Birmingham (A) - Sat 13th March 15:00 - Matchday thread

[old_eastender]

1 minute ago, Prinny said:

We're 0W 0D 7L with Lansbury on the pitch, of course one was for Villa...

Lets hope he doesn't play cr@p again to keep up his perfect record

[Alessandro]

Looks like a 4-2-3-1.

Had a feeling Bakinson would get dropped.

Shame Nagy and Vyner aren't back, but suspected that might happen too.

Hopefully we'll see a bit of Walsh. 

COYR

[Son of Fred]

6 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Great to see O’Dowda, Walsh and Watkins back on the bench

Indeed..

By the look of the starting m'field they might be 'on sooner than anticipated ...very lightweight.

[mozo]

5 minutes ago, M.D said:

4-5-1/4-3-3

Looks like a 4-4-2 diamond to me with Lansbury at the bass as a quarterback, Semenyo and Massengo in the narrow positions right and left, and Palmer at the tip.

[steviestevieneville]

7 minutes ago, Loosey Boy said:

4-4-2 it is - MF have their work cut out today....we will miss Vyner and Nagy 

Can’t see it being 442 with a central 2  of Lansbury &  massengo 

[Unan]

"Can’t quibble. That’s our best 11 (save for possibly JCS, but the 3 of them are interchangeable on any given day)"

 

https://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,3028447

[Jerseybean]

Three returnees on the bench bodes well. 
Midfield looks flimsy to me however with ZV and AN both presumably out following head injuries there’s precious few options. 

[Davefevs]

7 minutes ago, Prinny said:

We're 0W 0D 7L with Lansbury on the pitch, of course one was for Villa...

were 2-0 down when he came on last week, so he got a 0-0

[Prinny]

1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

were 2-0 down when he came on last week, so he got a 0-0

that makes me feel so much better.

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

were 2-0 down when he came on last week, so he got a 0-0

Lansbury is ready to explode on the scene

[MarcusX]

36 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

Nothing to play for? I dont think we're safe just yet!

Yes we are

27 minutes ago, cidered abroad said:

Nothing to play for?

We need points to stay well away from the bottom three! Nowhere near safe yet.

Not mathematically yet but there's no way we're going down

[steviestevieneville]

27 minutes ago, Leveller said:

If that's a serious question, then suppose we had given him a three year contract and our poor form continued, leading to relegation this season? Everyone is assuming he will improve matters, but imagine the attacks on Ashton if that (possible) scenario had happened? A short term contract presumably suited everyone - some fans would be happy to keep him on if that happened, but most would quickly have turned, in my view. I suspect if we got relegated, he would not want to stay anyway.

That’s not what I asked though. It was , why did the person who voted against him , not want him at the moment . I didn’t say give him a contract now. I’m intrigued to see how NP sets us up over the next few games but not saying he should get a contract now 

[Gimme Shelton]

1 minute ago, MarcusX said:

Yes we are

Not mathematically yet but there's no way we're going down

Oh well if you say so

[Prinny]

[Robin101]

42 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

Nothing to play for? I dont think we're safe just yet!

 

33 minutes ago, cidered abroad said:

Nothing to play for?

We need points to stay well away from the bottom three! Nowhere near safe yet.

I think we need 5 points from a possible 33. Go back a few weeks and I was with you both! But I think there’s a 0.1% chance we go down from here

Might change my mind at 5pm.

[BanburyRed]

Lansbury!  (let's hope this post ages really badly and he has a stormer, scores, creates umpteen chances etc....)

[RedorDead BCFC]

Watkins I can see as a NP sort of player, he wants us less passive and Watkins is a in your face sort of player. Wasn’t impressed with Watkins when we signed him but against Cardiff, Luton and Barnsley last season his aggression was what we needed. 

[Garland-sweden]

COYR!!! 2-0 City

[Spoons]

Hail the saviour..... Aka Liam walsh from the bench. 

@Fordy62 promised me he's going to make the difference, I hope he's right

[mozo]

I don't think Massengo can afford to put in one of those little boy lost performances today. With Bakinson, Walsh and Watkins all in the mix the competition for places is heating up.

Allez!

[WirralRobin]

4 minutes ago, BanburyRed said:

Lansbury!  (let's hope this post ages really badly and he has a stormer, scores, creates umpteen chances etc....)

I think he will! Got a really good feeling about today!

[Dan Robin]

No Nagy and no Vyner: damn injuries!

I'm really nervous about this match: today's result could be crucial for our season.

[BRIAN WILSON]

2 minutes ago, Spoons said:

Hail the saviour..... Aka Liam walsh from the bench. 

@Fordy62 promised me he's going to make the difference, I hope he's right

Walsh is certainly used to playing at St Andrews

[AshtonGreat]

27 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Great to see O’Dowda, Walsh and Watkins back on the bench

Marley?

[Robin101]

2 minutes ago, Dan Robin said:

No Nagy and no Vyner: damn injuries!

I'm really worried about this match: today's result could be crucial for our season.

In what respect? Whether we finish 10th or 16th? 

[Rossi the Robin]

4 minutes ago, RedorDead BCFC said:

Watkins I can see as a NP, he wants us less passive and Watkins is a in your face sort of player. Wasn’t impressed with Watkins when we signed him but against Cardiff, Luton and Barnsley last season his aggression was what we needed. 

Marley Watkins could end up being a club favourite  - I don’t know what is but most people I know rate him and really like him

Could get a run of games under NP

[MarcusX]

6 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

Oh well if you say so

If you think 9 teams are going to catch us at this point then I despair for your negative outlook.

Wycombe are all but gone, Sheff Wed probably aren't much better. Teams at the bottom are generally there because they dont pick up consistent points.

[Redrascal2]

30 minutes ago, Prinny said:

AND

How do we gain any control of  midfield with that line up. Good job N P knows what he is doing. But a bit of a worry for me. COYR.

[Leveller]

7 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

That’s not what I asked though. It was , why did the person who voted against him , not want him at the moment . I didn’t say give him a contract now. I’m intrigued to see how NP sets us up over the next few games but not saying he should get a contract now 

The original poll question is a bit odd, frankly. It seems to be asking just that - ie do we want to extend his contract now. Since we agreed a contract for this season, it would be odd to revise that after three games. It would imply we made a big mistake originally, which I don't think we did.

[Robbored]

1 minute ago, Redrascal2 said:

How do we gain any control of  midfield with that line up. Good job N P knows what he is doing. But a bit of a worry for me. COYR.

So what’s your idea of a stronger midfield Redrascal?