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Fan since 05 so based on that.

 

             Given

Trippier Colo Burn Hall

              Tiote

Tonali               Bruno

 

Ben Arfa           Jonas

                Rat

 

 

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2000/01 was the first season I remember with any clarity, so with that in mind:

 

Given

 

Trippier

Woodgate 

Burn

Hall 

 

Robert

Tonali

Bruno

HBA

 

Isak

Shearer

 

Subs: Pope, Schär, Tino, Cabaye, Tiote, Nobby, Bellamy

 

Manager: Howe

 

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Given

 

Trippier

Woodgate

Burn

Hall

 

Solano

Bruno

Beardsley

Ginola

 

Ferdinand

Shearer

 

Manager: Howe

 

My team wouldn't work though unless it was all our attack all the time and likewise I have memory like a sieve and this is largely based on players from my lifetime.

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The B Team

 

Burridge

 

Beye Botman Burn Bernard


Batty Butt

 

Beardsley

 

Bellamy Ba Ben Arfa

 

 

I've put Burridge in nets, but not sure he played in the PL. Can't think of an alternative.

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On 10/01/2025 at 18:38, Kilcline said:

Given 

 

Schär

Woodgate 

Botman 

 

Trippier 

Tonali 

Lee

Hall

 

Guimaraes 

 

Shearer

Isak 

Always fun looking back...

 

Today, probably drop Botman.

 

Trippier and Hall into a back 4. Bruno into midfield with Tonali and Lee, Beardsley into number 10/top of midfield diamond 

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3 minutes ago, Keefaz said:

The B Team

 

Burridge

 

Beye Botman Burn Bernard


Batty Butt

 

Beardsley

 

Bellamy Ba Ben Arfa

 

 

I've put Burridge in nets, but not sure he played in the PL. Can't think of an alternative.

 

Butt aside, a ridiculously good side. Would lace certain local clubs greatest XIs.

 

Burridge probably got on the bench a few times, so fair enough.

 

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2 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said:

 

Butt aside, a ridiculously good side. Would lace certain local clubs greatest XIs.

 

Burridge probably got on the bench a few times, so fair enough.

 

 

Aye. Could swap Butt for Bowyer but it's not much of an improvement. 

 

Or Bentaleb. 

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(4-2-3-1)

Given; Trippier, Woodgate, Burn, Hall; Cabaye, Bruno; HBA, Beardsley, Ginola; Shearer

 

As good as that team is, thinking about some of the names I've left out makes me feel very fortunate to have seen so many brilliant and/or entertaining players over the years. 

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2 minutes ago, Keegans Export said:

(4-2-3-1)

Given; Trippier, Woodgate, Burn, Hall; Cabaye, Bruno; HBA, Beardsley, Ginola; Shearer

 

As good as that team is, thinking about some of the names I've left out makes me feel very fortunate to have seen so many brilliant and/or entertaining players over the years. 

Aye, wasn't so long ago most people's back four would include Albert, Woodgate but fullbacks, or even more defenders, were a struggle (Santon, Beresford, Bernard, Debuchy etc.). 

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38 minutes ago, Moose said:

2000/01 was the first season I remember with any clarity, so with that in mind:

 

Given

 

Trippier

Woodgate 

Burn

Hall 

 

Robert

Tonali

Bruno

HBA

 

Isak

Shearer

 

Subs: Pope, Schär, Tino, Cabaye, Tiote, Nobby, Bellamy

 

Manager: Howe

 

 

What a side this would be

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Given

Trippier 

Woodgate

Burn

Hall

Lee

Bruno

Cabaye

HBA

Beardsley 

Shearer 

HBA and Beardsley just roam and do what they bloody want.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Moose said:

2000/01 was the first season I remember with any clarity, so with that in mind:

 

Given

 

Trippier

Woodgate 

Burn

Hall 

 

Robert

Tonali

Bruno

HBA

 

Isak

Shearer

 

Subs: Pope, Schär, Tino, Cabaye, Tiote, Nobby, Bellamy

 

Manager: Howe

 

 

So there's heaven.

 

Here's hell:

 

Alnwick

 

Carr

Boumsong

Marcelino

Babayaro

 

Obertan

Faye

Colback

Luque 

 

Riviere 

L. de Jong

 

Subs: Sels, Bramble, Caçapa, Saivet, Ireland, Xisco, Ranger

 

Manager: You already know who 🥬

 

*Edit: I forgot Jeff Hendrick exists, swap him for Colback

 

 

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54 minutes ago, Moose said:

 

So there's heaven.

 

Here's hell:

 

Alnwick

 

Carr

Boumsong

Marcelino

Babayaro

 

Obertan

Faye

Colback

Luque 

 

Riviere 

L. de Jong

 

Subs: Sels, Bramble, Caçapa, Saivet, Ireland, Xisco, Ranger

 

Manager: You already know who 🥬

 

 

 

 

Swap Anita in for Faye

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1 hour ago, Moose said:

 

So there's heaven.

 

Here's hell:

 

Alnwick

 

Carr

Boumsong

Marcelino

Babayaro

 

Obertan

Faye

Colback

Luque 

 

Riviere 

L. de Jong

 

Subs: Sels, Bramble, Caçapa, Saivet, Ireland, Xisco, Ranger

 

Manager: You already know who 🥬

 

 

 

 

Good god [emoji38]

 

Some absolute shite in there. I could have farted the ball further than De Jong whilst he was here. Let's also not forget his shit brother.

 

The ignominy of shitness compounded by the fact we chased these useless fucks for years.

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14 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Good god [emoji38]

 

Some absolute shite in there. I could have farted the ball further than De Jong whilst he was here. Let's also not forget his shit brother.

 

The ignominy of shitness compounded by the fact we chased these useless fucks for years.

 

I know exactly what you mean, my abiding memory of Luuk was being through on goal against the mackems at SJP and he hit the ball so tamely he may as well have tickled it with a feather.

 

I toyed with including his sicknote brother, I'll never forget standing there with my jaw on the floor after he missed that sitter against Villa from about 3 yards

 

So many more bums who I could've included purely for falling way short of expectations rather than just being flat out useless like the 11 I went for: Cabella, Thauvin, Butt, Duff, Geremi, Doumbia, Slimani, Kuqi, Clarke, Hendrick, Lewis, Joselu

 

Then there's the shite from the Championship seasons who don't qualify for the PL XI: Harewood, Pancrate, Hanley

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Moose said:

Jeff Hendrick

 

God, watching youtube clips of him and convincing myself he was what we were missing.

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On 11/01/2025 at 00:46, Disco said:

Minor mentions of David Batty in this thread. Sickening stuff.

 

 


Given

Trippier - Woodgate - Botman - Hall

Solano - Bruno - Batty - Robert

Isak - Shearer
 

 


 

Solano peddled for Beardsley to go 4-3-3.

 

 

 


Isak axed for being a cunt. Beardsley in from the start.
 

Shearer playing pre knee knack so it’s not as slow as it looks.

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