chocco boxo Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 Would we be better to have another forward or Bart? This week is a nightmare, roll on saturday 12:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 I would probably guess so...for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 I'd have Bart on there just in case - this game is far too important. I don't understand why we had such a defensively-minded bench at Middlesbrough though, did we really need both Harding and Martin there, leaving ourselves with only one attacking option? Martin should be on there as the defensive cover, but Jack Cork is adequate as cover for the full-back positions. That would have allowed us to have the alternative attacking option of de Ridder as well as Guly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Stimp Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 I'd have Bart on there just in case - this game is far too important. I don't understand why we had such a defensively-minded bench at Middlesbrough though, did we really need both Harding and Martin there, leaving ourselves with only one attacking option? Martin should be on there as the defensive cover, but Jack Cork is adequate as cover for the full-back positions. That would have allowed us to have the alternative attacking option of de Ridder as well as Guly. I was thinking exactly this. Did I read somewhere that SDR wasn't available? Even so we have Punch and even Falque who would have been better options than Harding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 Did I read somewhere that SDR wasn't available?Really? Where? He is certainly quiet on twitter at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 What Steve Grant said - far, far too important to chance it for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 I don't understand why we had such a defensively-minded bench at Middlesbrough though, did we really need both Harding and Martin there, leaving ourselves with only one attacking option? Martin should be on there as the defensive cover, but Jack Cork is adequate as cover for the full-back positions. That would have allowed us to have the alternative attacking option of de Ridder as well as Guly. That is exactly what I said as soon as I saw the team sheet. One of the very few mistakes Nigel has made. Bart has to be on the bench, in a game like this you need to minimize risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 Daft to risk it. If we can't beat Coventry with a starting 11 and 4 outfield subs, we're fcked. But a freak injury to Kelvin or a red card would screw us without a sub keeper. Down to 10 men but still with a keeper? We'd still have a good chance IMO. NI on the UI was suggesting that naming bart on the bench is a sign of weakness from adkins.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 I was thinking exactly this. Did I read somewhere that SDR wasn't available? Even so we have Punch and even Falque who would have been better options than Harding.SDR was training with the team at St Mary's today if the Cork interview footage is anything to go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 SDR was training with the team at St Mary's today if the Cork interview footage is anything to go by. Yes saw him there. Didn't see: Billy,Morgan,Kelvin,Bart,Chaplow,Puncheon,Falque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 NI on the UI was suggesting that naming bart on the bench is a sign of weakness from adkins.... Then again he's a bit of a nutter sometimes..Nick I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 NI on the UI was suggesting that naming bart on the bench is a sign of weakness from adkins.... It's nothing of the sort, it's a realisation that games at this stage of the season tend to be of the win-or-bust variety, and if Davis were to get injured or sent off after 15 minutes of a vital game, we might as well kiss the game goodbye. Even West Ham, who haven't had a keeper on the bench all season (and got lucky when Rob Green was sent off at Blackpool with the opposition failing to register a shot on target against Henri Lansbury), have named Henderson among the subs a couple of times recently. The "should we name a keeper on the bench" conundrum only exists because of the ridiculous decision to revert to only five substitutes this season - it won't even be a discussion point next season as we'll have enough options with seven subs to name a sub keeper every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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