Why would it do that? They have big enough squads to cope.

Hypothetically, if the prize money for winning the FA Cup was significantly more than the Champions League the Big Clubs would be dumping all the meaningless European games like a shot and concentrating their efforts on winning the FA Cup.

He has also specifically said recently that there is some money to spend in January so I very much doubt he would have been daft enough to go into print with that unless he had been told that by Waggott or whoever. At the moment we're still waiting. Who knows, the Club may break the habit of the last few January windows and eventually exceed our expectations but if things fizzle out like normal then he would still be entitled to be annoyed IF he'd been told he would be backed. What happened under previous managers is largely irrelevant if he's been told that things will be different this January. Whether he believes it or not is another matter but a broken promise is a broken promise no matter how credible.

I wouldn't have minded a replay against Boro. Why should I? Don't suppose the the manager or players would be too keen but tough. Win the game at the first time of asking then.

That's a shocking post. You've never liked him from day one and now you're trying to stick the boot into him for something he hasn't even done! IF he is frustrated (and no-one apart from you would blame him) he isn't showing it and is conducting himself impeccably in a thoroughly professional manner. Unlike JDT in the latter stages. Don't think Eustace will ever throw in the towel.

Obviously not all replays are massive money spinners but not many ( if any) ties should result in a loss and it was worth it for the lower league sides for the outside chance of a jackpot. They scrapped unlimited replays to go to a maximum of one replay, which was probably sensible, and should have left it at that. So what if you think there's too much football? It's not compulsory, you don't have to watch it! I don't care for Palace against Wolves on a Monday night particularly or anything at all in the Champions League before the knock out stages. There's always an off button though, again don't have to watch it.

No I agree with that IF you're going to scrap replays (which I disagree strongly with in the first place)

For "unable" substitute "unwilling". But as you say either way the eventual outcome is the same.

What's the upper age limit on the U21's whereby they have to register? Edit - scrub that. I was getting confused because overage players can play at U21 level.

Dyche would be quite a coup for them I'd say. Depends on whether he wants to dive straight back in or take a break.

What, after the recruitment team moved heaven and earth to bring in the mighty Adam Forshaw?

Think we'll have to hope that the fact WBA seemingly don't want to pay compensation for anyone will save us.

That's not that much of a carrot for the lesser sides. No replays where 2 teams are playing each other from the same division?

Pretty sure you couldn't do that, it would be open to all kinds of abuse.

Can you just unregister someone who was previously registered?

Schlupp not looking very likely either - Palace manager saying that he doesn't want to lose him and the player hasn't asked for a move. Bearing in mind his contract expires at the end of the season, the situation only likely to change if someone comes in with a 2-3 year deal and Schlupp decides he wants the security.

Can we just summarise all this as chaddy believes that everything the Club says will happen does and you (like 99% of the rest of us) dont?

I wonder what happens if Eustace doesn't like any of the names presented to him?

You're having a fun morning! What number are we? 60? And what time is it there? Nailed on for another adjournment?

Don't think they do have to, that's the point. They have to provide a guarantee which presumably doesn't cost them anything as long as they stick to the rules but makes them personally liable if they send money somewhere they shouldn't again in future.

It's all virtually irrelevant to the football club at this stage I think. If they want to fund us they can. But as Paul Mani said they don't like the idea of being personally on the hook for it. Whether or not the Court case materially affects other areas of their business I've no idea.

So basically, you don't give a toss that Tamworth were deprived of the replay and the vast amounts of money (for them) they deserved yesterday? If it was us, we've also got less chance of holding out against City for 120 mins than 90.

Agreed. Unless there are two strikers coming in which I very much doubt. Be lucky to get one decent one probably.

It was a pretty major issue at the time, the medical revealed a cracked vertebrae.

Someone like Leonard you mean. Lol.