Rest one or 2 against MK - Cambridge more important (2 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Having seen that Cambridge do not have a game this Saturday, I would be tempted to give Doyle and any others carrying a knock a rest v MK Dons. We can still put out a decent enough team to turn them over, but I feel the 3 points against Cambridge are paramount. The extra rest Cambridge will have had could be exacerbated by the heavy Ricoh pitch, What do we think?

 

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[hill83]

Always league before cup for me.

The cup is a bit of a giggle but that’s it.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Always league before cup for me.

The cup is a bit of a giggle but that’s it.

If you are going with your mate, Hill, can you let us all know which pub you will be in - just asking! (was going to address you as Hilly, but it just sounds daft !!)

 

[wingy]

If you are going with your mate, Hill, can you let us all know which pub you will be in - just asking! (was going to address you as Hilly, but it just sounds daft !!)

Hillo, Hiller, Hillster? B-)

 

[tigersb]

If any player is carrying an injury then rest them
Strongest team to try and get a bit of momentum going

 

[johnwillomagic]

Unless they are injured badly would play them, if carrying a knock or a niggle, I'd play them it would be a huge boost and would mean two wins on the bounce after Swindon which for me would give us more momentum than if we rested some and lost going into the Cambridge game.

I'd line up maybe as below.

O'Brien - as he played in cup last round and can get some game time.
Grimmer RB
Stokes LB
Willis CB
Davies CB
Bayliss CM
Doyle CM
Maguire Drew RM
Shipley LM
Biamou ST
McNulty ST

Subs: Burge, DKE, Macdonald, Stevenson, Barrett, Vincenti, Beavon

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

I’d rest Shipley. He needs a week off and is blowing earlier and earlier in games as the season progresses. We need to have him refreshed for the league.
McDonald could come in as well for Willis just to get him some game time.

 

[Cavan O'Doherty]

Unless they are injured badly would play them, if carrying a knock or a niggle, I'd play them it would be a huge boost and would mean two wins on the bounce after Swindon which for me would give us more momentum than if we rested some and lost going into the Cambridge game.

I'd line up maybe as below.

O'Brien - as he played in cup last round and can get some game time.
Grimmer RB
Stokes LB
Willis CB
Davies CB
Bayliss CM
Doyle CM
Maguire Drew RM
Shipley LM
Biamou ST
McNulty ST

Subs: Burge, DKE, Macdonald, Stevenson, Barrett, Vincenti, Beavon

I'd put Barrett in for Shipley as like others have said he needs a rest.

 

[harvey098]

Barrett should be starting. Don’t like JMD to be honest

 

[johnwillomagic]

Yep would not be against Barrett having a start to see what he can do - I think all the players will be up for that this one and want to play.
If Vincenti is fit thought.....Vincenti or Barrett?

 

[italiahorse]

There are 7,000 of us going there expecting a win and no compromise.
Lets worry about the league afterwards. It seems to work for some.

 

[stevefloyd]

Don't think we can afford to drop Doyle with all his faults he is always barking orders at the seniors and juniors trying to keep them going

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Don't think we can afford to drop Doyle with all his faults he is always barking orders at the seniors and juniors trying to keep them going

Agree about Doyle's iverall importance, which is why I'd be tempted to rest him for the MK gam[e - unless Kelly will be back.

 

[rupert_bear]

Rubbish, so who do you rest and how many ? 3,4,5. Should play our best team every game or who the manager thinks is his best team.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

I wouldnt rest anyone.

Start with strongest team and then give some gane time to, Ponticelli and Barratt in particular.

Last thing we need is a draw, which will lead to fixture congestion in February. And possibly fatigued and or injured players.

 

[steve82]

Play your best side, unless your risking a player who's been on the treatment table all week.

I'm sure players want to play games like this. It's the cup, the chance to put CCFC into the last 16 and dream of a big tie.

Plus how many would be happy to moan that they've traveled and made the effort to go MK Dons at £17 a ticket to watch the reserves take on a league one side and get beat.... I know the suggestion was one or two but that's what the negative aspect of the fan base will say

Winning breeds confidence, confidence is key to getting promotion.

Play your best 11 who's fit and available

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I can see O’Brien coming in for Burge

You would also think Barrett may well start, Mcdonald too and maybe Haynes.

Then you have Vincente,Kelly and Stevenson who may get some game time

Wouldn’t really negatively affect the team

 

[Gosford Green]

Stick the U23s out for I care, they might pull off a surprise given how well they are doing. The cup is a day out, not as important as the league and could be a distraction. I would have swapped last years checkapot cup run for stopping in L1.

And it draws in twice a year fans who sort of irritate me.

 

[italiahorse]

Stick the U23s out for I care, they might pull off a surprise given how well they are doing. The cup is a day out, not as important as the league and could be a distraction. I would have swapped last years checkapot cup run for stopping in L1.

And it draws in twice a year fans who sort of irritate me.

FFS A day out ?
Lets just go to Blackpool and take our bucket and spades. Forget the football.
The fans that turn out twice a year are the clubs future but they need to be entertained.
Blind love of the club regardless of what happens on the pitch is a thing of the past.

 

[smileycov]

Best season for a long long time. Keep momentum going, Barrett for Shipley, he looks in desperate need for a rest. O’Brien for burge then see how we go. Kelly just coming back so no need to rush him, don’t tinker too much. Dropping players that have done well (like Davies) can also affect confidence, no need for it. Winning is a habit without doubt.

 

[Nick]

It depends who it is and their position.

If it is a defender I think we would give one a rest and somebody else slot in, however central midfield I'm not sure about how it would be with Bayliss and Stevenson in the middle.

Do hope nobody picks up an injury though, at the minute while Kelly is out if we lost Doyle to injury we would be buggered.

The league is more important as it stands though when it comes to getting results and keeping players fit.

 

[Astute]

Give Doyle a rest? He is the player that can keep going. And no game for a week before this one. He has already proved most doubters wrong. And if he plays well against MK we have a decent chance of winning.

 

[Nick]

Give Doyle a rest? He is the player that can keep going. And no game for a week before this one. He has already proved most doubters wrong. And if he plays well against MK we have a decent chance of winning.

Isn't so much that side that worries me, it's more if he picks up an injury from a bad tackle while Kelly is out.

 

[Astute]

Isn't so much that side that worries me, it's more if he picks up an injury from a bad tackle while Kelly is out.

If he was a player that picks up injuries I would also be concerned. But he doesn't.

One extra game out of over 50 in a season won't make much difference to a player like Doyle. It is the younger players I would be looking at to rest if anyone.

We won't win the cup. But advancing in the cup is very lucrative. And if any of this money goes towards strengthening the squad we need to take it seriously. MK are there for the taking. On a poor run and no manager. They are at home. The pressure is on them. We will have better support than at our home games. We will mainly be close together.

And we are also on a good run.

 

[stupot07]

Barrett should be starting. Don’t like JMD to be honest

I'd like to see him have a run on the left. Really don't get this obsession we have of playing left wingers on the right wing. They have to cut back in every time they want to cross the ball which allows the defence mode time to get in position.

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[Ricketts]

He nearly scored on Saturday, with a beautiful routine straight off the training ground. Had the Swindon defender on his arse before curling a shot just wide, that RCC wouldnt have got near.

That would've boosted his confidence, no doubt.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

One extra game out of over 50 in a season won't make much difference to a player like Doyle.

tbh I always think it's mental to ignore the cups.

Where's that got us in the past? Not like we've seen a glorious run in the league off the back of going out early, is it? The good feeling, positivity, and confidence goes way over playing an extra 90 minutes here and there.

Not only that, but a decent draw gives you the cash to maintain a squad that allows you to rest players further down the ine, so is probably better for the club than resting players, going out, having no money and selling people / not adding to the squad as a result.

 

[Warwickhunt]

I agree Shipley is looking jaded and probably needs a game off! Give Barrett a start and see how it goes. I like Shipley and this does not mean drop him by any means

 

[sky blue john]

Lol resting players!
What a load of bollocks.
I played saturdays and sundays for twenty years along with a lot of other amatuers.
50 games a season is nothing, its not like they also have a real job!
Yes if anyone is carrying an injury then its up to the manager to make that decision not us. Isn't thats what he is paid well for?

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Lol resting players!
What a load of bollocks.
I played saturdays and sundays for twenty years along with a lot of other amatuers.
50 games a season is nothing, its not like they also have a real job!
Yes if anyone is carrying an injury then its up to the manager to make that decision not us. Isn't thats what he is paid well for?

I know what you mean - I've played Sat am followed by Sunday am and Sunday pm (could barely walk afterwards, mind!) but it was just the fact that Cambridge have 9 days before our match without a game, whereas our lads will have 2 days to recover - and dropped points would be gutting against a side we ought to beat. The proof of the pudding and all that.... (more than happy if we pick up 3 points in a scrappy game)

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Cambridge have 9 days before our match without a game

So they won't be match fit?

 

[sky blue john]

I know what you mean - I've played Sat am followed by Sunday am and Sunday pm (could barely walk afterwards, mind!) but it was just the fact that Cambridge have 9 days before our match without a game, whereas our lads will have 2 days to recover - and dropped points would be gutting against a side we ought to beat. The proof of the pudding and all that.... (more than happy if we pick up 3 points in a scrappy game)

In my playing days absolutely hated missing any game for whatever reason. I would expect no less from a professional.
If you love playing the game you have to treat every game as if it was your last. You never know an injury could finish you at any time. If any of my managers had said i'm going to rest you this week as we have a more important game next week i would have pissed myself laughing.
The only reasons teams should field weakened sides in any competition is for players carrying an injury, giving game time to a player coming back from injury or giving young players valuable experiance.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

In my playing days absolutely hated missing any game for whatever reason. I would expect no less from a professional.
If you love playing the game you have to treat every game as if it was your last. You never know an injury could finish you at any time. If any of my managers had said i'm going to rest you this week as we have a more important game next week i would have pissed myself laughing.
The only reasons teams should field weakened sides in any competition is for players carrying an injury, giving game time to a player coming back from injury or giving young players valuable experiance.

That's me told, then !!

 

[sky blue john]

That's me told, then !!

Lol
Don't do it again (my wink smilie didn't work)

 

[Astute]

I know what you mean - I've played Sat am followed by Sunday am and Sunday pm (could barely walk afterwards, mind!) but it was just the fact that Cambridge have 9 days before our match without a game, whereas our lads will have 2 days to recover - and dropped points would be gutting against a side we ought to beat. The proof of the pudding and all that.... (more than happy if we pick up 3 points in a scrappy game)

And we could rest players and lose any decent chance of getting into the next round of the cup. You get prize money for going through and then gate money as well. Then we could outplay Colchester and still lose. How would you feel if we put a weakened side against MK and narrowly lose then they get a big club in the next round? Could be saying goodbye to half a million.

The last game I went to we went behind to an atrocious GK mistake. We then had no luck in front of goal. It happens.