Back to the beginning I'm not going to bang on about this for too long, because frankly I am tired and emotional, well drunk, and I need my beauty sleep. If I'm unfortunate enough I will remember in a minute or so to set my alarm for a few minutes before 9am and then have the dubious pleasure of being able to listen to tomorrow's game live on BBC Radio London.

This blog has long trumpeted the return to 4-4-2, especially at home but I am having second thoughts. Now, we've all had a beer, or is that just me, but tomorrow is all about getting back to basics and where better to start than against Sunderland, the team we beat so conclusively on the opening day. Lets not be clever and just simply revert to the team that did us so proud in those opening weeks:

Andersen
Young
Powell
Hreidarsson
Perry
Ambrose / Thomas
Kishishev
Murphy
Smertin
Rommedahl
Bent.

I would actually start Thomas instead of Ambrose after his efforts on Sunday but Rommedahl, Andersen and Kishishev (yes, I know) would for me be automatic choices.

Off to bed now to have probably a disturbing sleep until 8.55am, and it won't solely be down to the drink!  ¶ 03:11