Unfortunately it's not as simple as that...

They are not robots and different players have different levels of natural fitness. Pre-season is extremely important by all accounts and both of them have missed a fair bit of it (especially Saf) and will take a while to get going at full speed.

Posted By: Delveg on August 9th 2005 at 16:23:31

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Shackell will play 2nite (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Aug 9, 16:00:58
- well if that's true... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:08:56
  - Maybe Worthy figured he wouldn't be fit enough for both games (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Aug 9, 16:25:30
  - Not a case of how much fitness he has gained, but what knocks have other players picked up (NCFC) - Denizen, Aug 9, 16:21:10
    - suggests our squad is a bit thin... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:22:46
  - If they did have a disagreement though, I'd rather Worthy kept it in house (NCFC) - Borough Canary, Aug 9, 16:13:52
  - Maybe it's a case of preferring to play a semi-fit Shack (NCFC) - Bertie Biggins, Aug 9, 16:13:52
    - I have to confess at this point.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:16:45
      - why don't we play chalrton in defence? (NCFC) - Dave in France, Aug 9, 16:20:38
        
        WOO HOO!!! That's my 1st team, but with Safri instead of Hughes (NCFC) - Borough Canary, Aug 9, 16:26:21
        
        obviously safri for hughes if fit (NCFC) - Dave in France, Aug 9, 16:29:16
  - Would be the same for Jarrett too... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:12:37
    - Jarret was bizarre anyway (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:14:18
      - It was a strange one, but he had... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:15:21
        
        Exactly... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:19:04
        
        true, but as with Shacks... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:20:42
        
        But say you start... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:46:40
        
        Then give Safri and JJ 45 mins each! (n/m) (NCFC) - Borough Canary, Aug 9, 16:19:02
        
        Unfortunately it's not as simple as that... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:23:31
        
        And Worthy's right in his interviews (NCFC) - Borough Canary, Aug 9, 16:27:15
        
        Especially with the thread bare squad... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:29:02
        
        we do not have three centre mids (NCFC) - Dave in France, Aug 9, 16:30:25
        
        Marney is RM (NCFC) - Borough Canary, Aug 9, 16:35:16
        
        is Marney a CM? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:33:15
        
        FACT (NCFC) - Borough Canary, Aug 9, 16:36:02
        
        FACT (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:56:21
        
        I meant... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:57:17
        
        mcveigh and hendo can play rm and so can mlj (NCFC) - Dave in France, Aug 9, 16:35:43
        
        so could Greeno.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:54:35
        
        None of them... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:37:28
        
        That's my thought on it... (NCFC) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:35:35
- Hope you're right. (NCFC) - d0mj4y, Aug 9, 16:02:14

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