If the season started tomorrow...

[Captain Fulhamerica]

Who would you pick in your starting XI?  Not what Felix would do. Also assuming everyone is fit.

My lineup:

---------------Stek----------------

--Hoog--Hutch--Amore--Stafyl--

--------------Parker--------------

-----Eisfeld------------David-----

---------------Ruiz----------------

-----McCormack----Dembele---

[Sammyffc]

Stek

Voser Hutch Amore Staf

Parker

David Ruiz Eisfield

Mccormack Hugo

[Junichi]

Stekelenburg
Voser Hutch Burn Staf
Parker
David Eisfield
Ruiz
McCormack Rodallega

[Ordar]

---------------Joronen--------------
Voser--Hutchinson--Amorebieta--Stafalydis
----------------Parker-------------------
---------Eisfeld------R. Williams------
----------------David----------------
--------McCormack----Rodellega---

[FPT]

----------------Stekelenburg
Voser-----Hutchinson-----Burgess----Stafylidis
------------------Parker---------------------
---------Christensen---Kacaniklic-------------
------------------David----------------------
----------McCormack---Rodallega------------

Key reasons (saves later argument):

- Burgess: Played most of the pre-season next to Hutchinson, seem to have built a relationship, why break it?
- Christensen: Good on the ball, can help the ball tick around
- Kacaniklic: Thought he'd be decent here, lots of energy, decent passer of the ball.
- Rodallega: He's bagging a hat-full in pre-season, good confidence to go into the new season.

[Deanothefulhamfan]

               Betinelli
Vosser Hutch Burgess Staf
            Hyndman
.           Ruiz  LVC
.                David
.    Mccormack  Mitroglou



Betinelli is a risk, but it is him or Joronen, and Betinelli has more experience.

Hyndman is a wildcard but I dont like the idea of Parker starting....

LVC and Ruiz will dictate the pace of the game...

It is never going to happen but is the team I would like to see

[fulhamben]

Can't believe everyone would have McCormack and Hugo over a fit mitroglou.

[F(f)CUK]

Can't believe everyone would have McCormack and Hugo over a fit mitroglou.

Did you say fat...

[Deanothefulhamfan]

If Mitro could get fit, and get back to the level he was at he would be our main striker, the problem is he will be sold before we even see him even above 70% fitness.... i would love him to stay and proove his worth, but its not going to happen

[fulhamben]

Can't believe everyone would have McCormack and Hugo over a fit mitroglou.

Did you say fat...

the question was if everyone was fit. If that were the case I'd probably have Ross on the bench and Hugo not even in the team

[fulhamben]

If Mitro could get fit, and get back to the level he was at he would be our main striker, the problem is he will be sold before we even see him even above 70% fitness.... i would love him to stay and proove his worth, but its not going to happen

but that wasn't the question. The question was if the season started tomorrow and everyone was fit.

[Deanothefulhamfan]

Good point... That's thrown a spanner in the works.

Took rodders out haha

[cmg]

Sure - I'd go for a fit Mitroglou....or a young Alan Clarke.....or a live Bedford Jezzard....all equally likely.

[Lighthouse]

The Greek wouldn't be in my side. Fit doesn't mean reclaiming form. A poor Rodders with a limp would be ahead in my opinion.

[fulhamben]

The Greek wouldn't be in my side. Fit doesn't mean reclaiming form. A poor Rodders with a limp would be ahead in my opinion.

fair enough. even without the greek, I wouldn't play hugo

[Captain Fulhamerica]

I'm still hoping Dembele gets a shot. He's been in amazing form. He's going to be a star at some point, why not now?

[Riverside]

---------------Joronen----------------

-Vosser-Hutch--Amore--Stafyl--

--------------Parker--------------

-----Eisfeld------------David-----

---------------Ruiz----------------

-----McCormack----Rodellega---

The questionable ones

Vosser - with the Diamond the full backs need to provide the width . So Vosser better than Hoogland .
Amore - I think is stronger than Burgess currently
Ruiz - I think would be great on the tip of the diamond
Rodellega - makes space for others with his running . And will pick up a few goals himself .

[Sammyffc]

I'm still hoping Dembele gets a shot. He's been in amazing form. He's going to be a star at some point, why not now?

i don't see how you can say he has been in amazing form ? . Fair enough he scored 3 goals . 2 of them mistakes from dc and he just had to finish ( good finishes ) . but i wouldn't call that ' amazing form '. Hugo has scored 2 goals in pre season in two separate games .. thats what goal scorers do

[Bronaldinho]

4-2-3-1

Stekelenburg

Voser Burn Hutch Stafylidis

Tunnicliffe - Eisfeld

Roberts Ruiz David

Mitroglou or McCormack

[YankeeJim]

When a thread or a post starts with "if" I remember what my dear, old pop use to say:
"IF frogs had wings, they wouldn't bounce their butts".