Your starting eleven

Nothing to do with disrespect, that makes it sound to be a deliberate intentional act Dennis. Yes it’s annoying but spellchecker is our worst enemy on occasions . We all get it wrong sometimes. We don’t need the holier than thou Can you imagine anyone on here calling an Irish player “A Paddy” , absolutely disrespectful of course, but when an Irish born black player calls himself Paddy and is called it by his fellow professionals , your player “ disrespect “ comments fall into disrepute somewhat.

 

That's true.

Am I allowed to call Gilliead - 'Gilli' or must I use his full name with correct spelling? I wouldn't want to disrespect him on a message board he has probably never heard of. Same with Finn Cousin-Dawson. Is FCD allowed?

 

Courtesy for the players? Behave, I sometimes make spelling mistake with players names, sometimes it's fat fingers on a mobile phone. Park didn't do it on purpose.

 

As long as you continue to correct every post that is made on this forum, where a fellow poster has spelt a players name incorrectly thats fine.
Is this a new rule or something you have decided to do, the number of times Vernam was spelt incorrectly and fellow posters didn't make an issue of it.

 

On a sperate issue is Paddy a derogative term? I always thought it was a term of endearment. Like Jock and Taffy.

 

No idea, but some may treat it as disrespectful.

 

It's really not a first world problem. I'd say with the odd exception, no one on here even batted an eyelid at Parks 'mistake' because they knew the players he meant. Picking someone up for not putting an L in a name? Really?

 

As long as the player is definable the spelling should not matter especially with smaller and smaller devices, It is better if posters get it right but not the end of the world as its more important they feel they have made a contribution rather than be chastised

 

Unless it's our part Irish centre mid player, who calls himself paddy

 

probably why he left

 

That’s who I was alluding to…..

 

Paddy Doherty? Paddy McGuiness?

 

Paddy O'Dores

 

That seems fair. There must be consistency from now on. Unfair to single out one poster.

Anyway, back on topic. My starting 11 will be

GK Louis
RB Hendry
LB Fowlds
CB Osudina
CB Crishlow
CM Smallwod
CM Odasebe
AM Wallker
RW Perraira (if he returns)
LW Angle
ST Cooke

 

In all likelihood, Hughes won't find his best xi on the opening day. He likely will chop and change a lot too this season, so the xi will likely be pretty fluid.

I'd like to see the Summer stand outs start.

For me so far, Cook, Harratt, Chapman and maybe even Scales, but I accept he's the least likely of the four to start.

 

I’d imagine Platt will start right central defender so any of the other 3 will miss out first

 

One of the big questions in terms of team selection will be who partners Smallwood in deep midfield. We have options with Ryan East who looks a tidy player,Levi Sutton with his energy,or Gillead who suits that role perfectly.In the long term I think it will be the former for me.

 

Not Halliday at RB?
Also long term can see Oliver been ST unless Cooks rises to the challenge.
CB is any guess and will be determined by formation.

Ironically not many include Songo’o who was arguably one of the only highlights last season albeit in a poor team and question was he playing in his best position? Sign of how much we’ve improved?