We haven't played well since we won 5-0 at Colchester

and have been getting away with it largely. I think this game was the evidence Lambert needed to justify a change for Tuesday.

I doubt he'll leave Holt out. It's a tricky one, because the side that started today should still be good enough to beat Southend, and it still should if Rusty is out for Hughes or McNamee.

If I was going to change it I'd go:

Forster

Martin
Doc
Askou
Rose

McNamee
Smith
Hughes
Hoolahan

Holt
Martin

I'd play 4-4-2, but with Hoolahan only nominally on the left and free to drift about, in the hope (and expectation) that Southend haven't got a s**t hot right winger.

Posted By: duke of york on February 20th 2010 at 18:08:55

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Just back from the game (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 20, 17:56:04
- Spot on DoY (n/m) (NCFC) - The Judge, Feb 20, 18:32:23
- We really do miss Drury. Agree about Hooley. I thought Smith played well too. (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 20, 18:04:53
  - We didn't put Semi under ANY pressure though (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 20, 18:09:22
    - Agree. I just liked the way he managed to get so far and then mess it up himself. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 20, 18:11:19
- Agree with all of that, except that for the first 10 mins we were the better side (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Feb 20, 18:03:46
- certainly can't drop Hoolahan. He was our best player by about a mile, I thought (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 20, 18:01:48
  - Really, really unnecessary (NCFC) - The Judge, Feb 20, 18:30:49
  - Its fair to say we havnt played great recently but..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 20, 18:13:05
  - We haven't played well since we won 5-0 at Colchester (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 20, 18:08:55
- Spot on assessment (NCFC) - Fozzybear, Feb 20, 18:00:03
  - annoyingly they don't play Colchester again (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 20, 18:06:22

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