Spot on ! > On 31 Jan 2017, at 13:10, Nigel Sykes <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's a couple of things that bother me about us deliberately fielding a > weak team in cup games. Firstly, it is horribly disrespectful to the fans, > especially the ones who travelled, obviously, but even to the many thousands > watching on TV at home. And secondly, the argument that it doesn't matter > and we should concentrate on the league just doesn't hold water, in my > opinion. Winning breeds confidence and the mood of a team is a fragile > thing. Keeping the mood and the confidence high should be paramount, and > taking the opportunity to put a lesser team to the sword should be eagerly > grasped. Sure, we'd almost certainly have gone out to Arsenal in the next > round (unless they fielded a weak team themselves!), but unless they > slaughtered us, which I doubt, then we would likely come away from that > plucky defeat with our heads still held high. > > As an aside, I'd be surprised if our Italian overlords were overjoyed with > the result, if not the policy that lead to it. Another lucrative, surely > televised full house at Elland Road, and the slim chance of knocking off one > the Premier League's top teams would have been desirable to them for all > sorts of reasons. > > Nigel > (the Dublin one) > > --------- > > @gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
MARCHING ON TOGETHER
