| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. 19:32 - Feb 12 with 1279 views | Pinewoodblue |
It is a lot more challenging than usual.
Progress tomorrow and the Leicester game needs to be rearranged.
Continue to progress and the consequences are frightening, Cup quarter finals are over the Easter period so that would mean another two games to be rearranged, Southampton & Birmingham. You couldn’t realistically bring the Good Friday forward a couple of days as the weekend before is an international break. Play the other Easter fixture 24, or 48, hours later and it very close to Carrow Road fixture
Continue to progress and another game needs to be rearranged, the penultimate game of the season.
Finally, if you want to keep the dream alive, the cup final is 7 days before the play off final.
Best option win tomorrow and go out to Premier League club in round5.
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| Good points… I’m torn but agree a big Prem battle and loss in R5 on 19:45 - Feb 12 with 1212 views | unstableblue |
Tomorrow is such a good opportunity for Johnson, Palmer, Baggot, Egeli… hell even Cajuste and Akpom
But whilst it gives the fringe players a much needed chance. It just means the senior league games get moved and we end up in fixture congestion.
A win tomorrow whilst resting the senior squad and confusing Wrexham, then Arsenal at home next round and a heroic loss please. [Post edited 12 Feb 20:41]
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| Good points… I’m torn but agree a big Prem battle and loss in R5 on 20:01 - Feb 12 with 1139 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Good points… I’m torn but agree a big Prem battle and loss in R5 on 19:45 - Feb 12 by unstableblue |
Tomorrow is such a good opportunity for Johnson, Palmer, Baggot, Egeli… hell even Cajuste and Akpom
But whilst it gives the fringe players a much needed chance. It just means the senior league games get moved and we end up in fixture congestion.
A win tomorrow whilst resting the senior squad and confusing Wrexham, then Arsenal at home next round and a heroic loss please. [Post edited 12 Feb 20:41]
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 00:25 - Feb 13 with 903 views | Illinoisblue |
Waking up Saturday morning and being in the 5th round of the cup would be marvelous. That said if we go out, I’ll give it about three minutes of consideration before moving on. |  |
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 01:08 - Feb 13 with 870 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 00:25 - Feb 13 by Illinoisblue |
Waking up Saturday morning and being in the 5th round of the cup would be marvelous. That said if we go out, I’ll give it about three minutes of consideration before moving on. |
As much consideration as three minutes?…blimey, ten seconds or as long as it takes to pour a glass of red here chap. |  |
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It's very, very quiet.
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 06:03 - Feb 13 with 749 views | TractorWood |
I've seen enough cup exits over the past 20 years to know that this fixture absolutely screams cup exit.
When it inevitably happens, I will probably give it about 15 seconds worth of consideration. |  |
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 06:47 - Feb 13 with 664 views | PioneerBlue |
Weve got such good squad depth and quality at this level right now but as weve seen time and again getting a performance from a group that hasnt player together in competition is really hard. More typical is a dislocated performance but hope some players take their chance and their chances and win through in the end.
There is probably a way to provide the structure for rotated players to perform but it means playing more of your league starters:
Palmer
Johnson Kipre Baggot Leif
Matusiwa Neil
McAteer Egeli Akpom
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 08:48 - Feb 13 with 508 views | TractorWood |
| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 06:47 - Feb 13 by PioneerBlue |
Weve got such good squad depth and quality at this level right now but as weve seen time and again getting a performance from a group that hasnt player together in competition is really hard. More typical is a dislocated performance but hope some players take their chance and their chances and win through in the end.
There is probably a way to provide the structure for rotated players to perform but it means playing more of your league starters:
Palmer
Johnson Kipre Baggot Leif
Matusiwa Neil
McAteer Egeli Akpom
Hirst |
McAteer, Egeli and Akpom is outrageously strong at one level. At another level it 3 players with no form, no confidence and all struggling with heavy price tags. | |
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 08:56 - Feb 13 with 480 views | AVJones |
You are absolutely right, but it is so sad.
FA Cup matches were the biggest thing going until the invention of the Premier League | | | |
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| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 09:29 - Feb 13 with 372 views | peterleeblue |
That quarter final conundrum is a joke.
It virtually consigns a promotion candidate to failure |  | | |
| Kieran’s comments on the challenges a cup run would bring. on 09:36 - Feb 13 with 354 views | Wright1 |
It won't happen but I personally wouldn't take or play any of my squad for the next league game except anyone who is deemed to need the minutes (Palmer, Neil etc.). If we somehow progressed i'd keep a separate cup squad. I know the optics are bad but it just isn't important unfortunately we are just playing the hand dealt to us - we can't control the postponements. | | | |
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