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yep but you are also right I know that. I actually loved the formation and the style of play it lends itself to.

ok it won't happen let's get on with something else.

Fonda wrote: If we got 2 injuries/suspensions in any position we'd struggle. You can't cover every eventuality with a squad the size of ours. Saah, Robbo, Ellis, Oastler, LRT, Palmer - i think that is enough options. Bringing a midfielder into midfield in order that a defender/midfielder can move into defence doesn't seem like a lot of disruption to me?

not saying we need cover for every eventuality all im saying is we (if playing 3-5-2 ) would need a recognised CB for cover. not palmer.

I can see your point royal time will tell.......I'm right though!

yes that can be done but as i've alluded to we get 1 injury or suspension at CB and we are messing around with a rubik's cube and then when the cube has been moved around we have pretty much little else remember I am talking about 1 injury or suspension.......what if we had 2.

royalgull wrote: One gets injured/suspended, change the system back to a 4-4-2 which they are used to playing anyway. In my side Oastler wouldn't play so he'd be a sub option to come on and play there if needs be during a game.

well by that rational we just change the formation of choice because we lose a CB of which we have no real cover for in the 3-5-2 system then why deploy the tactic and formation if we cannot cope with a basic squad issue

royalgull wrote:Actually quite like the idea of that setup only the personell i'd personally change. Don't think Nicholson has the athleticism or stamina to play as a wing back but LRT certainly does, would suit him down to the ground. I'd also swap Oastler for O Kane and have McPhee in that role behind the forwards. But i like the idea of all 3 of the centre backs playing, looks a stronger looking lineup. would be silly not to experiment with this sort of lineup in pre season even for a half.

so you would be happy to have say palmer as the replacement for one of the 3 CB's, yes I know we have oastler but he is needed in the middle.

I think a major factor has been overlooked with this 3-5-2 formation and that is if it was employed then we would not have sufficient back-up in the CB dept, but that is not to say I don't like it also the is you remember when Hodges played that formation we had paul gibbs and andy gurney as our 1st choice wing backs and gurney was a similar player to nicholson in the respect that he did not have the pace but had the delivery so when using 3-5-2 our wing-backs wil have the 3 CB's behind them and the added extra of the 2 DM's........ but hey only my thoughts.

doogull wrote:What about steve brooker, has league pedigree and is a decent enough tough guy up top.

this is my post as I have now had to change my account