Pre Match Newport County v Leicester City - FA Cup 3rd round - Sun 6th Jan 2019
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TornadoShaunUK
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I think we can be excused for making a lot of changes here, it's a good chance to give the likes of Soyuncu, Ward, Barnes, Okazaki, Silva, Iheanacho, even Ghezzal some playing time and they should surely be good enough to beat Newport?
FOX Franks
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I can only imagine the atmosphere from our side will be excellent for this. Have we played them before?
bocadillo
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Not this Newport County - but we played the old Newport County in the 1st round and replay of the cup in 1920, and twice in the second division just after WW2.
Ike O'Noclassed
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Newport had a single season in the old Division 2 when the league started up again after WWII, having been promoted 7 years previously. We did the double over them and they were relegated, bottom by some distance.
Blaarev
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You have a good memory despite your age
bocadillo
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I also have four editions of oF&F and a link to soccerbase.com
H T B
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What are the stats, we need the stats!
If we lost the last game, that'll mean we haven't beat a Newport team for nearly 100 years.
Jeez, they'll be calling for the manager's head!
Blaarev
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The last editon of your F&F must have missed some vital pages
jb5000
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They're a mid-table division 4 team - we should safely be able to blood a couple of youngsters and give game time to those who need it, leaving the entire first eleven fresh as daisies. If we can't, as a club we don't deserve to be in the next round...
Ward
Johnson Soyuncu Knight Fuchs
Silva Chaudhury Iborra
Ghezzal Iheanacho Barnes
Johnson Soyuncu Knight Fuchs
Silva Chaudhury Iborra
Ghezzal Iheanacho Barnes
City Fan
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You wouldn’t class Choudhury as part of the first eleven?
bocadillo
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City Fan
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I should add to my first post that if we are to make changes, I’d rather they were for youth team players who have a potential future with us, rather than out of favour players who have zero future with us - i.e. Benalouane, Silva, Diabate etc.
No doubt someone will mention “shop window”, but no one is going to sign a player based on one performance against Newport County.
No doubt someone will mention “shop window”, but no one is going to sign a player based on one performance against Newport County.
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
????
Blaarev
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The joke on your behalf that won't go away........ You don't remember?
bocadillo
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Blaarev
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jb5000
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I'd say that of the three candidates for that berth he's the one who would learn the most from the game, any of him, Ndidi or Mendy /should/ be able to do that job and be fine for the next week though
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