Quote Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
You’re probably right, but I’ve never understood what a club like City stands to gain by fielding what is effectively a reserve team in a competition like this.

The manager’s unlikely to learn much by playing reserves alongside other reserves, and doing so obviously lessens the club’s chances of progressing in the competition. It seems to be standard practice now for most Championship teams, but I don’t see any benefits.
To be fair I think for the first time in a long time we capable of putting out 2 different teams - both competitive.

Arguably, the front three proposed tonight might be more effective that our 'first' choice.