v Hull City (a) - FA Cup R3 - 11/01/26

[RoversTilliDie]

3 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

You heard that from some random account on X more like.

Probably because someone is trying to get an auction going, i'm damn certain if Everton had bid that he'd be there having a medical now whilst Gestede and assorted agent pals cracked the non alcoholic bubbly and counted %.

That's probably were you spend your life on X. There are 2 bundesleague teams after him, as well as a series A club, but Everton are favourites with a 4 million pound bid.

[roverandout]

Can't stand the fa cup. We very rarely do well in it and it disrupts the league season.  I'd rather get knocked out and concentrate on the league 

[KentExile]

I wonder if they ended up with the correct date in they end?

 

[RevidgeBlue]

As always we need to win this game to try and regain some much needed confidence and momentum. The key is trying to strike the balance between resting one or two and still putting out a good enough side to win.

Talk of going out being helpful to the League campaign is absolutely crackers. If we go down it won't be because of playing two or three extra games in the Cup, it will be because we weren't good enough over 46 games in the League.

Edited Monday at 19:54 by RevidgeBlue

[bazza]

Regular first teamers will be subconsciously saving themselves whereas the young lads will be all out for it and Hull won't know what's hit them.

[bigbrandjohn]

1 hour ago, roverandout said:

Can't stand the fa cup. We very rarely do well in it and it disrupts the league season.  I'd rather get knocked out and concentrate on the league 

That point works equally well when you are pushing for promotion or relegation. We have done both in recent seasons. 

[roversfan99]

I just cant fathom actively wanting to get knocked out of the cup and lose a match.

[Ossydave]

Can we play Harvey Higgins as well as Joseph? He was being bigged up not long ago with top teams sniffing round. Big lad so should physically be up to it 🤔

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 hours ago, KentExile said:

 

I'd be happy with playing Toth & the youth players.    I really would like to see Joseph & Powell especially given a chance.  and can se the merit of giving game time to Henriksson, Ribeiro, De Neve etc (if only to give others a rest)

Think Forshaw is still injured, and not sure Montgomery is fit enough to be starting, especially as a wing back

 

Not a thing any more, They changed the rules over the summer, just cant play for 2 teams in the same round

I’d  give Powell a game before DeNeve.  Joseph for Ohashi also.

[Tomphil2]

4 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

That's probably were you spend your life on X. There are 2 bundesleague teams after him, as well as a series A club, but Everton are favourites with a 4 million pound bid.

Yes but you said you'd heard Everton had PUT IN A BID for 4 million which is complete bollocks son.

Perhaps you should spend more time on there and less adding your own spin to things, eh.

[Ghost7]

REST EVERYONE.

[RoversTilliDie]

No pissing about at Celtic park, Nancy sacked after 8 games, unlike Ewood Park, Ismael still here with his dismal record.

[MarkBRFC]

5 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

No pissing about at Celtic park, Nancy sacked after 8 games, unlike Ewood Park, Ismael still here with his dismal record.

That's because Celtic is a results driven club.

Venkys era Blackburn Rovers couldn't give a hoot about football results.

[JPTSwindon]

13 hours ago, bazza said:

Regular first teamers will be subconsciously saving themselves whereas the young lads will be all out for it and Hull won't know what's hit them.

That didn't work against Bradford in the League Cup!

To be fair, I am normally all for giving the youngsters a taste of action, but they are getting that anyway.  I'd go with our strongest team (with Hull potentially more focused on the league?), try and get some morale back into the team - fine margins in the table, few good or bad results will make a huge difference.

As an earlier poster said, if we win, 1 or 2 extra games won't make a big difference to the league - that's decided over 46 matches.

[cesus]

28 minutes ago, JPTSwindon said:

That didn't work against Bradford in the League Cup!

To be fair, I am normally all for giving the youngsters a taste of action, but they are getting that anyway.  I'd go with our strongest team (with Hull potentially more focused on the league?), try and get some morale back into the team - fine margins in the table, few good or bad results will make a huge difference.

As an earlier poster said, if we win, 1 or 2 extra games won't make a big difference to the league - that's decided over 46 matches.

The one or two extra games isnt the problem though is it? I'd think it is reasonable to assume Cantwell and Baradji are not fully fit, Ohashi must be due a rest and is literally the only fit striker with first team experience at the club. I'd say Miller has played more football than anybody in the league with his international games added so is at high risk of injury. We are having to protect the squad rather than writing off a game.

The balancing act of not losing more players has to have some thought, well unless we get Val's list signed off and sign a few first team ready players for Saturday.

Edited yesterday at 09:43 by cesus

[KidderStreetNoise]

14 hours ago, roverandout said:

Can't stand the fa cup. We very rarely do well in it and it disrupts the league season.  I'd rather get knocked out and concentrate on the league 

Very rarely do well in it because we've had too many managers that don't take it seriously

[KidderStreetNoise]

5 minutes ago, cesus said:

The one or two extra games isnt the problem though is it? I'd think it is reasonable to assume Cantwell and Baradji are not fully fit, Ohashi must be due a rest and is literally the only fit striker with first team experience at the club. I'd say Miller has played more football than anybody in the league with his international games added so is at high risk of injury. We are having to protect the squad rather than writing off a game.

The balancing act of not losing more players has to have some thought, well unless we get Val's list signed off and sign a few first team ready players for Saturday.

I've yet to see Miller play football

[Parsonblue]

1 hour ago, KidderStreetNoise said:

Very rarely do well in it because we've had too many managers that don't take it seriously

Why would they when the F.A. don't take their own competition seriously?  If they did they would have told the Premier League that replays were part and parcel of the competition instead of scrapping them.

I don't blame any manager for fielding weakened teams in this competition as it certainly doesn't have the prestige that it once did.  Personally, I will be travelling to Hull in the hope of seeing many of the kids from the Under-21's drafted in and the senior players given the rest they need for the League battles to come.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Just thinking out loud...

To revive the FA Cup I've always felt that from the 3rd round onwards it should turn into a post-season knockout tournament rather than run throughout the second half of the season. This would involve the football league season to shift slightly to ensure it ends mid April.

For example - if it was held in mid-April to mid-May

• April 15–20: 3rd Round (64 → 32)
• April 22–27: 4th Round (32 → 16)
• May 1–4: 5th Round (16 → 8 ) 
• May 8–11: Quarterfinals
• May 15: Semi-finals
• May 22: Final

This would allow most clubs to play their full strength teams without worry of fixture congestion. The whole focus in English football would be on the tournament itself (like a domestic world cup) and you could even have a different host city for the final itself (or semis if the FA want to be difficult).

Obviously some clubs will be impacted by European football, if they make it to the latter stages, but they have to go through that currently anyway. 

Just an idea that I'm sure has plenty of holes in it but I'm sure much smarter people than me could make it work really well.

Edited yesterday at 11:48 by Tim Southampton Rover
spelling mistake

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, Tim Southampton Rover said:

Just thinking out loud...

To revive the FA Cup I've always felt that from the 3rd round onwards it should turn into a post-season knockout tournament rather than run throughout the second half of the season. This would involve the football league season to shift slightly to ensure it ends mid April.

For example - if it was held in mid-April to mid-May

• April 15–20: 3rd Round (64 → 32)
• April 22–27: 4th Round (32 → 16)
• May 1–4: 5th Round (16 → 8 ) 
• May 8–11: Quarterfinals
• May 15: Semi-finals
• May 22: Final

This would allow most clubs to play their full strength teams without worry of fixture congestion. The whole focus in English football would be on the tournament itself (like a domestic world cup) and you could even have a different host city for the final itself (or semis if the FA want to be difficult).

Obviously some clubs will be impacted by European football, if they make it to the latter stages, but they have to go through that currently anyway. 

Just an idea that I'm sure has plenty of holes in it but I'm sure much smarter people than me could make it work really well.

Issue there is any clubs who have already qualified for Champions League etc (and fancy giving their first choice players more rest so they are fit to go again next season), would probably be even more inclined to pay the kids/reserves than they are now

[Tim Southampton Rover]

At the moment you have about 40+ teams playing a rotated team whereas a post season tournament could mean more teams would be willing to give it a go. 

Doesn't really matter though because it doesn't exist 🙂 

[MarkBRFC]

Same clubs would win the FA Cup either way.

How many different winners outside of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd & Man City have won it in the past 35 years?

3 maybe?

[joey_big_nose]

4 hours ago, JPTSwindon said:

That didn't work against Bradford in the League Cup!

To be fair, I am normally all for giving the youngsters a taste of action, but they are getting that anyway.  I'd go with our strongest team (with Hull potentially more focused on the league?), try and get some morale back into the team - fine margins in the table, few good or bad results will make a huge difference.

As an earlier poster said, if we win, 1 or 2 extra games won't make a big difference to the league - that's decided over 46 matches.

Normally I would agree but our squad is in absolute pieces. I'd play the few first team players who have not had much game time - Toth, Montgomery, TGH, Pickering, Riberio, De Neve. What's amusing is half of them are left backs, which is also Powell's role.... so we can probably only play one out of Powell, Pickering, Riberio, De Neve?

I guess we could line up something like : 

                                   Toth

           O'Riordan    Atcheson  Pratt

?????              TGH            Montgomery    Powell

                               Henrickson

                       Joseph        Higgins

Could implode, might surprise us. I suspect though Ismael won't go for this sort of thing, and will keep flogging Ohashi, Cantwell, McLoughlin which tbh is a perfectly reasonable thing to do as it's madness to send out the kids. But then again it's madness to take risks on more injuries to our few remaining experienced players.

[WacoRover]

I would travel the 4 starters previously mentioned, but not start them. 

In the event we have a lead, or a draw, bring in the 1st teamers, & hopefully win a Cup match. 

[MarkBRFC]

27 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

 

I guess we could line up something like : 

                                   Toth

           O'Riordan    Atcheson  Pratt

?????              TGH            Montgomery    Powell

                               Henrickson

                       Joseph        Higgins

 

Could put Pickering or Riberio in at left centre back to give Pratt a breather maybe.