BOF Posted October 17, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 17, 2017 Saturday 3pm kick off at Villa Park. The only non-Sky match sandwiched between 3 televised matches. Obviously because this one is a home match The referee will be Mike Jones. This will be his first ever game refereeing us in the Championship. He's usually a Premier League referee. I'm expecting a good reaction to the Wolves result. There had better be! Fulham have turned a corner similar to our own. After a poor start of 3 draws and a defeat, they've since gone on a run of 1 defeat in 8 and have climbed to 9th in the league. More relevantly, they currently sit 2nd in the away league with 11pts from 6 games (Wolves 13pts from 6). I expect our unbeaten home run will continue. I hope for a win but I'm expecting a 1-1 draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I would go: Johnstone Elmo Chester Terry Hutton Onomah O'Hare Hourihane Snodgrass Kodjia Adomah 1-1 draw I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 17, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted October 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, omariqy said: I would go: Johnstone Elmo Chester Terry Hutton Onomah O'Hare Hourihane Snodgrass Kodjia Adomah 1-1 draw I reckon. Dropping Davis is dangerous as it means dropping the man who brings our attacking midfielders into play. I'd also not expect us to go with 1 forward at home any more. I do think Onomah should get a chance instead of Whelan though, and I thtink O'Hare needs another run-out. He was lightning last night against Wolves by all accounts. So, yeah I like your team, but I don't think we go with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) I would like SJ Elmo Chester Terry RDL Snodgrass Onamah Hourihane Adomah Davis Kodjia Subs Steer Bree Samba Whelan O‘hare Hogan + a.nother (no Hutton or Gaby) We should be pressing from the front our MF tucked in a little narrow so FB‘s can support. But I believe Bruce will go with Hutton LB Whelan DM He‘ll drop Hourihane for Thor aswell and we will lose Edited October 17, 2017 by Grasshopper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, BOF said: Dropping Davis is dangerous as it means dropping the man who brings our attacking midfielders into play. I'd also not expect us to go with 1 forward at home any more. I do think Onomah should get a chance instead of Whelan though, and I thtink O'Hare needs another run-out. He was lightning last night against Wolves by all accounts. So, yeah I like your team, but I don't think we go with it. All valid points. The only other option I can see is to drop Snodgrass or Adomah and play Kodja on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 4 hours ago, omariqy said: All valid points. The only other option I can see is to drop Snodgrass or Adomah and play Kodja on the left. Might as well wave the white flag if we do that. I think we will be unchanged to be honest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I think he'll be reluctant to play 4-4-2 again for a while. Fulham are another one of those 'upper class' sides that are capable of fighting in and around where we want to be. This fixture isn't a gimme. I predict that Bruce will pack the midfield as his experimenting begins again. I further predict that the performance will be what we usually 'expect' from a Bruce team. I see a Forest performance coming where a moment of genius free kick delivered a result... It's most unlikely to be a Burton or Barnsley away second half performance. If we get a result, we will be huffing and puffing ourselves over the line to a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I love how sky are again not showing many home games of us just like last year but all away games. Its like they get pleasure out of seeing/hoping we lose. Thia game should be on tv **** sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 52 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I love how sky are again not showing many home games of us just like last year but all away games. Its like they get pleasure out of seeing/hoping we lose. Thia game should be on tv **** sky although I agree with the sentiment F*** Sky. If you were Skys programming director would you want to show Bruce-ball under your responsibilty to attractive viewing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2017 22 minutes ago, Grasshopper said: If you were Skys programming director would you want to show Bruce-ball under your responsibilty to attractive viewing? We're on loads of away games so your logic here fails, quite transparently I might add. It's nothing to do with our style. It's about viewing figures with Sky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 28 minutes ago, Grasshopper said: although I agree with the sentiment F*** Sky. If you were Skys programming director would you want to show Bruce-ball under your responsibilty to attractive viewing? Yeah what Bri said. They dont like showing us at home (where are our record is good) but continously show us away. They chose to show the blose game at the sty but ignored the game at villa park. Its so blatent someone at sky dont like us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Also id like to add we wete just away to wolves and they are showing us Away to blose, preston and leeds and no home games. I think its a disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 As a season ticket holder, I can't speak for everyone of course. But I'd rather see the away games I can't get to on Sky, than the home games I am always at. It's a crooked logic, but a good way for me to see my team where otherwise I might not be able to without looking for an illicit stream. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, Raver50032 said: As a season ticket holder, I can't speak for everyone of course. But I'd rather see the away games I can't get to on Sky, than the home games I am always at. It's a crooked logic, but a good way for me to see my team where otherwise I might not be able to without looking for an illicit stream. Yeah i see from that point of view but from my own circumstance i cant get to alot of home games living outside brum. It would make a change to watch a home game when we dont get biased commentating for the home side against us amd always showing us struggling away from home. Why not show us at home vs Sheffield Wednesday for example? You can bet they will show the one at Hillsborough again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Johnstone Elmo Terry Chester Hutton Whelan Onomah Hourihane Adomah Snodgrass Kodjia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, KHV said: Johnstone Elmo Terry Chester Hutton Whelan Onomah Hourihane Adomah Snodgrass Kodjia Big call to drop davis for onomah. I would probably uae this team vs blose Edited October 18, 2017 by Demitri_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 18, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Yeah what Bri said. They dont like showing us at home (where are our record is good) but continously show us away. They chose to show the blose game at the sty but ignored the game at villa park. Its so blatent someone at sky dont like us I imagine it's literally nothing to do with whether anyone at Sky likes us or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I don't think Bruce will change anything. I can see him saying that the players need a chance to put it behind them so will go with the same team. I would shake it up. Until Wolves the results were good but performances weren't that good so I'd go SJ RDL Chester Terry Hutton Snodgrass Onomah Hourihane Adomah Davis Hogan Steer Whelan Grealish OHare Kodija Samba Lyden Kodija needs a kick up the arse. Lyden deserves to be involved. Grealish would be good last 15 if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I imagine it's literally nothing to do with whether anyone at Sky likes us or not. I dont believe in coincidence for two seasons running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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