Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 5:10 pm  

Very disappointed more of the youngsters are not going to be involved. Some players desperately need a rest.

Lets remember, Gateshead have conceded 368 points in 7 games this season. Thats 52+ per game.
We should stuff them with half a team.

Having also spoke to some, and you can't find many, who go to see Gateshead, they suggest we could get 100+ by just turning up.

Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 5:22 pm  

north east quin wrote:

Very disappointed more of the youngsters are not going to be involved. Some players desperately need a rest.

Lets remember, Gateshead have conceded 368 points in 7 games this season. Thats 52+ per game.
We should stuff them with half a team.

Having also spoke to some, and you can't find many, who go to see Gateshead, they suggest we could get 100+ by just turning up.

For a mad moment I thought you meant away supporters!!!!

Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 6:24 pm  

1. Chris Melling
2. Mark Calderwood
3. Tony Clubb
4. David Howell
5. Jamie O'Callaghan
6. Luke Gale
7. Dan Sarginson
8. Danny Ward
9. Andy Ellis
10.Oliver Wilkes
11. Mike Burnett
12. Lamont Bryan
13. Olsi Krasniqi

14. Dave Williams
15. Luke Ambler
16. Ben Bolger
17. Nick Kouparitsas

Temata & Randall to be Rested

Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 6:26 pm  

They have not won since Mar 2010 and that was beating the Skolars at home!

Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 6:52 pm  

How about giving Kouparitisis a start at hooker and see how he fares?

Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 7:00 pm  

THIS is the perfect chance for your coach it get things moving again ... play best team and rack up a score .. get some set moves going ... huddersfield several years ago had LOST 7 superleague matches on the trot ...... they played york at the galpharm and the coach played HIS strongest team ... they won by 70 PLUS POINTS ... THEY THEN WENT ON TO WITH 7 GAMES ON THE TROT .... 1 WORD .. CONFIDENCE.........

Re: squad for gateshead : Wed May 04, 2011 7:03 pm  

Smart move from Powell IMO. As I said on another thread, lets get our first choice XVII working well together rather than calling up youngsters, which will gauge absolutely nothing.

Look at Manchester United in the late 90's and 00's. In the League Cup, they would turn out all of the youngsters and drop them all immediately after. It served no purpose other than to give first team players a break, in what is a far busier league campaign than ours. Young players rarely made it into the first team setup throught the League Cup. The players that have made it have been blooded in the Premier League, against top quality oppositon. This is what hopefully will happen eventually with our younger prospects.

Re: squad for gateshead : Thu May 05, 2011 6:37 am  

That would be the same Man U that in 95-96 won the double [i.e FA Cup] after Alan Hansens misguided quote?

Re: squad for gateshead : Thu May 05, 2011 7:04 am  

Maybe there's not alot of youngsters involved because the U-20's have Hull the next day

Re: squad for gateshead : Thu May 05, 2011 7:15 pm  

Homer wrote:

That would be the same Man U that in 95-96 won the double [i.e FA Cup] after Alan Hansens misguided quote?

They played their full strength side in the FA Cup.