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Good lord . Don't insult the massiah . Ffs 😂

Selfishly I'd prefer a midweek game. Can't see them beating Newcastle but think we've got a good chance at Preston, saying that it all depends on what teams we both put out.

Completely agree but not sure the data will back it up. Imagine if we were as data driven all those years ago. We would never have signed the likes of Bayo and Charles - some really important players in our recent history. Even the likes of Ainsworth on loan may never have happened.

I was going to quote meat loaf but then stopped when I realised the next line...

TBH it'd be far more surprising if Kone did sign another contract right now. The lad has the world at his feet and no one is going to begrudge him a move in the summer if he commits to us in this window. Let's just hope he can get us promoted first!

There's no match in midweek either side of the FA Cup tie. If you cannot recover from Saturday to Saturday, then the whole sport has screwed itself. No need for a weakened side - or whatever word they use (rotated, squad, etc)... That's not to say he won't 'freshen it up' and use the excuse that it's an opportunity outside the pressure of the promotion battle to see what some of the new signings can do... However, there's no obvious energy-saving reason for it.

Balls. I finish work at 12:00 on Saturday and was going to go straight up.

I would leave @LX1 to explain the importance of the FA Cup to you - but I recall that debate's been had before, and so I understand your 'modern generation' answer. But I still completely disagree. Imagine if we had 'fully rotated' against Wimbledon, and then Leicester... because we wanted to ensure against the threat of relegation. To take your argument to the limit, there is zero risk of ALL eleven of the rotated players to be injured, if they hadn't been rotated. We have a squad in the first place so that we can be covered in the event of injuries, not so we can be completely represented by a different side in cup competitions.

The most viable rumour on here was that we'd approached the FA to speak to a member of their team. I can imagine that negotiation might take some time given they're likely to be in a stable, well-remunerated job and will see moving to WWFC as a risk, though one with potentially high reward if they take us up and then do better than expected next season. I can also see our leadership team being willing to wait a while for the right person, given a high profile appointment will really show the new regime in a positive light and even possibly garner international attention. That's why I've always thought Ashley Cole a realistic target. Young coach with huge profile and a strong track record of developing youth, someone capable of working in a modern management structure and someone highly regarded in the game.

I’d like a day out at Wembley for the cup semis as well as promotion please.