Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

Imagine if we'd gone for something like that as our away shirt. Light green & black would be nice. I'd much rather we did green & black than green & navy blue.

Yep. Not too sure about Green & Navy but I'm not going to complain as I've been saying we should have a green away shirt for years and now we're getting one :-).

It's ok. Not sure about the collar or the Adidas badge in the middle of the shirt but they're minor things. I certainly prefer it to any of the previous 3 home shirts. I'm actually looking forward to the away shirt more than this.

This is great news. Let's just hope he's able to find the same form he showed before his injury and that he's not going to be repeatedly affected in the future.

That pretty much sums it up.

I find it a complete joke that clubs are trying to avoid qualifying for the Europa league. I know teams who have been in it haven't had particularly good domestic seasons but it's good experience if you want to be breaking into the Champions League. Isn't there even a place in the Champions League for the winner of the Europa League?

That's us finishing 8th then. I questioned why Jack Cork would move to a club like Swansea and now it looks like they're going to finish above us. This is just another event that will take the shine off this season. I still think letting Cork go is the biggest mistake Koeman's made. We'll really miss him next season.

I've got a horrible feeling that we'll lose the next 2 games and Swansea will finish above us. That will really take the shine off this season.

I've been saying we should have a green away kit for years. Please let this be real.

I've got every one except for these 4 rarities...

I can see this being another WBA, Burnley, Everton, Swansea and us losing 1-0. For me, Long has to start - How often do strikers score against their old club? JWP & Elia back to the bench. We look a better team when JWP doesn't play.

I wouldn't be bothered if we didn't offer Elia a permanent deal. Typical winger - flashes of genius but too inconsistent.

Absolutely spot on!

Billy sharp did a great job for us but you can't compare Billy Sharp from three seasons ago to Billy Sharp now. Different team, different time.

Absolutely spot on. I've been saying for a while that Davis and Long should be starting with only on or two of Mane, Djuricic, Elia. The balance is all wrong when we try and play 3 of those creative types. That type of player is too inconsistent and playing 3 of them is too much. Davis is a great link-up player and should be starting every game. A far better option that JWP!

Been saying that for ages. Any player you've forked out £12m for shouldn't be sat on the bench every week, particularly when you've got a very out of form striker in the team. Just need RK to stick Steven Davis back in the middle and we'll be fine.

Just seen the team line up and I'm very disappointed. Mane, Elia and Djuricic??? We need Davis and Long in there. Players who work hard and aren't afraid to get stuck in. Sorry, Ronald I can't help but feel that you've got it completely wrong, again.

- - - - - - FF - - - - - - NC - - JF - - TA - - RB - - - MS - - - VW - - - - - - - - - SD - - - - - - - - SL - - - - - - XX - - - - - - - - GP - - - - - - Assuming TA is fit, if not then MY. XX being any one from EE, DT, SM, FD If GP is to be dropped then I'd push SL up front and bring in SM/EE/FD.

Bloody hell. There's a first. I've actually suggested something that one or two people agree with. lol

The answer is to stop playing the likes of Elia, Mane & Tadic together. Players like that rarely do it week in, week out. They tend to have 1 good game in 5 or 6 outings. I'd go with Long, Davis and 1 from, Mane, Tadic or Elia behind Pelle. Long and Davis may not have the flair that Mane, Elia and Tadic do but they give 100% every time they play and both have a decent shot on them.

Totally agree. Koeman failed to land a striker when it was blatantly obvious that we really needed other options in that position. What concerns me is that he went out and got 2 more average midfielders that really weren't needed. We've now got 3 or 4 of these players who on their day are superb but they only have their day about 1 in every 10 games. You can just about afford to carry one player like that but we seem to want to play 3 of them every week. We need Shane Long back in the team as his work rate is superb and we need Steven Davis playing a more advanced role in the middle. Then play any 1 from, Elia, Mane, Djuricic or Tadic. As soon as I saw 3-4-3 I said he'd got it wrong. He quickly realised but it was too little too late. I'd have started Long up front. The possibility of scoring against an old club is always a huge incentive. He's a striker, we paid £12m for him, so why is he sat on the bench when Pelle is having such a nightmare?

That was the night they locked us in the pub and told us that we couldn't go outside because there were thousands of Baggies fans looking to have it with us. A few of us found a way up on to the roof at the back of the pub and could see the road outside where there were no Baggies looking for trouble. We came to the conclusion that they just wanted to keep us in the pub buying beer. Great night ruined by Prutton blazing the ball over the bar from 6 yards out.

I'd play Davis instead of Djuricic. Totally agree about playing Long instead of Pelle. The added incentive of getting one over one of your old teams always helps.

As I said in January, our failure to sign a striker in January would cost us. Pelle looks exactly how I imagined he would. For a time I thought I was going to be proved wrong but sadly not. It's time to drop him and try Shane Long up front.

JWP should never have started. Midfield 3 should've been Morgan, Vic and Davis. Given Pelle's current form I'd be tempted to drop him and give Long a run up front.