Tabb up front

[Downbeat Bee]

I think his best position is in centre midfield but I'd certainly consider using him up front - perhaps just off Owusu before the end of the season's out. Maybe not all the time, but on occasions.

If there is a really vital chance who would you want to be there to take it - for me Tabb

 

[Mads Bee]

I think his best position is in centre midfield but I'd certainly consider using him up front - perhaps just off Owusu before the end of the season's out. Maybe not all the time, but on occasions.

If there is a really vital chance who would you want to be there to take it - for me Tabb

LO is a good hold up player, he is not an out and out striker, always good for knocking the ball onwards and Tabby is the best bet for picking up these balls, running with pace and getting the ball in the back of the net

 

[bees_boy_90]

Just vehind the front 2, with neman or lewis holding at the back of a daimond

 

[Wee Dave]

I'd love Tabby to play up front with
Not going to happen though

 

[Simon C]

I'd love Tabby to play up front with
Not going to happen though

Remember Luton at home a few seasons ago?

 

[jlove]

So we have Jay Tabb up front, picking up the knock-downs and flick-ons from Lloyd Owusu created by... a Mr. J Tabb in midfield... wait... a see a flaw in the plan!

 

[Wee Dave]

So we have Jay Tabb up front, picking up the knock-downs and flick-ons from Lloyd Owusu created by... a Mr. J Tabb in midfield... wait... a see a flaw in the plan!

https://griffinpark.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41056

 

[Simon C]

So we have Jay Tabb up front, picking up the knock-downs and flick-ons from Lloyd Owusu created by... a Mr. J Tabb in midfield... wait... a see a flaw in the plan!

Lloyd's flick ons come from the hoofball we continue to play. If we're going to do thsi we might aswell push Jay higher up the pitch to feed off the flicks can no-one has done this since DJ went.

 

[doctor_bee(MBBS)]

I posted the same idea a couple of weeks ago somewhere else and got a mixed response.
Clearly a central role is a must for him.
We are very limited up front with what we've got.
Even though I don't rate Owusu that highly, he will always be first on the team sheet and for all his glaring misses gets a few goals and runs around a lot.
I would definitely play him up there, just off Owusu. But the success of this depends firmly on Darren Pratley becoming the player he was earlier in the season, and fast. Blatantly it would work, but unfortunately i can't see MA doing it.

 

[Simon C]

Blatantly it would work, but unfortunately i can't see MA doing it.

I'm not so sure it would work but I'd like to see it tested. I think the flaw would be that Lloyd needs someone to share the workload if he is to chip in with more goals. I'm sure it's too late for Martin to tinker with things now though.

 

[flowerpower bee]

tabb up front with owusu would be an
exciting prospect but pratley would have to
return to something like his best to assume
creative responsibilities in central midfield

the current options...rankin, rhodes, willock
don't look to have a goal between them
at the moment

 

[Brentford_till_die]

i still think rhodes upfront is the best option

 

[Beesnut]

Tabb was playing up front this morning at training, taking lay offs from Lloyd.....

 

[Wee Dave]

the current options...rankin, rhodes, willock
don't look to have a goal between them
at the moment

Leave Rhodes out of it He's not playing as an out-and-out striker for one, and he's capable of turning games on his day.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

i like this idea.

 

[Downbeat Bee]

Tabb was playing up front this morning at training, taking lay offs from Lloyd.....

MA knows who to listen to

 

[Simon C]

Tabb was playing up front this morning at training, taking lay offs from Lloyd.....

hmmmmmmm

 

[West Wilts Bee]

tabb up front with owusu would be an
exciting prospect but pratley would have to
return to something like his best to assume
creative responsibilities in central midfield

the current options...rankin, rhodes, willock
don't look to have a goal between them
at the moment

Rhodes has only just come back from a long term injury, and Willock has had loads of chances not.

 

[Downbeat Bee]

Rhodes has only just come back from a long term injury, and Willock has had loads of chances not.

Yeah but falling over the ball and completely missing the ball is not encouraging - so far he has made an awful start

 

[The Walrus]

Yeah but falling over the ball and completely missing the ball is not encouraging

It was a foul.

 

[alikat]

Whilst I quite like the idea of Tabby just behind Lloydy, I still think that his best position is central midfield. Without him there, who's going to be creative in midfield? Perhaps we can hope and pray that Pratley's recovered his earlier form, but I wouldn't bank on that.

At Rotherham, I'd play Tabby in central midifled and give Tiger at least another game alongside Lloyd up front and let his speed try and do some serious damage; I'd have Tillen in left midfield and Brooker or Peters right midfield. Otherwise, as per the Bradford game.

But if MA is going to go with Tabby just behind Lloyd, I'll keep my fingers crossed that Pratley's recovered (or at least is rapidly recovering) his earlier form for us, otherwise Tabby probably won't get a lot of the ball.

Come on you reds

 

[Mr Tree]

i still think rhodes upfront is the best option

the kid is a striker not a left-winger

tabb's form in the centre has messed MA up a bit as Tabb seems to be the only left-winger he had... gayle and rhodes can't do it (even for a game it seems, let alone consistently), brooker and rankin have both had a go but are right-sided players... why don't we play tillen there... anyway. that's another thread entirely...

 

[Simon C]

the kid is a striker not a left-winger

I think he deserves a run out there but there isn't much time left for him to adjust in that position. His pass for Lloyd's goal against Barnsley and to play Smith in against Bradford show he could be excellent just behind the main striker.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Tabby needs to play facing the goal, not with his back to it. Although he could play off Lloyd, there will be occassions when he has to play alongside and I don't think he'd be that good in that role. He hasn't got a real turn of pace, and doesn't look as though he has the instinct of a goal poacher, so I think, all things considered, it's a bad idea.

He's playing well in midfield, let's keep him there.