The Season Starts Tomorrow...

Ok, let's pretend the new season starts tomorrow. You're the new manager of Bolton Wanderers and you have a fully fit squad, what team and formation would you pick to play at Burnley?

I'd go with:

Lonergan

Riley Ream Mills Ricketts

Lee Holden Andrews Mavies Petrov

Sordell

It looks like a decent selection apart from Lonergan over Bogdan. Have you chosen Lonergan because of his history with Burnley when he played for Preston ?

Reebok Trotter wrote:It looks like a decent selection apart from Lonergan over Bogdan. Have you chosen Lonergan because of his history with Burnley when he played for Preston ?

I'm just not 100% sure about Bogdan, I'd give the new fella a chance.

I haven't seen Lonergan play but he should hopefully play in one or two of our pre season games. I'll go with your team but I will have Bogdan in goal.

----------Bogdan------------

Ricketts---Mills---Ream---Alonso

Chungy---Holden---Andrews---Petrov

-------N'gog--Sordell-------


Ive also been thinking, why couldn't we use Eagles up front a few times this year, yes hes not the greatest passer and hes a shite crosser but hes quick, cocky and loves having a shot, just another option since our strike froce is looking quite limited atm, also if Vaz Te can bang in a few goals in the Championship then I wouldn't be too worried about Eagles lack of strength.

Willk Holden be fit?

Lyric Todkill wrote:Willk Holden be fit?

No.

For me it's

Bogdan

Ricketts Ream Mills Alonso

Andrews

CYL Josh Vela Petrov

Mark Davies

Sordell

Burnley with everyone fit...

..............Grant

Trippier....Edgar...Shackell...Mills

Stanislas...Bartley..McCann...Wallace

.......Paterson.....Austin

Hopefully we might have couple of new midfielders when it kicks off proper.

Lofty_Love wrote:----------Bogdan------------

Ricketts---Mills---Ream---Alonso

Chungy---Holden---Andrews---Petrov

-------N'gog--Sordell-------

Not bad, I just think we're better with Ricketts on the left as he gives more coming forward - Alonso is too slow in my opinion.

Bogdan

Mears.....Mills.....Ream....Ricketts

Lee......Holden....Andrews...Petrov

..........Eagles........

......Sordell.....

Bogdan

Ricketts Ream Mills Alonso

Lee Holden Andrews Wylde

Mavies

Sordell

If Holden's not fit then Cisse (providing he signs). Captain would be Holden/ Ricketts. But if Mills settles in and impresses I'd probably make him captain, only natural leader in the side from what I've seen of him.

Does anyone expect Coyle to drop Davies?......

With him still being the captain I still expct him to start up front again next season.

Kevin Davies will start against Burnley.

doffcocker wrote:Kevin Davies will start against Burnley.

Stop lowering the tone of this thread!

With everybody fit, I would go with:

Bogdan

Ricketts Ream Mills Alonso

Lee Holden Andrews Mavies Petrov

Sordell

What I expect though is:

Bogdan

Ricketts Ream Mills Alonso

Lee Andrews Mavies Wylde

SKD NGog

Coyle's first eleven for Burnley, imo.

Bogdan

Mears, Ream, Knight, Ricketts,

Lee, Andrews, Mavies, Petrov,

SKD, Ngog

Here are Coyle's opening game starting 11s so far:

Fulham (H)

Jaaskelainen

Steinsson Knight Cahill Robinson

CYL Muamba Holden Petrov

Elmander Davies

QPR (A)

Jaaskelainen

Steinsson Knight Cahill Robinson

Eagles Muamba Reo-Coker Petrov

Klasnic Davies

A 4-4-2 system in which Davies is the target man for long balls is Coyle's Square One - it's what we have started and ended the last two seasons playing. I don't just think Davies will be playing, I think he will be the first name on the sheet.

Sluffy wrote:Coyle's first eleven for Burnley, imo.

Bogdan

Mears, Ream, Knight, Ricketts,

Lee, Andrews, Mavies, Petrov,

SKD, Ngog

Unfortunately that's probably right. Not very inspiring and completely typical of Coyle's style.

I've noticed nobody has mentioned Wylde. Do we all think he's going to be another Coyle signing we never see play?

I'd forgotten all about Wylde until the other day when I saw his name mentioned somewhere. Are we allowed to play him now? What did we do to deserve that?

He's got talent, I've got high hopes for him at this level.

We'll see.