“Ever had a hospital pass? The one with the red cross marked on it that you know is going to end with a large amount of personal grief – if you are very lucky? This is mine. Namely the request to name the Premier League team of “The Noughties”. The job that will please no-one and will have plenty of you waving your fist in fury at the laptop. So apologies in advance. My only excuse for leaving out your own personal favourite or club legend is that I can only pick 11 players and there could have been so many more – and this might be the best substitutes’ bench in history.” Z(BBC – Phil McNulty)