WBA vs Peterborough - FA Cup Fourth Round Match Thread

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · 28-01-2016, 19:51

The old boys in action against Peterborough, FA Cup Third Round, January 2009

I suppose the good news is that we didn't lose to Villa. The bad news, of course, is that it wasn't for lack of trying. As the transfer window grinds to an uneventful conclusion, clouds of negativity are setting in, but the FA Cup at least remains a ray of light piercing the gloom.

We face Peterborough, which is a quintessential Albion cup tie; we've only ever faced the Posh a half-dozen times in league competition, but this will be our twelfth cup meeting against them, and the fifth to be played within the last decade. Chasing the play-offs in League One and in somewhat patchy form, they are of course prime candidates to pull off the upset they've been denied in previous encounters.

Hopefully not, though. We made tough work of it against Bristol City, and I wouldn't blame Peterborough for fancying their chances on that basis, but we should have enough. I'm not particularly expecting fireworks, but if we can keep it professional, get the job done and be in the hat for the fifth round, that'll do me fine.

Beefy 1965 · 28-01-2016, 20:52

Lets hope for a better thread than the Villa one with about 6 posts during the game of what must be the most passionless and worst Derby I have ever seen Doh

Good luck and keep posting some good match threads Skad.
Let's hope the players in blue and white stripes do em justice in the future, we can do without this part of Saturday becoming redundant Angry

29-01-2016, 13:10

(28-01-2016, 20:52)Beefy 1965 Wrote: Lets hope for a better thread than the Villa one with about 6 posts during the game of what must be the most passionless and worst Derby I have ever seen

Good luck and keep posting some good match threads Skad.
Let's hope the players in blue and white stripes do em justice in the future, we can do without this part of Saturday becoming redundant

After lots of umming and arring I've just now booked tickets for myself and a few mates. Hoping this makes up for the lack of entertainment from the Villa game!

Won't be contributing to the thread much during the match but will hopefully be joining in later hopefully celebrating getting through to the next round AND some entertaining football as well.

talkSAFT · 29-01-2016, 17:28

I can't ever remember seeing a match v Peterborough, except the '66 League Cup semi.

No doubt their fans sing "We are Posh, we are Posh, we are Posh"
to which we should reply "We ay posh, we ay posh, we ay posh"

aries22 · 29-01-2016, 17:29

The replay at London Road, the first half was one of the best passing performances I have ever seen from Albion, albeit against lower league opposition.

West Brom Strollers 1878 · 29-01-2016, 21:10

There fans fancy there chances against us. They have sold nearly all there tickets too. Should be a good atmosphere.

Squirrel Regis · 29-01-2016, 22:13

Fingers crossed its better than the Bristol game !
If Posh selling out should be good atmosphere.
Come on Baggies let's have a good performance.
C O Y B

talkSAFT · 30-01-2016, 10:59

(29-01-2016, 17:29)aries22 Wrote: The replay at London Road, the first half was one of the best passing performances I have ever seen from Albion, albeit against lower league opposition.

Technically it was the semi 2nd leg, Aries. Fair play for making the trip midweek - I couldn't have done it from school in time (although I bunked 1/2 day a few months earlier to go to Northampton on the Friday night when we went Top of the League!)

**Ska'dForLife-WBA** · 30-01-2016, 13:11

(30-01-2016, 10:59)talkSAFT Wrote:
(29-01-2016, 17:29)aries22 Wrote: The replay at London Road, the first half was one of the best passing performances I have ever seen from Albion, albeit against lower league opposition.

Technically it was the semi 2nd leg, Aries.

Oi - correcting Aries about matches he actually went to is my job Laugh

aries22 · 30-01-2016, 13:47

Talksaft, I was referring to the 2009 replay (which I went to) after the 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns (which I missed).
After the sublime passing, and Albion's goals from the two unlikeliest players (Jay Simpson and Paul Robinson*) a highlight was the Baggies fans singing to Craig Mackail-Smith, to the tune of Guantanamera, "You're just a shit Jimmy Bullard", which was a bit unsporting but funny all the same. I think he took our attention as a compliment, because he was dangerous on the night.
* Yes, I had to Google the goalscorers. Wasn't Robbo's goal a header?