|
Post by hatter_in_macc on Oct 1, 2017 11:57:26 GMT
Guess we had better get one of these started for the replay!
You know what to do...
|
|
|
Post by hatter_in_macc on Oct 1, 2017 11:59:38 GMT
|
|
|
Post by gazz on Oct 1, 2017 13:08:01 GMT
That allocation is pathetic, but at least they're maintaining another Man United tradition of poxy away supporter allocations. Then again, they're probably expecting a bumper crowd as the Champions League matches were last week weren't they! "OOOH-AHHHHH....CAN-TO-NAAAA..." and, erm...etc I don't know who it was on Marionsboard who coined the name 'Moston Red Cox', but it was pure genius whoever it was!
|
|
|
Post by hatter_in_macc on Oct 1, 2017 14:32:51 GMT
Some useful stuff about parking and transport - with thanks to Hedgie for sharing this elsewhere on the forum: On match day, there is limited car parking at the ground.
Supporters should NOT park on St Mary’s Road or Nuthurst Road and the streets off these 2 roads. There is secure parking for £3 at St Matthew’s RC High School, Nuthurst Road M40 0EW, or on-street parking is available on Lightbowne Road near to the ground entrance.
Public Transport:
For those travelling by public transport there is comprehensive information at: www.fc-utd.co.uk/travel_hub.php
|
|
|
Post by ceefer on Oct 1, 2017 16:51:53 GMT
I'd expect a reaction from the team, but it's looking depleted without Oswell and Duxbury, so it will be a close run thing especially with our away 'form' being what it is. 2-1 County.
|
|
|
Post by forzablue on Oct 1, 2017 20:14:34 GMT
Am I right in assuming no trains to Manchester due to rail strike?
|
|
|
Post by hatter_in_macc on Oct 1, 2017 21:05:02 GMT
It looks as if there will be some trains, albeit within restricted services, on Tuesday. This information may be of use (assuming you will travel from the Stockport area not Piccadilly): www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations/MAN
|
|
|
Post by hermannsays on Oct 1, 2017 21:45:34 GMT
I'm envisioning penalties. I'm off to bed. Weeping.
|
|
|
Post by hermannsays on Oct 2, 2017 12:21:04 GMT
|
|
|
Post by hatter_in_macc on Oct 2, 2017 12:42:08 GMT
But first, the small matter of a replay!
Here is my 'Take Five' piece for COWS on the accursed things...
*****************************************************************************************************
TAKE FIVE… County and FA Cup Replays
By Hatter in Macc
1. So, we have an FA Cup replay. Erm… what’s one of them, then?
Certainly, County fans of tender years can be forgiven for not knowing, given that seven seasons have passed since the Hatters last had to play one! You have to go back to our most recent campaign in the Football League, and November 2010, when a First Round draw at Edgeley Park against Peterborough resulted in a midweek trip down to, and a 4-1 defeat at, London Road.
The need for us to make the rather shorter trek up the M60 to Moston on Tuesday night does, of course, break this 7-year fast - which falls some way short of one without any replays that spanned a whopping 24 years and a World War for County in the Cup between 1910 and 1934!
2. There must have been a fair few second and third attempts over other years, though?
A quick count suggests there to have been 43, following drawn ties. And added to those are a couple of ‘replays’ ordered by the FA in the course of County’s first two Cup runs, on account of the state of the club’s then-pitch at Green Lane. The Hatters had beaten Halliwell Rovers 4-0 in their inaugural match of the competition during 1892/93, and seen off Wrexham 4-2 the following season - but both sets of opponents (Halliwell before kick-off, and Wrexham, rather sneakily, after the final whistle) complained about the playing surface, and neither result was allowed to stand. Not to be daunted, County won both rearranged ties, and also, for good measure, inflicted a 7-0 mauling upon Wrexham that remains, 124 years on, our record FA Cup victory. (In the very next round, as it happened, County were to chalk up a first ‘proper’ replay after drawing with Crewe.)
Four of the 43 were second replays, contested, before the days involving penalty shoot-outs (of which we have endured one - losing by four spot-kicks to three at Staines in 2007), on neutral territory. This quartet includes one against Shrewsbury in 1947 that, all told, proved our longest tie - clocking in at 352 minutes. The second replay on that occasion, which County won by the odd goal in five, took place at Maine Road - our preferred venue, as opposed to Shrewsbury’s choice of St Andrew’s in Birmingham - following the amicable spin of a coin. But three years later, the FA had to intervene and order the Hatters and Gateshead to settle a tie at Hillsborough, after both clubs, having drawn twice, refused to toss for it. County had again angled for Maine Road as a neutral ground of choice, while the ‘Heed’ wanted to settle matters at St James’ Park. Interestingly, as if to make a point about it, the teams turned out for the second replay (which Gateshead nicked 2-1) in the respective colours of Manchester City and Newcastle!
3. Not many replica shirts worn on that occasion! How about some replay highs and lows?
One that perhaps ticks both boxes in relatively modern times saw the Hatters, as a third-tier side, edged out in SK3 by Premier League Everton 21 years ago. County had drawn one thriller 2-2 at Goodison Park, before equalising late on through Alun Armstrong during the equally-gripping sequel, in front of over 11,000, to produce the same scoreline, and the prospect of extra time… only for John Ebbrell then to run through and snatch a winner after the ‘Toffees’ had kicked off.
In even more recent seasons, County equalled a club-record replay-victory from 1905 (against Walsall) by hitting 10-man Yeovil for five without reply at EP in 2008. Thankfully, though, no Twelfth Man representatives will still be around to recall a 6-0 reverse away to Port Vale during 1903/04!
4. And any individual feats from the past to which current Hatters may aspire?
Naturally, as ever, we shall need 11 heroes at Broadhurst Park. But there has been one replay hat-trick by a County player. Step forward (and stand at ease), outside-left Charlie Sargeant, who netted all three goals to see us through at Walthamstow Avenue in 1938!
5. How would our odds look for Tuesday, based on previous replay results?
Best to ignore history on this occasion, perhaps! Excluding the four drawn replays, the Hatters have won 15 and lost 24. But keep 14 October free - hopefully, for a date with Stafford or Telford!
|
|
|
Post by hatter_in_macc on Oct 3, 2017 13:05:07 GMT
|
|
|
Post by hermannsays on Oct 3, 2017 17:14:44 GMT
|
|
|
Post by another_ruined_saturday on Oct 3, 2017 19:30:23 GMT
had a text from my brother that the red cocks were down to ten men.
and then another to say they were down to nine!
jim was grumbling about us being at opposite ends of the fair play table on saturday...looks like tonight is demonstrating it.
|
|
|
Post by marketharborough on Oct 3, 2017 19:53:46 GMT
and now they (FC) have taken the lead!!
|
|
|
Post by gazz on Oct 3, 2017 19:55:08 GMT
What a bunch of losers.
If we don't go on to win this they all need showing the door.
Utter embarrassment.
|
|