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    Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Go for the six-pointer at home to Oxford?

    We struggle with two games close, do you think we should try a weaker team to try and beat Oxford?

    Concentrate everything on Preston, Stoke, and Oxford then see where they are?

    It has been done in the past by some teams and Managers.

    I suppose we could lose the next two, then we'd have to go for bust, but if we win them both?

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    No.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    They lost to Oxford on Saturday and are there for the taking!

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    No, we really can't afford to write off any match.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by City123 View Post
    No.
    NO NO YES

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
    Go for the six-pointer at home to Oxford?

    We struggle with two games close, do you think we should try a weaker team to try and beat Oxford?

    Concentrate everything on Preston, Stoke, and Oxford then see where they are?

    It has been done in the past by some teams and Managers.

    I suppose we could lose the next two, then we'd have to go for bust, but if we win them both?
    Not such a bad idea. Won playing a second team in the FA Cup so it may work

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    I don't think he will go as far as reserves, but I reckon he will rest quite a few for Oxford, time will tell.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by NinianKnight View Post
    Not such a bad idea. Won playing a second team in the FA Cup so it may work
    Yes and they were very good to be fair.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Do you realise we have 6 games left?

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Play the reserves against Oxford, they might actually try and win a game.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
    Go for the six-pointer at home to Oxford?

    We struggle with two games close, do you think we should try a weaker team to try and beat Oxford?

    Concentrate everything on Preston, Stoke, and Oxford then see where they are?

    It has been done in the past by some teams and Managers.

    I suppose we could lose the next two, then we'd have to go for bust, but if we win them both?
    maddest suggestion I've seen in a while to be fair

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by delmbox View Post
    maddest suggestion I've seen in a while to be fair
    Read more of his stuff. This is quite sane.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
    Read more of his stuff. This is quite sane.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Don't you get fined for fielding a weakened team in the league?

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    Given the selection changes for each game Im not really sure who is a first team or reserve team player

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by Grangenders View Post
    Given the selection changes for each game I’m not really sure who is a first team or reserve team player

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by delmbox View Post
    maddest suggestion I've seen in a while to be fair
    It's not a suggestion, it's a question, and it happens regularly with many teams throughout the season.

    They work out where their best focus should be with two games close together. I would imagine some players will be rested, obviously not the full reserve team, but Riza has changed teams for close together games already.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
    Read more of his stuff. This is quite sane.
    Stick to knitting butt, your man Riza's taking us down

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Its got to the stage that the main team and fringe players are no different. He could change the lot and not be worse/better off. Oh apart from AEG of course.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
    Stick to knitting butt, your man Riza's taking us down
    Now I know you're a troll.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Did Oxford play their reserves against Sheffield United and give up before they started?

    No they didn't.

    All Riza has to do is tell the squad this is a 3rd round FA cup game. 3 points are there for the taking.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    Did Oxford play their reserves against Sheffield United and give up before they started?

    No they didn't.

    All Riza has to do is tell the squad this is a 3rd round FA cup game. 3 points are there for the taking.


    This made me smile

    I agree though, we've got six games left, we cannot write one off. We've already got a huge ask to win 3 from 6, 3 from 5 is seriously going some.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Quote Originally Posted by Grangenders View Post
    Given the selection changes for each game Im not really sure who is a first team or reserve team player
    They're all doing badly enough that very few are nailed on starters.

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    Agree, who is a nailed on starter at this point... Horvath as the only senior keeper, O'Dowda, Salech, probably Mannsverk, Ashford probably should be but isn't in Riza's mind... who else?

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    Re: Play the reserves at Sheff United?

    For comedy effect we could start with Meite, AEG, Willock, and get Kanga back on emergency loan,

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