FA CUP - Squad Opportunity or First Team ?

[Pavilionaire]

It also depends how the fixtures for the opposition fall. Therefore, if we draw say Arsenal who have a piss easy match on the Tuesday vs Watford then Arsenal will probably put out a half-decent side in the Cup, in which case you play the reserves. On the other hand if we draw a Prem club in the bottom 6 then there is a good chance they'll put out a weakened side in the Cup and prioritise in the league, in which case I'd like to see the likes of Knockaert and March up against some reserve full-backs from a Swansea or Sunderland as I fancy we could nick that match.

 

[BBassic]

Rather hoping that Reading's decision to play their first team against Manchester United at the weekend back-fires on them...

I shouldn't think so as they didn't even turn up.

 

[Marshy]

its got to be Fulham in the 4th round has'nt it ?....... they sort of do deserve to beat us once this season....

 

[Stat Brother]

One other factor - how far ahead are we in the league?

By the time the 6th round comes, if we are still in the cup, we could be virtually out of sight in the league.

Or outside of the play-offs.

Thanks to [MENTION=3566]hans kraay fan club[/MENTION], on the football 365 thread, the Albion could be 3rd on the 28th of January.

 

[GT49er]

Not what I said at all. Let's hope you learn to understand the English language.

"...........and we'd be expected to lose no matter what side we put out anyway."

I don't have too much of a problem understanding the English language, thank you. Expected to lose = little or no chance. No point in going up if that is going to be the way of things. On the other hand, beating the likes of Chelsea or ManU would be one hell of a boost.

Let's hope you learn to understand the English language.

Let's also hope you learn to be less patronising!

 

[perseus]

I think third team players should not play if we play the top six in the PL. I think only the reserves.

 

[Normski1989]

"...........and we'd be expected to lose no matter what side we put out anyway."

I don't have too much of a problem understanding the English language, thank you. Expected to lose = little or no chance. No point in going up if that is going to be the way of things.

Expected to lose means that most people would predict that we'd lose. Would you really expect us to beat a team like Man City or Chelsea? By no means am I saying that we can't beat them, but we certainly wouldn't be favourites.

If we go up this year, we'll be the underdogs in the majority of games next season. But just because we'd be the underdogs, doesn't mean we'd necessarily lose.

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[Blue Valkyrie]

Squad for sure, whether it is Ipswich or Lincoln.

 

[Petee]

Ipswich - similar lineup to MK Dons
Lincoln - few more younger players

 

[BUTTERBALL]

In the event that Hunt, LuaLua and Ince go out on loan, this leaves us with:

Mäenpää
Rosenior
Goldson
Hünemeier
Pocognoli
Towell
Sidwell
Kayal
Skalak / Murphy / March / Bjordall / Tilley ( 2 from, take your pick)
Hemed

Well capable of winning a game against Ipswich or Lincoln i would have thought. If we don't lose all three players to loans, we have even more options!

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Wouldn't want to put out a full strength team until the semi's but I would vary how strong the team was up until that point depending on opposition.

 

[Steve in Japan]

I would be squad all the way. Enough in our squad to do a good job. I'd say the same if were home to Chelsea or ManU.