AFC Wimbledon (A), 7:45pm Sat 26th January

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  • Slizzy

    I rather think it was to counter what seemed to be an attitude of 'We'd have won it if we'd beaten Wimbledon', and now our season is over.

    If people think our season ends when we are knocked out of the cups, then most seasons they are going to end around Jan/Feb.

    Ham

    Well, there are lots of reasons, actually, so not sure why you can't understand.

    It feels like some people are equating this with a lack of ambition, or indifference, which I don't think it is.
  • edited January 2019
    I'm all ears. Tell me why we were never going to win it. Personally I think we could have and always do have a chance.
  • imo Man City will win it.
  • Sorry, Ham, but there's a difference between 'wouldn't have won it' and 'were never going to win it'.

    The first allows the possibility, but says on balance we won't, the other negates the possibility.

    In the 28 finals since the start of the PL era, 3 teams outside what are considered the top 6 have won the cup.

    So, was it possible for us to win it? Yes. Did I think it would happen? On balance, no.

    I will be surprised if one of Citeh, Man U or Chelsea don't win it, and that wouldn't have changed if we had got through.
  • I think they will.
  • Grey people said we would never have won it. That's what my comment was aimed at. That's what I don't understand
  • ;ok

    I shall leave them to explain... (or not)
  • Its not about if you can or will. We play in the premier league and go up against top 6 opposition every season.

    It doesn't matter if the statistics are against you, the statistics were against Wimbledon and they beat us.

    No reason that we can't beat a top 6 team in 1 game or final.

    The FA Cup and League Cup are the most likely pieces of Silverware we could win. We were in a position in the league that allowed us to go for it and we straight up bottled it.
  • Grey, not sure about that, maybe it was a reaction to help deal with what was frankly a shocking loss on all levels, performance, effort, artittude, from senior players against a side that couldn’t buy a result lately and couldn’t stop leaking goals......

    Who knows, but I’d of been a lot happier if we’d of been in that draw with a chance to beat the likes of city, MUFC and the no history lot.....

    I’ve always been one that has argued about the season being over type mentality, but for the first time in a very long while I’m actually beginning to think that!! I will come
    out of it, but this result has really made me
    Angry, and with nearly every player that took to that pitch, and just a tiny bit for a manager who was massively let down, I really hope he gives it to them training

    As for Arnie, can’t even go there right now
  • Slizzy

    Whatever else people may be agreeing on or not, I don't imagine anyone doesn't think that the performance against Wimbledon was a disgrace.
  • Slaven - yes if we had got through it would have been a chance I just feel we are too inconsistent as shown by the fact we beat Arsenal one week and lose to Wimbledon a few weeks later. One off games yes we can beat anyone on their day but there are another 4 rounds yet and I feel our lack of any consistent form would have seen us knocked out. I was fuming after the result but my anger is more at the players than the manager I wanted a nice cup run as much as anyone.
  • I'm probably more angry about this defeat than when we threw the FA Cup against Forest and that's not something I thought I'd every say...
  • MrsGrey said:

    imo Man City will win it.

    Do you reckon Wigan thought that before playing them last season?
  • Leaving the door open for Manchester Untied and Chelsea to contest the final.
  • g_t_I_d,

    I wish Manchester United were untied! ;biggrin
  • I'm probably more angry about this defeat than when we threw the FA Cup against Forest and that's not something I thought I'd every say...

    Funny you should mention that, I wasn’t even remotely bothered about that defeat because PL status was on the line around that time
  • This is interesting and yes I stole it

    2019 AFC Wimbledon 2-4
    *Ogbonna*
    *Masuaku*
    *Obiang*
    *Hernandez*

    2018 Shrewsbury 0-0
    *Ogbonna*
    *Masuaku*
    *Obiang*
    *Hernandez*

    2018 Shrewsbury 0-0 after 90 mins
    *Masuaku*
    *Ogbonna*
    *Obiang*

    2018 Wigan 0-2

    *Ogbonna*
    *Masuaku*
    *Obiang*
    *Hernandez*

    2016 Accrington Stanley 0-0 after 90 minutes
    *Ogbonna*
    *Masuaku*
    *Obiang*

    Now obviously there were plenty of others involved but there appears to be a common theme
  • Lol would have been millscum
  • Could have made final or semis at least with the way that draw went
  • And Chelsea v Man U means another big team will go out.

    I hope Pellegrini and the players that let us down on Saturday realise the chance they've passed up ;angry
  • I bet the stadium owners are delighted though ;lol
  • Jesus I'm so depressed. Another big team for sure to go out ;weep
  • I hope the players and Pelle are looking forwards, not backwards.
  • I think we could have dodged a bullet, perhaps literally.
  • I bet the stadium owners are delighted though ;lol

    Not as delighted as the Met ;lol
  • Sorry, Ham, but there's a difference between 'wouldn't have won it' and 'were never going to win it'.

    The first allows the possibility, but says on balance we won't, the other negates the possibility.

    No it doesn't. The first means we will not win it this season, which is a statement of certainty.
  • At least no one is at risk and they won’t knock us out, every cloud etc
  • eski

    To you, then, it doesn't. Perhaps millions agree with you. It does to me, which was my point
  • At least no one is at risk and they won’t knock us out, every cloud etc

    Omg could you imagine!!!! Does not bare thinking about
    ;nonono
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