29 Nov 2024 07:12:20
Conference league is a good stamina builder for the squad to step on. It also gives the coach the thot process of busy weeks every week. Would like to win this one. Good for the players and good for global identity.
29 Nov 2024 07:47:31
Gives players game time while also allowing rest for the important first 11 undopaables.
Was impressed with Jorgenson in goal it may not work but I would try him in the Premier league as we all know Sanchez is not the long term answer.
29 Nov 2024 08:52:13
I am not a fan of the Conference League. Yes it gives players game time but that’s the only positive. The emergence of A and B squads could become divisive. Also, I am fed up with Sunday games. I don’t agree that it enhances our global identity, if Chelsea weren’t involved I wouldn’t bother watching it. I expect us to win the competition, if we don’t, I would regard it as a failure.
29 Nov 2024 12:56:34
I totally agree with Jimbo.
Would any top side want to be in this competition?
I also agree with the so called A and B squads, it will eventually cause a strain in the squad and although it might not mean a numbercof players jumping ship in January, it probably will in the summer.
29 Nov 2024 14:11:55
Our squad is so large we need the likes of Felix Mudryk Diasi Nkunku getting minutes they will / may be needded later in the season
Bill we haven't been a top side for 3-4 years think European football is a positive it also gets the club the chance to get used to having the rhythm of playing midweek games for when we are hopefully in the champions league next year.
29 Nov 2024 14:20:15
It’s just another competition that we are qualified for and we should do our best to win it. I have no idea if playing in this conference competition has a positive effect on our cubs profile.
Generally, players who don’t think they have been given enough paying time would probably want to leave anyway.
If we do manage to qualify for the Champions League this season we will want a similar size squad and I would like to think that if we do qualify for that competition the vast majority of players would want to stay anyway.
I’m not a fan of Sunday, Friday or Monday games but I am a fan of being able to afford top players. So I find myself wanting my cake and eating it.
29 Nov 2024 15:53:50
This competition is a no-win for us.
If we win it, we will be told that a billion pound squad should easily win, and if we don't win it, stand back and wait for media bombardment.
29 Nov 2024 15:56:37
Tom, the Europa Cup and Conference League isn’t going to finance top players. These two competitions result in a high proportion of Sunday games. You can’t have your cake and eat it nor can the coaches and players who moan about too many fixtures. If it wasn’t for the the TV money they wouldn’t be earning millions of pounds a year. The fans just get inconvenienced.
29 Nov 2024 18:46:42
Jimbo, if we win the conference I thought we automatically went into the Europa and that will generate more money as it’s the next tier up.
If we win it we can genuinely say “we have won it all” and I quit like the idea of that chant. The media will probably refer to the amount we have spent if we finish anywhere in the premiership. It’s just what they do.
Players, managers and some clubs moaning about how many games they play will I think lead to a player game cap or more likely, bigger squads.
29 Nov 2024 21:09:35
Billy boy, how on earth can you describe it as a no win competition for us? I was around when we won the Milk Cup many moons ago, enjoy the moment mate.
30 Nov 2024 11:07:42
West Side I too was around when we won the milky way cup, the win tasted nice at the time.