FA Cup Second Round

[cufc17]

11 League 2 teams remain in the FA Cup, with one all-L2 tie. I'd say most teams will fancy their chances of progressing looking at the below ties.

Saturday 3rd December:
Blackpool v Brackley Town
Chesterfield v Wycombe Wanderers
Carlisle United v Rochdale
Luton Town v Solihull Moors
Plymouth Argyle v Newport County
Sutton United v Cheltenham Town

Sunday 4th December:
Cambridge United v Coventry City
Notts County v Peterborough United
Port Vale v Hartlepool United
Woking v Accrington Stanley

I think we've got enough to beat Rochdale tomorrow despite their good start to the season, on paper they look poor away from home. It could be a cracking game with 2 in-form teams, hopefully we progress.

 

[mowgli]

Chesterfield have got a couple of wins since the draw was made and we have won our last 4 League games and went to Pompey in round 1 and won 2-1. A draw away will do me as i think we'd beat them at Adams Park. Best of luck to all League 2 teams left in it get through and hopefully get a decent payday against a top Premier League team.

 

[E10rifle]

We're concentrating on our promotion push.

 

[EricSabin]

With our game at Stourbridge now on Sunday, I'm off to Luton v Solihull tomorrow. Expecting goals.

 

[hellogregory]

If we are to knock Rochdale out it has to be tomorrow.

Rochdale's home and away form are miles apart. They are pretty shit away but seem to win every single game at home which is why they are up near the top of league 1.

Our big chance is tomorrow, we have to beat them at home. A draw tomorrow would be a stinking result. It would just mean an extra midweek game that we'd almost certainly lose.

 

[Green 75]

Argo will not win. Defeat or re-play at best. Newport couldn't have had a better time to play us.

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

Solihull apparently bringing 600+ fans which is a good effort as I don't think we're a particularly interesting tie for them.

Hope we don't make too many changes and put out a Checkatrade Trophy type 11, I saw us struggle far too many times in games like this in the conference to think this is going to be easy for us.

Having said that, I would like to see us make a few changes perhaps give a player like Gray a chance in midfield. He is a player who I think can feel a bit hard done by in his lack of opportunities thus far, particularly as Cook hasn't really done anything with his consistent starting spot. Perhaps give Marriott another go up top, you would think his movement would give Solihull problems.

Probably a game where we are going to have to try and break them down which we can get frustrated with ao hopefully we stick with it.

 

[Stanleyfan]

We're away at Woking on Sunday. Stanley have been so inconsistent recently I've no idea what to expect. We played very well away at Bradford in the last round but have put in some shocking performances since - all depends which Stanley side turn up.
It'll be nice going back there because that's we won won promotion back in 2006.

 

[Alan Partridge]

Feeling confident, love the cup so it'looks hopefully be a decent game.

3-1 Carlisle. Adams is due a couple of goals.

 

[shoddycollins]

I feel we can beat Rochdale as well, it's not just their away form but also we've been pretty good generally against higher league opposition under Curle. Beat Vale comfortably this season and played well against Derby, only losing 14-13 on penalties, last season we beat Chesterfield and QPR and again only lost on penalties to Liverpool. Only Everton have turned us over in that time, and I know it hardly counts but both our 'proper' opponents in the Checkatrade trophy this year have been League One and we beat them both.

 

[Boletus Edulis]

Not at all confident, logic says having beaten Newport twice they must be due one, and as Green 75 says now is the perfect time to play us. That said we really have got to stop the rot very soon or this could become a big problem.

Not going today as I am out in the far east on work (just seen the most amazing sunset from my hotel room) but Mrs is taking the kids again, so hopefully will be a good game for them.

 

[shoddycollins]

Not at all confident, logic says having beaten Newport twice they must be due one, and as Green 75 says now is the perfect time to play us. That said we really have got to stop the rot very soon or this could become a big problem.

Not going today as I am out in the far east on work (just seen the most amazing sunset from my hotel room) but Mrs is taking the kids again, so hopefully will be a good game for them.

You have to beat Newport, who are we going to play in the third round if you don't?

 

[mowgli]

Bloody hell we're 2-0 up at Chesterfield with Hayes and Kasket scoring.

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

We have had a total melt down here. So, so poor. Deserve to lose in the basis of this first 40 odd minutes alone.

 

[shoddycollins]

all going a bit tits up down at Luton. Things here are pretty open

 

[BelizeHatter]

Tits down for now............... 3-2 up somehow

 

[Vanni]

nah never in doubt etc. 4-2.

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

Can only imagine Jones has given an absolute bollocking at half time. Look a different side.

 

[Vanni]

Only Carlisle letting us L2 boys down. Sort it out!

 

[BelizeHatter]

Cracking effort from Wycombe.

 

[mowgli]

Kashket scores again, 3-0 His 4th goal in a week and his 8th of the season and he's only started 3 time. Leyton Orient must be pissed off after letting him go, still they.ve got Ollie Palmer

 

[Bobbin']

5-0. What the actual ....

 

[mowgli]

Kashket gets his hat trick! 5-0

 

[Vanni]

5-0 may be surprising but I've always felt that Wycombe had a very good side, but like several other sides had a poor start to the season.

 

[mowgli]

In round 3 and £27,000 richer. Now all we need is to be drawn away at one of the top 6 Premier League teams for an even bigger payday.

 

[thewwfc]

Jesus Christ, what the fk happened? It's a great result don't get me wrong, but I don't know if the CFC players are just demoralised (and/or not getting paid) re. the ownership saga.

 

[thewwfc]

In round 3 and £27,000 richer. Now all we need is to be drawn away at one of the top 6 Premier League teams for an even bigger payday.

Also 27k is enough to sign a decent player at this level till season's end.

 

[shoddycollins]

We weren't at it today. Some nice footwork but our players seemed unable to see where each other were. Rochdale were a bit more composed than we were but still took a jammy deflection to go 1-0 up and then added the second in the last minute of injury time once we'd gone all out to find the equaliser.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Goodness me - I really don't know where to start on that first half performance, but we're through which is what matters in the end.

 

[That Fat Centre Half]

Thought we might be in a bit of trouble when I got into the ground to find hardly anyone there (only 3,500 odd there!), apart from a strong contingent of Solihull fans in good voice, with phrases like "biggest game in our history" being used by some I overheard. Hmmm....

First half was a total systems failure. All over the place and being fair the goals by Solihull were good finishes but was shocking how much time he had for both. Completely lost our discipline and our way of playing. Seriously as bad as we have been under Jones I think.

Second half was a different story, we looked much more at it and motivated and played quick, incisive attacking football. I thought Marriott was excellent and so good to see him get 2 goals, he needed that but he played a great role in just about all the others too, probably my man of the match over Gilliead who got it from the sponsors.

Also fair play Stephen O'Donnell, im probably one of his biggest critics but thought he was excellent coming on for Justin, 2nd goal was really classy.

Here's hoping for a good draw.