Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

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Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 119766Post Bee_Forever »

For those of you who accuse me of not putting match threads up in advance please take note! :D

The main reason I have put this up is that there are engineering works taking place on the line between Euston and Watford Junction that day, so any hardy travellers wishing to go by train will need to go via Marylebone, Birmingham and Crewe to get to Chester, followed by a 45 minute walk to the ground.

Think I will do this one by supporters coach, as long as there is one still running..... :whistle:
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 120801Post Bee_Forever »

I am doing this one by the Steve Percy minibus. I would probably have done this one by minibus anyway, but the lack of information around that club's official transport has helped somewhat. It looks like the Barnet team is starting to come together nicely, there are still one or two question areas, in particular in midfield, but the team is starting to look pretty solid. This is the lineup I would go with for the first game:-

---------------------Stack-------------------

--Yiadom----Stephens---N'Gala---Saville

--KMB-----Weston-----Mahon----Luisma--

------------Akinde----McDonald-------------

This would leave us a bit short on pace on the left hand side (to put it mildly) but it does at least give us a solid look, and the flexibility to push KMB further forward if need be. Hopefully MA is still in the market for a central midfielder, and possibly a winger if KMB goes, but otherwise things look pretty rosy.
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 120806Post BeeArmy »

My team would be:
------------------------------Stack----------------------------
-----Yiadom----Stephens-------Saville-------Vilhete-----
-----KMB-------------Mahon/Weston---------Gambin-----
----------------------------Luisma----------------------------
-------------------Akinde-------Macdonald-----------------
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 120808Post jerroll »

BeeArmy wrote:My team would be:
------------------------------Stack----------------------------
-----Yiadom----Stephens-------Saville-------Vilhete-----
-----KMB-------------Mahon/Weston---------Gambin-----
----------------------------Luisma----------------------------
-------------------Akinde-------Macdonald-----------------
Are you Ossie Ardiles? or Barry Fry!!
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 120917Post South_Belfast_Bee »

I'm going high tech to predict our starting XI:

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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 120974Post letchbee94 »

South_Belfast_Bee wrote:I'm going high tech to predict our starting XI:

Image

Stack up front? :)
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 121004Post BeeArmy »

We could try 3-5-2
-------------------------Stack--------------------------
------------NGala------Stephens-----Saville------------
Yiadom----------Weston-------Mahon----------Vilhete
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Post: # 121005Post BeeArmy »

We could try 3-5-2
------------------------Stack----------------------
----------Ngala------Stephens------Saville--------
Yiadom----Weston---Luisma---Mahon----Vilhete
--------------Akinde-----MacDonald--------------
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Post: # 121008Post letchbee94 »

BeeArmy wrote:We could try 3-5-2
------------------------Stack----------------------
----------Ngala------Stephens------Saville--------
Yiadom----Weston---Luisma---Mahon----Vilhete
--------------Akinde-----MacDonald--------------
Mahon has yet to sign for the club.
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 121038Post tpBEE »

MA did say he wants to try 3 at the back against Wycombe. It's a good option to have and I think Yids and Mauro would be great wingbacks
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Post: # 121039Post South_Belfast_Bee »

tpBEE wrote:MA did say he wants to try 3 at the back against Wycombe. It's a good option to have and I think Yids and Mauro would be great wingbacks
The only team I've ever seen play 3-5-2 consistently was Martin O'Neill's Celtic side which went to the UEFA Cup final - over the course of a season your wing backs will cover some serious mileage, so if this is his plan I hope he has indeed been putting them through their paces in pre-season.
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 121041Post jerroll »

We made the playoffs in 97/8 & 99/00 playing with 3 centrebacks, that showed consistency over a long period!
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Post: # 121043Post South_Belfast_Bee »

jerroll wrote:We made the playoffs in 97/8 & 99/00 playing with 3 centrebacks, that showed consistency over a long period!
I'm not sure which second leg was more painful!
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Re: Chester (a) 9th August The Long Awaited Match Thread

Post: # 121045Post jerroll »

South_Belfast_Bee wrote:
jerroll wrote:We made the playoffs in 97/8 & 99/00 playing with 3 centrebacks, that showed consistency over a long period!
I'm not sure which second leg was more painful!
Clearly Colchester, at least at peterborough we just didn't bother!
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