Football Special

Sheffield Wednesday about to be officially relegated

Sounds so easy doesn't it , I think Parkinson deserves massive credit to be honest

Regardless of Hollywood if they do back to back promotions with Phil Parkinson from non-league to the Premier League then that would deserve a full length movie being made about them, remarkable. As we've more than proved money alone isn't sufficient for success, need to invest wisely in the right players and have the right people in place to do that

I still feel we're very much a midtable side , I think we'll finish 8th or 9th end of season

Bloody typical Saints , textbook

Yeah probably 29k. Charlton have sold roughly 2,750 so not a bad following from them , they'll have to navigate the bus replacement services from Eastleigh as well

Completely agree, Jones was headhunted by Saints and we paid Luton a fortune to get him, he was the wrong appointment but the criticism for that is with Rasmus not Nathan Jones himself

Watch us draw with Charlton now, 1-1

£30 adults, £10 kids still seems steep compared to our £10 / £2.50 in the last round, I noticed it says Putney End may become available to home fans depending on sales so expect they'll give us 4200 initially, perhaps more if we manage to sell that, for those driving park at Richmond and train from there best option I think

Looks like it's pre match pints of orange juice and lemonade all round then.

Some nice pubs between Putney and the ground as well, just a shame not many will be open pre match, there is Wetherspoons by the river that usually opens early at least

We'll still take a lot but quite likely it will make members/ general sale I think, they seem to mess around with allocations at Fulham but I'm sure we had 5k+ in the 3rd round a few years ago

Final piece in the jigsaw

I'd go further and say Championship clubs are encouraged not to make it that far.

I'd say they are inconsistent, they've had some awful games but have looked very good in others, let's see which one turns up on Saturday

I think they gave us 5.5k when we played there in 3rd round 1-0 win a few years ago, should be enough tickets to go round, we've got a big trip up to Sheffield Wednesday week before in the league , sold about 2700 for that but we can have about 1000 more if needed. WBA away Wednesday after Fulham is also already on general sale so a great time for anyone who wants to go to away games

What a privilege that would be, might have to treat myself to a half and half scarf to mark the occasion

I'm not sure where we stand on FFP spending etc but it was mentioned earlier in the year the club would have made est £1M from Liverpool away in shared gate receipts and being TV pick, this FA Cup run will add a few quid to the budget as well in prize money , I can see us having Arsenal away next round

Bragg looks like he has so much belief and looks like he's really enjoying himself , nice to see a local lad involved like that and can learn so much from Romeu on other parts of his game, great for his development

I certainly don't think we'll see a repeat of the away game first half, Charlton have looked well organised in recent weeks, Jones doing a good job. I don't think he'll act up on the touchline at St Mary's though, he'll be too distracted watching the love of his life James Bree Tonda might try to be clever with the line up considering we play QPR a few days later , it's a massive week really, Charlton (H), QPR (H) , Sheffield Wednesday (A) got to keep the run going aim for 7 points at a minimum

And Steven Davis as his assistant, good appointment I think

The u21s are due to play away to Norwich tomorrow (Friday) afternoon so will get some idea from that who will be involved. Any players WAGS posting pictures from Dubai again?

Have we ever worn yellow in a home game before? I remember the random special white shirt we had at home to Coventry in the Cup a few years ago , and have worn 'away' kits in pre-season friendlies like pink vs Lazio but can't recall a yellow one, certainly in a competitive game. Anyway, YELLOWS YELLOWS YELLOWS

Agree, I'll forgive losing to Norwich as they look like one of the Championships best sides now, but defeats to Blackburn and Oxford were shocking. We should beat the Skates comfortably when you compare players but being a derby does seem to level things up.

I genuinely think that Championship clubs have a disincentive to progress in this competition, just look at the fixture schedules , the Premier League keep a completely clear calendar for rounds 5 and quarter final, if they progress = no fixtures to reschedule. If we progress it opens up a whole headache of fixture backlog March 7th we're due to be home to Norwich, good chance that will need to move if either we progress or Norwich beat West Brom at home. April 4th - Easter weekend, we are due to play Ipswich (H) on friday 3rd, Wrexham (A) Monday 6th. Potentially two fixtures to reschedule. Wrexham play Ipswich in 4th round so one of them is sure to be in round 5. FA Cup dates. Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 7 March 2026 Quarter Final: Saturday 4 April 2026