redysteadygo1 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Cotterill cited Preston rested 6 players for their FA Cup game at Peterbrough, which they lost, prior to playing us on Tuesday. Having paid my tenner for Tuesday's game I would be quite happy for us to rest players for the sake of possible league points at Leeds on Saturday. Should we do the same for the WBA replay? If so what changes would you make and for what reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaggiesQuiff Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 What sign 2 WBA players so that we know their tactics down to a T? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRed Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Beating Pulis means everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTOR Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 I think we need to rest smith for obvious reasons, pack, ayling and Flint have also played a lot of minutes this season. We're limited in the changes we can actually make, which will become a big problem soon. For instance, who can we replace Flint with? El abd is cup tied, there is no replacement CB for Tuesday bar a (unlikely) signing. A fair few players will be feeling it on Tuesday and after it too, if preventing that means bringing in a few fringe and youth players and probably suffering the consequences, so be it. Will be an interesting night either way, and a cheap one too. Hope Wade and Pembo will realise this, however if we bring in a new manger before Tuesday he will almost certainly want to play the strongest team he can to get off the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 No. I dont think our chances of getting anything at Leeds will benefit at all by being knocked out by WBA. Lets try and build some momentum by going for it. Hopefully some new faces will be in by next weekend, so changes will be made for Leeds anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 We are very, very unlikely to win the FA Cup, but we have a chance of staying in this division, so anything that will help in that respect would be welcome. If that means resting players and looking at the U21s, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Well considering the fact we're on the telly and we could have a new manager, I think it's pretty inevitable that we will play a strong team. However, I'd be more than happy to see a bunch of kids out there, given that tickets are only a tenner and KS, AF and JK have all played a lot of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North London Red Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Absolutely not. Strongest team possible for me, for a multitude of reasons. Beating a premier league team would be great for confidence and momentum. It's against Pulis. Making a load of changes and then getting tanked 4-0 would be a hammer blow (especially against Pulis). Making a load of changes would also be disrespectful to a great cup competition (and a competition that we have a terrible recent record in). A win on national TV against a premier league team might help to attract potential signings. EDIT: Also, making loads of changes doesn't guarantee anything at Leeds next weekend. And any professional player worth his salt should be able to manage two games in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Peterborough at home for the winner, and possibly getting through to the last 16 of the cup is a big incentive for BCFC, so I think we will play as strong a side as we have available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 No way, they've travelled lots this week and it'll have taken a lot out of them. Take the game to them! They ARE beatable, it's their third away game in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombsy Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Go for the win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Worth mentioning that anyone we signed in the next couple of days wouldn't be eligible, as they had to be registered for the original tie So O'Donnell couldn't have played even if he wasn't cup-tied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Anyone know how long Frankie Fielding will be out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 8 minutes ago, North London Red said: And any professional player worth his salt should be able to manage two games in a week. Apologies, but I think that is a ridiculous statement to make. It's not about playing two games in a week, it's doing it over and over again over a longer period of time. Sat - Tues, Sat - Tues, repeat. With all this sports science stuff, why do you think teams rest / rotate players? To keep them fresh. of course some players do it / can do it, but some can't. Some are like finely tuned racing cars. Some players can play at 95% fit, some need to be bang on 100%. Also, if we were to win on Tuesday, it would mean a reschedule of MK Dons away game to probably a midweek, and then a further Sat - Tues - Sat etc. Food for thought? I'd love us to win on Tuesday and then Peterborough, the romance of the cup and all that. I can also see the momentum and attractability that might give us. But I can also see us falling behind fixtures wise, with a minute squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 so Max in goal. How long is Frank out for out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North London Red Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 18 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Apologies, but I think that is a ridiculous statement to make. It's not about playing two games in a week, it's doing it over and over again over a longer period of time. Sat - Tues, Sat - Tues, repeat. With all this sports science stuff, why do you think teams rest / rotate players? To keep them fresh. of course some players do it / can do it, but some can't. Some are like finely tuned racing cars. Some players can play at 95% fit, some need to be bang on 100%. Also, if we were to win on Tuesday, it would mean a reschedule of MK Dons away game to probably a midweek, and then a further Sat - Tues - Sat etc. Food for thought? I'd love us to win on Tuesday and then Peterborough, the romance of the cup and all that. I can also see the momentum and attractability that might give us. But I can also see us falling behind fixtures wise, with a minute squad. No need to apologise. i honestly don't think expecting a professional athlete who is paid £100,000 or more per year to complete 180 minutes of football over 7 days is asking too much. Perhaps expecting peak performance for 80 games over a 40 week season (a literal interpretation of playing Saturday - Tuesday - Saturday from August to May) would be, but that is not the reality. I take the point about some players needing to be 100% (whereas others can play with niggles) but for me this does not justify wholesale changes being made against West Brom on the off chance that it somehow makes points at Elland Road next weekend any more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North London Red Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Also, a win on Tuesday does not mean a rearrangement of MK Dons away. It's Birmingham at home that would move, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 If we rest Korey I can understand that, but otherwise keep our (winning ) team out there. Their tails are up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 52 minutes ago, Portland Bill said: Peterborough at home for the winner, and possibly getting through to the last 16 of the cup is a big incentive for BCFC, so I think we will play as strong a side as we have available. Lansdown simply will not allow us to play a weakened team. He has made it very clear he wants us to progress in the cups. We have a great opportunity to get into round 5. Two games away from Wembley or a potential money spinning tie. Championship clubs have done quite well in the cup, why can't it be us who makes the semis or even the final? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 44 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Apologies, but I think that is a ridiculous statement to make. It's not about playing two games in a week, it's doing it over and over again over a longer period of time. Sat - Tues, Sat - Tues, repeat. With all this sports science stuff, why do you think teams rest / rotate players? To keep them fresh. of course some players do it / can do it, but some can't. Some are like finely tuned racing cars. Some players can play at 95% fit, some need to be bang on 100%. Also, if we were to win on Tuesday, it would mean a reschedule of MK Dons away game to probably a midweek, and then a further Sat - Tues - Sat etc. Food for thought? I'd love us to win on Tuesday and then Peterborough, the romance of the cup and all that. I can also see the momentum and attractability that might give us. But I can also see us falling behind fixtures wise, with a minute squad. ill tell you what that leeds team from the early 70-s must have been some side. They played in over 60 games a season with a squad of 14/15 players on mud heaps of pitches against the best teams in England and the European cup. No resting players for the league cup,the FA cup ? never a thought given play your best team!!!! By the way in 19.74 we went to ellend road and and beat the only unbeaten side in the country!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Research into resting players in Cups for supposed prudent reasons would be interesting. I don't like it, myself. I remember a season a number of moons ago, I believe under Danny Wilson, where form was good and we played a weakened team at Plymouth, lost 3-0, and went on a bad run of results thereafter. The occasion, or at least the principle behind it, has always stuck with me. Trying to be clever is not always clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: We are very, very unlikely to win the FA Cup, but we have a chance of staying in this division, so anything that will help in that respect would be welcome. If that means resting players and looking at the U21s, so be it. Good chance of being in the last 16 should we beat WBA though, prize money would be useful towards FFP, even though in the scene of things it's relatively small. Plus, should we beat WBA and then Posh, a high chance of a 'big team' afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 8 hours ago, North London Red said: Also, a win on Tuesday does not mean a rearrangement of MK Dons away. It's Birmingham at home that would move, isn't it? Yeah, I was thinking that we'd then go on and beat Peterborough (ha ha one game at a time hey?). In fact, both Birmingham at home and MKD away are very significant games. Re your response to the other bit, that is fair enough, and the management must decide what playing this mini-sequence of Sat - Tues - Sat means in the context of the rest of the season. Sat here this morning, I'm not sure what team I'd pick. I'd like us to progress (no easy task), because I think momentum might be the important thing. Good luck Pembo and Wade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Rest them at Leeds we never get anything up there apart from a miserable day out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyeverett300 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Why would we rest players, pretty much the same xi played 50+ games last season without a problem ok not the same quality but it's still 90 minutes a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 highly likely that west brom will rest most of their 1st team so we have a decent chance of going through if we play our best 11. would be a massive boost for confidence if we win and a big performance infront of a big crowd could help attract players/manager. lets go for it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 I would change the front three round with wilbs ,agard and freeman coming in if he's fit. Other than that there aren't any changes we can make that I can see, unless wade chucks an under 21 into midfield or defence? Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 O'Donnell, (right to left) Little, Flint, Williams, Bryan, U21, Pack, Burns, Reid, Wagstaff, Wilbraham Bring on Freeman (LW), Agard (RW) and Ayling/U21 when needed, give Kodjia (who looks knackered) and Smith (frankly the League is much more important) a rest, Baker on the bench with a rest too, those 3 are the vital trio to keeping us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 If Wade thinks Vyner is worth a place on the bench then blood him on Tuesday Give Wagstaff a good hour run out - we may well need him If fit put Agard on for Kodjia Play Wes and Reid at least for 70+ minutes. Wiil Give them more game time. They are young and eager enough to cope with 3 games in a week. Maybe one of our young strikers on the bench too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 James Morrison….WBA's top scorer is out for two months after injury yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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