Fair enough, but I have to say that no way on God's green earth would I want to go up against a decent continental team with Taylor and Considine both on the pitch.

I don't want McCrorie to play at the back in general, but for this game at least, I'd rather he replaced McKenna and that McGeouch slotted in alongside Ferguson. We need players who are composed on the ball and know how to make a pass, and who have some sense of positioning. Taylor's at his best against teams who punt high balls into the area, but while I can't pretend to know about Sporting Lisbon's style of play, that's now what I'm expecting. Two lumbering centre backs who struggle to make a pass and whose positioning is questionable looks like a recipe for disaster to me, even with Hoban telling them what to do.

Let's see what happens.

(Edit: forgot to add - I have no problems with what you're suggesting in terms of shape, but my back 3 would be McCrorie, Hoban and Considine)