Melton Fox said:I thought they did play in the European one, and indeed won it, or was I dreaming
Melton Fox said:I thought they did play in the European one, and indeed won it, or was I dreaming
joe501 said:who is in the lcfc squad?
Brauny Blue said:I think Matty Elliott is in this time. Leicester can't pick their own squad, its all down to who Sky invite.
Jeff said:I thought it was the PFA who decided the teams.
According to the Mockery Alan Paris is in our team, but he played for Watford's team on Sunday so I'll be surprised if he's allowed to play for two teams.
I think they also mentioned Mauchlen and Ramsey.
Last year the team included Spearing, Oldfield, Groves, Wright, Russell? as well as the three mentioned above.
Brauny Blue said:I'm fairly certain Sky send out the invites.
Jeff said:From the Masters website:
How are the Masters players chosen?
Masters players are chosen by the PFA (Professional Footballers Association) based on a number of criteria. Many of the players take part in Vets teams for their clubs and an effort is made to ensure each Masters team is made up of those players that contributed as much as possible to their respective club. Fitness, age and availability are also taking into consideration with the goal of maximising each team's potential.
Brauny Blue said:Leicesters goalkeeper last year was Dave Belford? who didn't play for Leicester. Though a few Hinckley locals may have seen him. He managed to get in because he had got connections with someone at Sky, nothing to do with the PFA.
Jeff said:Assuming you mean Dale Belford, how do you know he got in because of connections with Sky?
I thought he was in the team because there were no 'real' former Leicester goalkeepers available.
Goalkeepers can be a problem at this event because it's a specialist position and a lot of them are still playing in the league and may not be able to commit to playing in the masters too.
We saw the problem with goalkeepers in Sunday's masters event, Arsenal had Vince Bartram in goal, hardly a big name, only 11 of his 400+ career appearances were for Arsenal.
Spurs had Kevin Dearden in goal, his career for Spurs consisted of one appearance as a sub.
Wimbledon and Watford had goalkeepers who played their whole career at non-league level.
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Leicester | 46 | 97 |
2 | Ipswich | 46 | 96 |
3 | Leeds Utd | 46 | 90 |
4 | Southampton | 46 | 87 |
5 | West Brom | 46 | 75 |
6 | Norwich City | 46 | 73 |
7 | Hull City | 46 | 70 |
8 | Middlesbro | 46 | 69 |
9 | Coventry City | 46 | 64 |
10 | Preston | 46 | 63 |
11 | Bristol City | 46 | 62 |
12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 62 |
13 | Millwall | 46 | 59 |
14 | Swansea City | 46 | 57 |
15 | Watford | 46 | 56 |
16 | Sunderland | 46 | 56 |
17 | Stoke City | 46 | 56 |
18 | QPR | 46 | 56 |
19 | Blackburn | 46 | 53 |
20 | Sheffield W | 46 | 53 |
21 | Plymouth | 46 | 51 |
22 | Birmingham | 46 | 50 |
23 | Huddersfield | 46 | 45 |
24 | Rotherham Utd | 46 | 27 |