Why are we playing a reserve team tonight?

Status
Not open for further replies.


It's just very strange.

"No players will be coming to Portugal unless they are involved in the first team for the season ahead"

Plan full of kids fly over on the day of the game!

Now that is random very random.


It is absolutely chaotic behaviour. It is obvious the transfer activity has not gone according to plan and this is a hastily put together contingency that has been thought up in the last 24 / 36 hours. Not ideal, but on a positive note we could unwittingly unearth a player who would otherwise have been overlooked.
 
It is absolutely chaotic behaviour. It is obvious the transfer activity has not gone according to plan and this is a hastily put together contingency that has been thought up in the last 24 / 36 hours. Not ideal, but on a positive note we could unwittingly unearth a player who would otherwise have been overlooked.

Or the youngsters have done better in pre-season to date than Poyet thought. More potential than he realised. Let's get them out here in Portugal for a match, see what they can do in different conditions, against different opposition. Give them another opportunity to impress him against half decent opposition rather than just relying on reports from his staff at the Grimsby game. First team players level of fitness looks good, they are getting what he is after footballing wise in training a lot more than he had hoped, he knows all about most of them from 8 months last season. He will see them play tomorrow.

Cretin.
 
I think it was done to make a point to the first teamers that they have young hungry capable youths looking over their shoulder.

...Maybe he wants more from them in training...Fuck knows but I like his style!
 
Or the youngsters have done better in pre-season to date than Poyet thought. More potential than he realised. Let's get them out here in Portugal for a match, see what they can do in different conditions, against different opposition. Give them another opportunity to impress him against half decent opposition rather than just relying on reports from his staff at the Grimsby game. First team players level of fitness looks good, they are getting what he is after footballing wise in training a lot more than he had hoped, he knows all about most of them from 8 months last season. He will see them play tomorrow.

Cretin.
Totally ignore the fact that they flew out on half a days notice.

Sorry like it was an afterthought.

Will never ever believe Poyet or anyone who says it is a reward. A reward would be to take them for the full trip. Not 24 f***ing hours.
 
Or the youngsters have done better in pre-season to date than Poyet thought. More potential than he realised. Let's get them out here in Portugal for a match, see what they can do in different conditions, against different opposition. Give them another opportunity to impress him against half decent opposition rather than just relying on reports from his staff at the Grimsby game. First team players level of fitness looks good, they are getting what he is after footballing wise in training a lot more than he had hoped, he knows all about most of them from 8 months last season. He will see them play tomorrow.

Cretin.
That would all be fine if he hadn't waited until the day of the game to fly them out. That suggests at least that he wasn't planning on playing them until the last minute.
 
Or the youngsters have done better in pre-season to date than Poyet thought. More potential than he realised. Let's get them out here in Portugal for a match, see what they can do in different conditions, against different opposition. Give them another opportunity to impress him against half decent opposition rather than just relying on reports from his staff at the Grimsby game. First team players level of fitness looks good, they are getting what he is after footballing wise in training a lot more than he had hoped, he knows all about most of them from 8 months last season. He will see them play tomorrow.

Cretin.

I personally think it is primarily because there has been less transfer activity done in pre-season to date than Poyet thought! But thankfully, we have a glimmer of hope as the youngsters have done better in pre-season to date than Poyet thought. Totally second guessing, but as I said hopefully one of them will get their big opportunity to shine and progress!
 
Totally ignore the fact that they flew out on half a days notice.

Sorry like it was an afterthought.

Will never ever believe Poyet or anyone who says it is a reward. A reward would be to take them for the full trip. Not 24 f***ing hours.

They played in Boston on Saturday.

They did very well.

Stop f***ing wetting the bed man. Why did FIFA ever allow transfer windows during the school holidays?
 
I think it was done to make a point to the first teamers that they have young hungry capable youths looking over their shoulder.

...Maybe he wants more from them in training...Fuck knows but I like his style!
perhaps, just perhaps, it was simply a motivational reward for the kids because they've exceeded expectations. Of course it also serves the dual purpose of pointing out to Ellis that the squad is a little sparse and reminding the established players that there are a few younguns snapping at their heels. It looks like smart management to me.
 
Totally ignore the fact that they flew out on half a days notice.

Sorry like it was an afterthought.

Will never ever believe Poyet or anyone who says it is a reward. A reward would be to take them for the full trip. Not 24 f***ing hours.

I never said it was a reward. I said it was Poyet thinking, I want another look at these lads.

Pick yer lip up man.
 
Or the youngsters have done better in pre-season to date than Poyet thought. More potential than he realised. Let's get them out here in Portugal for a match, see what they can do in different conditions, against different opposition. Give them another opportunity to impress him against half decent opposition rather than just relying on reports from his staff at the Grimsby game. First team players level of fitness looks good, they are getting what he is after footballing wise in training a lot more than he had hoped, he knows all about most of them from 8 months last season. He will see them play tomorrow.

Cretin.
It doesn't make logical sense as Gus making a point. Do people seriously think that we will be making 11 more signings? They'll be disappointed if they do think this as we won't make more than 7. Any number of reasons why he brought them out - not least the double sessions for the last 4 days and consecutive match days.
 
Totally ignore the fact that they flew out on half a days notice.

Sorry like it was an afterthought.

Will never ever believe Poyet or anyone who says it is a reward. A reward would be to take them for the full trip. Not 24 f***ing hours.
You can't have focused sessions with over 30 pros, man. Perhaps he should have taken two or three but eleven? It'll be a short term reaction to the workload over there.
 
I never said it was a reward. I said it was Poyet thinking, I want another look at these lads.

Pick yer lip up man.

Would having some of them for the entire Portugal trip not be more logical? Not just flying out for 24 hours?

I am aware it's the school holidays. Don't try to be superior because your not.

You can't have focused sessions with over 30 pros, man. Perhaps he should have taken two or three but eleven? It'll be a short term reaction to the workload over there.

Good post. I accept that mate. Just find it extremely mad that the first 11 got flown out for a game on the same day.

Apart from Dixon.
 
It doesn't make logical sense as Gus making a point. Do people seriously think that we will be making 11 more signings? They'll be disappointed if they do think this as we won't make more than 7. Any number of reasons why he brought them out - not least the double sessions for the last 4 days and consecutive match days.

Exactly.

Would having some of them for the entire Portugal trip not be more logical? Not just flying out for 24 hours?

I am aware it's the school holidays. Don't try to be superior because your not.



Good post. I accept that mate. Just find it extremely mad that the first 11 got flown out for a game on the same day.

Apart from Dixon.

You're.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Back
Top