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NickGulls list is correct with Stevenage unable to give a figure for our game. I wasnt there so cannot give a figure but have heard it ranges from 350-450.....???

Anyone any idea roughly what was at Wycombe?

In the cups:
Mansfield 201
Swindon 194
Bournemouth 250 est

Yes i was there! We drove up to Brum in the morning and then on to the game. Not really expecting too much but although we did ok going forward our defending was inept all night. Apart from conceding 8 ask anyone who was there about the game and Ian Hathaways last minute shot always gets brought up. He hit one post and the ball ran along the line and hit the other post and came out and was cleared, a few moments later the game ended. Those extra time periods were just mad attacking and could have been about 12-6. I taped Sportsnight that had mini highlights and Alan Hansen declined to explain the defending of the two teams!!
Oddly enough even though I had just seen us concede the most goals ever in a game it there wasnt any annoying long journey home, more of a laughter at the farce we had witnessed. A few days later our goalie was heard to say that he would never concede 8 again.......wrong!! An 8-1 home defeat to Scunthorpe in the league, no laughter after this plenty of stick going around the place.

Always thought Charnock did a reasonable job for us but was never going to oust Branston so if he wants first team football then best of luck to him.

argyle have just let rory fallon go to ipswich so they have room for a forward but no point in going down there with them likely to be relegated and us up in the playoffs

Think it was the 73-74 season. Definitely the first home game, Lincoln and won with two Clint Boulton goals. Thought this was terrific but my next home game was a 4-0 defeat to Colchester (never liked them after that and more so since) and being just a young lad then that defeat seemed a massive one.

Including the back end of last season from when we lost at Morecambe its about two defeats in 18 away league games....excellent record.

Ive said it since they first appointed him that Peter Reid is the wrong man for the job and that he will be gone around xmas/new year. Struggling in the league and a couple of embarrasing home cup defeats wont help his cause....

Can you just imagine the thought of us going up in the playoffs and Argyle getting relegated...

I couldnt go last night but spoke to someone who did go and said we played well and could have scored more and yes even the youth team hit the woodwork!!

Unfortunately its an away tie in round two with a long trek to Brighton.

This is a massively important game to the club. The fans may treat early rounds of cup matches with a little bit of contempt but there is £18k for winning this tie and a further £25k for winning round two. Also we havent had many saturday home game of late and a home draw would be greatfully received.

There is also the SKY match coming up and if either us or Barnet draw then we lose that too. The worst scenario is that we lose to Mansfield and Barnet draw and we dip out on around £50k.

I think Bucks will play a strong team as Mansfield are no mugs anyway so hopefully we will get through to round two!