Cheltenham Town (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[MarsLlama]

Garcia and who else?

Please be joking

 

[carlosthejackal]

Why not!
We're still paying him to do a job

He doesn’t want to be here , that’s his right but don’t insult the fans or club by picking him

 

[Dax777]

Since we won't have chemistry, I expect it to be a tough match. Not very fluid. But hopefully Mahrrz's Flat track bully instincts shines through. :)

He punishes small teams at will.

 

[come-on-barney]

So, Charlie RAGlan playing for them today. Yes is is a RAG literally :)

 

[kaz7]

He doesn’t want to be here , that’s his right but don’t insult the fans or club by picking him

If he is being professional and training well then there is no reason why we shouldnt play him in cup games

 

[grim up north]

He doesn’t want to be here , that’s his right but don’t insult the fans or club by picking him

It’s not insulting me

 

[MarsLlama]

I think it's hilarious people are angry at Garcia.

He's a 5th choice CB being offered a starting position at Barcelona. He gave us over a years notice of his intent to leave, having only arrived 2 years previous and giving the club 2 full transfer windows to sort something out.

He doesn't owe us anything. He's behind Ruben Dias (23, £65m), John Stones (26, £50m), Nathan Aké (25, £40m) and Laporte (26, £65m) who are all much better than he is right now, represent huge investments by the club and are all just coming into their best years.

Honestly if everyone could stop being so emotional over the fact a player rejected a contract offer, they'd realise he's 100% making the right decision. That's before you even consider things like a massive global pandemic making people appreciate being close to family a bit more, or the fact he'd not really settled in Manchester and was living in the academy between flying back to see his girlfriend and family.

If a young player at any other club made his breakthrough, only for that club to go and make 2 big signings in his position, everyone would say "fair enough he's not going to get chances there".

Not remotely angry at him. I'd leave too if I were him.

That doesn't mean I think Pep should break his "I only want players who are committed to the club" rule, though. If he doesn't want to be here then that's understandable, but why keep playing him?

 

[chesterbells]

Could you imagine BBC only having a 10 minute build up to a game if it involved United or Liverpool?

I know we are being a bit thin-skinned here, but I fully agree with you.
On personal level though, I’ve given up an all the pre-match shite now, whoever we play, whatever tv station it’s on. I generally only put it on from kick off time anyway.

 

[mccity]

Not remotely angry at him. I'd leave too if I were him.

That doesn't mean I think Pep should break his "I only want players who are committed to the club" rule, though. If he doesn't want to be here then that's understandable, but why keep playing him?

Well I suppose hypothetically if we're down a couple of CBs like we have been recently he's a far more useful backup than others.

Plus as long as he's being professional I doubt Pep would exile him out of spite.

 

[wattle]

It’s not insulting me

Nor me. It’s common sense with walker injured