⚽ Match Thread vs. Burton Albion 24.09.24 [FLT]

[Elite_Pie]

I for one don't mind us being in this competition. Few bucks to earn, chance of Wembley and a great way to test fringe and junior players.

So would you have no problem seeing a Premiership U-21 team on your fixture list for a league game?

[Kent Magpie]

I don’t like the competition, particularly the rules around team members which doesn’t apply to all the teams (the Prem clubs). So, I see it as a chance to give young and fringe players a run out and keep match sharp(ish), which helps our league squad if we get injuries during the season. So from that point of view I’m happy to stay in the competition for as long as it makes a positive impact on the squad. We should use it for our own purposes, which I think is what SM is doing.

[nw6pie]

I don’t like the competition, particularly the rules around team members which doesn’t apply to all the teams (the Prem clubs). So, I see it as a chance to give young and fringe players a run out and keep match sharp(ish), which helps our league squad if we get injuries during the season. So from that point of view I’m happy to stay in the competition for as long as it makes a positive impact on the squad. We should use it for our own purposes, which I think is what SM is doing.

This is the first year I can remember where this daft tournament might actually be good for us. It allows us to blood the young pros and gives minutes to squad players like Chicksen and Slocombe. More importantly, we actually have a squad that, for once, looks like it can handle the challenge.

[tommopie8]

So would you have no problem seeing a Premiership U-21 team on your fixture list for a league game?

Not sure of the correlation besides an article from years ago. It gives our youth team and fringe players a chance to stay match fit.

[Elite_Pie]

Not sure of the correlation besides an article from years ago. It gives our youth team and fringe players a chance to stay match fit.

When Premiership U-21 teams were admitted to the competition the clear aim was to include them in a revamped division 5 of the EFL. Greg Dyke openly said as much, that's why so many lower league fans were incensed (and some of us still are).

I realise it gives youth team and fringe players a chance to stay match fit, but it also risks injury to any first teamers the rules force us to include. Imagine if Matty Palmer had come on and got crocked again.

[tommopie8]

When Premiership U-21 teams were admitted to the competition the clear aim was to include them in a revamped division 5 of the EFL. Greg Dyke openly said as much, that's why so many lower league fans were incensed (and some of us still are).

I realise it gives youth team and fringe players a chance to stay match fit, but it also risks injury to any first teamers the rules force us to include. Imagine if Matty Palmer had come on and got crocked again.

I'm sure they would but ultimately it'd come down to a club vote from teams in the EFL and it'd be akin to Turkeys voting for Christmas.

I do get the latter point and previously when we had a threadbare squad it's been played at a snails pace with players whose sole objective appeared to not get injured I was more than happy to get knocked out at the first opportunity. Tonight though, I can't deny it was good to see some fringe and youth teamers busting a gut to make an impression and holding their own.

[nw6pie]

Not sure of the correlation besides an article from years ago. It gives our youth team and fringe players a chance to stay match fit.

Now that we’ve finally won a game in this competition, I’m warming to it. A memorable night for some of our youngsters, I’m enjoying it just for that.

[LeftPeg_Pie]

Past his 'best' ?? He's never had a'best'. One of the worst keepers we have ever had. He's cpst us so many points and three managers were blind to it. Nite.

That’s a wild statement. Here’s a list of worse GK’s than Slocombe in the last 20 years alone…

Luca Ashby-Hammond
Luke Pilling
Jake Kean
Joe McDonnell
Ross Fitzsimons
Ryan Schofield
Branislav Pindroch
David Grof
Rob Burch
Tim Sandercombe
Stuart Garden

There’s at least 4/5 more I ummed and ahh’d over too.

[Elite_Pie]

That’s a wild statement. Here’s a list of worse GK’s than Slocombe in the last 20 years alone…

Luca Ashby-Hammond
Luke Pilling
Jake Kean
Joe McDonnell
Ross Fitzsimons
Ryan Schofield
Branislav Pindroch
David Grof
Rob Burch
Tim Sandercombe
Stuart Garden

There’s at least 4/5 more I ummed and ahh’d over too.

Scandalous that you've left Pegguy Arphexad out.

[queenslandpie]

Scandalous that you've left Pegguy Arphexad out.

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