If we don't win this game the result against Fulham counts for nothing. This game is far more important in the context of our season.
No it isn't and it's stuff like this that's heaping too much pressure on a young team. The wins will come but I think this weekend Rochdale will be flying around hurt trying to prove a point as they've just let down their manager. I reckon a very tight game and a likely draw
If we don't win this game the result against Fulham counts for nothing. This game is far more important in the context of our season.
No it isn't and it's stuff like this that's heaping too much pressure on a young team. The wins will come but I think this weekend Rochdale will be flying around hurt trying to prove a point as they've just let down their manager. I reckon a very tight game and a likely draw
Steve I will have to respectfully disagree with you here. Winning a cup game against Fulham will provide a small cash injection for the club, but winning a game against Rochdale could help us to stay in the league.
I still think it's too early to be talking about 'must win' games myself, its still only August and there's another 40 or so matches left so loads of time before we even really find out who is challenging and who will struggle badly
Having said that, I will be very disappointed if we fail to win this, although I'm seeing rumours that Rochdale may have appointment their new manager by the time the game kicks off. Hopefully that doesn't happen though as I don't fancy being the victims of a club having a new manager bounce 😂