Against Portsmouth in the 6th round.  Of course there’s a chance that they won’t exist by then but whatever happens it’s not the worst draw we could have got.  Chelsea and Man City being drawn together is also good. Would have preferred a home draw but it looks like we will have to it the
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We are now in the quarter finals of the cup for the first time since 2006 (Let’s not dwell on what happened then) so is this our year.  Obviously a lot will depend on this afternoon’s draw but how confident are you that we can go all the way?  Vote in the poll on the
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Who needs strikers, let’s just play our defenders up front! This wasn’t a great game until Derby scored and Blues woke up but after our equaliser we were the only side looking to win it.  Joe Hart had an awkward bounce but should have done better for their goal.  He made up for it with
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Team News So after so many games unchanged the team was finally changed on Wednesday and we lost. Christian Benitez is back in the squad and there may be recalls for McFadden and Larsson. Derby are likely to be unchanged from the side that beat Newcastle in midweek. Last Meeting Our last meeting was just
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On a bitterly cold night at Upton Park, David Gold got his wish for his new team to triumph over his old employees but the result can hardly be described as a “whack.” Much has been said by the two Davids in the days leading up to this one. We are of course all well
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