Pre-Match Thread Gillingham FC vs Southend United Checkatrade Trophy

[mrsblue]

What, the one that signed Cox, Ferdinand, Turner and Kightly?

The manager could have been Donald Duck as long as the four players were still being paid decent money.

This season,
Cox has looked ropey
Ferdy looks finished yet still has 2 years remaining
Turner hmmm what can I say
Kights is decent no question....3 year deal at his age may come back and haunt us.

 

[leeblue]

What, the one that signed Cox, Ferdinand, Turner and Kightly?

Cox looks so short of fitness/form at moment
Turner...lol
Kightly excellent...very expensive but excellent
Anton superb last season.....but this season thus far not so good.
My actual point is the cost of these four and the effect this cost has on rest of squad in terms of depth and quality as I said tonights line up will reflect this

 

[tottenham541]

Just treat this as a friendly, throw in 5-6 fringe or younger players who will benefit from this as if we need them for league fixtures they will have learnt some things along the way and prepare them for the next step up, we don't have to win all our games in this group to progress either:thumbsup:

 

[enfieldblue]

after the lack of any positive results from Gillingham lately, should we be grateful for the point we've got?

 

[Shrimper]

Would go for;

Smith
Hendrie-Matsuzaka-White-Kyprianou
Cotton-Leonard-Bridge-McLaughlin
Robinson-Ba

Something like that

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

We treated Newport as a friendly and made loads of changes, it started a rot in the team that lasted until the following Saturday at Rotherham.

Dont make the same mistakes twice please!

 

[TrevorFitzpatrickHattrick]

I expect Coughlan to start.

 

[Kevin Hogg]

We treated Newport as a friendly and made loads of changes, it started a rot in the team that lasted until the following Saturday at Rotherham.

Dont make the same mistakes twice please!

Not sure that can be true. Incoming players cannot effect the form of the players rested. Is actually impossible.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Hound dog is playing tonight. Probably at right back. Played mostly for the U18s and a few U21s. Youth team player of the year last season.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Yep, Elvis is making his debut.

Oxley, Bwomono, Ferdinand, White, Timlin, McGlashan, Yearwood, Lenny, McLaughlin, Ba, Robinson.

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Don't think this will work,hope Brown proves me wrong

Yep, Elvis is making his debut.

Oxley, Bwomono, Ferdinand (C), White, Timlin, McGlashan, Yearwood, Leonard, McLaughlin, Ba, Robinson.

 

[mattitouk]

I see they have that bloody Eaves on the bench incase needed.

Looking at both teams strong line up, both teams seem to be taking this a little seriously, than in previous years.

Of all the changes, I surprised Ted Smith Kyprionou & jack Bridge didn't start.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

I see they have that bloody Eaves on the bench incase needed.

Looking at both teams strong line up, both teams seem to be taking this a little seriously, than in previous years.

Of all the changes, I surprised Ted Smith Kyprionou & jack Bridge didn't start.

Ted and Oxley have both been letting in the goals in their last few games, but at least Oxley has made some great saves to keep the score down. Most fast hard shots in the penalty area seem to be flying past Ted into the net.