J wrote:

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doesn't bode well.....

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 I assume you will be there cheering the team on?....

OMERTA elb wrote:

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Wingnut wrote:

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.............do I need to take my boots over to Essex...??

Fagan and KSA presumably still injured (and quite possibly Porter too)

Adeyinka and Taylor out on loan

Nortei and Awotwi both cup tied (well done to whoever let that happen....)

And no confirmation that I have seen that Messrs King, Lee and Semedo will be allowed to play by their parent clubs...??

Granted that not all of those players are first choice but with 7 subs allowed for Cup games we should have made sure we had a big enough squad for this weekend.

 

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 I  wonder whether Tash and Joey can be recalled from their loan at Leatherhead, have they not been there for a month? As you imply, it is so damn crazy to let two of our players become cup-tied for a match which means so much to the financing of our season and, possibly, recruitment and retention of players.

If we do get through, perhaps the Conference will let us off playing a league game before the next Cup round if both clubs are in it? The Ryman gave the ok for Grays and Staines to play their scheduled league game  this week on another date - as they did the same for Maidstone last season. If it is ok for that to happen, perhaps the Aveley versus Witham match should have been postponed to a later date.  However, playing on a Sunday on a pitch played on the previous day could be a blessing in terms of approach and an extra day's recovery for injured players.

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 I'd rather we had Wingnut in the squad

Stoddy wrote:

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OMERTA elb wrote:

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Wingnut wrote:

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.............do I need to take my boots over to Essex...??

Fagan and KSA presumably still injured (and quite possibly Porter too)

Adeyinka and Taylor out on loan

Nortei and Awotwi both cup tied (well done to whoever let that happen....)

And no confirmation that I have seen that Messrs King, Lee and Semedo will be allowed to play by their parent clubs...??

Granted that not all of those players are first choice but with 7 subs allowed for Cup games we should have made sure we had a big enough squad for this weekend.

 

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 I  wonder whether Tash and Joey can be recalled from their loan at Leatherhead, have they not been there for a month? As you imply, it is so damn crazy to let two of our players become cup-tied for a match which means so much to the financing of our season and, possibly, recruitment and retention of players.

If we do get through, perhaps the Conference will let us off playing a league game before the next Cup round if both clubs are in it? The Ryman gave the ok for Grays and Staines to play their scheduled league game  this week on another date - as they did the same for Maidstone last season. If it is ok for that to happen, perhaps the Aveley versus Witham match should have been postponed to a later date.  However, playing on a Sunday on a pitch played on the previous day could be a blessing in terms of approach and an extra day's recovery for injured players.

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 I'd rather we had Wingnut in the squad

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 How kind!

Has been a low key build up. Our official site could have maybe had a look back on some past FA Cup games with photos, videos etc.and tried to build a bit of interest up. Not appealing to have yet another away cup game though, even worse on a Sunday in my opinion. Could be so crucial for our finances though.