Quote Originally Posted by uysapie View Post
This. We cannot afford to field a weakened team against promotion rivals. Taking a chance on a game this crucial is bleddy ridiculous.
IB has explained why he wants to play. Economics were not a reason. He trusts the squad and has now sent out that message in public. IB is the one that has to motivate the players and calling off a game of football when enough players are available would have been counterproductive.
We also don’t know who in the squad has tested positive, so we don’t know if we will be putting out a ‘weakened’ team. The beauty of keeping it under wraps is that Wrexham also have no clue what kind of side we can put out.