10 minutes ago, Chrisj said:

It’s a three at the back with tutu LWB and apter RWB

If it is, there should be no moaning from @Zog1 and  @masi 51.

I think it’ll be 4-3-3.

We’ll see

Possibly 4-2-3-1 as per usual.

This is our 39th league game & our manager seems no clearer on what his best team is than he did in August.

5 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

This is our 39th league game & our manager seems no clearer on what his best team is than he did in August.

He was always going to make reasonable changes for this due to the pitch.

Not a game to be challenging SS on his rotation today IMO. 

16 minutes ago, desperado said:

If it is, there should be no moaning from @Zog1 and  @masi 51.

I think it’ll be 4-3-3.

We’ll see

Love it to be a three at back as long as they stay at the back. Send Firino up for the corners but i want Toal and Johnston to concentrate on defending long balls and not thinking they are Hierro at his best

Midfield at least looks a lot stronger.

Starting 11 selections do have a whiff of a bingo machine about them. 3 or 4 changes each game with the excuse of matching up with the opposition tactics or pitch size/condition?

Nobody knows our best 11, even after all this time. With the odd rare exception, we produce underwhelming performances.

Maybe this 1 works eh Steven?

A solid midfield finally.

Simons on the left hand side of midfield (but not a winger,winger) like at Wigan?

28 minutes ago, desperado said:

He was always going to make reasonable changes for this due to the pitch.

Not a game to be challenging SS on his rotation today IMO. 

The pitch is an excuse.

You think it's not a game to be challenging him on ? Fine ... then don't. 

That was dodgy toal

3 hours ago, JimmyRiddle said:

I moved to Stourbridge a few years ago, and until then had no idea Staffordshire went so far south to border Worcestershire!! I always assumed it was the bit you see from the M6.

For the pedants Stourbridge is actually West Midlands now, but you get the point.

Staffs goes from almost Buxton in the North down to just outside Kidderminster in the South. 

Not sure you get many PV here! Wolves, WBA, Villa, in that order is my experience. Never seen a blue.

Yeah i know Tamworth is in Staffordshire but you're not getting any stoke there, more likely wba or villa 

I have seen better pitches watching my lad playing kids football.

If apter can compete at championship level, I'm a chinaman

It looks like a 4-3-3

9 minutes ago, burnden said:

That was dodgy toal

Aye. Went with the wrong foot.

 
This pitch is certainly a leveller!!

Just now, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

It looks like a 4-3-3

I was thinking it was a wonky one. Almost wing backs but not quite. 
 

Johnston a hybrid LB/LCB with Apter high up. Tutu playing wingback on the other side 

14.35 mins in, eyes glazing over, feeling of deja vu all over again. Thinking, I've seen nothing that I couldn't do in the Horwich Sunday league, 1980-84.

5 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

It looks like a 4-3-3

Was thinking 4-2-3-1

Either way Kenny playing wide 

Pitch isn’t a excuse they have only won twice on it anyway 

1 minute ago, Farnywhite said:

Pitch isn’t a excuse they have only won twice on it anyway 

It’s not been like this all season though. And to be fair, it is a bit of an excuse. It’s almost unplayable. 

Shocker of a pitch dropped the standard to a non League match which Vale are comfortable with.

Have to be careful no-one turns an ankle on this poor surface 

 

1 minute ago, boltonboris said:

It’s not been like this all season though. And to be fair, it is a bit of an excuse. It’s almost unplayable. 

Bradford won there 2-0 two weeks ago

4 minutes ago, boltonboris said:

It’s almost unplayable

That’s a bit of a exaggeration 

We need to win more second balls.

They seem to out muscle us on most of them.