Northampton Town (FA Cup) Match Thread (1 Viewer)

Nick · Nov 4, 2015

Match thread for Northampton Town (FA Cup). Discuss Predictions, Tactics and the game!<div style="float:right; text-align:center;"><h2>Northampton Town (FA Cup) </h2>

Ricoh Arena
3PM Kick Off

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Philosoraptor · Nov 4, 2015

Some days I wish I just lived closer. If there was a game to turn up to for fan atmosphere, its going to be this one.

Sky Blue Pete · Nov 4, 2015

Very excited my 8 year old is a mascot

skybluesam66 · Nov 4, 2015

expect around 5-6000 with a 1-0 win

tom88 · Nov 4, 2015

RCC

Phillips
Martin
Ricketts
Haynes

Fleck
C.Thomas

Lameiras
O'Brien
Murphy (assuming Cole is cup tied)

Tudgay

Haynes in for Stokes as he needs and deserves a weeks rest.

Cov to win 3-0

hill83 · Nov 4, 2015

Can't see this being a big attendance.

I_Saw_Shaw_Score · Nov 4, 2015

Sky Blue Pete said:
Very excited my 8 year old is a mascot

Hope he enjoys his day I was mascot for an FA Cup tie for City back in 2000 memory still lives with me to this day!

We'll_live_and_die · Nov 4, 2015

Sky Blue Pete said:
Very excited my 8 year old is a mascot

You better slow him down on that parkrun in the morning then mate. Happy Birthday to him too. I guess that's a present?

idm1975 · Nov 4, 2015

Sky Blue Pete said:
Very excited my 8 year old is a mascot

My boys where mascots for the crewe game this year, fab experience for them and me. Your boy will love it, plus u get Joe Cole now too!

georgehudson · Nov 4, 2015

i'd expect a reasonable attendance figure of around the 11,000 mark, especially considering the pricing of £15 & £5 for concessions

Sky Blue Pete · Nov 4, 2015

I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Hope he enjoys his day I was mascot for an FA Cup tie for City back in 2000 memory still lives with me to this day!

Rich said:
You better slow him down on that parkrun in the morning then mate. Happy Birthday to him too. I guess that's a present?

Thanks guys! Not his birthday just yet. He can't be too slow on parkrun rich he has chess at 10

skybluelee · Nov 4, 2015

On the one hand TM will want to rest some of his key players, on the other hand he hasn't got a big enough squad to really be able to do so.

I suspect we will see an XI similar to that of the Yeovil game. We looked disjointed and uninterested and I fear a similar scenario on Saturday.

0-1, crowd of 5,500 City fans plus Northampton.

Speedies_Chips · Nov 4, 2015

We will do well to get 8K I think. I know several ST holders who aren't bothering with this one. Myself included #badfan

Grendel · Nov 4, 2015

Speedies_Chips said:
We will do well to get 8K I think. I know several ST holders who aren't bothering with this one. Myself included #badfan

Ditto. Shame on me.

coop · Nov 4, 2015

A tough game for our second team and I fear a loss but ha ho I'll be there.

Skyblueweeman · Nov 4, 2015

I think we'll scrap it 2-1 and will give some of the younger youngsters a run out.

Att 9,826 (9,825 if Otis isn't going. Not making that mistake again).

Grendel · Nov 4, 2015

skybluelee said:
On the one hand TM will want to rest some of his key players, on the other hand he hasn't got a big enough squad to really be able to do so.

I suspect we will see an XI similar to that of the Yeovil game. We looked disjointed and uninterested and I fear a similar scenario on Saturday.

0-1, crowd of 5,500 City fans plus Northampton.

Well we are pretty low on numbers. No Kent Cole Armstrong or Vincelot. Ideally you'd rest Ricketts and Stokes but there are few options to come in.

Skyblueweeman · Nov 4, 2015

Grendel said:
Well we are pretty low on numbers. No Kent Cole Armstrong or Vincelot. Ideally you'd rest Ricketts and Stokes but there are few options to come in.

Kelly-Evans twins, Lawton, Finch and Harries but then we'd have no bench.

Skyblueweeman · Nov 4, 2015

Oh, and isn't Cole allowed to play? I thought Villa gave him the green light?

shmmeee · Nov 4, 2015

8k attendance.

1-1 Tudgay. We have the most of the game but no cutting edge. They score from a corner. Tudgay saves our blushes.

Team:

RCC
Philips Martin Harries Haynes
Thomas Fleck
Fortune Cole Lameiras
Tudgay

shmmeee · Nov 4, 2015

Skyblueweeman said:
Kelly-Evans twins, Lawton, Finch and Harries but then we'd have no bench.

Lawton is out for the season.

Nick · Nov 4, 2015

I dont think we should under estimate and put a team full of kids out.

Skyblueweeman · Nov 4, 2015

Nick said:
I dont think we should under estimate and put a team full of kids out.

Fair comment but with the league undoubtedly our priority, I'd rather put out a team of kids if it meant ensuring that the likes of Fleck, JOB or Stokes etc don't pick up a long-term injury when it's a game that they could sit out without it affecting our main priority.

I concede though that gate revenue from a big 3rd round tie could help the playing staff budget for the 2nd half of the season.

shmmeee · Nov 4, 2015

Nick said:
I dont think we should under estimate and put a team full of kids out.

Just honestly don't care about the cups now the league is a real possibility. Sounds like the players were knackered yesterday so I'd rather have the likes of JOB, Stokes and Ricketts rested. Though that might be why he brought JOB off.

Maybe I've been playing too much Football Manager though after I ran Armstrong into the ground and he missed the last 3 months of the season.

chiefdave · Nov 4, 2015

Torn on this. We aren't going to win the FA Cup so on the one hand we might as well give some players a rest. On the other hand there's no point throwing away our unbeaten run and potentially missing out on money that would come in useful if we get to the 3rd round and a decent draw.

covcity4life · Nov 4, 2015

you might not care but mowbray does,and i think a big cup tie at some point this season would be brilliant for us, i will disapointed if we dont make 3rd round

for me

burge
phillips
martin
ricketts
haynes
fleck
thomas
cole
lameiries
job
tudgay or fortune or lateef as the ST

shmmeee · Nov 4, 2015

I suppose to be fair, it depends on player fitness, it's not like any of us have the physio reports to hand. If the likes of Ricketts, Fleck and JOB don't need a rest, then fair enough. But I still wouldn't force anyone through the game, like I think Stokes has been recently. Ricketts has played every game so far and is older than Cole.

skybluesam66 · Nov 4, 2015

I would play cian harries at CB alongside ricketts
haynes and phillips at full back
burge in goal

thomas/fleck/lameiras/JOB in Mf

Tudgay/Fortune up top

covcity4life · Nov 4, 2015

get money for progressing each round remmeber

covcity4life · Nov 4, 2015

also we got colchester 7 days alter with roughly same squad available. lets get the same 10 or 11 playing together in advance of the league game so that its not a case of finding our feet or struggling to flow on the 14th

give burge a game,thomas for suspended vincelot and haynes for stokes. other than that all the other starts should be the ones that will start vs colchester imo

tom88 · Nov 4, 2015

Just had a look on NTFC forum and they are saying 1300 tickets sold as of yesterday afternoon

chiefdave · Nov 4, 2015

tom88 said:
Just had a look on NTFC forum and they are saying 1300 tickets sold as of yesterday afternoon

Good effort. Linnell was saying last night some of thier fans think it will be their last ever game. Not sure things are quite at that stage yet.

hill83 · Nov 4, 2015

Speedies_Chips said:
We will do well to get 8K I think. I know several ST holders who aren't bothering with this one. Myself included #badfan

Add me to that list. I'll be in Berlin. My dad isn't going either.
I've got absolutely no interest in the cup. The early stages at least. It's all about the league. A few of the older lot will probably disagree but it is what it is. Obviously still hoping for a good performance and result. And fair play to the people that do go.

Grendel · Nov 4, 2015

hill83 said:
Add me to that list. I'll be in Berlin. My dad isn't going either.
I've got absolutely no interest in the cup. The early stages at least. It's all about the league. A few of the older lot will probably disagree but it is what it is. Obviously still hoping for a good performance and result. And fair play to the people that do go.

No I'm older and I agree. I'd only go to a cup game in the latter stages or decent opposition.

hill83 · Nov 4, 2015

Grendel said:
No I'm older and I agree. I'd only go to a cup game in the latter stages or decent opposition.

Right old couple of part timers.

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