I agree, we’ve not played midweek and we don’t have a game for another week and then 2 weeks off, why wouldnt we go strong.
I was at all the Cup matches that season including the second replay with Everton at Molineux.City also had a tremendous run in the FA Cup that year too; starting two days after the Huddersfield game on 3rd January 1966.,,against Blackpool,an outstanding run to the quarter finals, needing replays in nearly every tie.
The 6th round tie against 1st div Everton went to two replays ,after a 0-0 draw at both Maine rd ...and Goodison( Stan Horse's greatest ever game for City) before losing 2nil in the 2nd replay on neutral ground.
1966 could have been a league and cup double year,which would have been an outstanding season,but beating a top top team like Everton was a step too far for us...at that time.
Yes we did seem to draw Leicester all the time. I think Nellie scored the winner, rolled under Banks and we wore all maroon. As usual overshadowed by United that night who won away at Benfica.I was at all the Cup matches that season including the second replay with Everton at Molineux.
I particularly recall the 1-0 win in a replay at Leicester after a 2-2 draw at Maine Road. City seemed to play Leicester in every cup competition (seven matches in four seasons: 1965-1969). City only lost once in that sequence.
It was disappointing to lose to Everton m, but the priority for City was promotion and they were involved in a very tight race with Huddersfield, Coventry, and Southampton. Promotion was only clinched at Rotherham a month after the loss to Everton.
How equipped City would have been to face United in a FA Cup semi-final remains in doubt? Equally they would also have had to contend with Sheffield Wednesday in the final.
That does still seem a decent line up, even with the absentees. We may not get away with starting with 12 though!
If we play that line up we will be kicked out of the fa cup
If we start with 12 players it'll bring the charges up to 116.
Fuck it, throw one more in the team and we can play them at rugby league
You could bring in Ake or Gvaridol and play Akanji in midfield
Bobb would miss out ?
I remember the 2-2 draw at Maine Road as it was my second ever game (Orient Dec 65 5-0 the first) we came back from 0-2 down Joe described it as our best ever performance since he took over. 2 stand outs for me as an 8 year old being how brilliant Gordon Banks was and also bemused why we played in all MaroonI was at all the Cup matches that season including the second replay with Everton at Molineux.
I particularly recall the 1-0 win in a replay at Leicester after a 2-2 draw at Maine Road. City seemed to play Leicester in every cup competition (seven matches in four seasons: 1965-1969). City only lost once in that sequence.
It was disappointing to lose to Everton m, but the priority for City was promotion and they were involved in a very tight race with Huddersfield, Coventry, and Southampton. Promotion was only clinched at Rotherham a month after the loss to Everton.
How equipped City would have been to face United in a FA Cup semi-final remains in doubt? Equally they would also have had to contend with Sheffield Wednesday in the final.
Yes but we were able to celebrate later when United were knocked out by Partisan Belgrade.Yes we did seem to draw Leicester all the time. I think Nellie scored the winner, rolled under Banks and we wore all maroon. As usual overshadowed by United that night who won away at Benfica.
That's the pre-match teamtalk right there.We will mate. Pep wants to take the lads to Abu Dhabi and doesn't want a replay stopping it.