Sol, never been as excited at seeing a team sheet.
Fooking mental.

Looking at video of team coming off bus could make out:

Phillips, BPF, Harrison, Ayling, Shaughnessy, Douglas,
Saiz, Cooper, Dallas, all dressed for game

Missed a few faces.

Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Douglas, Cooper, Berardi, Phillips, Klich, Alioski, Saiz, Hernandez, Roofe

Official

BPF

Berardi / Phillips / Cooper

Ayling / Klich / Douglas

Alioski / Saiz / Pabs

Roofe

My guess on formation

Afternoon everyone this will be a tough game today.
I'm going for a 1-1 draw but will be over the moon if we beat Stoke....MOT

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would suggest that's 4-1-4-1 with a back four of Ayling, Cooper, Berardi and Douglas. #lufc

Sky got hecky in studio.... talking shhttt and excuses about what went wrong for him last year

Surprised Bamford isn't starting, but I'll trust Bielsa for the time being.

What went wrong?

You were a sh 1 Te manager Hecky lad.

Sol, reckon this reiterates Bielsa's desire for a certain
level of fitness. Bamford, Blackman not there yet.
I guess?

Bamford, Harrison and Baker on subs bench

Bizarre first eleven, but I guess that’s what we have to expect with this guy in charge.

Excited for the season to get started, but don’t think we’ll get much from Stoke.

Stoke really have a good a good team... should be walking the league with that team. For us, probably the best time to play them

Starting XI: Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Douglas, Cooper, Berardi, Phillips, Klich, Alioski, Saiz, Hernandez, Roofe
Subs: Blackman, Jansson, Dallas, Baker, Harrison, Roberts, Bamford

comment by 756 .. Gimme some magic! (U4879)
posted 13 minutes ago
Another season dawns, and Highland's famous Match Day Thread returns
from far-flung West Cornwall Highland
Today's prediction .. well 1-1 is my default position and I'll stick with it .. play Stoke off the park for 30 minutes, concede by way of a sloppy defensive error, panic and repeatedly lose possession, nearly conceding two more, then Bamford somehow wriggles free of his marker and whacks home a crisp shot from seven yards out .. cue ecstasy and relief all round
... or then again ...

Come ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Leeds !!!
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Scrub that, Bamford not playing

STOKE TEAM NEWS
Starting XI: Butland, Bauer, Martins Indi, Shawcross, Pieters, Etebo, Ince, Badou, Allen, McClean, Afobe
Subs: Federici, Williams, Edwards, Fletcher, Crouch, Bojan, Diouf ……………..

Stoke are probably praying they bounce right back up.
If they don't, they're fooked and facing a fire sale.

Ok, Bamford comes on at 70 minutes, wriggles free of his marker and whacks home a crisp shot from seven yards out .. ..

our bench looks strong.

Madness comparing the two starting line ups.

Of the subs I expect these four to be starting next game: Blackman, Jansson, Harrison, Bamford

comment by 756 .. Gimme some magic! (U4879)
posted 2 minutes ago
Ok, Bamford comes on at 70 minutes, wriggles free of his marker and whacks home a crisp shot from seven yards out .. ..
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Winner? Consolation goal

It'll be the winner Afridi

comment by Afridi14.... You gotta love it!! (U2805)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by 756 .. Gimme some magic! (U4879)
posted 2 minutes ago
Ok, Bamford comes on at 70 minutes, wriggles free of his marker and whacks home a crisp shot from seven yards out .. ..
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Winner? Consolation goal
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nah, just the third of our seven.