StrandedScyllabrendywendyBehindu If Shorey, DLC, Bikey, Duberry, Harper, Lita and Convey don;t qualify as 'first teamers' then the term has no meaning !!
All of them could legitimaly be picked as first choice in their position this Saturday, to say they are 'reserves' is spin !!
i would imagine that 1st teamers meant players that would be in the 1st eleven given everyones fitness.
therefore id say harps, convey, and shorey are the true 1st teamers in there.
none of the others qualify
and id say that was a pretty fair, and accurate meaning for u.
The problem with your definition is that if you apply it to Liverpool under Benitez only Pepe Reina is a first team player.
Try turning it around: who wouldn't be in the team if everyone was fit (and the manager actually cared about the result). Three for Liverpool + Arbeloa at centre back? Six or seven for Reading? So perhaps I agree with your conclusion if not your definition.
However all this proves is that Liverpool have a big first team squad and rotate it?
Article in The Sun today was doing a break down of ticket prices for the CC games Vs "1st teamers" playing.
It had Liverpool with 4 and us with 5.
well thats that argument settled then
