Patgod Issue Five - Who’d be a “Giant?”

Larger Clubs are usually on a hiding to nothing when playing smaller teams in Cup competitions. Just ask supporters of Lincoln or Notts County last season, or even, tantalisingly, Fulham. We ourselves have been on the receiving end when playing even more “minnowy-minnows” than ourselves. If you win, everyone shrugs their shoulders, but if you lose it can scar for life!

On the subject of being on the receiving end, of course you'll remember the infamous encounter with Histon. During what should have been Morris’s last stand a bunch of lower league, village hoofers bundled us out of the Cup? (Whatever happened to them?)

What about the horrific Trophy encounter with Hastings where we lost 5-0 at home and showed absolutely no battle? (Insert groan here)

On a more pleasant note, after the Charlton season this article was submitted by one of the home fans that day and wonderfully encapsulates the feelings of dread, as a possible life-altering upset looms large.