Chelsea v Manchester United F.A Cup 1/4 Final replay K.O 12.30pm ITV HD

Andersonisgod

adox wrote: »

Lol tastic.

Like Chiles said at the start, this was Man Utd's last meaningful game of the season. Sure there is a home game against City and the league to officially be wrapped up but that's a foregone conclusion. In terms of actually participating in a game where a competition is really on the line there is none left for Man Utd this season. It's hardly a "lolable" point.

JaMarcus Hustle

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Great win, on to Wembley now to face Man City. As an added bonus, with the league all but over so too is Man Utd's season.

I don't even know what to say to this. Consider this comment a placeholder until I learn how to put into words how idiotic a statement that is. I'm off to look up 'stupid' in my thesaurus.

Essien

adox wrote: »

Lol tastic.

He's right though, not 'over' in the usual sense but they barely have to kick a ball between now and the end of the season. I'm not sure if that's what he meant but I agree in that sense.

It's why I made the point that they should have really went for this.

Andersonisgod

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

I don't even know what to say to this. Consider this comment a placeholder until I learn how to put into words how idiotic a statement that is.

Read above post and reply accordingly. Do you think Man City are likely to comeback in the league? No, their manager has even conceded the title. Are you still in the Champions League, FA Cup or Europa League? No. Yes you will win the title and deservedly so as the most consistent team over 38 games. Is there anything truly on the line at this stage for you? No.

Paul Tergat

adox wrote: »

Lol tastic.

we'll have to settle for crushing the league. oh noes

RikkFlair

Does this mean Wigan/Millwall will be in Europe next season?

adox

Essien wrote: »

He's right though, not 'over' in the usual sense but they barely have to kick a ball between now and the end of the season. I'm not sure if that's what he meant but I agree in that sense.

It's why I made the point that they should have really went for this.

The fact as a Chelsea supporter that he thinks that it's a bonus they have "ended" our season is the most lol tastic thing I have read in a while.

Surely you can see that?

Blatter

Essien wrote: »

He's right though, not 'over' in the usual sense but they barely have to kick a ball between now and the end of the season. I'm not sure if that's what he meant but I agree in that sense.

It's why I made the point that they should have really went for this.

Yes United's season is competitively over but he's using that fact to slag off United, which is why people are so bemused.

kryogen

Great time to play some youth players and try new formations/tactics after we get our draw v City next week

Essien

adox wrote: »

The fact as a Chelsea supporter that he thinks that it's a bonus they have "ended" our season is the most lol tastic thing I have read in a while.

Surely you can see that?

I can see that, I wasn't sure why it was considered a bonus, he's right that it's over though, that's all I'm saying.

JaMarcus Hustle

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Read above post and reply accordingly. Do you think Man City are likely to comeback in the league? No, their manager has even conceded the title. Are you still in the Champions League, FA Cup or Europa League? No. Yes you will win the title and deservedly so as the most consistent team over 38 games. Is there anything truly on the line at this stage for you? No.

Oh I get your point completely. It's just an incredibly stupid theory.

ShiverinEskimo

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Like Chiles said at the start, this was Man Utd's last meaningful game of the season. Sure there is a home game against City and the league to officially be wrapped up but that's a foregone conclusion. In terms of actually participating in a game where a competition is really on the line there is none left for Man Utd this season. It's hardly a "lolable" point.

So how and where exactly is it "an added bonus" for you? What have you gained on top progressing?

Utter nonsense no matter how you try and spin it.

Andersonisgod

Paul Tergat wrote: »

we'll have to settle for crushing the league. oh noes

Who said otherwise? Honestly I've encountered all number of fans from clubs but none are as sensitive and prissy as Man Utd fans. At what stage in my post do I say that you wont win the league. I later say you deserve to win the league. My point is that from now until the end of the season nothing is really on the line in any of Man Utd's games because the league is a formality at this stage.

Donnielighto

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Read above post and reply accordingly. Do you think Man City are likely to comeback in the league? No, their manager has even conceded the title. Are you still in the Champions League, FA Cup or Europa League? No. Yes you will win the title and deservedly so as the most consistent team over 38 games. Is there anything truly on the line at this stage for you? No.

How about aiming for a record points haul, points difference in the league. FYI JaMarcus isnt a UTD poster

Andersonisgod

Blatter wrote: »

Yes United's season is competitively over but he's using that fact to slag off United, which is why people are so bemused.

Am I slagging off Man Utd? No. To quote our beloved manager, it is a fact.

Andersonisgod

Donnielighto wrote: »

How about aiming for a record points haul, points difference in the league. FYI JaMarcus isnt a UTD poster

And good luck with that. Is it really the same as being in a cup competition? No. Is it the same as if both teams were level on points so every single game matters? No.

I'm not begrudging Man Utd's league victory, simply stating a simple fact that, at this stage, there really isn't anything to play for.

Blatter

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Am I slagging off Man Utd? No. To quote our beloved manager, it is a fact.

Explain your 'added bonus' remark then please.

Andersonisgod

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Oh I get your point completely. It's just an incredibly stupid theory.

Point out the flaws in the theory. If the league is over and there are no cup competitions left, please point out what makes every Man Utd game from now until the end of the season so unmissable.

Andersonisgod

Blatter wrote: »

Explain your 'added bonus' remark then please.

Added bonus was simply a personal remark because I don't particularly like Man Utd as a club so to eliminate them from the FA Cup, their only other chance of lifting a trophy along with the Premier League, was an added bonus to reaching another FA Cup semi final.

JaMarcus Hustle

Donnielighto wrote: »

FYI JaMarcus isnt a UTD poster

I kind of am!

JaMarcus Hustle

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Added bonus was simply a personal remark because I don't particularly like Man Utd as a club so to eliminate them from the FA Cup, their only other chance of lifting a trophy along with the Premier League, was an added bonus to reaching another FA Cup semi final.

Then the "added bonus" was knocking out a rival. It certainly wasn't ending their season. You just phrased it horribly is all.

There's a difference between ending a team's season, and knocking them out of the only other trophy they can win in addition to the one they're about to sew up in the coming games, the one that matters most.

citytillidie

RikkFlair wrote: »

Does this mean Wigan/Millwall will be in Europe next season?

Yes unless Chelsea or Man City win the cup and fall apart in the league and finish 6th

Blatter

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Added bonus was simply a personal remark because I don't particularly like Man Utd as a club so to eliminate them from the FA Cup, their only other chance of lifting a trophy along with the Premier League, was an added bonus to reaching another FA Cup semi final.

Yes and that's what people are calling you out on, and not on the fact you're saying the league is over.

Do you not feel a bit pathetic garnering joy from the fact United's season is over due to them having all but won the league championship in March?

I would.

ShiverinEskimo

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Added bonus was simply a personal remark because I don't particularly like Man Utd as a club so to eliminate them from the FA Cup, their only other chance of lifting a trophy along with the Premier League, was an added bonus to reaching another FA Cup semi final.

Keep squirming. You specifically said ending United's season was the added bonus:

Andersonisgod wrote: »

As an added bonus, with the league all but over so too is Man Utd's season.

This would be easier for you if you just put your hand up and admit you were talking through your arse with your initial post.

You might as well have said "Haha - your team have an all-but-guaranteed trophy and my team don't".

ROCKMAN

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

United were awful.

Chelsea not much better. Moment of class win it.

Sums it up for me .

Donnielighto

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

I kind of am!

Fair enough, do you frequent the superthread? Thought you were just nfl (Go Ravens)

Andersonisgod

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Then the "added bonus" was knocking out a rival. It certainly wasn't ending their season. You just phrased it horribly is all.

There's a difference between ending a team's season, and knocking them out of the only other trophy they can win in addition to the one they're about to sew up in the coming games, the one that matters most.

It's a given that the league is over. Everybody knows that. After the Champions League elimination the FA Cup was the only other competition that was really up for grabs for Man Utd. Thus why I phrased it as I did.

JaMarcus Hustle

Donnielighto wrote: »

Fair enough, do you frequent the superthread? Thought you were just nfl (Go Ravens)

I would browse it to keep up to date on news/gossip but rarely post. My interest in football has waned considerably the last couple of years, I didn't even know we were playing today until I saw the match thread this morning, so you're forgiven for your assumption!

Andersonisgod

Blatter wrote: »

Yes and that's what people are calling you out on, and not on the fact you're saying the league is over.

Do you not feel a bit pathetic garnering joy from the fact United's season is over due to them having all but won the league championship in March?

I would.

Not at all. It was a nice feeling today eliminating Man Utd, because it is Man Utd but the main joy is really from reaching the FA Cup semi final. I don't like Man Utd but I don't go running down the street shouting whenever Man Utd lose a game, I don't care enough about them to have such a reaction.

Andersonisgod

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Keep squirming. You specifically said ending United's season was the added bonus:



This would be easier for you if you just put your hand up and admit you were talking through your arse with your initial post.

You might as well have said "Haha - your team have an all-but-guaranteed trophy and my team don't".

But equally the other way of looking at it is, my team still have games left in the season that matter, your's don't.

Two sides to every coin.

JaMarcus Hustle

Andersonisgod wrote: »

It's a given that the league is over. Everybody knows that. After the Champions League elimination the FA Cup was the only other competition that was really up for grabs for Man Utd. Thus why I phrased it as I did.

Calling that "ending a season" is bizarre though, as that phrase to me would imply a sense of United having nothing left to achieve and it being a dud of a season.

It would be like making fun of someone for not having any money left, just after they spent it all on permanent live-in hookers, fast cars and a mansion. Yeah, they've no money left. But they're still gonna have a fúcking amazing time when they get home.

ShiverinEskimo

Andersonisgod wrote: »

But equally the other way of looking at it is, my team still have games left in the season that matter, your's don't.

Two sides to every coin.

Premier League Trophy > Competitive games in my book. But each to their own.

Enjoy your added bonus.

Blatter

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Not at all. It was a nice feeling today eliminating Man Utd, because it is Man Utd but the main joy is really from reaching the FA Cup semi final. I don't like Man Utd but I don't go running down the street shouting whenever Man Utd lose a game, I don't care enough about them to have such a reaction.

You're attacking a straw man here. You don't like Man Utd and you're happy that you beat a rival and reached the FA cup final. Nobody has a problem with any of this, that's all acceptable.

People are laughing at you taking pleasure in the fact that Utd's season is now over. Except it doesn't really make sense for you to do that because it's only over because the league has been all but won in March. It's still a very good season for Man Utd.

eigrod

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Calling that "ending a season" is bizarre though, as that phrase to me would imply a sense of United having nothing left to achieve and it being a dud of a season.

He did put it in context by saying "with the league all but over.....". His comment hardly merits 4 pages of debate.

Andersonisgod

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Calling that "ending a season" is bizarre though, as that phrase to me would imply a sense of United having nothing left to achieve and it being a dud of a season.

It would be like making fun of someone for not having any money left, just after they spent it all on permanent live-in hookers, fast cars and a mansion. Yeah, they've no money left. But they're still gonna have a fúcking amazing time when they get home.

It depends on how you look at the phrase. The sense I was aiming for is the one I've explained numerous times, that being that with the league over the FA Cup was the only competition left that was alive which Man Utd were in and now they are out. Maybe it could have been phrased better? Yes, maybe, however I thought the intentions of the comment were pretty clear.

Andersonisgod

Blatter wrote: »

You're attacking a straw man here. You don't like Man Utd and you're happy that you beat a rival and reached the FA cup final. Nobody has a problem with any of this, that's all acceptable.

People are laughing at you taking pleasure in the fact that Utd's season is now over. Except it doesn't really make sense for you to do that because it's only over because the league has been all but won in March. It's still a very good season for Man Utd.

If you want you can take a browse through my search history (I wouldn't be surprised if you already have since you seem to respond to each comment I make on the soccer section of the forum) and if you can find a comment in which I say that this hasn't been a very good season for Man Utd then I promise to leave the forum.

At no stage have I ever said that, ever. At no stage does my message imply that. Infact I'm not sure how you could take that meaning from my comment. I've explained the comment. Do with that explanation whatever you want.

Andersonisgod

eigrod wrote: »

He did put it in context by saying "with the league all but over.....". His comment hardly merits 4 pages of debate.

Well they need somebody to vent at, I don't mind. Though it is taking the thread wildly off topic.

I wish Liverpool's season was over when 15 points clear at the top! Mental argument

Give it up Andersonisgod!

Paul Tergat

You've been called out on what frankly was a stupid remark. Go enjoy the fact you are in a semi final rather than try and bait the losing team. Go have a beer or something

Essien

So....football.....remember that? Pretty sure there was a game earlier.

Andersonisgod

rarnes1 wrote: »

I wish Liverpool's season was over when 15 points clear at the top! Mental argument

Give it up Andersonisgod!

I'm not explaining it again. Nor do I think was the point ridiculous given the context it was said in. I also agree with the post that said it hardly merits 4 pages of debate.

Paul Tergat

Essien wrote: »

So....football.....remember that? Pretty sure there was a game earlier.

and not a very good one at that

Andersonisgod

Paul Tergat wrote: »

You've been called out on what frankly was a stupid remark. Go enjoy the fact you are in a semi final rather than try and bait the losing team. Go have a beer or something

Good call Paul, it's probably a good time for me to leave given that you must be almost out of "likes" by now. This debate has been ridiculous and entirely irrelevant anyway because all that matters is that Chelsea, the better team over the course of both games, are through to the semi final of a competition they have dominated in recent times.

Andersonisgod

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I'm not explaining it again. Nor do I think was the point ridiculous given the context it was said in. I also agree with the post that said it hardly merits 4 pages of debate.

You need to change your settings

Blatter

Andersonisgod wrote: »

If you want you can take a browse through my search history (I wouldn't be surprised if you already have since you seem to respond to each comment I make on the soccer section of the forum) and if you can find a comment in which I say that this hasn't been a very good season for Man Utd then I promise to leave the forum.

At no stage have I ever said that, ever. At no stage does my message imply that. Infact I'm not sure how you could take that meaning from my comment. I've explained the comment. Do with that explanation whatever you want.

Generally when fans take pleasure in a rival's season being over early, it's because they are out of everything and have had a shít season.

Bizarre to say the least that you take pleasure from the fact a very good season for United is all but over early.

The_Kew_Tour

City v Chelsea cup semi should be good game.

Would make City hot favourites on todays performance though.

Essien

Paul Tergat wrote: »

and not a very good one at that

It was poor stuff to be fair, not a rash tackle, red card or dodgy offside goal in sight. A real 'slow news day' as far as football games go.

12gauge dave

I really thought united would win this one so i put a 100euro on them then i see the team sheet and knew my money was gone.

Andersonisgod

Blatter wrote: »

Generally when fans take pleasure in a rival's season being over early, it's because they are out of everything and have had a shít season.

Bizarre to say the least that you take pleasure from the fact a very good season for United is all but over early.

Shock, horror! Chelsea fan enjoys Man Utd being eliminated from FA Cup by the team he supports, somebody call the Daily Mail......on second thought don't, they will probably report that story.

Ordinary man

On the bright side, a few more wins like this could see rafa get the job full time