jimharri
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No; the other way around. Play a strong-ish side against Bristol City; we're only 1 round away from Wembley. Play the second string XI against Burnley.
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The FA Cup (4th Rd ) - Cardiff (A)
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mosssideblue
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Seeing the tough schedule and dirty opponents taking their toll on our players, should we down-prioritise the FA Cup totally, considering we still have a good chance at a domestic double and maybe even a better shout than ever at the CL title? Wouldn’t mind seeing a total 2nd string formation against Burnley personally.
Its a no from me and I suspect Pep too.
lancs blue
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Exactly, no point getting to a semi-final and then sacking it off.No; the other way around. Play a strong-ish side against Bristol City; we're only 1 round away from Wembley. Play the second string XI against Burnley.
Fame Monster
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No; the other way around. Play a strong-ish side against Bristol City; we're only 1 round away from Wembley. Play the second string XI against Burnley.
I agree with the sentiment but reckon we could just go strong in the second leg to get through
Manchester_lalala
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To be honest, the FA, the EFL, Premier League, Sky and BT need to come together and work out a solution for what’s best overall for football in this country, because we’re seeing good players struggling with fatigue and injuries and managers having to make so many changes that the quality of football is dropping and the things that used to make English football so marketable, goals, are becoming hard to come by for a lot of clubs. It’s time to stop this ridiculous Christmas schedule, time to bin the EFL cup and give players a chance to get through a season playing their best throughout
The Christmas fixtures are the best thing about English football.
Uncle Wally One Ball
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United fucked the FA Cup off years ago and it struggled to recover it from that as a competition for a few years after. In fact, until they realised they needed to win a cup after being found out for the shit they are. We should never do that, treat it with the respect is deserves. The FA Cup is great. The League Cup is the issue, and we are doing pretty well in that with our youth team.
Uncle Wally One Ball
Well-Known Member
No, they arent. It can skew the whole season for some clubs and isnt reflective of the work done to be the best you can be. It is attritional and not fit for purpose.The Christmas fixtures are the best thing about English football.
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Which is what made the defeat to Bristol even more hilariousTo be honest it's not because they always play strongish sides.
Manchester_lalala
Well-Known Member
No, they arent. It can skew the whole season for some clubs and isnt reflective of the work done to be the best you can be. It is attritional and not fit for purpose.
As a fan, there’s nothing better than a shit load of football on during the Christmas period. I’ll be well pissed off if they ever put a stop to it.