[spireitematt]

Sorry guys but it is a tin pot trophy. Just look at the attendances in the early rounds. Nobody is interested until the semis or the final. Why do they insist on holding the final at Wembley? A few thousand fans rattling around in the national stadium, what a waste.

Because they do a double header where they play the FA Trophy and FA Vase final on the same day.

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I would have liked a cup run in the FA Trophy but you have to prioritise what's more important a cup competition where you play more games to a backdated fixture list and get more injuries or suspensions or focus on the league and getting back into the Football League. We are 11pts clear at the top of the league and we need to keep a good gap between ourselves and Bromley. What with the weather and also the fact we are going to be playing Tuesday/Saturday for a bit is going to test the squad and players and at some point we are going to drop points at home or away and we need squad rotation and to keep the players fresh.

If I was the manager for the game against Welling, I would have used a mixture of youth players and the players who are in need of some minutes and first team football, I did find it odd we didn't put Boot or Tyrer in net for the game.