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Starting Line-Up for Cheltenham

It’s highly unlikely now that any new signings will be ready to start next week’s match.

What would your starting line-up be if you were selecting the team?

I’d Go:

Kaminski
Ramsay
Koumetio
Jones
Mesik
Mwamba
Doc
Knibbs
TC
Grant
Leaburn

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Comments

  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 6,013
    ————-Mannion————-
    McNamara-Ramsay-Jones-Koumetio-Mesik
    ————-Mwamba—- Cov———-
    ————Knibbs————Grant——-——-— 
    ————————Leaburn————
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,582
    who gets subbed on 60 mins, to get minutes into their legs.
  • DennisBooth
    DennisBooth Posts: 290
    ————-Mannion————-
    McNamara-Jones-Koumetio-Mesik
    ————-Mwamba—- Coventry——-
    Alli———Carey  Grant
    ————————Leaburn
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,346
    532 for certain.

    One of the three keepers.

    McNamara, Ramsay, Jones, Bell, Mesik

    Carey, Mwamba, JRC

    Godden, Grant .  
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,583
                                  Mannion

    McNamara.    Jones.     Koumetio.    Mesic

                                   Collins


                    Coventry.      Mwamba

                                    Knibbs

                          Leaburn.    Grant


    not traditional but I like this 

  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,346
    AndyG said:
                                  Mannion

    McNamara.    Jones.     Koumetio.    Mesic

                                   Collins


                    Coventry.      Mwamba

                                    Knibbs

                          Leaburn.    Grant


    not traditional but I like this 

    We’d get killed in wide areas with that.  Has CS ever played in midfield ? May as well play him in a back 3
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,583
    wmcf123 said:
    AndyG said:
                                  Mannion

    McNamara.    Jones.     Koumetio.    Mesic

                                   Collins


                    Coventry.      Mwamba

                                    Knibbs

                          Leaburn.    Grant


    not traditional but I like this 

    We’d get killed in wide areas with that.  Has CS ever played in midfield ? May as well play him in a back 3
    I don’t know mate but I honestly think he could play there he has a decent touch and looks to bring the ball out, plays forward and is defensive enough to also protect the back 4. But I accept I know sweet F all lol but the question was what we would like to see lol


  • daveroan
    daveroan Posts: 261
    I'd go for :

    Mannion
    Sichenje Jones Koumetio
    Mwamba Knibbs Mesic Chalaba
    Alli Grant Godden

    Alli to cross from the right, Mesic to cross from the left and Grant and Godden to slot them in!

    Cheltenham 0 Charlton 4

  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 14,856
    Jones is treating the Cheltenham match as another preseason game so I would expect him to try out the 4231 in a more competitive setting
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,823
    Jones is treating the Cheltenham match as another preseason game so I would expect him to try out the 4231 in a more competitive setting
    Definitely. And if our midfield of Coventry, Doc, Knibbs cannot overcome Cheltenham then the alarm bells will be ringing off the hook.

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  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,505
    Anything trained by Willie Mullins usually has a good chance.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 20,047
    What I think Jones will pick

    The same eleven as yesterday that started v Reading bar Carey for Knibbs
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,583
    shirty5 said:
    What I think Jones will pick

    The same eleven as yesterday that started v Reading bar Carey for Knibbs
    Really? For me the one sure thing that has come out of pre season is that Knibbs starts over Carey. His link up play with Grant has been good and defensively he has been good at pressing. Carey has looked meh so far
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 20,047
    AndyG said:
    shirty5 said:
    What I think Jones will pick

    The same eleven as yesterday that started v Reading bar Carey for Knibbs
    Really? For me the one sure thing that has come out of pre season is that Knibbs starts over Carey. His link up play with Grant has been good and defensively he has been good at pressing. Carey has looked meh so far
    Yes really. My opinion is my opinion 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,229
    Whilst I personally prefer Mannion I think Nathan will go with Kaminski
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,583
    shirty5 said:
    AndyG said:
    shirty5 said:
    What I think Jones will pick

    The same eleven as yesterday that started v Reading bar Carey for Knibbs
    Really? For me the one sure thing that has come out of pre season is that Knibbs starts over Carey. His link up play with Grant has been good and defensively he has been good at pressing. Carey has looked meh so far
    Yes really. My opinion is my opinion 
    Yup that’s what I meant mate all a matter of opinion 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,267
    Kaminski
    Ramsay Jones Koumetio Mesík
    Doc Mwamba
    TC Knibbs Grant
    Godden

    McNamara & Sichenje have played nowhere near enough minutes to start. Baffled they’re being suggested 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,303
    If we are treating it as a more competitive pre-season game I don’t see why a new signing wouldn’t be able to start if they sign early this week. As long as they’d been doing pre-season properly at the club we sign them from then I’d say we probably should start them  
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,658
    Kaminski

    McNamara - Jones - Koumetio - Mesik

    Coventry - Mwamba 

    Apter - Knibbs - Alli

              Leaburn

    With Grant, Godden & Carey to come on at 45/60 mins, maybe Collins & TC in that group of subs too 
  • wolfgang
    wolfgang Posts: 1,031
    Mannion (if fit)

    Ramsay, Jones, Koumetio

    McNamara (unless NEW signed in time), Mwamba (unless NEW signed in time), N.Chalobah (if signed, otherwise Coventry), Mesik

    Leaburn, Grant, TC


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  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 2,642
    Kaminski 
    Ramsay Jones Koumetio Mesik 
    Mwamba Docherty 
    TC Knibbs Grant 
    Leaburn 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,267
    not got an effing clue
  • not got an effing clue
    Me neither.
    My son (20 yrs) tells me 4 at the back is the popular way across the divisions.
    Haven't watched any of the preseason but I try to follow on here.
    Sounds like Grant has to start. Jones is a given.
    I think the forward line has possibilities, so not too worried about that.
    Midfield is the conundrum.
  • 2121
    2121 Posts: 1,717
    No idea, but given we havent looked great, maybe revert to three at the back lol.

    If so, i would like to start
    mannion
    back three of ramsay jones billy
     mwamba with either cov or doc in the middle
    Carey in front of them. 
    Front three of grant, leaburn, tc 

    if back 4, then danny mac and mesik would likely get a start for me. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,705
    After a lot of consideration I've decided our best formation should be 5 ,4, 4
    GIves us a slight advantage but even then I'm not sure we would win 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,346
    Kaminski 
    Ramsay Jones Koumetio Mesik 
    Mwamba Docherty 
    TC Knibbs Grant 
    Leaburn 
    3-0 Cheltenham ? 
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 5,454
    Jones as already said he using this game more as a pre season then cup match cause he wants to give match time to one or two .. 

    sticking 4231

    Kaminski
    McN
    Jones
    Billy
    Mesik

    Coventry
    Carey 

    Apter
    Knibbs
    Grant 

    Godden 
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,622
    No way we are playing 5 at the back. The recruitment and formations in pre season clearly show we're going 4-5-1 / 4-3-3
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 11,215
    At the end of last season, I was team Kaminski but he has been shocking. Mannion is a safe pair of hands against a L2 team so why not gamble and give brooks a game. He might turn out to be good
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,267
    2121 said:
    No idea, but given we havent looked great, maybe revert to three at the back lol.

    If so, i would like to start
    mannion
    back three of ramsay jones billy
     mwamba with either cov or doc in the middle
    Carey in front of them. 
    Front three of grant, leaburn, tc 

    if back 4, then danny mac and mesik would likely get a start for me. 
    Your ideal line up has 10 players and no defenders on the wings