5th Round - confirmed Sunday 4pm kick off

[BigOscar]

With the size & quality of your squad is it really an issue to play on the sunday?

Dont get me wrong tv & the FA take the right piss out of us especially us fans, but we were made to play Liverpool away on the sunday(Stevie G/Demba Ba day) & then had a CL semi v Ath Madrid on the tuesday.

What if you play two strong teams in both games & win both, it'd seem like a fuss over nothing, i wouldnt be surprised to see you win both games either.

We have 14 fit first team players, of course it's a fucking issue. None of the players who are going to play in Ukraine can play against you lot, they should ideally already be on a plane to the arse end of Europe by then.

 

[Hesh]

If we play the reserves against Chelsea but all the superstars in Kiev they'll all be shattered for the final.

So quite possibly we go out of the FA cup and lose the final in one shitty week.

It won't be any consolation that we've ground out a result in Ukraine which might help to take us through to the QF of a competition we aren't gonna win anyway and that most of us don't give a shit about.

 

[kaz7]

It makes a lot more sense to play a full strength team v Chelsea. Then give them a week to recover for the league cup final.

Play the reserves in Kiev. They're coming off a winter break, they aren't as good as Chelsea and we've got the 2nd leg to put things right.

The club want the CL and Prem along with the LC now we are the final,the FA Cup is the last and we have too many out injured to risk the others for the least important trophy

 

[pudge]

If it's right that they are hesitant playing it on a Saturday because Fulham play at home to the mighty Charlton then what does that say about the illustrious FA Cup they so want to bring back to such prominence?

 

[ninjamonkey]

CABELLERO - ZABS , HUMPHREYS , MANGALA , ANGELINO - NAVAS , GARCIA , FERNANDO , CELINA , BARKER - IHEANACHO , would be happy with that , great experience for our youngsters , make Zabs captain , would be quite funny if our academy players give Chelski a run for their money , and would basically tell the BBC and the FA , to go and get f*cked.

Even that is too strong a side imo. It's not just Kiev we have to think about it's the final a few days after too. Zab will be needed for one of those games, Could be useful for Mangala to be involved depending on his fitness, Navas is injured, Fernando should be starting in Kiev and Kelechi is going to be needed. All the rest should play.

We'd get twatted but in all honesty it will probably help us in the other competitions anyway and will make a mockery of the FA/BBC

 

[gh_mcfc]

I love the FA cup but make a stand on this on. Send the EDS , with the EDS Manager and EDS back room. Leave the main squad to prepare for the next 3 games mixed and matched however. Kiev, liverpool , liverpool. Tell the FA to feck right off

 

[cibaman]

Pellegrini said if it was Saturday he would put a good team out or something along them lines but if its Sunday its the youth playing.

So why make the comment about having to postpone PL games if we stay in the FA Cup (if he did)?

 

[BLUEMATT23]

With the size & quality of your squad is it really an issue to play on the sunday?

Dont get me wrong tv & the FA take the right piss out of us especially us fans, but we were made to play Liverpool away on the sunday(Stevie G/Demba Ba day) & then had a CL semi v Ath Madrid on the tuesday.

What if you play two strong teams in both games & win both, it'd seem like a fuss over nothing, i wouldnt be surprised to see you win both games either.

Hi
Yes it is an issue because time and time again the FA and UEFA have screwed us again and again. I suggest you look at our Agenda thread. Good luck on Sunday BTW

 

[BigOscar]

I love the FA cup but make a stand on this on. Send the EDS , with the EDS Manager and EDS back room. Leave the main squad to prepare for the next 3 games mixed and matched however. Kiev, liverpool , liverpool. Tell the FA to feck right off

Don't even leave the main squad, have them in Ukraine already watching it on foreign TV. That would send the BBC the message pretty clear

 

[Chelsea Lad]

14 fit players? blimey i thought we were bad with our unfit strikers, Remy injured again, f@ck knows how, Falco injured & finished & now we've signed Pato who apparently is injured & in pre-season mode, you couldnt make it up!!

Like i said previously the FA dont give a toss about our clubs in the CL.