MATCHWATCH : Wrexham (a)

[RoyalBlue]

So Stockport has been postponed presumably for a f***ing international break meaning now a Tuesday or Wednesday night away fixture up North.
I believe in rugby that club matches at the top level still carry on as usual with squad players making up the teams.

I realise that there is no appetite in our game for the old Saturday afternoon fixtures to be maintained but it used to be the case that international matches took place mainly in midweek however seemingly international managers need to have their squads for up to 10 days but I do wonder if that is really necessary.

Maybe I am biased as I much prefer club football over international stuff but with 3rd and 4th division games being cancelled because some of their players are needed for smaller international sides just feels too much.
I guess it is the price we pay in English football for having players from all over the world when historically they would have come just from the home countries.

On the other hand Selles will have time to work with all those new players who will have joined us by then.
BTW IIRC our record when we have had a 2 week break is not that special.

Would agree, no reason clubs in the lower divisions can't utilise their squads to cover the missing players. Sky could then cream themselves over those games once a month instead of all the usual boring names and we'd still have proper football to watch rather than, if you're English, a load of utterly pointless dross masquerading as a competive qualifier.

I note Stockport has been called off before any squads are even announced, not sure how that can work!

Clubs in the lower leagues have far thinner squads. With their key players really key.

Arguably, it should be the top clubs, with their enormous squads packed full of talent doing nothing, that have to carry on.

Spot on, Once again the authorities appear to have got it A about T. But then money talks!

[karbota]

Stockport has been postponed

Have Charlton up next who I reckon may be a good shout for promotion at home

Gets a lot easier from mid Oct onwards on paper

So Stockport has been postponed presumably for a f***ing international break meaning now a Tuesday or Wednesday night away fixture up North.
I believe in rugby that club matches at the top level still carry on as usual with squad players making up the teams.

I realise that there is no appetite in our game for the old Saturday afternoon fixtures to be maintained but it used to be the case that international matches took place mainly in midweek however seemingly international managers need to have their squads for up to 10 days but I do wonder if that is really necessary.

Maybe I am biased as I much prefer club football over international stuff but with 3rd and 4th division games being cancelled because some of their players are needed for smaller international sides just feels too much.
I guess it is the price we pay in English football for having players from all over the world when historically they would have come just from the home countries.

On the other hand Selles will have time to work with all those new players who will have joined us by then.
BTW IIRC our record when we have had a 2 week break is not that special.

Well feck me, no shit Sherlock, another reason NOT TO HAVE TO0 MANY FOREIGN PLAYERS.

And silence was the bold reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AGAIN!

And again,

[ladida_gunner_graham]

The bloke in front of me last Saturday spent the entire game moaning about how sh*t Camara is and how he'll never do anything

The man in front of you has yet to be proved wrong. Camara's performances so far are not impressive.

[ladida_gunner_graham]

It's not helping that we don’t have a genuine fullback and we're pushing for a goal and getting picked off on the break.

Selles is doing something - not sure quite what but something - bringing one full back central. Happened on their second goal as well didn’t it - Dorsett nowhere to be seen on the flank

Yeah,I think he went into the game wanting to dominate midfield so got Craig and Dorsett to keep coming narrow to play ball. But between that, their lack of fullback experience and bugger all help from their wingers, plus it pushing Elliott and Savage up higher, its leaving us hideously exposed.

It's a bit like Gomes has taken charge.

I hope this wasn't the plan, because if it was, Selles is mental. They have two very good wingers and a 6'4" centre forward who is good in the air, so leaving the wingers to do as they please (which we did) was suicidal. I rather think it was just a poor game by Dorsett in particular. Badly out of position on several occasions, and just painfully slow to close down crosses. He can't be as lapse as that again.