Seeing as Saturday looks like being a comedy XI ...

[We're the Stripes]

... here's my preferred line-up:

Peter Cook
--
Ronnie Corbett
Bill Bailey
Dylan Moran
Ronnie Barker
--
Steven Wright
Groucho Marx
Woody Allen
Tony Hancock
--
Spike Milligan
Peter Sellers

Bench:
Eddie Izzard
Michael McIntyre
Harry Hill
Tim Vine
Bob Hope

Manager: Sid James
Assistant Manager: Joe Pasquale
Coach: Frankie Howerd
Physio: Ken Dodd
Kit man: Paul O'Grady
Groundsman: Jack Dee

 

[Trigger]

No Jake Robinson?

 

[We're the Stripes]

No, his patter looks promising, but precious few punchlines.

 

[murciagull]

FFS Tony Hancock is a defender how can he be played at right midfield,is there a clause in his contract to say he has to play every game.

Sid James OUT

 

[1234andcounting]

Personally, I'd go for a Python spine

Michael Palin

Rowan Atkinson
John Cleese
Frank Skinner
Ronnie Barker

Steve Coogan
Woody Allen
Terry Gilliam
Spike Milligan

(sort of creative midfield we've lacked all season

Eric Idle
Terry Jones

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

We've had plenty of Eric Idles this season

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Surely Frankie Howard would be the groundsman...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

In fact I see our team in more of a Benny Hill light, to be fair.

The DVD highlights of this season should be speeded up and set to his theme music.

 

[We're the Stripes]

Personally, I'd go for a Python spine

Michael Palin

Rowan Atkinson
John Cleese
Frank Skinner
Ronnie Barker

Steve Coogan
Woody Allen
Terry Gilliam
Spike Milligan

(sort of creative midfield we've lacked all season

Eric Idle
Terry Jones

Can't believe you've got Palin in goal - Graham Chapman or Cleese, surely if only for their height.
Interesting midfield - Gilliam's good at directing the play, but expensive. Like the look of Coogan, but not a great crosser of the ball.
As for the attack - have you SEEN Idle's finishing? Makes Davies look prolific.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Defence sponsored by 'Only Fools and Horses'

Midfield sponsored by 'Ever Decreasing Circles'

Attack sponsored by 'Are You Being Served'

 

[Franks Wild Years]

... here's my preferred line-up:

Peter Cook
--
Ronnie Corbett
Bill Bailey
Dylan Moran
Ronnie Barker
--
Steven Wright
Groucho Marx
Woody Allen
Tony Hancock
--
Spike Milligan
Peter Sellers

Bench:
Eddie Izzard
Michael McIntyre
Harry Hill
Tim Vine
Bob Hope

Manager: Sid James
Assistant Manager: Joe Pasquale
Coach: Frankie Howerd
Physio: Ken Dodd
Kit man: Paul O'Grady
Groundsman: Jack Dee

Swap Steve Wright for Bill Hicks, Wright tends to drop back to muck Hicks is so much better on the attack,
Dylan Moran at the back ? Nah, Richard Prior every time, let him lead the line ! Izzards past it, I'd put Ross Noble on the bench much more likely to f*** with the opo's minds. (Maybe keep Izzard as O'Grady's assistant.)
Jack Dee groundsman, ffs. Jo Brand everytime, if only for the costs saved by not needing a heavy roller.
And as for McIntyre, well he's just an unfunny prick.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Sid James as manager ? Russell and the 2 stooges have all the requisites.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Personally I'm thinking Dawn French, to bulk up the midfield, and Barbara Windsor in her Carry On Camping guise, to add a little something up front.

Plus Charles Hawtrey in the Cox position, as it were?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Plus Charles Hawtrey in the Cox position, as it were?

Frankie Howerd might object to that , Hawtrey prefers a passive role

 

[We're the Stripes]

There is, admittedly, an argument for Reg Varney.

Given that you could drive a double decker through our defence at times this season.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Here's the ultimate comedy line up:

Kuipers
Barrowdale
Hinsh
Virgo
Whing
Cox
Bangura
Dicker
f*** nose
Davies
Owusu

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Frankie Howerd might object to that , Hawtrey prefers a passive role

Ooooh, MATRON!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Anyway, who needs all these comedians when we've got Football's Funniest Man(c) on the bench, ever ready to cheer the team up with a topical Freddie Mercury impression or two.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Come on get the home grown talent on, Max Miller no nonsense defending, 100% never say die, even if the jokes are a little old school.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Shirley we could do with a League Of Gents influence behind the scenes:-


Papa Lazarou replacing Ringmaster Uncle Dick in running The Albion Circus.

Hilary Briss as team nutritionist (he of the 'Special Stuff').

Matthew Chinnery taking over from MS as a replacement Physio Of Death.

Tubbs & Edward Tattsyrup presiding over the precious things at The Seagulls Shop: & keeping the support local.

Oh, & what about a dead-ball specialist? Gotta be Pauline & her pens!