[First of the gang]

beckett would never come back- we could never afford his wages

[debolla7]

what about smithy up front with n'toya

[debolla7]

no i dont think beckett would come back either

[monte]

shame he's a great player, his record speaks for itself!!!

[debolla7]

he is a great player but we cant meet his demands

[spireite tom]

n'toya/debolla and larkin

[martatcross]

think Larkin will be hitting the chief on the head from the wing with Debolla running rings round defences then in the second half N'Toya taking over when the old guy is dizzy with heading the ball.

[Spireite™]

I think, depending on the game and game plan

Larkin - N'Toya

Chief - DeBolla

Or any mixture of those 4 really!

[monte]

yeah agreed!

But I think chief should be a 25 mins from end man

[spireite tom]

monte, on Jun 14 2005, 03:27 PM, said:

yeah agreed!

But I think chief should be a 25 mins from end man
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If were losing chiefs an option,punt balls up to him let n'toya and debolla feed of the bits!!

[monte]

exactly, or at least if we're losing play ball out wide and get hall to whip them in for chief to attack!!!

[junieblue]

spireite tom, on Jun 14 2005, 04:13 PM, said:

n'toya/debolla and larkin
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Totally agree with these cham and debolla will score goals next season Ime sure of it. Not seen much of larkin to comment though but hey lets give him a chance

[skaw]

Not seen larkin as yet so cant comment, hope that tcham gets a proper chance unlike this season. Imagine Chief will play quite a bit i would prefer if he didnt tho.

[Sherman]

All these different permutations make a bit of a point.

I don't think Roy could settle on his best combination last season and now we've got another one to throw into the melting pot. I think it's vital that he makes a choice and gives them a decent run to try and develop a partnership, get some confidence and get some goals.

My own view is that Chief should now be a bench player, Folan isn't a good enough finisher and also does better coming off the bench. De Bolla is the best finisher and just needs a bit of luck so I'd start him off with Larkin (otherwise why have him?).

Problem is, where does that leave TNT, our top scorer from last season?

[h again]

I think MacF never managed to decide on his best strike partnership for the same reason none of us can decide either - the service from midfield was so poor that none of the strikers really had a chance to show that they could stick away the chances. That's why the Chief got so many games - he makes a great outlet for long punts out of defence, which makes the midfield less important. IF we can replace Hudson with a really good midfield General then any of the strikers should be able to get amongst the goals, if we don't, then they'll all struggle again and Larkin with them.
But if I had to choose at this stage it would be Folan and DeBolla.

[monte]

I'd agree, I think the chief and folan could be super subs!!!

With reagrds to Tcham I'd put him behind Debolla and Larks or else on him up top and larks on the left?