QuoteWe don't have a second string team?? We only have a tiny sqaud. We could probably rest 1 or 2 players each game but can't do much else.
Setanta Cup thread - latest 2-2 v Cork
Does anybody think we should put out a second string team for the Setanta Cup games?
Maybe we should be resting the likes of Peers, Boco, Cretaro, Ventre and maybe a few others.
We can't afford to have any of these either injured or tired from here on in imo.
I couldn't give a ****e how we do in it now. The league is top priority.
Maybe throw a few of the younger lads in.
Any thoughts??
We don't have a second string team?? We only have a tiny sqaud. We could probably rest 1 or 2 players each game but can't do much else.
I know but could the four I've mentioned not be dropped? After all, we brought in a lot of players in the last transfer window and apart from Doherty and Parkhouse (who had never been playing anyways), who left?
This "tiny squad" excuse was valid for the first half of the season but not now imo.
What about the team Cook put out against Bohs at Dalymount in the league for example? Some of those lads could come in.
Maybe.......
Kelly
Noctor Camano Ventre Keohane
Cash Meenan Ryan Doyle
Turner Morrison
noctor out for the season. keohane injured aswell for a while. id like to do well in it, the players are full time and should be able to play 2 games in 4 days
yeah, i agree theyre full time professional footballers.Originally Posted by CF1989
they have plenty of time to rest in between
weve been looking forward to games like this for a long time, no point dismissing the competition
like some young fella's might have 2 games in one day, or 2 or 3 games in two days for a couple of different teams, in a couople of different sports. i know the league of ireland is a higher level but the players are also at a different fitness level if ya get me
Would not like to see a team of kids in the setanta cup...there's money to be made from the competition and also the credibility of the club must be maintaned...don't think its in anybody's interest for sligo rovers to be hammered in these games.It wouldn't be good for the confidence of the lads playing and it would devalue the competition if teams start fielding weak sides. It also wouldn't help in attracting more people into the showgrounds as they will look at the result,without knowing what sort a team played,and assume that sligo rovers cannot mix it with the best teams. I think if certain players need to be rested it should only be 1 or 2 per game.
p.s Same applies for the cup game against bohs in my opinion. Its the quarter final,would be very disappointed if we didn't put out our full team and give it a right go.
Just on Peers..he has missed 15 or so games so would doubt he's tired or whatever..match practice would prob be of more benifit to him..see what happens Friday in the other Cup before worrying about the Setanta.
i would like to see brush rested and give kelly a chance. brushes confidence looks low lately a spell on sideline mite do no harm
Dont know about that. How can resting / droping a player ever be good for his confidence. Confidence grows by applying yourself and playing matches.
Manager: Fergal, have you your boots with ya?
Fergal: Ya, I have them here.
Manager: Ah good stuff, well give them to this man so, he forgot his!
give him a rest get him yearning to get back out on the pitch cos he looks a broken man in goals flapping at crosses, miskicking and getting beat far to easily especially at near post. i think he is a good keeper but keepers playing with low confidence are only playing at 50% of their ability. he is so much better than what we are seeing this season. last season i would have def put brush as top 3 keepers in the loi. its a simular situation with camano i think he needs full games to regain confidence as taking of cb when get in a lead only tells the lad one thing and its not positive. he is dodgy and puts our heart in our mouths but he has only played a handfull of games and we were all raving about him after bohs semi and i think the big pitch suits him better. the setanta cup is ideal for giving him a full game
is torpey still with the team?thought that he had the makings of being a good player
jaw injury afaik
Maybe this for 1 or 2 matches
-------------Kelly--------------
Boco-----Keane--Peers-----Kendrick
Kelly----Meenan--Ventre----Doyle
--------Blinkhorn--Morrison-------
2nd choice goalkeeper
Strong defence
reasonably good defence, Kizzy and Meenan need some more game time (and Marshall might go in their somewhere aswell)and this would be a good oppurtinity
2 good attacking players up front
all in all, its not a bad team.
Coleman for Ireland
kizzy's away travelling for a year or so
meenanhasnt been good enough to even make the bench. dont know why we signed him
After two tough games against bohemians, resting a few players wouldnt do any harm. Some of the lads worked so hard in the games against bohs and there is still plenty of games to come.
Brush
Keane Peers Rafter Kendrick
Meenan Ryan Ventre Marshall
Morrison
Turner
It also gives some of the lads a chance to show what they can offer the team in the league/cup run in.
Tubber Kid: Rafter is injured AFAIK, so I would say rest Gavin Peers,Boco,Raff, possibly Brush,Doyle and Blinkhorn and this team should be played.
--------------Brush/Kelly--------------
Keane---Ventre---Camano---Kendrick
Cash-----Meenan---O'Grady---Marshall
-----------Turner---Morrison------------
Coleman for Ireland
I think he should give Rafter a chance he was not bad against Shams at all, looked like he could read the game and would like to have another look at him. Also would like to see Ryan and Meenan start in midfield just to see what the lads can do.
3 U20 in the squad.
I read somewhere Cook intends to rest some players.
Good Luck to the lads that got called in, great experiance to be part of Setanta Cup squad.
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