: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:41 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

I'd pick the best team available. Can't afford to treat this any differently to any other SL game - that'd be very dangerous IMO.

true, they've hardly been walkovers for anyone so far.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:42 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

I'd pick the best team available. Can't afford to treat this any differently to any other SL game - that'd be very dangerous IMO.

Thats my point. I dont think bringing these 3 in would weaken the team at all. I would have thought they'd have been in most peoples 1st 17s prior to the season starting ahead of the likes of Netherton and Lovegrove. My point is that they will definately be needed at some point during the season and this is the best oppurtunity to give them that. Its not about resting oyher players, its about getting these guys up to speed.

[Mild Rover]

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:52 pm  

Alex Mc wrote:

Thats my point. I dont think bringing these 3 in would weaken the team at all. I would have thought they'd have been in most peoples 1st 17s prior to the season starting ahead of the likes of Netherton and Lovegrove. My point is that they will definately be needed at some point during the season and this is the best oppurtunity to give them that.

I've got no objection to those players being included - if it is done to give us the best chance of winning. If it is even partly just to 'give them a run out', I would think it very unwise. I understand your point and if Celtic were shipping 60+ points every week, I'd agree. Celtic aren't too far away from winning a game IMO, and its important Rovers do everything to make them wait a little longer and build some momentum of their own.

Until we are as good as Leeds or Saints, it has to be one game at a time, again IMO. Gene, Wheeldon and Mills will all get games on merit, I'm sure. Possibly against Celtic, in which case we are arguing about nowt.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:36 pm  

I’d have out the best team available, more injuries will no doubt come throughout the course of the season and people will get their chance to prove they should be playing every week!

Plus Celtic will be very hungry for 2 points, I expect a tough encounter!

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:39 pm  

I think a certain amount of squad rotation would be a good thing, otherwise guys like Wheeldon are not going to be match fit when called upon. No disrespect to Celtic Crusaders but we should bring these guys in now rather than bring them in cold against Warrington.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:00 pm  

No disrespect to Crusaders but did you see the state of the pitch

Re: Will we.......... : Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:04 pm  

Alex Mc wrote:

make changes for next week. We have a few people in the squad who need a bit of game time, i.e. Mills, Wheeldon, Gene and will be needed later in the season. No disrespect to the Crusaders but it is quite a good oppurtunity for this.

Thoughts?

You can't take anyone lightly.
We have tried this and been undone in the past more than once.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:11 pm  

I’d rather just put out the best we have, if we run out easy winners then we’ve improved our positive points difference!

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:01 pm  

I would introduce one or two to the bench rather than make wholesale changes, you can't distrupt the team to much, but you have to give the fringe players a chance.

I would include Stan and Scot for this one for Neth and Fitzy, must keep all our pack 1st team and fringe playing together as much as possible so we are ready when the injuries do happen.