FA Cup thread 2017/18

[AdamStag]

Lol.

On national tv too.

Least the chairman got his replay and tv money to be publicly humiliated infront of the nation. Fair play to hardy.

 

[jacobncfc]

We are great, though. Won 4-1 in front of our biggest crowd in a generation four days ago, randomly decide to change the line up and formation for no apparent reason to lose 8-1 on national tv. What a club.

 

[RavenBish]

Nolan lack of experience might cost ya for the rest of the season.

This result will be hugely damaging for morale.

There's just as much chance it does the complete opposite.

4-4-2 and Jones, Tootle, Hewitt and Ameobi come back in at the weekend and we're suddenly fine again. Take it for what it was, a nice little earner and a bit of a harsh learning experience for Nolan.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Still less embarrassing than a win in the Checkafraud

 

[Laker]

8-1 is a proper beasting.....

 

[Chris FGR]

Where was Noble?

 

[AdamStag]

Where was Noble?

He's the male version of Madeleine McCann in most games.

 

[jacobncfc]

Noble has barely played since he came back, hasn’t looked match fit when he has featured (understandably I suppose).

Goes one of two ways tonight, either it’ll galvanise us and it really is the end of Nolan’s fucking about or this is all gonna go wrong. The pressure they’ve put on themselves to go to Barnet and win well on Saturday now is massive.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

See Marseilles pumped a Ligue 2 side 9-0 in the French cup so not the worst result of the night

 

[Optipez]

Absolute tonking.
But, second choice LB and RB. Our best midfielder out and no Ameobi up front to make the ball stick.
The squad can't cope against a resurgent Premier league side with half our strongest defence and our most energetic midfielder out.
Thought we'd lose by four, eight was painful.
Fair play to the fans who travelled.

 

[Optipez]

Jacob, they don't have to win well, just a scrappy 1-0 is plenty good enough.

 

[jacobncfc]

Jacob, they don't have to win well, just a scrappy 1-0 is plenty good enough.

Agreed, that would do fine. I am worried about us doing what we’ve been doing every week and starting like we’re in a coma, going 1-0 down inside the first 20 minutes, though.

The tolerance for that against the team bottom of the league when you’ve just been done 8-1 on tele isn’t going to be particularly high...

 

[Impish]

8-1 Jesus Christ well done Notts County for embarrassing this league. Swansea's 2nd string is basically a league 1 club haha ridiculous result.

 

[AdamStag]

Take the money, take positives from the run and focus on the league.

I think had the average county fan would have taken the 4th round, tv twice and the coverage hardy wanted they'd have laughed and said "yes please".

Like us with Liverpool in the conference (where we won 21 out of 26 games from then on in) it's best to get knocked out at the right stage and refocus

 

[Kenneth E End]

Absolute tonking.
But, second choice LB and RB. Our best midfielder out and no Ameobi up front to make the ball stick.
The squad can't cope against a resurgent Premier league side with half our strongest defence and our most energetic midfielder out.
Thought we'd lose by four, eight was painful.
Fair play to the fans who travelled.

Don't worry, you have plenty of company in the tonking club in this division.

 

[Urban]

Oh god imagine how up for it County will be at the weekend when they play us. This is the worst thing that could've happened

It'll be double figures!

 

[Youpies]

Nolan will definitely have the players up or Saturday. Soon as i saw Virtue and a 451 I knew it was game over. Stead can't play in that formation and we don't have the pace to play it. 442 to two big men works for us because of our lack of pace

 

[ValiantRob]

Don't worry, you have plenty of company in the tonking club in this division.

Yeah like that 4-0 at Vale Park is that what you are referring to?

 

[Chris FGR]

Hope Newport do themselves justice tonight, they were brilliant in the first game.

 

[GTFCfish]

Kevin Nolan was asked if he wanted a burger to eat on the coach home last night but he said no thanks, I've already 8-1.

 

[Chris FGR]

I like it when commentators know their stuff.

"Nicknamed the exiles, having spent 25 years outside the football league."

No that's not why.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

No that's not why

Another Gloucestershire club at Wembley, in a way... Decent start from the Exiles, Pipey bossing a few early exchanges

 

[Chris FGR]

Great player Pipey. Top lad as well.

 

[LongEatonPie]

Kevin Nolan was asked if he wanted a burger to eat on the coach home last night but he said no thanks, I've already 8-1.

Don’t worry they are all coming out now.
On talking about the trip to Barnet Nolan was asked if another defeat would cause the season to collapse. He said “another defeat... I’d 8-1”

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Gah, all that hard work and a flukey one. spurs were maybe starting to knock but not really on top.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

Here we go again. Another side embarrassing League Two.

 

[Chris FGR]

Not embarassed so far, they've worked bloody hard but Spurs playing at a tempo that's hard to compete with. Most Championship sids would struggle to be doing any better, let alone a league 2 one.

 

[gijsbert_bos]

Yeah, they've done well. Not easy on a big pitch with a surface that suits technical players who can knock it around easily.

I just wish the commentators would shut up about bloody VAR. It's incredibly dull. They've even got Graham Poll in the commentary box to give his opinions on contentious decisions.

 

[Chris FGR]

Apparently Spurs once battered Crewe 13-2 in a cup replay!!!

Makes County's result last night look fairly decent.

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Apparently Spurs once battered Crewe 13-2 in a cup replay!!!

Makes County's result last night look fairly decent.

Sure I read some famous anecdote about an Alex fan who turn up late and is told it's 8-0 or whatever and he asks "Who to?"