nzlatic Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 minutes ago, Only Blue said: MM played most of the fringe players to see if even they were good enough to beat a team two divisions below. Even if we didn't have a Tuesday fixture I think he would have still played most of them. All the top teams do this in the League Cup and League One and Two do it in the Pizza Cup (I can't remember it's name). The only reason it stands out more this year is because we have a lot more player to choose from who are supposed to be challenging for the first team. Exactly exactly exactly! FA trophy not a priority so don’t put more miles into the first team players. Play fringe players. They should still be capable of winning but if they don’t then it’s not a disaster as the competition is not as important. Plus you learn something (or confirm something!) about those players. The rotation was about the bigger picture of the rest of the season and prioritising the league, not because we had a game on Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fervid Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Wealdstone vs Hendon in the next round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 46 minutes ago, nzlatic said: Exactly exactly exactly! FA trophy not a priority so don’t put more miles into the first team players. Play fringe players. They should still be capable of winning but if they don’t then it’s not a disaster as the competition is not as important. Plus you learn something (or confirm something!) about those players. The rotation was about the bigger picture of the rest of the season and prioritising the league, not because we had a game on Tuesday. Exactly Why do certain people not understand this and say it was poor management from MM. It was a great opportunity to get into the heads of the fringe players. If they can’t motivate themselves to put some effort in and show they can contribute to the matches that really matter, then they are actually just giving up, waiting for the end of their contact. And many of them didn’t pass the test. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 16 minutes ago, Pidge said: Exactly Why do certain people not understand this and say it was poor management from MM. It was a great opportunity to get into the heads of the fringe players. If they can’t motivate themselves to put some effort in and show they can contribute to the matches that really matter, then they are actually just giving up, waiting for the end of their contact. And many of them didn’t pass the test. I remember the last game against Mickleover when people were annoyed we went full strength 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 l reckon it will be off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Branston Pickle Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, mcfluff1985 said: I remember the last game against Mickleover when people were annoyed we went full strength What's crazy is Mellon had predicted there would be an easterly breeze with sunny spells for the game after as well 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's a million percent humidity here in Bris at nearly 10:30pm and 29.5c. I don't know which is worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I'm digging deep into my memory bank here. Boxing day 1962. Southport at home. Groundsman just ran a roller over the snow, lots of grip for the players studs, so Latics just cracked on. Lines on the snow painted blue, and they played with a brown ball. 7-0 at half time, 11-0 at the end. Bert Lister scored 7. And it's still a club record. If memory serves, it was about minus 10 that day, but of course players weren't fragile pieces of ornaments then. So just ran out with legs smothered in wintergreen ( ask ya dad ) and played football. The good old days. How many on here attended that match ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics59 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, 100milesaway said: I'm digging deep into my memory bank here. Boxing day 1962. Southport at home. Groundsman just ran a roller over the snow, lots of grip for the players studs, so Latics just cracked on. Lines on the snow painted blue, and they played with a brown ball. 7-0 at half time, 11-0 at the end. Bert Lister scored 7. And it's still a club record. If memory serves, it was about minus 10 that day, but of course players weren't fragile pieces of ornaments then. So just ran out with legs smothered in wintergreen ( ask ya dad ) and played football. The good old days. How many on here attended that match ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics59 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Think the great man scored 6 not seven! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I might have been there but I was only three months old so can't recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 45 minutes ago, latics59 said: Think the great man scored 6 not seven! Yep you are right. Bert scored 6 The score at half time was 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, 100milesaway said: I'm digging deep into my memory bank here. Boxing day 1962. Southport at home. Groundsman just ran a roller over the snow, lots of grip for the players studs, so Latics just cracked on. Lines on the snow painted blue, and they played with a brown ball. 7-0 at half time, 11-0 at the end. Bert Lister scored 7. And it's still a club record. If memory serves, it was about minus 10 that day, but of course players weren't fragile pieces of ornaments then. So just ran out with legs smothered in wintergreen ( ask ya dad ) and played football. The good old days. How many on here attended that match ? Yep…I was there but it wasn’t minus 10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, 100milesaway said: I'm digging deep into my memory bank here. Boxing day 1962. Southport at home. Groundsman just ran a roller over the snow, lots of grip for the players studs, so Latics just cracked on. Lines on the snow painted blue, and they played with a brown ball. 7-0 at half time, 11-0 at the end. Bert Lister scored 7. And it's still a club record. If memory serves, it was about minus 10 that day, but of course players weren't fragile pieces of ornaments then. So just ran out with legs smothered in wintergreen ( ask ya dad ) and played football. The good old days. How many on here attended that match ? I was there, I heard the Southport players brought the wrong boots not expecting the snow (no satellite pictures back then). Bert Lister scored 6, but the star player was the great Bobby Johnstone who gave a magical display. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 10 hours ago, BP1960 said: I was there, I heard the Southport players brought the wrong boots not expecting the snow (no satellite pictures back then). Bert Lister scored 6, but the star player was the great Bobby Johnstone who gave a magical display. I think Bert would've been rightly aggrieved had he have been pipped to the sponsor's man of the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, longtimeblue said: I think Bert would've been rightly aggrieved had he have been pipped to the sponsor's man of the match. I think Bobby created all 11 goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astottie Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Whitby v Guiseley postponed 2 minutes before kickoff last night due to a frozen pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 11 minutes ago, astottie said: Whitby v Guiseley postponed 2 minutes before kickoff last night due to a frozen pitch. Something fishy about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 22 hours ago, 100milesaway said: If memory serves, it was about minus 10 that day, but of course players weren't fragile pieces of ornaments then. So just ran out with legs smothered in wintergreen ( ask ya dad ) and played football. The good old days. You're joking, right? Sounds horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: You're joking, right? Sounds horrible. Google is your friend. Lots of stuff on there if anyone is in doubt. It was one of the worst winters ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 3 hours ago, 100milesaway said: Google is your friend. Lots of stuff on there if anyone is in doubt. It was one of the worst winters ever. I meant you're joking that it was the good old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 anybody elses brain keep reading the title as MATCH: Bore..OFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: I meant you're joking that it was the good old days. To make it worse the bogs were frozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 13 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: I meant you're joking that it was the good old days. Oh right sorry. But what would we give to just know that whatever the weather, we were more likely to see games played. ps 1962/3 was the coldest winter in Britain for 200 years. Edited January 18 by 100milesaway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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