Reply With QuoteWouldn't make too many changes but would definitely give Turner a rest (looked a bit jaded towards the end of the Torquay game & we need him more for the Chesterfield game). Would give Bird a much needed start & Thomas and Osborne also a game.
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Getting through to the proper rounds of the FA Cup this season is obviously important given our position and the financial rewards for winning each game. That being said, how should we line up for this game considering we have a big game v Chesterfield the following weekend? Should we go unchanged or get some miles into the legs of those who have played a bit part so far this season?
I'd go thus:
GK: Slocombe
RB: Kelly-Evans
CB: BIRD
CB: Turner
LB: Bakayogo
RM: Rose
CM: Doyle
CM: Booty
LM: Shields
ST: Wootton (will S****horpe let him play)
ST: Tyson
Subs: Dennis, Mccrory, Enzio, Rawlinson, Thomas
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Wouldn't make too many changes but would definitely give Turner a rest (looked a bit jaded towards the end of the Torquay game & we need him more for the Chesterfield game). Would give Bird a much needed start & Thomas and Osborne also a game.
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I'd rest quite a few. Slocombe, Turner, Brindley, Enzio, Dennis and Wootton are all key players and we'll need them for the season for us to have any chance of returning to the Football League at the first attempt and an injury in this game, even though it IS the FA Cup, would be very annoying.
Fitzsimons
Tootle
McCrory (Rawlinson if DMC isn't fit yet)
Bird
Kelly-Evans
Osbourne
Doyle
Rose
Shields
Thomas
Tyson
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Enzio's had his feet up for over a year now.Originally Posted by DelroyFacey22
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Agree with this. No game midweek, keep the momentum we’ve got and hopefully score a few goals. Plus we don’t want the danger of any replay.
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I'm not sure that I'm too bothered about the cup this season. It's three wins now until we stand a chance of getting a big draw in the third round. Plus it's an extra risk of injuries to key players. Time for some to have a rest.
If someone said we could either have a good cup run or finish in the play-offs then I'd take play-offs every time.
However having said that we have a squad large enough that we should be able to give players minutes who have not featured recently. I would rest the regulars such as Slocombe, Turner, Rose, Wootton and give others a chance to show what they can do against lower non-league opponents. Also gamble and have the two youngsters Centre Backs at the heart of the defence with experience on the left and right.
GK - Kean
RB: Tootle
CB: Bird
CB: Dunn
LB: McClory
RM: Osborne
CM: Crawford
CM: Booty
LM: Shields
ST: Thomas
ST: Tyson
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We could get Mansfield or Sunderland or Bradford which would be decent games.
But I think the team is about right except Dunn who has gone on loan to Grantham
Last edited by i961pie; 16-10-2019 at 03:43 PM.
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Nothing less than the strongest available side will do as far as I’m concerned. Belper will be playing as if their lives depend on it and we cannot risk a defeat which would be of historic, and cataclysmic, proportions.
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That could happen with our strongest side though!
That said, play as strong a side as possible and win the game first. Any player carrying a niggle should be rested. Fitz should play in goal for me. Turner rested for Bird. Enzio rested for Oz. Wootton rested for Thomas. Still leaves the nucleus of the side that’s been successful over the last month or so, and IF we get a good lead you can then start bringing on the fringe players and start resting the likes of Dennis and Rose.
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So you say we should "play as strong a side as possible", and then say we should rest Slocombe, Turner, Enzio and Wootton.
How does that work?
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