Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

How will we cope at the back now Lee's gone to Port Vale???

Loan deadline day today, so if AP is planning to bring anyone in, it has to be by 5pm...

It's Wembley; he'll be making sure he's fit!

Up until now, even through the Southern Area Final, I've been unable to shake off the feeling that the JPT is a joke trophy. Fast forward to now and the anticipation and excitement is starting to kick in as a trip to Wembley (and maybe even a trophy) beckons...

Good win under the circumstances. Really feared we'd mess this up, with one eye on Wembley but fair play, we've won. Not really ever going to be a game where we'd bust a gut; only ever going to do enough to win and "make sure I'm not like Thommo and miss out" IMO. Completely understandable too; how often do you get the chance for a kick about at the home of English football???

Key words for me as someone who was too young to remember the 76 FA Cup win.

...just before a trip to Wembley and with some of our key players not on the pitch...

Ex-Chelsea managing West Ham. Predictable, the minute things went wrong.

Indeed. Nervy or trying to do just enough without possibly, maybe getting a knock which would mean missing out on Wembley. Just a cynic at heart...

2 shots, 2 goals. Sounds like we're being sucker punched again...

And 3 of their side could be off to the World Cup for England!!

At least Pericard didn't get the winner...

Apart from 5 goals each against Walsall and Huddersfield and win over Leeds...

To be honest, I kind of feel better knowing it's 99% certain we won't be in the playoffs this year. All that desperately hoping we win every game nonsense to scrape in was beginning to get tiresome. To my mind, we should experiment with the players we've got for the rest of the season; work on formations, plans B, C & D, identify areas where we're short and who can be got rid of and get ourselves in a bloody shape for next year.

Pardew stumped by Swindon.

Forget the league now; enjoy the trip to Wembley; enjoy the wins we get before the end of the season; then everything HAS to be focussed on promotion next year. A good start next year is a must for AP or Dean Wilkins will be starting a stint as caretaker boss...

Doesn't fancy a job a few miles down the road, does he?

It's not a female ref, is it?

we've used all our subs, haven't we?

Sh*t then... probably.

Right AP, bring on Heaney, Watson & Shipperley and this will soon be a 3-1 win...

That's wingers for you. Even talented ones.

SSN made it sound like we were much the better in the 1st half. Half time rocket from Danny Wilson got them going. We've got to learn to respond to teams when they step it up a gear.

COYR! No really, my pizza is due in a minute.

That's ok; our owner has a large fortune he can spend...