Delph

[not3bad]

KEA did ok at Everton so I would imagine he will start.

I would go with KEA as he looked decent in the time he had against Man City as well.

[eastie]

I'd rather play Thora Herd than KEA

I'd rather play Douglas Hurd than bannan.

[richardhubbard]

Go with Herd, thought he was half decent last season

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Go with Herd

If only to piss off PaulWinch again again.

[peter w]

Herd if he gets himself forward. We can't have midfielders holdingf. I understand the thought process behind it as our back 4 needs protection from itself as much as anything, but we need to try and score more than the opposition. We're not going to eke out 1-0 vistories so we will have to score twice in order to win games and that means getting players forward.

Thinking about it wasn't this one of the criticisms of Lambert's Norwich? That they scored a few but conceded a lot also?

[not3bad]

I'd rather play Thora Herd than KEA

I'd rather play Douglas Hurd than bannan.

I heard.

[john robsons sideburns]

Just an idea but if you look at a number of the Delph bookings, and they have been 'desperation' challenges, when teams have broke fast, turned defence into attack and left us exposed. This is because it is Delph that stays back when we have a corner.

Last night he was left one-on-one with Dzeko, so he was forced into a challenge.  The Bradford home leg booking was also late on and when Bradford had broke from a corner, I'm not saying he was forced into that challenge, but it was partly because he was last man.

I remember another couple like that too, but cannot recall the exact games.

So.......don't leave him on the halfway line when we have a corner, that will cut back at least 33% of his bookings.  Any two out of Lowton, Bennett and Westwood should be kept back maybe.

[Mister E]

If Herd's fit, play him. He'll give 110% and is reasonably reliable in a midfield role.

[neo_Villan]

I talked him down a bit before this game. But I'm happy to admit I was wrong. Thought he looked solid when watching and just seen that he topped the passing stats. Fair play to him.

[Vancouver]

I thought that he had an excellent game. Very composed on the ball and loves to get stuc in. A decent performance from him alround

[Matt Collins]

He was very good and has been for a few games now.

This is a hobby horse of mine, but how anyone can suggest herd should be in our midfield is beyond me. Ad la,best clearly agrees, he's only picked him there once - against Everton - and he was completely anonymous. He's a headless chicken. A McLeish midfielder but not a Lambert midfielder

[Vancouver]

I agree. Herd isn't a ball wanting player for me. It's ok to play a holding midfielder, but one that can at least play a bit, like Petrov

[eastie]

In the last half a dozen games we have seen the real Delph step up to the plate- long may it continue.

[nigel]

In the last half a dozen games we have seen the real Delph step up to the plate- long may it continue.

Agree, arguably our best midfielder over the last 7 or 8 games he's played.
He didn't get booked yesterday either, which is a bonus 

[cdbearsfan]

In the last half a dozen games we have seen the real Delph step up to the plate- long may it continue.

Absolutely. Always liked him and glad he's coming good.