Pre-Match Thread Scunthorpe United v Southend United

[davewebbsbrain]

So if we had of got promoted would you waste your money on a season ticket in the Championship as we struggled to stay up and have to take the odd Spanking

I think it's more to do with playing a very negative line up rather than the getting spanked part

 

[wakes123]

Oxley
Demi Turner Kyp Coker
McG Yearwood Wright McL
Cox Fortune

 

[Shrimperforlife]

LOL .... :smile: .. If that doesn't stir us to victory, then I don't know what will!

PB in the dressing room at Scunthorpe :-

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers .. For he to-day that sheds his blood with me and plays a tight 4-4-2 system, shall be my brother!"

Also, always reminds me of the great scene from 'The Trip' :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8BPP4ASQWo

:smile:

band of brothers for me....

 

[AndyT]

band of brothers for me....

... small footnote. One of my clients had a fair sized role in 'Band of Brothers'.:thumbsup:

 

[Firestorm]

Now here is the sort of thing Brown might do. Harry Kyp as a defensive Midfielder sitting in front of the back four (Turner ,White, Demi ,Coker )
A four man midfield in front of him (Woody, , Wright, Glash , McG) MAF or Ranger up top

 

[MK Shrimper]

... small footnote. One of my clients had a fair sized role in 'Band of Brothers'.:thumbsup:

Cheese & pickle?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Will be interesting to see if Cox and Ferdinand feature in the lineup. I notice that Simon Cox did not have his weekly column in the Echo published last week, is he on the way out?

:unsure:


If Ferdinand wasn't out of favour I'd expect him to sit in front of the defence.


Will be interesting to see if Brown can find a way not to include Yearwood.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

:unsure:


If Ferdinand wasn't out of favour I'd expect him to sit in front of the defence.


Will be interesting to see if Brown can find a way not to include Yearwood.

As it is, he will probably be sitting in front of some of the coaching staff in the stands

 

[mattytheshrimper]

True but he's 36 years old and not a goalscorer.

Neither is Ranger hahahaha. Does his record not speak for itself? 2 goals this season, 1 a pen and the other just hit him.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Neither is Ranger hahahaha. Does his record not speak for itself? 2 goals this season, 1 a pen and the other just hit him.

He has something like 10 in 70 ratio. Top class!!

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Just seen that all four of Scunthorpe's senior central midfielders are out as well as their captain McArdle, so both sides could be down to the bare bones.

 

[cerbera45]

I'd go for something like this:-

Oxley
White Turner Kyprianou Coker
Demetriou Wright Wordsworth or Yearwood McLaughlin
Cox Fortune

 

[OldBlueLady]

Could easily see our Mr Versatile, John White, being brought in as a defensive midfielder sitting behind Wright, possibly with Yearwood and one of the Mcs in midfield.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Where are you Jack Bridge?

 

[Jai]

Very worried about the potential lack of steel in midfield with both Leonard and Timlin unavailable - it's been a huge issue away from home this season WITH Lenny, let alone without him. Scunthorpe will cut through us at will unless we address that. Wordsworth is attack-minded and I'm not sure I've seen Wright put a tackle in since he joined. Yearwood is good going forward but naive at best defensively. Think it might be a job for a square peg in a round hole.

 

[greyerfox]

What about putting Kyp in the Lenny role? Mobile and can tackle. Physically not that dissimilar to Lenny, he might just grow into the role as Lenny did after starting as a full back, as did Kyp. Surely a better bet than Woody, Wright and Yearwood?

 

[Jai]

What about putting Kyp in the Lenny role? Mobile and can tackle. Physically not that dissimilar to Lenny, he might just grow into the role as Lenny did after starting as a full back, as did Kyp. Surely a better bet than Woody, Wright and Yearwood?

Wouldn't be against that. Certainly a better bet that Ferdinand as whoever does that job needs to be mobile.

 

[buffalowolf]

Kyps or Hendrie to fill in the Lenny role.

 

[RHB]

I found the lucky Southend away polo shirt yesterday, not worn for years. Whenever I wore it (2006) they didn't lose away. So, today I am wearing said polo shirt complete with stomach a bit exposed at the bottom (not alluring according to Mrs RHB) and it's pretty nailed on that Southend will now triumph at Scunthorpe.

Merry Christmas you happy bunch, and roll on Boxing day and watching Charlton get a total (Xmas)stuffing, woo hoo!!

 

[ESG]

So, any thoughts on who will replace Lenny in midfield or whether Cox and Anton will be back?

Hopefully back to two up front, but who is in or out of favour this week or is on PBs Christmas card list is anyone’s guess?

Where are you Jack Bridge?

Still on the naughty step.