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Post by simonj on Jan 11, 2023 16:35:04 GMT
Didnt care for this competition at the beginning of 'our run' or the end.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jan 11, 2023 16:43:19 GMT
Didnt care for this competition at the beginning of 'our run' or the end. Same. I care as much about it now as I did this time yesterday
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Post by percy on Jan 11, 2023 16:48:46 GMT
Barton is playing the long game, drain Plymouth out midweek against a weakened Gas side, they then struggle in their promotion cruncher on Saturday whilst a rested Rovers then win at our bogey ground, Accrington. Few months later we clinch a play-off place and beat a demoralised Plymouth side who have bottled autos in the play offs. The man is a genius! Genius. Except plym made more changes than us.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 11, 2023 17:15:04 GMT
Collins, Finley & Coburn all played against Colchester AWAY in this competition, on a Tuesday night in the round of 32. It just doesn’t make any sense😂🤦🏻 Pretty certain JB did something similar last season, he played a strong side to get out of the group stages, then a similar side to last night's in the Knock out stage, as you suggest it doesn't make any sense.
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Post by badengas on Jan 11, 2023 17:39:56 GMT
Ahh! I wonder if big Jaak is getting his head shaved? Yes, because then he won't have a pineapple on his head.
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Post by The Equaliser on Jan 11, 2023 18:19:49 GMT
Collins, Finley & Coburn all played against Colchester AWAY in this competition, on a Tuesday night in the round of 32. It just doesn’t make any sense😂🤦🏻 Pretty certain JB did something similar last season, he played a strong side to get out of the group stages, then a similar side to last night's in the Knock out stage, as you suggest it doesn't make any sense. Well actually it makes perfect sense, early rounds JB trying to mould a side as we find our feet, encouraging players to stake their claim, latter stages rest best players as we look to produce a promotion push and protect our top performers 👏🏾
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Post by herbertblake on Jan 11, 2023 18:24:53 GMT
If we don't win at Accrington heads and pubes must be shaved
It was an opportunity for fringe players to push for a start only Saunders appeared to accept the challenge
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Post by rememberhalifax on Jan 11, 2023 18:24:57 GMT
Many will not agree i know but based on the season so far i think we are very much outsiders as far as promotion goes and this was a good chance to get to a Wembley final and all that goes with it , therefore i would have played our strongest side and gone for it, a top 10 finish this season will still be a good season imho and who knows ,success in this competition may have driven us on to even better things.
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Post by singupgas on Jan 11, 2023 18:30:49 GMT
Just have to look at who was in the 11 and who was on the bench to know what Joey really thought of the competition.
Back to the league and hopefully 3 points from Accrington.
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Post by Gastafari on Jan 11, 2023 18:49:54 GMT
I dont agree with a lot of posts being made about Joey Bartons team selection being right because he wanted to protect certain players from injury. I say this because as far as I am concerened its the Managers job to select the best team in any competition to win that game. Yes we are on the edge of the playoffs but answer me this. If you were a betting man ,which I am not, which of these scenarios would be the most likely to happen , a winning bet on either us reaching and winning the playoffs or winning the chance to play at Wembley. I know which is more likely to get you a return for your money. Barton has not only gone back on his word, he has been scathing on his view of the cup compitition then said "well we have come this far we may as well win it". The team he selected was second string. He not only denied the club of a possible windfall from a Wembley final but also denying the supporters of a memorable day out, whatever the result! I am not going to lower my expectation as J.B has done that for me I get my coat A Final is always a good day out, but we've won at Wembley twice in the not to distant past, we got to 2 Finals in 1 season under Trollope, we've been there and done it. We haven't been in the 2nd Tier now for 30 years!!! There's probably some supporters who have only known us to be Non League or in the 4th Division We have a chance to get back to the 2nd tier for the first time since 1993. I'd prioritise that over just a day out at Wembley in a sh*t Cup where barely 800 turned up in the previous home game, every day of the week. No brainer!
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 11, 2023 18:51:52 GMT
Pretty certain JB did something similar last season, he played a strong side to get out of the group stages, then a similar side to last night's in the Knock out stage, as you suggest it doesn't make any sense. Well actually it makes perfect sense, early rounds JB trying to mould a side as we find our feet, encouraging players to stake their claim, latter stages rest best players as we look to produce a promotion push and protect our top performers 👏🏾 That's total nonsense when he was still playing a strong side just a month ago when we all knew by then what was our strongest side and it was just before the festival season fixtures. I just can't get my head around how the club could just give up on a potential £1m+ pay day if we'd played Bolton in the final.
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Post by oldie on Jan 11, 2023 18:54:00 GMT
I dont agree with a lot of posts being made about Joey Bartons team selection being right because he wanted to protect certain players from injury. I say this because as far as I am concerened its the Managers job to select the best team in any competition to win that game. Yes we are on the edge of the playoffs but answer me this. If you were a betting man ,which I am not, which of these scenarios would be the most likely to happen , a winning bet on either us reaching and winning the playoffs or winning the chance to play at Wembley. I know which is more likely to get you a return for your money. Barton has not only gone back on his word, he has been scathing on his view of the cup compitition then said "well we have come this far we may as well win it". The team he selected was second string. He not only denied the club of a possible windfall from a Wembley final but also denying the supporters of a memorable day out, whatever the result! I am not going to lower my expectation as J.B has done that for me I get my coat A Final is always a good day out, but we've won at Wembley twice in the not to distant pass, we got to 2 Finals in 1 season under Trollope, we've been there and done it. We haven't been in the 2nd Tier now for 30 years!!! There's probably thousands of supporters who have only known us to be Non League or in the 4th Division. We have a chance to get back to the 2nd tier for the first time since 1993. I'd prioritise that over just a day out at Wembley in a sh*t Cup where barely 800 turned up in the previous home game, every day of the week. No brainer! But that's all "pie in the sky" with a midfield and (more so) a defence like ours.
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Post by albaron on Jan 11, 2023 18:56:58 GMT
Well actually it makes perfect sense, early rounds JB trying to mould a side as we find our feet, encouraging players to stake their claim, latter stages rest best players as we look to produce a promotion push and protect our top performers 👏🏾 That's total nonsense when he was still playing a strong side just a month ago when we all knew by then what was our strongest side and it was just before the festival season fixtures. I just can't get my head around how the club could just give up on a potential £1m+ pay day if we'd played Bolton in the final. By the way -- As this competition meant so much to you. Have you been to all the games in it this season ? Just saying.
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Post by badengas on Jan 11, 2023 19:07:43 GMT
If we don't win at Accrington heads and pubes must be shaved It was an opportunity for fringe players to push for a start only Saunders appeared to accept the challenge And then stuck on as a beard.
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Post by Gastafari on Jan 11, 2023 19:09:23 GMT
A Final is always a good day out, but we've won at Wembley twice in the not to distant pass, we got to 2 Finals in 1 season under Trollope, we've been there and done it. We haven't been in the 2nd Tier now for 30 years!!! There's probably thousands of supporters who have only known us to be Non League or in the 4th Division. We have a chance to get back to the 2nd tier for the first time since 1993. I'd prioritise that over just a day out at Wembley in a sh*t Cup where barely 800 turned up in the previous home game, every day of the week. No brainer! But that's all "pie in the sky" with a midfield and (more so) a defence like ours. We need to improve in certain areas, certainly. Hopefully Joey will work his magic in this transfer window again. We also have the best strikeforce in the Division which is our equaliser. We're 3 points off the Play Offs in 8th place with 20 games to play. Last season at this stage weren't we about 17th and about 20 points behind the 3rd place team? I can't remember. We have an opportunity to at least have a real go at getting promoted again Whether you think it's pie in the sky, is your perogative
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Post by oldie on Jan 11, 2023 19:19:34 GMT
But that's all "pie in the sky" with a midfield and (more so) a defence like ours. We need to improve in certain areas, certainly. Hopefully Joey will work his magic in this transfer window again. We also have the best strikeforce in the Division which is our equaliser. We're 3 points off the Play Offs in 8th place with 20 games to play. Last season at this stage weren't we about 17th and about 20 points behind the 3rd place team? I can't remember. We have an opportunity to at least have a real go at getting promoted again Whether you think it's pie in the sky, is your perogative The answer: Connor Taylor and Elliott Anderson. We have no players of that calibre in the current squad in their "key" positions and it shows.
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Post by Gastafari on Jan 11, 2023 19:29:46 GMT
We need to improve in certain areas, certainly. Hopefully Joey will work his magic in this transfer window again. We also have the best strikeforce in the Division which is our equaliser. We're 3 points off the Play Offs in 8th place with 20 games to play. Last season at this stage weren't we about 17th and about 20 points behind the 3rd place team? I can't remember. We have an opportunity to at least have a real go at getting promoted again Whether you think it's pie in the sky, is your perogative The answer: Connor Taylor and Elliott Anderson. We have no players of that calibre in the current squad in their "key" positions and it shows. We have Collins & Coburn, I would say they are of that calibre. Also I think Scott Sinclair still has a couple of gears he could step up too. He's had to play Wing Back the majority of the time. Hopefully with some new additions he can play in his Natural Position as an attacking wide player. Who managed to entice, persuade and get Connor Taylor, Elliot Anderson and Josh Coburn to play here? Do you not have confindence or trust that having brought those 3 players to the club, Joey Barton can't do it again in this transfer window? We didn't have a player of Elliot Andersons calibre around this time last year either in a key position, until Joey Barton somehow managed to bring him here.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 11, 2023 20:18:04 GMT
That's total nonsense when he was still playing a strong side just a month ago when we all knew by then what was our strongest side and it was just before the festival season fixtures. I just can't get my head around how the club could just give up on a potential £1m+ pay day if we'd played Bolton in the final. By the way -- As this competition meant so much to you. Have you been to all the games in it this season ? Just saying. I've watched every game but what's that got to do with Rovers kissing goodbye to a potential windfall, along with a good day out for its supporters and players I would have also gone to Wembley with the rest of the family as I've always done in the past before you ask.
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Post by bluebiro on Jan 11, 2023 20:32:31 GMT
glad to be out of it and imagine 99 percent of the fanbase the players and coaching staff are as well.
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Post by gasaholic on Jan 11, 2023 21:01:31 GMT
I dont agree with a lot of posts being made about Joey Bartons team selection being right because he wanted to protect certain players from injury. I say this because as far as I am concerened its the Managers job to select the best team in any competition to win that game. Yes we are on the edge of the playoffs but answer me this. If you were a betting man ,which I am not, which of these scenarios would be the most likely to happen , a winning bet on either us reaching and winning the playoffs or winning the chance to play at Wembley. I know which is more likely to get you a return for your money. Barton has not only gone back on his word, he has been scathing on his view of the cup compitition then said "well we have come this far we may as well win it". The team he selected was second string. He not only denied the club of a possible windfall from a Wembley final but also denying the supporters of a memorable day out, whatever the result! I am not going to lower my expectation as J.B has done that for me I get my coat A Final is always a good day out, but we've won at Wembley twice in the not to distant past, we got to 2 Finals in 1 season under Trollope, we've been there and done it. We haven't been in the 2nd Tier now for 30 years!!! There's probably some supporters who have only known us to be Non League or in the 4th Division We have a chance to get back to the 2nd tier for the first time since 1993. I'd prioritise that over just a day out at Wembley in a sh*t Cup where barely 800 turned up in the previous home game, every day of the week. No brainer! Would you put money on us getting promotion ? Well J Barton did, he bet a possible £1m on us getting promoted 🤔
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