I would drop Rene....

[Richinns]

...for the Gillingham game (If he does not get a booking on Monday of-course!)

Barnet at home is a game we really have to target for points and Gillingham away is a much tougher proposition and one in which Rene is likely to get frustrated and booked in.

Need to play the odds here so if he remains clear of trouble against Bradford then I would definitely use the option of protecting him for Barnet.

[brucie]

I wa actually thinking the same myself - if he plays in an away game he will get booked pure and simple as the referees are "looking for him".

[PlainmoorRoar]

A tactical rest

[Yellowledbetter30]

Think I would agree with this, we will need him for future (more winnable games).

I can't remember if this is right or not but isn't there a yellow card amnesty whereby all yellow cards are scrubbed after the second Sunday in April?

[Plymouth Gull]

Not that I know of, but how I'd love that!!

[PlainmoorRoar]

Think I would agree with this, we will need him for future (more winnable games).

I can't remember if this is right or not but isn't there a yellow card amnesty whereby all yellow cards are scrubbed after the second Sunday in April?

For players approaching ten bookings, there is a cut-off point of the second Sunday in April, after which they escape suspension.
There is no such relief ahead for Howe – if he reaches 15 cautions at any time, he will be banned for three games.

[Bitchie Renault]

Wise words, he's getting virtually a card a game at the moment, and at this stage of the season the rest will do him good to.

[Jerry]

...for the Gillingham game (If he does not get a booking on Monday of-course!)

Barnet at home is a game we really have to target for points and Gillingham away is a much tougher proposition and one in which Rene is likely to get frustrated and booked in.

Need to play the odds here so if he remains clear of trouble against Bradford then I would definitely use the option of protecting him for Barnet.

Labadie is now only 2 bookings away from a 2 match ban as well.

[Rjc70]

Am guessing in Labadie's case he might make it to the amnesty period. I would agree with the logic of resting Rene for the Gills game ahead of Barnet. Although can see the counter argument to this. His booking last night was a needless foul, albeit the egging on of the crowd prompted Sheldrake's decision. Here's hoping he can stay booking free on Monday.

[Jerry]

I wouldn't be so sure about Labadie. He's played 6 games for us and been booked in 4 of them, we play 3 more games before the amnesty kicks in.

[Dave]

Understand were your coming from with this, but completely the wrong way of looking at it. You can not predict results, at this stage of the season you can not say one game is more winnable than another just look at some of the recent results, teams are winning games which you would think they had no chance of winning, we are just as likey to get a result at Gillingham as we rae at home to Barnet.

Go into every game with your strongest team, go into every game believing you can win it. If Rene Howe gets booked so be it, he gets booked and misses 3 games, believe in the likes of the much improved Jarvis and Yoeman who will run all day long for the cause to do the job.

[Trojan 67]

I would keep him in the side until the inevitable happens because he's a good penalty taker.

Not that he's staying beyond this season anyway (a recurring rumour I keep hearing) but at season end I would not renew his contract.

Why? I'll tell you why and Howe! He's a definite liability and piss taker! His attitude means he misses at least 10 games a season. Look at the situation we are currently in ? It's inevitable he'll miss 3 of the last 5 when we will need him most.

If I'm proved wrong, then smashing, marvellous, you can't beat a bit of bully sheite. If I'm wrong, I'll even go as far as apologising to flatulencelover for calling him a norbett head.

[AustrianAndyGull]

Understand were your coming from with this, but completely the wrong way of looking at it. You can not predict results, at this stage of the season you can not say one game is more winnable than another just look at some of the recent results, teams are winning games which you would think they had no chance of winning, we are just as likey to get a result at Gillingham as we rae at home to Barnet.
Go into every game with your strongest team, go into every game believing you can win it. If Rene Howe gets booked so be it, he gets booked and misses 3 games, believe in the likes of the much improved Jarvis and Yoeman who will run all day long for the cause to do the job.

Spot on again Dave. Play the strongest team available and if he gets booked then he gets booked. We carry on without him. We have to go to Gillingham believing we can get something and i'm sure Knill will have the same approach too. EVERY game counts. Northampton have a much stronger home record than Gillingham and arguably we were good for a draw there so why can't we go to Kent and and get a result?

[SuperNickyWroe]

agree.

play your best team - its too late now to be picking and choosing games for players.
we need the points so go for it.

and to be honest hes not firing on all cylinders and i am more confident we can score without him now with the way that AK/CB sets the team up now.

[Scott Brehaut]

Has he lost interest, burnt out or just struggling for fitness/form?