Resting players

Solly is probably due a rest.

Rest Johnson. put Bikey back in for a week. He needs a good weeks rest. Maybe rest one in midfield or perhaps a striker but that'd be it for me

I'd look at who is available if you don't play your first team - Henderson, Solly, Johnson, Ben Haim, Fox, Cousins, Lepoint, Bulot, Gudmundsson, Vetokele, and Watt.

We only have Markovic, who won't play in front of Hendo; Gomez who could play anyway if Solly is pushed into midfield (or his knee needs a rest); Bikey could come in for Johnson? Diarra may be fit enough to play, but that may not be from the start? Harriott for Bulot and/or Wilson for Johan could happen, or Eagles for either of then, but there doesn't seem much point. And I very much doubt that Churchy will get a run out in preference to our new strike pairing. So we can hardly make many changes to rest players, unless Muldoon, Gerrard, and Ahearne-Grant also come into play?

Pedro45 said:

I'd look at who is available if you don't play your first team - Henderson, Solly, Johnson, Ben Haim, Fox, Cousins, Lepoint, Bulot, Gudmundsson, Vetokele, and Watt.

We only have Markovic, who won't play in front of Hendo; Gomez who could play anyway if Solly is pushed into midfield (or his knee needs a rest); Bikey could come in for Johnson? Diarra may be fit enough to play, but that may not be from the start? Harriott for Bulot and/or Wilson for Johan could happen, or Eagles for either of then, but there doesn't seem much point. And I very much doubt that Churchy will get a run out in preference to our new strike pairing. So we can hardly make many changes to rest players, unless Muldoon, Gerrard, and Ahearne-Grant also come into play?

asking a lot of the lad after he only played yesterday.

Start with the same 11 have subs if any tire.
Need to win it to keep our promotion run going.

Macronate said:

Pedro45 said:

I'd look at who is available if you don't play your first team - Henderson, Solly, Johnson, Ben Haim, Fox, Cousins, Lepoint, Bulot, Gudmundsson, Vetokele, and Watt.

We only have Markovic, who won't play in front of Hendo; Gomez who could play anyway if Solly is pushed into midfield (or his knee needs a rest); Bikey could come in for Johnson? Diarra may be fit enough to play, but that may not be from the start? Harriott for Bulot and/or Wilson for Johan could happen, or Eagles for either of then, but there doesn't seem much point. And I very much doubt that Churchy will get a run out in preference to our new strike pairing. So we can hardly make many changes to rest players, unless Muldoon, Gerrard, and Ahearne-Grant also come into play?

asking a lot of the lad after he only played yesterday.

You know who I mean...our Serb goalie!

paulie8290 said:

the idea that pro players cant play Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday bugs me
and the fact we played Friday would make it worse

never rest unless players are injured or just coming back from injuries

Its not just fitness though, its about them getting kicked about for 90 mins. Sometimes you'll come out of a game having taken a battering and may have 2-3 day injuries.

Personally I'd go back to one up top, maybe even try out Lepoint as a target man with Eagles as an advanced midfielder in behind him. Derby wont be quite as open as our last two games defensively. We definitely have the players now to stick 3 in center mid.

So have we concluded that Buyens is actually not suspended as no mention of it has come from the club?

With our recent two wins we've got a lovely bit of momentum to go with our confidence right now... Keep the squad the same (As I've said before you never see Solly hobbling or holding his knee or asking for the physio in any of the matches so for me he's 100% fit) and lets try and sneak the double over Derby this season.

Change the Squad and you could see that momentum disappear and we'll be right back to where we started

At the same time though you've got the likes of Eagles / Gomez / Bikey all watching from the wings at the moment and you'd like to think that if they got brought in they'd want to perform to the best of their ability (and play out of their skins) so that they can give Luzon a selection headache and prove why they shouldnt have been benched in the first place

Who'd be a Football Manager

ricky_otto said:

I'd probably be inclined to make a couple of changes. Just because we're not expected to beat Derby doesnt mean we should accept a defeat and make wholesale changes. A point would be a great return. Maybe Solly out for Gomez and Bikey for Johnson.

I expect us to beat Derby. Already beaten them and face them with a better team full of confidence,

Unchanged as far as possible .. plenty of time for rest .. when you're dead

Absurdistan said:

ricky_otto said:

I'd probably be inclined to make a couple of changes. Just because we're not expected to beat Derby doesnt mean we should accept a defeat and make wholesale changes. A point would be a great return. Maybe Solly out for Gomez and Bikey for Johnson.

I expect us to beat Derby. Already beaten them and face them with a better team full of confidence,

I like it abs.

I don't think GL is going to change the team much. A settled starting 11 is a good thing to keep when you're winning.

ross1 said:

DamoNorthStand said:

So have we concluded that Buyens is actually not suspended as no mention of it has come from the club?

Ask Cawley if he travelled to Derby, then we will know

Is he not suspended under the 10 card rule ?

ross1 said:

madadd said:

ross1 said:

DamoNorthStand said:

So have we concluded that Buyens is actually not suspended as no mention of it has come from the club?

Ask Cawley if he travelled to Derby, then we will know

Is he not suspended under the 10 card rule ?

Someone mentioned that as he had 2 bookings and a red card in one game, the second yellow did not count, never heard of this myself, but someone, somewhere will know

Buyens missed the next game after the red card,
so only one yellow card is carried on to the overall total for the season