FA Cup 5th Round - who do you want?

[readingbedding]

We're at home & it's the 5th round.
Very happy with West Brom.

[Franchise FC]

Sorry I'm late.


Anyway, not West Brom ..........oh !

[Humanistic]

Not too bad- it's another home draw. Would have prefered Saints or Pompey, but it's still one to look forward to.

[No Hoops]

Not too bad- it's another home draw. Would have prefered Saints or Pompey, but it's still one to look forward to.

+1

Def winnable

[Victor Meldrew]

Obviously getting WBA at home is a great tie and one which we could definately set out to win... but when we got drawn out and i saw who was left, i definately wanted WBA the least out of them, Pompey and Soton. Ahh well, COME ON URZ!

Like you I wanted one of those two home or away.
Never mind we can play them in the quarters and knock out a previous winner of the competition having knocked out a previous winner in WBA.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

The players won't raise themselves adequately against WBA; they would against a Prem oppo.

Coming out of the ground yesterday i overheard quite a few people saying it's all very well beating Premiership teams in the Cup but we need some points in the league as well. The players will be all too aware of that themselves, so the chance to play one of the 'better' (if not best ) teams in the division should keep them on their toes. And as W_R said, getting through to QFs should be a pretty big incentive to raise their game.

If we win we're not just through to the QFs, it'll be a good confidence boost for the team in terms of knowing we can beat teams in our own league. It might even put out a message to teams in the Championship that we can win at home and we're not purely capable of turning up if it's Prem oppo. Unless you are right and we are in which case we will lose.

But I say quit with the negativity and see what happens on he day. Having already beaten Burnley and Liverpool I think any side that comes to us now will be wary, and i'd rather play a wary WBA than a wary Chelsea or Aston Villa. It's getting to that stage when teams like that will go all out. Unlike Liverpool who thought it was so early in the competition that they would just show up and go through.

That's how I see it anyway.

+1,000,000

Also to add, we have some (dare i say) winnable league games coming up.

Sheff Utd (a)
Barnsley (h)
Donny (a)
Plymouth (h)

I'd say around 7+ points are available before the Baggies tie. We could really find ourselves with our tails up going into the next round!

[Row Z Royal]

Sheff Utd (a) ZERO POINTS
Barnsley (h) 1 POINT
Donny (a) ZERO POINTS
Plymouth (h) 1 POINT

But I say quit with the negativity and see what happens on he day.

Nah.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

Sheff Utd (a) ZERO POINTS
Barnsley (h) 1 POINT
Donny (a) ZERO POINTS
Plymouth (h) 1 POINT

But I say quit with the negativity and see what happens on he day.

Nah.

Oh well, fortunately the players won't care what you think anyway.

[Row Z Royal]

Sheff Utd (a) ZERO POINTS
Barnsley (h) 1 POINT
Donny (a) ZERO POINTS
Plymouth (h) 1 POINT

But I say quit with the negativity and see what happens on he day.

Nah.

Oh well, fortunately the players won't care what you think anyway.

Quoted for posterity.

I hope to be proved wrong.

[Factfinder]

They're all winnable.

[adamh4608]

Full FA Cup fifth round draw:

Wolverhampton Wanderers/Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

Manchester City v Stoke City

Derby County v Birmingham City

Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur/Leeds United

Chelsea v Cardiff City

Fulham v Notts County/ Wigan Athletic

Reading v West Bromwich Albion

Southampton v Portsmouth

[Shaka]

Well, that's us out. Can't remember the last time we managed to beat someone in our own league in the FA cup.

[Ian Royal]

And all the big teams managed to avoid each other.

Good job the minows are giving it a bloody good go this season, the big clubs certainly aren't going to knock each other out on judging by this.

[rob the royal]

Sheff Utd (a) ZERO POINTS
Barnsley (h) 1 POINT
Donny (a) ZERO POINTS
Plymouth (h) 1 POINT

Under Rodgers I'd say you'd probably be right. Under McDermott? I would like to see us translate the cup form into the league and take 6 points from those games. Will it happen? Who knows?

But with the team playing with a bit more heart now I think we should be aiming to have a few points in the bag before the west brom game. Then, ideally, we beat them, kick on, go on a mini-run, and heave ourselves up to a slightly more secure position in the league.

If we don't manage 4 points in those 4 games and we also go and get hammered by WBA? Then I think we'll be in major trouble.

[floyd__streete]

This season has seen us exorcise a few FA Cup ghosts. Our win at Anfield was our first away win against top flight opposition since a 2-1 success at Notts County in 1902. Our win against Burnley was our first ever 4th round FA Cup win at the Madj. I am now looking forward to our first FA Cup win against opposition from our own division since 1992 (Orient @ EP) and then our first quarter final tie since 1927 .

[SLAMMED]

Could have been worse I suppose.

Home tie is always a bonus.

[Wizard]

+1,000,000

Also to add, we have some (dare i say) winnable league games coming up.

Sheff Utd (a)
Barnsley (h)
Donny (a)
Plymouth (h)

I'd say around 7+ points are available before the Baggies tie. We could really find ourselves with our tails up going into the next round!

Genuinely think we could take 9, 10 or even 12 points there. Fingers crossed.

[LUX]

of course it's winnable.

WBA will only be 75% up for it. They've got other priorities.

I'm far more worried about Sheff U away on Tuesday. With Plymouth at home to Derby and Scunny v Sheff Wed this midweek, the table could look truly desperate come Wednesday night. We are four points adrift and Plymouth are 2 behind us with a game in hand. That's before Tuesday.

Sorry to be prosaic but I think either most of you have given up on us staying up, or are just going OTT.

I listened to the texts being read out on BBC Berkshire yesterday and was amazed by the "Mcdermott's turned the corner for us" general mood.


ps I'll be at Wembley, natch.

[rob the royal]

+1,000,000

Also to add, we have some (dare i say) winnable league games coming up.

Sheff Utd (a)
Barnsley (h)
Donny (a)
Plymouth (h)

I'd say around 7+ points are available before the Baggies tie. We could really find ourselves with our tails up going into the next round!

Genuinely think we could take 9, 10 or even 12 points there. Fingers crossed.

If only. Then maybe we'd all be singing from the same songsheet on here.

[Only one Trevor Morley]

This season has seen us exorcise a few FA Cup ghosts. Our win at Anfield was our first away win against top flight opposition since a 2-1 success at Notts County in 1902. Our win against Burnley was our first ever 4th round FA Cup win at the Madj. I am now looking forward to our first FA Cup win against opposition from our own division since 1992 (Orient @ EP) and then our first quarter final tie since 1927 .

and dare i say it - what about beyond that?