If we stopped routinely serving up crap performances at The Valley in the FA Cup early rounds, then more would turn up.
My record for mates coerced or strong armed into attending a 3rd/4th round Charlton home draw is 12, of whom only 3 were Addicks. Meet in Blackheath for a beer, train to Charlton, crap game of football, then back to the village for a curry. Did it for the rugby as well, until The Club moved to Well Hall. Age has dimmed my vigour for live sport of course, but if Charlton actually turned up in the cups at home, there's your answer surely?
If the club don't take the FA cup seriously don't expect the fans to. Playing weakened teams sends out the wrong message , which is a shame as a good cup run can really change the atmosphere around the club.
If the club don't take the FA cup seriously don't expect the fans to. Playing weakened teams sends out the wrong message , which is a shame as a good cup run can really change the atmosphere around the club.
Our best played had played 87 of the first 148 minutes of the tie (59%). The aggregate score at that point was 2-2. The aggregate score with him (May) on the pitch was 1-1.
I really don’t think “not taking it seriously” can be levelled at us. Credit to CVPM for hustling as well as they did, and took advantage of their couple of lucky breaks.
Was planning on going to Gillingham but Golfie Jnr says that he's seeing one of his Uni mates that weekend.....and he's had enough of sitting out in the open at the Priestfield. Seeing as its early December its not likely to be that warm neither.
Oh well.....hope for a win & a good draw in the 3rd round then I might actually get to see us live during our cup run 😄😄
Should be 15% in FA cup so 2200 tickets is too high if capacity is 11587. Maybe the American owners see business opportunity and will give Cafc more if needed.
1. AFC Bournemouth 2. Arsenal 3. Aston Villa 4. Birmingham City 5. Blackburn Rovers 6. Brentford 7. Brighton & Hove Albion 8. Bristol City 9. Burnley 10. Cardiff City 11. Chelsea 12. Coventry City 13. Crystal Palace 14. Everton 15. Fulham 16. Huddersfield Town 17. Hull City 18. Ipswich Town 19. Leeds United 20. Leicester City 21. Liverpool 22. Luton Town 23. Manchester City 24. Manchester United 25. Middlesbrough 26. Millwall 27. Newcastle United 28. Norwich City 29. Nottingham Forest 30. Plymouth Argyle 31. Preston North End 32. Queens Park Rangers 33. Rotherham United 34. Sheffield United 35. Sheffield Wednesday 36. Southampton 37. Stoke City 38. Sunderland 39. Swansea City 40. Tottenham Hotspur 41. Watford 42. West Bromwich Albion 43. West Ham United 44. Wolverhampton Wanderers 45. Maidstone United or Barrow 46. Wycombe Wanderers or Morecambe 47. Notts County or Shrewsbury Town 48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient 49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County 50. Alfreton Town or Walsall 51. Blackpool or Forest green Rovers 52. Cambridge United or Fleetwood Town 53. Bolton Wanderers or Harrogate Town 54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town 55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers 56. Peterborough United or Doncaster Rovers 57. Eastleigh or Reading 58. Gillingham or Charlton Athletic 59. Stevenage or Port Vale 60. Newport County or Barnet 61. Oxford United or Grimsby Town 62. York City or Wigan Athletic 63. Sutton United or Horsham 64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate
Sounds like FGR played an ineligible player in round one.
Been reading the FGR forum. They had a player out on loan to a non league club but he returned before the first Scarborough game and joined the non league club after they had been knocked out of the FA cup so they don’t think it’s that. They also have a keeper on a 7 day emergency loan but he’s been there nearly two months and their first choice keeper has been fit for a while now. 7 day emergency loans can be renewed for 7 days at a time but if their first choice was fit that would probably contravene the rules.
Sounds like FGR played an ineligible player in round one.
Been reading the FGR forum. They had a player out on loan to a non league club but he returned before the first Scarborough game and joined the non league club after they had been knocked out of the FA cup so they don’t think it’s that. They also have a keeper on a 7 day emergency loan but he’s been there nearly two months and their first choice keeper has been fit for a while now. 7 day emergency loans can be renewed for 7 days at a time but if their first choice was fit that would probably contravene the rules.
The FA said they were looking at "the eligibility of a player used by Forest Green Rovers in the first round."
No details on which player is being investigated have been disclosed.
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My record for mates coerced or strong armed into attending a 3rd/4th round Charlton home draw is 12, of whom only 3 were Addicks. Meet in Blackheath for a beer, train to Charlton, crap game of football, then back to the village for a curry. Did it for the rugby as well, until The Club moved to Well Hall. Age has dimmed my vigour for live sport of course, but if Charlton actually turned up in the cups at home, there's your answer surely?
I really don’t think “not taking it seriously” can be levelled at us. Credit to CVPM for hustling as well as they did, and took advantage of their couple of lucky breaks.
Oh well.....hope for a win & a good draw in the 3rd round then I might actually get to see us live during our cup run 😄😄
Maybe the American owners see business opportunity and will give Cafc more if needed.
1. AFC Bournemouth
2. Arsenal
3. Aston Villa
4. Birmingham City
5. Blackburn Rovers
6. Brentford
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Bristol City
9. Burnley
10. Cardiff City
11. Chelsea
12. Coventry City
13. Crystal Palace
14. Everton
15. Fulham
16. Huddersfield Town
17. Hull City
18. Ipswich Town
19. Leeds United
20. Leicester City
21. Liverpool
22. Luton Town
23. Manchester City
24. Manchester United
25. Middlesbrough
26. Millwall
27. Newcastle United
28. Norwich City
29. Nottingham Forest
30. Plymouth Argyle
31. Preston North End
32. Queens Park Rangers
33. Rotherham United
34. Sheffield United
35. Sheffield Wednesday
36. Southampton
37. Stoke City
38. Sunderland
39. Swansea City
40. Tottenham Hotspur
41. Watford
42. West Bromwich Albion
43. West Ham United
44. Wolverhampton Wanderers
45. Maidstone United or Barrow
46. Wycombe Wanderers or Morecambe
47. Notts County or Shrewsbury Town
48. Chesterfield or Leyton Orient
49. Aldershot Town or Stockport County
50. Alfreton Town or Walsall
51. Blackpool or Forest green Rovers
52. Cambridge United or Fleetwood Town
53. Bolton Wanderers or Harrogate Town
54. Wrexham or Yeovil Town
55. Crewe Alexandra or Bristol Rovers
56. Peterborough United or Doncaster Rovers
57. Eastleigh or Reading
58. Gillingham or Charlton Athletic
59. Stevenage or Port Vale
60. Newport County or Barnet
61. Oxford United or Grimsby Town
62. York City or Wigan Athletic
63. Sutton United or Horsham
64. AFC Wimbledon or Ramsgate
I presume FGR will have an urgent meating with the FA, as there's a lot at steak.
Unless someone has been telling pork pies to the FA.
The FA said they were looking at "the eligibility of a player used by Forest Green Rovers in the first round."
No details on which player is being investigated have been disclosed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67596738