08 Mar 2026 17:45:54
Quarter finals of the FA Cup: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Southampton, Port Vale, Leeds and West Ham or Brentford.

Nuno must surely go for it. He'd be mad not to, we'd only be one game from Wembley and two from the final!

As long as we avoid Arsenal and City we could have a fair chance.

1.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 19:10:31
I think it is one of those games where, if we go for it and win, then all is good, but if we have a bit of a mare, like the last round, and maybe lose, it's not such a big deal. It just means we can concentrate on not being relegated.

2.) 09 Mar 2026
09 Mar 2026 08:39:27
Will watch the game tonight but not bothered if we lose, as you said we can then concentrate on the relegation battle. ⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒

3.) 09 Mar 2026
09 Mar 2026 19:17:54
I see he has picked Pablo in the starting line up. I really hope I'm wrong, but I think that is a bad move because calf injuries have an annoying habit of recurring if not rested properly.
Knowing that this is a cup match, I would have thought it far more prudent to give 2 more weeks' rest.

Obviously the back room and health team know far more than me, but I just think a couple more weeks' rest would be better.
Leeds for the winner. Good draw.

4.) 10 Mar 2026
10 Mar 2026 06:59:15
Well, looks like I was wrong again!
This team is showing such team spirit, it is so good to see. We all know we lack depth, but even fringe players, or players many have deemed not good enough, are showing they are worthy. I'm thinking Kante, Traore, Soucek, KWP.

That's not a dig at people who have suggested that, because I have done so with some of them. Don't want to go over the top coz things can go belly up, but I think there is a real unity in this side, and it should be celebrated. ?

5.) 10 Mar 2026
10 Mar 2026 08:58:53
What I think we have learned is: Diouf is significantly better than Scarles, Scarles is significantly better than Mayer. I've watched Mayer a few times now, and his distribution is as poor as it gets, and he rarely tackles or wins a tackle. He looks a division one player. Kante did better last night, and is worth a few more substitute run outs.

6.) 10 Mar 2026
10 Mar 2026 09:47:33
Morning HD, I think we've all been guilty of being proven wrong. Disasi is a classic example, pretty much all of us felt it was a panic signing, yet he looks like another Dawson, nothing short of superb! I was disappointed with our summer marquis signing Fernandes, probably because I hadn't heard or seen much of him, but I have to say I absolutely love the lad! His passing and control of the game is everything that Paqueta threatened but never really delivered, and since the latter left, Fernandes has been free to play his own game.



Morning Brooking, totally agree about Mayer, he looks a little one-footed to me and out of his depth. Kante looked very good, and Pablo was excellent! We really are on a good, positive roll!

7.) 10 Mar 2026
10 Mar 2026 10:05:36
Brooking, agree. Mayers, with due respect to him, stood out as the rubbish player of the night, def not PL standard yet or may never be!
Thought the rest of the team were terrific, with Bowen on fire & "he's sh----g Dani Dier". ?? Best he's played for many games. The 5 Penalties were all outstanding. ? Taken as they should be, at least only a couple of feet below crossbar height.

9 out of 10, all keepers go to ground for pens, bit riskier as can be blasted over, but along the ground is a rubbish pen for me even if scored! What an embarrassment for Quattara, that's what you get for trying to make a keeper look a p****, it was him that looked a p**** in front of 62,000. ?? Well done lads, great display. COYI. ⚒⚒⚒⚒

8.) 10 Mar 2026
10 Mar 2026 10:10:27
Hi Dabber, I can't argue with any of that. Especially on Disasi, as I was slagging him off that purchase and I'd never seen him play. He also seems to really like playing for us. We need to pay the money for him if we avoid the drop, as he has transformed the defence.

I agree regarding Mayers, he was the one weak link, I don't really see what he offers, and his crossing was poor also.
2 tough games coming up, let's hope we can get something out of one or both of these, or it could affect the confidence.