Leicester City 1 West Ham United 2 (23/04/12)

[claret parrot]

G&S should offer their team a big bonus if they can hold out for the point!

Surely that is just the kind of dodgy dealing the third party interference rule was designed to stamp out, instead of it being used to penalize team for ,,,errr ... cheating by allowing their best player to be taken away from them against their will by the crook who owns their contract

... not that I'm still bitter or anything.

[frankiemac 69]

Used to enjoy going to Filbert St, always a good day out,anyone remember the water in majorca chant that they used to do to us as a pisstake ?

[Voronin]

Anyone who knows who are missing out for this? Not much info on the O/S preview. What´s the status on Faye, Baldock and O´Neil? Linda, O´Brien and Cole will be assessed which probably means missing out.

[DerHammerReturns]

I'm barely interested to be truthful. Can't go as well due to work and thanks to Sky although that gives me a means of watching it. Anyway, really sure Saints will smash Coventry but we have to give it a go. Reckon we'll miss Cole because they've got two massive centre halfs, Bamba and Morgan. Maynard won't be able to cope and the only other option is Carew (sigh). However, I would try out the Baldock - Carew partnership again. If it woks then we're sorted for P/O. I'd go like this:

Green
Demel Tomkins Reid Taylor
Vaz Te Nolan Noble Lansbury
Carew Baldock

Subs: Henderson, Collins, Bouba Diop, Faubert, Maynard

Also, why does every ****ing injury take about a year to recover from. Macca only got a bit of a concussion so why ain't he back around yet. Predicting a 2-2 draw. Roll on the P/O!

[Willtelll]

Well, I am comfortable in the knowledge that we still have the play-offs but I'd just love to see us win our last two matches whether we take 2nd place or not. It has to be good to go into the play-offs full of confidence and good form.

[goof]

Does anyone no if theres tickets. cant get from west ham because i live in brum
say you cant buy from leicester but if i phone west ham could they get the ticket to the away end

[westhamrobw]

Does anyone no if theres tickets. cant get from west ham because i live in brum
say you cant buy from leicester but if i phone west ham could they get the ticket to the away end

You have a pm

[goof]

Sorry mate. whats pm? Help

[westhamrobw]

Sorry mate. whats pm? Help

It's a personal message which will be in your kumb inbox. I have offered you a spare for tonight at a reduced price. Contact me on the number I have given.

[I8CHAVS]

What time we getting back to london tonight? I am driving.

[jaybs]

Again we are the extra player on the pitch tonight, come on guys lets get behind the players from kick-off to the final whistle, just Hope that Sam goes with the right team selection and tactics, so much is on him!

[Side of Ham]

It's a personal message which will be in your kumb inbox. I have offered you a spare for tonight at a reduced price. Contact me on the number I have given.

There is just something wrong with that.

[Willtelll]

Much better than which will be kumb in your outbox.

[Gummi]

Gold tweeted Cole is 50/50 for tonight.

Baldock, Morrison available for selection. Henderson tipped to start.

Nolan, Noble, Lansbury, Morrison, Vaz Te, Baldock would be a killer midfield+attack.

[EvilC]

Gold tweeted Cole is 50/50 for tonight.

Baldock, Morrison available for selection. Henderson tipped to start.

Nolan, Noble, Lansbury, Morrison, Vaz Te, Baldock would be a killer midfield+attack.

Who has tipped Henderson to start?

[claretnblueglasses]

Why would Henderson start?!

[Up the Junction]

KUMB.com Match Preview (by Preview Percy):

http://www.kumb.com/article.php?id=3031

[hawkins_hammer]

Why would Henderson start?!

...because it is him or Faubert for the right back spot!

[carnage]

Shouldn't David Speedie be on the played for both list.

[Hambrosia Stu]

Anyway, really sure Saints will smash Coventry but we have to give it a go. Reckon we'll miss Cole because they've got two massive centre halfs, Bamba and Morgan. Maynard won't be able to cope and the only other option is Carew (sigh). However, I would try out the Baldock - Carew partnership again. If it woks then we're sorted for P/O.

Inclined to agree

If Cole isn't 100%, I wouldn't risk him. But if Cole doesn't play, we are a very different beast, and it makes it much harder to pick a balanced and effective away formation

Maybe pairing Vaz Te & Maynard would be an option, but I'd also be tempted to pair Carew & Balders
Carew has looked the best he has when he's had Baldock around him, imo, and I'd argue Balders has played his best when paired with Carew, so it would be well worth a look.
But the trouble with that is that we'll be playing a version of 4-4-2, and that might mean a middle pairing of Nolan & Noble, which doesn't give much steel through the middle
I'd be inclined to either play a genuine front 3, with Vaz Te as the 3rd attacker, and a middle 3 of Nolan, Noble & Collison (if O'Neill isn't going to be risked), or a diamond midfield (Noble at base, Nolan at tip, Collison/O'Neill/Lansbury making up the other 2), with maybe Vaz Te & Balders upfront
Then there's Diop, who could do with a game.....

Tough call for Sam regarding the line up, imo. He may well want to have a look at a couple, with the play-offs in mind, but will also want to pick the strongest team possible whilst we still have a sniff of the atuo spots