First league match lineup.

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Based on the existing squad and who I think will be fit to play

Starting XI

Howard
Coleman, Jags, Distin, Baines
Mirallas, Barry, McCarthy, Pienaar
Barkley
Lukaku

Subs

Robles
Hibbert
Duffy
Osman
Gibson
McGeady
Naismith

 

[kevdotbadger]

He provides the short option for our midfield and allows us to have variation in attack with Baines pushed on. Something like the below diagram:

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I fixed it for you.

 

[Tree13]

Based on the existing squad and who I think will be fit to play

Starting XI

Howard
Coleman, Jags, Distin, Baines
Mirallas, Barry, McCarthy, Pienaar
Barkley
Lukaku

Subs

Robles
Hibbert
Duffy
Osman
Gibson
McGeady
Naismith

No room for Besic or Oviedo?

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

No room for Besic or Oviedo?

Oviedo is out till September isn't he?

I thought this was the line up against Leicester we were doing?

Besic was an oversight on my part. He should be in there somewhere

I'd have Oviedo in place of Pienaar were he fit

 

[Goat]

T-How
Mustard - Milky - Yags - Nawty
GazBaz - Duracell
Super - Barks - Aids
Romy

Subs : Robles, Stones, Besic, Pienaar, Gibbo, Nais, ?????
​

 

[jinkyali]

Doubt Kev will start.

On leave till 7th August - I suspect McGeady and Pienaar/Atsu/Osman will play.
I know Rom is on leave too but he is unique in that he simply has to play; he wont sit on the bench and we can afford for Kev to sit on the bench in this game in my opinion.

 

[Tree13]

Oviedo is out till September isn't he?

I thought this was the line up against Leicester we were doing?

Besic was an oversight on my part. He should be in there somewhere

I'd have Oviedo in place of Pienaar were he fit

A fair point, and one I completely overlooked!

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Can Besic play on the wing?

 

[Goat]

Can Besic play on the wing?

MODS?

 

[Buckers]

T-How
Mustard - Milky - Yags - Nawty
GazBaz - Duracell
Super - Barks - Aids
Romy

Subs : Robles, Stones, Besic, Pienaar, Gibbo, Nais, ?????
​

Why don't the subs get nicknames?

 

[Goat]

Why don't the subs get nicknames?

Robles and Stones? So hard.

God damn it, I missed peanuts, my bad.

 

[FTY]

Pienaar/McGeady is such a tough choice.

Suppose it will come down to fitness.

 

[Buckers]

Robles and Stones? So hard.

God damn it, I missed peanuts, my bad.

Big stones Stones?

 

[Buckers]

Pienaar/McGeady is such a tough choice.

Suppose it will come down to fitness.

And opposition. Pienaar will be steadier against tougher opposition, geads gets abit carried away with his river dance.

 

[applecrumble]

First time ever it feels like we might have a decent bench, so many decent players and we are still being linked to a few more, going to be some tough choices