Yes if we win or draw and then win on penalties for an extra point IIRC. Hartlepool knocked us out on pens last season in the Quarter Final, after we had taken the lead and I had the misfortune to be there. Strong side out that night as well😞. Hartlepool went on to lose to Rotherham in the semi final also on pens with the latter winning the final beating SuttonUtd aet.
Yes if we win or draw and then win on penalties for an extra point IIRC. Hartlepool knocked us out on pens last season in the Quarter Final, after we had taken the lead and I had the misfortune to be there. Strong side out that night as well😞. Hartlepool went on to lose to Rotherham in the semi final also on pens with the latter winning the final beating SuttonUtd aet.
The next three games will tell us some more about how skilfully or not Ben Garner is when deploying his playing resources. I think his guiding principle should be that we ought to win all three.
I'm sure he'll try and win all 3 but I think his guiding principle will be not to take unnecessary risk with injured/tired players. He'll look to rest a lot tonight, a few on Saturday and next Tuesday will see closer to as full strength as he can get.
I would trade 3 cup defeats if it meant we could win our next 3 league games.
I expect a strong team on Saturday in the FA Cup to make sure we get through. There are plenty of players who need game time in the other matches -JFC, Mc Grandles, Payne,McGillvray-and Stockley could do with a few easy goals
Going and hoping for a win - losing to an U21 side no matter who is out playing for us will not feel great and would take the gloss off our remarkable comeback in the 4-4 draw at the weekend (now watched on catch up - loved it). 2-0 Addicks
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I assume Payne will play also, or Kirk is we need another regular because of EFL rules
only 4 players now have to play tonight who played last Saturday or this Saturday coming including named subs
I think his guiding principle should be that we ought to win all three.
I would trade 3 cup defeats if it meant we could win our next 3 league games.
- Charlton win
- Draw | Win on penalties, as our Goal Difference is better than Gillingham's
If we lose, or draw and lose on penalties then we're out of the competition
We're also the last game to be played in the Southern Section, and cannot win the Group - Meaning that if we advance we'll be facing one of:
Wimbledon | Milton Keynes | Stevenage | Plymouth | Forest Green | Chelsea U21 | Ipswich | Colchester
The other teams through from the Southern Section are
Arsenal U21 | Sutton United | Newport County | Bristol Rovers | Peterborough United | Cheltenham Town | Portsmouth
Should win then 😜