Team v Palace

[vinrogue]

Muric
Roberts, ?, Taylor, Vitinho
Cork, Cullen, Berge
Redmond, Foster, ?

? AAD, OShea ? One of the tricky fast ones!!

[willsclarets]

Muric

Roberts
AD
Beyer/Delcroix
Taylor

Massengo
Cork
Berge

Larsen
Tresor
Foster

[Clive 1960]

Got a feeling Foster , Cork and Muric will start the rest of the team is anyone's guess.

[RVclaret]

Foster won’t be seen until after the international break according to Vinny. Huge blow.

Also Muric won’t be available vs Arsenal as Kosovo v Israel is being played 2 days later.

[Swizzlestick]

We're ****** then, frankly.

[ervi34]

Foster won’t be seen until after the international break according to Vinny. Huge blow.

Does this mean rumours about mental problems could be true? Hopefully he can recover quickly.

[RVclaret]

Better news, sounds like Beyer could be available.

[Pickles]

A good chunk of the season with Rodriguez as our only striker. And before anyone says it - Amdouni isn't one. It's going to need to be some swansong from Jay.

[FCBurnley]

Foster won’t be seen until after the international break according to Vinny. Huge blow.

Also Muric won’t be available vs Arsenal as Kosovo v Israel is being played 2 days later.

Must be one heck of an ‘illness” to keep Foster out for so long. Time to start planning for next season. Might as well bring Mellon back and give him a run. Can’t do any worse than current strikers and don’t forget the turnaround in form when Dwight got his chance

[wilks_bfc]

Foster won’t be seen until after the international break according to Vinny. Huge blow.

Also Muric won’t be available vs Arsenal as Kosovo v Israel is being played 2 days later.

Why has an international game been arranged out of the international break??

[wilks_bfc]

Never mind. Just realised it’s the game that got postponed

[Pickles]

Why has an international game been arranged out of the international break??

https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... ng-israel/

[RVclaret]

Changing my team based on the latest news. Probably see Trafford start again given Muric won’t be available anyway next week.

——————————Trafford
Roberts——O’Shea———Beyer——Delcroix
———————Berge——-—Cork
JBL———————Brownhill————Koleosho
—————————-Amdouni

[123EasyasBFC]

Foster could be in isolation if he’s had a virus so the rest of the squad don’t get it, based on kompanys press conference if muric is missing for arsenal there’s no way he starts tomorrow so team for tomorrow

Trafford

Vitinho
O’Shea
Beyer
Taylor

Cork
Brownhill
Berge

Koleosho
Jay rod
Larsen

[Nori1958]

Does this mean rumours about mental problems could be true? Hopefully he can recover quickly.

Give up

[Darthlaw]

Of course they will if we play your suggested line-up. You've only chosen 10 players

Well spotted

I think it comes from me initially thinking of selecting both Muric and Trafford to start

[kentonclaret]

With Eze and Olise possibly missing this game for Palace and Foster being ruled out for us, it sounds like it could be a game of Blankety Blank.

[123EasyasBFC]

With Eze and Olise possibly missing this game for Palace and Foster being ruled out for us, it sounds like it could be a game of Blankety Blank.

Hodgson confirmed Eze will be in the squad this weekend

[TommyPicks]

With Eze and Olise possibly missing this game for Palace and Foster being ruled out for us, it sounds like it could be a game of Blankety Blank.

If we actually manage to keep a clean sheet I’d be delighted. Right now I’d happily settle for a 0-0.

[ervi34]

Give up

Not sure what have I done to deserve this comment. He has openly talked about mental struggles earlier this season and someone on this board wrote that he heard he's unfortunately having the same problems again. Kompany said he maybe won't even be available after the international break. He definitely doesn't have a flu.

[Jellybean]

I hope foster is okay but jeez it leaves us very short of options. Makes the decision not to sacrifice some of the wingers we bought to make sure we got Tella even more crazy, appreciate Southampton might have been playing silly beggars but still frustrating as I think he'd have done well.

[burnley007]

Foster will be a HUGE miss.

[Jellybean]

Are there any decent strikers out of contact that we can sign, is that allowed? Desperate times, we've not looked like scoring really since foster has been out

[Nori1958]

Not sure what have I done to deserve this comment. He has openly talked about mental struggles earlier this season and someone on this board wrote that he heard he's unfortunately having the same problems again. Kompany said he maybe won't even be available after the international break. He definitely doesn't have a flu.

Must be right if one person on here mentioned it.

[ClaretAL]

What position does Agyei play?

[Pickles]

What position does Agyei play?

Winger. He's injured.

[Les Lawrence]

Are there any decent strikers out of contact that we can sign, is that allowed? Desperate times, we've not looked like scoring really since foster has been out

Could we recall Weggy

[ClaretAL]

False 9 with Amdouni and Tressor in then

[Pickles]

Are there any decent strikers out of contact that we can sign, is that allowed? Desperate times, we've not looked like scoring really since foster has been out

There's no room in the squad. (Unless any new arrival is under twenty-one.)

[wilks_bfc]

https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/02 ... ng-israel/

Yes realised why after I’d posted

[ecc]

No Foster. Great news.

[TomtheClaret]

Not read all thread, so apologise if already mentioned.
Is Cullen suspended?

[Pickles]

Not read all thread, so apologise if already mentioned.
Is Cullen suspended?

He is yeah.

[ervi34]

Must be right if one person on here mentioned it.

And where exactly have I said that it is right? I said that it could be true because usually an ordinary illness doesn't keep a footballer out for 5 weeks.

[TomtheClaret]

Thanks Pickles. If Cork don’t play, he must be wondering what the hell do I have to do?
May not last 90 mins, but hey

[CoolClaret]

Bad news that particularly about Foster and also re Muric

Over to you VK

[Nori1958]

And where exactly have I said that it is right? I said that it could be true because usually an ordinary illness doesn't keep a footballer out for 5 weeks.

So you're raising the possibility of mental health issues, but not even knowing if they are true or not

[RicardoMontalban]

And where exactly have I said that it is right? I said that it could be true because usually an ordinary illness doesn't keep a footballer out for 5 weeks.

Where’s the 5 weeks come from? If he’s back after the international break he’ll have missed 2 weeks. Granted there have been 4 games in that time, but nonetheless it’s not 5 weeks.

[DocSavage]

Muric

Taylor
Delacroix
AAD
Roberts

Cork
Masengo
Berge

Ramsey
Koleosho

Foster

[TomtheClaret]

Out of interest, I know nothing official on illness-injury etc due to confidentiality. But can they say how long such ailments are estimated to be?
I haven’t been keeping track on timelines if anything has been reported?

[ervi34]

So you're raising the possibility of mental health issues, but not even knowing if they are true or not

Well obviously I don't know if they are true or not and probably only people close to Foster know what the exact issue is. I just pointed out that there were some rumours going around a few days ago and he openly expressed he had similar problems earlier this year. Not sure what your issue with me is.

Where’s the 5 weeks come from? If he’s back after the international break he’ll have missed 2 weeks. Granted there have been 4 games in that time, but nonetheless it’s not 5 weeks.

He's already been missing for a week. He will also miss the next week. Then there's two weeks before the next PL game. If he doesn't return against West Ham (which Kompany said could be possible), his next league game could be in December against Sheffield United.

[warksclaret]

Eze and Ollise back in training but a bit early for them to feature-thats the only bit of good news

Foster out is a massive, massive blow. The thought of Jay leading the line again does not fill me with confidence, and Amdouini is just not a natural striker, or ever in a poachers position. I cannot believe there is not a striker out of contract we could have brought in on a short contract. This is absolute desperate stuff and you cannot imagine seeing Sheff Utd or Luton being without a striker even with an injury crisis

[CoolClaret]

Third attempt:

————-——Traff
Roberts-O’Shea-Delcroix-Taylor
—————Berg—-Cork
-Amdouni—Brownhill-Koleosho
———————Jay

Jay dropping super deep, Koleosho and Amdouni running in behind, Brownhill pressing from the front and ratting about in midfield

[123EasyasBFC]

Whoever plays number 9, if it’s Jay for Zeki they need to play on the last man, we can’t have them dropping deep into the false 9 role it’s making it to easy for teams to defend against, we don’t have a player with tellas pace and technical ability to have our number 9 dropping so deep

[123EasyasBFC]

Eze and Ollise back in training but a bit early for them to feature-thats the only bit of good news

Foster out is a massive, massive blow. The thought of Jay leading the line again does not fill me with confidence, and Amdouini is just not a natural striker, or ever in a poachers position. I cannot believe there is not a striker out of contract we could have brought in on a short contract. This is absolute desperate stuff and you cannot imagine seeing Sheff Utd or Luton being without a striker even with an injury crisis

Hodgson confirmed Eze will be in the squad

[RicardoMontalban]

Well obviously I don't know if they are true or not and probably only people close to Foster know what the exact issue is. I just pointed out that there were some rumours going around a few days ago and he openly expressed he had similar problems earlier this year. Not sure what your issue with me is.


He's already been missing for a week. He will also miss the next week. Then there's two weeks before the next PL game. If he doesn't return against West Ham (which Kompany said could be possible), his next league game could be in December against Sheffield United.

Haven’t watched the press conference so all I can go off is what is reported on the club page report, which makes no reference to potentially missing the WHU game. Fair enough if he does, but a quick scan doesn’t pick that up.

[CoolClaret]

Whoever plays number 9, if it’s Jay for Zeki they need to play on the last man, we can’t have them dropping deep into the false 9 role it’s making it to easy for teams to defend against, we don’t have a player with tellas pace and technical ability to have our number 9 dropping so deep

Koleosho and Amdouni can get in behind I feel.

It’s only dropping deep to help in transition before attacking the box - if we’re in their half you want him in the box

[warksclaret]

Having heard about Foster would go

Muric or Trafford
Roberts Beyer Al Dakhill Taylor
Brownhill Cork
Larson Berge Redmond
Amdouini

Berge to play as an advanced CM. Would not play Odobert or Koleosho as their end product is poor and with no Foster both would be unproductive

[spt_claret]

Foster won’t be seen until after the international break according to Vinny. Huge blow.

Yep that's us knackered.
Amdouni can't play lone striker he'd need a partner to sit on the shoulder of like Ings/Vokes, Vydra/Wood, Cornet/Wood.
Jay's knackered.
Brun Larsen might be able to convert but it's a gamble and he lacks the pace.
Koleosho might be able to convert as he's got the pace and technique, but he's not a natural finisher and at his age it's a huge ask to be the central striker.

More and more wishing we'd signed Tella. Or even kept Weghorst.

[Anthonini]

False 9 with Amdouni and Tressor in then

Bring back Ramsey as a playmaker! When Foster isn't fit it has to be Amdouni as a 9. Rodriguez isn't good enough for the premier league.