FA cup draw (11 Viewers)

[Gynnsthetonic]

Sounds boring.

Can robins let us know before I buy tickets if he's bothered?

I take it Moore will be given a run out in goal

 

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[SBT]

I love it. But when teams out size started putting out U21 sides it’s gone let’s be honest.

If we’d have drawn Man City at home instead of Oxford then it would be hard to say the same thing - it’s a great tournament and well worth preserving.

 

[shmmeee]

If we’d have drawn Man City at home instead of Oxford then it would be hard to say the same thing - it’s a great tournament and well worth preserving.

Sure. And to do that teams need to stop treating it like an U21 friendly.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Dear Mark, please may we have a decent cup run this year? Don’t play about with the team like you did last year against Wrexham, and for once, let’s not get beaten by a team one, two or three leagues below us. At least we haven’t been drawn against a National league side, who would almost certainly beat us. Oxford is an eminently winnable tie, play our best team (if you know what that is) and let’s get into the fourth round. One of these days, we’ll get a plum draw…..

I think Mr K might just have a word in his shell like.

 

[oscillatewildly]

I take it Moore will be given a run out in goal

Well, yeah - got to keep some cup traditions going.

 

[Greggs]

We should be OK against a league 1 side. Collins, Kitchen and Thomas shouldn't struggle as much and Da Silva might get a game.

 

[Grendel]

Sure. And to do that teams need to stop treating it like an U21 friendly.

It’s a bit of a myth - this century it’s been dominated by big teams - only Portsmouth and Wigan are really small club winners of it

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

What's our cup record like since Robins took over? Since that checkatrade season it feels like we go out pretty quickly in each competition we play.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

It’s a bit of a myth - this century it’s been dominated by big teams - only Portsmouth and Wigan are really small club winners of it

Partly though because some of the teams who might have a fighting chance of winning it if they took it seriously, also decide to field weak teams so go out early on.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

What's our cup record like since Robins took over? Since that checkatrade season it feels like we go out pretty quickly in each competition we play.

Decent win against a then top flight Stoke side when we were in League 2, mind.

Remain convinced that and the checkatrade win changed the dynamic around the place, gave us glimmers of hope when there was none.

 

[oscillatewildly]

What's our cup record like since Robins took over? Since that checkatrade season it feels like we go out pretty quickly in each competition we play.

Lg 2 season was 5th Rd wasn't it? After beating (then) Prem Lg Stoke.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

He'll definitely rotate, it just depends to what extent. I imagine Kelly will play, Palmer will get minutes if he's ready. Could probably cobble a 433 together if you don't change the forwards too much, something like this which you'd hope would have enough to beat a L1 side.

Wilson
Lati Fadz Binks Dasilva
Kelly Sheaf
Allen/O'Hare
Saka Simms Wright

Palmer on for Allen/O'Hare after 75.

 

[curly_tom]

Shite draw and can't see us beating them tbh.

That's the spirit...

 

[Ashdown]

It has the potential to be a really good old fashioned cup tie, to succeed though Robins needs to put the first team out ( If he’s worked out by then what that is ) and DK has to price it realistically
£20 adults
£10 Under 18s

 

[SBT]

Sure. And to do that teams need to stop treating it like an U21 friendly.

It’s inevitable that the bigger sides will prefer to focus on other competitions - that’s fine, it’s only natural, and it doesn’t detract from the excitement that teams lower down the pyramid get from the opportunity to play a big side. What’s the alternative, forcing teams to play full strength sides? Seems like a good way to kill off the tournament altogether imo.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Decent win against a then top flight Stoke side when we were in League 2, mind.

Remain convinced that and the checkatrade win changed the dynamic around the place, gave us glimmers of hope when there was none.

Lg 2 season was 5th Rd wasn't it? After beating (then) Prem Lg Stoke.

Since then, how have we done out of interest? That waa a great win but there's been a good few years since that with what seems like a lot of forgettable games.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Since then, how have we done out of interest? That waa a great win but there's been a good few years since that with what seems like a lot of forgettable games.

Pretty shit as far as I can remember!

We do indeed like popping out a reserve team and giving up without a fight, which does seem utterly bonkers.

Guess you could argue it paid off last year, but I'd suggest the more positivity you get around winning and giving the players a taste of what to aim for is worth more than any time off fitness wise.

 

[skyblue_55]

What a shame that the cup competitions have been so disrespected for a good while now .
We have a good chance of progressing , but of course, our own manager doesn’t seem interested in the Fa cup , but come on Doug & Boddy , give the loyal fans something back & charge £1 for kids & £ 10 adults , to give everyone some new year cheer ?

 

[Ashdown]

What a shame that the cup competitions have been so disrespected for a good while now .
We have a good chance of progressing , but of course, our own manager doesn’t seem interested in the Fa cup , but come on Doug & Boddy , give the loyal fans something back & charge £1 for kids & £ 10 adults , to give everyone some new year cheer ?

That’s too cheap for me , it demeans it a bit and you have to remember the away club will be entitled to a cut of the revenue.
There will be significant security costs etc to cover.

 

[baldy]

It’s inevitable that the bigger sides will prefer to focus on other competitions - that’s fine, it’s only natural, and it doesn’t detract from the excitement that teams lower down the pyramid get from the opportunity to play a big side. What’s the alternative, forcing teams to play full strength sides? Seems like a good way to kill off the tournament altogether imo.

How would teams playing full strength teams kill off the tournament altogether? Surely it’d have the opposite affect

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

It has the potential to be a really good old fashioned cup tie, to succeed though Robins needs to put the first team out ( If he’s worked out by then what that is ) and DK has to price it realistically
£20 adults
£10 Under 18s

Remember, Oxford have to agree any price reduction....

 

[SBT]

How would teams playing full strength teams kill off the tournament altogether? Surely it’d have the opposite affect

It would most likely mean the big teams pull out of the FA Cup altogether.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

I was happy to give it a miss but my brother's suggested taking my niece to her first game and she's been asking to go with Uncle SBS specifically for a while now. Sister-in-law and her family are all Wolves fans as well so can't let the opportunity pass.

 

[ccfc1234]

Didnt they charge £20 for Wrexham? I remember it not being cheap.

I think it was £15 and it worked as over 18,000 turned up

 

[ccfc1234]

Make it £5 entry. Every chance we'll lose, and it'll be freezing cold, so only die hards will turn up. I've got no interest in this tie.

18000 turned up for Wrexham with around 5000 of them away fans. Given how FEW Saturday games we have had I am surprised for what should be a good value game, why you think it will only be die hards who go. Think our fan base is a little bigger and more loyal than you give them credit for.

 

[calibrase6]

I love Robins, one of best 3 managers we have ever had. I do think though this Oxford match will be massive for him if as expected we have a poor december. Lose to Oxford and i think he will be on borrowed time sadly.

 

[calibrase6]

Pick of the bunch will be Sunderland v Newcastle.

We are bigger rivals to Scumberland than Newcastle are. Scumberland obsess over us, We dont give them a second thought, irrelevant club. I always look for their result after ours and celebrate when they lose and check their forum daily to see their tears. They obsess about us. WE dont even think about them.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

We dont give them a second thought, irrelevant club. I always look for their result after ours and celebrate when they lose and check their forum daily to see their tears.

Errrm

 

[Tommo1993]

We are bigger rivals to Scumberland than Newcastle are. Scumberland obsess over us, We dont give them a second thought, irrelevant club. I always look for their result after ours and celebrate when they lose and check their forum daily to see their tears. They obsess about us. WE dont even think about them.

Get off here you clown. The failed trolling is embarrassing.

 

[calibrase6]

Get off here you clown. The failed trolling is embarrassing.

Shut up you f*cking soft c*nt

 

[robbiethemole]

We are bigger rivals to Scumberland than Newcastle are. Scumberland obsess over us, We dont give them a second thought, irrelevant club. I always look for their result after ours and celebrate when they lose and check their forum daily to see their tears. They obsess about us. WE dont even think about them.

What, like you are doing now? Almost, but not quite, Greggs level of wumming!
6/10 for effort

 

[Johhny Blue]

I’m no apologist for Aston Villa, but to dismiss their history is to ignore the fact that they have a trophy laden past. I would also take exception to the idea that the European Cup was irrelevant when they won it. I think football fans paid far more attention to the competition as it was then than they do today. In those days money was important but was not the deciding factor in whether you won trophies or not. As there was no freedom of contract, managers could carefully build a team over a number of seasons and would know that your star players could not simply choose to leave when their contract ended. To win the European Cup you did actually have to be the champions of your country, ironic really when you think what the current competition is called.
If others think the same as you, then it won’t be long until people say about 1987 and all that, ‘Well it was only the FA Cup’

I agree with most of that.
But shit on ‘em anyway

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Shite draw and can't see us beating them tbh.

Disagree, this is a perfect 3rd round draw. Should win, be much cheaper than league and a good few away fans. Kind of a local derby .

Also will be Saturday . No bad feeling between fans either.

 

[alexccfc99]

Going to find it very difficult to motivate myself to go as I do with any cup game under Robins tbh, his record in the cups is appalling

I took the plunge to go to Wimbledon back in August as it was a new ground and I was absolutely fucked off with our pathetic performance and the fact Wimbledon went and pulled Chelsea in the second round

 

[Johhny Blue]

Knowing Robins lack of interest in the cup competitions, Wilson will get a game , along with Fadz , so hopefully, if at home , we can give them a good send off !

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