You've also got to be fair to other teams who are genuinely fighting for survival or relegation.
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Burton v Argyle Match thread
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The Doctor":29zmusvu said:
I agree with Cobi the youngsters need a look in. The loanees are of no interest to us. I wouldn't want any of them next season to be honest.
We should be looking at next season and not worried about others teams feelings (Sunderland 2 X years ago anyone?)
Again we will need to score a couple because of our defensive woes. Unfortunately I hate to say it but I can see 3 X defeats in the trot
You cannot field a weakened side against teams who are either going for promotion, or fighting against relegation.
The mantra that all teams should play each other in a fair and open manner is diminished in such circumstances.
The EFL could take a dim view if this were to happen and the Club could be fined, or worse.
Dependent on the scoreline, I would expect one or two youngsters to be included in the second halves, but I would not expect them to appear in the starting lineup, except if we were playing another club who also have nothing to play for.
The mantra that all teams should play each other in a fair and open manner is diminished in such circumstances.
The EFL could take a dim view if this were to happen and the Club could be fined, or worse.
Dependent on the scoreline, I would expect one or two youngsters to be included in the second halves, but I would not expect them to appear in the starting lineup, except if we were playing another club who also have nothing to play for.
I think people expecting a big turnover of players in the summer will be disappointed. I wouldn't mind seeing Watts and Opoku rejoin us, or Lewis for that matter. Midfield and the RWB are the areas of issue. We don't create enough.
I do find it a tad perplexing that people seem to think that the group who have put us in a position where relegation is a possibility, are also the same group who should be trusted to keep us up? Whilst we are essentially safe, I would like to see some fight in our remaining games, and I think we've got a better chance of seeing that from the younger players.
Mark Pedlar":26o9cga1 said:
We also defend nowhere near well enough, and Lewis/Watts/Opoku have been a part of that.
If you pressed me to keep someone, it would be Opoku, the rest I'm not bothered about.
Three promising Burton attacks so far all coming from midfield players getting wrong side of players they were supposedly covering.
