MATCH: Stockton (A) 07/12/24 F.A Trophy 🏆

[Bender]

Winners of the Wearside League Cup twice and the Shipowners Chartiy Cup, we visit the Anchors!

 

Northern Premier League Premier Division

 

 

 

Referee: Aspinall, Richard
Assistant Referee: Aldred, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
Fourth Official: Taylor, Shaun

[TheBigDog]

4 hours ago, Bender said:

Winners of the Wearside League Cup twice and the Shipowners Chartiy Cup, we visit the Anchors!

Rhyming slang?

[latics22]

Throw the game 

[disjointed]

11 minutes ago, latics22 said:

Throw the game 

Nah, this is a game where you can play the reserve goalie, Khan, kay, Jes, Sutton, a couple of the young lads with maybe Gardner and Garner, Charsley and Hammond. Good to get them some game time. 

[100milesaway]

Forecast for Saturday up here is a shocker .  Very, very wet, and gale force winds.  May not get to play.

[JoeP]

55 minutes ago, 100milesaway said:

Forecast for Saturday up here is a shocker .  Very, very wet, and gale force winds.  May not get to play.

 

The pitch is one of those 4G rubber all weather shebangs, isn't it?

 

If my Friday game at the local 5 aside Centre is going ahead whatever, so should this!

[League one forever]

I know it’s a trophy and could bring some money in, but I really really don’t care about this competition- wish we could just crack on with the league. 

[Monty Burns]

expecting a total reserve side

[TheBigDog]

Moloney Sutton Hobson Doro Khan Charsley Hammond Kay Moore Garner Uchegbulam 

- all the above need game time

[daniel]

1 hour ago, TheBigDog said:

Moloney Sutton Hobson Doro Khan Charsley Hammond Kay Moore Garner Uchegbulam 

- all the above need game time

Is Hobson back yet? Not heard him mentioned for a while. Thought the initial prognosis was 6-8 weeks for a broken foot, which we have passed now. Must be close. 

[TheBigDog]

9 hours ago, daniel said:

Is Hobson back yet? Not heard him mentioned for a while. Thought the initial prognosis was 6-8 weeks for a broken foot, which we have passed now. Must be close. 

Back training I read.

[South West Blue]

Hobson is certainly gym training, as he is in the latest video on the official website don't know how much he has spent on the pitch doing ball work though. 

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

It'll be too soon for him I'd think. Sutton, Ogle and either Raglan or Monthe at the back or might switch to a 4 at the back and rest both Raglan and Monthe.

[oafcmetty]

1 hour ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

It'll be too soon for him I'd think. Sutton, Ogle and either Raglan or Monthe at the back or might switch to a 4 at the back and rest both Raglan and Monthe.

Shouldn't really have to play any defenders if we're being honest

[TheBigDog]

20 minutes ago, oafcmetty said:

Shouldn't really have to play any defenders if we're being honest

We should be able to win this easily but …

[yarddog73]

Not bothered one bit about this game, I hoping it's decided tomorrow in 90 minutes either way and we get what we need out of it going in to the Wealdstone game next Saturday, same goes for Tuesday as well.

[BradKnowles1]

Not bothered in the slightest tomorrow. Bought three tickets so if anyone wants them let me know.

 

Chance to play squad players, in previous years I would say go for it but once games start getting called off it could derail us 

[deyres42]

Be surprised if it is on, can't play in 50mph winds surely.

[disjointed]

1 hour ago, deyres42 said:

Be surprised if it is on, can't play in 50mph winds surely.

Thought it was just in the West. 

[GlossopLatic]

As he didn't play last week and we have a week to recover I wonder if Stones will play in this one.

 

We should win this tomorrow with a second string aslong as the 2nd string take it seriously enough. Norwood and Clucas can have a week off.

Edited December 6, 2024 by GlossopLatic

[TwistingMyMellon]

Hope we lose...

[JoeP]

11 hours ago, TwistingMyMellon said:

Hope we lose...

 

Jeez.  This is a winnable, established trophy that involves a trip to Wembley and has yet to be interfered with by the Premier League.

 

I want to win this AND the League.  It's not like out trophy cabinet doesn't have room for both...

[yarddog73]

Just now, JoeP said:

 

Jeez.  This is a winnable, established trophy that involves a trip to Wembley and has yet to be interfered with by the Premier League.

 

I want to win this AND the League.  It's not like out trophy cabinet doesn't have room for both...

If it were one there's only one thing that matters this season and that's getting back in the EFL, teams rarely do both. It needs to be treated as a reserve team run out and if we win we win, replays, extra time need to be avoided as we have another meaningless fixture on Tuesday.

[GlossopLatic]

They've just called off the Merseyside Derby whats the chances this is on.

[Dave_Og]

14 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

If it were one there's only one thing that matters this season and that's getting back in the EFL, teams rarely do both. It needs to be treated as a reserve team run out and if we win we win, replays, extra time need to be avoided as we have another meaningless fixture on Tuesday.

If we put out a reserve team and win, then do so again in the next round, how many rounds would you give it before you began to think the chances of winning it means its worth taking seriously?