Reserves : Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:46 pm  

Did anyone see the reserves match before hand? According to the official site Super Richie got a hat-trick and Goulding got two. Any stand out performers? Could Tim Smith tackle all those big 18 year olds?

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:47 pm  

The reserve games are getting daft. They are so one sided it is unbelievable. We have reserve players who can't get games because the so called "first teamers" are being played in the reserve side.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:03 pm  

cadoo wrote:

The reserve games are getting daft. They are so one sided it is unbelievable. We have reserve players who can't get games because the so called "first teamers" are being played in the reserve side.

Are first teamer's that cant get in the first team not our reserve players anyway? I thought they were do you not mean academy players that cant get in the reserves.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:53 pm  

The reserve league used to be a Under 21s league with no more than two over 21 players now.

Since last year it became a full fledged reserve league again (for the first time since 2001), and is open age. The Academy league (Under 18s) starts first weekend in April.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:58 pm  

Andy Greg wrote:

Are first teamer's that cant get in the first team not our reserve players anyway? I thought they were do you not mean academy players that cant get in the reserves.

Richie Mathers and Tim Smith certainly aren't reserve players or were never signed as reserve players.

Paul Prescott and Darrell Goulding you could argue are too good for the reserves.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:59 pm  

cadoo wrote:

The reserve games are getting daft. They are so one sided it is unbelievable. We have reserve players who can't get games because the so called "first teamers" are being played in the reserve side.

Reserves should be first team squad players that aren't in the starting 17, plus the higher ranking Academy players working to get in the firts team.

Agree they're one sided, but that's not going to change until we loan players out.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:59 pm  

cadoo wrote:

Richie Mathers and Tim Smith certainly aren't reserve players or were never signed as reserve players.

Paul Prescott and Darrell Goulding you could argue are too good for the reserves.

Well they've been dropped, so they are reserve players.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:02 pm  

piemandan wrote:

Well they've been dropped, so they are reserve players.

For Wigan at the moment they are but they are not under 21.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:02 pm  

cadoo wrote:

For Wigan at the moment they are but they are not under 21.

Its not the U21s though anymore?

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:26 pm  

cadoo wrote:

Richie Mathers and Tim Smith certainly aren't reserve players or were never signed as reserve players.

Paul Prescott and Darrell Goulding you could argue are too good for the reserves.

Yes they are your still in last year its not under 21s any more its reserves the ones that are not playing in the first team