⚽ Match Thread vs. Peterborough Utd. 30.11.24 [FAC R2]

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Originally Posted by Elite_Pie

Really? Whoever won the game at Posh was already allocated ball number 56.

Ball number 56 was drawn to play Everton away.

As a Forest fan might say, it's not rocket surgery.

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You and Jacob are correct. I knew one of the cups was drawn in alphabetical order, but that seems to be the Carabao Cup. I got it wrong. My mistake, hands up.

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Originally Posted by durhampie

It was just another instance where the manager/club are taking the pi** out of our supporters.. Just remember, without supporters they will go out of business..

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Posh game biggest game of season to date, maybe all season.
All sub decisions lower non-league management stuff.
Bass blunder for their equaliser not SM's fault but compounded the self destruction, albeit Bass had a blinder.
Players not in regular starting XI invariably struggle for match fitness. 15, 20, 30 minutes every so often, playing out of position, going out of cups, not helping.

If people want to know why we probably won't be able to afford new signings in January, this result has contributed to it.

Didn?t watch the game as I?m away and get the negativity around the subs but listened to his interview and he mentioned niggles in the squad and had to make the changes. I wouldn?t say Austin and Ness were downgrades in ability, there was little chance of Scott playing much over 60 mins and the Jatta one doesn?t look good but maybe he has a niggle and he?s just thought we can?t lose him at the moment and tbf he would be right.

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Originally Posted by tommopie8

Would've been amazing for our fans who haven't seen us as Goodison such as myself.

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It would have been a last chance to tick off another iconic stadium for younger fans. I was there in 1975 for the cup game and still have memories of the match. One is a bit embarrassing - at half time the PA bloke asked the Notts fans if they could keep the noise down as the neighbours were complaining. I was outraged, but when I looked around everyone else was laughing. I was young then and it introduced me to scouse humour! We drew 2-2 and won the replay 2-0 thanks to two goals from Sir Les. Chances like this don't come around too often, really disappointing we missed out.

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Originally Posted by matt_magpie

Didn?t watch the game as I?m away and get the negativity around the subs but listened to his interview and he mentioned niggles in the squad and had to make the changes. I wouldn?t say Austin and Ness were downgrades in ability, there was little chance of Scott playing much over 60 mins and the Jatta one doesn?t look good but maybe he has a niggle and he?s just thought we can?t lose him at the moment and tbf he would be right.

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Then spread them out a bit and use our three sub windows to break up the game and make sure everyone who came on knew what they were doing. Four (basically five) at once was ridiculous, we were all over the place for the next few minutes and within ten the game had gone.

I know I?m a broken record on this but it wasn?t just the subs but the whole lack of game management. Why were we playing passes like the one they got their equaliser from!?!

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Originally Posted by Elite_Pie

It would have been a last chance to tick off another iconic stadium for younger fans. I was there in 1975 for the cup game and still have memories of the match. One is a bit embarrassing - at half time the PA bloke asked the Notts fans if they could keep the noise down as the neighbours were complaining. I was outraged, but when I looked around everyone else was laughing. I was young then and it introduced me to scouse humour! We drew 2-2 and won the replay 2-0 thanks to two goals from Sir Les. Chances like this don't come around too often, really disappointing we missed out.

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It might be a consolation to someone that the last time we played at Goodison in 91 it was one of the most boring games I?ve ever been to.

Turns out it was the last time we played there ever?

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Originally Posted by jacobncfc

Then spread them out a bit and use our three sub windows to break up the game and make sure everyone who came on knew what they were doing. Four (basically five) at once was ridiculous, we were all over the place for the next few minutes and within ten the game had gone.

I know I?m a broken record on this but it wasn?t just the subs but the whole lack of game management. Why were we playing passes like the one they got their equaliser from!?!

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Yeah good point on the subs. On the game management I guess players are encouraged to play out but I never get the feeling SMs totally rigid on it, sometimes you have to put it down to the players bad decision.

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Originally Posted by Woodypie

Thing is, for every bedwetter there are 5 I love Bros, 5 nodding dogs and 10 rose tinted specs wearers. I think it hard to believe that anyone believes Maynard is doing a good job, given the backing and resources made available to him. But of course it's not worth getting the sheets wet because he is going nowhere.

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You forgot the Partridge in a pear tree?😜

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Originally Posted by BigFatPie

It might be a consolation to someone that the last time we played at Goodison in 91 it was one of the most boring games I?ve ever been to.

Turns out it was the last time we played there ever?

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I’m not sure we even had a shot in that game - I think Maurice Johnson scored the winner for them. Fair to say on reflection that we had a couple of top division players (Draper, Johnson, Craig Short) in an otherwise “second division” squad.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Everton, which comes from having a liking for the “other” team in two-club cities (Everton, Man City, Espanyol, Cercle Bruge - it’s a weird list).