Sunderland (A) - Who do you WANT to start?

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

Team tonight barring late injury/illness.......

Federici, Cummings, Mariappa, Pearce, shorey, McCleary, Ledge, Tabb, McAnuff, Hunt, Le Fondre.

Still no Guthrie, Shambles!!!

at least pearce is back! still utter bollocks about guthrie though!

[LightwaterRoyal]

Team tonight barring late injury/illness.......

Federici, Cummings, Mariappa, Pearce, shorey, McCleary, Ledge, Tabb, McAnuff, Hunt, Le Fondre.

Still no Guthrie, Shambles!!!

How do you know this? Not questioning your integrity or anything, just curious as to how you seem to know before anyone else.

[Mr.T10]

what the oxf*rd are you thinking man? im relatively new to the sport and even i know that would be a disaster. guthrie is a cm/cam not a defensive midfielder, its obvious watching him try to make tackles. he is more suited for attacking. mcanuff can play in cm but he isnt a cam, hes a winger.

I am guessing you have not seen Guthrie play CF? Or watch him play at all. He likes to pick the balls up from defence and see what he can do. He is creative, not attacking like a Nolan or a Gylfi. He can't tackle but thats why I have Legs there, to be honest tabb would do but a CDM would need to be bought to strenghen. Balance man!

I agree McAnuff is not an ideal CAM but we need someone in there, to be honest with that formation it is dynamic; HRK in the centre, McAnuff on the wide but I will excuse you for that as even you said "im relatively new to the sport ".

We are playing away and we need to tighten up if it was at home I would play 4-4-2 with Guthrie.

[dariusz]

Team tonight barring late injury/illness.......

Federici, Cummings, Mariappa, Pearce, shorey, McCleary, Ledge, Tabb, McAnuff, Hunt, Le Fondre.

Still no Guthrie, Shambles!!!

at least pearce is back! still utter bollocks about guthrie though!

Players got told the team b4 they left for S'land.

[Woodcote Royal]

GK: Hobnob W@nker 1
RB: Hobnob W@nker 2
CB: Hobnob W@nker 3
CB: Hobnob W@nker 4
LB: Hobnob W@nker 5
CDM Hobnob W@nker 6 (C)
CDM: Hobnob W@nker 7
LM: Hobnob W@nker 8
CAM: Hobnob W@nker 9
RM: Hobnob W@nker 10
ST: Hobnob W@nker 11

Subs:
Hobnob W@nker's 12-18

Fear not, Brian, a few truck loads of blind ignorance will save the day, our season and your job.

[Gus the teenage cow]

If we don't win tonight I shall officially be called for Brian's head

[Spud Gun]

I want this team to start:

-----------------------Federici

Cummings -- Morrison -- Mariappa -- Shorey

------------------- Tabb -- Guthrie

McCleary --------- Robson-Kanu ------ Kebe

--------------------- Le Fondre


But I'm fully expecting Jobi Crap-enough, Ledge, Roberts and Pearce to be in the team

?

Morrison picked up a knock against Southampton

[Haag Royal]

HRK, Roberts and Morro (injured) all out. In come Hunt, Pearce and Mcleary. Rest the same as last game......Guthrie must be even more "disheartened"

[Royals and Racers]

HRK, Roberts and Morro (injured) all out. In come Hunt, Pearce and Mcleary. Rest the same as last game......Guthrie must be even more "disheartened"

100% correct -those are the changes.

[Royal Lady]

Is Dominic Samuel on the bench?

[CavershamRoyal]

Guthrie not even on bench.

[Wimb]

Been told by a reliable sauce that Roberts, HRK & Guthrie aren't starting tonight, Morrison also out.

If true, any remaining optimism has drained from me

Sigh...

[Royals and Racers]

Is Dominic Samuel on the bench?

Yes and Obita

[Haag Royal]

Is Dominic Samuel on the bench?

Yes and Obita

and Gunnarson, Gorks, Harte and Gunter. Lets hope he doesn't need to bring any pace on

How the hell Jobi still gets a game is a mystery.

[Arch]

So are Roberst, Hal and Guthrie the gang of three who've allegedly turned on Brian?

[Pandoras Box]

I know who I don't want to start. Leigertwood.

[Victor Meldrew]

Been told by a reliable sauce that Roberts, HRK & Guthrie aren't starting tonight, Morrison also out.

If true, any remaining optimism has drained from me

More important perhaps is whether Steven Fletcher plays for them.
I have a horrible feeling that McLean and Sessegnon will get some success running at our defenders-neither has done much this season so far and Sod's Law they rediscover form tonight.
The other thing is to avoid giving free-kicks away around our penalty area as Larsson's delivery is second to none.
I'm worried.

Oh well we managed to give them their confidence back.