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Not sure if this 20:13 - Jan 29 with 2538 viewsbackwaywhen

Has been mentioned , just realised the 5th round of the cup is scheduled for Weds 1st March , World Cups fault apparently.
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Not sure if this on 20:24 - Jan 29 with 2415 viewsParisBlue

Also no replays, straight to extra time and pens.

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Not sure if this on 20:52 - Jan 29 with 2318 viewsPerublue

Slightly off topic but in the same universe ... I just noticed on flashscores that the Birmingham v Blackburn replay is this tuesday ... is that an error on their part or have we gone back to the good old days of replays a few days after the initial match ending in a draw ?

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Not sure if this on 21:39 - Jan 29 with 2119 viewsSitfcB

Not sure if this on 20:52 - Jan 29 by Perublue

Slightly off topic but in the same universe ... I just noticed on flashscores that the Birmingham v Blackburn replay is this tuesday ... is that an error on their part or have we gone back to the good old days of replays a few days after the initial match ending in a draw ?


Ha I saw that earlier and thought it may have been a mistake but no it’s true, I checked Blackburns Twitter..


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Not sure if this on 21:48 - Jan 29 with 2087 viewsMeadowlark

Not sure if this on 20:52 - Jan 29 by Perublue

Slightly off topic but in the same universe ... I just noticed on flashscores that the Birmingham v Blackburn replay is this tuesday ... is that an error on their part or have we gone back to the good old days of replays a few days after the initial match ending in a draw ?


The good old days?
You might be right, but I have been watching Ipswich for 54 years, and I don't remember replays being that quick??
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Not sure if this on 22:13 - Jan 29 with 1955 viewsTrumptonBlue

Not sure if this on 21:48 - Jan 29 by Meadowlark

The good old days?
You might be right, but I have been watching Ipswich for 54 years, and I don't remember replays being that quick??


They always used to be in the midweek straight after the first game. It changed maybe 30 years ago, when the police said they needed an extra week to sort out staffing and whatnot.
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Not sure if this on 22:17 - Jan 29 with 1917 viewswoodbridge_blue

Not sure if this on 21:48 - Jan 29 by Meadowlark

The good old days?
You might be right, but I have been watching Ipswich for 54 years, and I don't remember replays being that quick??


Yes, replays were definitely staged the midweek after the original game in olden days.

My first season was 1970-71 and I remember going to three FA Cup replays at Portman Road, we beat Newcastle and West Bromwich Albion before losing to Stoke in front of a 30,000 plus crowd....all three a few days after the original game.

I'm sure that it's only in the last 10 to 20 years that the gap between the original game and the replay has wideneded to a week and a half.
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Not sure if this on 22:18 - Jan 29 with 1904 viewsnorth_stand77

Not sure if this on 21:48 - Jan 29 by Meadowlark

The good old days?
You might be right, but I have been watching Ipswich for 54 years, and I don't remember replays being that quick??


I went to all the games for ipswich v Leeds 1974-75.

We played at home for first game on a Saturday and then I think we played at Leeds on Tuesday night. Had to bunk off work the next day as didn't get home till about 6 in the morning. So only 3 days between.

Then to Filbert Street a couple of weeks later for the second replay on the Tuesday night and 2 days later on the Thursday night for the third reply,

As far as I remember, there were still Saturday games either side of those last 2 replays too - so 4 games in 8 days!

Edit....

Out of curiosity, I've just looked online about that season. It's quite unbelievable that between 8th March - 12th April that year, we played 13 league and cup games in 39 days only losing once ( the ill-fated FA cup semi at Stamford Bridge). An important game every 3 days!
[Post edited 29 Jan 2023 22:42]
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Not sure if this on 22:39 - Jan 29 with 1787 viewsArnieM

Not sure if this on 22:18 - Jan 29 by north_stand77

I went to all the games for ipswich v Leeds 1974-75.

We played at home for first game on a Saturday and then I think we played at Leeds on Tuesday night. Had to bunk off work the next day as didn't get home till about 6 in the morning. So only 3 days between.

Then to Filbert Street a couple of weeks later for the second replay on the Tuesday night and 2 days later on the Thursday night for the third reply,

As far as I remember, there were still Saturday games either side of those last 2 replays too - so 4 games in 8 days!

Edit....

Out of curiosity, I've just looked online about that season. It's quite unbelievable that between 8th March - 12th April that year, we played 13 league and cup games in 39 days only losing once ( the ill-fated FA cup semi at Stamford Bridge). An important game every 3 days!
[Post edited 29 Jan 2023 22:42]


And no such thing as a squad rotation lol. Plus I recall the “ queue” literally from Ipswich to Filbert St on what was the old A45 (from memory, although that’s fading !)… twtd .

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Not sure if this on 22:47 - Jan 29 with 1695 viewsCoastalblue

Not sure if this on 22:39 - Jan 29 by ArnieM

And no such thing as a squad rotation lol. Plus I recall the “ queue” literally from Ipswich to Filbert St on what was the old A45 (from memory, although that’s fading !)… twtd .


Not just no rotation but would have been 1 sub then as well wouldn't it?

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Not sure if this on 23:04 - Jan 29 with 1637 viewsnorth_stand77

Not sure if this on 22:39 - Jan 29 by ArnieM

And no such thing as a squad rotation lol. Plus I recall the “ queue” literally from Ipswich to Filbert St on what was the old A45 (from memory, although that’s fading !)… twtd .


Yes, it took ages to get anywhere then!

Also the queues for the cup tickets were huge - stretching right round the outside of the ground. If my memory serves me right, the tickets were sold from an office somewhere near where the players park their cars and people queued sometimes from the early hours just to make sure they got a ticket for the cup games.
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Not sure if this on 23:12 - Jan 29 with 1596 viewsnorth_stand77

Not sure if this on 22:47 - Jan 29 by Coastalblue

Not just no rotation but would have been 1 sub then as well wouldn't it?


That's right, I'd forgotten about only one sub.
As for rotation, we always knew the first 11 as they held their postions week in week out, generally only changing for any injuries.

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Not sure if this on 00:49 - Jan 30 with 1451 viewsParisBlue

Not sure if this on 20:52 - Jan 29 by Perublue

Slightly off topic but in the same universe ... I just noticed on flashscores that the Birmingham v Blackburn replay is this tuesday ... is that an error on their part or have we gone back to the good old days of replays a few days after the initial match ending in a draw ?


That must be because Blackburn have a game the following Monday on Sky so they would have had to postpone that.

Maybe sense has prevailed!

In the good old days, the replay would be the following Tuesday, and if that was a draw, the 2nd replay was often 2 days later on the Thursday with a coin toss to decide the venue.

E.g. West Ham in 1986


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Not sure if this on 02:00 - Jan 30 with 1411 viewspointofblue

Not sure if this on 20:52 - Jan 29 by Perublue

Slightly off topic but in the same universe ... I just noticed on flashscores that the Birmingham v Blackburn replay is this tuesday ... is that an error on their part or have we gone back to the good old days of replays a few days after the initial match ending in a draw ?


Blackburn and Birmingham are playing on Sky during replay week, Blackburn on Monday and Birmingham on Friday. Must have had an early agreement for a quick turnaround.

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