Any ideas on Saturdays starting 11

[Upton Rover]

Not good at predicting a starting 11. So what's your thoughts. It also looks to me like DF will be trying to go all and win games and he will be prepared to concede quite a few goals. After all you have to score goals to win games in this game.

[GazLaz]

Depends if he wants to play 4 or 5 at the back.

[BigKeif]

I've a feeling Fergie will go 3-5-2 with the wing backs this Saturday.

Lawlor

Wright butler Andrews

Blair coppinger whiteman kongolo Rowe

Marquis mandeville

[Retdon1]

My guess would be

                        Lawlor

          Alcock.  Butler.  Mason
Blair.                                    Andrews
                     Kongolo
         Coppinger.        Rowe

            Marquis.     Mandenville

[GazLaz]

Mason Butler Alcock

Blair Copps Whiteman Rowe Andrews

Mandeville Marquis

[GazLaz]

Or if he plays 442...

Blair Butler Wright Stevens

              Whiteman
Dave.    .                   Rowe
              Copps
       
       Mandy.    Marquis

[Welling Rover]

Playing with no keeper then !!

[drfchound]

Or if he plays 442...

Blair Butler Wright Stevens

              Whiteman
Dave.    .                   Rowe
              Copps
       
       Mandy.    Marquis

Stevens?

[drfchound]

My guess would be

                        Lawlor

          Alcock.  Butler.  Mason
Blair.                                    Andrews
                     Kongolo
         Coppinger.        Rowe

            Marquis.     Mandenville

 

[GazLaz]

Or if he plays 442...

Blair Butler Wright Stevens

              Whiteman
Dave.    .                   Rowe
              Copps
       
       Mandy.    Marquis

Stevens?

Andrews. Or Enda Stevens.

[RoversAlias]

Who is Andrews? Who is Stevens? Not like Rovers fans to get players names wrong 

[GazLaz]

Who is Andrews? Who is Stevens? Not like Rovers fans to get players names wrong 

Bore off.

[steve@dcfd]

Depends which way DF goes

1st choice.                 Lawlor

Blair.           Wright.                  Butler.              Andrews

                                  Mason

          Whiteman.                                  Rowe


                                    Coppinger

                             
                  Mandeville.                        Marquis


Or.                                         
 2nd choice.                  Lawlor

            Mason.             Butler.                  Andrews


Blair.      Whiteman.                  Kongolo.              Rowe

                                 Coppinger

                  Mandeville.                             Marquis

[Mac the hooped man]

Not good at predicting a starting 11. So what's your thoughts. It also looks to me like DF will be trying to go all and win games and he will be prepared to concede quite a few goals. After all you have to score goals to win games in this game.

i would be a tad dissappointed if he didnt go out to win games?

[balbyrover]

Not good at predicting a starting 11. So what's your thoughts. It also looks to me like DF will be trying to go all and win games and he will be prepared to concede quite a few goals. After all you have to score goals to win games in this game.

i would be a tad dissappointed if he didnt go out to win games?

Some managers don't.

[Chris Black come back]

Kongolo only trained with team the first time today. He is right diamond player so partially competing with Copps.

[BigKeif]

Kongolo only trained with team the first time today. He is right diamond player so partially competing with Copps.

He's also a box to box player too apparently and with copps sitting behind the strike force linking play up last year, I just think Fergie will play them together.

I get he's only trained for first time today too but just a feeling he will play.

[bedale rover]

I think

3-3-1-3
Lawlor

Mason
Wright
Butler

Blair
Kangolo
Andrews

Copps

Mandeville
Marquis
Rowe

[RoversAlias]

Who is Andrews? Who is Stevens? Not like Rovers fans to get players names wrong 

Bore off.

Lighten up.

On topic, I think he'll play 3-5-2. If he does, here's the XI I'll expect:

Lawlor

Blair
Alcock
Butler
Mason
Andrew

Whiteman
Coppinger
Rowe

Mandeville
Marquis

Kongolo, Ben Khemis on the bench to ease them in a little bit. Plus I think if he plays 3 in the centre he'll prefer Coppinger to Kongolo for now.

[bpoolrover]

Think you have to go with wright, we will be in trouble every ball in the box with Alcock and mason

[DearneValleyRover]

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

[GazLaz]

I think

3-3-1-3
Lawlor

Mason
Wright
Butler

Blair
Kangolo
Andrews

Copps

Mandeville
Marquis
Rowe

That's a new formation on me!

[GazLaz]

L

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

Kongolo is very unlikely to start if we play three centre halves.

[DearneValleyRover]

L

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

Kongolo is very unlikely to start if we play three centre halves.

I don't think we will

[GazLaz]

L

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

Kongolo is very unlikely to start if we play three centre halves.

I don't think we will

I'm not a massive fan of 3 centre halves at this level because I think you need better, more intelligent players to play the system than you tend to find in the 3rd or 4th division. I do think we have been at our best this pre season when we have been set up like that though. I'm sure Fergie has noticed this as well.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Don't forget Blair may be a doubt due to his recent bereavement. If so, possibly Mason will play right wing back.

[Jonathan]

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

I hope that isn't a stipulation within the deals. They're not our players and we shouldn't be under any obligation to shoe horn them into our team. They should be selected on merit and on the basis that the team / system within which they'll operate is suitably balanced for the game.

[DonnyOsmond]

Kongolo only trained with team the first time today. He is right diamond player so partially competing with Copps.

Not Matty Blair?

[DearneValleyRover]

L

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

Kongolo is very unlikely to start if we play three centre halves.

I don't think we will

I'm not a massive fan of 3 centre halves at this level because I think you need better, more intelligent players to play the system than you tend to find in the 3rd or 4th division. I do think we have been at our best this pre season when we have been set up like that though. I'm sure Fergie has noticed this as well.

Fair enough I just can see him playing them both but we shall see Saturday

[DearneValleyRover]

Kongolo and Whiteman will start, I doubt their parent clubs have loaned them out to bench warm

I hope that isn't a stipulation within the deals. They're not our players and we shouldn't be under any obligation to shoe horn them into our team. They should be selected on merit and on the basis that the team / system within which they'll operate is suitably balanced for the game.

I agree with you Jonathan but usually it is a stipulation unless injured