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I'd say they are inconsistent, they've had some awful games but have looked very good in others, let's see which one turns up on Saturday

I think they gave us 5.5k when we played there in 3rd round 1-0 win a few years ago, should be enough tickets to go round, we've got a big trip up to Sheffield Wednesday week before in the league , sold about 2700 for that but we can have about 1000 more if needed. WBA away Wednesday after Fulham is also already on general sale so a great time for anyone who wants to go to away games

What a privilege that would be, might have to treat myself to a half and half scarf to mark the occasion

I'm not sure where we stand on FFP spending etc but it was mentioned earlier in the year the club would have made est £1M from Liverpool away in shared gate receipts and being TV pick, this FA Cup run will add a few quid to the budget as well in prize money , I can see us having Arsenal away next round

Bragg looks like he has so much belief and looks like he's really enjoying himself , nice to see a local lad involved like that and can learn so much from Romeu on other parts of his game, great for his development

I certainly don't think we'll see a repeat of the away game first half, Charlton have looked well organised in recent weeks, Jones doing a good job. I don't think he'll act up on the touchline at St Mary's though, he'll be too distracted watching the love of his life James Bree Tonda might try to be clever with the line up considering we play QPR a few days later , it's a massive week really, Charlton (H), QPR (H) , Sheffield Wednesday (A) got to keep the run going aim for 7 points at a minimum

And Steven Davis as his assistant, good appointment I think

The u21s are due to play away to Norwich tomorrow (Friday) afternoon so will get some idea from that who will be involved. Any players WAGS posting pictures from Dubai again?

Have we ever worn yellow in a home game before? I remember the random special white shirt we had at home to Coventry in the Cup a few years ago , and have worn 'away' kits in pre-season friendlies like pink vs Lazio but can't recall a yellow one, certainly in a competitive game. Anyway, YELLOWS YELLOWS YELLOWS

Agree, I'll forgive losing to Norwich as they look like one of the Championships best sides now, but defeats to Blackburn and Oxford were shocking. We should beat the Skates comfortably when you compare players but being a derby does seem to level things up.

I genuinely think that Championship clubs have a disincentive to progress in this competition, just look at the fixture schedules , the Premier League keep a completely clear calendar for rounds 5 and quarter final, if they progress = no fixtures to reschedule. If we progress it opens up a whole headache of fixture backlog March 7th we're due to be home to Norwich, good chance that will need to move if either we progress or Norwich beat West Brom at home. April 4th - Easter weekend, we are due to play Ipswich (H) on friday 3rd, Wrexham (A) Monday 6th. Potentially two fixtures to reschedule. Wrexham play Ipswich in 4th round so one of them is sure to be in round 5. FA Cup dates. Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 7 March 2026 Quarter Final: Saturday 4 April 2026

Yeah good point, he didn't look comfortable at all , treatment lasted for a few minutes but he did manage to play on , hopefully whatever that was can sort itself out without missing a game

I think the recent good run of results has given the morale a boost , would be a shame to lose that momentum buts it's inevitable that most of the starting XI will change, expect Leicester will do similar, I wouldn't be surprised if this goes to penalties, I'll predict 1-1 in normal time. Being Valentines day i expect we'll see a number of fans bringing loved ones, perhaps even a half time proposal on the pitch, haven't had one of those for a while , get to sing you don't know what you're doing for the bantz

They were singing that and "it's happened again, it's happened again, Southampton it's happened again" when they went three up, I feared the worst at that point