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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: lukealty12 on December 10, 2007, 08:29:46 PM

Title: Setanta Shield
Post by: lukealty12 on December 10, 2007, 08:29:46 PM
What are we looking for in it?

Are we looking at a reasonably good chance of silverware, or a chance for the not so regulars for a game?

Personaly i think we could do well in it as higher teams may not be as interested in it as some of the lower teams.
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Hamilton on December 10, 2007, 08:45:58 PM
Its a conundrum: it would  be nice to do well and maybe pick up some silverware (I don't know if Setanta/BS allow 2nd strings to be put out, but I suspect not. If so the bigger teams will put out some reserve players), but I would not be heartbroken if we get knocked out - as long as it is NOT by a BS North team!
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Dougals Dad on December 10, 2007, 08:57:26 PM
If we were allowed to play some 2nd string players, who have we got? Is it just youth players as we do not seem to have much by way of a reserve team.
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Darren on December 10, 2007, 09:17:41 PM
Its a conundrum: it would  be nice to do well and maybe pick up some silverware (I don't know if Setanta/BS allow 2nd strings to be put out, but I suspect not. If so the bigger teams will put out some reserve players), but I would not be heartbroken if we get knocked out - as long as it is NOT by a BS North team!
Rules are you have to play at least 10 players who played in the last league game.
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Dougals Dad on December 10, 2007, 09:19:24 PM
What happens if you have injuries or sickness (or international call-ups!)?
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Darren on December 10, 2007, 09:33:39 PM
What happens if you have injuries or sickness (or international call-ups!)?
No idea i just been told that is one of the rules.
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Alty365 on December 10, 2007, 10:03:20 PM
I suspect there will be a sudden outbreak of "niggling injuries" after the Trophy matches this weekend, shortly followed by miraculous recoveries in time for the Boxing Day derby games. Having said that, we have a squad of about 17 fit players so it's not as if we have much to fall back on.

I think we should go to Nuneaton looking to win and build some momentum ahead of the Northwich games.
Title: Re: Setanta Shield
Post by: Alty Dave on December 10, 2007, 11:24:00 PM
agreed!