oscillatewildly
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'Enjoy'? This isn't a bloody game, Hobo!
'Enjoy'? This isn't a bloody game, Hobo!One thing the cup run showed besides a great victory against Wolves and a great Cup Final v Manchester United. Was how much it took out of the players, similar with a victory over Leeds.
It shows we are a long way off being able to compete week in week out with Premier League standards. It is is not just squad size but the depth of quality needed.
We are several seasons away from promotion in my opinion. So let's enjoy what we have, league games cup games, just enjoy the journey. Wembley was very special for me last season and this season along with 87!
These are professionals and should be able to cope with a lot of game time, the real reason for this is down to our depth in squad… look at Ipswich last night, they have reliable quality on the bench, we unfortunately do not have this. It is all about a bigger squad not game time
We'd lost 3 out of 4 games prior to the United game, can hardly blame that.
Id rather focus on improving squad depth than playing less games
the players minds were on Wembley for those 3 games that were lost.We'd lost 3 out of 4 games prior to the United game, can hardly blame that.
Id rather focus on improving squad depth than playing less games
And didn’t we play a lot of top teams in our cup run.I'd prefer to be playing the likes of Wolves and Man Utd more often. That means promotion, the league is our bread and butter. Cup runs are fine but they can't be the priority. It's hard enough competing with relegated PL teams with parachute money, given our current squad depth.
I'd suspect Ipswich fans at the start of the season would have taken another promotion over a cup run. Maidstone was embarrassing for them but I doubt they give a shit about that now.
i get that, in my mind squad depth solves that problem as well though... if there was a suitable replacement, a player would be fighting for their shirt every game.the players minds were on Wembley for those 3 games that were lost.
It's purely a matter of personal taste but I enjoyed more being in the Premier League including those relegation fights. A win in the top league meant far more than in the Championship. But we are all different.I'm one of the over 55's (well over actually) and being a Cov fan over the last few seasons have been the best I can remember since the FA Cup win. I like winning games in the championship as opposed to fighting off relegation in the top flight. Believe me, there's not much fun in that . Been there too many times.
Bloody cup run has cost us that 8th place finish.When the third round draw was played, Ipswich were second, we were 8th.
They're still second, and we're now 9th.
I wouldn't change the FA cup run this season for anything .
Fuck the Premier league .
Get the feeling the season's been some kind of practice run!Not having a cup run doesn't mean that we automatically then challenge for promotion, you just can't pick and choose like that, although I have agreed with MR's policy of not taking the League Cup too seriously as that has become irrelevant. The FA Cup is different though, and having produced our greatest day, and another nearly this season, should be taken seriously. We may yet still get knocked out in the early rounds.
While this season our league form has tapered off, the real benefit of ourcup run could be on the impact on next season. As well as bringing in some extra pennies it raised our profile making us a more attractive proposition to join which should hopefully allow us to bring in better players, while those players already with us will know that they can compete on the big stage and at a higher level. Not being in the play offs could also turn to our advantage next season so that our players are better rested and will hopefully make a better start than this season.
Yeah the win away at Spurs was up there with the best.It's purely a matter of personal taste but I enjoyed more being in the Premier League including those relegation fights. A win in the top league meant far more than in the Championship. But we are all different.
Spot on. I think McKenna’s a better manager than MR and would have figured out how to manage a deeper cup run as well as get his teams promoted.Ipswich have been in the top 3 all season. Their form since January has very little to do with losing to Maidstone.
Maybe we just get a bigger more capable squadIpswich's January home cup defeat by Maidstone left them free to get the maximum out of their squad in the league. With no distractions they've over performed and are now within a point of the PL.
Our January home defeat last year against Wrexham worked in the same way for us. With no distractions a very average squad put together a run of great results that took us to the PO final.
Fuck the cup next season, take an embarrassing 3rd round defeat if necessary and focus on what really matters.
I wouldn't mind it being like this season in terms of good draws for the first few rounds to get the prize money. But around Round 5 can we get a decent PL club, put in a decent performance and lose with our heads held high.Hope we’ve got a squad that means we can rest players and still make it through the early rounds. Playing the teams we did against Maidstone and Oxford was fun but a little wreckless. Though after Wrexham understandable. Hopefully we have at least a L1 standard second string next year, if not lower championship.
Jesus you fucking turncoat. McKenna hasn't even done 3 full seasons in management yet, is working off a bigger budget than Robins and half the squad he inherited anyway. Let's see what happens when he has to face some actual adversity next season.Spot on. I think McKenna’s a better manager than MR and would have figured out how to manage a deeper cup run as well as get his teams promoted.
Dare I say it’s the same trap that fans of other teams have fallen in to over the years, some of which we’ve had fun beating with much cheaper squads.I think people assume that a top 6 finish automatically means promotion.
Unfortunately it still carries a very small chance (and we are a way off being automatic promotion contenders due to parachute payments and simply other teams being better).
We may not make the Premier League in the next 5-10 years.... i think a lot of our fans assume its a given just because we invest in the playing side.
No tbf, it's wembley, home!We've got 1 point out of our last 6 league matches. Anyone glad were not in the final v Man City?
Totally agree. Our season fell apart at Birmingham not Wembley and we have an alarming tendency to be not mentally tough enough when it really matters. We miss a Doyle/ McFadz leader who won’t accept those performances- though doesn’t have to be a veteran. Birmingham was unforgivable for a team chasing promotionDisagree with the OP. It's an easy excuse we just need more depth. Sheffield United had a similar cup run last season to what we've just had and went up automatically. The reason we tailed off is because we've regularly not turned up and the squad lacks depth and on pitch professionalism. The Birmingham game was a complete and utter disgrace, 3 weeks after the wolves game with a near full strength and fresh 11. If the cup affected them mentally then they're too weak to compete for promotion anyway
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