I really hope we go all out for the Checkatrade trophy

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  1. churtonred

    churtonred Well-Known Member

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    We're far too big a club to demean ourselves with these tinpot minor cups. Just look at our bulging trophy cabinet............oh, hang on.
    Not going out to win it is the equivalent of the Man Utds of this world putting out weakened teams in the FA Cup.
    In fact if we get to the Premier League again I'd imagine people will be arguing for not risking our own players IN the FA Cup.
    Sport is about winning stuff for me I'm afraid.
     
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    I don't think there's any doubt that the JPT win helped kick-start the promotion season and helped get us back in the habit of winning. But just at the moment the club seems to have nothing in common with the club that did all of that. The worst indictment I can make is that right now I think I've ceased to care much. Maybe I'll be more enthused if we start well, but at the moment I think there are better things to focus my attention on than Barnsley (Franchise) FC.
     
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    is there a wall between South and West Yorkshire? or is it just an imaginary line created by some human beings?
     
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    Do you think it's a bit disrespectful to lower league clubs and the honest staff players and supporters that because league 1 and 2 is **** you have to play our premier league youth teams. I couldn't get up for any of those games but would enjoy playing Rochdale.
     
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    oh it is extremely disrespectful we could be playing Blackburn U23s. Fortunately the EFL/FA are taught a lesson when they're all knocked out after the 2nd round.
     
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    In my experience cup runs help league form.

    Danny Rose’s late winner against Burnley in the FA Cup was the start of the Great Escape turnaround.

    Obviously the JPT run under Johnson / Hecky seemed to help the league form.

    In 2008 didn’t we beat Chelsea & then a couple of days later go down to Watford & get a massive win there?
     
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    Watford was the Tuesday after the Cup semi defeat, where Odejayi made up for his Wembley howler by being unplayable. 3-1 win was it??
     
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    Yeah that’s the one! Got 2 didn’t he? It’s hard to really judge whether cup runs help because we don’t have enough of them but I think it definitely helped in 2013 & 16
     

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