Am I totally on my own (8 Viewers)

Afraid so. I'm happy if we get a trip to Wembley, whatever the occasion is.

Yep, I think you are.

Grendel said:

In thinking nice we won tonight but so what.

I couldn't be bothered to go and I probably wouldn't be bothered to go to Wembley either.

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Good, one less Wembley ticket to fight over.

what a twit

Just you and Paxman, Grendel.

That was a couple of months after a cup final win. Barring last day relegation escapes, we've had nowt to celebrate for 25 years.

Are you feel real

Grendel said:

Did you go to the Charity Shield? I thought that was rubbish.

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Nope, I was 5 years old! I only went to my first match that season. So for me, having been starved of any success and the only times going to Wembley include a couple of England u-17 matches and a football trophy final, getting to Wembley would be lovely.

I agree, a day out at Wembley would be nice but to be honest I wouldn't have been bothered had we gone out

I would be excited at watching the Coventry City over '70's team at Wembley.

A trip to Wembley would be the first real reversal in our decline over the last 25 years.

Grumpy-guts or what???
Lol

I shouldn't need to fight over a wembley ticket season ticket holders will get first priority as were there week in week out

As I said on another thread, anyone under 30 isn't going to recall the 87 win and we've got a bloody lot of fans under 30!

Grendel = Depressing Fuck

Grendel said:

My point is that this is a bit of a sideshow. To me it is the equivelant of the Zenith Data Cup / Simod Cup when we were in the top flight.

I do accept it has an advantage in that it will generate interest in many fans who otherwise would not be attracted to the club but for me having watched the club in the Premier League for 30 years this is something that I cannot see much point in.

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I know what you're getting at & understand - & heaven help me...agree up to a point. Had we gone out (or if/when we do) it'll be a simple shrug of the shoulders. I'll always take any win whatever the competition though...then pray there's no after-cost from something like this competition.

A win is a win and a trophy is a trophy and a trip to Wembley is not to be sniffed at.

Success breeds success.

From small acorns!!!

Get a life matey this is the start of better things to come we needed something positive to turn our club around & beating high flying Sheff Utd is I believe the turning point. Roll on a trip to Wembley I will having the whole weekend in London as for the question over Spurs or JPT final I'll take both PUSB

Grendel said:

My point is that this is a bit of a sideshow. To me it is the equivelant of the Zenith Data Cup / Simod Cup when we were in the top flight.

I do accept it has an advantage in that it will generate interest in many fans who otherwise would not be attracted to the club but for me having watched the club in the Premier League for 30 years this is something that I cannot see much point in.

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Surely though its not about the fact its the JPT, its about winning.

Its felt at times that this club will never win anything again. We've not even had a sniff of winning anything for 25 years. Doing something in the JPT will just end that horrible feeling, and give us all belief that although supporting city is bad at the moment, good times can return.

Grendel said:

Juvenile response.

I am only interested in the club getting back to something like its status over a decade ago.

As I say I accept that this will have the effect of getting some armchair fans interested in the club again. I also do take the point raised by Otis that for some fans this is the most exciting thing they have seen in their time as supporters of the club.

However, for me personally I am only interested in the club getting pronoted and winning a paint pot trophy has very little appeal.

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Start of the season I thought the whole thing was a distraction and embarrassment, but now when you talk of only 3 games to Wembley you can't help but get excited ....... well i can't anyway!

If paint pot trophy's draw crowds in like they did tonight, and if they get people singing and showing a bit of excitement around the club then Indont care if its a meaningless trophy to some fans; Im liking this 'run' and there was a small improvement in the players celebrations after the shoot out and that can only have a positive effect on the players.

As for a potential trip to Wembley, bring it on! It's a dream for players to play there and imagine what that will do to boost the players attitude.

Against Burton Albion I felt the players performed as of they were too big for the competition. Tonight was an improvement and second half especially we looked to want to get something out the game.

So in short, I agree you are alone (very alone it would seem)

Grendel said:

Juvenile response.

I am only interested in the club getting back to something like its status over a decade ago.

As I say I accept that this will have the effect of getting some armchair fans interested in the club again. I also do take the point raised by Otis that for some fans this is the most exciting thing they have seen in their time as supporters of the club.

However, for me personally I am only interested in the club getting pronoted and winning a paint pot trophy has very little appeal.

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Errr why not have both - dipshit response

From the JPT website. Cites a number of clubs who's revival come after winning it



The tournament features all 48 clubs from League One and League Two and is split into northern and southern regional sections – creating a pot full of spine-tingling derbies in the early rounds. With a match format that encourages attacking play and penalty-shoot out drama, entertaining spectacles are guaranteed.
The first of many memories were created in front of 59,024 supporters at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, with Doncaster Rovers beating Bristol Rovers 3-2 in extra-time to clinch the 2007 crown.
Rovers’ chairman, John Ryan, has continually cited the trophy as one of the main reasons behind the clubs revival.
One year later, at the new Wembley Stadium, the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy became a name forever associated with MK Dons after Pete Winklemen’s outfit won the coveted prize.
Their 2-0 win over Grimsby Town in front of 56,618 supporters officially signalled the start of a new era for the club, providing an excellent platform for their then manager Paul Ince to build upon.
The trophy was then the driving force behind another compelling story in 2009, when more than 40,000 Luton Town fans made the 40 mile journey to Wembley to watch a quite mesmeric game of football against Scunthorpe United.
Hailed as the best domestic final ever witnessed at the new Wembley Stadium, the Hatters defied the formbook and tipped the league tables on their head, edging a classic encounter by three goals to two - courtesy of Claude Gnakpa’s slow-motion lob in extra time.
Town captain Kevin Nicholls memorably promised to share his man-of-the-match award with every one of his team-mates and hailed winning the trophy as a highlight of his career.
With such a glorious afternoon of football living so long in the memory, it was difficult to imagine another day to rival it.
But in customary Johnstone’s Paint Trophy style, March 28th 2010 became that day.
Southampton shattered records on the field of play by claiming a 4-1 victory over Carlisle United in front of 73,476 football fans – the highest attendance for a trophy final and the second biggest in the entire history of the Football League Trophy.
It surpassed the number of fans who watched the equivalent of the FA Cup Final last season in Spain, Italy and Holland.
The result also equalled a record for the largest winning margin in any trophy final, while Southampton’s 44,000 following was the biggest fan base ever recorded at the new Wembley Stadium.
Trophy veterans Carlisle United returned to Wembley for the 2011 final to face an in form Brentford. The Cumbrian outfit rectified their mistakes from the season before and rewarded their loyal fan base with a tense 1-0 win.
Last season the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy saw another team classed as underdogs defy the footballing gods in front of 50,000 supporters by snatching the trophy from the early tournament favourites.
It had seemed written in the stars that Paolo Di Canio’s Swindon Town – who finished the season as League Two champions – would go on to win the final against a Chesterfield side who were facing relegation from League One.
But John Sheridan’s men showed quality and determination to end up worthy 2-0 winners after a blistering 90 minutes at Wembley – giving Chesterfield fans at least some treasured memories of 2012.
As we look forward to etching another name on the trophy in 2013, one thing is for certain – 49 more fixtures with as much vibrancy and colour as the Johnstone’s Paint brand itself.
Johnstone's. Bringing colour to the beautiful game.

I'm speechless ! We've been down and out for what seems like an eternity, I've kept going like many others and reached new lows. We now have a taste of something to smile about and get into and it just isn't good enough for some. For fecks sake, we are never going to be Man United so forget it but we just might be premiership again one day. I give up with some of the cretins on here !

Grendel said:

In thinking nice we won tonight but so what.

I couldn't be bothered to go and I probably wouldn't be bothered to go to Wembley either.

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that would be a shame not to see the sky blues at Wembley. Reliving the old days!

Need to change the song, 'Sing when you're winning, you only sing when you're winning!'


To ...


'Happy when we're moaning, we're only happy when we're moaning.'

Grendel said:

Did you go to the Charity Shield? I thought that was rubbish.

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Yes it was shocking

"Solitaires the only game in town..."

Grendel said:

Juvenile response.

I am only interested in the club getting back to something like its status over a decade ago.

As I say I accept that this will have the effect of getting some armchair fans interested in the club again. I also do take the point raised by Otis that for some fans this is the most exciting thing they have seen in their time as supporters of the club.

However, for me personally I am only interested in the club getting pronoted and winning a paint pot trophy has very little appeal.

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yet you turn a blind eye to the fact that after sacking our manager after 3 games we lost five league matches on the bounce.

I just hope if we don't make it this season Shitsu back robins

Im in New York for the Final watching Wrestlemania on the same day. Gutted.

I think the JPT offers the possibility of regenerating interest in the club by the local fan base who have been drifting away from the club for the last 10 years. I run a sunday league team, the Jon Bryan League in association with CCFC are offering discounted tickets for players parents of clubs for the Preston game. I asked our parents players if they were interested and it was a resounding no, if we make it to Wembley we will take 50,000 fans including a lot of these parents & players. This may be the seed to generate a passion for CCFC rather than Chelsea United Arsenal that they all seem to support now.