Away at Wolves

Barr Hill · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:27 am

Time now to consider the line-up for Saturday. With Pratley out for a few weeks central midfield in a 451 formation looks pretty week. Tim Ream not a midfielder, Josh Vela??
Any other options

I also hear that Bolton have sold their full allocation for the match. I don't know what allocation we took

Barr Hill · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:29 am

yes I know - "weak"

boltonboris · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:38 am

We've sold 1200. they offered us more, but I think we've declined, which is right considering it took us a fortnight to shift 1000.

As for the shape. I think we have no choice but to go 4-4-2 (gulp) now with Davies partnering N'gog.

officer_dibble · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:45 am

442 might work at wolves given their knack of conceding goals...if we were doing it I would pair klasnic and ngog though.

looking further ahead though its not happening - like i said last night ricketts could play as a holding midfielder like he did at chelsea last season. That is one option. We could look at someone like vela maybe...we certainly missed an engine last night someone running, harrying and forcing errors. We dont need zinedine zidane in there.

Abdoulaye's Twin · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:51 am

Call me crazy, but lets have this for the weekend...

Boggers
Steinsson
Ream
Wheater
Ricketts
Petrov
Ryo
NRC
Mavies
N'Gog
Sordell

Leaves us soft in the middle, but we will have legs up top to give them plenty to worry about. The other option is Ricketts in midfield, but that leaves us thin on the left. Suppose we could try one of the kids...

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:52 am

Hmm i'd rather go in the 'set up and play not to lose' camp for this game

BWFC_Insane · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:54 am

Put Eagles into midfield for Pratley. Otherwise same as Blackburn.

ratbert · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:00 am

Sold out? Drat, was planning a trip, though as away experiences go Wolves isn't one of the most welcoming.

plymouth wanderer · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:30 am

i would go with tuncay in the hole behind ngog

push sparky back alonside NRC this not a game for young vela or 442

tuncay ngog will scare the fvck out of there shite back 4 with there constant harrasing and movement

Verbal · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:33 am

Can someone find Roger Johnson's house and ask him to go out for a pint on Friday night?

Dr Hotdog · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:39 am

Sean Davis is back from his loan spell from Bristol City, perhaps he will be the man to fill the void left by the injury to Pratley. Perhaps not. We really are down to the bare bones in central midfield.
I really hope we have enough in the tank to stay up. This is another of the must-win games.
Can't defer from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 for an away match as vital as this. Not sure who I'd put in the 3-man midfield though alongside M Davies and Nige. What a conundrum!

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:47 am

Missing Darren Pratley....things you never though would happen, part 2

Bruce Rioja · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:01 am

Fancied this an' all!

Bolton Wanderers have sold out their allocation of tickets for Saturday's Barclays Premier League fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Whites, who will be out to make it three league matches unbeaten, will be backed by over 1,200 fans at Molineux this weekend.

thebish · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:42 am

Dr Hotdog wrote:

Sean Davis is back from his loan spell from Bristol City, perhaps he will be the man to fill the void left by the injury to Pratley. Perhaps not.

he came back with a thigh-strain, though... any news on that??

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:46 am

Gonna stick my neck out hugely on this one and say he's probably still injured...

thebish · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:51 am

ohjimmyjimmy wrote:

Gonna stick my neck out hugely on this one and say he's probably still injured...

officer_dibble · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:53 am

tell you what, i would back riley to do a job in midfield.

thebish · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:54 am

he's not mentioned in physioroom (and Pratley is - so it is up to date) - so maybe he's fit?

our current list:

D Prately Knock no return date
F Muamba Critically Ill no return date
T Mears Knee Injury no return date
R Gardner Hip/Thigh Injury Jun 12
C Lee Broken Leg 15th Apr 12
S Holden Knee Injury no return date

note - there is a return date for Chungy! :-)

ohjimmyjimmy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:56 am

Aye but there's one for Gardener too

Nice to see a 'knock' is a nice technical term these days.

boltonboris · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:06 am

ohjimmyjimmy wrote:

Hmm i'd rather go in the 'set up and play not to lose' camp for this game

Me too. As long as we keep it tight, we can still create chances against Wolves. Particularly the way they're playing at the moment.

Personally, I'd give Vela a go. Yes he's inexperienced and it's a MASSIVE game to be in for a lad with no previous first team starts, but he might bring some energy and enthusiasm into the centre.

If he's having a mare, or is fookin' knackered, then we can you know.. Sub him..

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