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Sweepstake on first formation change. I'm going for 25 mins.

God help us whoever picked it 🙏🤞🙏

I think that's most likely. Hit the channels quickly, get the wing backs supporting and hope for the best. Pub football in the premier league.

Indeed. Personally I think DCC is our best CB, and Armstrong far and away our most creative player. Strange line up - it can only be a back 3 with a weak midfield; or a back 4 with a CB at full back and AMN in the middle, or a back 4 with AMN at full back and a CB in midfield. I'm not confident!

Back 3, or Lyanco in the middle as some were calling for? Finnigan being involved doesn't surprise me. The kid is decent.

Neither. Possibly Payne at right back, shifting KWP to the left. Wouldn't surprise me if Turner or Finnigan came out of nowhere either. Not based on anything, just a feeling that he'll try to freshen things up somehow.

That news passed me by. What a ridiculous decision. One who should have been moved on.

In truth, it's who we see as the lesser of evils mate! I just hope we don't start with a CB pair of Lyanco and Salisu again. For some reason I think there'll be a proper curveball today - one or more of the kids starting.

First It was Lyanco I'm the midfield, we've now got calls for ABK in there. It'll be Caballero next.

Ely is the better footballer of the two. That's not praise of Ely, but a reflection of how poor Aribo is. For me, we need players who'll give 100%, and Aribo is not one of those players.

I'll get shot down, but Ely over Aribo for me. Aribo is a lazy sod and lacks quality.

Because he's a defender. And not a very good one.

Wiring

Fruit

I think midfield is the problem. They get overrun and the defence are then facing strikers and midfield runners. 4 at the back gives scope for 1 more in midfield which, in theory, should stem the tide. Personally, if Jones likes a back 3, he should persist with it and build a team in front of it that complements it. And like Duckie says, DCC, Sali and ABK are 3 of our better players. We shouldn't have one (or two) of them on the bench and the likes of Maitland Niles starting. Play your preferred system and your best players.

Why it's not working is weird. Sali, ABK and DCC should make a cracking CB trio. All good defenders, all read the game well enough, and all are ok on the ball.

My dad asks "who will your lot be losing to this week son". He's sweet like that.

Lyanco has that job.

I really like Sander Berge. Would definitely add something imo. Ings I'm 50/50 on, but if he's fit and motivated, he could make the difference. I'm just not sure he suits Jones direct approach.

If you're saying we have a shit captain, we're agreed on that. However, organising the team, picking the team, sorting training, tactics, subs, etc, etc is very much the managers job.

That kid Reed at Fulham ain't far from that. Can play a bit too.

I agree that's the main issue. Players who would have joined in the summer probably won't want to now.

You put it better than me!!

I'm struggling to reconcile "We don't need dogma and egos" but to sack Jones if the players won't do as they're told. Isn't that giving way to players ego's?

Odd. Who's said don't attack Putin/Russia? Who's said don't arm Ukraine? Why not try to find peace?