Match Day Thread Toon Army vs Citeh

could JONATHAN MOSS pick a more unexperienced set of officials for this game FFS

Referee: Jarred Gillett. (only 10 premier league games and 2 of them was with us - had just as many VAR games last season for us than actual refffing premier games in total)

Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin.

Fourth official: Tony Harrington. (only 2 premier league games and 1 was with us)

VAR: Peter Bankes. (13 premier league games and 2 was with us -- does a lot more VAR work than reffing)
Assistant VAR: Marc Perry

 

Like the experienced ones have ever done us any favours. Might be better at it than the old ones

 

you would expect a mix of experience not just the cannon fodder that we seem to get

 

Tony Harrington and Peter Bankes sound like a couple of nice retired grandfathers from the west country who like country walks and the odd pint in their local.

Jarred Gillett though, that's a ****ing name, sounds like a galactic space avenger with deadly ninja skills and supernatural powers.

 

They probably use City games against lower opposition to train the less experienced ones. If they make few mistakes it doesn’t matter as the opposition won’t complain about a **** decision or two when they lose 5-0 any mistakes against City is just like handicapping them a bit anyway.

 

Tony Harrington is from Artlepool
Jarrad Gillet is a native from Austrailia
Peter Bankes is a Scouser raised on broth

all with very limited experience in the premier - basically they are championship refs - fast tracked
I expect that we see a lot of these 3 in different permutations this season

 

Calling it now - Howe to recognize City's inverted fullbacks and play a 5-4-1 diamond, changing to a 3-4-2-1 in attack. Botman vs Haarland will be tasty!

--------------Pope
------Schar Botman Burn
Trippier-----Bruno ------Targett
--------Willock - Joelinton
--------------Almiron
---------------Wilson

 

Sacrifice Schar who goes in to him with a knee in the thigh

 

.................Pope...Dubs....
......Schar..Lascelles..Botman..Burn
Tripp...........Joelinton.........Targett
.....................Bruno
....................Wilson

Sacrifice Lascelles by taking out Haaland and De Bruyne as they line up in the tunnel.

 

Same team as vs forest

 

Citeh are too good

 

And we’ll be three good

 

go forth and multiply

 

Not sure @Welshie and I can multiply.

 

Where there's a will

 

You make off with will and I’ll stay home.

 

Forget the tunnel. Just get them as they get off the coach.

 

Oh... so finally people are coming around to the idea that we need to ****ing drop ASM for this game as he'll be absolutely useless!!!!!

----------------------Wilson---------------------
Almiron----------------------------------Murphy
---------Joelinton-Bruno--Willock---------
Targett-----Burn------Schar-------Trippier
----------------------Pope-------------------------

I don't think we want to be playing 5 at the back tbh. We just need 5 hard working midfield players to not allow city to settle.

Sitting playing 5 at the back is basically just waiting for the inevitable.

I'd play Murphy as he's got defensive quality, and is capable of bagging an assist and is useful on the break with pace.

We need our fullbacks to be covered properly, so 5-3-2 doesn't work IMO.

 

Anyone out and about this Sunday before the game , for a pint or 2

Remember I'm T total and will remember what happens and will tell all