joke team playing at hastings tonight

[dwayne]

http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/LatestDetail/0,,10433~693298,00.html

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

are your surprised how exactly

 

[The Great Cornholio]

It said Albion XI all along to be fair

 

[Silent Bob]

Last chance saloon for the two up front?

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

What!

What's the f***ing point of dragging people out to support the team when MM is putting out "fringe players". By not including any of his first team choices, it can't even be called an experiment in seeing how the fringe players gel with the rest of the squad. Granted, it means that no-one gets injured and no-one gets too tired, but having just managed to sort out a team into one that can get a result, he takes the first chance of a match and ignores it!

It might as well be Drew, Drew, Barney, McGrew, Cuthbert, et f***ing cetera....

Jesus I hope he knows what he is doing, because he's not building much in the way of fan confidence at the moment!

(Have you seen that Celtic are signing another defender....does that mean we can take Virgs back?)

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Sullivan; El-Abd, Elphick, Elphick, Lynch; Robinson, Carey, Fraser, Jarrett; McCammon, McPhee

Nothing wrong with that line-up for a game against Hastings United.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

What!

What's the f***ing point of dragging people out to support the team when MM is putting out "fringe players".

I don't know much about McGhee's thinking, but I am fairly certain that pleasing the fans in the week before the season starts isn't his highest priority.

 

[Scarface]

You do know that you dont have to go dont you?

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

OK, even if he is not pleasing the fans, I can't see the point of putting out a reserve team. Even if Hastings are not going to provide a huge challenge, it's still an opportunity to test 11 players against opposition that they don't play week in and week out on the training pitch, and to juggle tactics and formations.

This is not a testimonial, not a comedy match, and not a match where I would have thought that a second/third rate team would be put out - as a pre-season friendly, it should have some value for the club, the manager and the players.

 

[Everest]

The point of pre-season friendlies is to get the players ready for the coming season, not an excuse for fans to have an outing and piss-up.

 

[NMH]

IF MM put out the first team and ONE PLAYER got injured, you same moaners would be calling for his head for putting out our top-talent lads and screwing up the whole season against a crew of local amateur cloggers.

NOW

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Go on the Elphick brothers in central defence!

 

[London Irish]

OK, even if he is not pleasing the fans, I can't see the point of putting out a reserve team. Even if Hastings are not going to provide a huge challenge, it's still an opportunity to test 11 players against opposition that they don't play week in and week out on the training pitch, and to juggle tactics and formations.

This is not a testimonial, not a comedy match, and not a match where I would have thought that a second/third rate team would be put out - as a pre-season friendly, it should have some value for the club, the manager and the players.

The first team played on Saturday - McGhee now knows the core of the team he's putting out against Derby. This game is about finalising a few of the remaining understudy roles.

Part of the joy of pre-season is having a look at our young players. The elder Elphick could be a very important player for us in years to come. And probably Lynch might be developed better as a full-back, you'd worry about his height and physique if the idea is to make him a CB.

I personally thought McPhee and McCammon did little wrong on Saturday - it is not their fault they do not quite have the class of a C K-R - but there is now a fascinating battle between those two because realistically there is now only room for one of them in the squad with the arrival of El Turi.

 

[johnny jigsaw]

No Barry Ashby I note. Does this mean MM has seen enough to sign him, or is he on his merry old way?

 

[Hannibal smith]

Sullivan; El-Abd, Elphick, Elphick, Lynch; Robinson, Carey, Fraser, Jarrett; McCammon, McPhee

Nothing wrong with that line-up for a game against Hastings United.

All that line up says to me is that McCammon, McPhee and Jarrett can hope for the bench at best against Derby.

On last years form you would have to say that is about right.

 

[Bald Gull]

No Barry Ashby I note. Does this mean MM has seen enough to sign him, or is he on his merry old way?

That's the one thing I'm surprised about too. No harm in playing a weakened team but i would have thought MM would have wanted to see him at least for another 45 minutes before making a decision...

 

[Yorkie]

Pre-season friendlies?
I love the PS in the Sports Argus

Notts County 1 Derby 0
Part time Iclandic team 2 Derby 1
Derby 0 Birmingham 4

 

[CHAPPERS]

No point putting out a team that would walk all over them is there? You learn nothing from that.

 

[Loft23]

No Barry Ashby I note. Does this mean MM has seen enough to sign him, or is he on his merry old way?

Can't see MaGoo telling him to leave after a good performance at Bournemouth. It looks like he's resting all the main contenders for a starting place at Derby. Even at this moment, Richard Martin.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I don't know much about McGhee's thinking, but I am fairly certain that pleasing the fans in the week before the season starts isn't his highest priority.

Fans Forum should be interesting then...