25/26 - Non Saints Games

[Saint NL]

Rosenior looks finished at Chelsea already. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 hours ago, Saint NL said:

Rosenior looks finished at Chelsea already. 

Having trouble Man-Ageing his squad. Pillock.

[LiberalCommunist]

Now the real quandary starts.

If we assume those two lost points have dropped us out the hunt for second, then we need to manage the squad to get into the best possible shape for the upcoming play offs. Seeing how jaded we looked last night, really highlights the importance.

But the flip side to that is, we need Millwall and Ipswich to run each other to the wire so they don't get a chance to rest. We need them at full throttle in every game, so the one who falls short and drops into third is weakened sufficiently.

Clearly, one of these two is going to pose the biggest challenge to us getting promoted this season, and with the luck they have both enjoyed this season, we are going to need everything possible going our way to beat them. 

Feels a bit dirty saying that. But this amazing run has taken its toll, and we are only a couple injuries away from the wheels coming off. Wood in for Jack last night messed with our defensive cohesion.  No doubt about it. 

Edited 6 hours ago by LiberalCommunist

[Willo of Whiteley]

Chelsea will always be a basket case of a club as long as they keep buying children for £50M apiece (inflating the market), and mercenaries with no talent like Garnacho.

Managers there are doomed, but I’d go there for a quick payday.

[benjii]

1 hour ago, LiberalCommunist said:

Now the real quandary starts.

If we assume those two lost points have dropped us out the hunt for second, then we need to manage the squad to get into the best possible shape for the upcoming play offs. Seeing how jaded we looked last night, really highlights the importance.

But the flip side to that is, we need Millwall and Ipswich to run each other to the wire so they don't get a chance to rest. We need them at full throttle in every game, so the one who falls short and drops into third is weakened sufficiently.

Clearly, one of these two is going to pose the biggest challenge to us getting promoted this season, and with the luck they have both enjoyed this season, we are going to need everything possible going our way to beat them. 

Feels a bit dirty saying that. But this amazing run has taken its toll, and we are only a couple injuries away from the wheels coming off. Wood in for Jack last night messed with our defensive cohesion.  No doubt about it. 

Well, we at least have the benefit of Ipswich and Milwall having 3 matches between them before our next league match, so we'll have a good idea whether we're in with a shout of second by next Tuesday. If we're not, we basically have two weeks to prepare for the semis, so plenty of time to give some rest.