Who do you think will win the FA Cup?

 

Who do you think will win the FA Cup?

Manchester United to retain this trophy hopefully, I think we have a really good chance of doing it as well with Mourinho's record in this competition.

 

 

I can see West Ham beating or drawing with Manchester City tonight.

FA Cup Winner Odds

 

Chelsea 9/2

Liverpool 6/1

Arsenal 7/1

Manchester City 7/1

Manchester United 7/1

Tottenham 10/1

Everton 16/1

Southampton 20/1

Stoke 33/1

Bournemouth 40/1

Crystal Palace 40/1

Leicester 40/1

West Brom 40/1

West Ham 40/1

Newcastle 50/1

Watford 50/1

I hope we retain this. It'd be a good moral boost to retain this title.

When West Ham drop from 40/1 to 200000/1

For each way value probably Bournemouth and West Brom as Wigan, Hull, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have reached the final in the last 4 years.

 

West Ham were very poor tonight.

I think teams will be avoiding the FA Cup final this season as look at what's happened to those past 4 finalists since :lol:

Paul Merson said on Sky Sports News yesterday that Everton would win the FA Cup this season :lol:

Very pleasing performance for us without what has become the 'spine' of the United revival. Nine changes were made and we were still playing good attacking football. Some are still too inclined to pass back when there's the slightest hint of pressure (Floppy Haired c**t & Smalling in particular) and we're utterly wasteful in front of goal but it's much improved versus the last three years. There's a hunger and the team is constantine hunting for goals.

 

I think there's some evidence in the past few matches of Mourinho learning and adapting to United a bit too. After the cynical substitution at Everton that cost us 2 points (sack the floppy haired c**t plsthx) he seems to be more willing to hunt for that 2nd and 3rd rather than sit on a 1-0 like he did at Chelsea.

 

Good opening to our cup defence. I know some will say "oh but they're a championship team" and that's fine and all, but they're probably going to be in the PL next year and they're playing better than Swansea, Hull, Palace & Sunderland are right now.

Very pleasing performance for us without what has become the 'spine' of the United revival. Nine changes were made and we were still playing good attacking football. Some are still too inclined to pass back when there's the slightest hint of pressure (Floppy Haired c**t & Smalling in particular) and we're utterly wasteful in front of goal but it's much improved versus the last three years. There's a hunger and the team is constantine hunting for goals.

 

I think there's some evidence in the past few matches of Mourinho learning and adapting to United a bit too. After the cynical substitution at Everton that cost us 2 points (sack the floppy haired c**t plsthx) he seems to be more willing to hunt for that 2nd and 3rd rather than sit on a 1-0 like he did at Chelsea.

 

Good opening to our cup defence. I know some will say "oh but they're a championship team" and that's fine and all, but they're probably going to be in the PL next year and they're playing better than Swansea, Hull, Palace & Sunderland are right now.

 

Reading were absoutely awful in that first 20 minutes. United played well, but showed for me why they're an injury away to a couple of players from struggling. Their finishing was horrendous. Mata and Martial are two great players, but Mourinho really doesn't fancy them too much. Those two and Ibra are the only good goalscorers who can score consistently. No surprise a return to form has contended with not playing Thursday-Sunday. If Man Utd stay in 4 cup competitions between now and the end of the year, then it's going to be pretty brutal especially as Liverpool and Chelsea will be reverting to 1 game a week again pretty shortly.

 

Mourinho has definitely improved, but I've seen this from him before. I think as soon as he actually has something to lose, he will revert back to his nullifying football. If he goes for it against Liverpool next weekend then fair play, but can't see it myself.

Yeah i'm not sure how Liverpool is gonna go down. I'm hopeful we'll continue our positive run but I can see a cynical set up again. It's a must win match for us if we want to actually jump into the top 4. I wouldn't say we're an injury away from trouble all over the pitch. Going forwards we have good options but it's at the back where we're at Risk. Injury to Rojo isn't good with Bailly out because it means we're depending on Jones to stay injury free. Phil Jones. Mr f***ing injury himself. If Rojo is more serious than a cramp then £7m for Fonte wouldn't be a bad idea to get us through January.

 

It's only 3 cups! And the League Cup is over shortly anyway so not too disruptive. Europa will be the thing that would hurt a title run but realistically that's not happening this year so a Europa win would be a really good thing for us.

 

 

Arsenal are coping it from their official twitter account. Sounds painful.

I'd be very surprised if we set up next Sunday as we did at Anfield. For a start we're at Old Trafford, not to add to the fact we're on a sensational (by the last three years standards) run of form where we've thrived off the back of our attacking play and a triangle of Herrera-Carrick-Pogba. Seeing our team sheet before that match pretty much told you our intentions, I'd be very shocked to see Fellaini in there on Sunday.

 

Also would be interested to see what position you think an injury to would deflate our team? Goalkeeper, yes maybe, but that's the same for most of the Prem (well the ones blessed enough to have at least one decent goalie!)

I think we'd be ok if De Gea got injured. Romero is bloody good, better than the majority of the keepers in the league and defo the 2nd best keeper in the North West. :kink:

 

 

This is our best run of form since something like 2008 and Jose's best run of form since 2006. Jose's past it my arse. You just need proper quality materials to work with

Surprised no non league opposition matches were on the telly.

 

Bournemouth, West Bromwich and Stoke all out to lower league opposition.

 

Stupid to put Cardiff's match at 11:30am tomorrow.

Surprised no non league opposition matches were on the telly.

 

Bournemouth, West Bromwich and Stoke all out to lower league opposition.

 

Stupid to put Cardiff's match at 11:30am tomorrow.

 

Why would the BBC put a non premier league match on, when they can put on teams who are on TV every week?

I meant probably BT. BBC would always pick a Premier League match with first pick.

Silas did you go to the match? I was watching it on BT Sport and it felt like there wasn't much atmosphere at Old Trafford today so I'm wondering if that's how it actually was in the stadium.

 

 

Aye! Was sat in E231, which is usually the away end. I've missed two home games this year (Stoke & Sunderland) and I'm gonna miss Bournemouth and the Europa R16 if we get that far coz I'm on holiday the first two weeks of March. (Fly out the day after the cup final though) Otherwise I should be at the rest of our home games. TBH i'm tempted to send my mother to the Europa match in my place coz I want a final ticket :lol:

 

It wasn't as good as the atmosphere during the comeback against boro but it's not the worst it's been this year, that'd probably be against Luhansk when the Upper North and Upper East were both closed and there was so many empty seats. I was amazed to see the attendance was over 74k. I'd have guessed at 70-71K personally. Reading fans were pretty quiet actually, maybe the quietest away support of the season so far.

I'd be very surprised if we set up next Sunday as we did at Anfield. For a start we're at Old Trafford, not to add to the fact we're on a sensational (by the last three years standards) run of form where we've thrived off the back of our attacking play and a triangle of Herrera-Carrick-Pogba. Seeing our team sheet before that match pretty much told you our intentions, I'd be very shocked to see Fellaini in there on Sunday.

 

Also would be interested to see what position you think an injury to would deflate our team? Goalkeeper, yes maybe, but that's the same for most of the Prem (well the ones blessed enough to have at least one decent goalie!)

 

The thing is, I think if Man Utd go toe to toe with Liverpool, I only see one winner, and that's the away side. Look how Pep set up against us at Anfield (and also how we tweaked ourselves too). For me, all the pressure is on Man Utd for this one. I don't think a defeat for either team means anything, but he won't want to get beat against Liverpool and we usually struggle sometimes against physical games.

 

For me an injury to Ibra would be the big thing. The problem Man Utd have is scoring goals consistently. Martial would be a good replacement, but I really don't think Mourinho fancies him too much. And I have no idea why, because the guy is absolute quality.

Hopefully Liverpool will replicate their goal scoring feat against Plymouth in the match at Old Trafford next Sunday!