Crewe Alexandra

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  1. David_Upper_East

    David_Upper_East Well-Known Member

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    No-one is talking about this game. No mention on the official website. It is the focus however of Crewe Alexandra's. I think they may want the result more than we do.

    Thoughts on the game - do we want a good cup run? Or would it be a distraction,.
     
    David_Upper_East, Jan 3, 2020
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    Redhelen Well-Known Member

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    I want a good cup run. Beating a Premiership side would be a good thing to remember from this season.
     
    Redhelen, Jan 3, 2020
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    Beating a Championship side would be a good thing to remember from this season. :D
     
    Old Goat, Jan 3, 2020
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    On yer tyke Well-Known Member

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    I want a good cup run, who doesn’t? It’s the reason we follow our football club up and down the country to have that opportunity of a day out at Wembley isn’t it? It might feel unlikely but no more than it did at the start of the 2008 season.

    I still love the fa cup, I won’t let any of this premier league nonsense change that for me.
     
    On yer tyke, Jan 3, 2020
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    Good points. I’ve heard quite a few dismissing the game because “we should concentrate on the league.” Christ if they really thought that they should have had a word with Conway over the Summer.
    I think we should “concentrate on the Cup.” It is likely to be the only joy we can attain this season.

    In terms of the game. Should be interesting. I think we tend to think of ourselves as a team that likes to play ‘proper football.’ Well, we’ll be playing a team two Divisions below us who think the same. I think Crewe are likely to approach the game with the attitude ‘come on then, let’s see who can play the best football’. If we don’t take the game seriously, I can see yet more humiliation for the Club, the Town and the fans.
    So for all our sakes I hope we give it a good go.
     
    Dalestykes, Jan 3, 2020
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    I'm going on Sunday and I hope we ******* batter them and get the confidence back up and a run going. There's nothing else going for us this season so to wish for us being out of the cup seems ridiculous to me.
     
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    It's an horrible away tie against one of the strongest sides in that league. If we win we are expected to so won't get much praise. If we can't beat a side two leagues below us then it would knock our players confidence when we are trying to stay up.
     
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    Not bothered if we get knocked out if it gives us half a chance of staying up.
     
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    I Fukin am taking my 4 year old son with me haha
     
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    I reckon we might use this match to give the lads a much needed rest.
    To try to avoid the humiliation factor, we might play an under 23/boys side that wouldn’t be expected to win the match, thus turning the tables and making us underdogs
     
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    Not sure about this. After a very hectic and tiring schedule over the festive period, some will need a rest. I’m definitely in the camp of loving the FA Cup and wanting a decent run, but would understand if Struber put out a weakened team. Maybe a good opportunity to see what Styles, Mottley-Henry and a few others can do. Crewe will be a decent side though, that’s for sure.
     
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    Agreed, play the kids, not because it’s only Crewe, but out of necessity to rest some, even if we put out our strongest side we’ve only got 50/50 chance of winning.
     
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    Having a good cup run in 2013 really harmed our chances of staying up!!
     
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    Only way we can progress under this plan as a club is to stay up this year.

    Any physical advantage to staying up if that means resting players for this game i would.

    Play

    collins
    Cavare Diaby Anderson B Williams
    Dougal, Styles Bahre, Mcgeehan
    Wilkes Schmidt.
     
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    dreamboy3000, Jan 4, 2020
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    For me I wouldn't play too many of the players we are offloading (or might be). I would give Wilkes a run if he's fit & McGeehan though.

    Collins
    J Williams, Diaby, Anderson, B Williams
    Dougal
    McGeehan Bahre
    Simoes
    Wilkes Schmidt

    Maybe bring on a few youngsters like Styles & Mottley-Henry later in the match.
     
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    Agreed.
    None of the first team should play in that game.
     
    Young Nudger, Jan 4, 2020
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    Only so long as if we lose miserably we don't start complaining that there weren't any first teamers in there.
     
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    Agree with a lot of this but would play Sibbick at centre back and I’d probably play Styles instead of Bahre.

    Not too bothered about a cup run. Priority is the league.
     
    RC_tyke, Jan 4, 2020
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