For those that don't already know the match against Everton will be played on 11th of January 7.45pm kick off. Hopefully by then we should be in a strong position to consolidate a top 4 place.
Is there an international break on the weekend before that? We don't have a game, but we're playing West Brom on the 3rd, which has been moved forward a day.
Spot on, Rebelspur. http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/FACupPages/Round-Dates Third Round Proper Saturday 7 January 2012 Let's hope that the squad is somewhere close to fully fit by then. I'd also love to have all of our transfers sorted by then, but we all know that's not how we do things.
First team for West Brom, a Europa-esque team for the FA Cup (especially if we get, say, a League One side), first team for Everton. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
I've said it before, but if everyone's fit then: Cudicini; Corluka, Dawson, Gallas, Rose; Huddlestone, Sandro; Townsend, Kranjcar, Pienaar; Defoe. If we can shift our unhappy players and replace them too, then I'd be even happier.