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Team for “Careful what you wish for” FC in t’Cup

Team for “Careful what you wish for” FC in t’Cup

I would like to beat Wigan but not really bothered about the FA Cup this season. We have bigger fish to fry.
If we do progress and draw one of the PL sides, I always think we chase shadows for 90 minutes and lose 2 or 3 nil.
I don’t believe this is good for the confidence of our players. Do they come away thinking “I don’t fancy that week in week out”?
Do we have enough players to put a second string side out?
 
Earlofcurl said:
I would like to beat Wigan but not really bothered about the FA Cup this season. We have bigger fish to fry.
If we do progress and draw one of the PL sides, I always think we chase shadows for 90 minutes and lose 2 or 3 nil.
I don’t believe this is good for the confidence of our players. Do they come away thinking “I don’t fancy that week in week out”?
Do we have enough players to put a second string side out?
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I actually think our 1st XI would put up a much better fight against a premier league team than we have in recent years, but I’d still rather not have a cup run this year. The league is too important.
 
PNEFC78 said:
Just got my tickets. Cant believe people are saying they don’t mind losing this one. Looking Forward to sticking one over them and Lowe on Friday night!
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It's being said because it means less fixtures in future, which would be handy when we're actually playing for a promotion spot for once.

Be nice to win, but not at the sacrifice of players getting injured or fatigued more down the line. So a rotated team would be great.
 
Wonder if Ryan Lowe will play a weakened side, he used to do when manager here in cup matches. We should give the ones who haven't featured much this season game time and those just back from injuries to get their match fitness back
 
Garden Gnome said:
Yet we don't want to tempt fate with injuries to vital players. I would rest Iverson, Hughes, McCann, Dobbin, Devine and Osmagic or at least put them as subs and play Walton, Mads, Thor, Smith, Jebbo and Keane.
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I totally agree with your stance but I think Thor will be gone come Friday night…..
 
Walton
Storey - Lindsay - Offiah
Potts - McCann - Thompson - Small
Frokjaer
Jebbison - Smith
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Could not give a fuck if we go out. Any extra games could have a big impact on our league results.
 
SF said:
Walton
Storey - Lindsay - Offiah
Potts - McCann - Thompson - Small
Frokjaer
Jebbison - Smith
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Could not give a fuck if we go out. Any extra games could have a big impact on our league results.
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When it comes to Friday night, of course I will want us to win but I don’t mind if we go with a weak team and lose , I will soon get over it…..

What we don’t want, is to get any serious injuries to our key players and Friday nights pitch won’t help…..
 
Think some of you are going slightly over the top tbh, I'm desperate to win on Friday.

Not only to get one over on the car salesman and the pie eaters, but winning breeds winning.
 
jcpne said:
Think some of you are going slightly over the top tbh, I'm desperate to win on Friday.

Not only to get one over on the car salesman and the pie eaters, but winning breeds winning.
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It's not going over the top. Promotion is the main goal and it's something that it's actually serious for once. So I think it's reasonable for people to have that opinion. Last season showed what a cup run can do.

I'd be happy if we win, but I'd rather see it be from a rotated side.
 
monky1234 said:
It's not going over the top. Promotion is the main goal and it's something that it's actually serious for once. So I think it's reasonable for people to have that opinion. Last season showed what a cup run can do.

I'd be happy if we win, but I'd rather see it be from a rotated side.
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Of course, and I agree, but some are going on like we should throw the game, which is ridiculous. If we get through, we rotate again regardless of who we get. Doesn't need to take priority but I'd like to see us win regardless.
 
jcpne said:
Of course, and I agree, but some are going on like we should throw the game, which is ridiculous. If we get through, we rotate again regardless of who we get. Doesn't need to take priority but I'd like to see us win regardless.
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I don't know if people are saying we should throw the game. More so they'd rather we play a heavily rotated team and then not bothered if we lose, which I agree with.

I'm going on the game, but I'm hoping to see a weakened side, and it'd be even better if we beat them with that team. Usual starters can be on the bench to bring on 65-75 mins.
 
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