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Should be used for one the FA Cup semi finals in my view.

And so many people thought Levy was the main problem at Spurs. They’ve got worse since he left

One of the most celebrated that’s for sure.

I haven’t fully recovered from the bottom three going down rather than just the two. 1974, a very bitter awakening to the new rule.

It will be, but have to remember that ‘luck’ will play a great part in how this pans out, specifically injuries and suspensions. If Peretz suddenly is out for a few weeks, we’re buggered if relying on Long and the Warrington bloke. Not sure he’ll be able to do much about that. Beat Fulham at the weekend we could also derail our own season with a fixture pile up and be hampered by our own success. But as you say be interesting to see how he handles the challenges.

How are they guaranteed to be in the final ? My understanding was that 3 and 4th would play the winners of the preliminary matches between 5,6,7,8th.

Not so much fun if we’re in the same division as one of them next season perhaps. Unless of course they continue to implode.

At least it leaves it as a 3pm kick off on the Monday then. Now watch Wrexham or Saints get into the FA Cup QF and bollocks that up

Yet we are striving for promotion to play some of the most expensively assembled teams in the world. When you highlight that return from the top 6 in the Championship it underlines the enormity of the what we might face. Unless SR spend big. And wisely.

Especially as he was off the field when they scored both tonight

All the managers you’ve mentioned are in their second season or more with their clubs so have had a lot longer to shape their teams. Wrexham have recruited well for the Division and Neil has done an outstanding job. From where we were when Eckert took over he’s done an impressive job to get us where we are. Playoffs were becoming disappearing fast in Still’s last few weeks. At the time I’d have expected us to go for a more experienced manager, but if they’d brought Carrick or whoever (Gary O’Neil??) and we were now in this position most would say ‘job well done’. As you say, any failings this season will be down to the first three months, and appointment of Still.

Very few people had any expectations under Martin, most seemed to say he'd easily be found out if/when we were promoted. Don't think anyone hailed him a messiah either.

I think this is annoying in itself, before you factor in the adverts. I find their coverage poor. But even BBC coverage isn’t the same without Bill McLaren, but it does outdo ITV.

Perhaps worth asking yourself why Brighton or Brentford didn’t sign him in the first place.

My gut feeling since the draw is that we’d win at Fulham. Unless of course we play a seriously weakened team. As you point out though winning this conflicts with our greater ambitions for the season.