So we are 4th in the league and in the play offs and hav loads of games coming up so do you rest them tuesday nite or your in the quarter finals of a cup chance to get to the semis and keep the boys ticking over what do you do?
I would play a mixture to keep the formation and rest key players Hyde lewis goodfellow perkins (youth player) boteng carthy rowland (youth player) sam batesby
I would give all the players who started on saturday a rest with maybe exception of Battersby who could probably do with games/goals under his belt:-
Hyde Goodfellow Rowland youth player youth player carthy youth player youth player youth player sam Battersby
Then mix the bench up with maybe Boateng, soloman and a few other youth players. Not sure where the young lad who bas on the bench on saturday plays but looked good in pre match warm up so probably give him a game. Also depends if Harper or Green are anywhere near fitness as they may get a run out for a half maybe?
The timing of this fixture is s**t because of the delay in the competition which was the result of 1 tie from the previous round which had to be arranged more times than I can remember.
Looking at the fixture list I would go with a higher youth involvement probably 5/6 starting and 2/3 on the bench. This would hopefully give the majority of the 1st team a week's rest before they embark on a run of 10 (possibly 11 with the Thurrock fixture) games in less than a month whilst ensuring a reasonable chance of winning the tie.
Had we been able to play the game in February I would probably have gone with 3 youth players as we did against Dartford.
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"The worst thing you can do is make a committment and not meet it and I understand that." Barrie Hobbins 14 August 2010
I'd like us to win the damned thing but don't want key players injured. I'd play all the bench warmers and those in need of matches and the rest from the youth team.
It'd give some of the kids a chance to play with the big boys and be good experience for them.
I wouldn't think Maidstone will want to put a full side out either what with them being top of Ryman South.
