openEnd Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first tie. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first leg. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. ← Agree agree agree. :Party12: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingswoodRed Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first leg. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. Without wishing to sound arrogant, maybe you should ask those that travelled to watch the game tonight if they 'gave a toss'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first tie. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. ← Spot on mate. (no pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlokeCDP Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Agree agree agree. :Party12: ← Here's to 3 points on Saturday and an all round improved performance? Wednesday ship a lot of goals away amd also score them, hopefully we will be able to create better chances there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Red Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first tie. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. ← Best not to take part in any cup competitions in future then? I bet most City supporters, like myself, are gutted to be out of the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openEnd Posted November 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Best not to take part in any cup competitions in future then? I bet most City supporters, like myself, are gutted to be out of the cup. ← Which bit of 'this season' you having problems with then? I think it a blessing in disguise. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Best not to take part in any cup competitions in future then? I bet most City supporters, like myself, are gutted to be out of the cup. ← Annoyed at the performance which was very poor compared to recent games, but not gutted at being out of the cup. Providing all are fit on Saturday, then Brooker and Lita will come in for Miller and Heffernan, Dinning for Tins, Wilkshire for Orr and Coles for Butler (who is suspended). Half of the team that played tonight, will not even start the game on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Best not to take part in any cup competitions in future then? I bet most City supporters, like myself, are gutted to be out of the cup. ← No, Iwas looking forward to going to Hinckley, just like I enjoyed Heybridge & Harrowgate (and (Corinthian Casuals, Kingstonian , Fisher et al), but at the end of the day, give me THREE on Sat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 Gutted about not being on the beeb though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geesus the City fan Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first tie. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. ← Eggs & basket are two words that may come back to haunt us. Failure to be 1 or 2 in the league again come May will show this selection and performance to be totally inept. Personally I thought the reserves did ok (to be generous) against a well organised outfit with 1 star player. But I also feel that the managerial team dropped a complete clanger in not man marking Salako. So we can expect the reserves again on Tuesday then?? ureds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 not a surprise people are saying this and agreeing when we crashed out FA Cup first round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redminster Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Arghhhhh.... Hinckley is 20 minutes drive away from me. Well, still that's £12 saved anyway. Come on Hinckley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadratinmycider Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. If I'm brutally honest, the only thing Lita did wrong v Brentford, was to be on the spot, for the equaliser in the first tie. We really needed a 2 hour replay + penalties, didn't we? Money you say, if we win? we didn't and it's just small change compared to what we could expect from getting out of this cess pit. Plus not forgetting the added risks of injury. Tonights miss will pay off in the end, I'm convinced of it. ← Who will be stepping straight back into the first team on Saturday?... Dinning. I think you'll agree that we have missed him in both of the FA cup games that we have played with out him, right? Well, City have missed out on a £100k windfall because Tins, like yourself, isn't interested in the cup. That £100k could be detrimental in signing Dinning or someone else that could benefit us in our promotion push. But, hey, it doesn't matter as long as we're out of the cup?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 yep. i cared about the FA Cup, it is after all, meant to be the biggest domestic cup in europe. be nice to get past first round, and have some bunce are way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. ← that is exactly how i feel about the f.a cup we'll never win it i just want us to finally get out of the coca cola league 1, division 2 or to me its still the old division 3 time to get out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bristolbred Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Come on Hinckley! ← Think that they would of preferred Brentford, to us!!, Good luck Hinckley!!, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to the rhythm Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 To be honest with you I could not give a toss about the FA Cup this season. Can't agree with that. The FA Cup is always important to clubs like ours and it's bloody depressing to be dumped out in the first round. Losing in the first round of the FA Cup really emphasises what a small-time club we have become. The problem is that we have all become so accustomed to this club's failure to achieve anything that it doesn't seem to hurt us anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openEnd Posted November 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 The problem is that we have all become so accustomed to this club's failure to achieve anything that it doesn't seem to hurt us anymore. ← Not really, the problem as I see it is we are currently in our SIXTH season in this quagmire of a league. We weren't going to win it. We weren't likely to do a Millwall. Why spread ourselves too thinly, this season? Promotion is all that counts. We'll stand a better chance of acheiving it without the FA Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to the rhythm Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Promotion is all that counts. We'll stand a better chance of acheiving it without the FA Cup. Don't agree. The 1989/90 promotion side (our best side in living memory) also managed a fine cup run, beating Chelsea on our way to the fifth round. That cup run gave us national publicity, revenue and kept morale high for months. Can you imagine the morale at the club today? Quite low I would imagine. And Dinning's wages (which the BBC money would have largely paid for) may be beyond us now. My view is that we'll struggle to achieve promotion without Dinning (or somebody like him) giving us that extra quality in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openEnd Posted November 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Don't agree. The 1989/90 promotion side (our best side in living memory) also managed a fine cup run, beating Chelsea on our way to the fifth round. That cup run gave us national publicity, revenue and kept morale high for months. Can you imagine the morale at the club today? Quite low I would imagine. And Dinning's wages (which the BBC money would have largely paid for) may be beyond us now. My view is that we'll struggle to achieve promotion without Dinning (or somebody like him) giving us that extra quality in midfield. ← I understand your argument, it was a great season (except for the disasters at Cambridge, Tranmere and Trumpton ) ...but I really fail see how can a cup run, with it's probable replays and injuries could improve our chances of promotion this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to the rhythm Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 I understand your argument, it was a great season (except for the disasters at Cambridge, Tranmere and Trumpton ) ...but I really fail see how can a cup run, with it's probable replays and injuries could improve our chances of promotion this season. A cup run could help to keep the "fringe" players involved, match-fit and motivated. Anyway, it's academic now because we're out of both the cups that matter. The LDV doesn't really count, unless we make it all the way to Cardiff and make a few quid out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky BCFC Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 The cup itself I'm not too bothered about, as people have said we were never going to win the FA Cup, but for a club in our position there was a lot of money at stake last night and we played 2 hours of football and a penalty shoot-out to get it and came away with nothing. We will never know just how far that money could have gone. What last nights team selection did prove to me last night though is that Tinman is 100% focused on getting promotion this season, which gives me good hope. He will do whatever it takes to get us out of this division which we all agree we want more than anything, but at what cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openEnd Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Isn't it unbelievable how this has turned out? A couple of games ago it was suggested that the 6th place was our only hope and Brentford were the main threat. So would anyone now swap places with Brentford? 3 games in hand, yes, but they have a very tough run of games coming up, and lost to h'pool last night. H v Sheff W A v Col U A v Doncaster They also have a forthcoming replay against Southampton in the cup. Surely all this must be good news for City, if (if) we can string a few more results together. So how can an FA Cup run have improved our chances? Brentford's situation may prove the point I tried making all those months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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