30 Apr 2025 14:48:03
Ed01 now that are season is delightfully over a month before the official end of it, would it not make sense to give our regular starters an extended break and send them away for holidays get them ready for next season, and give the fringe players and youngsters a proper go.
{Ed001's Note - no, it would affect the rest of the league.}
30 Apr 2025 15:02:27
Understood, thanks Ed!
30 Apr 2025 15:04:41
I am pretty sure Arne will want to finish the season on a high, therefore playing a strong team for each game. Also as Ed001 has responded there are still further issues to be decided regarding Eurpoean places.
30 Apr 2025 15:21:52
There's fans that spent a fortune to watch first team players not kids thrown out. Yes I'd give chiesa, elliot and bradley starts with looking onwards to next season but it should remain a strong 11 especially for footballers also employed by the club on massive salaries.
30 Apr 2025 15:38:02
Players have tons of rest now. I would like us to get to at least 90 points!
30 Apr 2025 16:27:23
See the season out and go out on a high, pressure is off now.
30 Apr 2025 16:30:42
Out of respect for the competition we need to field strong lineups but hopefully the likes of Elliot and Chiesa will get more minutes off the bench now that the pressure is off. Maybe even some PL experience for some of the exciting youngsters.
30 Apr 2025 16:39:15
90 points don’t really matter tbf that is a vanity issue, the two points that I actually agree with is impacting the league on it being fair, and secondarily being fair to the paying audience!
The one that grinds my gears. is massive wages, why does it matter if they rest for the next 4 weeks or making the same amount injured, called protecting your asset!
My argument was from a business perspective but in this instance I understand the actual morality aspect of it.
30 Apr 2025 17:47:00
Its not a vanity issue what so ever, we will need at least 90 points to win the league going forward again. get this squad used to it.
30 Apr 2025 17:49:16
Imagine the teams in the premier if we played kids there would be all sorts of alligations made about the club as teams still need to sort out euro places.
30 Apr 2025 19:00:54
@iwillbered funny they didn't seem to care too much when they were forcing us to play kids in the FA cup Vs villa a couple of years ago. When it's to their benefit or our detriment they're fine with it.
30 Apr 2025 19:09:20
@kurt you’ll need the players to be ready to win the 90 plus points next season, why expend their energy during games where you’ve got nothing to play for and risk injuries.
01 May 2025 03:13:03
Neil Warnock blamed us for his Sheffield United team getting relegated when we made a load of changes and lost to Fulham in 07 before the Champions League final. We’d have more of that if we rotated heavily. We’re out of Europe so have no reason not to go full strength in the remaining games.