ALL WHITES V BAHRAIN - Official 2nd Leg T

ALL WHITES V BAHRAIN - Official 2nd Leg T

More pre-mature than the Nix v. Fury thread?

Im in!

Come on NZ.

Just wanted to get in early.

Already stickied. Superb!!!

I am gonna do my best to be down there for this now.

COME ON YOU WHITES!!!!

See you there then!

McGlinchey to start, pleeease.                              
                            Paston
1-0 NZ, Killen to score.

Safety in numbers oska...

2-0 to NZ
Hell, why not 3?!

Killen and Smeltzy to score 

Just booked airfares, accom and tickets to the game online. Can't wait!

I've had mine for over a month, few days after tickets went on sale.

 

If New Zealand can hold them and come away with a draw or a narrow loss, I think they have the firepower in Shane Smeltz to win by enough in Wellington, says Micael Lynch, Melbourne Age.
Even the neighbours reckon we might do it.

"On ya Siac... by the sounds of things, you'll be looking to cover todays outlay too, won't ya?
Good luck with that

me likey!!!!!  change to a 3-3-4 2nd half

lol smittyz11: posts '442'

oh no now I have too many players on

If we have the same ref from the Jordan game he wouldn't notice.

IMO we can pick two out of Smeltz, Killen Fallon and Wood and we'll look dangerous up front. It's a decision that should be made purley on form for their club sides leading up to the 14th of November.

sh*t could even bee wood and fallon starting. 2 huge buggers one with ample pace. interesting.

Smittyz, I doubt they won't play Smetlz with the form he is in.

It's actually dropped lately, all the other three have scored more recently than him... and he's here in a fornight so no chance there :)

I'm watching a replay now to get another take on it, and most of the chances Bahrain have had must have been close to offside and we've close to matched them in chances.

Can't wait can't wait can't wait. If Killen keeps his form he could be the hero of the night.

all thanks to Mcglinchey's pass, move get ball back routine which he is good at unlike the other 2 mid-fielders......

yea, he got suspended and it must have lowered his confidence.

Hopefully,ticket sales will pick up this week. A noisy RoF could well be the winning of the game...

be really interesting to see who trots on at the start

I'm thinking that Ricki should have maybe brought Scott or Mully on today depending on who he wants in the second leg. I wouldn't mind seeing Siggy there but don't know if it will be the case. I could see
      Paston
Sigmund Vicelich Nelsen Lochhead
                 Elliot
      Bertos       McGlinchey
                 Smeltz
           Fallon    Killen

Tough call for Brown, but we've gotta look at McGlinchey seriously. He really sparked it for us.
I know we need some defensive stability through our midfield, but this morn we effectively had two midfielders and when McGlinchey came on, I didn't notice any more pressure through the midfield. And I believe Elliot played damn well at the confeds when he had wide midfielders to play off so with Bertos and McGlinchey sort of interacting infront of him, we could seriously be on top of them.

 And boy, if wood caries on playing well for West Brom, he's gonna be big. Really impressive.

Scott at RB, he was good against Iraq and that just means tough luck for Ivan, who was outshone by Siggy and nelsen. McGlinchey needs to be where you have Smeltz, creating chances, he isn't a wide player, Smeltzy also showed tonight that he is by far most effective infront of goal where he can use his predator's instinct. Don't play him wide or in midfield where we have better options. 

c'ant believe Wood is only 17....he looks real composed on the ball, has a nice touch and shoots well. He could well turn into a very good player.

Agree with PWFs team. I definatly think that team could win.

With Siggy, weeMac and Smeltzy all out of position it's not ideal.

McGlinchey is better central, unless that formation is actually meant to show that he is wider then it appears. I agree though it is not ideal but we have quality in some areas and no quality at all in others. Plus it is common place in national sides for players to play out of position. An example that springs to mind is Lampard playing deeper for England but as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea.

I would rather see an out of position Siggy in RB than have Leo tied up in that back corner again. We well and truely lost his effectiveness, plus him (Leo) out of position in "RB" in some ways terrifies me S.O.N2009-10-11 12:27:46

On a side note, disappointing we couldn't get a Friendly vs Netherlands as they are down in this part of the world at the moment. Did they travel all this way for just one friendly game and nothing else?

Can we now remember  that we aint there yet? Yes we are close but the mountain still stands.

Watching it now on TV1 not so bleary eyed
mcG looks good. Elliot solid

how likely is a penalty shoot out for the return leg? would we have an advantage there??