I don’t think Nigel Pearson or fans alike wanted a replay before the FA Cup tie against Swansea City and with potential hamstring injuries to Tommy Conway and Andi Weimann it wasn’t the best of Sunday afternoons.
With City's second-half showing, a replay was the least that they deserved, and looking on the bright side, we are still in the hat with a home draw against Chesterfield or West Bromwich Albion in the next round, if we win the replay, along with the £105,000 from a third round victory, but I’m not sure that the extra game will prove to be a good thing.
There were IT ticketing issues before the game, with long queues of fans struggling to get in and many missing kick-off and a good percentage of the first half. I know that the SLO and the ticketing team worked hard to try and get everybody in as quickly as they could, the club has issued an apology and will await a full report, and those fans affected will be contacted in due course.
