Thursday No Drama Hoddle of Coffee, August 10, 2017

Dustin said what needs to be said about the Rose interview, so we’ll keep the discussion of that there. Here’s what I’m curious about: We’re three days out from Newcastle. How are you feeling? What’s your first XI? I’m sticking with the first lineup I listed a few days ago—4-2-3-1, Dier at right back, Winks-Dembele midfield, Sissoko in the attacking band, and the rest of the squad as you would expect. How about you? And another follow-up question: What kind of result are you expecting? Poche teams always seem to start slow and given our fitness issues, I can see that coming again. That said, an opening win and maybe an August goal for Harry Kane would be a nice start, huh? So... how are y’all doing? Calmed down from yesterday, I hope. Let’s talk.