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LondonMariner43
July 4, 2017, 7:21am
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With a first friendly tonight and some signings still to do, I'm interested to know what would be people's first choice 11 from the players currently on the books.

I know we have some knew players that are untested and also tonight we will probably play 2 sides with a half each, so this is just for fun!  For example, who would we play at left back? Zak Mills?

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I can't believe I'm going to say this but I don't even think I could name an 11 without refreshing my memory on who's stayed from last season.  
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We don't seem to have had much activity since last season but if you look at the players on Towns books the squad looks entirely different to what it did. Who will be first choice and in what positions I haven't a clue. Seems to be plenty of options which is obviously a good thing
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I'm clueless really, but assuming that the new signings will be in the XI and with Mills as a make shift LB I'll take a stab at:

                         McKeown
            Davies Clarke Collins Mills
                   McAllister Rose
            Dembele Osborne Kelly
                          Jones

(I have probably forgotten someone...)
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Quoted from pizzzza
I'm clueless really, but assuming that the new signings will be in the XI and with Mills as a make shift LB I'll take a stab at:

                         McKeown
            Davies Clarke Collins Mills
                   McAllister Rose
            Dembele Osborne Kelly
                          Jones

(I have probably forgotten someone...)


No Clements? looks a good player IMO
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I'd try this....

                       Mckeown

        Boyce        Clarke         Collins

Mills          Osbourne   Rose        Kelly

                        Dembele

              Jones           Vernon
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I don't think that Jones wants to play as a striker though, does he? He did quite well in the role last season much of the time (though he did have some stinkers as well), but I think he still sees himself as an attacking midfielder of sorts.

Given our relative lack of strength up top but the amount of attacking midfielders we have available, it wouldn't surprise me if we saw the old "Christmas Tree" formation at times: 4-3-2-1.

How about the following:

           McKeown
Davies  Clarke  Collins  Mills
Osbourne  Clements  Rose
        Jones  Dembele
              Vernon

My main issues here are that Mills isn't a left-back, I don't think Davies has the legs to be first choice full-back and Vernon obviously isn't going to score too many so we've very reliant on the midfielders/supporting two to get the goals. I think Jones would certainly prosper in that position and perhaps get into the teens goals-wise. Would enough of the others be able to do the same?

Not sure about Osbourne and Rose on those sides, either. Is Rose right-footed? If so, swap him round with Osbourne.
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No Clements? looks a good player IMO


Meh, possibly... Its all guesswork though at the minute isn't it? RS won't even know his best XI at this stage.
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McKeown

Davies
Clarke
Collins
Mills

Rose
McAllister
Osborne

Dembele
Vernon
Jones


I've wasted my life in black and white, a pathetic act for a worthless cause
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People are desperate to play jones out of position aren't they. I'd imagine for tonight a youth will be in left back with Davies and mills having a half each at right back. Something like this to start:

Mckeown
Mills clarke Collins youth
       Rose   Clements
Dembele jones   kelly/Osbourne
           Vernon
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