Jon
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Post by Jon on Oct 12, 2011 22:06:01 GMT
Results aren't the be-all and end-all of reserve fixtures.
Shipping 8 at Crawley didn't concern me at all. I could understand why we fielded the team we did and saw a drubbing as inevitable.
The team we picked for Cheltenham was much as you would expect. A far less grueling return journey than Crawley meant no need to rest fringe players. In addition, I'm sure that Cheltenham don't have the moneybags strength in depth to their squad that Crawley have.
I was expecting a close contest and was shocked to see a 9-1 thrashing - with Cheltenham disappointed not to rack up double figures against such a poor side.
It does make you wonder how Leadbitter, Ellis and Rowe-Turner would fare against a decent League 2 attack.
When was the last time a Torquay team shipped 9 goals?
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Post by loyalgull on Oct 12, 2011 23:51:11 GMT
rowe-turner and ellis cant get in the first team regularly,which doesnt surprise me,a few have beat the drum for ellis getting a first team run,get real folks he isnt as good as those current first teamers,but sadly their no great shakes either.Buckle didnt rate ellis nor ling,are they both wrong?rowe-turner at best a bench warmer,leadbitter,i know very little about him,but his performances havent been awe inspiring either.Chuck in mcphee,stevens,saah and the seemingly over rated morris,then it doesnt paint a pretty squad picture.We just need to get through this season unscathed,then get rid of the dross and non-triers,and then get in players that can at least play competent league 2 standard footy
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Post by Ditmar van Nostrilboy on Oct 13, 2011 8:33:39 GMT
For starters Jon, Rowe-Turner certainly fared well enough when he had a run in the 1st team. Ellis, though overrated by some, is (or was) certainly good enough for L2, as long as his central defensive partner is experienced and vocal (something we dont have at the minute though!!). No idea about Leadbitter as I havnt seen enough of him in action (and i doubt anyone has), but I wouldnt hold out too much hope though
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