The English Football Thread

[Hutcho 8,443]

@The only place to be,

I have said, our priority should be top 4, but i can't see us not making it simply because we had an fa cup run, especially when most of the fixtures are more conviently arranged than capital one games.

[The only place to be 11,313]

@The only place to be,

I have said, our priority should be top 4, but i can't see us not making it simply because we had an fa cup run, especially when most of the fixtures are more conviently arranged than capital one games.

Say we get to the semi-final. That means pushing back the Spurs home game to possibly after an away trip to Liverpool, or after a home game to Swansea or maybe even to before or after games against Man United (away), Aston Villa (fighting for survival) or Everton (pushing for top four possibly).

That's if we don't progress in the Europa League, and today demonstrated that we simply can't rest Mata who already looks like he's ready for flip-flops and a beach.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Oldham 2-1 Liverpool HT. Great weekend for the lower league teams continues.

[xPetrCechx 13,565]

3-111111

[communicate 2,703]

I'm sure they would rather be challenging for a cup, than having one less game.

Probably yes but I prefer them to go deep in fa cup.

[Milan 17,881]

Brilliant Oldham! Let's make it!

[Hutcho 8,443]

Say we get to the semi-final. That means pushing back the Spurs home game to possibly after an away trip to Liverpool, or after a home game to Swansea or maybe even to before or after games against Man United (away), Aston Villa (fighting for survival) or Everton (pushing for top four possibly).

That's if we don't progress in the Europa League, and today demonstrated that we simply can't rest Mata who already looks like he's ready for flip-flops and a beach.

So what do you suggest? Purposely getting knocked out of the europa and Fa cup to hope we can increase our chances of getting top 4?

[Leif 6,006]

We're not that shit after all. Liverpool could lose. Tottenham lost against a team we thrashed. Still doing well in the PL. Not bad.

[The only place to be 11,313]

So what do you suggest? Purposely getting knocked out of the europa and Fa cup to hope we can increase our chances of getting top 4?

Putting out the reserves. Saville, Feruz, Lalkovic, Swifty, Marin, Ferreira, Bertrand etc.

Having seen the performance today, could it be much worse?

[Hutcho 8,443]

Putting out the reserves. Saville, Feruz, Lalkovic, Swifty, Marin, Ferreira, Bertrand etc.

Having seen the performance today, could it be much worse?

I think today was an exception to the rule, but i agree, we should play more reserves than we do in the early rounds if the opposition permits it. But when we get harder opposition in the quarters and semi's we should be playing our best team to try and win the FA cup...

[Rmpr 8,977]

We must put the reserves on the FA Cup and stop panicking in the middle of it.

Mata will never rest if he is going to extinguish the fire everytime....

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Liverpool and Tottenham out

[Laylabelle 9,411]

Lol at Liverpool but then again they had kinda their crappier players out..we had our normal lot pretty much!

[Milan 17,881]

[Hutcho 8,443]

Swansea absolutely dominating sunderland.

[Pizy 18,538]

Newcastle looking great, albeit against an absolutely dire Villa. Will be a real test for us this weekend I think.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Thank god we didnt go for Debuchy in the summer...

[Pizy 18,538]

Thank god we didnt go for Debuchy in the summer...

He's actually been pretty solid until the last few minutes. Happy we got Azpi instead though.