Incredible Ferguson has ended up having some backlash for not bringing on Ashley Young kid in the game. It wasn't a meaningless friendly.
Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
Can I admit on here that I'm a tad nervous about Tadworth on Sunday. 3G pitch 3 days before the NLD? Its got nightmare written all over it, hasn't it?
Think Ange sticks out a youth team? You can't really rotate much as most of your squad are injured anyway but would imagine if you lose the reaction would be catastrophic. Feels like he's in a lose-lose scenario
Can I admit on here that I'm a tad nervous about Tadworth on Sunday. 3G pitch 3 days before the NLD? Its got nightmare written all over it, hasn't it?
Nervous or complacent, mate? You're off to Tamworth not Tadworth. Let's hope Ange manages to look up from the floor long enough to get the right address plugged onto the team bus's SatNav. 😀
Can I admit on here that I'm a tad nervous about Tadworth on Sunday. 3G pitch 3 days before the NLD? Its got nightmare written all over it, hasn't it?
Nervous or complacent, mate? You're off to Tamworth not Tadworth. Let's hope Ange manages to look up from the floor long enough to get the right address plugged onto the team bus's SatNav. 😀
Incredible Ferguson has ended up having some backlash for not bringing on Ashley Young kid in the game. It wasn't a meaningless friendly.
Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
Incredible Ferguson has ended up having some backlash for not bringing on Ashley Young kid in the game. It wasn't a meaningless friendly.
Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
Imagine had Peterborough been about 4-0 down by the 80th minute it would have made sense. However they're not in a great place in the table, could have got a result against Everton until it went 2-0 so it would have been Managerial suicide had he played Young
Can I admit on here that I'm a tad nervous about Tadworth on Sunday. 3G pitch 3 days before the NLD? It’s got nightmare written all over it, hasn't it?
Arsenal have to play Man Utd on Sunday ahead of the NLD on Wednesday and their only player that provides a real threat in matches is out injured and you’re worried about playing Tadworth on a 3G pitch tomorrow ???
Can I admit on here that I'm a tad nervous about Tadworth on Sunday. 3G pitch 3 days before the NLD? It’s got nightmare written all over it, hasn't it?
Arsenal have to play Man Utd on Sunday ahead of the NLD on Wednesday and their only player that provides a real threat in matches is out injured and you’re worried about playing Tadworth on a 3G pitch tomorrow ???
Fair point. We have only won once at the Cameldome since it opened (all of 15 years ago now in 2020: 2-3 Bale, VdV and Kaboul!) Against our better judgment, we all write that game off at the start of the season. Where as when we are expected to win (see Ipswich, see Palace for recent examples), we find a way of losing. I'm more nervous of the 3G pitch and the potential for injuries given how many we've got out already. The last time we played on an artificial pitch was Young Boys in the CL qualifier and we was 3-0 down in 30 mins or something like that.
The draw for the Emirates FA Cup fourth round proper will be made on Sunday 12 January 2025, following the conclusion of the tie between Arsenal and Manchester United.
With the game at the Emirates Stadium kicking-off at 3pm GMT, we anticipate the draw to take place around 5pm GMT provided the tie doesn't go to extra time in which case it will still happen following the conclusion of the game.
The ball numbers
1 Southampton or Swansea City 2 Arsenal or Manchester United 3 Exeter City or Oxford United 4 Leyton Orient or Derby County 5 Reading or Burnley 6 Aston Villa or West Ham United 7 Norwich City or Brighton & Hove Albion 8 Manchester City or Salford City 9 Millwall or Dagenham & Redbridge 10 Liverpool or Accrington Stanley 11 Bristol City or Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 Preston North End or Charlton Athletic 13 Chelsea or Morecambe 14 Middlesbrough or Blackburn Rovers 15 AFC Bournemouth or West Bromwich Albion 16 Mansfield Town or Wigan Athletic 17 Tamworth or Tottenham Hotspur 18 Hull City or Doncaster Rovers 19 Sunderland or Stoke City 20 Leicester City or Queens Park Rangers 21 Brentford or Plymouth Argyle 22 Coventry City or Sheffield Wednesday 23 Newcastle United or Bromley 24 Everton 25 Wycombe Wanderers or Portsmouth 26 Birmingham City or Lincoln City 27 Leeds United or Harrogate Town 28 Nottingham Forest or Luton Town 29 Cardiff City 30 Ipswich Town or Bristol Rovers 31 Fulham 32 Crystal Palace or Stockport County
Incredible Ferguson has ended up having some backlash for not bringing on Ashley Young kid in the game. It wasn't a meaningless friendly.
Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
No objecting with what Alex did (since he had the success to back it up).
I don't like the way the media hyped this up (considering it was a very small possibility of it happening) and I just agree, with something I heard from a pro footballer pundit, that the kid shouldn't of been in the squad if he wasn't good enough.
Would of been nice, but wasn't to be.
Only saying that (if he did say that comment) he should think about the oppotunities he was given in his youth (ironically by his father) and think carefully about his choice of words.
Incredible Ferguson has ended up having some backlash for not bringing on Ashley Young kid in the game. It wasn't a meaningless friendly.
Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
Presenter on Talksport last night with Cundy thought Ferguson was bang out of order and a killjoy. Cmon. His job is to win a game of football for Peterborough not pander to everyone and create a nice little story. Glad he stuck to his guns.
Incredible Ferguson has ended up having some backlash for not bringing on Ashley Young kid in the game. It wasn't a meaningless friendly.
Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
Presenter on Talksport last night with Cundy thought Ferguson was bang out of order and a killjoy. Cmon. His job is to win a game of football for Peterborough not pander to everyone and create a nice little story. Glad he stuck to his guns.
Personally I wanted the Youngs to face each other, just to create some interest in what was otherwise a dull game!
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Fair play to him for backing it up with "As much as I wanted Tyler to get on, if the game had been 2-0 at that point I would've put him on but at 1-0, I had to get a forward on. I've got to try and get something out of the game and do what is best for my team.
"One of their [Everton] players had a pop at me, which was bang out of order. We are not a charity case."
I get why he didn't do it, the equivalent of Charlton playing Dixon in tomorrows game, though I don't like him playing to the gallery (especially when his family gave him handouts (charity) in the past)
Arsenal have to play Man Utd on Sunday ahead of the NLD on Wednesday and their only player that provides a real threat in matches is out injured and you’re worried about playing Tadworth on a 3G pitch tomorrow ???
With the game at the Emirates Stadium kicking-off at 3pm GMT, we anticipate the draw to take place around 5pm GMT provided the tie doesn't go to extra time in which case it will still happen following the conclusion of the game.
The ball numbers
1 Southampton or Swansea City
2 Arsenal or Manchester United
3 Exeter City or Oxford United
4 Leyton Orient or Derby County
5 Reading or Burnley
6 Aston Villa or West Ham United
7 Norwich City or Brighton & Hove Albion
8 Manchester City or Salford City
9 Millwall or Dagenham & Redbridge
10 Liverpool or Accrington Stanley
11 Bristol City or Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 Preston North End or Charlton Athletic
13 Chelsea or Morecambe
14 Middlesbrough or Blackburn Rovers
15 AFC Bournemouth or West Bromwich Albion
16 Mansfield Town or Wigan Athletic
17 Tamworth or Tottenham Hotspur
18 Hull City or Doncaster Rovers
19 Sunderland or Stoke City
20 Leicester City or Queens Park Rangers
21 Brentford or Plymouth Argyle
22 Coventry City or Sheffield Wednesday
23 Newcastle United or Bromley
24 Everton
25 Wycombe Wanderers or Portsmouth
26 Birmingham City or Lincoln City
27 Leeds United or Harrogate Town
28 Nottingham Forest or Luton Town
29 Cardiff City
30 Ipswich Town or Bristol Rovers
31 Fulham
32 Crystal Palace or Stockport County
I don't like the way the media hyped this up (considering it was a very small possibility of it happening) and I just agree, with something I heard from a pro footballer pundit, that the kid shouldn't of been in the squad if he wasn't good enough.
Would of been nice, but wasn't to be.
Only saying that (if he did say that comment) he should think about the oppotunities he was given in his youth (ironically by his father) and think carefully about his choice of words.
Mr F says much the same....
But he does say that I drive him mad.