BroadstairsR 2,138 Posted January 25, 2014 Cardiff, Hull, Palace, Fulham and Sunderland all have games against lower league opposition today and they should all go through, perhaps needing a replay though.All firmly in our ''mini league'' and all now with a likely continued distraction that our dismal display at craven cottage resolved us from.I fancied a bit of FA Cup glory for us this season, but I also fancied us to be slightly more secure in the table by now. I firmly believe that Wigan paid the price last season as they were beginning to look the part towards the infamous run-in until the demands of the extra games took their toll.All strength to our arm, IMO, and I shall, for this week at least hope the above teams win their games.Early days I know, but every little helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,638 Posted January 25, 2014 It does seem that it can be either: some sides seem to manage to find some form in the cup and keep it going into their (previously poor form in) league games but it can give a false impression if you are only beating weaker sides. I tend to think it is more of a distraction for those at the lower end: too many games surely starts to tell in the form of injuries/tiredness, though obviously not until fixtures start to be postponed (ie after the 4th round). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
im spartacus canary 0 Posted January 25, 2014 what is galling is seeing watford and bournemouth having a real go at man city and liverpool and you know full well we would have done a 5 goal defeat no show at best... thats what p1sses me off about spineless chris more than anything we never give it a go and it''s boring and soul destroying... we even did a bloody no show against fulham[:@] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted January 25, 2014 better off out of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroo Court 0 Posted January 25, 2014 Much better off out of it. Think what a disadvantage it would be to play Newcastle after an exhausting FA Cup game when they''ve had 10 days off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0ridgemanddMMyyyy0Falseen-USTrue 0 Posted January 25, 2014 Spot on I thought are Bournemouth allowed to play like that shouldn''t they be defending more. Never mind will soon be Tuesday and we can get back to total negativity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
