Trophy horror show season 2

[urchinman1961]

Roll on next Saturday up the Urchins 

[cup of tea]

I thought we were wonderful and just unlucky - marvellous performances all around. Not a word of criticism from me ! Big game next week COYU

[MikeMike]

Certainly average for 85 minutes.
Definitely enough capability on the pitch to have got the job done but for some reason it just didn't happen.
Have to give Harlow credit for upping their game and many times their desire to win the ball gave them an advantage above their ability.
I thought that the last 5 or so minutes things started to come together and I think if there had been extra time we'd have got the result.
It's a little ironic that our FA Trophy win was built on some very clinical penalty shootout performances and I doubt we'll see three missed penalties again.

Only major positive is that Margate also lost so we don't have to go there on a Tuesday night.

 

[cup of tea]

That pitch was variable and I think it took quite a bit of getting used to, shame as it looks new. We would have won it in extra time I think - pens are a lottery. League is more important anyway

[MikeMike]

50 minutes ago, cup of tea said:

League is more important anyway

Well, yes of course. But the ££££ cannot be denied.
£625 today for losing versus £2450 for winning and a minimum of £775 for losing in next round.
That's an average person's energy bill for a year or the thick end of a week's wages bill or the cost of a coach to say Lewes or the wholesale cost of the beer that the Urchin Ultras will drink next week.

We are guaranteed £3,125 next week against Oxford City but who knows how much will come from a win and a good draw against a league 2 team and television highlight money.

 

[cup of tea]

2 hours ago, MikeMike said:

Well, yes of course. But the ££££ cannot be denied.
£625 today for losing versus £2450 for winning and a minimum of £775 for losing in next round.
That's an average person's energy bill for a year or the thick end of a week's wages bill or the cost of a coach to say Lewes or the wholesale cost of the beer that the Urchin Ultras will drink next week.

We are guaranteed £3,125 next week against Oxford City but who knows how much will come from a win and a good draw against a league 2 team and television highlight money.

 

I’d love a fa cup run with all the financial benefits that brings to the club but to me the rewards of the fa trophy are far less, we’re already starting to fall behind in the league in terms of games played and we lost a key player in Jordan Clark today (hope that’s nothing serious).

After getting so close to promotion last season with the financial benefits that will bring (and costs , I understand that) should that not be the priority of a well run and ambitious club? If we make the playoffs (hope to do better than that) then we’ll make the lost revenue back anyway

[Old Urchin]

Shame about yesterday but quite a few changes and not going to win them all. Be great to see a continued FA Cup run and hopefully continue the fine league form. Up the urchins.