DRM F.C.: A tribute to the Bench

As most footballers will know, the more important players in a team are not so much the 11 guys on the field, but more the 5 or 6 who sit patiently on the sidelines awaiting their turn in the match hoping to make a positive impact on the game once on. Making the right personnel changes in a game is important for obvious reasons, and a number of managerial reputations have been built by knowing when to bring in the right player at just the right time. It is often the difference between winning and losing, and matches have been turned around by substitutes coming on and taking the game to a whole new level. The bench can be a pretty frustrating place to be, especially if you're one of those eager type players who needs to always be in the thick of things, and waiting is your worst enemy. But it's also equally important for someone on the field to know that if injured or just plain worn out, there's someone by the sideline ready to take his place. In DRM FC, we preach the policy of giving everyone a run out with enough pitch time to satisfy all, just so long as you bother to turn up for matches and so far it's worked for us. Infact, the changes we made at half time in our last match against Kg Lumut turned the game round for us, and so we'll keep on doing what we do. Because if there were ever one thing that will tell you right at the start how well the team will fare during the game, it's how many subs you have on your bench. I say this from a DRM perspective, as conventional wisdom would have it that it is widely known that our players aren't exactly the fittest around, yours truly included, and the more players you have to bring on in a game, the more fresh legs you have to throw at your opponents, and the higher the team's chances are of actually finishing the game with 11 players. And if there's anything you could do to throw the game your opponents way, it's to give them a numerical advantage well before the final whistle. Thankfully, our turn-out in recent games has been excellent, long may it continue. Here's to the guys on the bench!