BensGrandad
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I would be happy to field virtually the U23 side so that injuries wouldnt come into the consideration.
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FA Cup Team
- Thread starter severnside gull
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If we fielded the Development Squad it might get then off their bloody phones for an hour and a half.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
I feel exactly the same way about the premier league
3 o'clock on a Saturday
what about 5 or 6 home games a season,if your lucky
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
they won the cup!
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Yipeeeeeeeeee. Where are they now? Portsmouth won it too didn't they?
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
Don't bother then.
quite the opposite,I am bothered
I want Brighton to win every game
wanting us to exit a cup competiton before it's even started
struggling with that one
I'm a little selfish when it comes to KO times because I live and work in France
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
As Oscar Wilde once ejaculated: “Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. And unselfishness is letting other people's lives alone, not interfering with them."
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
same league as us
Why the question marks? They were top tier, now struggling at the bottom of the 2nd.
Seasidesage
New member
I think we play as many squad players as we can to enable us to still win the game. We are on a winning streak why break it? We won't win it but we can have a good run and still get promoted...
They were already in the premier league?
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
And the following season?
severnside gull
Well-known member
- Thread starter
- #34
You would imagine that many of the players would be delighted to get the chance to play and would be desperate to progress.
The interesting point would be that we could (although I'm not sure Hughton would) play a strong first team squad side rather than the normal practice of fielding a weak Development Squad based side with a much greater probability of struggling.
The interesting point would be that we could (although I'm not sure Hughton would) play a strong first team squad side rather than the normal practice of fielding a weak Development Squad based side with a much greater probability of struggling.
Stockdale
Bruno Dunk Duffy Bong
Knocky Stephens Sidwell Skalak
Baldock Murray
.....unless we have a home draw against very lowly opposition, against whom we can rest a few and still win. I want a good long cup run, thank you very much!
Winning is a habit which is easily lost; losing is a habit which is easily acquired and difficult to lose. You can't pick and choose which games you want to lose.
Bruno Dunk Duffy Bong
Knocky Stephens Sidwell Skalak
Baldock Murray
.....unless we have a home draw against very lowly opposition, against whom we can rest a few and still win. I want a good long cup run, thank you very much!
Winning is a habit which is easily lost; losing is a habit which is easily acquired and difficult to lose. You can't pick and choose which games you want to lose.
I'd like to see a competitive side, as a winning mentality is important. But I'd like to see squad rotation to rest key players, and to get keep our fringe players sharp. Say Brighton face a League 1 or Championship side, I'd like too see:
Maenpaa
Rosenior Hunemeier Goldson Bong
March Kayal Norwood Murphy
Baldock Hemed
If any are not fit, I'd replace them with current first team players but resting Murray, Dunk, Duffy, Knockeart and Sidwell. I'd like to see a strong bench with what's left, but with 2 youngsters on there given a chance.
Maenpaa
Rosenior Hunemeier Goldson Bong
March Kayal Norwood Murphy
Baldock Hemed
If any are not fit, I'd replace them with current first team players but resting Murray, Dunk, Duffy, Knockeart and Sidwell. I'd like to see a strong bench with what's left, but with 2 youngsters on there given a chance.
Depends on who we play, whether we are home or away?
Drawing a big club will be a distraction and will lose us points in the Championship (from past records).
I want us to win as we cannot rely on Newcastle losing and I want that match rescheduled.
I think because players have a whole to week to recover we can play a strong team in Round 3. Not so sure about subsequent rounds?
Third Round Saturday 7 January 2017
Fourth Round Saturday 28 January 2017
Fifth Round Saturday 18 February 2017
Quarter-Finals Saturday 11 March 2017
Semi-Finals Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April 2017
The Final TBC
Read more at http://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/more/fa-cup-round-dates#8wvyyPTxqHZdEQjQ.99
Drawing a big club will be a distraction and will lose us points in the Championship (from past records).
I want us to win as we cannot rely on Newcastle losing and I want that match rescheduled.
I think because players have a whole to week to recover we can play a strong team in Round 3. Not so sure about subsequent rounds?
Third Round Saturday 7 January 2017
Fourth Round Saturday 28 January 2017
Fifth Round Saturday 18 February 2017
Quarter-Finals Saturday 11 March 2017
Semi-Finals Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April 2017
The Final TBC
Read more at http://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/more/fa-cup-round-dates#8wvyyPTxqHZdEQjQ.99
OzMike
Well-known member
I want to win everything, including the Champions League.
Looking at the schedule I'd like to think we can/should have an achievable target of reaching at least the 5th round using our back up/squad players, therefore giving them some much needed competitive match fitness for the inevitable congested March-May league run in.
Perhaps play something like:
Maeenpa
Rosenior BFG Goldson Pocognoli
Skalak Stephens/Kayal Norwood Lua Lua
March
Hemed
Peter Grummit
Well-known member
I vowed to only go to the new Wembley to see my team. I would prefer to go there for an FA Cup semi, rather than a playoff final. No reason why we can't win 4 games to get there.
The side we pick depends entirely on who we draw. Pick a team to be competitive.
For me, it's all about the glory, not about the money.
PG