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Post by localboy86 on Dec 2, 2023 7:30:01 GMT
Caught the majority of the York v Wigan tie last night and it struck me how few of the Wigan squad we came up against only last year in the semi-final of the Papa Johns have moved on. Been subject to a transfer embargo since May this year.
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Post by amberchoc on Dec 2, 2023 9:45:28 GMT
I would actually be quite content with a draw today. Three reasons: Firstly, we'd be in the hat for the third round draw, which would be an exciting event in itself. Secondly, TV revenue from the replay and lastly, there's the old adage that the chances for a club in a lower league are best first time around. What we really do not want is for this day to become the nightmare before Christmas.
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Post by Andy K on Dec 2, 2023 10:18:43 GMT
I would actually be quite content with a draw today. Three reasons: Firstly, we'd be in the hat for the third round draw, which would be an exciting event in itself. Secondly, TV revenue from the replay and lastly, there's the old adage that the chances for a club in a lower league are best first time around. What we really do not want is for this day to become the nightmare before Christmas. I'd be less content. It's another game which we could do without with our injury list and that would mean a midweek fixture before we travel up on the Saturday to league leagers Stockport. Obviously it would be better than going out today (which I really don't think we will), but really we'd want to be doing the job today.
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Post by amberchoc on Dec 2, 2023 11:18:06 GMT
I would actually be quite content with a draw today. Three reasons: Firstly, we'd be in the hat for the third round draw, which would be an exciting event in itself. Secondly, TV revenue from the replay and lastly, there's the old adage that the chances for a club in a lower league are best first time around. What we really do not want is for this day to become the nightmare before Christmas. I'd be less content. It's another game which we could do without with our injury list and that would mean a midweek fixture before we travel up on the Saturday to league leagers Stockport. Obviously it would be better than going out today (which I really don't think we will), but really we'd want to be doing the job today. Oh I wouldn't be jumping for joy about it, but I'd be okay with a draw, especially if we continue our run of conceding first, which I think has happened for 6 games on the trot.
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Post by localboy86 on Dec 3, 2023 15:56:17 GMT
Decent win for Eastleigh this afternoon against Reading - a brace for Paul McCallum, would’ve loved him down here at the Lane over the years - always scored goals!
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Post by sallycat on Dec 4, 2023 14:05:37 GMT
I would actually be quite content with a draw today. Three reasons: Firstly, we'd be in the hat for the third round draw, which would be an exciting event in itself. Secondly, TV revenue from the replay and lastly, there's the old adage that the chances for a club in a lower league are best first time around. What we really do not want is for this day to become the nightmare before Christmas. Never did see any evidence for that old adage. In fact, I tested it a few years ago at which point I had attended, with Sutton, 51 FA Cup ties over almost 25 years. Of the 39 that didn't go to a replay, 21 were won by a higher-league side, 7 (18%) by a lower-league side. Of the 12 that went to a replay, 6 (50%) were won by a lower league side. I know the stats are possibly a bit skewed by small/unequal sample sizes there, but it certainly does nothing to back up the idea that the "smaller" team is more likely to win first time around. Ask AFC Wimbledon ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by davethegrave on Dec 4, 2023 20:36:24 GMT
Watching the Wimbledon v Ramsgate match and at half time I noticed the coaster featuring our boys after we'd beaten Coventry.
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Post by information on Dec 6, 2023 21:40:50 GMT
How is this different to Barnsley ??
The FA charged Forest Green Rovers for fielding an ineligible player in the Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Scarborough Athletic, which constitutes a breach of FA Cup Rule 109, and Forest Green Rovers subsequently admitted this charge.
Forest Green Rovers will now play away to Scarborough Athletic in a one-off match on Tuesday 12 December, and the winner will travel away to Blackpool for a Second Round Proper match on Tuesday 19 December.
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Post by suttonpodcast on Dec 6, 2023 22:03:05 GMT
How is this different to Barnsley ?? The FA charged Forest Green Rovers for fielding an ineligible player in the Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Scarborough Athletic, which constitutes a breach of FA Cup Rule 109, and Forest Green Rovers subsequently admitted this charge. Forest Green Rovers will now play away to Scarborough Athletic in a one-off match on Tuesday 12 December, and the winner will travel away to Blackpool for a Second Round Proper match on Tuesday 19 December. Barnsley player featured in the match but FGR player remained on bench (I've been told, not seen anything official) Not sure of different rules 109 or 103 and not trying to make sense of them either.
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Post by suttonpodcast on Dec 7, 2023 14:06:06 GMT
How is this different to Barnsley ?? The FA charged Forest Green Rovers for fielding an ineligible player in the Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Scarborough Athletic, which constitutes a breach of FA Cup Rule 109, and Forest Green Rovers subsequently admitted this charge. Forest Green Rovers will now play away to Scarborough Athletic in a one-off match on Tuesday 12 December, and the winner will travel away to Blackpool for a Second Round Proper match on Tuesday 19 December. Barnsley player featured in the match but FGR player remained on bench (I've been told, not seen anything official) Not sure of different rules 109 or 103 and not trying to make sense of them either. Looks like the initial reasoning that I passed on was just speculation & guesswork. x.com/facupfactfile/status/1732678624820482089?s=48&t=c7KAOc9-99qoeo3leg9e1gIt is to do with a loan player who didn't have correct permission to play or possibly had permission but parent club did not file correctly which could explain why a more lenient punishment. Honestly the Admin side sounds like it is ridiculous it's a wonder games ever get played at all......it may have been discussed briefly in my chat with Tim......
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Post by Amber Aleman on Dec 7, 2023 16:22:31 GMT
Dale Vince (FGR owner/chairman) has 'tweeted' about the rule breach. According to him, FGR had consent from a loan player's parent club to field that player in the FAC, but had failed to notify the FA of that consent, which is a breach of Rule 109.
Had the consent not even been given then the breach would have been much more serious and FGR would have been kicked out of the competition. Instead, because the breach was relatively minor, FGR stay in for the time being but have to replay their first round match at their opponents' ground and will not be entitled to a share of the takings.
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Post by jr on Dec 7, 2023 20:05:57 GMT
Barnsley player featured in the match but FGR player remained on bench (I've been told, not seen anything official) Not sure of different rules 109 or 103 and not trying to make sense of them either. Looks like the initial reasoning that I passed on was just speculation & guesswork. x.com/facupfactfile/status/1732678624820482089?s=48&t=c7KAOc9-99qoeo3leg9e1gIt is to do with a loan player who didn't have correct permission to play or possibly had permission but parent club did not file correctly which could explain why a more lenient punishment. Honestly the Admin side sounds like it is ridiculous it's a wonder games ever get played at all......it may have been discussed briefly in my chat with Tim...... Look what happened to us in the FA Youth Cup a few seasons ago when we drawn to play Man City. We played an ineligible player as he hadn’t got international clearance from the Welsh FA. That was 3 clubs previously. How the hell the person that dealt with his registration was to know that I’ll never know. It was ridiculous
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Post by localboy86 on Dec 14, 2023 6:37:09 GMT
I tuned into the Stockport v Aldershot replay last night on BBC - Shots winning 1-0 late on. They were excellent and deserved their win, a couple of ex-U’s featured in Coby Rowe and Kwame Thomas (the latter off the bench) but some of their younger players look so promising - Josh Stokes a 19 year old (who was signed from Sudbury in the summer) gave Stockport's midfield the runaround. Stockport were awful and gives me a bit more hope of getting something up there on Saturday.
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Post by Amber Aleman on Dec 14, 2023 9:07:20 GMT
I tuned into the Stockport v Aldershot replay last night on BBC - Shots winning 1-0 late on. They were excellent and deserved their win, a couple of ex-U’s featured in Coby Rowe and Kwame Thomas (the latter off the bench) but some of their younger players look so promising - Josh Stokes a 19 year old (who was signed from Sudbury in the summer) gave Stockport's midfield the runaround. Stockport were awful and gives me a bit more hope of getting something up there on Saturday. I think quite a few of us watched that game! I wouldn't describe Stockport as awful, and, in mitigation, their injury list is almost as long as ours. But this Saturday may be the best time this season to play them. Credit to Aldershot for a hard-working performance and well-earned win. I thought they looked useful when we played them in pre-season, and wouldn't be surprised to see them back in the EFL next year.
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Post by Stewart on Dec 14, 2023 14:33:13 GMT
I tuned into the Stockport v Aldershot replay last night on BBC - Shots winning 1-0 late on. They were excellent and deserved their win, a couple of ex-U’s featured in Coby Rowe and Kwame Thomas (the latter off the bench) but some of their younger players look so promising - Josh Stokes a 19 year old (who was signed from Sudbury in the summer) gave Stockport's midfield the runaround. Stockport were awful and gives me a bit more hope of getting something up there on Saturday. I think quite a few of us watched that game! I wouldn't describe Stockport as awful, and, in mitigation, their injury list is almost as long as ours. But this Saturday may be the best time this season to play them. Credit to Aldershot for a hard-working performance and well-earned win. I thought they looked useful when we played them in pre-season, and wouldn't be surprised to see them back in the EFL next year. The Stockport fans are not confident, only a small percentage think they will win on Saturday! LINK
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