any more !!!

[Iron Spine v2.0]

No Wayne Quinn??? Do you want us to lose?

Quinn instead of Brevett? Racist.

Of course I'm no racist. I was going to suggest him in place of Sofiane.

[Billydinho]

Of course I'm no racist. I was going to suggest him in place of Sofiane.

Half racist...

[IronsEnthusiast]

If fit, Collison, Behrami and Franco all in for me.

I agree.

And I'm very confident about this match. Seriously. Stoke are tough opponents, but it's exactly the kind of game we need at the moment in that it is certainly winnable, and Stoke are good enough to give us a big boost if we can get the win.

[szola]

It has got to the stage where Quashie might have to come in for his traditional once-every-three-seasons cameo and get the rest of the half-hearted f***ers to start playing

That would send a strong signal. The players left out would be humiliated.

[PaulTheHammer]

GK. Green
RB. Faubert
CB. Tomkins
CB. Gabbidon
LB. Illunga
RM. Behrami
CM. Parker
CM. Noble
LM. Jimenez
ST. Cole
ST. Hines

Dropped Upson to give him a wake up call and Diamanti too who I'm not convinced will turn up to a cold night in Stoke.

[thamesironworksfc]

Please go to 4-4-2 Zola

Based on today's performances:

Green
Faubert Tomkins Upson Illunga
Behrami Parker Quashie Collison (if fit) (or Diamanti)
Cole Hines

Are you F***ing kidding. I really hope so