adam Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Just now, HighPeakFox said: Half decent? It's a hideous draw. A hideous draw is man city away not Bournemouth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Just now, adam said: A hideous draw is man city away not Bournemouth! They both are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said: They both are. They've won 3 times at home all season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Just now, adam said: They've won 3 times at home all season! Listen, if you want to set yourself up for disappointment, that's your call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February (edited) 16 minutes ago, adam said: Just a bit depressing int it. Half decent chance of getting into the 1/4 final of the FA Cup and were not bothered. If we'd have held on to win on Friday, tomorrow's team would have been much stronger. But that last 10-15mins completely changed how we approach the rest of the season. Will Leeds and Southampton go full strength in their games? Edited 26 February by ClaphamFox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Tomorrow night depends on what Enzo's intentions are in the Cup and how he approaches the game. I do believe this game is very winable and would be a great boost for moral after Friday nights capitulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 1 minute ago, Clever Fox said: Tomorrow night depends on what Enzo's intentions are in the Cup and how he approaches the game. I do believe this game is very winable and would be a great boost for moral after Friday nights capitulation. “We are going to make nine, 10, 11 changes" is the statement he made which tells you everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricey Posted 26 February Popular Post Share Posted 26 February He has to make changes. We just can't risk it. It's not just about QPR, it's about Sunderland, Hull, accumulative fatigue and injuries. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 7 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: “We are going to make nine, 10, 11 changes" is the statement he made which tells you everything. So I guess We're bowing out at this stage unless we pull of a miraculous victory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Piss funny if we make that many changes and still win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 4 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Piss funny if we make that many changes and still win. wouldnt be surprised if Bournemouth make an load of changes too. They have Burnley at the weekend and really need to start picking results up. They havent won in the league since boxing day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 1 minute ago, goose2010 said: wouldnt be surprised if Bournemouth make an load of changes too. They have Burnley at the weekend and really need to start picking results up. They havent won in the league since boxing day. Their next three league games are the bottom three sides, so they need to start picking up points to avoid getting in a relegation battle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Christ, we got taken apart by two awful teams and somehow luckboxed our way through to this round. Looks like it'll be 3 defeats on the spin with 1 being a loss to a rival and another being an absolute pasting, which I imagine won't be great for confidence at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February (edited) 1 hour ago, adam said: Just a bit depressing int it. Half decent chance of getting into the 1/4 final of the FA Cup and were not bothered. Situations dictate your approach to the cup. If we field our strongest 11, and lose Winks and Ricardo for the rest of the season, we’re screwed. Had we been 12 points clear, the game may have been viewed differently, but you have to put sentiments aside in situations like ours, we can’t afford to take a risk in the FA cup, just to satisfy the fans love affair for it. I’d love to have a proper go at Bournemouth, but given the last two results, we simply can’t do anything that will compromise our league position, we can’t afford to screw this up, the immediate future of this club depends on promotion. Get the job done, and think about this next season. Edited 26 February by Pliskin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 4 minutes ago, Pliskin said: Situations dictate your approach to the cup. If we field our strongest 11, and lose Winks and Ricardo for the reason of the season, we’re screwed. Had we been 12 points clear, the game may have been viewed differently, but you have to put sentiments aside in situations like ours, we can’t afford to take a risk in the FA cup, just to satisfy the fans love affair for it. I’d love to have a proper go at Bournemouth, but given the last two results, we simply can’t do anything that will compromise our league position, we can’t afford to screw this up, the immediate future of this club depends on promotion. Get the job done, and think about this next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Bournemouth are clearly a good footballing side and Iraola is doing a good job reforming them in his image. They have spent some coin and think they have a chance of eventually following in Brighton's footsteps if everything stays aligned for them. Right now, they can be either sublime or a bit pants. They obliterated Swansea in the last round but they're in a slump now. At the weekend, we showed we could perform excellently against the in-form side in the division who have excellent squad depth - and silence their raucous crowd. Dean Court isn't going to be quite such a cauldron, and we're very capable of going there and having spells where we control the game. In this one, the result isn't important for me. We play our game and what will be, will be. The performance is the most important, whoever plays. We need squad depth and more players that Enzo can trust. If we rotate significantly, we need players who can show that they can perform well, particularly in the #8 positions and out wide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelmofox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 12 minutes ago, goose2010 said: wouldnt be surprised if Bournemouth make an load of changes too. They have Burnley at the weekend and really need to start picking results up. They havent won in the league since boxing day. They are on 28 points though with Luton on 20 and the blue scum on 21. Never say never, and they will have to pick up points at some stage, but if i was them i would be miffed if they didn't go almost full strength for this. Didn't realise i was so long since they had won though, but i expect us to make a lot of changes and write this off and for them to go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 3 minutes ago, Chelmofox said: They are on 28 points though with Luton on 20 and the blue scum on 21. Never say never, and they will have to pick up points at some stage, but if i was them i would be miffed if they didn't go almost full strength for this. Didn't realise i was so long since they had won though, but i expect us to make a lot of changes and write this off and for them to go for it. Like someone else has said though they have 3 games coming up against teams below them. Lose them and they will get pulled into it. Sure they will be find all that bags considering though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lako42 Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February This is a distraction now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanf0x Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February I think tomorrow we will unfortunately see how far ahead teams like Bournemouth are from us these days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadstone fox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February Shame we cant have a proper pop at bmth with our first team. They always seem to beat us. 10 years since we won at their ground.we never beat them during the tilte win .imploded their during lockdown with the soyuncu sending off and surrenderd at home last season Still you never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelmofox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 3 minutes ago, alanf0x said: I think tomorrow we will unfortunately see how far ahead teams like Bournemouth are from us these days Surely that hugely depends on the team we put out! And i expect it to be like the one sent out against Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitcher Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 11 hours ago, adam said: 2 wins from Wembley.play the best team Enzo. Definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelmofox Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 8 minutes ago, goose2010 said: Like someone else has said though they have 3 games coming up against teams below them. Lose them and they will get pulled into it. Sure they will be find all that bags considering though Yeah, but they don't need to rest tomorrow because they are facing Sheffield Utd on the 9th March. For us, its much more pressing to rest players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitcher Posted 26 February Share Posted 26 February 5 minutes ago, alanf0x said: I think tomorrow we will unfortunately see how far ahead teams like Bournemouth are from us these days Well we won't know unless both teams play their strongest 11's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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