Saturday 5th February: League & FA Cup

[FGR Stroud]

SkyBet odds

FA Cup

 

[Agombar stool]

Exeter at nearly 2/1 looks excellent value.

 

[Conker]

Happy for Hartlepool getting a decent cup run but a shame that it’s ruined a big following for us.

 

[denzel ecfc]

Exeter at nearly 2/1 looks excellent value.

The draw looks better value. Not expecting an open expansive game.
Phillips should start but it will be a big ask for him to slot straight in and score goals.
Be interesting to see what sort of reception Sweeney gets.
I expect us to sell out our allocation

 

[Bottega Don]

A loss here relegates us, it's as simple as that.

 

[Cas]

Harrogate then. 4 attempts at goal, 38% possession but apparently it was entertaining and we had enough chances to win 2 games. 1-1.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Interesting that the bookies think our game with Tranmere is too close to call given that they're 2nd and we're 20th - but I agree.

They're obviously a good team but it feels like one of the more winnable games for us - I doubt they'd come here and sit in deep and defend which is it what we struggle against most.

 

[SELatic]

A loss here relegates us, it's as simple as that.

It’s must win for both teams, no two ways about it

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Toughie for the gas.
Sutton have a great home record.
We haven't played them in the league but came from behind to beat them at home in the FA cup so we know it wont be easy.
This will show us how much we have improved as we need to win games now whoever it is we play.

 

[Casey]

Crawley recently lost at Stevenage with a performance that had Yems somewhat peeved. Time to put that right?

After two good away results we need to show we can carry on winning when faced with teams below us. Mind you, injury problems are still dictating which team we can put out and is preventing us getting any consistency.

Think we should win but its never easy.

Casey

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Hits keep coming, Newport going great guns. More our style hopefully, and if Cadden's back and Ebou had time to unpack his bags should be well set.

 

[valefan16]

Played Salford a fortnight ago, absolutely battered them but lost 1-0! Would love to avenge that. Going to be a sell out away following and hopefully we can continue our improvements in this and get a positive result.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Still can't believe I got roped into driving to Palace, it's a sell out all round and we're taking 4,700 down, people are still busting their nut for tickets, obviously have no expectations other than a cracking atmosphere, just hope we have a good go of it and don't come home too embarrassed.

 

[FGR Stroud]

As Hartlepool are League 2's last representative in this years FA Cup, I wish them well.
Good luck Hartlepool.

 

[chipmunx]

It’s must win for both teams, no two ways about it

even more so for Scunthorpe though - IF you beat them you'll be 3 points ahead of them with 2 games in hand and you're GD will be at least 10 better than theirs....

 

[Devon_Lad]

even more so for Scunthorpe though - IF you beat them you'll be 3 points ahead of them with 2 games in hand and you're GD will be at least 10 better than theirs....

They don't need to catch Oldham, they need to catch Carlisle

 

[leedsvaliant]

We just need to get a run of wins. Get 2 or 3 in a row and we're flying again. We need to beat Salford and Carlisle ideally as our next two games after are tranmere and Northampton. Win the next 2 and we go into those games full of confidence.

 

[valefan16]

We just need to get a run of wins. Get 2 or 3 in a row and we're flying again. We need to beat Salford and Carlisle ideally as our next two games after are tranmere and Northampton. Win the next 2 and we go into those games full of confidence.

We need one of those Dazzler streaks of 5 or 6 like last spring to kick on.

 

[Reremnart]

Still can't believe I got roped into driving to Palace, it's a sell out all round and we're taking 4,700 down, people are still busting their nut for tickets, obviously have no expectations other than a cracking atmosphere, just hope we have a good go of it and don't come home too embarrassed.

Good luck Poolies. Go down there and prove to these PL "we support a real team unlike you" idiots that lower league fans are just as good, probably better, in terms of supporting their team, than they are. You will be probably insulted the same way as most lower league clubs are when they play a squad team because they think thats all they need to do to win. Arrogance as no bounds in the PL. Thats why I love it when they get turned over.

 

[SELatic]

They don't need to catch Oldham, they need to catch Carlisle

Exactly and neither side will have a better chance of 3 points for the rest of the season than Saturday

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Exactly and neither side will have a better chance of 3 points for the rest of the season than Saturday

Are any of you still to play Walsall?

 

[cpfc1905]

Good luck Poolies. Go down there and prove to these PL "we support a real team unlike you" idiots that lower league fans are just as good, probably better, in terms of supporting their team, than they are. You will be probably insulted the same way as most lower league clubs are when they play a squad team because they think thats all they need to do to win. Arrogance as no bounds in the PL. Thats why I love it when they get turned over.

You do realise you're talking about Palace here, not Man Utd or Chelsea or whoever? Bizarre post

 

[Agombar stool]

Good luck Poolies. Go down there and prove to these PL "we support a real team unlike you" idiots that lower league fans are just as good, probably better, in terms of supporting their team, than they are. You will be probably insulted the same way as most lower league clubs are when they play a squad team because they think thats all they need to do to win. Arrogance as no bounds in the PL. Thats why I love it when they get turned over.

That's a bit of a generalisation and possibly a little unfair to Palace. I used to play 7 a side football with a large group of Palace fans and they are anything but arrogant. Don't forget Palace have also been where we've been and know what it is like to 'slum it'. Their stadium is also fit for the lower leagues, but I'd say many of their fans wouldn't change that for all the tea in China.

 

[SELatic]

Are any of you still to play Walsall?

We have them away mid- march. We have Scunthorpe, Colchester, Walsall all to play before end of march and all must wins in my eyes. Our April reads Stevenage, Vale, Northampton, FGR, Salford and Tranmere so unless we’ve made up serious ground by then, we’re toast

 

[JaredSUFC]

That's a bit of a generalisation and possibly a little unfair to Palace. I used to play 7 a side football with a large group of Palace fans and they are anything but arrogant. Don't forget Palace have also been where we've been and know what it is like to 'slum it'. Their stadium is also fit for the lower leagues, but I'd say many of their fans wouldn't change that for all the tea in China.

I grew up and went to a school surrounded by Palace fans. It’s really not an unfair generalisation.

Good luck to Hartlepool, I hope you smash them.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Aye Palace have already gone above and beyond for us, stumped up for a load of buses when the train options instantly sold out, wouldn't fancy a 7 hour coach trip myself but fair play to them.

 

[RiftHouseLad]

Palace fans the best in the PL imo, Love the atmosphere in the Park.
Best chants bar none, Good Club.

 

[E10rifle]

Hits keep coming, Newport going great guns.

They were absolute toss at ours the other week. Very solid at the back but content to just hack it up the pitch. You’ll not have any bother.

 

[E10rifle]

Home to Colchester. 0-0 or 0-1.

 

[BarraMatt]

Good luck and enjoy, Hartlepool.

Can't make our game against Tranmere so the radio will have to do. Hopefully we can break this habit we have of following up a great away result with a bad one at home.