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Your joking right??? Sunderland at home would be a fantastic draw. If we don't know how to beat a Poyet side, then we are in trouble!!!! Although away wouldn't be so great, as the attendance at the Amex would be higher anyway.

That could be prize money. Gate receipts could be a totally different thing.

That's why I think it's a far bigger game than what it would normally be. Any normal year, you would just shrug your shoulders and say it would be nice to win, but who cares, the league is the priority( which it is) But with the FFP, which we seem to be the only ones sticking too, I think maybe...

What would a away tie at Chelsea/City/Arsenal be worth to the club??? With only 16 teams in the draw there would be a fair chance of that happening. Would be worth over £500,000 in gate money alone.

It's a must win, if we need the revenue from a 5th round game, to finance a possible signing for the rest of the season. The money from a 5th round tie could pay a wage or two until the end of the season. If we don't NEED the money then your right, the Burnley game is much more important.

Replay is no good, as you cannot say we would win with any certainty and therefore cannot budget the income into the transfer window. As the replay would take place in Feb.

In terms of the rest of our season. Win and get a plum 5th round draw away or at home and that could be the difference between, a signing that could really make a difference or not. If we really are running a very tight ship because of FFP. Saturday could just be a must win game, in terms of...