purestate

maybe they weren't first choice starters last season but McGarry has show he has skill and can use it the season before, so has Fitzpatrick and Smith. If we were just going to play our U19 side why not do that - at least they have played together. JG has only been in the door 4 days - I ask again why not go with all your first team players and fit in youngsters where necessary. Forbes may well be turn out to be a 1st team midfield general but none of the others were used to playing with him in that role. Poor tactics by the manager.

okay i'll go with Lasley replaced due to injury but why not replace him with a bit of experience. If we wanted a holding midfielder bring on Fitzy and encourage Forbes to go forward not back or sideways. If we wanted to make a more attack minded move bring DLS on. JG, on the BBC interview, said he didn't want to put too much responsibility on the younger players but that's what he did bringing them on and expecting them to change the tie.

We lost 1 nil to a part-time side. Yes we might turn it around (with an insane amount of luck) but it certainly doesn't do our player recruitment drive any good. Prize money to pay wages and prospect of euro football, or at least the exposure it brings, to attract players are going down the drain. Maybe not a disaster but certainly not good.

Given that JG had only a few days to both work with and assess the players why didn't he start with the most experienced team? Forbes was okay, nothing else so why take Lasley off instead of Forbes. And why bring on Slane and McHugh rather than Darren Smith. I think there's a difference giving youth a chance and expecting too much from them. I was disappointed in the managers tactics tonight.