no, that's not true. The numbers were assigned before today's games so we would have got Reading
Yeah, the numbers come from the order of the ties in the previous draw.
no, that's not true. The numbers were assigned before today's games so we would have got Reading
to avoid anyone getting their knickers in a knot about palace having reading, had it been us the numbers would have been assigned differently
I thought the numbers had been chosen last night
And what if less games increased our chance of silverware?
no, that's not true. The numbers were assigned before today's games so we would have got Reading
Yeah last season cos I'm sure 2 seasons ago and this season has been every round at home and a lot more often than not at home to a brick team
Correct. Last season they got drawn away at Brighton and then United
In 2013 they went out to Blackburn at home.
That means that in the last 13 cup draws that have taken place they have been drawn to play at home 11 times.
That's beyond staggering.
Even more gutted now Palace have drawn Reading in the Quarters
How bad is Dembele's injury didnt know he had picked up a knock?
Whilst I largely agree with this, I believe we should be playing a 'second' team on Thursday.
The amount of and nature of games we have coming up means we have little choice imo. So much so that I personally wouldn't start one player on Thursday that I'd start with against Swansea.
That changed team can still get the job done tho I feel.
We could well be on the end of a wrong result on Thursday, That would mean we would be out of two cups in a week, then that would leave us with the league, which will be extremely difficult to pull off top spot.
I get your point but I think as fans we should alter our mentality, we should be wanting to win all competitions, I dont like the 'oh it ok attitude that we lose in the fa cup. The way I see it if you get past the third round you need to give it your all.
I am gutted to lose, the more games we play the more chances we get to use our squad and develop all of our players.
Not having a moan we did not play brilliant or s**t, I am just gutted we lost and a decent trophy winning opportunity has gone begging, but yes in the grand scheme of things I would prefer to win the league or Europa more than this competition.
I just dont necessarily see todays result as having a silver lining, we have lost our momentum, and I would prefer our mentality for this club where losing is not something which is acceptable, losing should hurt us all, thats how I feel, Extra days off for the players means little to me, what matters is seeing our lads win something, even if it is from a competition which is devalued and has lost its sparkle.
Another easy tie to be fair.But you know in your heart of hearts we'd have got Man Utd away...
The only joke is we're not capable of winning it!A Joke competition that's the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea keep winning in recent years.