[moondog]

The draw for the third round will take place on Monday from 3.15pm live on Talksport 2

Games on Saturday 9th December

[Walton Spireite]

Irrelevant

[Blue roan lily]

Walton Spireite, on 18 November 2023 - 08:59 PM, said:

Irrelevant

Not for the players who want to play in the competition..

[Walton Spireite]

Blue roan lily, on 18 November 2023 - 09:01 PM, said:

Not for the players who want to play in the competition..

We don't want anytime to do with that competition. End of.

[stainlessstephen]

I'd likely go if we drew Macc or maybe Nantwich away, but that would be about it.

[Benno Spire]

Im probably in a minority, but as a fan I want to see us win every game and every competition we take part in. I fully understand the argument that getting back to the Football league is the ultimate priority. To do that we need to have a fully fit squad ready to step in when required, therefore I see the trophy as a great opportunity to give match day time to fringe players and players not part of the match-day squad to maintain a winning mentality and I feel would be great if we could get promoted doing the double.

[spireitedave]

I agree with Benno....winning becomes a habit and long may it continue in all competitions...after yesterday's blip.

[warfey is a spireite]

Have we played long Eaton yet?

[JonB]

Not many of the usual starting XI will feature, if we win then great.

[1978blue]

warfey is a spireite, on 19 November 2023 - 03:41 PM, said:

Have we played long Eaton yet?

Not yet Dave , that's in the Derbyshire senior cup and I think it is played the first week of December.

[Sammy Spireite]

JonB, on 19 November 2023 - 04:02 PM, said:

Not many of the usual starting XI will feature, if we win then great.

Trouble is that does t leave many players, 5 or 6 tops given Cookies rotation so some of the current Xi (which is more like 14/15) will have to play lol

[warfey is a spireite]

1978blue, on 19 November 2023 - 04:45 PM, said:

Not yet Dave , that's in the Derbyshire senior cup and I think it is played the first week of December.

Trained on there ,went to school in long Eaton too

[moondog]

Benno Spire, on 19 November 2023 - 03:19 PM, said:

Im probably in a minority, but as a fan I want to see us win every game and every competition we take part in. I fully understand the argument that getting back to the Football league is the ultimate priority. To do that we need to have a fully fit squad ready to step in when required, therefore I see the trophy as a great opportunity to give match day time to fringe players and players not part of the match-day squad to maintain a winning mentality and I feel would be great if we could get promoted doing the double.

I agree too, but it's just so annoying that the games are on Saturday's and take priority meaning a league game gets postponed, so progressing is counter productive, unlike the Derbyshire Cup.

That being said games get postponed because are opponents are in it so we potentially waste a Saturday, so may as well progress.

[jack bauer]

obviously the lowest priority competition for us this season and with so much at stake in the league it has to be a game where we field a team to rest our key players, do we have a starting 11 to do this? not quite i don't think. not sure where connor cook plays but here's a potential line up...

keeper (whichever one isn't used as current league no.1)
sheckleford, williams (returning) freckleton horton (unless clements is back)
oldaker cook
king (worth a try there in this game) dobs (need pitch time for confidence) berry
curtis

[gordon_brittas]

Part of me hopes we end up away at a side like Borehamwood or Bromley, put out a reserve side and go out with a dignified 0-1 loss.

[calvin plummers socks]

Why on earth would anyone want the team they support to ever lose a game? Madness

[JonB]

I wont be celebrating a loss but i think its fair to say we have bigger fish to fry and getting promotion is a massive priority. At least a couple of wins in the FA Cup gets us some decent prize money to help strengthen the squad. We dont want to putting the likes of Grigg, Naylor etc out and some rough bothered lower non league player kicks them into next week and we lose them for a spell.

[rodney]

calvin plummers socks, on 20 November 2023 - 09:32 AM, said:

Why on earth would anyone want the team they support to ever lose a game? Madness

I think the answer to that is glaringly obvious.

[dim view]

gordon_brittas, on 20 November 2023 - 09:29 AM, said:

Part of me hopes we end up away at a side like Borehamwood or Bromley, put out a reserve side and go out with a dignified 0-1 loss.

what if we lose against Eastleigh and Leyton Orient?
I suspect the other part of you will then change your mind.

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

A competition for our squad players.

Looking forward to a home draw, an admission price relecting the kinda side we'll field and a stress free afternoon out supporting my team...