Last Night

[Weezle]

Why did we play a full stength team last night - shouldn't it have been a chance for the reserves to prove themselves?

I can't help thinking Booker only played full strength cos he wants a winning run to continue to help his chances of getting the job full time.

This isn't necessarily what's best for the team. I don't think he did the right thing. The likes of Jake should have got a full 90mins.

Thoughts?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Why did we play a full stength team last night - shouldn't it have been a chance for the reserves to prove themselves?

I can't help thinking Booker only played full strength cos he wants a winning run to continue to help his chances of getting the job full time.

This isn't necessarily what's best for the team. I don't think he did the right thing. The likes of Jake should have got a full 90mins.

Thoughts?

By the sounds of things we want to go all the way in this competition. If we got to the final we'd get a nice big payday and a day out to the Millenium Stadium.

Booker may have played a strong team to keep the winning run going but that's what it's all about, if a team gets on a winning run its very hard to stop them.

 

[BrightonBird]

Hmmm considering we played badly with a full team out last night, I'm glad he brought out the best 11. Can you imagine if we played our reserves?

 

[Yorkie]

In a word

Confidence

 

[Weezle]

Hmmm considering we played badly with a full team out last night, I'm glad he brought out the best 11. Can you imagine if we played our reserves?

Maybe that's the problem - the first team weren't really up for it cos it is only a 2nd rate competition.

Let me put it this way. If Coppell was still in charge, do you think he'd have played our first team? I don't think so.

I think our reserves and youngsters would have been more fired up for it. It's there chance in the limelight and a chance to stake a first team place.

 

[SeagullinKent]

Hmmm considering we played badly with a full team out last night, I'm glad he brought out the best 11. Can you imagine if we played our reserves?

I don,t think it was a case of playing badly, more a case of stepping the tempo down a bit. They did what was needed and thats all they where out there to do.

I fully agree with Booker playing a near strengh team, he said in his notes he would like to go all the way and why not. I wouldn,t mind a visit to the Millenium Staidium this season.

 

[Yorkie]

Let me put it this way. If Coppell was still in charge, do you think he'd have played our first team? I don't think so.

He isn't so no good saying what he would or wouldn't have done.

 

[Weezle]

He isn't so no good saying what he would or wouldn't have done.

Easy tiger!!

My point is that i don't think a full time manager would have put out a full strength side - whoever they may be. This means our second string aren't getting a chance to shine in front of the fans - and the first team are having to play in a competition that at the moment they don't really give a f*ck about.

I don't think it was the right decision. Even if play play full strength all the way through, there is no guarantee we'll make the final - this wastes everybody's time. Habing said that, there's nothing wrong with playing a full strength side if you do reach the latter stages.

I still just think Bob is putting his own interests before that of the club.

 

[fatboy]

I thought the likes of Marney, Virgo and Piercy should have played.

I also thought it should have been a game where the likes of Watson made a comeback-and the more vulnerable players, Carpenter, Kuipers etc should have been rested.

What would we have been thinking had Carpenter and Knight got injured?

However, I want to win this competetion.

 

[Weezle]

Agreed! Perfect opportunity for Roberts, Piercey, Virgo, Marney, Wilson Dennis, Wilkinson, Watson etc to get a run out.

Give these a chance and don't risk or unessarily overplay your first team - esp when they had a game 48hrs previously!

 

[fatboy]

In all fairness most of the fringe players are out on loan.

Hammond
Wilson Denis
Beck
Wilkinson

 

[Spiros]

Bob was on SCR last night saying he only had 18 players to chose from for the game, including Cullip who needed a rest, so the team/squad probably picked itself. FGR looked more organised than Blackpool did and they tried to play football rather than resorting to kicking our players up in the air. It was good that Jake got a bit of a run-out, though I would like to have seen Piercy get a bit of a go in middle of midfield.

 

[fatboy]

Bob was on SCR last night saying he only had 18 players to chose from for the game, including Cullip who needed a rest, so the team/squad probably picked itself. FGR looked more organised than Blackpool did and they tried to play football rather than resorting to kicking our players up in the air. It was good that Jake got a bit of a run-out, though I would like to have seen Piercy get a bit of a go in middle of midfield.

Surely that can't be right.

The 16 from last night, plus the likes of Lee, Virgo, Pitcher, and youth team players such as El Abd.

 

[SK1NT]

look the game was on a monday! the players still have a good 4 day rest!

 

[Spiros]

fatboy - I don't think he was counting youth teamers and Pitcher has gone out on loan again hasn't he? I think the problem was that some of the fringe players who might have otherwise played were either injured or on loan. Even playing someone like FGR you are taking a risk if you play too many fringers/youth teamers. Plus the way some of our midfield played on Saturday they need all the games they can get at the moment, especially Jones who looks like he needs a guide dog to find his own players (late pass to Jake obviously excepted)

 

[trueblue]

This is no big deal really is it?

There's plenty of time for everyone to rest before the next league match and, presumably, training has been adjusted to allow for the game.

I'm sure most players would rather have a run-out against Forest Green than the normal Monday training session, so what's the harm in it. Credit too to FGR.... they didn't ever get over-physical. The match was almost like a friendly.

 

[NMH]

At last a balanced opinion!

The players probably would have had to have a training session - or this match, which will have sufficed.
It is also somewhat of a test in character that they try, against a side that they could easily consider "this is going to a be a walkover" and then play a lethargic game and lose.

The reserves have 'reserve matches' to play in, so this wasn't necessarily a shoe-in game for our reserves at all.

And now we go on to the next round.

...plus, we are out of the 'League Cup' so it's not as if we have fixture cramp !

 

[just_bhafc]

Does it really matter? The players have got a good few days to recover and there's nothing wrong with keeping the team in the winning habit, is there?

And, anyway a trip to a final would be nice........(eventhough it does mean going to Cardiff )

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

We can't have it both ways - if the club genuinely want to win this competition (two trophies in one season, anyone?) then the chances of doing so are enhanced by playing a stronger side. Giving fringe players a run out is self defeating if the team, weakened as a result, loses the game - there would be no further opportunities to stick any squad players in because every game would then be league or FA Cup.

At least with a reasonably strong side, there's a decent chance of progress AND a chance to play one, maybe two players who need the game. Stick five or six in and they won't gain anything - the first 11 wouldn't play in the same way so what are they learning?

 

[C1 BHA]

Does it really matter? The players have got a good few days to recover and there's nothing wrong with keeping the team in the winning habit, is there?

And, anyway a trip to a final would be nice........(eventhough it does mean going to Cardiff )

and no-one got hurt and we could WIN this cup (mickey mouse or not) We could really win it.....I mean were top by 4 points without playing really well so why not win the LDV as well. It'll be a great day out.