by CP Gull » 23 Feb 2015, 09:14
Southampton Gull wrote:It's far from delusional to realise how imperative it is that we try our utmost to get into those play-offs until it's impossible to do so. Who remembers the last 3 FA Trophy winners without looking it up? If we were to look at any other club and say "They won the FA Trophy" would it impress any of us? The only thing we should be doing right now is trying to get out of this league. You guys go for the Trophy and see just where we end up, it won't do us any good whatsoever. Money? We'd earn many times more just by getting back into the league. Staying in this league any longer is just going to see us fall lower and lower with our expectations and ambitions. How some people attach any importance to it is beyond me, short term blinkered viewpoint at its best. Did anyone think we could go on that winning streak earlier in the season? Did anyone think we would be so bad immediately after? The same group of players can do the same again and although it is ulikely it's still possible and while other teams drop points against each other a team can come from nowhere and scrape into the play-off spots. While we can, we should be throwing all our resources at it, it's the holy grail for our club.
FA Trophy? Do me a favour.
Totally agree, Dave. The priority, whilst there remains a slim chance of reaching the play offs, should be the League.
That said, do I think CH should make several changes to the team on Tuesday? Yes, I do, quite simply because I think it may well not only give us a better chance of winning against Lincoln but also getting past Wrexham on Saturday.
Personally, I think giving Dawson a game would make sense as he is almost certainly the best Right Back in the club. I would also consider playing Downes and trying Guegan out as a defensive midfielder which may well suit him better. I would also bring Cruise in and give young Ives a rest too as it sounded like he got run ragged on Saturday and could do with the rest.
On the wings, if fit, we have Chapell and/or Briscoe who may well be a better option for both games than the ineffective Cameron, whilst up front surely Campbell will get a start and possibly Reid too - with every likelihood that Greavsie will revert to his preferred 4-4-2.
Given the recent additions to the squad (Guegan, Dawson, Campbell and Reid) I'm really not sure what our best starting XI is anymore and perhaps the same can also be said of Greavsie! In reality most of the squad are much of a muchness with only a few outstanding performers such as the likes of Young (although his effectiveness has faded quite dramatically in recent months), Bowman and Ajala - others may feel differently, but personally aside from these three it wouldn't matter too much who you pick to make up the rest of the side, they would have just as good a chance of getting a result as the team we put out on Saturday.
[quote="Southampton Gull"]It's far from delusional to realise how imperative it is that we try our utmost to get into those play-offs until it's impossible to do so. Who remembers the last 3 FA Trophy winners without looking it up? If we were to look at any other club and say "They won the FA Trophy" would it impress any of us? The only thing we should be doing right now is trying to get out of this league. You guys go for the Trophy and see just where we end up, it won't do us any good whatsoever. Money? We'd earn many times more just by getting back into the league. Staying in this league any longer is just going to see us fall lower and lower with our expectations and ambitions. How some people attach any importance to it is beyond me, short term blinkered viewpoint at its best. Did anyone think we could go on that winning streak earlier in the season? Did anyone think we would be so bad immediately after? The same group of players can do the same again and although it is ulikely it's still possible and while other teams drop points against each other a team can come from nowhere and scrape into the play-off spots. While we can, we should be throwing all our resources at it, it's the holy grail for our club.
FA Trophy? Do me a favour.[/quote]
Totally agree, Dave. The priority, whilst there remains a slim chance of reaching the play offs, should be the League.
That said, do I think CH should make several changes to the team on Tuesday? Yes, I do, quite simply because I think it may well not only give us a better chance of winning against Lincoln but also getting past Wrexham on Saturday.
Personally, I think giving Dawson a game would make sense as he is almost certainly the best Right Back in the club. I would also consider playing Downes and trying Guegan out as a defensive midfielder which may well suit him better. I would also bring Cruise in and give young Ives a rest too as it sounded like he got run ragged on Saturday and could do with the rest.
On the wings, if fit, we have Chapell and/or Briscoe who may well be a better option for both games than the ineffective Cameron, whilst up front surely Campbell will get a start and possibly Reid too - with every likelihood that Greavsie will revert to his preferred 4-4-2.
Given the recent additions to the squad (Guegan, Dawson, Campbell and Reid) I'm really not sure what our best starting XI is anymore and perhaps the same can also be said of Greavsie! In reality most of the squad are much of a muchness with only a few outstanding performers such as the likes of Young (although his effectiveness has faded quite dramatically in recent months), Bowman and Ajala - others may feel differently, but personally aside from these three it wouldn't matter too much who you pick to make up the rest of the side, they would have just as good a chance of getting a result as the team we put out on Saturday.
