Chelsea (H) - Sun 8th Jan, 16:30 - FA Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[kaz7]

No extra time today

Thanks , replays are shit in a busy season , we had better win today then , be another one nil game like before

 

[Manchester33]

Thanks , replays are shit in a busy season , we had better win today then , be another one nil game like before

Probably better to lose than to draw! Weird decision by the FA!

 

[Tbilisi]

Probably better to lose than to draw! Weird decision by the FA!

For clubs down the pyramid a draw is extra revenue so badly needed at that level.

As well as being a season ticket holder at City for 43 years I am also a season ticket holder at Darlington FC and before the pandemic they got a draw at Walsall and the money from BT who did the replay probably saved the club.

For PL clubs its a nonsense though, not sure how they sort it.

 

[kye1991]

Insane that this season of all seasons they reintroduced replays.

I didn't know that had come back, where's the logic in that? Rediculous

 

[Dribble]

I'd like to see:

Ortega

Walker Akanji Ake Cancelo

Bernardo Phillips Foden

Mahrez Alvarez Grealish

Play a 4-3-3 and we'll look a lot better. Obviously would prefer Ortega as keeper, Stones and Laporte in CD, Rodri in CM and Haaland for Alvarez but otherwise it's about as strong as we can do. Some energy in CM and support for our wide players from FB.

The rags devalued the FA cup forever. It hss never been the same since they did that

It wasn't their choice. The PL wanted ManUre to represent them in Brazil (IIRC), so the FA Cup was sacrificed to allow this to happen.

To be fair, ManUre were left with the choice of huge fixture congestion, or being allowed non-participation in the FA Cup. For once this wasn't ManUre's fault...

 

[MCFC1993]

I'd love us to win today. No overthinking, get them beat and hopefully we finally get an 'easy' domestic cup draw in the next round which is weirdly being done before our game.

Seems to be the first season we're really trusting the young lads so hopefully that can help with fixture congestion.

 

[Dribble]

Still shudder remembering getting beat by Halifax

Please no.... Don't remind me!

 

[Tbilisi]

Chelsea fans doing a stand and applaud for Vialli on 9 minutes today.

 

[plattlanebenches]

Still shudder remembering getting beat by Halifax

Remember that like it was yesterday. Came off the back of losing to Shrewsbury on a frozen pitch the year before. Ahhh happy times!

 

[bluemystery]

If only the match was at a more suitable kick-off time I'd probably be there, 2-0 city anyway