I haven't seen anything to suggest that Kuyt, Crouch or Voronin can play upfront either Disagree with people who says Babel is not a striker or rather I at least claim he's a forward (ie a player operating slightly downfield from a player like Torres yet spends a considerable amount inside the oppo's box). I'm in the Torres-Babel upfront-camp because I believe Babel is our most gifted player in terms of running with the ball, taking on/getting past players and finishing bar Fernando. Yes he is largely untested in the forward role for us and I'm not sure how he and Fernando would click but I think it's worth a shot. He has played there for other teams before and Villa would be the perfect game to give it a try. Ideally I see Babel as a wider attacker in the Barcelona 433-way: RB CB CB LB ......Masch ..Gerrard...Xabi Yossi...Torres...Babel <-- Win us the PL this would (thank god I have a built in spell checker or Kahnee would have my ass kicked)