Simon Church

[AFCaketin]

Was it Gary Caldwell who told you?

 

Yeah, directly through a third party.

[ericblack4boss]

No some cunt called lucan

[Tord31]

I think we see the same team tomorrow which means rooney plays wide midfield whichever side mcinnes think saints are weakest in the air.

 

after that we need to look at the formation/players tho as it'll four games on the bounce for rooney in midfield

[BWG]

Rooney was out wide against Celtic to win headers and pull their central defenders out of position. He wasn't a winger as such. I'd agree with going two up top against teams though to keep them guessing, since most teams have been able to predict exactly how we'd line up lately.

[dazzy_deff]

Agree with most of the recent comments. Rooney did a smashing job out there on Wednesday night. Also think tomorrow would be a good game to chuck two up front though, especially since Tommy Wright gets his tactics against us spot on every time. Be good to mix it up and throw them a bit.

[RAZOR]

Agree with most of the recent comments. Rooney did a smashing job out there on Wednesday night. Also think tomorrow would be a good game to chuck two up front though, especially since Tommy Wright gets his tactics against us spot on every time. Be good to mix it up and throw them a bit.

 

As me and @@Dynamo keep telling everyone. The man is tactical genius.

[BWG]

If McInnes leaves then Tommy Wright would be my first choice for manager. Tactically sound, has an eye for a player and works well with an extremely limited budget.

[Dynamo]

 

As me and @@Dynamo keep telling everyone. The man is tactical genius.

 

We know. Del will has his work cut out tomorrow.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

 

well, you say that, but if he wasn't out wide, he wouldn't have won the header to knock down for Hayes to score his thunderbolt

 

as someone else said, just because he's out on the wing, doesn't mean he's playing as a winger, he was there to terrorise their young left back and as I said, it worked for Hayes' goal

 

Lets not get too carried away though! He was out wide to terrorize their midget (but undoubtedly talented) left back on the basis that our game plan/only choice was to lump it forward at every opportunity and try and feed off the scraps of so doing (which Johnnie did, exquisitely), plus keep our discipline and our feet to defend the inevitable onslaught of repeatedly giving the ball away so cheaply, which again we did brilliantly for 92 minutes.

 

Barca2012 and their ridiculously good ball retention ability we certainly are not, but winners on Wednesday and outside challengers for a league we have no normal right to win we bloody well are! Church and Rooney together will help in this regard.

[Tord31]

I would be very surprised if he started with a genuine 442 tomorrow

[The Boofon]

I would be very surprised if he started with a genuine 442 tomorrow

I wouldn't. We started with one on Wednesday and pummelled them.

[Tord31]

No we didn't it was 4231 with Rooney right mid

[RUL]

I thought he did alright but there's an mk dons forum called the concrete roundabout or similar and almost a man they think he's shite.

[boboisared]

I thought he did alright but there's an mk dons forum called the concrete roundabout or similar and almost a man they think he's shite.

I had a look there too but didn't want to mention it...

[spamspamspam]

I wouldn't. We started with one on Wednesday and pummelled them.

 

 

No we didn't it was 4231 with Rooney right mid

 

We stared 4231 but didnt get on top of them until it was changed to more 451, thats when we pummelled them.

 

When they took that dirty Turk on we changed to a 541 when Considine came on, silenced the dirty Turk straight away.

 

And some say McInnes doesnt have a plan B?

 

From what I've read Church plays more out right for Wales, I think he'll be there more often than not with Rooney back through the middle.

[tightbreeks]

The boy looks a lot like limmy. Maybe he has a sideways look at life as well.

 

This is just the tonic we need, a new face to keep everyone on their toes and spice things up. Since he's new to these biased refs, then he could win a few pens for us and we can watch as Rooney tucks them away.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

He certainly seemed new to the notion that a centre half wearing either a hooped or, tbc, a blue top is pretty much allowed to pull out a cross bow and shoot him through the head and the ref will still wave play on.

[newcastlered]

I thought he did alright but there's an mk dons forum called the concrete roundabout or similar and almost a man they think he's shite.

 

The Oldham forum thought the same of Rooney and that was League One.

[Dandyesque]

After his goal and general performance on Wednesday I'm a disciple

[CHOW87]

It's no bad thing if he's not highly rated at MK. Best case scenario, he does well for us and signs on a permanent deal in the summer.

[The Boofon]

No we didn't it was 4231 with Rooney right mid

Pish. Church and Rooney were up front in a 4-4-2.

[Tommy]

Pish. Church and Rooney were up front in a 4-4-2.

That's how I saw it too.

[Tord31]

rooney was tracking back - he wasnt centre forward

[Rabiusmaximus]

It was total football

[tightbreeks]

Who's shoes are those?

 

They're church's

 

Wakka wakka wa.

[The Boofon]

rooney was tracking back - he wasnt centre forward

Aye he was. Centre forwards can track back.

[RAZOR]

Turns out he's actually nae bad and a massive improvement on Goodwillie, though anything would have tbf.

[reekie_dock]

His song is fucking brilliant too!!

[The Boofon]

What is his song? I wager @@ebbe and I could make a better one.

[reekie_dock]

Theirs only one Simon Church, One Simon. Chuuuuuuuurch