v Hayes and Yeading (league cup)

[Reading Rebel]

This game has become a real nightmare.

 

With our biggest game for a couple of weeks coming up on Saturday against Weymouth, as it stands it seems we have only one fit striker in Floody and I really don't think we can risk playing him. Again, even if Manny Williams passes a fitness test we cannot IMO take the risk with such a big game on Saturday.

 

OK, it's in hindsight but it really would have been worth taking the fine and pulling out.

Edited November 11, 2017 by Reading Rebel

[GlenSTFC]

It’s certainly a dilemma... you can’t ask the players to throw the game but in reality we need to lose! Shame we don’t have a youth or reserve team as it’s these scenario where they’d come in very handy. We’ll have the same situation when we play Wantage in the B&B.

[staines_rebel_Jr]

What are the odds that Wes Harrison will play in this game???

[Reading Rebel]

Bring on Wesley, George Short, Clurgy and co I say  

Edited November 11, 2017 by Reading Rebel

[Curtis]

The views of Neil Baker on the Hayes match:-

 

https://audioboom.com/posts/6479847-joint-manager-bakler1-reflecting-on-professional-victory-in-fa-trophy-at-maldontiptreefc

 

4:30 to around 6:00

Edited November 11, 2017 by Curtis

[Rebel yell]

What about some of our co hosts at Chalvey?

[Radders]

Bakes gave me a couple of names yesterday who they have lined up. I would hope that no more than 3/4 of our normal squad will have to play.

[GlenSTFC]

Is that 3/4 players or more likely three quarters?

[Radders]

Sorry 3 OR 4!!! ?

[RebelDelaney]

One name I heard mentioned could make his 150 appearance.

[Reading Rebel]

One name I heard mentioned could make his 150 appearance.

 

 

RD, I'll take a wild guess with Ed Smith?

[Neil Baker]

That actually won’t happen now as he is still signed on with Hayes and Yeading.

 

But will be two or three familiar faces drafted in for the game.

[tbox]

Hayes & Yeading game .On the main web site the direction say this game is at holloway park and not the h&y new ground is this just error on our web site

[Matt]

It’s at their new ground, this needs to be updated.

[tbox]

Cheers Matt

[maidenheadrebel]

Should the club use some of the money from this season to start a reserve side ? After all good foundations are needed if the club is going to progress and when that happens fixture blocking will happen again.

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Should the club use some of the money from this season to start a reserve side ? After all good foundations are needed if the club is going to progress and when that happens fixture blocking will happen again.

 

There were a lot of problems the last time the club started a reserve side, though that doesn't mean they will happen again.

 

It would be good to restart a Ladies team. Not only would it look great for the club but would open the club up to more female supporters, which is a market most clubs struggle with.

[GarySTFC]

Where have last seasons u18s gone? Would have been useful for a few in a fixture such as this.

[Neil Baker]

Should the club use some of the money from this season to start a reserve side ? After all good foundations are needed if the club is going to progress and when that happens fixture blocking will happen again.

Most managers these days will confirm that reserve football at this level of football is a complete waste of time.

Anybody that is worth their salt will be picked up by another club (possibly a level or two below)where the player itself might get offered some expenses, and therefore you end up running a side that never brings anything through.

Advice to any player would be to go and play senior football rather than sit in a reserve side.

You are better to have tie ups with local clubs and try to see players through that way.

It is also why a lot of pro clubs lower down the chain don’t have them, and for example Wycombe don’t even have an academy team, because the cost to run the, outweigh what can be made for, a player making it (and possibly getting a move) due to the category grading and maximum you can ask for a player.

Football is a very different place to what it was years ago.

[SloughFlyer]

Neil - will there be a "Looking Ahead" on the website for this game?