Make Barnsley our 5th round cup tie sell out

[Gregory2Smith1]

I'm not going to reply individually to all the people who've quoted my posts as I'll be here all night. Every year I have this argument and I never get anywhere. We might win at Huddersfield and lose at Barnsley or perhaps win at Brentford and lose at Huddersfield. As it's the League the smoke goes up the chimney just the same; the individual games don't matter nearly so much like they do in the Cup as it's the overall season-long aggregation of points over the 46, yes FORTY SIX games that counts . (It's amazing that some have even tried to twist these simple facts).

Anyway, that's me done for another year. Can't wait for next year's battle when staying in the Prem will be the important thing and people will be saying "for this season only we shouldn't bother with the Cup"

I agree with you completely

promotions & relegations come and go for most football clubs,with had god knows how many over the years

but FA Cup finals come along once in a lifetime,if your lucky

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Ignore all the bores on here, this thread has changed my mind.. I'm in!

 

[Nixonator]

Ignore all the bores on here, this thread has changed my mind.. I'm in!

4-5k to go.

Let's hope everyone hasn't exhausted their disposable income on the BEAMBACK

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

So let's say we won yesterday but got two straight red cards to Dunk and Knockaert. Would that be worth it because the cup game is 'more important' (we'd have to win less games in the cup to win a trophy than in the league)?

wonderful imagination

if your auntie had balls she'd be your uncle

 

[sdmartin1]

wonderful imagination

if your auntie had balls she'd be your uncle

I fail to see how it's not entirely plausible that one/two of our players could get injured or suspended for league games if we played more cup matches, given that one got injured yesterday...

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I fail to see how it's not entirely plausible that one/two of our players could get injured or suspended for league games if we played more cup matches, given that one got injured yesterday...

....in addition to fixture congestion which certainly affects the first team players.

 

[T soprano]

Ignore all the bores on here, this thread has changed my mind.. I'm in!

That's the spirit
Barnsley Here We Come

 

[AWAYDAY]

Less chatting and more Away ticket buying you moaning mugs!!

On the March to Barnsley!!

 

[theboybilly]

I'm in too

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Tempted. Only memory of Barnsley is miserable defeat with a Richard Tiltman (I think) consolation goal.

 

[Martlet]

We're oop ferrit

 

[Sheebo]

'Only' 1600 to Barnlesy - if we took that many it would be hugely impressive. The 1200 to Preston was a surprisingly good attendance in my opinion...!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Now that I am back in the country and living up north, it is time to make my first appearance at an Albion game for 15 years or so.

I'm in

 

[T soprano]

On sale tomorrow
Initial allocation of 1,500

 

[chimneys]

On sale tomorrow
Initial allocation of 1,500

With no mention of loyalty points, so club clearly not expecting the numbers hoped for on here.

 

[rippleman]

So what if we played a strong team and we ended up with several serious injuries to key 1st team players? Would you still think it would be the right decision, even if we lost Knocky, Dunk and Stockdale for the rest of the season?

This. Spot on.

The FA Cup started sliding downhill a long time ago. There isn't the kudos or the money in the FA Cup any more. Clubs in PL want to get into Europe. Clubs like Palace are just desperate to stay in the PL. Top of Championship clubs want to get promoted. The FA Cup we used to know and love has gone forever. Blame Sky? You can if you like.

To suggest that we should have played all our first team and risked injuries and suspensions is just plain daft. In fact, I was surprised we risked Murray given our reliance on him this season. Presumably we just don't have any decent strikers in the Reserves / U23s.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I hope there's a rush for tickets tomorrow. Anyone seeking points for later in the season, here's a great chance.

 

[Nixonator]

With no mention of loyalty points, so club clearly not expecting the numbers hoped for on here.

The stand holds 6200, so I don't think anyone was expecting us to fill that

It's on sale for ST holders tomorrow, would be nice if we could get 2k+ for it though.

 

[The Optimist]

With no mention of loyalty points, so club clearly not expecting the numbers hoped for on here.

I think the key word is 'initial'. I'm sure if needed we could get up to about 4000 tickets.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

With no mention of loyalty points, so club clearly not expecting the numbers hoped for on here.

The away end holds 6000, no need to put in a loyalty point system for this game.