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[Albion] Swansea U23s v Albion U23s (Mon Nov 26 - 7pm ko)
- Thread starter AmexRuislip
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- Jun 27, 2012
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Except we have internationals and experienced top flight first team players who aren't getting game time or even making the bench too. So the appropriate times are if we have an injury or suspension crisis or the FA Cup. See Locadia being replaced by Gyokeres last week when he was ill.
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
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We're only at the start of the relegation dogfight. As things are, we'll be in the middle of it during February/March.
Lincolnshire Seagull
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Gyorkeres had a poor game yesterday (apart from his goal!). Consistency of performance is probably another attribute that CH will be looking for.
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
I know going for FA Cup glory hasn't a good history with the club,but perhaps we could try a bit harder with a largish squad and the best U-23's to choose from?
GT49er
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Except we have internationals and experienced top flight first team players who ................ may or may not do a better job. Being an international doesn't automatically put a player ahead of an un-capped one - Kayal is a full international - and a very useful player for our club - but few would select him ahead of Stephens, who is nowhere near an international cap - and full international Andone is showing no signs of displacing un-capped Murray at the moment.
Yes, yes, I know, CH knows best...........................
Frankie
Put him in the curry
Won't know until he's tried , can he be any worse than our other forward options ? the answer to that is no , because in the time they've had on the pitch non of the others have scored or assisted a goal yet this season .
- Jun 27, 2012
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I don't think i'm going out on a limb here but i'd think that any manager, not just Hughton, is going to look at Andone (La Liga/International) and Locadia with Murray clearly their #1 as their striker choices in preference to teenage u23s who've never played first team football.
As for Andone then he looks very likely, as things stand to be making his debut in the next few games.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Andone has been on the pitch for 47 minutes this season.
GT49er
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Yes, but if you look back through the posts, it is about substitutes, not replacements. Nobody has suggested replacing anybody.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I know going for FA Cup glory hasn't a good history with the club,but perhaps we could try a bit harder with a largish squad and the best U-23's to choose from?
Quarter finals last season, not good enough?
GT49er
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- Jun 27, 2012
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I was replying to someone who said we "won't know until [they are] tried and can Connolly be "any worse" than our existing forward options so i assumed, perhaps rashly that he thought the lad should be in the team imminently and i guess Locadia, Murray and Andone shouldn't.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
NO! We want to go back to Wembley!
I watched the Albion at Wembley last season.
AmexRuislip
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More than enough time for some on NSC to form an opinion and a lynch mob surely?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Was that you wearing that 'hello sailor' hat?
Not me, chief. I've met too many sailors in my time!
AmexRuislip
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Not me, chief. I've met too many sailors in my time!
Okay cheers, it must be some other Albion fan
It was from a distance, in the Spurs block to your left on that night, sadly not going to be playing there this season, or.............
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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GT49er
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Yes, the Wembley experience has been rather devalued by Spurs using it for league matches. Mind you, they started to devalue it when they moved the semi finals there.