Who's in your Opening Day starting 11?

[Matt Collins]

We're still really lacking in wide areas. Sherwood has said he sees Gil and grealish as a no 10. I think ayew would prefer to play centrally. Bacuna isn't good enough in midfield. That only really leaves Sinclair and nzogbia, with speculation the latter is leaving

Depends on formations. We've played 4231 though in the pre season games

Based on who we have now iI'd go

Guzan - Hutton Richards Clark amavi - bacuna (veretout) Westwood gueye - ayew Gil - gabby

That's assuming Gil is match fit and grealish isn't. Could switch shape during the game quite easily 433 / 4231 / 4312

[olaftab]

Team to line up at Bmouth:

Jordan Guzan

Jordan Crespo
Jordan Richards
Jordan Clark
Jordan Amavi

Jordan Gueye
Jordan Westwood
Jordan Veretout
Jordan Grealish

Jordan Ayew
Jordan Agbanlahor

[Hookeysmith]

Team to line up at Bmouth:

Jordan Guzan

Jordan Crespo
Jordan Richards
Jordan Clark
Jordan Amavi

Jordan Gueye
Jordan Westwood
Jordan Veretout
Jordan Grealish

Jordan Ayew
Jordan Agbanlahor

V.good

[UK Redsox]

Brad

McCafu
Richards (Capt)
Clark
Amari

Gueye
Westwood
Bacuna

Ayew
Gabby
SirClive

[brian green]

Athos, Porthos, Dartagnan, Aramis, Citroen, Renault, Eiffel, Bonaparte, Depardieu, Le Pen, Bad English (Capt).

Subs  Chevalier, Descartes, Balzac, Hulot, Asterix and Doyle P.

[olaftab]

Disappointed de Gaulle and Pompidou not in that line up!

[Toronto Villa]

I have literally no idea but for the first time in ages I am genuinely getting excited about this season. I'm sure once it all gets underway I'll need to wear a box to protect myself from the inevitable kickings the season will bring, but right now, if we do get Veretout, and even for however long it lasts Adebayor, then if nothing else it will be interesting. Fucking hell, talk about a bit of volatility and "anything could happen here" up front with Ayew and Adebayor!

[*shellac*]

La Marseillaise!

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Assuming Veretout and Adebayor sign:

Guzan; Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi; Sanchez, Gueye, Veretout; Grealish, Ayew; Adebayor

Subs:  Bunn; Crespo, Okore, Westwood, Bacuna, Sinclair, Agbonlahor

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

Assuming Veretout and Adebayor sign:

Guzan; Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi; Sanchez, Gueye, Veretout; Grealish, Ayew; Adebayor

Subs:  Bunn; Crespo, Okore, Westwood, Bacuna, Sinclair, Agbonlahor

close

Guzan; Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi; Sanchez/Westwood, Gueye, Veretout; Grealish/Gil, Ayew; Adebayor

Subs:  Bunn; Crespo, Senderos, Westwood/Sanchez, Bacuna, Sinclair/Grealish/Gil, Agbonlahor

[aj2k77]

Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Gueye, Veretout, Sanchez, Ayew, Adebayor, Gil

Subs Bunn, Crespo, Senderos, Westwood, Grealish, Sinclair, Kozak

[Ron Manager]

Athos, Porthos, Dartagnan, Aramis, Citroen, Renault, Eiffel, Bonaparte, Depardieu, Le Pen, Bad English (Capt).

Subs  Chevalier, Descartes, Balzac, Hulot, Asterix and Doyle P.

Ere...Where's Distel S and Halladay J?

[olaftab]

I don't think Hutton should ever play for us again. He really is  a crap defender.

[eamonn]

GK: Mark Bosnich
RB: Gary Charles
CB: Gareth Southgate
CB: Paul McGrath
CB: Ugo Ehiogu
LB: Alan Wright
MF: Andy Townsend
MF: Ian Taylor
MF: Mark Draper
S: Dwight Yorke
S: Savo Milosevic

So if we want to recreate that ...
GK: Guzan, because he's from off-continent as well.
RB: Crespo, which (little known fact) is Spanish for Charles
CB: Clark, who likes to enter through the South gate of Villa Park.
CB: Okore, he miraculous returns from injury and thus becomes known as "African God"
CB: Richards, fills in easily for Ogo here in the "Center Backs who have not had a hurricane named after them"
LB: Amavi, Another little known fact ... Alan Wright owned a pair of Air Jordan's
MF: Gueye, Townsend was a connoisseurof Marvin Gaye music.  Connoisseur is also a French word.
MF: Gil, Checks the box for MF with a three-letter name.
MF: Grealish,  slides in with the first-name ending in "k" requirement met.
S: Ayew,  I believe there is a yew tree in Yorktown ... so that works.
S: Adebayor, A name that spelling bee champs couldn't spell on the first try.

There you go, carbon copy.

Outstanding shoe-horning, sir.

We're probably gonna sign three or four more and ditch seven over the next few weeks so all the team-guessing is going to change rapidly in the meantime.

[peter w]

Guzan

Hutton
Okore
Baker
Amavi

Sanchez
Guyere
Grealish

Ayew
Adebayor
Gabby