I’m going. Not entirely sure why, but I guess part of me still thinks back to how much I was craving live football during lockdown and now I just want to go to as many games as I can.
Not been yet this season due to Covid and holidays so tempted by tonight but always swore I would not go to this crap cup whilst u23 teams are in it so will follow on here.
What’s the rules around this comp this year with regards to playing first teamers?
Seems crazy we’ve a u23 game on same day
Each EFL Club shall play its Full Available Strength in and during all Matches. Full Available Strength means the EFL Club must include at least four Qualifying Players in the ten outfield Players named in the starting eleven on the Team Sheet. The four Qualifying players have to be from this is in the list of ten Players at the Club with the highest number of starting appearances in First Team Fixtures in the same Season;
So our ten highest appearance makers are:
MacGillivray | Gunter | Stockley | Morgan - Having played six games Dobson | Famewo | Jaiyesimi | Washington | Matthews | Inniss | Watson | Clare - Having played five games
So if you had to pick four from those: Morgan, Matthews, Clare, Dobson?
Got no real interest in the game, but not reason not to name a reasonably strong squad, seeing that we have the weekend off anyway
Personally giving players game time is more important than the result. Like to see some of youngsters in.
But we also have senior pros who might benefit from game time. Pearce, Dobson, Clare, CBT, Ronnie (?), Purrington if he can get some minutes, Lee?
Agree. So a mixture. Certainly expect to see Barker, Clayden, Davisson and Roddy playing. The latter because it's too early for Purrington I expect. Be very close to CoveredEndLad 's team above which is a decent balance.
What’s the rules around this comp this year with regards to playing first teamers?
Seems crazy we’ve a u23 game on same day
Each EFL Club shall play its Full Available Strength in and during all Matches. Full Available Strength means the EFL Club must include at least four Qualifying Players in the ten outfield Players named in the starting eleven on the Team Sheet. is in the list of ten Players at the Club with the highest number of starting appearances in First Team Fixtures in the same Season;
Not helped when 2 of the 10 players with the most appearances are away on international duty
Fortunately Dobson and Clare fit that criteria. Might then have to start 2 out of Matthews, Morgan, DJ or Famewo? Stockley I assume would be rested
I'm going. Mainly cos it's my first day back at work and I need something to get me through the day. Yeah, low expectations hope to see some of the younger payers give Adkins some selection headaches
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Bit strange seeing that both the League Cup and Trophy are EFL competitions
One can be streamed, the other could not
They are ill, don't think it's the Charlton performance that will bring them to it.
Harness
Barker Elewere Pearce Roddy
Blackett-Taylor Dobson Clare Clayden
Davison Schwartz
Dobson and Clare I expect to see, maybe Lee Jnr, is it to early for Purrington. Then there is the Rocket Ronnie question.
Lets see the 2pm team first, if we ever do.
A very young team, maybe says a bit about Vennings future? Not a lot else to go on.
Seems crazy we’ve a u23 game on same day
The four Qualifying players have to be from this
is in the list of ten Players at the Club with the highest number of starting appearances in First Team Fixtures in the same Season;
So our ten highest appearance makers are:
MacGillivray | Gunter | Stockley | Morgan - Having played six games
Dobson | Famewo | Jaiyesimi | Washington | Matthews | Inniss | Watson | Clare - Having played five games
So if you had to pick four from those: Morgan, Matthews, Clare, Dobson?
Stuff like this didn't help https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3823080/amp/After-Bradford-s-goalkeeper-substitution-just-three-minutes-EFL-Trophy-descended-farce.html
Barker, Elerewe, Pearce, Roddy
Clare, Dobson, Dempsey
Davison, Schwartz, Clayden
Fortunately Dobson and Clare fit that criteria. Might then have to start 2 out of Matthews, Morgan, DJ or Famewo? Stockley I assume would be rested