Afternoon all.

Without getting too carried away by the current way things are going, does anybody else think we should give the cup a really good go this year?

Or do we think that PV will focus on stability/climbing then league?

To be honest I think we could have a great go at the cup.

Indeed! I would take fourth from bottom and an fa cup anytime, we got the squad right, just need the luck of the draw!

It has always been my dream to see Palace win the FA cup. When I was a kid my uncle used to take me to Selhurst and he always used to laugh at me when I said one day we would win it.

Now 59 years later I would love it if I could see the players at Wembley lift the fa cup in my lifetime.

Wouldn't it be great to win footballs most historic trophy!

Been to Anfield twice seen 14 goals and my team haven't scored any

I'm quietly confident we will have a good run in the cup. 66/1 odds of us winning it. Well worth a punt on those odds! That's us out then first round away to Torquay!

THE 17th OF MAY. MY 17th BIRTHDAY. MICHEAL HUGHES SCORES THE WINNING PENALTY, WHAT WAS HIS NUMBER? 17!!!!!

I remember the 2016 cup final. Watched it on television. As the game progressed into the 2nd half and then extra time I was sure Palace was going to win. You could see the energy slowly switch in Palace's favor. United just got lucky. We had that game won. By all means lets go for it this year.

I don't disagree with the sentiment, but think PV will be under some pressure to give some game time to those potential first-teamers who haven't seen a great deal of action (or at least full games) this season. Thinking:

Butland

Clyne Tomkins Kelly Riedewald

Hughes Milvojevic Schlupp

Olise Mateta (is he still here?) Eze

Edited by antipodeagle (09 Nov 2021 11.17pm)

Sorry, not suggesting for a second that that's the team we should play: just demonstrating that PV has a whole lot of players he needs to try to keep engaged.

Until the FA commit more money to the FA Cup Prize money fund it wont be taken seriously by most clubs.

Win the FA Cup, wining 6 games = £3.8 mill in prize money (approx)

Each place in the Premier league is worth about £2 mill in prize money.

putting a full team out for 6 games in the hope of a 3.8 mill return does not compare to improving your league position by a single place over 2 games.

Sad, but reality.

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Time we won the fa cup' by becky

Got a feeling we going to have a good run this year if the early draws are kind we got a world cup winning manager it must be our time soon to win the fa Cup?

It is the football equivalent of the Holy Grail. My family has supported Palace for four generations. I'm now 55.Just to lift the cup once would mean everything. I respected Alan Pardew's all out attempt at winning the cup in 2016. He actually played his strongest players in the cup. The concentration on the cup cost us league places over the year, but who didn't prefer going to Wembley, to finishing 4 places higher in the league?

Wembley here we come!