That could be a rather amusing watch.
Lose to a Championship side in preparation for next season. Though tbf, Mansfield looked the better team for large parts and they're an even lower division.
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03-07-2026, 07:14 PM #1Senior Member
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Are Tottnumb still in the cup? If so, who have they got?
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03-07-2026, 07:19 PM #2Senior Member
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Aston Villa already saw them off in the third round. Hence all the noise about them having such a bad season; you've not really had a bad season if you're still in the Cup.
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
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03-09-2026, 11:11 AM #3Senior Member
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Crap pitch, 9 changes, started 2x 16 year olds and Mansfield gave it a proper go. That said, they got away with about 5x challenges that should have been yellows, ref just seemed happy to let them boot us. Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
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03-09-2026, 11:30 AM #4Senior Member
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Fair enough, that's The Magic Of The Cup, innit. Originally Posted by PSRB
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
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03-09-2026, 11:18 AM #5Senior Member
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The boy Dowman really does look like he will be ready for first team football next year, shame he can't play on the left
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He really is some talent but we've been here before and they've not quite got to the level we expected. Originally Posted by WES
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03-09-2026, 11:53 AM #7Senior Member
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True, and you could accuse me of being overly optimistic, but I can't remember a player who looked as nailed on a he does for superstardom. Originally Posted by PSRB
Wilshere was probably the player I was most optimistic about at his age, and I still think it was only injuries that prevented that.
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03-09-2026, 11:56 AM #8Senior Member
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I'm trying to think of a player similar to him.....I'm thinking somewhere between Gascoigne and Grealish. Originally Posted by WES
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More Gascoigne than Grealish but yes, there are parts of both of them. Originally Posted by PSRB
He's Odegaard's replacement, and he will be significantly better than Ode at that position in 2 years, I think
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Absolutely. It doesn't matter how good you look at 16. What matters is how consistently good you are at 24 and beyond. Originally Posted by PSRB
And if we need a lesson in how quickly fortunes can fluctuate at this age we can dig out what we were all saying about MLS and Nwaneri last season. Now look at them both.....
Talent isn't enough. Only a tiny percentage of players have the mind and body to cope with the demands of becoming and being a genuine top level player, regardless of ability. And at 16, you just dont know if they have it yet.
In other words, he might still be ****
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