[Cum on u blues]

Rogerwillis said:

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Still majority of the team that pumped Eastleigh by 6 Rochdale 5 & Dorking 6

I hope the management team pump this into the players too. So easy to switch into 2nd gear and get a shock from a set of players who have nothing to lose and everything to prove.

A 1-0 win win will do for me quite honestly

[spireitetoo]

Our players ran themselves into the ground satdi, we can replace some but not all of them, I'd expect 1 or 2 to maybe be a bit jaded, a 1 nil win will do just fine, then play the youngsters satdi to give the 1st team regulars a rest

This post has been edited by spireitetoo: 08 January 2024 - 07:29 PM

[azul]

60s 70s Spireite, on 08 January 2024 - 05:52 PM, said:

If it’s because of losing players as result of the ending of loans and outgoing transfers, you would think it’s more the case of what penalties will be levied on them.

Exactly

Bad luck with injuries is one thing, but building your squad with loanees and losing them mid season is another - and then selling one of your most influential players during this period of crisis is just poor urine poor management.

Just don’t get how some on here are thinking they have grounds or desire to request a postponement. There is a heavy price to pay for not fulfilling a fixture

This post has been edited by azul: 08 January 2024 - 07:38 PM

[Osborne again]

gordon_brittas, on 08 January 2024 - 06:41 PM, said:

Anyone reckon this will be off due to lack of players for them? Seems like the sort of luck we’d get

Not so long ago,our injury list was akin to a Saturday night in the 70's in the A&E at the Royal. One tackle virtually finished the career of a rising star and deprived us of his goals, but no one bothered about us. It would be more than bad luck if it was postponed, it would be a travesty of justice.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Rogerwillis, on 08 January 2024 - 04:22 PM, said:

Still majority of the team that pumped Eastleigh by 6 Rochdale 5 & Dorking 6

Ignoring the Rochdale game, which was a FA Trophy match, they’ve lost Chadwick (3 goals), Wearne (1), Olley (1), Lofthouse, Mair, Francis of the team that put 6 past Dorking. So that’s a majority.
But we know Cook and Webb and the players won’t be saying this will be easy. That’s just we fans.

[azul]

spireitetoo, on 08 January 2024 - 07:28 PM, said:

Our players ran themselves into the ground satdi, we can replace some but not all of them, I'd expect 1 or 2 to maybe be a bit jaded, a 1 nil win will do just fine, then play the youngsters satdi to give the 1st team regulars a rest

Cook has already stated that he is fielding a young team against Welling. The only question mark is whether they’ll be any senior players travelling. My guess is not, perhaps if it was a home fixture there would be, but at most I can only see a goalie and maybe Williams for match fitness.

Gateshead’s crisis is good timing as it would’ve been a really tough fixture after expending so physical and emotional energy against Watford. The timing of the rearranged home fixtures couldn’t be better sandwiching the Trophy game. It is up to us to exploit it

[azul]

60s 70s Spireite, on 08 January 2024 - 07:41 PM, said:

Ignoring the Rochdale game, which was a FA Trophy match, they’ve lost Chadwick (3 goals), Wearne (1), Olley (1), Lofthouse, Mair, Francis of the team that put 6 past Dorking. So that’s a majority.
But we know Cook and Webb and the players won’t be saying this will be easy. That’s just we fans.

It isn’t just the quantity it is the quality of the missing players.

[HaslandBlue58]

spireitetoo, on 08 January 2024 - 07:28 PM, said:

Our players ran themselves into the ground satdi, we can replace some but not all of them, I'd expect 1 or 2 to maybe be a bit jaded, a 1 nil win will do just fine, then play the youngsters satdi to give the 1st team regulars a rest

This is my main concern, how much did Saturday take out of the players? Unusual to see our team looking ready for the final whistle this season and as has already been mentioned we have seen a drop in quality in the past after this type of performance.Hopefully this will be another milestone this squad can achieve.COYB

[Goku]

HaslandBlue58, on 08 January 2024 - 08:17 PM, said:

This is my main concern, how much did Saturday take out of the players? Unusual to see our team looking ready for the final whistle this season and as has already been mentioned we have seen a drop in quality in the past after this type of performance.Hopefully this will be another milestone this squad can achieve.COYB

Why does it concern you? We’ll just swap half the team and be sound.

[60s 70s Spireite]

HaslandBlue58, on 08 January 2024 - 08:17 PM, said:

This is my main concern, how much did Saturday take out of the players? Unusual to see our team looking ready for the final whistle this season and as has already been mentioned we have seen a drop in quality in the past after this type of performance.Hopefully this will be another milestone this squad can achieve.COYB

We had 9 players on the bench on Saturday. Everyone of them could start on Wednesday, and we wouldn’t be seriously weakened.

[clarevoyant.]

Osborne again, on 08 January 2024 - 07:35 PM, said:

Not so long ago,our injury list was akin to a Saturday night in the 70's in the A&E at the Royal. One tackle virtually finished the career of a rising star and deprived us of his goals, but no one bothered about us. It would be more than bad luck if it was postponed, it would be a travesty of justice.

You're right but the entertainment on Southends message board would be good.

[sky is blue]

azul, on 08 January 2024 - 07:48 PM, said:

Cook has already stated that he is fielding a young team against Welling. The only question mark is whether they’ll be any senior players travelling. My guess is not, perhaps if it was a home fixture there would be, but at most I can only see a goalie and maybe Williams for match fitness.

Gateshead’s crisis is good timing as it would’ve been a really tough fixture after expending so physical and emotional energy against Watford. The timing of the rearranged home fixtures couldn’t be better sandwiching the Trophy game. It is up to us to exploit it

Possibly Grimes might get a run out at Welling after his 3 match ban

[moondog]

60s 70s Spireite, on 08 January 2024 - 08:33 PM, said:

We had 9 players on the bench on Saturday. Everyone of them could start on Wednesday, and we wouldn’t be seriously weakened.

and an extra day to rest compared to a Tuesday fixture

[rodney]

60s 70s Spireite, on 08 January 2024 - 08:33 PM, said:

We had 9 players on the bench on Saturday. Everyone of them could start on Wednesday, and we wouldn’t be seriously weakened.

I agree regarding 8 of them.

[plannerj]

rodney, on 08 January 2024 - 09:02 PM, said:

I agree regarding 8 of them.

Too many cooks spoil the broth?

[Holmesc1]

azul, on 08 January 2024 - 07:21 PM, said:

Because he is a Gateshead supporter posting on a Chesterfield forum for some reason. Surely you can understand that?

No crime posting on here. I do live in the town, have done for several years

[Holmesc1]

Johnnyspireite7, on 08 January 2024 - 07:02 PM, said:

No. they're entitled to bring in youth players, if they've got a youth team of course!

Yeah they have a youth/academy team

[smiffy]

gordon_brittas, on 08 January 2024 - 02:19 PM, said:

We need to be at our best to beat these. Same performance as last home game and Watford. No underestimating these please Town

Spot on, anyone thinking this is going to be an easy game will be having to think again .

[Search & Destroy]

moondog, on 08 January 2024 - 09:01 PM, said:

and an extra day to rest compared to a Tuesday fixture

It’s 4 full days, should be fine

[Goku]

smiffy, on 08 January 2024 - 10:57 PM, said:

Spot on, anyone thinking this is going to be an easy game will be having to think again .

If they were full strength it would have the potential to be match of the season. Gateshead play some of the best football in the league. As it is, we should tank em.