Good evening people, be kind and help me What should our best starting eleven be, Naturally that´s assuming all are fit Which doesn´t happen often, I´ll admit, But very soon Howson and Hooper too Will be pushing for places as they do, And we´ve yet got to see Vadis O-O In more than a short Brentford cameo, What of experienced O´Neil G Is he just back-up like one Bennett E, Miquel and Cuellar our Spanish recruits And young McGandles with talent to boot, The list goes on of qualified preserves, But will any make the move from reserves, I´ll make a start on my own choice eleven In 4-2-3-1 which I see as heaven Ruddy we can agree on, picks himself Young Rudd as number two, Bunn on the shelf, Then there´s this strange situation with Russ I prefer him backing right, with no fuss, Back left again there does not seem much doubt Olsson does seem to carry the most clout, Centrebacks, of which we now have a host Turner at this level´s better than most, And should start each week but who his sidekick Should be, perhaps is not so clear to pick, For on our books we do still have Bassong Who can still do just as much right as wrong, But his head does have to be screwed on tight And perhaps in that case, Hooiveld is right, But Bennett R has long been a ´talent´ Soon surely, he must show what people meant, Unlucky right now, he is, to be crocked Once fit, he might find his favoured place locked Strong, holding midfielders, we have got four Right now it´s Tettey and Johnson who soar, But I can´t wait to see Mr. Ofoe Showing what he can do when he´s let go, O´Neil also is good in that role And what´s more, quite an experienced soul, But I´d choose Vadis and one Tettey A Which is quite tough on the others I´d say Moving right up to the head of the pack The choice of just who should lead the attack, Seems clear to me that it´s between just two Lafferty and Jerome know what to do, The latter gets my vote but not by much As both are big and strong with a good touch, Wide men behind them, again we´ve a few All with good pace who can cross one on cue, Hooper and Grabban and Redmond and Josh Two of those would put teams under the cosh, I´d go for Redmond (left) and Hooper (right) But it was quite a competitive fight, Finally, who should have license to roam Behind the striker, a creative gnome, Howson or the ageing Wes Hoolahan Are the two best candidates, man for man, And although Wes has a spot in my heart Howson´s the one I really think should start Such questions I´m sure Adams and Holt ask Each time they come up against a new task, Good luck to them, and I´m glad I´m not boss But with our squad they´ll not be at a loss. OTBC 4-2-3-1 Ruddy - (Rudd) Martin - (Whittaker) Turner - (Bennett R) Hooiveld - (Bassong) Olsson - (Garrido) Tettey - (O´Neil) Vadis - (Johnson) Hooper - (Grabban) Howson - (Hoolahan) Redmond - (Josh M) Jerome - (Lafferty) In the above it is quite plain to see Still no team or bench place for Bennett E, Or for the Spaniards Miquel and Cuellar Which I think is a sign we have come far.
Certainly if and when the whole squad is fit, Adams might have a bit of a problem keeping them all happy, Dave, although this year, with the extra games, more are probably going to get a game than otherwise might have done.
It's not going to be an easy task, as most would easily make the starting 11 of most teams given the opportunity. Let's hope we progress tomorrow evening, so that we get some more games to give NA the chance to give fringe players a game.
