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Posted by: Bairlas 3rd August 2017, 12:06 PM

The BBC have today confirmed that FA Cup matches, including on from each prelim rounds, will be available to stream on iPlayer and BBC Sport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/fa-cup-streamed-online?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=corporate

Posted by: Mack 3rd August 2017, 12:08 PM

That's great news to hear about them showing an match from each preliminary round.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th August 2017, 04:17 PM

I saw most of the Litherland Remyca v AFC Liverpool tie. It was a enjoyable match and it's good to see the BBC investing in the grassroots game like this. If you were watching too you might have noticed my tweet being read out near the end

After that was over I went to see Hamworthy Utd v Bemerton Heath Harlequins. The Hammers (yes, really) took a very early lead and made it 2-0 at the start of the second half before BHH pulled it back to 2-1 a few minutes later. After several scares two late goals gave the Hammers a flattering 4-1 win.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 5th August 2017, 04:40 PM

The thing I love about the preliminary rounds of the FA Cup is that most of the team names all seem like sound-a-like names used by football games in the 90s when they couldn't get the copyright to the official team names.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 5th August 2017, 08:46 PM

I didn't watch, unfortunately I was committed elsewhere at the BBC. (literally. I was at Dock10 watching them film a gameshow)

I'm just waiting for the National League teams to be drawn in and hoping Chester can have a good run at it this year.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 5th August 2017, 09:15 PM

Ooh, what gameshow?

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 9th August 2017, 10:16 PM

The Boss! I'd not seen it before but I really enjoyed it. It was rather comical

Posted by: LadyLea 31st August 2017, 05:07 PM

Sadly the "Papering over the cracks" cup these days .

Real shame, cos growing up, Cup Final Day was a huge deal in our household.

Posted by: Suedehead2 1st September 2017, 10:01 PM

The BBC's live match (on the red button and iPlayer) is Billericay Town v Didcot Town. Billericay's players include former Brighton player Jake Robinson who scored a rather good goal against Dulwich a few days aga.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41128014

Posted by: HeadlessJockey 16th October 2017, 06:55 PM

First Round Draw


Stevenage vs Nantwich/Kettering
Bradford City vs Chesterfield
Port Vale vs Oxford United
Newport County vs Walsall
Morecambe vs Hartlepool
Yeovil Town vs Southend United
Peterborough United vs Tranmere Rovers
Cambridge United vs Sutton United
Forest Green Rovers vs Macclesfield Town
AFC Fylde vs Kidderminster Harriers
Luton Town vs Portsmouth
Shrewsbury Town vs Aldershot Town
Hereford vs AFC Telford
Guiseley vs Accrington Stanley
Blackburn Rovers vs Barnet
East Thurrock/Ebbsfleet vs Doncaster Rovers
Leatherhead vs Brackley/Billericay
Boreham Wood vs Blackpool
Shaw Lane vs Mansfield Town
Colchester United vs Oxford City
Plymouth Argyle vs Grimsby Town
AFC Wimbledon vs Lincoln City
Rochdale vs Dover/Bromley
Coventry City vs Maidenhead United
Chorley/Boston United vs Fleetwood Town
Carlisle United vs Oldham Athletic
Notts County vs Bristol Rovers
Dartford vs Swindon Town
Cheltenham Town vs Maidstone United/Enfield Town
Woking/Concord Rangers vs Bury
Crewe Alexandra vs Rotherham United
Gillingham vs Dagenham and Redbridge/Leyton Orient
Hyde United vs MK Dons
Gainsborough Trinity vs Slough Town
Solihull/Ossett vs Wycombe
Northampton vs Scunthorpe
Chalton Athletic vs Truro City
Wigan Athletic vs Crawley Town
Gateshead vs Bath City/Chelmsford
Exeter City vs Heybridge Swifts

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 3rd November 2017, 08:04 PM

BBC currently showing Hyde v MK Dons. A flare has left a hole on the pitch.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 5th November 2017, 11:59 PM

Boreham Wood, Oxford City and Maidstone knocked out league opposition.

Sutton and Lincoln are out of the FA Cup. Shame to see that after the heroics they performed last season.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 11th November 2017, 11:21 PM

Second Round Draw

AFC Wimbledon v Charlton Athletic
Bradford City v Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers v Northampton or Scunthorpe
Blackburn Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham v Carlisle United
Shrewsbury Town v Morecambe
Forest Green Rovers v Exeter City
Newport County v Cambridge United
Port Vale v Yeovil Town
Stevenage v Swindon Town
Fleetwood Town v Hereford FC (Southern League Premier - Level 7)
Milton Keynes Dons v Maidstone United (Conference National)
Coventry City v Boreham Wood (Conference National)
Notts County v Oxford City (National League South - Level 6)
Wycombe Wanderers v Leatherhead (Isthmian League Premier - Level 7) or Billericay Town (Isthmian League Premier - Level 7)
Mansfield Town v Guiseley or Accrington
Woking or Bury v Peterborough or Tranmere

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 16th November 2017, 10:54 PM

So an Billericay side that has Jermaine Pennant and Paul Konchesky got beaten by Leatherhead in their replay.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 4th December 2017, 07:32 PM

FA Cup third-round draw

Ipswich v Sheffield United
Watford v Bristol City
Birmingham v Burton
Liverpool v Everton
Brighton v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Woking or Peterborough
Bournemouth v AFC Fylde or Wigan
Coventry v Stoke
Newport v Leeds
Bolton v Huddersfield
Port Vale or Yeovil v Bradford
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Brentford v Notts County
QPR v MK Dons
Manchester United v Derby
Forest Green or Exeter v West Brom
Doncaster v Slough Town or Rochdale
Tottenham v AFC Wimbledon
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Fleetwood or Hereford v Leicester
Blackburn or Crewe v Hull
Cardiff v Mansfield
Manchester City v Burnley
Shrewsbury v West Ham
Wolves v Swansea
Stevenage v Reading
Newcastle v Luton
Millwall v Barnsley
Fulham v Southampton
Wycombe v Preston
Norwich v Chelsea
Gillingham or Carlisle v Sheffield Wednesday

Posted by: Suedehead2 4th December 2017, 08:02 PM

I'm going to stick my neck out and say that Liverpool v Everton will be one of the live games.

Other likely choices - Brighton v Palace, Nottm For v Arsenal, Fleetwood or Hereford v Leicester, Norwich v Chelsea, Shrewsbury v West Ham.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 4th December 2017, 10:32 PM

Don't forget Man U v Derby. United's consecutive run of broadcast FA Cup matches is over 50 now or something daft like that

Posted by: Suedehead2 4th December 2017, 10:39 PM

I think this could be the round when Man U's run of televised matches finally ends. Of course, with City at home as well, that doesn't necessarily mean a Saturday 3.00 kick-off.

Posted by: Rooney 4th December 2017, 11:40 PM

Liverpool vs Everton the big game of the draw - assuming BBC get he first pick, I can assume it will either be a Sunday or Monday night televised game?

I have noticed the BBC especially picking more leftfield choices recently for televised games.

Posted by: Houdini 5th December 2017, 12:14 AM

Nottingham Forrest vs Arsenal will get shown on BT Sport I would imagine. Outside chance of Tottenham vs Wimbledon as well as it will be a big day out at Wembley for the opposition fans and the journalists.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 5th December 2017, 07:05 AM

One of the Manchester games will move. No way GMP signs off on having both on simultaneously. They don’t have the resources for that

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th December 2017, 11:10 AM

I suspect the police may want the Liverpool v Everton game (and Brighton v Palace) played at lunchtime.

Posted by: Houdini 5th December 2017, 01:08 PM

Yeah that will definitely happen, I can't think of there ever being a time when matches have been held at Old Trafford & Etihad or Maine Road stadium at the same time. This means that Man United's match will be played on Friday or Sunday as it's a more eye catching tie than Man City vs Burnley.

Posted by: Rooney 5th December 2017, 07:48 PM

While I think Man Utd will end up on TV, just because it gets moved, it does not mean it will be at TV. I'm pretty sure because of policing reasons no clubs who share the same police resource are ever at home on the same day.

I would imagine in any case if the game is shown, it will be by BT.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th December 2017, 09:44 PM

Yes, before FA Cup ties were shown live, matches were often moved to avoid clubs like Man U / Man C or Everton / Liverpool playing at home at the same time. In the days when the semi-finals were held at club grounds a league match might also be moved if, for example, a semi-final was at Old Trafford on a day when Man C were at home.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 5th December 2017, 10:23 PM

Hoping that it is the football remembered not anything else.

The police wouldn't want a replay for Brighton v Palace then.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 7th December 2017, 11:15 PM

Apparent televised games


Friday 5 January:

Liverpool v Everton, BBC One, kick-off 19:55 GMT.

Saturday 6 January

Hereford/Fleetwood v Leicester, BBC One, 12:45 GMT.
Norwich City v Chelsea BT

Sunday 7 January

Newport v Leeds, BBC One Wales, 12:00 GMT

Shrewsbury v West Ham, BBC One, 14:00 GMT
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal BT

Monday

Brighton v Crystal Palace BT

Posted by: Suedehead2 7th December 2017, 11:34 PM

Full house

Posted by: Houdini 8th December 2017, 12:26 AM

Norwich vs Chelsea. Really?

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 14th December 2017, 07:54 PM

Think the Merseyside Derby is due for the Friday night game!

Posted by: Houdini 28th December 2017, 06:19 PM

Man United vs Derby is confirmed to be next Friday at 8 PM. It's a shame that it's not going to be shown on BBC but it is understandable as the Merseyside derby is the tie of the round.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 28th December 2017, 11:44 PM

Another in form championship team Derby under Rowett who again is showing how ridiculous it was for Birmingham to get rid of him and put Zola in charge last year.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 5th January 2018, 11:10 PM

Up the reds!!!!

Posted by: Rooney 5th January 2018, 11:23 PM

If you ever want a genuinely shit referring performance today was your benchmark. Glad to beat them as always.

Posted by: MvG501 7th January 2018, 10:39 AM

Well done Coventry, Peterborough, Notts County, Yeovil and MK Dons who beat teams in leagues about them and a few well earned replays too.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 7th January 2018, 11:22 AM

Wonder what Bobby said to offend Holgate so much??

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 7th January 2018, 11:23 AM

Didn't actually realise this is the first time in 67 years that no non league teams were involved in the third round!!

Posted by: Rooney 7th January 2018, 11:44 AM

Apparently he called him something racist, although I highly doubt that judging by the reactions of all the players and the referee and the reaction after the game. Basically from what I have read he called him a crazy motherf***er in Portuguese. I still can't believe Holgate did not even get booked for the initial incident.

Posted by: MvG501 7th January 2018, 06:46 PM

Wow, first time ever in Wenger's reign that Arsenal have been knocked out in the third round. A real spirited performance from Nottingham Forest there.

Posted by: Rooney 7th January 2018, 07:05 PM

They basically threw the game with the team selection, I don't suppose Wenger is that bothered really. He has the League Cup game midweek as well to think about, it is ridiculous to be playing 3 games in a short space of time.

Posted by: Seinfeld 7th January 2018, 07:13 PM

Arsenal reserves were awful - really wish we got them in the League Cup semi-finals instead of Manchester City!

Posted by: Rooney 7th January 2018, 07:52 PM

I suspect they will play near enough their full strength side in the League Cup. Two games away from Wembley.. definitely cannot see them putting out as weak a side as they did today.

Posted by: Seinfeld 7th January 2018, 10:38 PM

They possibly will now they're out of the FA Cup (and the fact they're against Chelsea). I suspect they would have played a similar team against us though.

Posted by: Suedehead2 8th January 2018, 07:18 PM

Well that's Man Utd back on telly for the next round.

Posted by: MvG501 8th January 2018, 07:20 PM

Liverpool v West Brom
Peterborough v Fleetwood or Leicster
Huddersfield v Birmingham
Notts County v Wolves or Swansea
Yeovil v Manchester United
Carlisle or Sheffield Wednesday v Stevenage or Reading
Cardiff or Mansfield v Manchester City
MK Dons v Coventry City
Millwall v Rochdale
Southampton v Watford
Middlesbrough v Brighton or Crystal Palace
AFC Bournemouth or Wigan v Shrewsbury or West Ham
Hull v Nottingham Forest
Newport County v Spurs
Norwich or Chelsea v Newcastle
Sheffield United v Preston North End

Posted by: MvG501 9th January 2018, 11:50 AM

Chelsea v Norwich then for BBC's live third round replay match next Wednesday.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 10th January 2018, 11:37 PM

Getting drawn against Yeovil is brilliant for both teams, I remember Man United playing Yeovil in the FA Cup a few seasons' ago and they gave us a tough match so I expect it to happen again. Yeovil will get a decent amount of money from this tie and hopefully it will be shown on BBC One.

Newport vs Tottenham will be interesting to watch, particularly to see how Tottenham's players will cope with the non-league conditions.

Posted by: Steve201 11th January 2018, 11:27 PM

Zoko will give you the run around !!

Newports pitch is notoriously awful! I'm not sure if you were being factual here Houdini but Newport are a league club, not Non league.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 12th January 2018, 01:14 AM

Oh yes you're right, my bad! Newport only narrowly avoided relegation to the National League last season though.

Posted by: MvG501 12th January 2018, 08:45 AM

The live 4th round cup ties



Friday, 26 January

Yeovil Town v Manchester United (19:55) - BBC One

Saturday, 27 January

Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town or Leicester City (12:30) - BT Sport 2
Newport County v Tottenham Hotspur (17:30) - BT Sport 2
Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion (19:45) - BT Sport 2

Sunday, 28 January

Norwich City or Chelsea v Newcastle United (13:30) - BT Sport 2
Cardiff City or Mansfield Town v Manchester City (16:00) - BBC One

Posted by: Evil Houdini 17th January 2018, 11:18 PM

What a crazy match that was between Chelsea & Norwich! The referee got most of the decisions spot on I think but that was never a dive from Willian and he shouldn't have been booked. Pedro's dive for his first yellow card was comical and even Morata went down too easily as well for his booking. Chelsea can't seem to score much or at all these days.

Posted by: Suedehead2 18th January 2018, 12:32 AM

The Pedro dive was embarrassingly bad, made even more so by the fact that VAR was being used. It's just a shame they didn't appear to use VAR in the penalty shoot-out. Otherwise, Norwich would have been able to take their first penalty again.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 27th January 2018, 01:38 AM

Alexis Sanchez played really well tonight and was the deserved man of the match with 2 assists, hopefully there will be more performance like this to come from him. We need to take this Cup seriously this season as it could be our best chance of silverware now.

Posted by: Rooney 27th January 2018, 12:36 PM

He was the best player on the pitch.. but you would expect that as he is the best player! I thought Yeovil played really well, especially in the first half. Man Utd were quite lucky to get away without conceding a goal. Their heads went after the f***-up for the opener.

Lukaku pops up with another goal that is irrelevant to the game

Posted by: Evil Houdini 27th January 2018, 06:14 PM

I did laugh when Lukaku when scored the 4th goal at the end. That is trademark Lukaku , I suppose 4 goals are better than 3 so no complaints from me



Wigan beating West Ham is not really a shock as they are flying high at the top of League One at the moment and if West Ham are not carefully they could play them again next season in the Championship.

Posted by: LewisGT 27th January 2018, 07:03 PM

I went to that Wigan match today. West Ham were awful, very deserved win for Wigan.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 27th January 2018, 08:14 PM

I was there too, alongside 5,000 other West Ham fans... ended up amusing ourselves with chanting 'we're f***ing shit'. Not even a shot on goal which says it all.

Posted by: MvG501 29th January 2018, 10:57 PM

Sheffield Wednesday v Notts County/Swansea
West Brom v Southampton
Chelsea v Hull
Leicester v Sheffield United
Huddersfield/Birmingham v Manchester United
Millwall/Rochdale v Newport County/Spurs
Brighton v Coventry
Wigan v Manchester City

Posted by: Mack. 6th February 2018, 06:58 PM

Live FA Cup Fifth Round Games

Friday 16 February

Chelsea v Hull City (8pm)
Live on BT Sport 2

Saturday 17 February

Sheffield Wednesday v Notts County or Swansea City (12.30pm)
Live on BT Sport 2

Huddersfield Town or Birmingham City v Manchester United (5.30pm)
Live on BT Sport 2

Sunday 18 February

Millwall or Rochdale v Newport County or Tottenham Hotspur (4pm)
Live on BBC One

Monday 19 February

Wigan Athletic v Manchester City (7.55pm)
Live on BBC One

Posted by: Mack. 6th February 2018, 09:32 PM

66/minutes and it is 7-1 to Swansea in the BBC live game quite easily against Notts County.

Posted by: Mack. 17th February 2018, 02:31 PM

Anyone had 3 away ties all drawn and so had home replays in one season before with Swansea drawing against Sheffield Wednesday.

Posted by: Mack. 17th February 2018, 08:45 PM

Quarter-Final Draw done for some weird reason live on BT after the Huddersfield v Man United match:

Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea v Rochdale or Tottenham
Man United v Brighton
Leicester v Chelsea
Wigan/Man City v Southampton

Posted by: Mack. 17th February 2018, 09:10 PM

Man U v Brighton, will be horribly one sided though.

Leicester v Chelsea is the only tie, where I feel you couldn’t guarantee who goes through.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 17th February 2018, 09:19 PM

We can't take Brighton lightly in the next round but at the same time I'm looking forward to possibly getting tickets for the semi final at Wembley.

Posted by: Suedehead2 17th February 2018, 10:15 PM

Agreed, but I'm sure Mourinho will lose with his usual good grace.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 19th February 2018, 07:51 PM

Nice to see Rochdale put up a fight against Tottenham and send them to a replay! Guess they'll be thrashed at Wembley though

Posted by: Mack. 19th February 2018, 07:52 PM

Hoping that Wigan can take the game to Man City albeit unlikely though.

Posted by: Suedehead2 19th February 2018, 09:49 PM

They did it

Posted by: Mack. 19th February 2018, 09:53 PM

Wow, fantastic. Will Grigg was on fire there. The quadruple is over. The magic of the FA Cup.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 19th February 2018, 09:57 PM

What an excellent result

Posted by: Evil Houdini 19th February 2018, 10:08 PM

"Manchester City are going to win the quadruple" they said. Yeah as if that was ever going to happen..........

Posted by: Evil Houdini 19th February 2018, 10:11 PM

I reckon Wigan will beat Southampton in the quarter final and I wouldn't be surprised if they make it to the final again. Man United really need to take this Cup very seriously now as it's a very strong chance of us winning a trophy this season.

Posted by: Mack. 19th February 2018, 10:14 PM

Seems that some of the City fans in the ground definitely couldn't take the result there shame to see those scenes with clashing with the police.

I blinked but what happened with Aguero and the fan?

Posted by: Steve201 19th February 2018, 10:27 PM

What a fantastic result that was - Wigan were superb, had Grigg down to score the winner!!

Posted by: Evil Houdini 19th February 2018, 10:34 PM

One of the Wigan fans who invaded the pitch said something to Sergio Aguero that angered him.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 20th February 2018, 12:03 AM

Looks like he had a little swing at said Wigan fan.

What with Pep going apeshit at half time and their fans revealing their true colours at full time, I'm wandering how the FA will justify their continued approach of turning a blind eye to our classless neighbours. Any other manager would have been sent to the stands for Pep's half time antics and the only thing we should be discussing about Aguero is "how long will he be banned for"

I reckon both will go unpunished.

Posted by: Rooney 20th February 2018, 12:27 AM

Aguero had every right to swing for a player, if anything Wigan should get punished. You can't have fans invade the pitch and have free reign to shout abuse at players. Wigan fans should never have been in the position to do something look that in the first place. It is complete shithousery. It's so bloody small-time of Wigan fans to invade the pitch after that, it's embarrassing. Just shows you how far they have fallen.

Pep on the other hand - was stupid. Guessing he must have seen the replays and calmed down cos that was a straight red card challenge.

Posted by: Suedehead2 20th February 2018, 10:19 AM

I think the situation was exacerbated by the fact that the referee initially got out a yellow card. That made him appear indecisive. The pitch invasion didn't look violent and was perfectly understandable in the circumstances.

Posted by: Mack. 20th February 2018, 12:41 PM

The FA said to be investigating four incidents from last night's match between Wigan and Man City.

Posted by: LewisGT 20th February 2018, 05:01 PM

I was at that match last night. It was an honour to witness the Man City breakdown first hand. Such a great atmosphere when Grigg scored.

I haven't seen a replay but I was right at the front and in line with the Delph red card. I have to say it didn't look like one at the time.

Regarding Aguero, I don't really like pitch invasions but he should be able to remain much more professional than he did.

Posted by: Rooney 20th February 2018, 07:25 PM

If he was spat at or taunted then he has every right to push back. I'm glad he's avoided charges as it would be bloody stupid if he did, yes he should not have reacted in the way he did but the FA response is surprisingly reasonable for once.

Posted by: LewisGT 20th February 2018, 10:32 PM

If he was spat at then I get it but if he was just taunted then he really needs to suck it up and let the fan be an idiot. I've gotta say I've never understood why fans get so angry at opposition players. Being a footballer/referee must be one of the only jobs where getting abused by the public is so accepted

Posted by: Steve201 21st February 2018, 11:43 AM

Posted by: TheSmokeHouse 21st February 2018, 11:49 AM

I'm sure if the pitch invasions carry on they will make all pitches completely inaccessible with how high these players prices are getting

Posted by: Suedehead2 21st February 2018, 04:09 PM

They've tried that before. Then Hillsborough happened.

Posted by: Steve201 22nd February 2018, 03:32 PM

Yeh security should do their job!

Posted by: Mack. 27th February 2018, 11:41 PM

Swansea City reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1964 with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Posted by: Mack. 28th February 2018, 01:20 PM

FA Cup Quarter-Final Televised Matches confirmed:

Sat 17th March:

Swansea v Rochdale/Tottenham (12:15pm) [BT]
Man United v Brighton (7:45pm) [BT]

Sun 18th March:

Wigan v Southampton (1:30) [BBC One]
Leicester v Chelsea (4:30) [BBC One]

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 28th February 2018, 01:33 PM

Throwing some support behind Rochdale tonight! Would be great to see two League One teams in the final 8.

Posted by: Mack. 28th February 2018, 08:21 PM

Stephen Humphrys levels for Rochdale. Game on hopefully.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st March 2018, 09:59 AM

And I was right, unfortunately. It was expected though.

Posted by: Mack. 1st March 2018, 12:52 PM

It wasn't in the second half, with Tottenham taking control.

Posted by: Rooney 18th March 2018, 10:56 AM

No-one here for the second Mourinho meltdown in a week?

Interesting to see whoever draws Spurs in the semi-final.. going to be a lot of 'unfair advantage' for Spurs lines flying about.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 18th March 2018, 11:02 AM

It was better than mid-week but still a bit lacklustre. Team selection was a lot better and Sanchez needed to be dropped. Romero had some quality saves but cant distribute for shit. No more than 5 times did he actually pick out a red shirt and I'm not even exaggerating

Plenty of fans let it be known how unhappy they were with Tuesday though. Stadium was really empty

Posted by: Dobbo 18th March 2018, 11:27 AM

The whole Spurs & Wembley thing did amuse me. Start of the season everyone going on about the "Wembley curse" now all of a sudden it's a supreme advantage

Mourinho is talking absolute crap right now but w/e, that's never gonna change. Happy to be in the Semis anyway, really have to go all out these next few weeks in the league to get to a comfortable enough position to be able to rotate & concentrate more on winning this trophy.

Posted by: Rooney 18th March 2018, 11:27 AM

He blamed his players, but for me it's his tactics. And the way he is throwing young players under the bus is terrible.

He's totally gone nuts, City winning the title against Man Utd will send him over the edge if that happens.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 18th March 2018, 11:33 AM

Yeah I'm annoyed with that because that was one of Scott's better games imo. He actually managed to pass the ball forwards for once. I dunno. it's a strange one.

Think he needs the end of the season to have a break and chill out.

Posted by: Rooney 18th March 2018, 11:47 AM

He completely through Luke Shaw under the bus again too, I just don't get it. Yet Sanchez & Lukaku have stunk the place out at times yet they're immune to any criticism.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 18th March 2018, 12:01 PM

I thought Shaw was alright on the night. He defo didn't deserve to come off over Valencia who had a shocker of a game. But Valencia did a slightly better job defensively and no one parks the bus on a 1-0 lead like Jose!

But I was baffled.

To be fair to Young, he was good and he was hassling Brighton in possession more than any other player. He's a leader and the team was missing that person to guide them. It's time like these we miss Herrera who is remarkable at keeping everyone in line and on it. I saw Mata try bless him, he defo didn't deserve to be subbed and yeah I'm not surprised the stadium didn't like that sub either.

Posted by: Mack. 18th March 2018, 12:25 PM

No word of today's games being under threat.

Would imagine they will make every effort to get the games on, will be a nightmare to reschedule.

Posted by: Mack. 18th March 2018, 02:34 PM

Been difficult to tell which is the Premier League team here between Wigan and Southampton.

Posted by: Rooney 18th March 2018, 07:20 PM

Spurs vs Man Utd
Southampton vs Chelsea

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 18th March 2018, 07:24 PM

Shame to see Wigan out, they did well in the first half but Southampton upped their game after that.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 18th March 2018, 07:40 PM

I knew we would get drawn against Spurs. On one hand it's a bit disappointing considering we could have got Southampton, on the other hand we definitely would have had to play Spurs anyway at some stage in order to win the FA Cup as I think it's between us and Spurs and whoever wins that semi final will win the FA Cup this season.


The Wigan vs Southampton match was very entertaining to watch and Wigan should count themselves unlucky that they lost today as they performed really well, especially in the 1st half when they dominated the match. Wigan look like a team that could cope well in the Premier League and I wont be surprised if they get back-to-back promotions over the next couple of seasons.

Posted by: Dobbo 18th March 2018, 10:25 PM

Would rather have Soton or Chelsea than Spurs but if we beat them at their gaff I'd be pretty optimistic of lifting the Cup.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 18th March 2018, 10:32 PM

Spurs are so good at bottling it when they look like they have a sniff of success, so fingers crossed! I'd say that the winner of this Semi will be the winner of the cup.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 19th March 2018, 10:17 AM

It would be great to see Wigan get back up after a few seasons out of the Premier League. Just hope they won't go straight back down to League 1 like they did last season.

Posted by: Suedehead2 19th March 2018, 10:28 AM

It was very much the proverbial game of two halves. One of the tests for a manager is whether he can make a difference after a first half as poor as Southampton had. Mark Hughes seemed to pass that test yesterday. Now he needs to keep that improvement going for the next couple months.

Posted by: Rooney 20th March 2018, 06:58 PM

Disagree, Wigan can stay in the Championship/League 1 as long as it suits them. They don't have the fanbase for a Premier League team.

Posted by: Mack. 21st March 2018, 12:52 PM

Man Utd v Tottenham will be live on the BBC on Saturday 21st April at 5:15pm and Chelsea v Southampton will be on BT the following day at 3pm.

Posted by: Mack. 21st April 2018, 04:32 PM

United looking very weak on defence again.

Posted by: Mack. 21st April 2018, 05:40 PM

Yes, get in Herrera. Now 2-1 to United. Still all to play for.

Posted by: Mack. 21st April 2018, 06:40 PM

So for the 8th time in a row in a FA Cup semi-final, Tottenham have lost.

Posted by: Doctor Blind 21st April 2018, 06:45 PM

They also remain without a trophy for a 10th consecutive season, their longest such drought since the Second World War.

Posted by: Mack. 21st April 2018, 06:48 PM

I would say a missed opportunity for Tottenham again. Falling short. They need a trophy next season, I would feel.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 21st April 2018, 06:53 PM

I thought Pogba and Sanchez were our best players in that match and it was nice to see Sanchez keep up his FA Cup goalscoring streak at Wembley. Tottenham were all over us in the first 20 minutes but we grew into the game and I think it's a deserved victory for us.

Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 21st April 2018, 11:13 PM

Only 2 trophies at all in the past 25 years!


Arguably they needed one this year. Interesting to see how many stay given the wage structure and the continuing lack of trophies

Posted by: Evil Houdini 22nd April 2018, 12:06 AM

Harry Kane was nowhere to be seen, well and truly pocketed by Smalling & Jones!


I hope Southampton beat Chelsea but it's very unlikely that will happen. A Man United vs Chelsea final would be something that Ray Wilkins would have loved to see as he played for both clubs so it would be a fitting tribute to him I suppose.


Royal Wedding or the FA Cup final? for me it was always going to be the FA Cup final regardless of who made it through to the final, I couldn't care less about the royal wedding to be honest so it's an extremely easy decision for me

Posted by: Mack. 24th April 2018, 03:43 PM

Chelsea v Man Utd confirmed as 17:15 start.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 19th May 2018, 12:45 AM

Cup final day today! It's a shame how much the match has been overshadowed, it would be very easy to forget for a non football fan that the FA Cup final is taking place later on today and I don't think this has ever been the case before. Hopefully we wont underestimate Chelsea because they are capable of being dangerous on their day despite their poor form this season.