The FA Cup Thread

Square Ball · December 02, 2007, 03:08:57 PM

Preston v Scunthorpe
Port Vale/Chasetown v Cardiff
Colchester v Peterborough
Bolton v Sheffield United
Blackburn v Coventry
Brighton v Mansfield
Northampton/Walsall v Millwall
Charlton v West Brom
Watford v Crystal Palaec
Luton/Nottingham Forestv Liverpool
Plymouth v Hull
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Tranmere v Hereford
Tottenham v Reading
Burnley v Arsenal
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Fulhamv Bristol Rovers
Huddersfield v Birmingham
Horsham/Swansea v Havant & Waterlooville
Sunderland v Wigan
Oxford/Southend v Dagenham & Redbridge
Everton v Oldham
Derby v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Leicester
West Ham v Manchester City
Ipswich v Portsmouth
Wolves v Cambridge
Barnsley v Blackpool
Chelsea v QPR
Stoke v Newcastle
Swindon v Burton Albion/Barnet
Norwich v Bury

J70 · December 02, 2007, 03:23:56 PM

A bit if deja vu about this one. Didn't United get Villa away and Liverpool get Luton away in the third round last year or the year before?

Square Ball · December 02, 2007, 04:48:37 PM

last years draw

Blackpool v Aldershot/Basingstoke
Barnet v Colchester
Sheff Utd v Swansea
Reading v Burnley
Portsmouth v Wigan
Mansfield/Doncaster v Bolton
West Ham v Brighton
Leicester v Fulham
Derby v Wrexham
Wolves v Oldham
Bury/Chester v Ipswich
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Sheff Wed v Man City
Tamworth v Norwich
Salisbury/Nottm For v Charlton
Cardiff v Tottenham
Preston v Sunderland
Liverpool v Arsenal
Bristol Rovers/Bournemouth v Hereford
Watford v Stockport
Crystal Palace v Swindon
Bristol City v Coventry
Peterborough v Plymouth
QPR v Luton
Southend v Barnsley
West Brom v Leeds
Hull v Middlesbrough
Birmingham v Newcastle
Torquay/Leyton Orient v Southampton
Everton v Blackburn
Chelsea v Macclesfield
Stoke v Bradford/Millwall

Liverpool got Luton the year previous, a 5-3 game i think, did Alonso score from inside his own half?

Norf Tyrone · December 02, 2007, 10:35:30 PM

Great draw for Chelsea. A home tie, against our local rivals. Should be pretty spicey!

TORGAEL · December 03, 2007, 12:35:05 AM

man city away to the hammers.....tasty match

Capt Pat · January 06, 2024, 07:06:18 PM

Why are the televised fa cup games so dull? Hardly any goals or action in them. I get the impression that both teams aren't really interested in Villa v Middlesboro

GTP · January 06, 2024, 07:17:22 PM

Deflected goal following a coner at least there won't be a replay.
Might be teams making too many changes leading to poor spectacle. Not sure Villa despite the good form have been entertaining this season.

shark · January 06, 2024, 07:49:51 PM

Quote from: GTP on January 06, 2024, 07:17:22 PMDeflected goal following a coner at least there won't be a replay.
Might be teams making too many changes leading to poor spectacle. Not sure Villa despite the good form have been entertaining this season.

Certainly struggle against teams who sit back. But only City have scored more goals than them in the PL this season.

jcpen · January 06, 2024, 08:02:54 PM

It lost it's magic since Manchester United felt they were too good to compete in it.

AustinPowers · January 06, 2024, 09:00:39 PM

Quote from: jcpen on January 06, 2024, 08:02:54 PMIt lost it's magic since Manchester United felt they were too good to compete in it.

It lost its magic when clubs realised it was more profitable to stay in the premier league, rather than win a trophy.

Look at the teams who go to the latter stages this last number of years. They are teams that have big squads and can afford to play second strings and still progress: Chelsea arsenal Liverpool man city etc Those teams in lower half of the PL, the likes of Everton Forest, Burnley, Fulham , Palace etc are more concerned with staying up.

Last I heard teams got 200m or so for being in PL, and 10-15 for winning FA cup. You do the maths.

clarshack · January 06, 2024, 09:18:34 PM

Quote from: jcpen on January 06, 2024, 08:02:54 PMIt lost it's magic since Manchester United felt they were too good to compete in it.

That was the beginning of the end. Still don't get why they couldn't have entered the youth team for the time the first team was away.

trailer · January 06, 2024, 09:37:24 PM

You get less than 2m for winning it. Thats the real problem.
Money talks...... bullshit walks

Hound · January 06, 2024, 09:41:06 PM

From what I saw, most of the prem league teams played strong teams, not 100% strong but 80%+, which I think is thanks to the kinda mid season break. But against perceived weaker opposition effort levels drop a percentage or two, which has led to reasonably drab games. I think there'll be some decent games on Sun/mon.

AustinPowers · January 06, 2024, 10:22:56 PM

Quote from: trailer on January 06, 2024, 09:37:24 PMYou get less than 2m for winning it. Thats the real problem.
Money talks...... bullshit walks

Well, there ye go. Lower than I thought

2 million v 200 million. That's why the FA cup has been devalued

Milltown Row2 · January 06, 2024, 10:29:53 PM

Quote from: clarshack on January 06, 2024, 09:18:34 PM
Quote from: jcpen on January 06, 2024, 08:02:54 PMIt lost it's magic since Manchester United felt they were too good to compete in it.

That was the beginning of the end. Still don't get why they couldn't have entered the youth team for the time the first team was away.

Liverpool entered a junior team, think someone beat them 5 something? But yeah it lost it's nostalgia because off Utd