Heskey injured for a month.

[Concrete John]

Another real blow and further evidence of the true quality and depth of the squad the previous manager has left us with.

How so?

We've now got our 1st and 2nd choice strikers out injured, which would hurt ANY side.  We needed a new/extra striker under MON and we still need him now under Gezza.  If anything in highlights our present manager being wrong when he said he wasn't after a striker right away.

[PaulTheVillan]

Freidel

Young
Collins
Dunne
Warnock


Ireland/Albrighton
Sidwell/Clark/Ireland
NRC
Downing

Young
Carew

Have we any other choice?

[peter w]

Albrighton? Bannan?

[Matt Collins]

Yes albrighton for Ireland, and possibly Clark for sidwell

[PaulTheVillan]

Albrighton? Bannan?

Added Albrighton.

I meant upfront. Not sure GH is keen on Delfouneso.

[kippaxvilla2]

Well at least it give Gerard an excuse to play an ultra defensive Scotland formation.  But at least (in the words of DO'L) we are becoming 'hard to beat'.

[peter w]

I'd go with the usual back 5 and a midfield of Albrighton - NRC - Ireland - Downing - Ash with Carew up front.

[peter w]

Albrighton? Bannan?

Added Albrighton.

I meant upfront. Not sure GH is keen on Delfouneso.

I'm with him there.

[PaulTheVillan]

I know some people rate Delfouneso, but I've been excited by him.

[JUAN PABLO]

FFS

GH has really had some bad luck..      and was left with alot of overpaid shite..

So Fonz must have to step up now..  or it will be Collins up front with Carew ;-(

James Collins is out on loan

What about the REAL James Collins, up front in Ricky Scimeca-esque style ?

Thats who I meant ;-)

[Simon Ward]

I know some people rate Delfouneso, but I've been excited by him.

He should at least make the bench for Fulham

[JUAN PABLO]

Freidel

Young
Collins
Dunne
Warnock


Ireland/Albrighton
Sidwell/Clark/Ireland
NRC
Downing

Young
Carew

Have we any other choice?

I think we would win with that team, just. Dont think the ref will let us play 14 players thou ;-)

[pablopicasso_10]

hopefully, this will be the opportunity for delfouneso to really show what he can do...

[eastie]

the problem with that is that carew is injury prone too, and hardly likely to stay fit for a whole month - might be worth calling james collins back from burton where hes been banging in the goals.

[paulcomben]

"It is also probably coincidental but last month some sports trainer criticised Mancini for causing injuries to his players by over training them during the week. Houllier has recently said he has changed the whole training regime and the players needed to train harder."

Exactly, he must be over-training them. Petrov complained that he was feeling the strain shortly before he got crocked. Relegation battling winter promises unwelcome return.