Guest Heneage Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Airey's travlled down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Got a horrible feeling Pardew is going to play Colo,jose, Nolan and barton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 FA Cup 3rd round weekend. Not what it used to be tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 FA Cup 3rd round weekend. Not what it used to be tbh. Nah it's not....it's better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Jose's just updated facebook saying n London ready for the match tomorrow. we have to go for the FA Cup too! Sounds like he'll be playing.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Not necessarily btw He might be on the bench for all we know. They like all of the squad to travel regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 He is gonna get rrraaaappppeeeedddd! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roy the Irish Magpie Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 My prediction Stevanage 1-2 Newcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Arsenal Vs Leeds, this, then watch Barca maul some poor fuckers. Looking forward to tomorrow's football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Going full strength? No way should we. Too little strength in depth to cover injuries to key players, the cup isn't important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andrew Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Urghh full strength Something like this? Krul Simpson Williamson Coloccini Enrique Routledge Barton Nolan Jonas Best Lovenkrands Assuming Pardew rests the injured Tiote and Saylor, giving Krul the change in goal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Going full strength? No way should we. Too little strength in depth to cover injuries to key players, the cup isn't important. Exactly, this season is all about staying up, a weakened side should still be good enough to beat Stevenage and ideally we can get an easy run and find ourselves in a couple of months time in the quarters and looking safe, if thats happens then i'll happily take the competition seriously! winning tomorrow and progressing into round 4 gets us £67k, if we were to go all the way and win the cup we'd get about £3m. An 8th place finish in 2008 years ago in the PL got £9.4m, with the new deal i'd reckon about 13th or 14th could get that now, maybe even lower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Considering the amount of fixtures we've had over Christmas, it would have been a great opportunity to rest key players like Enrique, Coloccini, Nolan, Barton etc- we should be getting past Stevenage with all due respect with fringe players and youngsters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Won't be impressed if we're playing all of our key players tomorrow like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I hate this attitude that the FA Cup isn't important. Well it fucking is to me! I really can't understand the mentality of some people who would prefer NUFC to lose a game. I personally want to see my club win something in my lifetime and a cup competition represents the best opportunity of doing that and likely will for many many years to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I blame ITV. (partly) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I hate this attitude that the FA Cup isn't important. Well it fucking is to me! I really can't understand the mentality of some people who would prefer NUFC to lose a game. I personally want to see my club win something in my lifetime and a cup competition represents the best opportunity of doing that and likely will for many many years to come. We all want to win the game man. However this is Stevenage, from League Two. We've had a busy Christmas period, injuries are already building up and there is the small matter of a local derby coming up next weekend. We should be resting all players that we simply cannot afford to lose, not just to wrap them in cotton wool but also to give them a rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
broonalegeordie Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I blame ITV. (partly) Care to share what you blame them for and why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I hate this attitude that the FA Cup isn't important. Well it f***ing is to me! I really can't understand the mentality of some people who would prefer NUFC to lose a game. I personally want to see my club win something in my lifetime and a cup competition represents the best opportunity of doing that and likely will for many many years to come. i don't want us to lose, i'm going down to the match and want to see the team put on a decent show and win but i think we can beat Stevenage without having to play the likes of Jose, Nolan and Coloccini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I blame ITV. (partly) Care to share what you blame them for and why? well i blame them for being shit and ruining the fa cup with their shite coverage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I hate this attitude that the FA Cup isn't important. Well it fucking is to me! I really can't understand the mentality of some people who would prefer NUFC to lose a game. I personally want to see my club win something in my lifetime and a cup competition represents the best opportunity of doing that and likely will for many many years to come. Priorities. We're a newly promoted club, with a fairly thin squad. If we keep our key players fit, we're safe. Lose some, and we're fucked if we have to consistently rely on the likes of Smith, Guthrie- It's Stevenage. We can afford to send a fringe team and we should be beating them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I hate this attitude that the FA Cup isn't important. Well it f***ing is to me! I really can't understand the mentality of some people who would prefer NUFC to lose a game. I personally want to see my club win something in my lifetime and a cup competition represents the best opportunity of doing that and likely will for many many years to come. THE MAGIC OF THE CUP MAN. THE MAGIC OF THE CUPP!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Of course it's important, this isn't the League Cup. However, we should have enough in the squad to be able to dispatch Stevenage without playing every one of our most prized treasures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Priorities. We're a newly promoted club, with a fairly thin squad. If we keep our key players fit, we're safe. Lose some, and we're f***ed if we have to consistently rely on the likes of Smith, Guthrie- It's Stevenage. We can afford to send a fringe team and we should be beating them. Not directing this specifically at you, but more at the mentality from the past few years. Two years ago, it wasn't important as the priority was to stay up. Last year it wasn't important as the priority was promotion. This season it isn't important because the priority is survival. So when does it become priority? It's a brilliant cup competition and I want to win it - Portsmouth showed a few seasons ago that you don't have to be the best team to win the competition - and before anyone mentions it, winning the FA Cup doesn't = relegation. Like I mentioned earlier, come the 5th round we could be quite easily sat safe with 40 points. We should go for it IMO. Not compromise the league campaign, but not treat it like a run-out for the reserves either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Priorities. We're a newly promoted club, with a fairly thin squad. If we keep our key players fit, we're safe. Lose some, and we're f***ed if we have to consistently rely on the likes of Smith, Guthrie- It's Stevenage. We can afford to send a fringe team and we should be beating them. Not directing this specifically at you, but more at the mentality from the past few years. Two years ago, it wasn't important as the priority was to stay up. Last year it wasn't important as the priority was promotion. This season it isn't important because the priority is survival. So when does it become priority? It's a brilliant cup competition and I want to win it - Portsmouth showed a few seasons ago that you don't have to be the best team to win the competition - and before anyone mentions it, winning the FA Cup doesn't = relegation. Like I mentioned earlier, come the 5th round we could be quite easily sat safe with 40 points. We should go for it IMO. Not compromise the league campaign, but not treat it like a run-out for the reserves either. Nobody is saying this though, most people are hoping for a side with a strong spine but also to have our most prized assets rested ahead of arguably the biggest game of the season. We should be able to win the game without playing our absolute best team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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