What was our defence when we went........

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

...around 8 home games without conceding?

I remember Spike and Westie in there, was it a back 3?

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:12 am

Surely ALB must have been in goal to achieve such a feat

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:22 am

gravedisorder wrote:

Surely ALB must have been in goal to achieve such a feat

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:08 am

04/05 season under Cooper from mid December through to about mid January we conceded a single away goal - at Torquay where we came from behind to win 2-1.
The back line was Dimi, Ross, Robertson, Westwood and Nelson.
We went to places like Barnsley and Bristol City and shut them out!!!!
A far cry from today's team's capabilities!!!!!
We'll be very lucky to keep it down to three this Saturday.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:19 am

mr parmo that back 5 was amazing. jack ross for all his problems was a quality right back. and dimi was just dimi.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Never knew Vindheim was involved in that run. Cant have been as bad as I remember then? We got shot didnt we?

Am really thinking a back 3 is the way forward. Clark is too good to be left out. We dont have full backs but the ones who play there are more midfielders so could suit them playing wing backs.

ALB
...............Nelson Collins Clark...............
Sweeney Jones Liddle Monkhouse Humps
..............Porter Brown...............

I know people will say we dont wanna be changing things around but something has to be done. Maybe we wouldnt score as many but if we only conceding 1 a game instead of 3 then could be worth it.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

MadJohn wrote:

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

Am really thinking a back 3 is the way forward. Clark is too good to be left out. We dont have full backs but the ones who play there are more midfielders so could suit them playing wing backs.

ALB
...............Nelson Collins Clark...............
Sweeney Jones Liddle Monkhouse Humps
..............Porter Brown...............

Exactly the same team I suggested a couple of days ago Mr With-Hamster :grin:

Sorry never saw it. Great minds and all that..... :laugh:

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:55 am

Like has been said previously- Jack Ross, poncey wet faggot of a sweaty jock arsehole, but good footballer.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

It was probs the most perfectly balanced back 5 we've ever had, or that i've seen at pools.

But sometimes it just doesn't work out, robertson got injured, ross couldnt get out of the way of that big thumb on his head etc etc

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:08 pm

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

Never knew Vindheim was involved in that run. Cant have been as bad as I remember then? We got shot didnt we?

Am really thinking a back 3 is the way forward. Clark is too good to be left out. We dont have full backs but the ones who play there are more midfielders so could suit them playing wing backs.

ALB
...............Nelson Collins Clark...............
Sweeney Jones Liddle Monkhouse Humps
..............Porter Brown...............

I know people will say we dont wanna be changing things around but something has to be done. Maybe we wouldnt score as many but if we only conceding 1 a game instead of 3 then could be worth it.

a lot of people are heartily sick of seeing us concede a minimum of two goals away from home - now is the time to make ourselves harder to play through and around. We might not make as many chances, but the odds of winning or drawing are greatly increased if you only concede maybe one goal.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:10 pm

in other words, I agree completely with five across the back at somewhere like Leicester, with the full backs operating as wing backs when required to get forward!!!!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:34 pm

we have to do something to stem the goals flow though.

BritishWestHpool · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:35 pm **Posts:** 1243

Tree's team makes a lot of sense to me. I'd have gone for that weeks ago, especially away from home...

What was our defence when we went........

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