Deliberately Weakened Team Today 22:03 - Mar 29 with 4631 views | extratimeR | Apologies, very late to the board today, ( I'm sure this has been already mentioned), but when I saw team selection today, I thought "He's got 50/50 players he is not sure about" Why risk them against a Stoke team with a very good home record last seven games? When next week, I will have a fully fit Alfie Lloyd, ( did well today) plus maybe all the others, against a Cardiff side we have a much better chance of getting a result. |  | | |  |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 11:40 - Mar 31 with 845 views | daveB |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:41 - Mar 31 by francisbowles | I agree daveB. It still leaves Dembele to start up front but not really too many options. |
yeah whoever you pick up front it's not going to be a threat but a back 3 with Paal and Smyth wing backs and Anderson in the middle makes us slightly harder to beat. You can pick whichever 11 you want though and it means nothing if you don't do the basics defensivley |  | |  |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:13 - Mar 31 with 698 views | Rsole |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 11:40 - Mar 31 by daveB | yeah whoever you pick up front it's not going to be a threat but a back 3 with Paal and Smyth wing backs and Anderson in the middle makes us slightly harder to beat. You can pick whichever 11 you want though and it means nothing if you don't do the basics defensivley |
Given that we only need to draw against teams below us to retain the gap, surely this would have been a better game plan, at least until 70+ mins - especially as the striker options are so limited. If you are still in the game at that point, you can roll the dice or get some fresh legs on in defence. Saves allegedly injured players and maybe gets us one point closer to safety. A solid defensive showing might even have improved the spectacle - unbelievably. |  |
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Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:23 - Mar 31 with 654 views | themodfather | i never like to lose, but STOKE away is always a tricky game, a tough place to win let alone draw imo. so we lost, i half expected that to see the squad so light up front is a worry, resting players is one thing but league rules are to pay strongest team , integrity etc this aint sunday pub league stuff. IF WE ARE PICKING a few games to focus on to get the points needed for safety, so be it. cardiff, oxford and swansea are huge . |  | |  |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 15:37 - Mar 31 with 503 views | gazza1 | I doubt he did not field a team, massively weakened by injures, that was the best that he had. Who would you have started/played instead??? |  | |  |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 17:31 - Mar 31 with 454 views | daveB |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:13 - Mar 31 by Rsole | Given that we only need to draw against teams below us to retain the gap, surely this would have been a better game plan, at least until 70+ mins - especially as the striker options are so limited. If you are still in the game at that point, you can roll the dice or get some fresh legs on in defence. Saves allegedly injured players and maybe gets us one point closer to safety. A solid defensive showing might even have improved the spectacle - unbelievably. |
I imagine that is one of the regrets he talked about after the game |  | |  |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 20:59 - Mar 31 with 365 views | Rsole |
Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 17:31 - Mar 31 by daveB | I imagine that is one of the regrets he talked about after the game |
It’s become so hard to tell, Dave, I doubt that we’ll ever know so it can only really be speculation on our behalf. Try and put 2+2 together at QPR and you end up with Forfar Four. |  |
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Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 21:25 - Mar 31 with 349 views | RangersDave | or East Fife Five? |  |
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