skybluelee
Well-Known Member
No, it was a draw
No, it was a drawDoes the Man Utd game count as a loss? Is O'Hare 'fit'?
won 4.3 and i will never be convinced otherwiseNo, it was a draw
As always you follow the advice of the medical/fitness team. Never pkay unfit players.Why would you risk injuring the likes of Simms, Wright and MVE who are totally knackered and potentially at risk of injury in a meaningless match?
How would you feel if they were played and got injured?
Expect a weak lineup.
Kelly was knackered after an hour on Wednesday. He will struggle to play 2 in a week but maybe him and Allen half eachWe've lost 4 players in the last 2 games through injury (Binks, Tavares, Lati & Torp). Don't want to risk any more players getting a really serious injury e.g Bobby Thomas, who looked shagged on Weds night.
Box Formation.
Collins
Back 3 of Sheaf, Kitching and Bidwell.
MVE & Da Silva Wing backs
Kelly and Eccles in centre mid.
O'Hare & Palmer at AM, or possibly Allen
Simms up front
Obikwu’s loan has ended will he be eligible for the rest of the season?
Grimsby's season finishes tomorrow, and loans can't play again until they officially join back in the transfer window.Obikwu’s loan has ended will he be eligible for the rest of the season?
You wouldn’t have that view if we a team fielding a weakened side meant we went down or missed out on the play offs.With all due respect to the league, they can fuck off.
Robins stated in the press conference that the loan has ended through injury, a similar one to Tavares, unfortunately.Obikwu’s loan has ended will he be eligible for the rest of the season?
Amazes me how fine people are to just roll over and not bother with the remaining games.With all due respect to the league, they can fuck off.
You wouldn’t have that view if we a team fielding a weakened side meant we went down or missed out on the play offs.
integrity is important.
While we are still mathematically able to get in the play-offs we play the strongest possible team (though with injuries etc that's still going to be depleted)I hope we don’t just throw in the towel and put out shit sides for the rest of the season. 1 win in 8 to end the season would be very disappointing.
Blackburn can still be relegated.whilst its mathematically possible to hit the playoffs then i agree, when it isnt itd be stupid to risk star players in games which have no baring on our future. I wouldn't expect another team to either. Would you expect a team guaranteed 4th place to play full strength teams before their playoff matches?
Hopefully this will set a few Sunderland fans off.Im old enough to remember our endless relegation fights in the top league and so to me integrity is still important .
The same thus applies to the Ipswich gameBlackburn can still be relegated.
We owe it to the other relegation fighting clubs to field a strong team. That doesn’t have to be your very best eleven but it can’t be a hugely weakened or experimental side.
Im old enough to remember our endless relegation fights in the top league and so to me integrity is still important .
Yeah, I sort of get it, but very interesting to note that Peterborough played away at Cheltenham on Tuesday and Cheltenham are in the bottom 4 and in real danger of going down.Blackburn can still be relegated.
We owe it to the other relegation fighting clubs to field a strong team. That doesn’t have to be your very best eleven but it can’t be a hugely weakened or experimental side.
Im old enough to remember our endless relegation fights in the top league and so to me integrity is still important .
Peterborough are guaranteed a playoff spot so don’t want to risk players before the important games. We don’t have anything else.Yeah, I sort of get it, but very interesting to note that Peterborough played away at Cheltenham on Tuesday and Cheltenham are in the bottom 4 and in real danger of going down.
Peterborough's place in the top 6 is cemented, so there was nothing riding on the game for them.
Peterborough made 7 changes and played some kids. Cheltenham won 2 nil.
I am talking about the notion of integrity because CHELTENHAM had something very much riding on the game and obviously, Peterborough playing kids would have affected those rivals.Peterborough are guaranteed a playoff spot so don’t want to risk players before the important games. We don’t have anything else.
It still isn’t comparable.I am talking about the notion of integrity because CHELTENHAM had something very much riding on the game and obviously, Peterborough playing kids would have affected those rivals.
It was that I was focusing on.
Not comparable? It's exactly the same thing isn't it?It still isn’t comparable.
It’s not comparable because they know they still have the playoffs to come and are resting players for that because injury or suspension might hit promotion chances. They’re weakening their side to increase their chances of promotion, nothing wrong with that.Not comparable? It's exactly the same thing isn't it?
I am talking about what Deity said. That's exactly what he said didn't he? That we owe it to the other relegation threatend teams to field a strong side.
We all know we have no chance of the playoffs don't we.
I am talking about Deity's thoughts on fielding a strong side due to integrity.
Not necessarily at all. It is much more likely we are resting players because they at are risk of getting injured due to fatigue, or are actually carrying knocks.It’s not comparable because they know they still have the playoffs to come and are resting players for that because injury or suspension might hit promotion chances. They’re weakening their side to increase their chances of promotion, nothing wrong with that.
We have a few months off to come with nothing left to play for. If we start fielding the kids then it’s because we’ve lost interest.
Do this Tuesday and we will suffer a cricket score!!Not necessarily at all. It is much more likely we are resting players because they at are risk of getting injured due to fatigue, or are actually carrying knocks.
Can't just automatically assume we have lost interest.
Much rather Wright was rested due to carrying an injury that could easily end up much worse if he played.
I don't think for a second that Robins would play kids because we have lost interest.
If it's a weak team today, that will be down to knocks, protecting players and down to fatigue.
It’s not comparable because they know they still have the playoffs to come and are resting players for that because injury or suspension might hit promotion chances. They’re weakening their side to increase their chances of promotion, nothing wrong with that.
We have a few months off to come with nothing left to play for. If we start fielding the kids then it’s because we’ve lost interest.
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