Deadline is Saturday February 23rd, 24:00 GMT

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Answers

And no whinging about the lack of league tables.... I've been busy ok!?

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Geordie, where's the league tables? Bit late aren't they?

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Given, Hughes, O'Brien, Dabizas, Distin, Jenas, Speed, Robert, Solano, Shearer, Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Thanks, I'll pick Sunderland: Sorensen, Haas, Craddock, Bjorklund, Gray, McAteer, Arca, Schwarz, Reyna, Phillips, Mboma.

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

My team is:

Given, Hughes, O'Brien, Dabizas, Distin, Jenas, Speed, Robert, Solano, Shearer, Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Mines the same as Pauls.

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Mine is also the same as Pauls.

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Won't Sunderland be giving Mbomba a couple of games in the reserves before he gets a first team start ?

And will anybody disagree with Paul's selection ?

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Actually, I'll go with Alan and MT's selection.

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002

Do you think Jenas will be thrown straight into a derby?

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Daring to be different

Given
Hughes, O'Brien, Distin, Elliot
Solano, Speed, McClen, Robert
Shearer, Bellamy

Alternatively,

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-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Given Hughes Dabs O'Brien Distin Solano McClen Speed Robert Al Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Given
Hughes, O'Brien, Dabizas, Distin
Nobby, Speed, Mclen, Robert
Shearer, Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Given
Hughes Dabizas O'Brien Distin
Solano Jenas Speed Robert
Bellamy Shearer

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

I was thinking it might be Acuna, but he is similar to Speed and as a pair they don't work for me. McClen was lost against Man City so Jenas would seem sensible enough for me. He is unlikely to give the ball away I have heard from Forest fans. Apparently his passing is one of his main strong points.

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Same as Kennyboy for me. I'd like to think that McClen being a geordie will mean that he comes out spitting bullets and breathing fire against the mackems. It'll also most likely be a rough 'un and I don't want to see Jenas crocked first time out.

If Elliot is on, I'd like to see my odd logic apply to him as well, though I can't see it.

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Forgot about the "Geordie factor" with McClen.

I can imagine Solano will be eager to make up for his double miss at SJP against them earlier in the season. Or at least I hope so. An in form Nobby against an out of sorts Michael Gray will have the Mackems shatting them selves.

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

McClen played in the Gullit derby game

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

So did Alan Shearer, and it was all his fault we lost it

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2002

Given

Hughes O'Brien Dabizas Distin

Solano Acuna Speed Robert

Shearer Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 21, 2002

My first ever attemt at reading YBR's mind, not actually the side I would like to see. Team is: Given, Hughes, O'Brien, Distin, Elliot, Acuna, Speed, Robert, Solano, Shearer, Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 21, 2002

Given Hughes Dabizas O'Brien Distin Solano Acuna Speed Robert Bellamy Shearer

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Given, Hughes, O Brian , Distin, Elliot, Solano , Speed , Robert, Bellamy, Cort, Shearer

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Given Hughes Dabizas O'Brien Eliott Solano Acuna Speed Robert Bellamy Shearer

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Scrap my first team pick, my new one is:

Given

Hughes O'Brien Dabizas Distin

Solano Acuna Speed Robert

Shearer Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Given
Hughes....O'Brien.....Distin.....Elliott
Solano....Acuna....Speed....Robert
AS....CB

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

I've just read some website (which strangely isn't in my history and I can't for the life of me remember the address) which said that Dabizas is likely to come back with Distin moving in at left back. It also seemed to suggest that McClen would stay in the middle instead of Acuna coming in.

I'll still stick with the above post though.

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Sh!t. Hard one to call. I know what midfield and attack will be. But I'll be bu99ered if I know who'll play in defence. Ah well - here goes:

Bellamy Shearer Robert Speed Jenas Solano Elliott Distin O'Brien Hughes Given

I think it will be tough on Dabs, but I think we need Distin's height. But we also need O'Brien's reading of the game (not to mention the odd goal or two!). Sadly, I think Elliott will play LB, tho I wouldn't be surprised if Distin played wide and Dabs played centre.

Whatever, three points there for the taking. Jenas to score one of wors.

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

new one...
given
hughes dabs obrien distin
solano acuna speed robert
al bells

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Given, Hughes, Dabs, O'Brien, Distin, Solano, Acuna, Speed, Robert, Bellamy, Shearer

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2002

Same as Ciara

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Given Hughes O'Brien Distin Elliot Solano Jenas Speed Robert Shearer Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Given

Hughes O'Brien Dabizas Distin

Solano Acuna Speed Robert

Shearer Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Why's everyone suddenly changing there pick?

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Laurent Robert's interview.

"The team will be the same as usual"

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Given, Hughes, Dabizas, O'Brien, Distin, Solano, Acuna, Speed, Robert, Shearer, Bellamy

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Given, Hughes, Dabz, O'Brien, Distin, Nobby, Bellamy, Speed, Frenchbob, Cort & AS

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

As Clarky - am I getting the hang of this?

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

Yes but if Robert said the same team then why is everybody opting for Acuna instead of McClen now Paul?

-- Anonymous, February 23, 2002

I don't know

I really haven't got a clue about half of what the team will be, so I'll half ignore what Robert said.

I think he meant Distin would be playing since he's the only player Robert seems to care about at the moment. Did you see at the Man City game when Distin was flat out in the box and Robert sprinted back to see how he was?

-- Anonymous, February 24, 2002

Feck, my original team pick was spot on as well, now it's completely wrong (by one player)

Who cares though? We won and that's all that matters.

-- Anonymous, February 24, 2002