it's a fair point about the defence

against teams who could get relegated we've only conceded 2 in 4 (or 5 if you add saints)

even last season the only team to score more than once against us of the bottom 8 was villa at our place

but is that also because we're so defensive?

only scored more than once 3 times against the bottom half in 18 games last season and we're even worse on that front this term

and no

Posted By: SCC 28 on November 4th 2013 at 16:10:13

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Team for Saturday? (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 15:42:21
- Mine (NCFC) - Atlanta_Canary, Nov 4, 16:31:17
  - Swap Snod for Wes for me. (n/m) (NCFC) - bjg123, Nov 4, 17:36:18
    - Will we ever see Wessi again?! (n/m) (NCFC) - Atlanta_Canary, Nov 4, 19:41:15
  - won't the wing backs and wingers be getting in each others way all the time? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 4, 16:56:26
    - The wingers are meant to cut inside (NCFC) - Atlanta_Canary, Nov 4, 19:39:53
- Murphy (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Nov 4, 16:26:34
- Whatever team he picks, if we aren't winning after 10 minutes it will be judged to be the (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 4, 16:24:09
- Start the same eleven (NCFC) - Cannydc, Nov 4, 16:24:05
  - You'd play Whittaker at RM? (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 4, 16:29:09
- Mine (NCFC) - norway, Nov 4, 16:09:11
  - No Redders? (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 4, 16:18:45
    - Is he fit? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Nov 4, 16:26:52
    - Feel like we need wiser heads - at least to start with (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Nov 4, 16:22:24
      - The tone may be set by the team selection (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 4, 16:43:17
  - Would love to see Hoolahan start and play well (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 4, 16:13:30
- Snodgrass in for Martin/Whittaker I would have thought (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 4, 15:57:36
  - it's a fair point about the defence (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 4, 16:10:13
  - Surely some heads in the defence should roll, shouldn't they??? (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 16:02:40
    - defence is about teamwork and understanding though (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 4, 16:07:38
    - They should do really - especially as we have Bennett waiting (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 4, 16:05:32
- I wouldn't drop any of those three (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 4, 15:56:10
  - There's no way the Hoot will go 4-4-F-2 (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 16:03:46
  - ^^^this (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 4, 15:59:05
- Need someone on stilts to deal with the WHU hoofballs (n/m) (NCFC) - Holy lambchop of god, Nov 4, 15:50:44
- Norwich for me, and they've got my full support (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Nov 4, 15:49:18
  - I make it five central midfielders (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 4, 15:55:47
    - Wes isn't *really* a central midfielder, is he? (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 15:57:21
      - isn't that the equivalent to the position Howson has been playing recently? (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 4, 15:59:15
    - oops, should be a reply to Tricky's post below (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 4, 15:56:24
      - yeah, guess you're right re Hoolahan (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 15:57:34
  - Would you pick exactly the same eleven? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 15:54:45
    - I've got a feeling he will - I can see him saying something like "I'm a great believer in (NCFC) - Wild Edric, Nov 4, 15:57:19
- couple of thoughts - (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 4, 15:49:17
  - (1) you are probably right and (2) now you put it like that, it does seem odd (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 15:55:39
  - Bassong.....In or Out Saturday (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 4, 15:55:12
- Go back to what we know works... (NCFC) - bjg123, Nov 4, 15:46:03
  - that only works down the leagues, not sure we'd beat West Ham (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Nov 4, 15:49:58
    - Worked perfectly well in the Premiership with "worse" players for a season (NCFC) - bjg123, Nov 4, 15:52:11
      - Not sure that we played that formation very often in the Prem (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 4, 16:02:50
      - Howson is playing well, I think (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 4, 15:54:24
        
        and Wes has sadly stunk the place out each time he's played this season (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 4, 15:57:31

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