Hartlepool put out 9 first team players against Bolton who played a near full strength team and beat them 1-0, on paper it might look like a good / favourable draw but it’s actually not, at all.
In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
Hartlepool put out 9 first team players against Bolton who played a near full strength team and beat them 1-0, on paper it might look like a good / favourable draw but it’s actually not, at all.
In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
They're 15th in League Two, if we are worried about not beating them we are in real trouble
Will go to that, surprised to learn from Jim White that the last playoff final for Charlton 'didn't end well'
I picked up on three factual inaccuracies between White and Jordan in the 20-or-so minutes I caught this morning, and nobody corrected them. How can they keep running a show like that with so much misinformation?
Hartlepool put out 9 first team players against Bolton who played a near full strength team and beat them 1-0, on paper it might look like a good / favourable draw but it’s actually not, at all.
In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
Not to mention that Hartlepool already knocked Sheffield Wednesday out of this cup, and also knocked Wycombe and Lincoln out of the FA cup. Plus no team in league two has picked up more points than them at home this season. It's only because their away record is so abysmal (4 points in 11 games) that they're in the bottom half.
Hartlepool put out 9 first team players against Bolton who played a near full strength team and beat them 1-0, on paper it might look like a good / favourable draw but it’s actually not, at all.
In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
They're 15th in League Two, if we are worried about not beating them we are in real trouble
Where would the team we put out on Tuesday and the other rounds be placed in the pyramid? Hard to say where but by definition they would be lower than half way in the 3rd Division, so will be a tough test for them away to a 4th Division 1st team.
Hartlepool put out 9 first team players against Bolton who played a near full strength team and beat them 1-0, on paper it might look like a good / favourable draw but it’s actually not, at all.
In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
They're 15th in League Two, if we are worried about not beating them we are in real trouble
Three points behind the one club that have beaten us in the competition this year
Albeit the one game we've taken less seriously than any other
Thankfully Hartlepool have a pretty horrendous record against us in general
The FL Trophy has a history of mid-table or lower League 2 teams getting to the final. Growing up in Essex I remember Colchester getting to the final while mid-table in the old Div.3 in the late 90s, and Southend getting there when near the bottom of League 2 in the 00s. Lets not get too complacent!
Will go to that, surprised to learn from Jim White that the last playoff final for Charlton 'didn't end well'
I picked up on three factual inaccuracies between White and Jordan in the 20-or-so minutes I caught this morning, and nobody corrected them. How can they keep running a show like that with so much misinformation?
Because you & others (me included) keep listening!
All about listener / audience numbers and adverts sold I imagine
Will go to that, surprised to learn from Jim White that the last playoff final for Charlton 'didn't end well'
I picked up on three factual inaccuracies between White and Jordan in the 20-or-so minutes I caught this morning, and nobody corrected them. How can they keep running a show like that with so much misinformation?
Because, as with the media generally nowadays, nobody corrects them.
Will go to that, surprised to learn from Jim White that the last playoff final for Charlton 'didn't end well'
I picked up on three factual inaccuracies between White and Jordan in the 20-or-so minutes I caught this morning, and nobody corrected them. How can they keep running a show like that with so much misinformation?
Will go to that, surprised to learn from Jim White that the last playoff final for Charlton 'didn't end well'
I picked up on three factual inaccuracies between White and Jordan in the 20-or-so minutes I caught this morning, and nobody corrected them. How can they keep running a show like that with so much misinformation?
Because you & others (me included) keep listening!
All about listener / audience numbers and adverts sold I imagine
I’ve been a habitual Talkshite listeners for many moons going back to the halcyon days of Brazil and Parry. To be honest I’ve almost stopped listening now. I can take a bit of McCoist and Woods and I enjoy Jordan for his forthrightness (if you’re gonna bullshit do it with complete conviction) and can tolerate White because he is now a funny parody of himself. But the adverts and trailers are simply killing me. I just can’t bear it. Especially that Cinch one with the toothy guy that can’t pronounce his t’s. Does my head in. And they are about every five minutes. I know it’s how they make their money but I just can’t great it. Can’t bear ITV Hub either for the same reason.
Will go to that, surprised to learn from Jim White that the last playoff final for Charlton 'didn't end well'
I picked up on three factual inaccuracies between White and Jordan in the 20-or-so minutes I caught this morning, and nobody corrected them. How can they keep running a show like that with so much misinformation?
Because you & others (me included) keep listening!
All about listener / audience numbers and adverts sold I imagine
I’ve been a habitual Talkshite listeners for many moons going back to the halcyon days of Brazil and Parry. To be honest I’ve almost stopped listening now. I can take a bit of McCoist and Woods and I enjoy Jordan for his forthrightness (if you’re gonna bullshit do it with complete conviction) and can tolerate White because he is now a funny parody of himself. But the adverts and trailers are simply killing me. I just can’t bear it. Especially that Cinch one with the toothy guy that can’t pronounce his t’s. Does my head in. And they are about every five minutes. I know it’s how they make their money but I just can’t great it. Can’t bear ITV Hub either for the same reason.
If you listen (watch) on YouTube there are no ads, because they aren't allowed.
Hartlepool put out 9 first team players against Bolton who played a near full strength team and beat them 1-0, on paper it might look like a good / favourable draw but it’s actually not, at all.
In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
You tell me which of these three sides you would rather face...
If you're expecting Wigan and Rotherham to rotate and take it easy, you'll be wrong. Those are the (relatively) strong sides that they put out in the last round.
One of the League 2 sides was the best draw we could hope for. At home would've been ideal but you can't have everything and we've just had the two previous rounds played at the Valley.
As already mentioned, if we're going up to Hartlepool worried about getting beat, we're in big trouble.
I very much have enjoyed this competition this year.
Firstly, because I have not cared about the results so much, I have found it generally quite relaxing to watch (though I will admit I turned the end of the MK Dons game off, and missed Leko's goal because I couldn't hack watching the penalties). But it has been nice to watch Charlton play without me feeling like I am going to have an aneurysm every time the opposition attack.
Secondly it has been nice to see some young players play, and follow their reaction on social media, as well as seeing some 'fringe players' and the return of Ryan Innis.
When I was a kid Hartlepool were perennial strugglers and, because I love an underdog, I sort of adopted them as my lower league team. With that in mind it would be rude for me not to go!
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In fact quite the opposite to a good draw, before you even factor in the long away trip, at least with Wigan / Rotherham you would expect them to have a larger squad and rotate their usual players like we have been, Hartlepool might be in the league below but their players will likely relish a day out at Wembley a little more than Ben Watson and the kids will.
7k at least.
How big is their stadium?
Albeit the one game we've taken less seriously than any other
Thankfully Hartlepool have a pretty horrendous record against us in general
I was at Oldham when we had 183 of us I think, but feel like we took only 150 to Hartlepool midweek ten-ish year ago?
All about listener / audience numbers and adverts sold I imagine
I would guess Swansea U23 in this comp would have been the lowest
Wigan: Amos, Darikwa, Whatmough, Tilt, Pearce, Power, Naylor, Massey, Lang, Edwards, Keane
Rotherham: Vickers, Edmonds-Green, Ihiekwe, Mattock, Harding, Lindsay, Odofin, Bola, Sadlier, Smith, Grigg
Hartlepool: Killip, Jones, Byrne, Odusina, Francis-Angol, Crawford, Smith, Daly, Olomola, Molyneux, Grey
If you're expecting Wigan and Rotherham to rotate and take it easy, you'll be wrong. Those are the (relatively) strong sides that they put out in the last round.
One of the League 2 sides was the best draw we could hope for. At home would've been ideal but you can't have everything and we've just had the two previous rounds played at the Valley.
As already mentioned, if we're going up to Hartlepool worried about getting beat, we're in big trouble.
Firstly, because I have not cared about the results so much, I have found it generally quite relaxing to watch (though I will admit I turned the end of the MK Dons game off, and missed Leko's goal because I couldn't hack watching the penalties). But it has been nice to watch Charlton play without me feeling like I am going to have an aneurysm every time the opposition attack.
Secondly it has been nice to see some young players play, and follow their reaction on social media, as well as seeing some 'fringe players' and the return of Ryan Innis.