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Post by spitthedog on Jan 27, 2018 17:30:41 GMT
The competition is dead on its feet. It's really sad.
Ok great Wigan beat WHU, but look at the side the Hammers sent out, like a line up for a Checkatrade Trophy game
Used to be such a great competition.
Arnie etc not even on the bench.
12,000 at Huddersfield for a game with a chance to get through to the 5th Round, its not like Birmingham is a million miles away!
In 71 when we played Tranmere at home in the 4th replay in our FA Cup semi season on a Weds night we over 35,000
I think this competition will get scrapped soon. It's probably better if it does.
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Post by kustokie on Jan 27, 2018 17:34:21 GMT
I thought Arni was injured?
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Post by Alvechurch Assassin on Jan 27, 2018 17:34:47 GMT
True, hardly any fuss when a league 2 side beat a PL team in the last round.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jan 27, 2018 17:36:05 GMT
I thought Arni was injured? He is as is Carroll and Lanzini  |
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Post by kustokie on Jan 27, 2018 17:39:56 GMT
The competition is dead on its feet. It's really sad. Ok great Wigan beat WHU, but look at the side the Hammers sent out, like a line up for a Checkatrade Trophy game Used to be such a great competition. Arnie etc not even on the bench. 12,000 at Huddersfield for a game with a chance to get through to the 5th Round, its not like Birmingham is a million miles away! In 71 when we played Tranmere at home in the 4th replay in our FA Cup semi season on a Weds night we over 35,000 I think this competition will get scrapped soon. It's probably better if it does. I remember that and I went to the first match at Tranmere (what a dump that ground was, I felt I watching from the inside of a cow shed. |
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Post by kustokie on Jan 27, 2018 17:40:40 GMT
Spuds have put out a decent side at Newport.
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Post by Linx on Jan 27, 2018 17:46:50 GMT
Yeah - thank goodness we're not in it!  |
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Post by Absolution on Jan 27, 2018 17:52:04 GMT
True, hardly any fuss when a league 2 side beat a PL team in the last round. This is at the heart of it really. There was no fuss because it didn’t involve a top 6 team. And that’s all the media are interested in, not the FA Cup itself, just those top 6. Even the FA Cup is really just about those media Premier League darlings. Then again, being the said Premier League team that got ditched by a League 2 side probably hasn’t enhanced our interest in the competition greatly.  |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jan 27, 2018 18:10:02 GMT
Newport go 1 up!  |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 27, 2018 18:15:02 GMT
What happened was,the FA allowed the fucking Shit to avoid it to play abroad.
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Post by onesteino on Jan 27, 2018 18:17:13 GMT
The competition is dead on its feet. It's really sad. Ok great Wigan beat WHU, but look at the side the Hammers sent out, like a line up for a Checkatrade Trophy game Used to be such a great competition. Arnie etc not even on the bench. 12,000 at Huddersfield for a game with a chance to get through to the 5th Round, its not like Birmingham is a million miles away! In 71 when we played Tranmere at home in the 4th replay in our FA Cup semi season on a Weds night we over 35,000 I think this competition will get scrapped soon. It's probably better if it does. Absolutely agree mate. I'd love us to win the F.A cup, as would anyone, but for a number of the PL clubs now (middling and now even the likes of Arsenal) there seems to be little enthusiasm for it. Disappointing really. Wenger got his just desserts against Forest given the team he selected, I was desperate for Leicester & West Ham to go out last time given their half arsed selection and performances against Fleetwood and Shrewsbury. Moyes even said as much today that his focus is elsewhere. As a kid I always seem to remember the old "magic of the FA Cup" thing (oh, and for us against Cov the other week!); now it just seems it's all eyes on the PL for those outside the top 6, with most teams fielding weaker teams. |
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Jan 27, 2018 18:19:27 GMT
Newport go 1 up! What a great showing too. Cracking goal!! |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jan 27, 2018 18:21:10 GMT
Apparently you only get 1.8 million for winning it so there's your answer!
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Post by Davef on Jan 27, 2018 18:22:34 GMT
The competition is dead on its feet. It's really sad. Ok great Wigan beat WHU, but look at the side the Hammers sent out, like a line up for a Checkatrade Trophy game Used to be such a great competition. Arnie etc not even on the bench. 12,000 at Huddersfield for a game with a chance to get through to the 5th Round, its not like Birmingham is a million miles away! In 71 when we played Tranmere at home in the 4th replay in our FA Cup semi season on a Weds night we over 35,000 I think this competition will get scrapped soon. It's probably better if it does. Absolutely agree mate. I'd love us to win the F.A cup, as would anyone, but for a number of the PL clubs now (middling and now even the likes of Arsenal) there seems to be little enthusiasm for it. Disappointing really. Wenger got his just desserts against Forest given the team he selected, I was desperate for Leicester & West Ham to go out last time given their half arsed selection and performances against Fleetwood and Shrewsbury. Moyes even said as much today that his focus is elsewhere. As a kid I always seem to remember the old "magic of the FA Cup" thing (oh, and for us against Cov the other week!); now it just seems it's all eyes on the PL for those outside the top 6, with most teams fielding weaker teams. You say all that, but look at the list of winners since Wimbledon won the Cup in 1988. You can count the number of clubs outside the established top five or six clubs who've lifted the trophy on the fingers of one hand, and probably still have a couple spare. |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 27, 2018 18:23:11 GMT
Apparently you only get 1.8 million for winning it so there's your answer! Your name on the cup is priceless though. |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jan 27, 2018 18:25:28 GMT
Apparently you only get 1.8 million for winning it so there's your answer! Your name on the cup is priceless though. I agree mate but clubs in the Premiershit would not risk 100 million for 1.8 million! |
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Post by mrred on Jan 27, 2018 18:26:33 GMT
Years and years of over saturation.
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Post by duckling on Jan 27, 2018 18:31:53 GMT
Apparently you only get 1.8 million for winning it so there's your answer! This. Isn't the money for each additional league place close to that or maybe even more? The FA Cup is a beautiful competition. I find it infinitely more interesting than the Champions League. |
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Post by chiswickpotter on Jan 27, 2018 18:35:22 GMT
The competition is dead on its feet. It's really sad. Ok great Wigan beat WHU, but look at the side the Hammers sent out, like a line up for a Checkatrade Trophy game Used to be such a great competition. Arnie etc not even on the bench. 12,000 at Huddersfield for a game with a chance to get through to the 5th Round, its not like Birmingham is a million miles away! In 71 when we played Tranmere at home in the 4th replay in our FA Cup semi season on a Weds night we over 35,000 I think this competition will get scrapped soon. It's probably better if it does. I think that is West Ham’s strongest available team apart from Hart. They have a lot of injuries |
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Jan 27, 2018 18:57:02 GMT
A Newport County win over “mighty” Spurs would make our defeat at Coventry seem not half as bad.
Even after 68 minutes doubt that it will happen though!
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Post by duckling on Jan 27, 2018 19:01:09 GMT
That Newport County player has a great long throw.
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Post by smallthorner on Jan 27, 2018 19:14:52 GMT
The competition is dead on its feet. It's really sad. Ok great Wigan beat WHU, but look at the side the Hammers sent out, like a line up for a Checkatrade Trophy game Used to be such a great competition. Arnie etc not even on the bench. 12,000 at Huddersfield for a game with a chance to get through to the 5th Round, its not like Birmingham is a million miles away! In 71 when we played Tranmere at home in the 4th replay in our FA Cup semi season on a Weds night we over 35,000 I think this competition will get scrapped soon. It's probably better if it does. European slot for the winners is the only realistic incentive to get the competition back to former glories (well almost) |
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Post by marwood on Jan 27, 2018 19:19:27 GMT
At least Dicko and his veteran Notts County team mates have got their names into the hat for the next round, after forcing a draw with Swansea. Alan Smith came on for County in the 90th minute, didn't realise he was even still alive
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Post by spitthedog on Jan 27, 2018 19:30:20 GMT
What happened was,the FA allowed the fucking Shit to avoid it to play abroad. It was great to see Newport giving it a go....but I think its true the FA Cup lost something from that moment. |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Jan 27, 2018 19:40:54 GMT
I wonder how many Newport fans let out a little "yes" under there breaths when Kane equalised.
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Post by penkvillepotter on Jan 27, 2018 19:53:55 GMT
Too many Prem fans would rather finish 17th than win the Cup.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Jan 27, 2018 20:03:07 GMT
Liverpool concede 2 in 11 mins against WBB, they' leak more than a potato colander:)
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 27, 2018 20:38:53 GMT
3-1 now. Let's hope we can take it to the Scouse fuckers when we go to anfield.
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Post by SamB_SCFC on Jan 27, 2018 20:42:29 GMT
The Premier League happened.
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Post by wagsastokie on Jan 27, 2018 20:45:29 GMT
What has also happened is it takes four pissing days to play a round
The fa cup was interesting when all the teams played sat afternoon
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