Quote Originally Posted by RAM1971 View Post
Seeing the reality of the situation, ICT could rest players and play fringe players, etc. They will not go out to deliberately lose the game, but may decide to give some fringe players game time. Remember they will have potentially 6 play off ties at the end of the normal league season. They will want to prepare for that. How they do that is up to them. Is finishing 3rd rather than fourtrh a big deal to them? Basically that is all that remains of the normal league season to them. What is more important to them, the unrealistic challenge of catching United for 2nd place, finishing 3rd, or preparing for the play offs?

Depending upon today's result, Rossco will soon begin to prepare for their pre-season games.
Not the point I was making, understandable if they make changes and rest players. Point is will that 11 go out to deliberately lose in an attempt to alter the mindset of Robbie & the players for the upcoming potential games v us?

I certainly don't.