Starting 11 confirmed

[Stuttgart88]

I hope announcing the team early is the start of a trend too.

[tetsujin1979]

eleven-a-side.com has Elliott on the right, which would be a waste IMO. Here's hoping it's a mistake

[Risteard]

Jayz lads, i'd have thought Doyler, if anyone would be the one of the 3 to start in midfield.

[jbyrne]

They sometimes release the starting line up to sell tickets. Will this be a sell out?.......... and if not...what does it say about stan?

i think stands are sold out but not sure about terrace. i'd say 42,000

[eirebhoy]

The way he listed the team it looked like a straight 4-4-2

agreed. It definitely looks like Elliott is going to start on the right. Very poor decision and a waste of experimenting with someone in that position as Elliott is not going to be starting there in competitives. I wouldn't mind if he was even a right footer.

[Peadar]

Its their strikers and our left-full I'd be worried about.

At least O'Shea isn't at left-full, then you really would have something to worry about!

[NeilMcD]

Who knows we will wait and judge to see how the team lines up No point in criticising a decision we dont even know has been made yet. Not like you Eirebhoy to jump the guy like that.

[tetsujin1979]

various sites have the formation as 4-4-2, 4-1-2-1-2 and 4-3-3, we'll have to wait and see how they line up tomorrow evening

[onenilgameover]

Who knows we will wait and judge to see how the team lines up No point in criticising a decision we dont even know has been made yet. Not like you Eirebhoy to jump the guy like that.

..........was just gonna say the same thing....

[Bald Student]

I hope announcing the team early is the start of a trend too.

I don't agree. It's OK for friendlies but for competitive games you want to keep the opposition in the dark for as long as possible. Also, a few years ago Mick McCarthy regretted doing it because it meant that newspapers who couldn't speculate over team selection had to fill papers with other stories.

[Stuttgart88]

I know Bald Student, but didn't you hate over the last few years being in the pub 90 mins before the game & not knowing the team?

In one sense it also says to the opposition: Here's our team. We're not afraid of you.

And judging by the reaction to his first team announcement, nobody's any wiser as to what the team will look like anyway !

[Hither green]

In one sense it also says to the opposition: Here's our team. We're not afraid of you.

Oh is that what we're saying, I thought we were saying "Here's our team. We don't give a sh1te if we lose it's only a friendly". I never could understand what Stan was saying

[eirebhoy]

Who knows we will wait and judge to see how the team lines up No point in criticising a decision we dont even know has been made yet. Not like you Eirebhoy to jump the guy like that.

Just expressing my opinion. Playing Elliott on the right would be like playing Duff up front imo, they should only have to play there if there was nobody else available. The right wing position is up for grabs and I doubt very much Elliott will make that position his own. Maybe he won't be playing on the right tomorrow but the way Staunton read out the team it seems he read it from right to left:

"Joey O'Brien, Andy O'Brien, Richard Dunne, Ian Harte, Stephen Elliot, Steven Reid, John O'Shea, Damien Duff, Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle."

[silentbob]

At least O'Shea isn't at left-full, then you really would have something to worry about!

Never a truer word spoken Peadar!!!

[colster]

Just expressing my opinion. Playing Elliott on the right would be like playing Duff up front imo, they should only have to play there if there was nobody else available. The right wing position is up for grabs and I doubt very much Elliott will make that position his own. Maybe he won't be playing on the right tomorrow but the way Staunton read out the team it seems he read it from right to left:

"Joey O'Brien, Andy O'Brien, Richard Dunne, Ian Harte, Stephen Elliot, Steven Reid, John O'Shea, Damien Duff, Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle."

Who knows maybe he'll prove as good as Solskjaer when he played on the right for United?

[eirebhoy]

Who knows maybe he'll prove as good as Solskjaer when he played on the right for United?

Solskjaers a right footer though. Lets wait and see tomorrow though.

[colster]

Solskjaers a right footer though. Lets wait and see tomorrow though.

Is Elliott not a right footer?

[Red&White Rover]

good team part from o' shea...IMO one of the worst players in an irish jersey i've seen and IMO shouldn't be playing but here's hoping he proves me wrong...but in saying that he does have good experience

[colster]

good team part from o' shea...IMO one of the worst players in an irish jersey i've seen and IMO shouldn't be playing but here's hoping he proves me wrong...but in saying that he does have good experience

I don't think O'Shea is that bad.
I think CM is his best position. He's played pretty well there for United.

[zinedineontour]

I don't think O'Shea is that bad.
I think CM is his best position. He's played pretty well there for United.

yeah thought he did very well for united on sunday and ran the midfield .. his best position imo and by the look of it now fergusons .. the only worry I have of the team is elliott on the right . Didnt work this season when he played there with sunderland and would have liked to see lawrence who has been playing out there regularly given a start .. but we are rarely gonna all agree with the gaffer .. happy enough though