Would you Start With The Same Team Saturday and Monday??

[qblockpete]

or would you be tempted to tinker??

[Bluehoop]

Good question which flies in the face of the arguement that you must keep a winning side!
No doubt there will be knocks and some that just can't cope with 2 games so close together.
Also, I very much doubt the two sets of opponents will present the same kind of problems/tactics - so for me (and of course subject to what happens against Boro) I would expect changes.

[qblockpete]

we have the same problme of course on Boxing day against Bristol City and then two days later against Ipswich T

[stanistheman]

If there are no knocks, suspensions, I'd keep a winning side for both games.

It is easier to sub tired legs, than it is to bring on players to turn things around, because by then, the game could be beyond recovery or the players demoralised.

[paulmason]

They are fit young men who can play two games in three days as Burnley players proved last season, time and time again.

[BUSHRANGER1982]

Provided that Gorkks plays instead of Hall, and Ramage comes in for Leigertwood, and we stuff middlesborough, we have no injuries, nobody's suspended,
Yes, the same eleven starts against Watford.

[Loftladder]

They are fit young men who can play two games in three days as Burnley players proved last season, time and time again.

Time and time again I have heard Premier League managers say that 48 hours is insufficient recovery time to maintain a high standard of performance. You might get away with it, but it is far from ideal. I am more inclined to believe them.

[Youvebeenrangered]

same team against boro except i would change gorkks for hall...

[qprdad]

same team against boro except i would change gorkks for hall...

Me too

[scarface]

If we beat boro why change the team if not needed their be full of cofidence so just let them go out their again and play on the other hand if we lose saturday we'd probably change the team!

[shania]

Maybe Gorkks was rested because of these two consecutive games!!:surrender::boss::girl:

[Youvebeenrangered]

Maybe Gorkks was rested because of these two consecutive games!!:surrender::boss::girl:

No, jim said it himself, he was dropped because of a bad perfomance against donny...

[Fez]

I would but if we are comfortable against Boro then bring some players off and make sure we have a strong bench for the 2nd game as we are more likely to need it!