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Once in a lifetime

budgierustler

budgierustler

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In football terms winning the Johnstons Paint Trophy is not very high in the pecking order of football achievements. Nevertheless for some ...nay indeed all ..it may be the only chance we get to see a current Preston North End captain lift a trophy at Wembley. After all the last one was Tom Smith 73 years ago.

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Now in anybody's calculations 73 years is a lifetime so, for my money, this game on Tuesday evening is a BIG game.

Brown needs to pick his strongest team (if he knows what that is) because with Oldham or Bradford City waiting in the Northern final and those other massive clubs in the Southern half (Brentford, Southend, Barnet and Swindon) this is surely our best chance for a long time of a Wembley Cup Final and a win.

Some might think the Paint Pot Cup is a bit of a joke ....but if we win it then it's one of my ambitions fulfilled.

Don't let us down Phil.
 
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i agree,nobody will think its a joke cup if we actually get to the final!

BTW,there is a horse called roper running in the 1.05 at aintree.
 
Massive game, and only a fiver to get in (free for the kids)

But hopefully this will be the first of two trophies lifted by a PNE captain at Wembley this season !!
 
budgierustler said:
In football terms winning the Johnstons Paint Trophy is not very high in the pecking order of football achievements. Nevertheless for some ...nay indeed all ..it may be the only chance we get to see a current Preston North End captain lift a trophy at Wembley. After all the last one was Tom Smith 73 years ago.

PRESTONshankley3.jpg


Now in anybody's calculations 73 years is a lifetime so, for my money, this game on Tuesday evening is a BIG game.

Brown needs to pick his strongest team (if he knows what that is) because with Oldham or Bradford City waiting in the Northern final and those other massive clubs in the Southern half (Brentford, Southend, Barnet and Swindon) this is surely our best chance for a long time of a Wembley Cup Final and a win.

Some might think the Paint Pot Cup is a bit of a joke ....but if we win it then it's one of my ambitions fulfilled.

Don't let us down Phil.
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Totally agree with your sentiments John.

I have been ripping the Blackpool fans to pieces for years about this cup, but truth to tell, i would love us to win it this year..

If we get to Wembley i reckon we would take at least 30,000 fans !!
 
My 50th year watching PNE in 2012 - would be good to see them lift a 'trophy' I've never seen them play in the top flight either so a play-off win as well please! 🙂
 
whiteandproud said:
Totally agree with your sentiments John.

I have been ripping the Blackpool fans to pieces for years about this cup, but truth to tell, i would love us to win it this year..

If we get to Wembley i reckon we would take at least 30,000 fans !!
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I have also taken the piss out of the lashers when they were in in winning the Leyland Daf trophy as it was then ,but it gave them some confidence to there league form and any trophy win is very welcome , it also may help us in our league quest
 
whiteandproud said:
Totally agree with your sentiments John.

I have been ripping the Blackpool fans to pieces for years about this cup, but truth to tell, i would love us to win it this year..

If we get to Wembley i reckon we would take at least 30,000 fans !!
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30,000 fans ? Not a chance. I would sooner spend the money on a weeks holiday.It would cost a fortune going to Wembley with the cost of entrance and the rip off prices £8 for a burger etc.
Play off final maybe but mickey mouse cup final , No !!
 
Phantom W LEP said:
Totally agree with all that. I have attended every game away so far and hope to be attending Bradford of Oldham away on the way to Wembley. COYW. BTW weve only sold hundreds of tickets so far.
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I would imagine the majority of people will just rock up on the night and pay on the gate. No home game for a couple of weeks so for many won't have the chance to go and get one.
 
I am, at the moment, gonna be in South Africa in March, no idea if my dates clash with the 25th. TBC.

Given the choice, it's a no brainer, SA all the way.
 
I agree with the opening post. I want us to win this competition.

We're never going to get to Wembley for a cup final in any other competition so we might as well try and win it.
 
liam94pne said:
Call me what you want, but I still have a suspicion we will be appearing in the P.O Final in May.
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Optimistic, foolish, naive young man.

As for a trip to Wembley in the paint pot cup, - i'd rather not, thank you. Looking for a defeat against Chesterfield so that the team can concentrate on staying in league 1.
 
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