15 Feb 2026 16:48:59
We won, not pretty but I thought we did ok. Great free kick from Joao as well deserved to go in.
Easy game Wednesday I think and a certain 3 points ?
16 Feb 2026 06:42:47
If we can just let a few cows and maybe a few pigs onto the mol pitch today and tomorrow, and get the fire brigade to empty a few tanks we might just slow Arsenal down come wed Banksy.
Then again we've seen enough rubbish on the pitch already this season.
Seriously it was abit farcical watching yesterday, it was always the pitch dictating the game with slip slides bobbles and puddles, then the wind played its part if you tried to put it in the air, but in many ways it was what the cup is all about.
I'd imagine the clubs hairdressers will be busy washing the Seasalt and mud out of a few barnets this morning. Lol
16 Feb 2026 08:00:01
Agree. The pitch was a disgrace, no idea why it was allowed to go on, but we adapted,
Went down to their level. And were fitter than they were, awful as a watch., but hope for a decent home tie in tonights draw
With better finishing, could have been 3 or 4
16 Feb 2026 09:00:30
I think you are on to something Abbey Stan Cullis had the pitch watered before before the Honved game even though it was already soaked and muddy to stop them playing. Thought we dug in and scrapped well and Rob set up the team well plus what a last ditch tackle by Santi brilliant work by him. Just hope for a good draw tonite COYW
16 Feb 2026 09:01:57
Like your thinking Abbeywolf, hope we do learn a little from how Brentford played against them. They didn’t like the corner tactics, problem is we need to get corners and set pieces. Play how we have sometimes this season and it could be embarrassing. I just want us to avoid getting the lowest points ever now and the season to be done.
16 Feb 2026 11:46:40
Wheels come off teams runs, and the surprise result occurs. Wed may not be the walk over the people think.
They only beat us at their place by our OGs.
I quite fancy us to shock em, and MajorFrank, if some of that Cullis style prep works for us now let's do it.
Be watching out for the draw tonight, le's hope its A. at home, B. favourable for us to.progress.
16 Feb 2026 16:51:14
We scored all the goals away to Arsenal! Very unlucky to come away with nothing, as we went head to head with them. They only scored the winner from a corner wrongly given, if I remember correctly. Yup, let's duff the pitch up Stan Cullis style. A quagmire will do nicely. And keep conceded corners down.
16 Feb 2026 19:37:00
Stick their fans in the Graham Hughes with no ponchos that would be brilliant. On a serious note I have always thought sticking the away fans in the Steve Bull lower tier gives the opposition an advantage as their fans are close to the pitch.
If we do redevelop We should consider creating a section for away fans like we do in the north bank but bigger quadrant in the south bank corner where the screen is and then we have home fans in the lower tier of the hopefully new Steve Bull stand.