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davek
Player Valuation: £150m
The nightmare draw would have been a Championship team away.
I think Martinez is prioritising (whatever he says) the EL as the KO competition to compete well in this season (he basically offered no resistance to Swansea in the LC). A draw away to good lower league opposition would have seen him choosing a weakened side to try and take full advantage of the break from Europe we get until mid February. On the other hand, a home draw against PL competition doing better than we are right now holds his feet to the fire in terms of pressure to get a quality team out to play this tie. If/when we get past WHU the draw will give us, hopefully, a kinder proposition - and after that Martinez will see the sense of fielding his best side in the FA Cup.
West Ham at home was a draw that was needed to focus minds, IMO.
I think Martinez is prioritising (whatever he says) the EL as the KO competition to compete well in this season (he basically offered no resistance to Swansea in the LC). A draw away to good lower league opposition would have seen him choosing a weakened side to try and take full advantage of the break from Europe we get until mid February. On the other hand, a home draw against PL competition doing better than we are right now holds his feet to the fire in terms of pressure to get a quality team out to play this tie. If/when we get past WHU the draw will give us, hopefully, a kinder proposition - and after that Martinez will see the sense of fielding his best side in the FA Cup.
West Ham at home was a draw that was needed to focus minds, IMO.
Pienaar's gloves
Player Valuation: £35m
Just because they smashed us 3-0 does not mean that we weren't favourites prior to the game.
alan ball
Player Valuation: £70m
With 2 full strength teams this has the making of a cracking cup tie. Unfortunately teams today devalue the competition by mixing it with players with limited first team appearances. It will be interesting because it will be the first fixture after the batch of fixtures over the festive and new year period. A nailed on TV game
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Doubt it. The "cupset" possibilities are what the TV people look for in this round. Wimbledon vs. Turds most likely.
efcfanwirral
Player Valuation: £25m
To be fair I'm hoping that is on the tv, I'd like to watch that. same with the united game. would prefer ours to be a normal 3pm saturday one
joey_macmo
Player Valuation: £35m
would still be on "tv" like with the League cup there will be 3/4 3pm games on tv
Skeleton Crew
Player Valuation: £8m
Correct me if I am wrong but...
Andy Carroll?
If we are really really depressed then you know he will score three but...
Andy Carroll.
Why the eff would anyone be down in the cups on this fixture.
Andy Carroll?
If we are really really depressed then you know he will score three but...
Andy Carroll.
Why the eff would anyone be down in the cups on this fixture.
....been to London and back for a meeting with work today. As normal the train went past Wembley en route to Euston. I thought about the old view I saw as a kid in '66, with the iconic pearly towers and compared it to the towering arch that's there now. Hoping it's all an omen for further visits next year, especially the day after the 3rd round draw.
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
nailed on lol
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
lol lol lol lol
I'm working near Wembley stadium at the moment, every time I look up I see the arch. There was a cracking sunrise over there today, a pale red being dominated by a strong blue sky. Can there be a better omen than that?
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