Different teams for 1st 3 games?

[NS Herald]

Seeing as we have 3 games in the first week, with the second one the Cup tie at Cardiff, would you play completely differently teams for some of these matches?

We have a large enough squad to do it and it could be an exercise to have a first eleven 'league' team for Crewe - a 'reserve' 11 against Cardiff and then the combined best against Northampton?

It would at least give the management a chance to see pretty much all the palyers in competitive fixtures nice and early in the season?

 

[algie]

Not really.I would try and keep a settled side straight away.If not then play a weaker side against Cardiff.I'm not interested in this comp.I'd rather take the JPT more seriously

 

[bhafc4eva]

Pre-season is the time to piss about when the season starts i don't want Wilkins having any excuses.

 

[Gazwag]

Funny I thought we had professionals who could manage 270 minutes of football in a week

 

[Woodchip]

Funny I thought we had professionals who could manage 270 minutes of football in a week

Don't be silly. No professional footballer can manage more than about 150 minutes of football a week...

 

[NS Herald]

Funny I thought we had professionals who could manage 270 minutes of football in a week

The point is do you want to see the same 11 or 12 players for those 270 minutes or a lot of others in a competitive situation which pre season is not!! At least then every one has an opportunity to properly impress the management (or otherwise)rather than be left on the side lines for weeks waiting for an opportunity.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I think he should.

Results at the beginning of the season dont matter anyway

 

[Sonic The Hedgehog]

Cardiff put a weakened side out against Barnet in the Carling Cup last season - and lost 2-0 at home. Think we should be sending our best side down there.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I think he should.

Results at the beginning of the season dont matter anyway

Well so we were told in no uncertain terms.

What happened at the end of the 'results do not matter' season?

 

[TSB]

Well so we were told in no uncertain terms.

What happened at the end of the 'results do not matter' season?

We stayed up?

 

[bhafc4eva]

We stayed up?

If avoiding relegation is where your standards are set, i think you will always be happy. Some of us want a little more than that.

 

[Uncle Buck]

We stayed up?

Nope, we got relegated.

 

[Ding Dong !]

Pre-season is the time to piss about when the season starts i don't want Wilkins having any excuses.

My thoughts exactly. Though it will take a number of games for players to gel properly.

 

[Gully]

Yeah, we have DW in charge not Sven, play the strongest team for every game...if we are 3-0 up against Cardiff and cruising then make a couple of substitutions and give the players on the bench a run out to see how they do in the first team, that is about as far as I would stretch it. There is a long season ahead, we need a good start, won't get that by needlessly chopping and changing the team...work out a best 11 from the friendlies, isn't that the whole idea of playing them.

 

[dougdeep]

"8 days a week." I'll leave it to Wendy, it's what he's paid for.