The FA cup has lost it's magic

Fr Tod Umptious

It's just over 3 hours to the first game of the 4th round and no thread about the FA cup.

I would put up the fixture list only I am doing this froj the phone

pistolpetes11

I think the the talks of silly transfer speculation is the order of the day at the moment

Zebra3

5 year old thread?









:pac:

mikemac

Saturday, 29 January 2011
Everton v Chelsea, R4, 12:30
Swansea v Leyton Orient, R4, 12:50
Aston Villa v Blackburn, R4, 13:00
Birmingham v Coventry, R4, 15:00
Bolton v Wigan, R4, 15:00
Burnley v Burton Albion, R4, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Hereford, R4, 15:00
Stevenage v Reading, R4, 15:00
Torquay v Crawley Town, R4, 15:00
Watford v Brighton, R4, 15:00
Southampton v Man Utd, R4, 17:15

Sunday, 30 January 2011
Arsenal v Huddersfield, R4, 12:00
Wolverhampton v Stoke, R4, 13:00
Notts County v Man City, R4, 14:00
West Ham v Nott'm Forest, R4, 14:00
Fulham v Tottenham, R4, 16:30

For me, I shall be cheering on Sheffield Wednesday. With their financial issues a cup run is in order and they should advance to the 5th round today against Hereford

stovelid

The cups still have plenty of magic for the majority of (smaller/medium) clubs and their supporters even if it's probably an inconvenience to the three or four top clubs in England which obviously means yes: it should be scrapped immediately.

heavyballs

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

It's just over 3 hours to the first game of the 4th round and no thread about the FA cup.

I would put up the fixture list only I am doing this froj the phone

it didn't have to be the FA Cup to be magic back in the day,remember all the family hoppin off the Sunday roast just in time for 'The Match',

sometimes when i think back to my childhood so many memories are in some way linked to football
i remember going straight out to the green after Keith Houchen(spell?)scored his diving header,we were all taking turns trying it,class stuff

TerryTibbs!

stovelid wrote: »

The cups still have plenty of magic for the majority of (smaller/medium) clubs and their supporters even if it's probably an inconvenience to the three or four top clubs in England which obviously means yes: it should be scrapped immediately.

Chelsea going for 3 in a row so I don't think they see it that way

stovelid

TerryTibbs! wrote: »

Chelsea going for 3 in a row so I don't think they see it that way

I meant the three or four top teams.


:pac:

Soby

Saturday
Everton v Chelsea
ESPN (11:30-14:45)

Birmingham v Coventry
Setanta Ireland (14:30-17:05 Ireland Only)

Southampton v Manchester United
Setanta Ireland (17:05-19:40)
ITV1 (16:45-19:20)
ITV HD (16:45-19:20)

Sunday
Arsenal v Huddersfield Town
ESPN (11:00-14:15)


Notts County v Manchester City
Setanta Ireland (13:30-16:15 Ireland Only)

Fulham v Tottenham
ESPN (15:30-19:00)

eagle eye

Disappointed that Villa/Rovers is not on live today. Both teams are on the up at the minute with new players having come in recently to both squads. Neither team plays hoofball either.

Patser

Why doesn't any Irish Radio station get the rights for the FA cup? I only have FM receiver on my phone rdio so can't get 5 live. It can't be too expensive for the rights, so you'd think Newstalk or Today Fm, who always go on and on about their Premiership coverage would get the rights rather then leave a big blank in their schedule every FA cup weekend.....and then stick on Phil Cawley who is a plank!:mad:

everdead.ie

Soby wrote: »

Everton v Chelsea
ESPN (11:30-14:45)

Birmingham v Coventry
Setanta Ireland (14:30-17:05 Ireland Only)

Southampton v Manchester United
Setanta Ireland (17:05-19:40)
ITV1 (16:45-19:20)
ITV HD (16:45-19:20)

Spurs Fulham is on ESPN tomorrow as well

Soby

everdead.ie wrote: »

Spurs Fulham is on ESPN tomorrow as well

Ye sorry was just doing todays matches

*edit* .All better

Paully D

I agree.

CiaranC

lol @ the winner in Swansea/Leyton Orient

fullstop

its

ricero

i think for the smaller teams the magic is still there and everyone still loves a giant killing but for the likes of chelsea, utd, arsenal all they want now a days is the league and more importantly now the champions league

everdead.ie

Leyton Orient go through to the next round with Paul Jose M'Poku creating the own goal while two other spurs youngsters Tom Carroll and Harry Kane where unused subs

gimmick

East east east LONDON. Get in. Delighted. ManYoo next please. PLEASE.

PaddyBomb

Birmingham 1 - 2 Coventry. Good game on Setanta. Bentley scored an absolute cracker.

Pauleta

Yeah good goal from Bentley. Colin Doyle down the other end is a shocking goalkeeper. I remember him being tipped as Shay Givens succesor years ago.

PaddyBomb

Pauleta wrote: »

Yeah good goal from Bentley. Colin Doyle down the other end is a shocking goalkeeper. I remember him being tipped as Shay Givens succesor years ago.

Played some great games for us in the Championship under Bruce. Other than that, he's never really proved himself. The commentary team on Setanta haven't do their homework at all. Earlier they said he was just signed from Millwall and it's only his second game. They keep referring to him as a "young keeper" as well when he's 25 and even has a full international cap for Ireland

Soby

Matt Tubbs theres a name for ya :P

PaddyBomb

Birmingham 3-2 Coventry. Good game this.

mike65

Crawley 1-0 Torquay

peno just taken and saved (second peno save in 10 mins!)