FA Cup 5th round

everdead.ie

Saturday
12:00 Chelsea V Cardiff currently 1-1 Setanta Ireland
12:30 Southampton V Portsmouth UTV
15:00 Derby V Birmingham
15:00 reading V Westbrom Setanta Ireland
17:15 Man City V Stoke Setanta Ireland & UTV

Sunday
13:30 Bolton V Spurs Setanat Ireland & UTV
15:00 Fulham V notts county
15:30 Crystal Palace V Villa Setanat Ireland & UTV

Watching Chelsea game on Setanta Ireland it's pretty good Drogba scored in the second minute for Chopra to score a really good equaliser

everdead.ie

Ballack scores to make it 2-1

ntlbell

posters on strike?

Kess73

Nice build up by Chelsea for their third goal.

ntlbell

Kess73 wrote: »

Nice build up by Chelsea for their third goal.

Cardiff got very unlucky tbh

Xavi6

Lol what is Sturridge like with that celebration? Must be the South American in him :rolleyes:

Kess73

ntlbell wrote: »

Cardiff got very unlucky tbh

The touch that knocked the ball into the path of Sturridge was unlucky maybe, but the build up before that was quick and well done.

RandolphEsq

ntlbell wrote: »

posters on strike?

Boring fixtures

everdead.ie

Good goal for Kalou

event

what a quality 3rd goal from pompey

O hara's ball into space was brilliant, cool finish too

Mr Alan

great 4th goal as well. brilliant from O'Hara.

everdead.ie

O'Hara was very good today deserved his goal

Eire-Dearg

O'Hara was phenomenal today, deserved the goal.

Xavi6

Call him up!

everdead.ie

Xavi6 wrote: »

Call him up!

I think he was going to play for the ireland under 21's but then they never called him up so England did and Tardelli said he still hasn't contacted him aswell

leninbenjamin

everdead.ie wrote: »

I think he was going to play for the ireland under 21's but then they never called him up so England did and Tardelli said he still hasn't contacted him aswell

Didn't he turn down the Ireland U21s while he waited for an England U21s callup?

everdead.ie

leninbenjamin wrote: »

Didn't he turn down the Ireland U21s while he waited for an England U21s callup?

I don't know possibly

Johner

I'd say O'Hara will play for England, he is very talented and is maturing into a brilliant player.

everdead.ie

An absolute screamer from Mattock the west brom left back to draw the game level at 2-2 with a couple of minutes left

That_Guy

Man City up 1-0 against Stoke. Wright Philips. Simple tap in.

Xavi6

Get in!

Super ball from Stevie. Lol at Shawcross.

That_Guy

Xavi6 wrote: »

Get in!

Super ball from Stevie. Lol at Shawcross.

Really was piss poor defending. Wayne Bridge has started very very well. Having a lot of joy down the left. Crossing hasn't been that good though.

Xavi6

Stoke players dropping like flies. Lawrence gonski now.

everdead.ie

I don't know what happened to Lawerence but he really looked in a lot of pain

everdead.ie

Brilliant goal from fuller Delap long throw

That_Guy

Stoke really deserve that. Great header.

Xavi6

That's what we get for being so fucking boring

everdead.ie

There was everyone but adebayor in the box and three stoke players I don't know how he got it in

everdead.ie

Viera coming on now

That_Guy

City are shocking. They look very dis-interested.

everdead.ie

absolute cracker of a shot from whelan shame it was straight at Given

Mr Alan

Did Ireland start?

Xavi6

Snorefest.

Glad we brought on another defensive midfielder though :rolleyes:

everdead.ie

Wright-Phillips is getting a lot of space

everdead.ie

Mr Alan wrote: »

Did Ireland start?

Ya he came off for viera pretty dissapointing

everdead.ie

They'll have to have a replay at stoke so Glenn whelan and Wright-Phillips either sides best players I thought

That_Guy

Yawn fest. 1-1 FT.

magma69

Good news for us Liverpool fans. That's another 90 minute distraction from the league for City.

x in the city

magma69 wrote: »

Good news for us Liverpool fans. That's another 90 minute distraction from the league for City.

city have no hope of finishing 4th.

Pool have it nailed on as far as I can see, they have the experience and with torres back (if he is back) they should be fine.

unless they implode over the last few months which i doubt

rossie1977

x in the city wrote: »

city have no hope of finishing 4th.

Pool have it nailed on as far as I can see, they have the experience and with torres back (if he is back) they should be fine.

unless they implode over the last few months which i doubt

any one of a couple of teams could yet finish 3rd and 4th, its far too early to determine anything yet, this was the table as it stood on the 15th of feb 2009

Man Utd Pl: 24 Pts: 56
liverpool Pl: 25 Pts: 54
Villa Pl: 25 Pts: 51
Chelsea Pl: 25 Pts: 49
Arsenal Pl: 25 Pts: 44

villa would finish 21 points behinds chelsea and 10 behind arsenal

magma69

x in the city wrote: »

city have no hope of finishing 4th.

Pool have it nailed on as far as I can see, they have the experience and with torres back (if he is back) they should be fine.

unless they implode over the last few months which i doubt

I'd back Liverpool to get it but to say City have not a hope is stupid. City have a really strong squad so injuries and suspensions don't hurt them as much as they hurt Liverpool.

What's to say Gerrard and Torres will stay fit for the rest of the season?

Kess73

magma69 wrote: »

I'd back Liverpool to get it but to say City have not a hope is stupid. City have a really strong squad so injuries and suspensions don't hurt them as much as they hurt Liverpool.

What's to say Gerrard and Torres will stay fit for the rest of the season?

Totally agree, anyone that says City have no chance is living in gaga land.


City having two games in hand on Liverpool is a major factor. Liverpool have to beat City in their next league game to wipe out three points that City could get from one of those two games.


As it stands both Liverpool and City are on 44 points with Liverpool ahead by one goal on goal difference.


Liverpool losing to City would put City three points clear and still with their two games in hand.

magma69

Kess73 wrote: »

Totally agree, anyone that says City have no chance is living in gaga land.


City having two games in hand on Liverpool is a major factor. Liverpool have to beat City in their next league game to wipe out three points that City could get from one of those two games.


As it stands both Liverpool and City are on 44 points with Liverpool ahead by one goal on goal difference.


Liverpool losing to City would put City three points clear and still with their two games in hand.

It going to be a battle to the very end. It makes for a bit of excitement though for what has been a depressing season for a Liverpool fan. If Liverpool pip City to the post it will feel like a success of sorts. In a pathetic kind of way.:o

everdead.ie

Have a terrible feeling Bolton are going to do us at the reebok today:(

COYS

everdead.ie

Bolton vs Tottenham


Tottenham Gomes
Corluka Dawson King Bale ;
Bentley Huddlestone Palacios Modric
Crouch Defoe

Substitutes
Ben Alnwick , Sebastien Bassong , Dorian Dervite , Niko Kranjcar , Danny Rose , Eidur Gudjohnsen , Roman Pavlyuchenko

Bolton
Jaaskelainen
Steinsson Robinson Knight Ricketts
Muamba Lee Gardner Taylor
Elmander Davies

Substitutes
Jlloyd Samuel , Riga , Mark Davies , Tamir Cohen , Stuart Holden , Ali Al Habsi , Andy O'Brien

jesus_thats_gre

Bolton are playing pretty well so far.. Well worked goal too.

magma69

Just tuned in there. What's with the tiny turnout? There's only about 12 spectators.

everdead.ie

That was a poor first half from us we didnt seem to turn up

everdead.ie

That was superbly well worked great goal by JD 1-1

Kess73

Good finish by Defoe. He hit that with plenty of venom.

Kess73

Been a bloody good second half to watch so far. Have a feeling that Spurs are going to step up another few gears as this half wears on.