I’m not so sure this game is less important than Tuesday. I mean success in the league ultimately would be more important than progressing an extra round in a cup we are never going to win obviously, but realistically a tie against one of the big clubs in the next round would make a significant financial contribution to our season. It would also give us all the boost and the memories that come from winning a match played in unique circumstances, as underdogs, at home in someone else’s backyard, and should have a cracking atmosphere.
I live in brum so know a few blues and all of them have been laughing about this fixture. They’ve all been asking about the situation with the ricoh etc and have all been happy to be able to have provided us with a stadium. It’s got our situation a bit of publicity (and sympathy), which has to be a good thing.
Looking forward to it more than ‘just’ an fa cup match, should be a cracking atmosphere. I guess there’ve been a few matches in recent years with equal numbers of fans, but this is a bit different — for me at least. Bring it on!