Stevenage - FA Cup 4th Round Thread

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Might have started the thread a tad early but here are some links for internet feeds.

http://www.firstrow.net/watch/47608/1/w ... ng-fc.html
http://atdhe.net/33327/watch-stevenage- ... reading-fc

Reading - Federici, Griffin, Harte, Mills (C), Ingimarsson, Leigertwood, Karacan, Robson-Kanu, McAnuff, Long, Church
Subs: McCarthy, Khizanishvili, Armstrong, Cummings, Tabb, Antonio, Hunt

[moo]

So its true Mansett starts yeah?

[Mr Angry]

In the ground. Freezing cold with a blustery wind. Locals confident of victory. Ground is neat with 4 single tier stands, though the one opposite our end is about 3/4 across. Pitch looks ok, may be a bit bobbly though. The Stevanage managers programme notes are fantastic - the whole article is a candidate for cliche corner!! An example..... "... There is a calm and eerie sense of focus in their (the Stevanage player's) eyes. A hunger, a steel, an authority, a knowing."

[Terminal Boardom]

That Westly is a first class w@nker. I would not be surprised if he posted on HNA?

[Percy's Rocket]

So its true Mansett starts yeah?

No but Howard is according to BBCRB and HRK starts too but no Kebe so 433 ?

[tomrfcurz]

Reading: Federici, Griffin, Harte, Mills (C), Ingimarsson, Leigertwood, Karacan, Robson-Kanu, McAnuff, Long, Church
Subs: McCarthy, Khizanishvili, Armstrong, Cummings, Tabb, Antonio, Hunt

Ingimarsson in but Mills takes captaincy. Howard is announced injured despite playing for the reserves midweek. Kebe is ill and Pearce out due to injury, all according to the RFC Twitter account. Alex Pearce is however present at the game so rules out 'discussions with another club' that may be inevitable thoughts from some!

[roadrunner]

That's an awfully defensive bench. No creativity at all.

[Ian Royal]

That's an awfully defensive bench. No creativity at all.

You mean apart from the striker and winger?

Looks a pretty strong line up to me.

[NR_Royal]

Really wish Pearce was playing. He's been one of our best players this season. Mills will oxf*rd up, mark my words.

[sandman]

Really wish Pearce was playing. He's been one of our best players this season. Mills will oxf*rd up, mark my words.

[Percy's Rocket]

Very wierd ..BBCRB still convinced Howard playing on their official team list until they notice the 10 on the twitter list above warming up !

[Royalee]

Why is Antonio not playing?

[roadrunner]

That's an awfully defensive bench. No creativity at all.

You mean apart from the striker and winger?

Looks a pretty strong line up to me.

Is a striker generally seen as a creative player? Not really. I think more of a midfielder, attacking midfielder rather than someone that is actually there to score the goals.

But for Antonio, that's a very defensive bench!

[Terminal Boardom]

That is as strong a line up as we could have hoped. No excuses if we don't get a positive result this afternoon. Wonder why there is no Howard on the bench?

[Percy's Rocket]

so who else would you suggest who is not playing, not cuptied, fit and in the squad ?

[Ian Royal]

That's an awfully defensive bench. No creativity at all.

You mean apart from the striker and winger?

Looks a pretty strong line up to me.

Is a striker generally seen as a creative player? Not really. I think more of a midfielder, attacking midfielder rather than someone that is actually there to score the goals.

But for Antonio, that's a very defensive bench!

We only have one attacking midfielder and he's injured and we don't use attacking midfielders in general anyway. We only have four wingers and one is ill. We only have three eligible strikers. You are almost always going to have at least one keeper, one defender and a defensive midfielder on the bench. So really all we've got is an extra defender instead of another striker / winger / Howard, because none of those three options are available.

[Percy's Rocket]

my point exactly

[Terminal Boardom]

Typical that the doom-mongers should be out in force

[SpaghettiHoop]

Manset not even on the bench - disgraceful

[tomrfcurz]

Swansea are out to Leyton Orient, lets hope that the giant killing doesn't continue in Stevenage...