If we are serious about promotion, resting around 5 or 6 players saturday is a must.

[hybrid_x]

We now have a chance to give a week or so off to players like Ulloa, Buckley, KLL, Bridcutt, Upson, etc.......


We are not going to win the FA cup, and if we got an injury to one of our key players in a 3rd round match, that is seriously bad club management.

I love the cup as much as the next man, but where the money and prestige is nowadays is the top division.

I would like to see March, JFC, etc all play, and all the big guns given a break.

 

[Springal]

We now have a chance to give a week or so off to players like Ulloa, Buckley, KLL, Bridcutt, Upson, etc.......


We are not going to win the FA cup, and if we got an injury to one of our key players in a 3rd round match, that is seriously bad club management.

I love the cup as much as the next man, but where the money and prestige is nowadays is the top division.

I would like to see March, JFC, etc all play, and all the big guns given a break.

Not sure I entirely agree. Ulloa sure, but KLL has hardly played recently and based on yesterday's performance might benefit from more game time.

 

[Soulman]

We now have a chance to give a week or so off to players like Ulloa, Buckley, KLL, Bridcutt, Upson, etc.......


We are not going to win the FA cup, and if we got an injury to one of our key players in a 3rd round match, that is seriously bad club management.

I love the cup as much as the next man, but where the money and prestige is nowadays is the top division.

I would like to see March, JFC, etc all play, and all the big guns given a break.

Ulloa has stated he is not 100% match fit, so how would resting him help achieve that. After Saturday all the players will have a weeks break. The further we go in the cup, then financially, the better. Just rest any players with knocks imo.
A win and we are in the hat for a possible mouth watering tie.

 

[Giraffe]

Should put out our best team. We could win the FA Cup.

 

[dougdeep]

We should rest Bridcutt (If he's still here) Pig, David and Upson. That should do.

 

[Stat Brother]

Brez

Calde El Abd Dunk Chicksen

Andrews

Orlandi Kemy JFC KLL

Ulloa or Barnes


Not exactly relegation fodder, is it?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I love the cup as much as the next man, .

No, you don't.

 

[The Large One]

We now have a chance to give a week or so off to players like Ulloa, Buckley, KLL, Bridcutt, Upson, etc.......


We are not going to win the FA cup, and if we got an injury to one of our key players in a 3rd round match, that is seriously bad club management.

I love the cup as much as the next man, but where the money and prestige is nowadays is the top division.

I would like to see March, JFC, etc all play, and all the big guns given a break.

You make sure you let Oscar know that. He must be bereft of ideas as to how his squad is functioning at present, and needs the input of someone whose finger is so sharply on the pulse.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

If we want to avoid a replay we need to play our best team and not go at this half-heartedly.

 

[ditchy]

A good Cup run , can help the club not only financially (FFPand all that ) but also give the team and the City a great boost

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Reading are decimated by injuries, particularly in the centre of defence. Their league form has suffered as a result and this is a decent time to play them.
Bridders will not play to avoid being cup-tied. As for the rest, you could make a case for Dunk replacing Upson and Chicksen coming in for Ward. Brez will be in goal. Andrews will play in front of the back four and the midfield will revolve around JFC, Agustien, Ince, Crofts, Orlandi and Lopez.
Ulloa needs game-time and must start and you'll have no width without KLL....so.....
Brez
Calde
ElAbd
Dunk
Chicksen
Andrews
Agustien
Ince
JFC
KLL
Ulloa

 

[Biscuit]

Reading are decimated by injuries, particularly in the centre of defence. Their league form has suffered as a result and this is a decent time to play them.
Bridders will not play to avoid being cup-tied. As for the rest, you could make a case for Dunk replacing Upson and Chicksen coming in for Ward. Brez will be in goal. Andrews will play in front of the back four and the midfield will revolve around JFC, Agustien, Ince, Crofts, Orlandi and Lopez.
Ulloa needs game-time and must start and you'll have no width without KLL....so.....
Brez
Calde
ElAbd
Dunk
Chicksen
Andrews
Agustien
Ince
JFC
KLL
Ulloa

Agree with that. But can we risk KLL getting a knock? We'd be left with zero wingers if that happened.

 

[Soulman]

Agree with that. But can we risk KLL getting a knock? We'd be left with zero wingers if that happened.

Maybe Orlandi could feature instead of KLL.

 

[Albumen]

If we beat Reading and get a Premiership draw, a TV slot could be worth a new player in January.

 

[Justice]

If we beat Reading and get a Premiership draw, a TV slot could be worth a new player in January.

A cup run doesn't affect the transfer budget, TB said this himself.

 

[spring hall convert]

If we want to avoid a replay we need to play our best team and not go at this half-heartedly.

As always, that's the other side of the coin. It's a risk to rest and a risk not to rest. I'd veer towards giving those that have had a busy Christmas period a rest if needed. You'd probably think Reading are pretty much in the same boat.

 

[Albumen]

A cup run doesn't affect the transfer budget, TB said this himself.

I presume he meant that if we lose it doesn't affect what we'll spend. If we win however . . . .

 

[LamieRobertson]

I'd be very surprised if we see KLL..looked to me as if he took a knock first half

 

[nwgull]

The players will have a whole weeks rest after Saturday, and then another week after that before their next match. Apart from the fact the the cup is still a big deal, players are as likely to pick up a knock in a cup match as a league match. So no, resting players is not essential.

And Ulloa is the last player that needs a rest, given that he's hardly played since mid-September.

 

[BensGrandad]

I would start with the same XI as yesterday or possibly Orlandi instead of Lua Lua and Agustein instead of Crofts then draw Spurs at home after they have beaten Arsenal.