West Ham Utd 1 Watford 1 (07/03/2012)

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Re: West Ham v Watford: Match Thread

Post by upton o'good »

hornsey wrote: so would i but thats never gonna happen
Maybe not that precise team, but I would think Sam will go 4-4-2. I would hope for Cole and Balders up front. Taylor to come in for Collison... Would mean fewer players played out of position. :wink:

Maybe Sam will try and keep maynard up front in a 2, but we looked sharpest against Palace with Cole and Baldock up front, so dont see why he shouldnt repeat that. then can bring Maynard as a sub, to see how we plays with Sam.

We have a good squad and should use it. But I think nolan and noble needed for centre mid. Maybe can rest one next saturday...
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Re: West Ham v Watford: Match Thread

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Sam has said he will rotate the squad this week in his interview before todays game..

v watford i would go with

..........................green......................

JOB tomkins faye macca

faubert noble nolan taylor

.................cole maynard..................

subs: boffin lansbury reid vaz te baldock
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Re: West Ham v Watford: Match Thread

Post by Georgee Paris »

we have a great chance here to bang in a few goals so expect a rubbish 0-0 or frustrating loss.
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Like others have said I would like like to see Baldock in from the start and play him with Maynard upfront!
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also someone tell me what CFC gives to the team?
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Hilarious tweets.
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Bristol City and Ipswich have already given us something to think about under lights at home this season, so I'm going to be cautiously optimistic and plump for a well earned 5-0 victory...another mob who will pack their defence for us to break down. A goal in the first 10 or 15 minutes will make all the difference and we could rack up a few. Would like us to improve our goal difference starting with this one....if things go to plan.

Tweak the formation to go 4-4-2; Cole up front with Maynard, but not too many changes to personnel. If we are going to rest a few, I'd prefer we did it in the Doncaster game.

------------------Green------------------
JOB------Tomka-----Beast-----Macca
-------------------Noble-------------------
Collison-----------------------------Vaz Te
-------------------Nolan----------------------
-------------Cole--------Maynard---------

Subs: Baldock, Taylor, O'Neill, Lansbuy, Faubert
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We're on the charge.

Watford are having a bad season.

We need to keep up the pressure waiting for our pivotal game in hand against Peterborough.

0-2 Watford.
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would like to see ravel play some part in one of these next two games
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I think he'll make one change, maximum two.

I think however that there is a good spirit in the team generally and that he bought Vaz Te and Maynard for a reason. I therefore think that they will keep their places in the side and that Noble and Nolan and today's back 5 will too. I hope that one or both of them score in this match, to aid their confidence. Sometimes, just taking a chance confident that another will come along is all you need.

That leaves possible swaps for Lansbury or Collison, with maybe Taylor (if I've correctly counted how many games he's recently missed) or Faubert getting a start.

I still can't quite get my head around Baldock's position in the squad.

But, Ipswich aside, we've been steadily cementing our position in the automatic promotion slots, and I am increasingly trusting Big Sam to ensure promotion.
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jammys78 wrote:would like to see ravel play some part in one of these next two games
With the way things are poised, these games are a bit too soon perhaps. Depending on where we are, getting him playing in the last 6 might be good opportunity for a pop.
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Matt of iron wrote:
Watford are having a bad season.

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they've just won their last game 3-2 after being 0-2 down and have actually been on quite a good run.
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BFS goes for 2 up front shocker and we win 8-0
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Is it just me that fears the worst for this game? :lol:
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EastleighHammer16 wrote:Is it just me that fears the worst for this game? :lol:
No !
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This looks on paper out easiest game for ages so we should absolutely rape these guys (to paraphrase Pards). We will too I think, Big 16-0 win coming up! Nolan Drop goal! Two tries for Vaz Te!
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expect watford to have watched the palace game in detail in anticipation of parking the bus
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Cole and Baldock up top would be good to see. Maynard must be tired...
Expect them to park the bus. Baldocks movement could be the answer.

I too want to see Morrison feature, even if it's a cameo.
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TurnbullHammer wrote:Cole and Baldock up top would be good to see. Maynard must be tired...
Expect them to park the bus. Baldocks movement could be the answer.

I too want to see Morrison feature, even if it's a cameo.
Why must Maynard be tired, he can't have played more than 65 minutes today?
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Post by devonshire flu »

I reckon it's all over for Faubert. He's had plenty of games, worked his socks off, but done nothing with the ball.

Now that Taylor, Nolan, O'Neil, Lansbury, Noble, Collison and Morrison (plus Diop when fit) are all fighting for 4 places, Faubert is in the same boat as Piq and Carew,

I thing Fat Sam will play the same starting XI as today against Watford. Maybe O'Neil for Collison. Maybe Cole for Maynard.
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