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Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:36
by Plymouth Gull
SLC Crawley wrote:Both mate.
We've got spending power most clubs (yourselves included) can only dream of - we really should be the best team in the Conf.
So what happens when these rich owners get bored? After they realise Crawley isn't the
footballing hotbed they thought they could make it? The new Gretna? Hmm. I don't wish it on any club, but I would love to see it happen to Evans and Raynor.
Anyway, was thinking about this earlier. My posts of being worried about Crawley seemed a tad OTT. Yeah, they've got a good side, but afterall, they aren't running away with the league below us, and they have a squad that would be average in League 2. For prolonged periods tonight, we've played one of the better L2 sides in the division off the park, and if we continue to do so, we will hopefully take this chance and progress to Round 5.
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:49
by HRG
But according to their Chief Executive Nick the conference is "on a par with League One" and their team is good enough to play at that level.
Poor little League 2 us don't stand a chance.
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:52
by Fletch
SLC Crawley wrote:A lot of you are belittling the support of a team whose average attendances are up 75% on last year, and who, the last time we played, were still in the midst of the post Majeed malais that saw us lose half of our fanbase. You re on a different planet if you think we ll bring small numbers. This is our best cup run ever and people are well up for it. From early chats I genuinely expect us to bring 1,000 minimum.
As for matters on the pitch, already beaten Swindon away and Derby at home, so a trip to Plainmoor doesn t hold any fear for us at all given that we re by far the best team in the Conference this year. I fear you may get a nasty surprise, and given some of the arrogance already on show on this forum it will be richly deserved! As for the TV thing, I can t see it, not with you guys having home advantage.
Looking at your usual home attendances, most are around the 1500 mark. Yes the Derby match was a good crowd but do you really think that many will turn out to travel down here ?
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:52
by cambgull
HRG wrote:But according to their Chief Executive Nick the conference is "on a par with League One" and their team is good enough to play at that level.
Poor little League 2 us don't stand a chance.
On a par with League One? Is he a bit retarded?!
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:54
by SuperNickyWroe
HRG wrote:But according to their Chief Executive Nick the conference is "on a par with League One" and their team is good enough to play at that level.
Poor little League 2 us don't stand a chance.
good ol' chief execs eh????
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:57
by PlainmoorRoar
'Are Crawley Town the least popular non-league FA Cup giant killers ever?'
sums it up:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... -ever.html
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 22:57
by Fletch
HRG wrote:But according to their Chief Executive Nick the conference is "on a par with League One" and their team is good enough to play at that level.
Poor little League 2 us don't stand a chance.
What a joke! As both ourselves and Burton found out last year, there is a bigger jump thea people think when you're playing League opposition week in week out. Its all well and good doing it in one off cup games but its a different ballgame (excuse the pun) every week
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 23:00
by HRG
cambgull wrote:
On a par with League One? Is he a bit retarded?!
Deluded maybe. Wish I could find a link.
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 10:12
by Richinns
Crawley fans Forum -
http://ctfc.net/forum/index.php
You have to register to get to their main board but I have been having some good banter with them on there.
They seem to think this will be their easiest cup tie. Comments such as 'we are better than tham' and 'little old Torquay' show their current dillusion of granduar!
I mean the MASSIVE club that Crawley Town are calling us 'little old Torquay' - makes your sides split!
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 10:53
by HRG
Richinns wrote:
Crawley fans Forum -
http://ctfc.net/forum/index.php
You have to register to get to their main board but I have been having some good banter with them on there.
They seem to think this will be their easiest cup tie. Comments such as 'we are better than tham' and 'little old Torquay' show their current dillusion of granduar!
I mean the MASSIVE club that Crawley Town are calling us 'little old Torquay' - makes your sides split!
And we're being accused of arrogance, got to laugh really.
Either team could win this tie, but the way they and the media are going on we may as well concede now. We're going into this as underdogs, we'll stay happily under the radar whilst they lap up all the attention.
Suits me fine.
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 11:15
by Southampton Gull
I'll stand by my previous comments and put to bed any claims that we are arrogant and let the Crawley boys and girls do all the Billy Big Bo**ocks talking.
It's going to be a close call and whoever wins will hopefully enjoy a plum draw in Round 5,
Southampton Gull wrote:
Mav, their capacity is 4000, I think they will surprise anyone expecting just a couple of hundred to turn up.
Southampton Gull wrote:I take it you didn't see the game tonight then Smiffs?
That side CAN play football and bloody well too. I think you do them a disservice, we will definitely have to be at our best to beat them, that's for sure.
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 11:21
by Richinns
Southampton Gull wrote:I'll stand by my previous comments and put to bed any claims that we are arrogant and let the Crawley boys and girls do all the Billy Big Bo**ocks talking.
It's going to be a close call and whoever wins will hopefully enjoy a plum draw in Round 5,
Exactly the points I have been making on their forum. They are split between realists and bill big balls in their responses.
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 11:28
by Southampton Gull
There will be some really interesting battles in this game:
Branstonbauer and Ellis v Fat Mac and Tubby
Mansell v Nandette Torres
The Popside v Pat Evans and Claire Raynor
Hopefully Eunan can sneak under the radar
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 11:29
by oxgull
It'll be a hard game and they will bring in excess of 1,000 down the road to us so lets not take anything for granted here as the prize for the winner is massive!! Let them do all the talking because whatever we say we have to face the fact that everyone outside of our club and supporters will be rooting for them so we will be the underdogs in many ways. If we win we should have done anyway as the league club, if we lose then HA HA HA your'e sh1t and you know you are!!! Saying that we have a good solid side and we can trust Bucks to get then ready mentally for it and, after all, it will be at Plainmoor so lets make loads of noise and get in their faces.
:ball1:
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: crawley it is then..
Posted: 12 Jan 2011, 11:30
by Southampton Gull
I think you'll find that the whole of non-league football will be rooting for us