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Post by fb on Aug 13, 2024 11:21:52 GMT
No injuries, PLEASE! T'is all.
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Post by mattyovrio on Aug 13, 2024 11:31:33 GMT
I'll stick to 433 Hinchliffe Okeke, Onyango, hughes, LB Fligg, cm ,bailey Fevrier, ST, gardner Lb,cm and st will all be academy players i reckon or hope mingi can play cm/dm for 60+ miniutes. I cant remember the LBs name but im sure we have 1 thats played a few times before in cup games. Bailey and Gardner could swap positions. DC said mainly youth team and scholars with a couple of players who need minutes. You would think Ben, Fevrier, Hughes, Bailey and Onyango would need the minutes. Gardiner will probably play as well and then it will be ones we’ve barely heard of. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Barry for part of the game.
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Post by Durango95 on Aug 13, 2024 11:42:10 GMT
Was going to go tonight as due to work and the outright refusal to pay full whack to sit in the shitty RE, I’ll likely miss loads of games this season. But with stands shut and the Courtyard not open it’s sounds like it’s pretty much going to be a reserve game. So probably won’t bother either.
Oh what joy.
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Post by hedleyverity on Aug 13, 2024 11:43:37 GMT
When we played them in 96 they’d been Prem league champions 15 months previously and played their first team, it was a massive game. Now we’re playing their reserves and putting out a largely 2nd string team ourselves, it’s not remotely the same, the comp should be killed off really. Still, 6 hour round trip it is, and half a nights sleep tonight. You want to kill the league cup off? That's like something an armchair premier league fan would say! I don't expect us to progress tonight due to the squad/injury situation but it's a competition I'm very glad we're involved in again especially after having to suffer the F.A. trophy for 11 years! I couldn't care less if the big boys don't take it seriously until the later rounds nowadays, it give clubs like ourselves (if we weren't injury ravaged) to progress & create some magical nights against higher opposition. All cups are shite since the weakened teams became a thing, the league cup serves no purpose, sack it off, and bring in proper rules on team strength in the FA Cup and the BDSM. The kids these days have no hope of seeing a proper cup tie. Liverpool didn’t piss about when we played them and they were European champions.
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Post by kingkev on Aug 13, 2024 11:45:12 GMT
Its £10 max ?
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Post by mat1scfc on Aug 13, 2024 11:47:29 GMT
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Post by stockytwo on Aug 13, 2024 11:52:06 GMT
Why would anyone give this a swerve, Blackburn in the league cup is a big game and I remember taking thousands there in a league cup game, I have some very good memories of our clashes in this competition. When we played them in 96 they’d been Prem league champions 15 months previously and played their first team, it was a massive game. Now we’re playing their reserves and putting out a largely 2nd string team ourselves, it’s not remotely the same, the comp should be killed off really. Still, 6 hour round trip it is, and half a nights sleep tonight. Yeah I agree and as I say that as a traditionalist. There's only so much you can put your head in the sand though. Attendances are pretty dreadful for cup games and even league two teams put out massively weakened sides, something really needs to be done about it. Bin off the league cup and let's put all our effort into making at least one cup meaningful.
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Post by atmosphere on Aug 13, 2024 11:55:35 GMT
My unpopular opinion on cups is that the FA Cup 3rd round is at a terrible time in the season, traditional or not.
Right after a packed Christmas schedule. That is why everyone rotates.
I'd love for the FA Cup to be more spread out but I understand the qualification rounds need time to complete.
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Post by mat1scfc on Aug 13, 2024 12:21:27 GMT
Just a REMINDER TONIGHTS GAME is a 7.30PM KICK OFF not a 7.45pm kick off
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Post by 1994hatter on Aug 13, 2024 12:31:48 GMT
Just a REMINDER TONIGHTS GAME is a 7.30PM KICK OFF not a 7.45pm kick off Had absolutely no idea about that. Would have been on time anyway but would be casually walking in at 7.25pm! Cheers Mat.
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Post by houldsworthhatter on Aug 13, 2024 12:33:57 GMT
5:30 in corporate for me 😁
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Post by Count de Stockport on Aug 13, 2024 13:17:42 GMT
5:30 in corporate for me 😁 Nobody likes a show-off
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Post by houldsworthhatter on Aug 13, 2024 13:23:41 GMT
5:30 in corporate for me 😁 Nobody likes a show-off 🤣🤣
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Post by hedleyverity on Aug 13, 2024 13:35:59 GMT
5:30 in corporate for me 😁 Nobody likes a show-off He’s not showing of that much, bet it’s knock down prices tonight, the cheap skate
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Post by Count de Stockport on Aug 13, 2024 13:42:39 GMT
He’s not showing of that much, bet it’s knock down prices tonight, the cheap skate Guest speaker is Vernon Bear
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