Quote Originally Posted by Acido View Post
Just look at how many times we've lost in the 5th round, that has always been the biggest stumbling block for us.
Southampton away at the old Dell stadium in '85, was one of the few times we won in that round.
Remember Oldham away on their appalling sandy pitch in '94. Somehow they got to the Semis that season, which we could have done because the Qtrs tie was a very winnable one away at Bolton.
Yes we had a decent Cup pedigree in the 90s. To my recollection we reached the 5th Rd in 90, 5th Rd in 93, 5th Rd in 94, quarters in 98 and quarters in 99. Not bad for a small town club. Some o them away trips were epic as Animal has already said.

Jeez, when tha thinks o that Cup run in 98- we laiked 4 fellow Premiership clubs and were drawn as the away team in 3 of them Bolton(h) Spurs (a) Man United (a) Newcastle (a) That's as tough a draw as it comes for ennybugga in any season. If we'd have managed to overcome Newcastle then we had a semi final clash with the Championship Blunts at Old Trafford in the offing. I still genuinely think we could've gone all the way to the final that season.