please log in to view this image Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "We want to win and do well. There's always the romance of the FA Cup." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "The temptation of resting everybody and keeping them fresh for next Saturday might not be a goer." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "Gillingham are going through a tough period but they've got a good manager in Peter Taylor." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "I've only seen Gillingham once. It was a tight game against Fleetwood. It'll be a different proposition against them at Priestfield." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "I've already picked my teams for Saturday (Gillingham) and Tuesday (AFC Wimbledon)." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "Ideally you wouldn't want to play a team from your own league and you wouldn't be away from home." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "I'm thinking about the bookings we've got so far, the age of the players and the rules of the JPT." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "This has been the most difficult team to pick since the opening day of the season." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "It's a good chance to see Gillingham ahead of the December game (in the league)." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 21h21 hours ago SC: "It's nice not to have a midweek game. But the training hasn't been any different this week just because it's a cup match." Cotts Says.. http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20141107-scpregillingham-2067340.aspx Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 20h20 hours ago INTERVIEW: Marlon Pack assesses the cup challenge that lies ahead for #BristolCity. http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/20141106-packpregillingham-2066705.aspx … please log in to view this image
I'm not actually that bothered about the FA Cup at this stage. I'd rather we lost tomorrow and beat Swindon than the other way around. Don't want a replay either. It's just another game to possibly pick up injuries.
I'm not sure if the cup has lost its romance- There was a time when it was magic for me- Cup upsets happened occasionally and the days of the Prem team having to play on a park pitch that was like a bog, with Spartan changing facilities. Even if we do win tomorrow we have the 2nd round to negotiate before the 3rd round and then our luck is to draw a lower league championship side away, that we inevitably lose to picking up only a small income along the way. Its a long time ago since the magic of those games with Leeds, the matches against Liverpool where the floodlights failed and the game had to be replayed. Yes a romantic cup run would be nice, but lets keep to the main objective.
I agree - none of the cups really excite me any more tbh. I suppose it would be nice to get a double though - league champions plus a cup - most likely the JPT - but hey ho, still a fun day at Wembley.....
I managed to convince a man united "fan " that they had Grimsby in the cup ����
Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 6m6 minutes ago SC: "It's a big pitch and a difficult place to come to get a result." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 7m7 minutes ago SC: "I'm not sure if that was a penalty. There were a lot of bodies in the area." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 7m7 minutes ago SC: "Mark Little wouldn't have been able to play today. The next 48 hours is important for him." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 7m7 minutes ago SC: "We'll be going home on the bus tonight and I'll be really pleased." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 8m8 minutes ago SC: "I'm really proud of the other boys who put in a real shift today." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 8m8 minutes ago SC: "We're in the hat for the next round, which is great." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 8m8 minutes ago SC: "We needed that second goal and got it. I'm pleased for JET because he hasn't had many minutes." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 8m8 minutes ago SC: "When you make five changes, you're going to see players tire. That's why I want to use the squad." Bristol City FC ‏@bcfctweets · 9m9 minutes ago SC: "We were magnificent in the first half and deserved a larger winning margin."
? Don't think we ever came that close to winning it did we ? It always seemed to be full of Serie B teams that were still much better than us...
I believe that the AI cup was born from the FA banning Swindon Town from competing in the European cup, following their FA cup win over Arsenal in 1969. We always saw it as a tin-pot trophy, but the Italians held it in high esteem. In the first year, Swindon stuffed Napoli at the County Ground and it was big news in Italy but got a few lines in the English press. The return fixture in Italy was abandoned - Swindon were winning 2-0 when the Napoli fans rioted and destroyed their own stadium!
