[boot]

JonB, on 11 December 2023 - 06:57 PM, said:

Play the same'ish team with youngsters backed up by first team squad members needing game time. If we get knocked out so be it, if we don't it means the young lads are doing well.

I would expect the same or similar team to lose. I have watched Welling highlights v Yeovil and I don't think we would win with 6 youngsters in the side. Credit to them if we did, but a plus for me if we go out - they get a game and it's back to the important stuff.
The League is ours to lose - I will remain anxious until the fat lady is in full voice.

[CFC91]

What league game gets postponed if we progress?

[Cum on u blues]

Chuck it in for me. A home draw would have helped otherwise no point.

[60s 70s Spireite]

CFC91, on 11 December 2023 - 07:13 PM, said:

What league game gets postponed if we progress?

H v Ebbsfleet.

[JonB]

boot, on 11 December 2023 - 07:12 PM, said:

I would expect the same or similar team to lose. I have watched Welling highlights v Yeovil and I don't think we would win with 6 youngsters in the side. Credit to them if we did, but a plus for me if we go out - they get a game and it's back to the important stuff.
The League is ours to lose - I will remain anxious until the fat lady is in full voice.

Welling have won 4 league games all season and are currently in the relegation zone…don’t see why we can’t win with a similar line up. By all accounts Southport tried to rough the kids up and it didn’t work.

[Manfred Archie Mac Gerbil]

boot said:

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I would expect the same or similar team to lose. I have watched Welling highlights v Yeovil and I don't think we would win with 6 youngsters in the side. Credit to them if we did, but a plus for me if we go out - they get a game and it's back to the important stuff.
The League is ours to lose - I will remain anxious until the fat lady is in full voice.

That’s a bit negative, this is Welling we’re talking about, team that tanked Southport could put up a decent show.

[Close but no prawn sarnies]

Agree,JonB , let's do as well as we can without risking injuries and fixture congestion, so keep a similar squad and see just how good they are , may even give the management more selection decisions. Be superb to have 3 good players for each position

Agree,JonB , let's do as well as we can without risking injuries and fixture congestion, so keep a similar squad and see just how good they are , may even give the management more selection decisions. Be superb to have 3 good players for each position

[ronpowellsbutler]

60s 70s Spireite, on 11 December 2023 - 07:20 PM, said:

H v Ebbsfleet.

I reckon with the squad we have we could play both.......

[gordon_brittas]

Play the same team as Saturday at Welling. Shame it wasn’t a home draw, annoying that the bigger clubs in our league all ended up with winnable home ties against lower division clubs.

Crumbs of comfort are that Barnet and Bromley got winnable games so they will probably get through and have similar fixture pile ups like us.

[CFC91]

60s 70s Spireite, on 11 December 2023 - 07:20 PM, said:

H v Ebbsfleet.

Financially we’ve already lost 3 Saturday home games (Gateshead, Altrincham and Dagenham) to be replaced with Tuesday nights which attract lower crowds , less people on the booze, less in hospitality etc etc so could we say it would be a shame to lose another?

Prize money and gate receipts from this are minimal, so I’m still very much in the “don’t need to be in this trophy” camp.

Might be an unpopular opinion

[forevablue]

Hi Tom, Dagenham is an away Saturday lost but, looking forward, reaching the semi-final would mean the Gateshead away game being rearranged when a lot of people have already made plans for the weekend, cheers Paul.

[CFC91]

forevablue, on 12 December 2023 - 08:20 AM, said:

Hi Tom, Dagenham is an away Saturday lost but, looking forward, reaching the semi-final would mean the Gateshead away game being rearranged when a lot of people have already made plans for the weekend, cheers Paul.

Cheers Paul - my bad, it’s still early!

[Sussex Spireite]

isleaiw1, on 11 December 2023 - 05:38 PM, said:

Its best part of 2 hours for me and I am where the M1 meets the M25! might be slightly quicker by car but who wants to drive in that area...

I've been to Welling a couple of times and parking is an absolute nightmare! No carparks, just residential street parking.

[boot]

JonB, on 11 December 2023 - 07:56 PM, said:

Welling have won 4 league games all season and are currently in the relegation zone…don't see why we can't win with a similar line up. By all accounts Southport tried to rough the kids up and it didn't work.

You can make what you like of statistics - Welling's last 10 - W2 D5 L3 - they don't lose many and one of the wins was 4-1 against League leaders Yeovil. Don't know where you got the idea that Southport tried to rough the kids up - hardly a bad tackle in the game. The chances of winning or losing aren't my argument anyway - it is the possible consequences of losing three further Saturday fixtures. Play young lads and fringe players and we will lose I think - job done in my opinion -everyone is a winner.

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[Lincs Spireite]

boot, on 12 December 2023 - 12:29 PM, said:

You can make what you like of statistics - Welling's last 10 - W2 D5 L3 - they don't lose many and one of the wins was 4-1 against League leaders Yeovil. Don't know where you got the idea that Southport tried to rough the kids up - hardly a bad tackle in the game. The chances of winning or losing aren't my argument anyway - it is the possible consequences of losing three further Saturday fixtures. Play young lads and fringe players and we will lose I think - job done in my opinion -everyone is a winner.

Yep, same team again, Hopefully give the lads a chance of the limelight and protect most of the first team in the process. As you say win win whatever happens

[Trigger]

Lincs Spireite, on 12 December 2023 - 12:45 PM, said:

Yep, same team again, Hopefully give the lads a chance of the limelight and protect most of the first team in the process. As you say win win whatever happens

The break won't be a bad thing for the 1st team. 12 games I think we have from now until end of jan.

[Westbars Spireite]

I went to Welling v Ilkeston in the early 2000s. The only thing I can remember about the place was that at one end the grass sloped steeply up beyond the touchline before the advertising boards.

[hewittfan]

Tickets for the Welling game are on sale via the Welling website (50% more expensive than for Watford!)

(Apologies if anyone has already posted).