Fatfan, - you're damned right I wouldn't have played Dobbs to protect the man (and the team)!
What good is he out for the rest of the season FFS?
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Fatfan, - you're damned right I wouldn't have played Dobbs to protect the man (and the team)!
What good is he out for the rest of the season FFS?
Did the manager would have known his hamstring was going to go prior to the game? As you've said every game is a cup final which means the best players available need to be playing. If he was left out in a game like that and we lost 1.0 then the argument would be the other way. Nobody knew he was going to break down. You can argue about risk management etc but an injury like that can happen at any time. Doesn't matter if it's the first game in a fortnight or the 5th. The risk management should be done at training so he is available for games. Not leaving him out in case something happens to himQuote:
Originally Posted by jardi
I'm fizzing about the kick-off time for the Ross County game, do the SPFL not realise the chippie at Auchterarder will be closed by the time we get back down the road. BOOOOOooooooo!
Fatfan, you are correct to say that the risk management should be carried out at training, and as we are a full time side that shouldn't be too difficult.
As a mere fan, I have seen Dobbie holding his leg over the last couple of matches and I thought to myself, "he's looking like he did when he tore his hamstring" - so it really didn't come as a surprise to me.
What is particularly galling though is the fact that if I can see this sort of thing from the stand, - what the hell is the manager and the rest of the staff doing when he's at training?
The manager should be capable of making a decision for the greater good of any player and the team, - and even if it is Lionel Messi, - you cannot risk his long term career for the sake of one game.
I'm not trying to be a smart ass here after the event, - all I'm suggesting is that Dobbie should have been rested on Tuesday and he would have (probably) been ready to face Alloa tomorrow.
Having said that - it's history now and nothing more will be said about this matter......unless that is, Queen of the South end up in the automatic relegation spot.
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Originally Posted by jardi
when push comes to shove i have to agree with jardi here ,all focus should be on alloa ,the ross co game was always going to be televised as it will be there trophy day at dingwall and tv games are always moved so no surprize only prob was distance between teams at short notice ,so this ross co should be put to the back of minds atm as we have more important agenda of beating alloa first lol .
We have Alloa then Dunfermline before need to think about County...Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis_begbie_HFC
You hit the nail on the head there. The Ross Co game will come in good time whem it comes . A far more important game staring us right in the face tomorrow. A game against one of our rivals that could make or break us psychologically . I couldn't give a monkeys about the County game right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by King Dobbie