Swindon Town (A) - FA Cup 3rd Round - Fri 7th Jan, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Solid old school 4-4-2 formation:

Steffen; Walker, Mbete, Ake, Wilson-Esbrand; Palmer, McAtee, Gundogan, Grealish; Rodri and Laporte.

 

[berryblue]

Would not be surprised if our Portuguese contingent are also allowed home for some seasonal family time with grannies and such like. They all certainly deserve it.

Nooo. Only Rooney allowed home to see his Grannie!!!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I shall be drinking out of my Nicky Summerbee Swindon Town mug for the rest of the week to tire out 'You Reds' so that by HT they will be well 'n truly knackered and the three goal lead, courtesy of three dodgy pens, will quickly be wiped within the first quarter of the second half.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

We should manage to win this but we need to give many a good rest before the Chelsea game. Just watching Chelsea v Liverpoo and it seems like a game of pinball, Tommy would have been proud.

 

[bernard o'silver]

We should manage to win this but we need to give many a good rest before the Chelsea game. Just watching Chelsea v Liverpoo and it seems like a game of pinball, Tommy would have been proud.

Ever since I was a young boy.......

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Ever since I was a young boy......

Who?

 

[WallyA]

The weird thing is I don't think Pep will put a weak starting 11 as everyone is posting.

We have nearly a week from our last game until this one, and then about a week after this game for the next one.

He will probably go full strength, then when we score 3, probably put a bunch of kids on then.

Edit: That being said, with Mahrez gone, I could see maybe Palmer starting. Ake and Stones should get more minutes here. Hopefully McAtee get's some minutes as a substitute atleast.

 

[Semper aggressus]

I’d like to see Grealish and Stones start this, play themselves into form and fitness.

 

[Len Rum]

I’d like to see Grealish and Stones start this, play themselves into form and fitness.

And Dog.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

A good opportunity to give some game time to promising academy graduates, and the likes of Stones, Walker, Zinchenko and Grealish to get some fitness. Steffen in goal, and mix and match. We should be able to manage this tie without too much sweat, the big one is on Jan 15th, win that and we can begin to dream