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Match Doncaster [H] 19:45 wed 24-09-2025 League Cup 3rd Round
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Needs a loan tbh. Are there any windows still open?
Frank has been using pretty much every player i picked other than Davies and kinksy.
Tel started vs west ham and Muani might not be fit
Its a good opportunity to get minutes in the legs of those who need it.
Nonsense?
Spence, Udogie, Gray, Sarr, Johnson, Simons, Odobert and Tel have all started premier league games for us this season under Frank. Thats 8
Danso is next man up at CB.
Its a strong enough team to beat Doncaster at home.
If they cant compete at Doncasters level then they can do one.
It's not just in England you get cup shocks it's because players & coaches don't approach the match like a league match , it happens elsewhere.
Apr 1, 2025 · Bayer Leverkusen fell to a sensational shock 2-1 defeat against third-tier side Arminia Bielefeld in the DFB-Pokal.
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There’s no way Frank will do wholesale changes for this match. As he’s said, he’s trying to build connections on the pitch and this is a good chance to do it under less duress.
I've no idea when you were Ange-in until (or at all), but one of the themes we had at the back of end of last season could be summed up thus :
- we won't win the league, therefore who cares between 2nd and 17th?
- ergo sacrifice league position for cups
How do those people justify playing such a weakened side in one of the two cup competitions this season we have a realistic chance to win in?
Or perhaps they didn't really mean what they said last season?
Do they cling to the hope we will soon have a first team stocked full of academy graduates who "made it"?
I think we'll actually do far better in the league and CL than all the pundits and the keep-Ange gang on here thought when Frank was appointed. But we won't win either this season.
It makes no sense to take any risks with the line up for this game.
Nah, not a fan of tartare sauce.
I'm starting to think that maybe Odobert, Tel & Muani are all the same player!!
With a few capers!
Danso and Davies without 1 of Romero or VDV…..seriously ? Sarr and Gray both young. Where would the leadership in this team be? Get real.
Palhinha can play centre back. And Archie Gray. Allegedley.
i lost all hope in Postecoglouon the away to Gala and Ipswich Game week.
And i dont believe in sacrificing one tournament over another.....you play to win at the end of the day but you need to rest certain players and rotation is needed.
That team has 8 Full Internationals in it and 8 have also started premier league games this season, there is also a responsibilty on the players to step up when required.
As much as i would like Kudus to start,this is one of the opportunities to rest him as its a weaker opposition.
I dont rate Johnson or Tel highly but they are part of the first team squad and should have it in them to compete against Doncaster.
I would understand the argument if were throwing the likes of Byfeild, Thompson and Barnett in to start who havent even made a senior appearance.
But in that team every single player has been playing mens football for atleast 3 seasons with the lowest standard being highee than Doncaster
Muani is the terminator machine produced by merging Odobert and Tel into one player