And, we're off.....2016/17

[jp5]

Witht the greatest respect. We are in a final. For us, that's as big as it comes. We aren't resting for the league, although 3 league places higher in league is worth more than fa cup.

You have an impending defeat in the CL and then what? A battle for 4th?

id say the fa cup is again your best chance of a trophy so if anything, you should have prioritised it.

The final's in a month?! Wouldn't have thought playing a full team today would have any impact.

As for Arsenal - priorities have to be PL and CL, still in with a chance of both! Plus with the money these days our second string is probably a decent PL team by itself.

 

[freddielong]

Witht the greatest respect. We are in a final. For us, that's as big as it comes. We aren't resting for the league, although 3 league places higher in league is worth more than fa cup.

You have an impending defeat in the CL and then what? A battle for 4th?

id say the fa cup is again your best chance of a trophy so if anything, you should have prioritised it.

You are in the Mickey mouse cup final you could have gotten into the real cup final

 

[sawtooth]

Witht the greatest respect. We are in a final. For us, that's as big as it comes. We aren't resting for the league, although 3 league places higher in league is worth more than fa cup.

You have an impending defeat in the CL and then what? A battle for 4th?

id say the fa cup is again your best chance of a trophy so if anything, you should have prioritised it.

Arsenal are still in the league and CL so Wenger can't go mad and play the strongest possible 11.

That said he does take the FA Cup seriously and rightly so. He put out the weakest team that he felt was good enough to secure a win. In hindsight he could have weakened it further,😙

 

[Papas1982]

The final's in a month?! Wouldn't have thought playing a full team today would have any impact.

As for Arsenal - priorities have to be PL and CL, still in with a chance of both! Plus with the money these days our second string is probably a decent PL team by itself.

I accept your reserves are decent, although we've beat you in cups recently, so resting was a risk (til our line up). But as mentioned, Puel rotates constantly. It's the way he is. He also knows that the fans are on his back. So the cup is his only priority and he'll aim to have his starting line up ready.

Final is a way off, but with our small squad, playing once a week is ideal so this game came at wrong time.

We we are making cup,our target, just as you are with league and CL. I'd imagine if you went to bookies, we are shorter odds to win our trophy than you are. So don't feel we've done anything wrong.

Small clubs dont don't get the luxury to choose priorities often

 

[Papas1982]

Arsenal are still in the league and CL so Wenger can't go mad and play the strongest possible 11.

That said he does take the FA Cup seriously and rightly so. He put out the weakest team that he felt was good enough to secure a win. In hindsight he could have weakened it further,

good old hindsight.....

 

[Papas1982]

You are in the Mickey mouse cup final you could have gotten into the real cup final

Hahaha. Considering you celebrate 4th as a trophy I'll take that with a pinch of salt.

Were 2/1 to win a trophy this season, your shortest odds are currently 9/1.

considering the team you put out, don't kid yourself that the fa cup is be all it was.

Congrats on the win though, means you can hug your Wenger doll knowing all is well for the evening.

 

[freddielong]

Hahaha. Considering you celebrate 4th as a trophy I'll take that with a pinch of salt.

Were 2/1 to win a trophy this season, your shortest odds are currently 9/1.

considering the team you put out, don't kid yourself that the fa cup is be all it was.

Congrats on the win though, means you can hug your Wenger doll knowing all is well for the evening.

If you are going to go with lazy insults do the work first we have finnished 2nd just as often as 4th and it's CL qualification that we were celebrating but then you wouldn't know too much about that.

That's 4

 

[sawtooth]

Hahaha. Considering you celebrate 4th as a trophy I'll take that with a pinch of salt.

Were 2/1 to win a trophy this season, your shortest odds are currently 9/1.

considering the team you put out, don't kid yourself that the fa cup is be all it was.

Congrats on the win though, means you can hug your Wenger doll knowing all is well for the evening.

FA Cup is still a big trophy and the league cup is definitely worth winning too.

 

[fundy]

I think we will rotate til the final. We will be safe in league so Cup is priority. Lots of teams our level do it.

Why are arsenal Resting Players? Granted their reserves are above our, bit of we'd played full team they could have been in trouble and they've got no other actual,honours to play for.

champions league last 16 in a couple of weeks?

 

[Papas1982]

If you are going to go with lazy insults do the work first we have finnished 2nd just as often as 4th and it's CL qualification that we were celebrating but then you wouldn't know too much about that.

That's 4

Lazy insults, you mocked our reaching a final.

Amd 2/3/4. Still makes no difference, hence then4th place trophy (CL). Do you think your board care of its 2/4th. As long as they keep getting in they don't care about trophies. But they have poeple like you convinced so far play to em.

As to us us not knowing about the CL, condescende all younlike you muppet. Preaching and gloating when your team has beat a reserve team.

Bit it glad to see that when all is soda and done the typical big team fan arrogance comes out. Our teams better so you don't know what your talking about. Bell end.

 

[Papas1982]

champions league last 16 in a couple of weeks?

But that's a few weeks away..... as some have said about our cup game.

 

[Papas1982]

Yeah, not condescending at all.

Muppet

 

[fundy]

But that's a few weeks away..... as some have said about our cup game.

lol youre comparing a league cup final with being 2nd in the league and a champs league 2 leg last 16 coming up.

and whilst weve rested some of our side, weve still put out a side that is more than strong enough to win.

your management decided not to even bother turning up, if as a fan youre happy with that then thats fine

 

[freddielong]

Muppet

Put your tin of carlsberg down and step away from the keyboard I think you may have over done it.

 

[freddielong]

Ha ha there is a Liverpool fan on 5 live saying Klopp out

 

[Papas1982]

lol youre comparing a league cup final with being 2nd in the league and a champs league 2 leg last 16 coming up.

and whilst weve rested some of our side, weve still put out a side that is more than strong enough to win.

your management decided not to even bother turning up, if as a fan youre happy with that then thats fine

Obviously there is a world of difference. I've not said I. Happy we rested just I can understand.

That being said. Us reaching a final is far more significant to our history than another lacklustre first leg in the last 16 for you.
2nd in league now is a red herring imo, you'd have rested if you were first or 6th.

 

[The Evertonian]

lol youre comparing a league cup final with being 2nd in the league and a champs league 2 leg last 16 coming up.

and whilst weve rested some of our side, weve still put out a side that is more than strong enough to win.

your management decided not to even bother turning up, if as a fan youre happy with that then thats fine

It's all relative mate, Saints haven't won a trophy since the 70's where as Arsenals 2nd and last 16 in the CL is par for the course.

 

[Papas1982]

Put your tin of carlsberg down and step away from the keyboard I think you may have over done it.

ha. look, instead of throwing subtle insults around and condescending from my ivory tower I just said what I was feeling.

If you wanna insult my clubs stature I'm just as happy to insult you. Fair?

if not, then go get ya Wenger bedspread and watch reruns of when you were actual contenders.

 

[The Evertonian]

Ha ha there is a Liverpool fan on 5 live saying Klopp out

No doubt it'll be a Chelsea fan in disguise haha

 

[sawtooth]

Obviously there is a world of difference. I've not said I. Happy we rested just I can understand.

That being said. Us reaching a final is far more significant to our history than another lacklustre first leg in the last 16 for you.
2nd in league now is a red herring imo, you'd have rested if you were first or 6th.

Wenger has fielded weakened teams in the FA Cup (until the later stages at least) for as long as I can remember. Nothing new there, part of it is to keep fringe players happy and match fit, He also has to save the key players as much as possible for more important games.