Let's talk about the Tottenham and Luton Town game

[steve@dcfd]

I’ll add to that.
The Gk played a lot of first team football last year
The LB is a first team regular
One CH is first team back up
The other CH is a defensive midfielder who is on loan from Bayern Munich and cost them £50m
RB plays for the first team and called up by England
The midfield are all first team players in fact they’ve just signed Simons. The front three have all played and still do in the first team.
I don’t understand why you would say U21s. We played a strong side . All league 1 clubs played strong premier league teams this season not young under 21 players.
Today’s game is an important the squad we choose must give of their best and some players must show improvement of their form.

[selby]

  To be honest I was and am not that bothered about the Tottenham game at all, it was what it was to me who played irrelevant whatever side they fielded we had only a very small chance of getting a result.
 This afternoons game however I see as a big challenge and a marker of where we really are at, and just how the season can pan out, and am much more concerned about the result and what it could signify.
  Let's hope we play well.

[selby]

  I expect changes with the keeper and central defenders, Sharp up front, and the regular starters wide.
  Mid field is where the who plays question is probably the most contested, Broadbent and Bailey if fit or not playing central defender I would think were certs to start but who alongside questionable, Sterry would be my pick at right back.

[steve@dcfd]

My view on the first team if fit for today
TLT
Sterry
ORiordan
Pearson
Maxwell
Broadbent
Bailey
Gotts
Molyneux ( must improve )
Sharp
Middleton

Subs
Lawlor
Grehan
Senior
Close
Gibson
Ajayi
Hanlan or Olusanya

[Chris Black come back]

My view on the first team if fit for today
TLT
Sterry
ORiordan
Pearson
Maxwell
Broadbent
Bailey
Gotts
Molyneux ( must improve )
Sharp
Middleton

Subs
Lawlor
Grehan
Senior
Close
Gibson
Ajayi
Hanlan or Olusanya

Would go with that but Gibson for Middleton and McGrath for Grehan on bench.

[drfcsteve]

I have no issue with whoever plays at right back, Nixon never lets us down.

Middleton must be knocking on the door for a start, we’ve seen he can play on the right and come in for Moly.

I’ve given up trying to guess who might start in midfield apart from Bailey, for me Close should be in there.

[Chris Black come back]

TLT dropped. Lawlor starts in goal.

[NickDRFC]

TLT dropped. Lawlor starts in goal.

Think this could be a case of be careful what you wish for. Maybe it’s a masterstroke and TLT needs taking out of the firing line for a bit but a few decent saves in cup games don’t suddenly make Lawlor good enough.

[Cramby10]

TLT capitulated before our very eyes the other day. It wasn’t pleasant to see. There’s no doubting his class. He will be back. Correct decision today I believe. Pointless having a back up keeper otherwise. Pressure on places is essential.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I think it was a 50/50 call with the keeper with neither filling us with confidence om crosses. We'd expect an opposition coach to pick up on that and get those balls into the edge of the 6 yard box.

I think Mols is slightly fortunate to start again. He really needs to sort his head out and get back to contributing.

Not the easiest place to stop the downturn in form but we must get the basics sorted out. Anything after that is a bonus.

[Padge_DRFC]

I think it was a 50/50 call with the keeper with neither filling us with confidence om crosses. We'd expect an opposition coach to pick up on that and get those balls into the edge of the 6 yard box.

I think Mols is slightly fortunate to start again. He really needs to sort his head out and get back to contributing.

Not the easiest place to stop the downturn in form but we must get the basics sorted out. Anything after that is a bonus.

Molyneux needs to stay on his feet and stop going down so easily.

[sedwardsdrfc]

I was all for Lawlor playing v Spurs and if he was solid keeping his place. But their 1at goal was so soft and imo weak keeping that I’m not sure he showed enough

[Padge_DRFC]

Christ Cukur would have scored that chance that Gibson put on a plate for him.

[Chris Black come back]

Lawlor did ok today. Not his busiest day though.

[scawsby steve]

I was all for Lawlor playing v Spurs and if he was solid keeping his place. But their 1at goal was so soft and imo weak keeping that I’m not sure he showed enough

Soft? Weak keeping? You should have gone to Specsavers. What about the penalty save?

Does Lawlor owe you some money?

[GazLaz]

I was all for Lawlor playing v Spurs and if he was solid keeping his place. But their 1at goal was so soft and imo weak keeping that I’m not sure he showed enough

Soft? Weak keeping? You should have gone to Specsavers. What about the penalty save?

Does Lawlor owe you some money?

The header was straight at him for their first goal. The penalty save was fantastic though, exceptional.

[NickDRFC]

I was all for Lawlor playing v Spurs and if he was solid keeping his place. But their 1at goal was so soft and imo weak keeping that I’m not sure he showed enough

Soft? Weak keeping? You should have gone to Specsavers. What about the penalty save?

Does Lawlor owe you some money?

Check the time of the post, he’s referring to the 1st goal against Spurs (plus there was only 1 goal today).

[drfcsteve]

The first goal for spurs was a complete Lawler howler, not sure anyone can argue that.

[scawsby steve]

I was all for Lawlor playing v Spurs and if he was solid keeping his place. But their 1at goal was so soft and imo weak keeping that I’m not sure he showed enough

Soft? Weak keeping? You should have gone to Specsavers. What about the penalty save?

Does Lawlor owe you some money?

Check the time of the post, he’s referring to the 1st goal against Spurs (plus there was only 1 goal today).

You've caught me out again, Nick. I'm not reading posts properly. It must be old age.

Apologies to Sedwards.

[selby]

  Every good and great side I have seen over the seventy four years I have watched professional football live has had a strong spine from back to front straight down the centre.
  For division 1 I don't think O'Riordon apart we have one good enough and would question whether it is as strong as the one we had last year including Anderson, Olowu, Street, and occasionally Ironside plus the keeper who all would strengthen this seasons side for me.