Deano

1-0 up at home against the bottom side who look like they have no confidence...why have we let this go flat? Come on boys...foot on the pedal dont let them get any momentum!

This should be a rout!

Get in!!!! Taylor!

Cheers bud

Boys what radio station is it on?

Good news but i hope its the american's with big plans rather than "scrape it together" Moat.

4-3-3: Carrol Loven Nolan Barton Smith Geremi ? Pleased about this! Hughton actually resisting to play Butt and going for what i would think is a 4-4-2...Geremi on right, Barton on left, smith and nolan in the middle. Easily changable into a 4-3-3. At least Geremi might bring a few good crosses into the box! 3-0

Haha what was that bet stevie?

Whatever i can do you can do better ay bud? Yeah id go for Carroll and Ranger up front and an engine room of Smith and Guthrie with Raylor on the right and Barton reluctantly on the left. Butt shouldn't be in the side but i cant see Hughton making the call to drop him even though it was evident Smith is a better option.

Got to bounce back strong against the CCC bottom side who are yet to record a win and stand on a futile 2pts. We are still missing Shola and Jonas but Alan Smith is back after his 1 match ban and new loan signing Zurab Khizanishvili should make the squad. Likely line up... ---Harper--- ---Simpson---Saylor---Colo---Enrique--- ---Raylor---Smith---Butt---Barton--- ----------Nolan----------------- ---------------Carroll---------- SUBS: Krul, Khizanishvili, Geremi, Kadar, Guthrie, Ranger, Lovenkrands I think the boys will want to bounce back strong after wednesdays upset at Blackpool and with the bonus that the top 2 sides play each other so any result will be good for us although a draw would mean should we beat Plymouth we would regain top spot and sit 2pts clear of Boro and WBA. I think we will turn in a good performance and should we get an early goal could see a big score. 3-0 Paddy Power match betting odds: Home win correct scores: 1-0 @ 5/1 2-0 @ 5/1 3-0 @ 15/2 4-0 @ 14/1 5-0 @ 35/1 2-1 @ 7/1 3-1 @ 10/1 4-1 @ 20/1 3-2 @ 25/1 4-2 @ 60/1 First scorers: Carroll @ 9/2 R.Taylor @ 16/1 Ranger @ 9/2 S.Taylor @ 18/1 Nolan @ 11/2 Geremi @ 20/1 Guthrie @ 11/2 Coloccini @ 25/1 Lovenkrands @ 15/2 Enrique @ 40/1

Colo, Geremi, Cacapa, Raylor, Duff, Owen, Martins, Viduka to name a few.

Gash

Spot on.

Im sure he can afford his own zimmer....

Butt is good for the squad but should be nowhere enar the 1st team. Inman, Vuckic and Adjei have something to learn from him though.

Hughton is a coach...nothing more....nothing less but he has done a great job up until now. The one thing i will say against him thought is the way he has tweaked the team to fit in Nicky fucking Butt! That is what shafted us tonight. We missed smith and in fairness if he was gonna play carroll he should of started him with ranger and dropped nolan back in midfield. He has done well but maybe lacks the balls to make the bold moves needed.

So 3rd and a point behind them two then... They will slip up at some point! Ranger's header cleared off line ffs!

What does this do to us in terms of league position? Did teams around us play tonight or yesterday?

This was gonna happen at some point though....we have sorely missed smith tonight like. Still could get a draw. Come on boyz!

Yeah...my fault lads Still gonna win this. What changes would you make? Id be tempted in taking Butt off and Putting Lovenkrands on and moving him on the left wing.

1-1...sloppy goal to concede...harper should of held it. Ahh well...we'll score again

The goal should lift us now....dont want to be sitting on a 1 goal lead....have to push on now and should beat these comfortably!

Any highlights about tonight?

1-0 Carroll GET IN!!

Quick, strong and scored goals at this level...a perfect foil for any of our other 3 (Carroll, Ameobi and Ranger). Prefer him over Vokes and Harewood. Still need a centreback and POSSIBLY a left back.