We may buy/sell some more players BUT what would your current first choice 11 be?

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Answers

Harper Domi Barton Helder Goma Dyer Solano Speed Bassedas Sheraer Cort ... Christ that sounds fing excellent . oh aye Ferguson Dabizas Cordone as subs . : - )))

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Something we've all been pondering no doubt. Not easy as we don't now whether Bassedas will hit the ground running or take some time to settle in. Also not sure whether Helder is still around - hasn't he gone back to Deport?

Anyway, I'd go for:

Harper

BArton..Dabizas..Goma (depending on pre-season)..Domi

Solano..Speed..Dyer..Bassedas

Shearer..Cort

Ferguson ready to cause havoc from the bench. Bassedas and Speed controlling things in midfield to give as much room and freedom as possible to Solano and Dyer to feed Shearer and Cort.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Harper, Barton, Dabizas,Domi, Solano, Bassedas, Howey, Speed, Dyer, Cort, Shearer

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

its looking like were all confident of who the creative players and wing backs should be , but no idea re centre of defence ... this really shouldnt be a worry but is looking that way eh ?

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Harper

Dabizas Goma Hughes

Barton Solano Speed Dyer Domi

Shearer Ferguson

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

dunno! No-one fancy Hughes in there?

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

No mention of Gavilan? Why?

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Hughes, Gavilan, Ferguson, Gallacher, Lee and even Bassedas in De Builder's line up will mean we might have a very strong substitutes bench. If anything it'll maintain the competition for places.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Sqwark's view

Robson to practice good husbandry ++ Carl Cort and Christian Bassedas' arrivals will significantly add to United's wages budget and Bobby Robson knows he must address the problem. "We do have too many high earners who are not justifying what they're being paid. Our squad is top heavy and we have to sort that out. We are a business and we need to conduct ourselves in a business like way," he said. Silvio Maric, Stephen Glass, Des Hamilton, Laurent Charvet and Temuri Ketsbaia are unlikely to be first team regulars next season, but they're earning big money to play reserve team football. Injury prone Duncan Ferguson also falls into this category. United could send out a first team and a shadow squad that wouldn't include any of those players. Robson's first choice team could be: Given, Barton, Dabizas, Howey Domi, Solano, Bassedas, Speed, Dyer, Shearer, Cort. And his shadow team could be: Harper, Griffin, Marcelino, Goma, Hughes, Gavilan, Lee, McGlen, Gallacher, Cordone, Robinson.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Harper

Barton Helder Goma Hughes

Solano Speed Domi

Dyer

Shearer Ferguson

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Harper Goma Marcelino Hughes Gavilan Solano Speed Dyer Domi Shearer Cort

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

Harper.

Barton, Dabizas, Goma, Domi.

Solano, Speed, Bassedas.

Dyer.

Shearer, Cort.

Six on the bench: Given, Griffin, Hughes, Lee, Gavilan, Gallacher.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000