Lol. Do you actually know why he did it? Or are you just spouting a whole lot of nonsense?
because he is a cunt of a manager?
Stating the obvious.
Thing is he got it spot on this time. Two huge matches coming up for West Ham, one being a cup semi. As if a 3rd round cup match is as important. Face it, the FA Cup is shit now anyway. No one really gives a fuck.
But yeah, he should have put out his absolute best eleven then rolled over for the next two matches.
Yeah well, "spot on" wasn't he? The 6-0 first leg Capital One spanking proved it was a waste of time resting his first-choice players in the FA Cup game.
They never had a chance against Man City anyway in a two-legged semi. In my opinion should have fielded a stronger side in the FA Cup tie v Forest, a game they actually had a chance of winning. I know they had injury and suspension problems but still shouldn't have thrown the game like that...
I agree with Sky Sports UK on this one: "Allardyce ...handed out a total of five debuts, three from the start and two more off the bench, among nine changes to his team. It was a gamble that backfired horribly as the relegation-battling Hammers simply had their confidence further assaulted by lower-league opposition."
Premier League sides manage to play Champions League/ Europa League games midweek without fielding pathetically weak sides in EPL games either side of them...
And plenty of us still give a fuck about the FA Cup.
By the way, West Ham are my second team after Charlton, so I care what happens to them...
This opinion piece by the BBC's chief football writer sums things up well: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25663392