Droobie

When's the last time Baines has taken a free?

We need to hold the ball... under pressure.

No one picked him in predict the score either!

There there... not so bad after all eh?!

He could have been up front instead of Jelavic... Actually... he'll probably score now... 8P

Could be worse...

I agree Osman has been poor last few games - but in his defense maybe a rest has done him good? We're not there to see the form of the players on the training pitch so I won't be surprised if RM sticks with Osman at least for the first half. Barry would probably start and McCarthy a sub. Don't think Gibson is match fit yet. I'm more concerned about our strikers. Lukaku can't play, so do we go Jelavic or Kone?

I think a better question would be who to captain after Jags.There is no obvious choice, and the players with leadership qualities are old. We śeem to have a gap to the next generation.

That would be irrational!

Gibson is like that... and Barry too. Seems we'll have a HUGE black hole in our midfield but somehow we'll be blocking shots and scoring goals out of the blue!

Let's give the new lads some time to settle in and see how they play. Once we get Gibson back to full fitness, I think we'll be quite competitive. I think confidence will be good with Fellaini not moping about anymore. Come back to this thread in about a month and we'll see.

Cornish Steve started it... Let's not argue and sink to the lowest common denominator.

Ya ya... http://eplindex.com/tacticsboard/ then screenshot, then paste to paint, open, crop, upload to photobucket and the rest is history. Had to manually put in McCarthy & Barry, but I assume it will be updated in time. Quite handy actually. I don't think Chelsea is the game where we'd be starting D-Lo. Maybe Kone ahead of Jelavic, but I still belive that Kone is out of form.

I just didn't want to divide opinion.

This is my thoughts... and I think how we will line up against Chelsea next PL match....

Or we should make Lukaku 17 and have him in a prime position?

I like!

With a bit of shoe polish and hair dye, we could do a bait & switch!

16 - McCarthy 25 - Barry 18 - Lukaku My guesses... forgot 18 was vacant.

Black kit with white detailing...

Barry similar to Gibson in style of play?

Hmmm... I see Moyes still can't win at Anfield..

Everton 1 - 0 Chelsea Deulofeu

Oh my that was poor... And we have Chelsea next?!

I'll stick by my predict the result score and say 3-0 to us. I said Mirallas to score, and so will Fellaini and Baines in what 'could' be their last game with us. Stars must be aligned because for once the match is the feature one and not 'viewers choice' which means I can nip down to the local pub to watch the game on the big screen live. My head is telling me that Cardiff are playing with the confidence that we should have. They're on a premier league high at the moment, especially after their City game. We've had three lackluster games so far this season, so I think it's time that the lads step up and give Cardiff a proper EPL welcome. A draw or a loss will really have everyone grumbling about Martinez - a win would be the boost we need - and might be the confidence lift that will get Baines or Fellaini to stay?!