| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? 18:41 - Jan 3 with 3396 views | ringwoodblue |
I was thinking about the Rotherham game and wondering how important we should be treating this game given our priority is the league and securing promotion.
If I was McKenna, I don’t think I’d risk injuries to any of our key players like Walton, Davis, Morsy and Chaplin for a competition we have no realistic chance of winning.
I know Rotherham are in a poor run of form and a good cup run is long overdue but with players recovering from injuries and illness and with the Plymouth game coming up, is it really worth it?
[Post edited 3 Jan 2023 18:44]
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| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 10:44 - Jan 4 with 532 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 18:50 - Jan 3 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Arguing that we are better off out of the cups has done us no good for a long time now.
I would expect us to play a strong team. If we rest the first team, they will be rusty having not played for nearly 2 weeks!
There will be no shame if we lose to Rotherham (it has become a common occurrence!) but it would be great to show we are ready to play them now. |
Completely agree with this. We need a win, or at least a confidence boosting performance against a side that is not going to set out to frustrate. |  |
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| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 11:31 - Jan 4 with 465 views | TractorCam |
| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 10:29 - Jan 4 by harleymarshall |
Take defeat all day for win over Plymouth in the league. |
What if we lose both? |  |
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| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 11:34 - Jan 4 with 449 views | J2BLUE |
I think we should play the youth team.
I only say this as the squad have been recovering from illness and might need the rest. If everyone is fully fit and well then play a strong team. We might as well. As others have said it's done us no good at all 'concentrating on the league' for quite a while now. |  |
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| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 12:15 - Jan 4 with 416 views | pointofblue |
Hladky, Vincent-Young, Leigh, Edmundson, Keogh, Morsy (sub for Evans at ht) Humphreys, Edwards, Aluko, Jackson, Ahadme
Providing all are fit. Then change everyone for the Plymouth game bar Morsy.
Walton, Donacien, Davis, Woolfenden, Burgess, Morsy, Evans, Burns, Chaplin, Harness, Ladapo
New signings notwithstanding. |  |
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| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 12:42 - Jan 4 with 380 views | Churchman |
| Is an FA cup run what we actually want right now? on 09:16 - Jan 4 by Steve_M |
I don't think we were in February 1992 though, we were well placed but it was only in late March we really hit that point with five wins in a row. My point on the benefit the players got from it still stands though but I'm quite sure we'll rest a few players too. |
From Boxing Day through to the middle of March, we lost one game, winning the rest. In the run up to the first Liverpool game, we won 6/7. That included a 5-2 hammering of Portsmouth the week before the windy 0-0. I saw the home games plus the two London ones. That is why I thought at the time we were nailed on and could afford to give it a go against the scousers. |  | | |
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