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InspectorIOM wrote:
I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight.

Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

InspectorIOM wrote:
I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight. Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

InspectorIOM wrote:
I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight. Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

ILOVESTFC wrote:

InspectorIOM wrote:
I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight. Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

Barnet are unbeaten in 5 and won their last 3 matches which is good form for a side in the bottom half. it only takes a sending off or an unlucky deflection to turn a game. so don't jinx it by talking about when final tickets go on sale!!!!

InspectorIOM wrote:
I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight.

Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

grove red wrote:
cant wait for game tonight got my ticket if its a draw at f/t does it go to extra time then pens or is it straight to pens???

Stratton Red wrote:

InspectorIOM wrote: I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight. Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

Don't underestimate the magic of the cup. Huddersfield were unbeaten over 40 odd games in the league, second in L1 and we thrashed the pants off them. PWe need to be absolutley on it tonight from the off. * Starting to get a bit of a buzz...

Malkym wrote:

Stratton Red wrote:

InspectorIOM wrote: I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight. Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

Don't underestimate the magic of the cup. Huddersfield were unbeaten over 40 odd games in the league, second in L1 and we thrashed the pants off them. PWe need to be absolutley on it tonight from the off. * Starting to get a bit of a buzz...

Switched on Mrs Stratton's vib have we then?

Oi Den! wrote:
SAPfan - "a very different proposition". Sorry, I wasn't plagiarising - hadn't seen your post when I put mine up. Honest guv!

old town robin wrote:

InspectorIOM wrote: I can't see any way Town can lose - current form is incredible and I think we'll batter Barnet out of sight. Don't want to jump the gun but, am I right in thinking Final tickets go on sale on Monday?

Reading comments like your, gives me an uneasy feeling, You can't see how we can lose? well as others have reminded you a dubious goal, a sending off, a critical injury, poor ref decisions and even a bad day at the office and Barnet rising to the occassion, (they have already beaten Brentford in their last cup game) these are all reasons we could lose and best to keep the gob shut until we've actually won the game! Bet there were a few Arsenal supporters in 69 thought the same as you when little old town came to Wembley.

toshman wrote:
Some town fans are becoming too bug for their boots. Those thinking we're already at Wembley have the mentality of a team that won't get there. We're having a great season but we haven't won anything yet and some of you would do well to remember that

London Red wrote:
Jesus - give the lad a break!
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Why is it that no one is allowed to be confident this season?
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I'm with Inspector and do not see us slipping up - why? As we have only lost twice in the last 24 games and one was against a very good Championship side!
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We are unbeaten at home in something like 15 games - including seing off a L1 and Premiership side
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Plus we have already thrashed Barnet at home and drew with them away
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So yes I'm confident that PdC will have motivated them right to go out and do the business like we have been doing week in week out
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Oh and by the way Huddersfield were only undefeated in league games - they had lost 3 cup games and the PO Final during that run!

dreamofacleansheet2 wrote:
I'm between the two camps. My natural superstitious nature means I would never say we are at Wembley. But that said Ive predicted we get to the final from the start and encouraged everyone to take the 50/1 on us winning it, way back. Nothing has changed and if anything our form has got better. Barnett have undoubtedly improved but even the most pessimistic Town fan would have to concede as London points out our form is extraordinary.

Ay suggestions for thinking what team Paolo will put out tonight? I think he'll go.

Wes
Caddis Devera McCormack Cibbuchi
Ritchie Risser Smith DeVita
Benson Megera

Not saying that's the team I'd put out but just how I think Paolo will go tonight. Thoughts?

Finally is there a prediction league on this one, or have I missed it SAPF?

Back to back promotions coming. Watching the birth of a managerial legend.

NEWBURYREDS wrote:
PDC manager of month for Jan. surely this time? unbeaten in league and we beat Wigan. or would his sending off harm his chances lol GOOD LUCK TONIGHT LADS COYR

NEWBURYREDS wrote:
PDC manager of month for Jan. surely this time? unbeaten in league and we beat Wigan. or would his sending off harm his chances lol GOOD LUCK TONIGHT LADS COYR

old town robin wrote:

London Red wrote: Jesus - give the lad a break! . Why is it that no one is allowed to be confident this season? . I'm with Inspector and do not see us slipping up - why? As we have only lost twice in the last 24 games and one was against a very good Championship side! . We are unbeaten at home in something like 15 games - including seing off a L1 and Premiership side . Plus we have already thrashed Barnet at home and drew with them away . So yes I'm confident that PdC will have motivated them right to go out and do the business like we have been doing week in week out . Oh and by the way Huddersfield were only undefeated in league games - they had lost 3 cup games and the PO Final during that run!

There's a difference beteen being confident and over confident, as you should have taken note of last season with your belief that we were too good to go down. Frankly your optimism was to be commended, but unfortunately you were proved wrong on too many occassions as you later had to conceive we lost too many games to teams with lesser ability and maybe that could be put down to a team that were over confident and didn't show the opposition respect. I don't need to be reminded that is not the case with Paolo and his team, I also doubt you'll read anywhere that Paolo has ever said he thinks we cannot lose either. If we were to lose, yes, it would be against the form book and a great disappointment for all of us, but if you had seen as many upsets as some of us on this forum have you would know it can happen. 40 years ago yesterday Hereford beat Newcastle 2-1 in the FA cup 4th round replay after drawing 2-2 at St James park. One of our own, mainly ex-Pinehurst schools Dudley Tyler was one of that team. (he was later sold for $80k to West Ham alot of money in those days by the way). The point I and others have tried to make LR, that you fail to grasp, is don't count your chickens before they have hatched, you have been proved wrong so many times in the past, maybe, just maybe a little bit of respect for the opposition and caution is better than just looking at stats and thinking a game is over before it's even been played.

swindonurock wrote:
I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, Dudley Tyler was a very good player. Often when the Town were away I would watch Pinehurst at home. Tyler was always worth watching. He was also a table tennis coach at Pinehurst. One evening (I think it was always Thursdays), on leaving the table tennis session, I glanced into one of the classrooms - and none other than the great Don was playing table tennis there. If you know your Pinehurst, the table tennis coaching was in the boys' hall and Don was playing in Bill Bryant's room.

Malkym wrote:

swindonurock wrote:
I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

FBI - aren't they Fcuking Big Indians?

Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, Dudley Tyler was a very good player. Often when the Town were away I would watch Pinehurst at home. Tyler was always worth watching. He was also a table tennis coach at Pinehurst. One evening (I think it was always Thursdays), on leaving the table tennis session, I glanced into one of the classrooms - and none other than the great Don was playing table tennis there. If you know your Pinehurst, the table tennis coaching was in the boys' hall and Don was playing in Bill Bryant's room.

Malkym wrote:

Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, Dudley Tyler was a very good player. Often when the Town were away I would watch Pinehurst at home. Tyler was always worth watching. He was also a table tennis coach at Pinehurst. One evening (I think it was always Thursdays), on leaving the table tennis session, I glanced into one of the classrooms - and none other than the great Don was playing table tennis there. If you know your Pinehurst, the table tennis coaching was in the boys' hall and Don was playing in Bill Bryant's room.

Never mind Pinehurst - the Kingsdown academy was always numero uno - especially for sport under the immortal Graham "Pop" Tanner - whose fame later spread to Wootton Bassett along with wife and girls P.E. teacher Maureen -aka "Flossie".

the don69 wrote:

Malkym wrote:

swindonurock wrote:
I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

FBI - aren't they Fcuking Big Indians?

As soon as the FBI(Fcuking Big Indians according to Malkym!)close there site,they open another site!try firstrowsports.eu Town's match should be live there,there part of anomymous,it's a game of catch them if they can!!!!!!!!!

Oi Den! wrote:
OTR, yes - I think he had the same condition as Asa Hartford of WBA. After he'd gone to West Ham, I remember listening to a radio commentary (then Radio 2 rather than 5) on a game v Man United: "This boy Tyler can go past his full back at will." I don't remember who the full back was but I know it didn't surprise me. Great pity he never played for the Town.

the don69 wrote:
Over 9,000 tickets sold so far for tonight,great effort by Town Fans,with the game on telly!!!!!!

swindonurock wrote:
I know it's a team effort and all, but if we get to Wembley then I hope that a few thanks will go to Phil Smith for the three penalties he saved that helped us get there. Remember?

stfc4ever!! wrote:
whats the best website to watch it live? havent got sky as being a student is expensive enough!!

stfc4ever!! wrote:
whats the best website to watch it live? havent got sky as being a student is expensive enough!!

swindonurock wrote:
I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

SeanG92 wrote:

stfc4ever!! wrote:
whats the best website to watch it live? havent got sky as being a student is expensive enough!!

I hear the best place to watch it is at the County ground. ;)

Malkym wrote:

swindonurock wrote: I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

FBI - aren't they Fcuking Big Indians?

Reality Red wrote:
Just had an interesting conversation fan with a knowledgeable wycombe fan who wished us all well but warned that this is a typical Sanchez game that he loves to win. Remember N Ireland and those giant kills he had at wycombe. He will wind his boys up very very tight. We are going have to be on our game I think big time.

avo wrote:

Malkym wrote:

swindonurock wrote: I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

FBI - aren't they Fcuking Big Indians?

MalkyM - ref Ritchie, had you not taken every opportunity leading up to the end of January to spout off about my fount of all knowledge re ritchie (which was no more than a confident gut feeling on my part, yet you seem to always want to make it into something it isn't), then I would not have even bothered to mention it, as gloating certainly is not my thing at all. * The fact that you harped on back to my comment, at every opportunity you had, made me feel the need to ram it down your rather boring, tedious throat. Now be a good boy and swallow it whole. * When and if you ever learn, to practice what you so often like to preach on here, I'll be sure to overlook the odd comment that may worm it's way out of your septic tank in my direction.

the wizard wrote:

Reality Red wrote: Just had an interesting conversation fan with a knowledgeable wycombe fan who wished us all well but warned that this is a typical Sanchez game that he loves to win. Remember N Ireland and those giant kills he had at wycombe. He will wind his boys up very very tight. We are going have to be on our game I think big time.

Is this the same Sanchez that sat in the dug out and then disappeared down the tunnel, while his guys stayed out on the pitch at half time? The same Sanchez that looked a very lowly figure, the same Sanchez that travelled alone from his squad on the return journey ? The same Sanchez that looked divorced from his team ? The same Sanchez that got the tactics, team choice and everything else wrong ? or is there another ?

Mondeaux wrote:
LondonRed,

OTR said "you were proved wrong on too many occassions as you later had to conceive"???

Have you given birth yet. There was I thinking that you were/are a geezer.

(I'm hoping that what he/she actually meant was "concede".)

Oi Den! wrote:

the wizard wrote:

Reality Red wrote: Just had an interesting conversation fan with a knowledgeable wycombe fan who wished us all well but warned that this is a typical Sanchez game that he loves to win. Remember N Ireland and those giant kills he had at wycombe. He will wind his boys up very very tight. We are going have to be on our game I think big time.

Is this the same Sanchez that sat in the dug out and then disappeared down the tunnel, while his guys stayed out on the pitch at half time? The same Sanchez that looked a very lowly figure, the same Sanchez that travelled alone from his squad on the return journey ? The same Sanchez that looked divorced from his team ? The same Sanchez that got the tactics, team choice and everything else wrong ? or is there another ?

Wiz, I have to say I thought that game at the County Ground would prove to be his last game in charge, such was his disconnection from the players. But, to be fair to him, he's pulled a rabbit out of the hat, increased morale and got something going there. If we are on our best form tonight, he'll need all that morale and more.

old town robin wrote:

Mondeaux wrote: LondonRed, OTR said "you were proved wrong on too many occassions as you later had to conceive"??? Have you given birth yet. There was I thinking that you were/are a geezer. (I'm hoping that what he/she actually meant was "concede".)

Ha Ha, Mondeaux, I like it, as one or two on here know I do tend to suffer from malotropism's and Malkym will soon be on here to remind me that I got it wrong again!

London Red wrote:
Bitten by what?????? . I take you are refering to the belief that last year we were too good to go down - the fact is we were! . That is why we saw pretty much the entire squad sacked - Plus 2 managers, the entire coaching staff and saw the Chairman resign!!! . Also don't forget our best players now - Caddis, Flint, Ferry and Ritchie were all here last year - so if used right we should have survuved - especially as these are expected to form the spine of our team in L1 next campaign

Malkym wrote:

avo wrote:

Malkym wrote:

swindonurock wrote: I'm abroad, and wondering if anyone has a couple of websites that might be showing the game. The one I used to use (firstrowsports.tv) has been closed down by the FBI in the past couple of weeks :-(

FBI - aren't they Fcuking Big Indians?

MalkyM - ref Ritchie, had you not taken every opportunity leading up to the end of January to spout off about my fount of all knowledge re ritchie (which was no more than a confident gut feeling on my part, yet you seem to always want to make it into something it isn't), then I would not have even bothered to mention it, as gloating certainly is not my thing at all. * The fact that you harped on back to my comment, at every opportunity you had, made me feel the need to ram it down your rather boring, tedious throat. Now be a good boy and swallow it whole. * When and if you ever learn, to practice what you so often like to preach on here, I'll be sure to overlook the odd comment that may worm it's way out of your septic tank in my direction.

Mm! well once again we'll have to agree to differ - my take from your comments was that you were assuming that it was a factual certainly he'd stay rather than your "gut reaction"-still that's the trouble with the written word - intepretation as we see so often on here don't we. Disappointing though that as on previous occasions you have opted to revert to throwing personal insults around, perhaps that reveals that you're not the rational reasoned poster I thought you were, and of course if you don't like what you read then don't read or don't respond eh? that way you won't be irked by what I post. - Ah well c'est la vie -onwards & upwards ala Grim!!