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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 30, 2018 14:50:14 GMT 1
they have lost the last five games ,they are relegated they only have pride left so will they come out like lions or have packed there bags and just go through the motions.
really badly need for town to step up and get back to a high tempo ,press all over the park game, the last two games towns midfield has been less than convincing and we badly need to tighten things up. let us hope Hurst fields his strongest team i do hope we see Eisa at some point my choice would be i dont mind which keeper he fields but MacGillivray has been tremendous , i hope we have Bolton , toto, sadler and beckles . godfrey back as a defensive midfielder ,nolan, bryn morris , eisa or rodman and whalley if he is fit Payne and i would like Bryn to take some of the corners .
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on Apr 30, 2018 14:51:58 GMT 1
Frankly I would play an almost complete reserve team and lock Nolan in a cupboard wrapped in cotton wool.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 30, 2018 16:27:13 GMT 1
Frankly I would play an almost complete reserve team and lock Nolan in a cupboard wrapped in cotton wool. i understand you view point and concerns ( i assume in case he got injured) and it is a dilemma but he has been rested he played in the Blackpool game , is it possible to just get back up to speed or does he need a few games to get back to full sharpness ? but Payne got injured in the pre match warm up for the Peterborough game.
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Post by gtismygod on Apr 30, 2018 16:33:15 GMT 1
I'd play a strong team, but make sure some of our most important/most tired players don't play the full ninety. Would be nice to get a win before the playoffs start.
MacGilivray - Bolton, Nsiala, Sadler, Beckles - Whalley, Godfrey, Morris, Rodman - Morris, Payne.
Give Nolan and Eisa the last 20.
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Post by ssshrew on Apr 30, 2018 16:35:24 GMT 1
Would be good to see as many of them as allowed a chance to be on the pitch for the last home league match of a memorable season even if only for a couple of minutes.
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Post by blueboy62 on Apr 30, 2018 16:45:25 GMT 1
they have lost the last five games ,they are relegated they only have pride left so will they come out like lions or have packed there bags and just go through the motions. really badly need for town to step up and get back to a high tempo ,press all over the park game, the last two games towns midfield has been less than convincing and we badly need to tighten things up. let us hope Hurst fields his strongest team i do hope we see Eisa at some point my choice would be i dont mind which keeper he fields but MacGillivray has been tremendous , i hope we have Bolton , toto, sadler and beckles . godfrey back as a defensive midfielder ,nolan, bryn morris , eisa or rodman and whalley if he is fit Payne and i would like Bryn to take some of the corners . upon reflection, I would save this team for the play-offs and play fringe players againsto MK. Would start LJL and give Thomas the chance to find form. He's a potential matchwinner but a loose cannon when he's not. Love watching Eisa. Give Toto a rest too. Weach have good options on the bench but nothe a goal scorer to be seem.
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Post by blueboy62 on Apr 30, 2018 16:49:18 GMT 1
Bloody productive text driving me mad ... see what I mean☺
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Post by venceremos on Apr 30, 2018 16:58:35 GMT 1
I'd start with the team I expected to play in the first leg. I'm not convinced that "rested" players come back sharpened and hardened for a game as tough as the play off semi final and the last thing we need is players off the pace.
Whoever our play off opponents are they're likely to have been competing right up until the end of their last match and, with them having home advantage in the first leg, I wouldn't want to be fielding a team of rested players who haven't played together for a few weeks.
Start with the strongest team to give us the best chance of being a tight, cohesive unit again. It would be good for confidence to win the game but nobody needs to be jumping into 50/50s. We do need to be ready for the first leg though and I think that means the first team has to get a game in beforehand, even if we sub a few well before the end.
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Post by davycrockett on Apr 30, 2018 16:59:11 GMT 1
Accrington won the league by playing the same players for 12 games only using 1 sub during that time... something to be said for playing a settled team although PH has done the opposite ( not necessarily through choice) although I’d play my strongest team against MK and hope to continue with them into the play-offs
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Post by venceremos on Apr 30, 2018 17:01:53 GMT 1
they have lost the last five games ,they are relegated they only have pride left so will they come out like lions or have packed there bags and just go through the motions. really badly need for town to step up and get back to a high tempo ,press all over the park game, the last two games towns midfield has been less than convincing and we badly need to tighten things up. let us hope Hurst fields his strongest team i do hope we see Eisa at some point my choice would be i dont mind which keeper he fields but MacGillivray has been tremendous , i hope we have Bolton , toto, sadler and beckles . godfrey back as a defensive midfielder ,nolan, bryn morris , eisa or rodman and whalley if he is fit Payne and i would like Bryn to take some of the corners . Would start LJL and give Thomas the chance to find form. He's a potential matchwinner but a loose cannon when he's not. When you say "loose cannon", I take it you really mean "rubbish"?
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Post by chirkshrew on Apr 30, 2018 17:59:13 GMT 1
will we get a full house?
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Post by Pilch on Apr 30, 2018 18:19:04 GMT 1
they have lost the last five games ,they are relegated they only have pride left so will they come out like lions or have packed there bags and just go through the motions. really badly need for town to step up and get back to a high tempo ,press all over the park game, the last two games towns midfield has been less than convincing and we badly need to tighten things up. let us hope Hurst fields his strongest team i do hope we see Eisa at some point my choice would be i dont mind which keeper he fields but MacGillivray has been tremendous , i hope we have Bolton , toto, sadler and beckles . godfrey back as a defensive midfielder ,nolan, bryn morris , eisa or rodman and whalley if he is fit Payne and i would like Bryn to take some of the corners . hope you're not expecting an exciting game with tackles flying in from every direction and Henderson will almost certainly be in goal I think it will be our best team with instructions to pass the ball into the net and not get involved in anything resembling a tackle
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Post by salop27 on Apr 30, 2018 18:19:57 GMT 1
Need to play our best eleven on Saturday to be ready for Thursday play off game so:Henderson, Bolton, Toto, Beckles, Lowe, Godfrey, Morris, Nolan, Whalley, Eiso and Payne. Everybody has had a rest and it's go time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2018 19:16:04 GMT 1
My team would be.
Eisa Eisa Eisa Esia Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 30, 2018 19:17:23 GMT 1
Need to play our best eleven on Saturday to be ready for Thursday play off game so:Henderson, Bolton, Toto, Beckles, Lowe, Godfrey, Morris, Nolan, Whalley, Eiso and Payne. Everybody has had a rest and it's go time. i agree games are about momentum and i dont wont anyone to anything silly but i think we need to get back to a high tempo team and press the opposition all over the park and keep them in there half as much as we can
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 30, 2018 19:20:44 GMT 1
I'd start with the team I expected to play in the first leg. I'm not convinced that "rested" players come back sharpened and hardened for a game as tough as the play off semi final and the last thing we need is players off the pace. Whoever our play off opponents are they're likely to have been competing right up until the end of their last match and, with them having home advantage in the first leg, I wouldn't want to be fielding a team of rested players who haven't played together for a few weeks. Start with the strongest team to give us the best chance of being a tight, cohesive unit again. It would be good for confidence to win the game but nobody needs to be jumping into 50/50s. We do need to be ready for the first leg though and I think that means the first team has to get a game in beforehand, even if we sub a few well before the end. I completely agree we need to use this game to field the strongest team we have and iron out any wrinkles. in the main the team picks itself and we need them to have a game together to be fully on each others wavelength .
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Post by venceremos on Apr 30, 2018 20:05:06 GMT 1
Need to play our best eleven on Saturday to be ready for Thursday play off game so:Henderson, Bolton, Toto, Beckles, Lowe, Godfrey, Morris, Nolan, Whalley, Eiso and Payne. Everybody has had a rest and it's go time. Sadler's not in your best eleven?
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Post by venceremos on Apr 30, 2018 20:06:22 GMT 1
My team would be. Eisa Eisa Eisa Esia Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa Eisa I think you're going to struggle in central defence and your keeper might get knocked about a bit.
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Post by shrewswolf on Apr 30, 2018 20:12:24 GMT 1
I’d continue to rest Godfrey & Toto. I’d give Nolan & Whalley 55-60 minutes and I’d rest Carlton again. I’d tell them all to pull out of tackles too.
Momentum is a bit of a myth by all accounts. Huddersfield rested players last year, stumbled into the playoffs in terrible form and then won them without ‘winning’ a game. Kept it tight and won 2 penalty shoot outs.
Anything can happen.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Apr 30, 2018 21:20:13 GMT 1
Need to play our best eleven on Saturday to be ready for Thursday play off game so:Henderson, Bolton, Toto, Beckles, Lowe, Godfrey, Morris, Nolan, Whalley, Eiso and Payne. Everybody has had a rest and it's go time. Sadler's not in your best eleven? probably an oversight
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Post by Exkeeper on Apr 30, 2018 23:55:09 GMT 1
I’d continue to rest Godfrey & Toto. I’d give Nolan & Whalley 55-60 minutes and I’d rest Carlton again. I’d tell them all to pull out of tackles too. Momentum is a bit of a myth by all accounts. Huddersfield rested players last year, stumbled into the playoffs in terrible form and then won them without ‘winning’ a game. Kept it tight and won 2 penalty shoot outs. Anything can happen. It is when you pull out of tackles that you are most likely to get hurt.
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on May 1, 2018 0:35:00 GMT 1
Seriously, rest our players.
Several have hit 50 games this season.
If it is Scunny they'll have played more games recently.
Hit the play offs ready to roll.
Doncaster at home showed us the danger of being tired. Rest them.
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Post by Exkeeper on May 1, 2018 8:07:02 GMT 1
Lack of match sharpness is every bit as bad as tiredness. Everyone in the proposed line-up for the first play off game should get at least some game time this weekend.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2018 8:18:19 GMT 1
All key players have been rested in recent weeks, there's an argument about avoiding injuries but I'd play a strong side. I'd haul off any defender, or CM, who gets a card and use all 3 subs by 70 mins. Get a positive, high temp hour in the bag then shut up shop, don't make any risky tackles and wait for the play offs!
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Post by davycrockett on May 1, 2018 11:16:31 GMT 1
Need to play our best eleven on Saturday to be ready for Thursday play off game so:Henderson, Bolton, Toto, Beckles, Lowe, Godfrey, Morris, Nolan, Whalley, Eiso and Payne. Everybody has had a rest and it's go time. I don’t see how people see Henderson as better than MacGillivray, yes I like Henderson but has made mistakes and lost his head under pressure yet can’t remember MacGillivray making any and his performance at Blackpool was as good a performance as any Henderson has made all year... Tough on Henderson but he’s not our player and MacG is and will be next year....
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Post by davycrockett on May 1, 2018 11:21:53 GMT 1
will we get a full house? Luck to get 6000! Dead rubber at at the end of the season with 2 massive games coming up within the next 7 days.... I’ll be there but club are doing nothing to promote any kind of celebration so think it’s going to be one of the quietes ‘final games’ in years. Hope I’m wrong..
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Post by ssshrew on May 1, 2018 11:27:25 GMT 1
Need to play our best eleven on Saturday to be ready for Thursday play off game so:Henderson, Bolton, Toto, Beckles, Lowe, Godfrey, Morris, Nolan, Whalley, Eiso and Payne. Everybody has had a rest and it's go time. I don’t see how people see Henderson as better than MacGillivray, yes I like Henderson but has made mistakes and lost his head under pressure yet can’t remember MacGillivray making any and his performance at Blackpool was as good a performance as any Henderson has made all year... Tough on Henderson but he’s not our player and MacG is and will be next year.... Providing we offer him a good contract that will see him play more I would guess.
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 4, 2018 9:56:49 GMT 1
whatever the crowd if we can bring half the energy the travelling fans brought to the Blackpool game it will be amazing. i hope the fans do dress up and that we have a game to remember as this amazing season draws nearly to a close.
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Post by shrewdshrewssupporter on May 4, 2018 11:48:11 GMT 1
I think Lowe currently deserves to be ahead of Beckles at lb on recent form.
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Post by lenny on May 4, 2018 12:11:21 GMT 1
Lack of match sharpness is every bit as bad as tiredness. Everyone in the proposed line-up for the first play off game should get at least some game time this weekend. I agree that we need players to be sharp - it is definitely a balancing act with the way we play; Nolan, Carlton Morris and Whalley all looked like they hit a wall at the end of the season. Ultimately I trust Hurst, Skitty and the backroom staff to assess the players because they have far more knowledge than us! Just for my two cents: Nolan got a good run-out against Blackpool so I’d give him a rest completely. Payne up top I’d start because it’s pretty much a shoot-out as to who starts up front and he’s had a low workload since the turn out the year. Whalley I’d bring off the bench, too, and Rodders I’d sit out. Defenders have rotated well and none really seem to be in danger of burnout so I’m not too concerned, but would probably stick with Lowe at LB and I’m not sure who I’d stick at RB. Godfrey is another one I’d like to see rested again with perhaps a few minutes off the bench - possibly Hendrie in the DM position, Riley at RB and Bolton CB? I’d be concerned about players picking up knocks, too, which is obviously a bigger risk in games than training (except for Abs, of course). For me that outweighs most of the need for sharpness - I think the rotation over the last few weeks mean all the players have had some recent football and provided all of them get at least 60 minutes over the last two games I’m happy enough that there wouldn’t be too many cobwebs.
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