Pamplemousse Posted June 25 Posted June 25 (edited) Games to be played weekend of 8th August so will be our first competitive game of the season. There's a fair few I've not been to before so hopefully one of those away, or of course our near neighbours... Edited June 25 by Pamplemousse
die Mannyschaft Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Leyton Orient always a good away day and easy to get to.
Badger Posted June 25 Posted June 25 12 minutes ago, Chocolate Box said: York? Probably easier to get to than Colchester. (On the old LNER mainline route for the anoraks on the Transfer thread).
Soton7 Posted June 25 Posted June 25 We’ve got one priority this season- get promoted. Everything we do has to be geared towards finishing in the top two and removing any distractions. I would completely fuck off the cup- not only because the EFL are a bunch of wankers, but it keeps the first‑team fresh. Our FA cup run last year was great, but those two fixtures either side of the Man City game hampered us and it was one of the reasons we didn’t go up automatically. If we go out early this time, the players will probably welcome the extra rest, especially after how brutal the final three months were with the fixture pile‑up. I wouldn’t mind Tonda picking a team for fitness reasons and adding some nippers in for experience. But the focus has to be the league. 3
Whitey Grandad Posted June 25 Posted June 25 41 minutes ago, Badger said: Probably easier to get to than Colchester. (On the old LNER mainline route for the anoraks on the Transfer thread). My little sister was born there in 1955. And my mother took three driving tests there before giving up driving. My dad worked for the railways so we often went there or through there. LNER stands for 'Late and Never Early Railway' 4
badgerx16 Posted June 25 Posted June 25 9 minutes ago, Chocolate Box said: I blame Boudicia For what ?
The Wyvern Posted June 25 Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Soton7 said: We’ve got one priority this season- get promoted. Everything we do has to be geared towards finishing in the top two and removing any distractions. I would completely fuck off the cup- not only because the EFL are a bunch of wankers, but it keeps the first‑team fresh. Our FA cup run last year was great, but those two fixtures either side of the Man City game hampered us and it was one of the reasons we didn’t go up automatically. If we go out early this time, the players will probably welcome the extra rest, especially after how brutal the final three months were with the fixture pile‑up. I wouldn’t mind Tonda picking a team for fitness reasons and adding some nippers in for experience. But the focus has to be the league. Our cup run last season went hand-in-hand with our league run, definitely gave the side confidence and momentum. We got to a cup semi final whilst going months unbeaten in the league. Chances of long cup runs are slim, but let’s try and win every game. I’d expect Colchester an ideal chance to play our first choice 11 together before the Watford game. 2
The Wyvern Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Skates going to West Ham same day. Though dare say one of our fixtures is moved for tv.
davefizzy14 Posted June 26 Posted June 26 (edited) I'm happy with the draw, a good tie before we get our first league game underway 😊 Edited June 26 by davefizzy14
Stripey McStripe Shirt Posted June 26 Posted June 26 3 minutes ago, Draino76 said: Kinda good for me as I'm based in Southend. Kind of bad for you that you're based in Southend though. 6
Pamplemousse Posted June 26 Author Posted June 26 18 hours ago, The Wyvern said: Skates going to West Ham same day. Though dare say one of our fixtures is moved for tv. They'll all be moved for TV. Either the Friday, Saturday or Sunday. West Ham v Portsmouth probably moved to the Sunday prime time slot. I reckon we'll be on the Friday or Saturday. Hopefully find out next week.
Mattio Posted June 26 Posted June 26 22 hours ago, Chocolate Box said: York? True but a great draw if they lose the replay
Draino76 Posted June 26 Posted June 26 5 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said: Kind of bad for you that you're based in Southend though. Bro... I love it here. 1
Football Special Posted June 27 Posted June 27 18 hours ago, Pamplemousse said: They'll all be moved for TV. Either the Friday, Saturday or Sunday. West Ham v Portsmouth probably moved to the Sunday prime time slot. I reckon we'll be on the Friday or Saturday. Hopefully find out next week. Its a clever move to have the first round as the "season opener" , usually this is the forgotten midweek game largely ignored by even fans of lower league clubs, I think this time clubs will play stronger line ups like they do in the final pre-season , crowds will be higher on a weekend. I've seen Skates asking if West Ham will give them up to 9000 like they do in fa cup allocations, hopefully they move to the Sunday on sky so we dont have to mingle with them around Waterloo and Liverpool Street
Football Special Posted June 27 Posted June 27 On 25/06/2026 at 19:03, The Wyvern said: Our cup run last season went hand-in-hand with our league run, definitely gave the side confidence and momentum. We got to a cup semi final whilst going months unbeaten in the league. Chances of long cup runs are slim, but let’s try and win every game. I’d expect Colchester an ideal chance to play our first choice 11 together before the Watford game. I love a cup run but absolutely hate what they've done to this competition, teams in Europe join in round 3 and kept apart in the fixed draw to ensure as many 'big' teams as possible make last rounds 7
Football Special Posted June 27 Posted June 27 4 hours ago, sandwichsaint said: Do they still have park and ride, and will it be foggy? That league one game at Christmas was a joke wasn't it. Couldn't see a thing due to fog and lost. According to this there is park and ride buses still. https://www.cu-fc.com/fans/getting-to-the-game/#train
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