Team for Stoke

[Lichfieldfox.]

What I'd like tonight would be:

Maybury, McCarthy, Kisnorbo, Nils;

King, Stearman, Tiatto;

Hammond, Hume, O'Grady.

That's presuming Porter and Weso are not fit.

On the bench: Henderson, Kenton, Gradel/Porter, Hughes, Fryatt

No goalie then - class! As long as King doesn't wear the No 4 shirt ala Sven

[Joe.]

What I'd like tonight would be:

Maybury, McCarthy, Kisnorbo, Nils;

King, Stearman, Tiatto;

Hammond, Hume, O'Grady.

That's presuming Porter and Weso are not fit.

On the bench: Henderson, Kenton, Gradel/Porter, Hughes, Fryatt

Thracian, we all know you love and adore our youth players but why do you put them in your first team selctions when you know that there's no chance of them actually playing?

[Thracian]

Thracian, we all know you love and adore our youth players but why do you put them in your first team selctions when you know that there's no chance of them actually playing?

Cos I wouldn't dream of selecting anything but what I consider to be the best team for the job. And with our injury crisis I think the best we can do is have a team that is strong, fit, fast and as creative as possible.

Kelly might put square pegs in round holes but I don't believe in it and would rather change the system than have to do that.

You are right though. I am proud of our youth players and, in general, I've got every faith in their abilities.

Why would anyone pick a player they didn't believe in?.