Team in v Crawley

[Nero]

2 down,

[Lighthouse]

Well it has to be said we didn't need a run in this. But even with the team we named we should not being turned over by a team struggling in their own league.

[jayffc]

As much as I like to see youth given a chance these Div 2 players can be very physical and apart from our back line the team is rather lightweight.
The team is only as good as it's whole unit and tonight we are lacking in experience and on the bench.

A shame to see us capitulate so badly but absolutely no interest in the Carabao cup this year. Only woulda been good to give fringe players a run out. Shame that the CB's are falling to bits at the moment but can hardly read too much into a game like this
looks like It'll be Tosin and Team stayin in there

[South Coast White]

Always gonna be a banana skin with the team he put out. OK were now premier league but look at the bench no real backup if thing go wrong....and it has.

[rebel]

Team selection to do with 'protecting players' against injury.

[JohnG]

Well it has to be said we didn't need a run in this. But even with the team we named we should not being turned over by a team struggling in eir own league.

Why do we not have any experienced subs on our bench - an appalling oversight. We should be targeting this competition.

[Lighthouse]

Ablade and Godo came on at half time for Bryan and Harris

[South Coast White]

And rightly so.

[Mince n Tatties]

Well it has to be said we didn't need a run in this. But even with the team we named we should not being turned over by a team struggling in their own league.

Same old crap from people every season,we dont need a run.
Give it a fcking rest.

[Lighthouse]

They have had 7 shots to our 6. But 5 of theirs have been on target. None of ours have.

[Lighthouse]

Well it has to be said we didn't need a run in this. But even with the team we named we should not being turned over by a team struggling in their own league.

Same old crap from people every season,we dont need a run.
Give it a fcking rest.

As a leading funny man I guess you are being really funny. But to me swearing at me when our club is two down against Crawley is just frustration at the wrong people and I forgive you.

[ffcthereligion]

Just shows how thin the squad is and reinforces the need for the recruitment pre Sept 1st!

[Mince n Tatties]

It's funny how other sides and their fans take it seriously.
Villa 3-1 at Bolton
Everton winning at Fleetwood
Saints 2 up at Cambridge
Forest 2 up at Grimsby.

[alfie]

Surely knock and Cav could have been on the bench.

[Somerset Fulham]

It shows absolutely nothing other than our backup side hasn't played much and have never played together at all.

Nobody cares about this cup so why are people looking so far into it for things that simply aren't there?  Especially when most of the information is coming via a sodding text commentary.  064.gif

[Mince n Tatties]

Not a shot on target against bottom of league 2..lol

[South Coast White]

Let them have their moment of glory FFS, we're never play them again.

[FFC1987]

It shows absolutely nothing other than our backup side hasn't played much and have never played together at all.

Nobody cares about this cup so why are people looking so far into it for things that simply aren't there?  Especially when most of the information is coming via a sodding text commentary.  064.gif

I'm not going to take this defeat too hard but then again, at the very least it should show where a number of these players truly are. Posters recently have openly mocked people for suggesting the squads thin and we can't necessarily rely on the players coming through the academy yet. Tonight this proves it to me. I liked the setup before the game. Enough experience at the back and middle to allow the youngsters to shine against a struggling league 2 side. But alas, not a shot on target yet. Poor, poor showing from some of these players who should be going hell for leather to earn a spot in this squad. Real shame really.

[Somerset Fulham]

Agree with that, mostly.  This was the perfect time to give them a chance and to see what they can do and it turns out that en masse they aren't up to it.

So we just move on, knowing not to drop anymore than one of them into the first team at a time. It doesn't make Diop, Duffy, Cairney (who was a lot of people's MoM on Saturday. Saturday!) poor backups, they were just in a side that lost tonight in a competition that very few of us give a toss about.

[FFC1987]

Agree with that, mostly.  This was the perfect time to give them a chance and to see what they can do and it turns out that en masse they aren't up to it.

So we just move on, knowing not to drop anymore than one of them into the first team at a time. It doesn't make Diop, Duffy, Cairney (who was a lot of people's MoM on Saturday. Saturday!) poor backups, they were just in a side that lost tonight in a competition that very few of us give a toss about.

Yep agreed. I've seen a few knee jerk reactions writing Diop off for example but it's understandable. Emotions are high, we just got beat by a struggling league 2 side so vent away I say. Once Saturday comes, brush ourselves off and get some more points against a really, really tough opposition. Hopefully by then the lads have had a bollocking for tonight's performance and some new talent is in the squad and we can push on again. Onwards and upwards.