Originally Posted by
upthemaggies
Hope we're not in for a repeat of the 1985/86 season. In and around the promotion places up to January, beat a 2nd tier side in the 3rd round of the FA Cup (Stoke) then get a Premier League team (Spurs), draw at home, 3rd place going into the replay, get thrashed, then get thrashed in the next league game (Gillingham) and win only 2 of 11 which sees us tumble all the way down to 11th.
Cup runs are always disruptive but it is possible to recover and go on to win promotion. Both the Munto and Warnock teams did it after reaching the 5th and 6th rounds. Is this team THAT special though? The Barnet game will be very telling I think.