Starting 11 if season started tomorrow

[colne-claret]

As the thread title says, what do we think would be our starting 11 if we started the season tomorrow? I’d go…

BPF
Roberts McNally THB Taylor
Cullen
Bastien Brownhill
McNeil/Cornet Rodriguez Twine

I can’t decide between Cornet/McNeil. I haven’t included Hennessey as it sounds as though he’s on his way out.

[Milltown1882]

Hennessey
Roberts CJ THB Taylor
Cullen
Bastien Brownhill
McNeil Cornet Twine

[RVclaret]

BPF
Roberts McNally THB Taylor
Cullen Brownhill
McNeil Cornet
Jay Twine

4-4-2 / 4-2-2-2

[Steve1956]

Anyone but BPF ....please

[Granny WeatherWax]

Hennessey
Roberts Mcnally THB Taylor
Cullen
Bastien Brownhill
McNeil Cornet Twine

[RVclaret]

Anyone but BPF ....please

I think our next signing will be a keeper anyway but the title asked for current team with players currently available

[boatshed bill]

Is Hennessey staying?

I thought about the possibility of others leaving, so:

BPF
Egan, Bellis, McNally, Dodgson,
Cork, Cullen, Bastien,
Twine, Rodriguez, McNeil

[Steve1956]

I think our next signing will be a keeper anyway but the title asked for current team with players currently available

Quite simply BPF is not good enough...so I'll go Hennessey then, we have been spoilt with Heaton & Pope ....Farrell isn't half of what they where for us.

[boatshed bill]

Quite simply BPF is not good enough...so I'll go Hennessey then, we have been spoilt with Heaton & Pope ....Farrell isn't half of what they where for us.

I think Hennessey will go as soon as we sign Muric. (or other target)
I also think we should try to ship out Norris.
As for BPF, looks like he needs to leave and play regularly...League1 ?

[KRBFC]

Hennessey
Roberts THB Mcnally Taylor
Bastien Cullen
Cornet Twine Mcneil
Richardson

[Steve1956]

I think Hennessey will go as soon as we sign Muric. (or other target)
I also think we should try to ship out Norris.
As for BPF, looks like he needs to leave and play regularly...League1 ?

League 1 ....agreed.

[boatshed bill]

League 1 ....agreed.

Strange isn't it? He plays so well with N.Ireland.

[Steve1956]

Strange isn't it? He plays so well with N.Ireland.

I really wouldn't know BB never took an interest in his career,always believed he was a squad player with not much going for him...he was useless at Leeds

[boatshed bill]

I really wouldn't know BB never took an interest in his career,always believed he was a squad player with not much going for him...he was useless at Leeds

Fair enough.

[KlyBfc]

Hennessay

Roberts McNally THB Taylor
Cullen
Brownhill. Cork
McNeil. Twine
Cornet



I forgot about Max.

Bastien perhaps instead of Jack, I’ve no idea what he like though.
Expecting Cornet to go, I think whoever replays best pre season out of Barnes and Jay starts. I prefer Jay

[Vegas Claret]

Hennessey
Roberts THB McNally Taylor
Bastien Cork (or Brownhill) Cullen
Cornet Twine McNeil

it wont be that though

[Mala591]

Hennessey
Roberts THB Mcnally Taylor
Bastien Cullen
Cornet Twine Mcneil
Richardson

I agree that VK might try 4-2-3-1 for the first few games

[Newcastleclaret93]

Hennessey
Roberts, McNally, THB, Taylor
Bastien, Cullen
McNeil, Twine, Cornet
Jay

[jedi_master]

———————————Hennessey
————-Harwood-Bellis——-McNally
Roberts————————Cullen—————Taylor
———————-Cork———————-Brownhill
——McNeil——————-Cornet—————Twine

[Boss Hogg]

———————————Hennessey
————-Harwood-Bellis——-McNally
Roberts————————Cullen—————Taylor
———————-Cork———————-Brownhill
——McNeil——————-Cornet—————Twine

Something like this. Maybe Bastien for one of Cork / Brownhill but may depend on opposition/ formation. I don’t expect Hennessy and Cornet will stay although I’d prefer they did. GK and Striker next and hopefully keep McNeil. Pretty much there then.

[Zlatan]

Unrecognisable - that’s what the team will be…

Not necessarily a bad thing though, I like the look of our new signings, but we do still need a new keeper if Hennessey is off, and we all know we need someone younger who knows where the back of the net is

[Pearcey]

Hennessey
Roberts Long THB Taylor
Cork Cullen Brownhill
JBG JayRod Twine

I’m not expecting Cornet and McNeil to be here.

Sorry, just read the tomorrow bit!

[FCBurnley]

Some scary looking line ups there !!!

[MT03ALG]

Not sure about the players but I think Kompany will play 3-5-2 or 3-2-3-2

[TheFamilyCat]

As the thread title says, what do we think would be our starting 11 if we started the season tomorrow? I’d go…

BPF
Roberts McNally THB Taylor
Cullen
Bastien Brownhill
McNeil/Cornet Rodriguez Twine

I can’t decide between Cornet/McNeil. I haven’t included Hennessey as it sounds as though he’s on his way out.

Let's start a thread on our starting XI if the season started tomorrow but leave out a player who might leave after tomorrow.

Classic stuff.

[northernpowerhouse]

Hennessey

Roberts McNally THB Taylor

Brownhill Cullen Bastien

Twine

Cornet Rodriguez

Harsh on McNeill but he could come into the side if either Brownhill or Cornet leave.

[ashtonlongsider]

Difficult to second guess what system VK will deploy, but my 2 concerns are goalkeeper and a striker. I'm surprised there's not more vocal support for Hennessey, for me he's always been a top keeper and I'd like to see him given his chance, unlikely as it seems.

[wilks_bfc]

Difficult to second guess what system VK will deploy, but my 2 concerns are goalkeeper and a striker. I'm surprised there's not more vocal support for Hennessey, for me he's always been a top keeper and I'd like to see him given his chance, unlikely as it seems.

If Hennessey stays then I’ve no concern with him being the number 1, I think that most are saying BPF because of the consistent links Hennessey will be off (which admittedly is contradictory to the topic and OP)

[colne-claret]

Let's start a thread on our starting XI if the season started tomorrow but leave out a player who might leave after tomorrow.

Classic stuff.

Why would I pick somebody to play tomorrow who it sounds like has already agreed to play for another club?

[GDK]

I presume people are leaving out Brownhill because they think he is leaving? But this wouldn't explain the omission of Cork, who most felt was underused in the Premier League last season...

I'll be pleasantly surprised if our new midfielders are already an improvement on those two, but somehow doubt it.

[ClaretTony]

Not sure about the players but I think Kompany will play 3-5-2 or 3-2-3-2

Hasn’t he always played with a back four at Anderlecht?

[TheFamilyCat]

Why would I pick somebody to play tomorrow who it sounds like has already agreed to play for another club?

Because he's currently our best keeper and surely the point is (althought it does seem a pretty pointless exercise) is to pick the best team from the players available i.e the current squad.

[CoolClaret]

——————Hennessey
Roberts-McNally-THB-Taylor
—————Cullen—Cork
————-McNeil—Brownhill
—————Twine-Cornet

[RVclaret]

Hasn’t he always played with a back four at Anderlecht?

A very high % of games yes. Especially in the past season or so.