2019/2020 FA Cup

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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by Whore Jackie » 03 Feb 2020 17:48

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Zammo ^ lovely stuff - cheers :D



According to this, they've still got until this Friday (7th Feb), before they finalise games from 7th March onwards. Birmingham v Reading is unlikely to be picked, but you never know!


I thought TV games for that weekend were sorted?

https://www.live-footballontv.com/


You could well be right. Looks like the EFL haven't updated their own site:

https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competiti ... efl-games/

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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by Winston Biscuit » 04 Feb 2020 22:45

Celebrating a goal in front of a viagra sign while a man with a hook for a hand and a man with his nob out celebrate with you


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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by Sanguine » 05 Feb 2020 12:44

:lol: I did assume the missus was pulling my leg when she made me rewind the telly as a fan had been 'celebrating with a helicopter'.

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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by URZZZZ » 05 Feb 2020 16:44

For all the "giant killing" talk, the FA Cup QF could easily be:

Chelsea/Liverpool
Man Utd
Leicester
Arsenal
Sheffield United
Man City
Tottenham
WBA/Newcastle

So 6 of the top 7 in the league + Arsenal + another

Obviously it's not set in stone and you'd expect 1 or 2 upsets but it shows how dominant the top teams really are becoming with the money they throw at players

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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by Zammo » 05 Feb 2020 17:09

URZZZZ For all the "giant killing" talk, the FA Cup QF could easily be:

Chelsea/Liverpool
Man Utd
Leicester
Arsenal
Reading
Man City
Tottenham
WBA/Newcastle

So 5 of the top 7 in the league + Arsenal + another + the Royals

Obviously it's not set in stone and you'd expect 1 or 2 upsets but it shows how dominant the top teams really are becoming with the money they throw at players


Corrected for you lol.


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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by stealthpapes » 05 Feb 2020 17:48

URZZZZ For all the "giant killing" talk, the FA Cup QF could easily be:

Chelsea/Liverpool
Man Utd
Leicester
Arsenal
Sheffield United
Man City
Tottenham
WBA/Newcastle

So 6 of the top 7 in the league + Arsenal + another

Obviously it's not set in stone and you'd expect 1 or 2 upsets but it shows how dominant the top teams really are becoming with the money they throw at players


A few seasons ago, there was a great season for FA cup upsets but the last 4 boiled down to the top 4 in the Premiership. I don't have a problem with that - upsets in rounds 3 and 4, round 5 and, maybe, QF to help sort out chaff and later mismatches, big games at the end.

The duller ones are when workaday Prem sides get through and get bossed in the semis/finals.

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Re: 2019/2020 FA Cup

by URZZZZ » 06 Feb 2020 15:52

stealthpapes
URZZZZ For all the "giant killing" talk, the FA Cup QF could easily be:

Chelsea/Liverpool
Man Utd
Leicester
Arsenal
Sheffield United
Man City
Tottenham
WBA/Newcastle

So 6 of the top 7 in the league + Arsenal + another

Obviously it's not set in stone and you'd expect 1 or 2 upsets but it shows how dominant the top teams really are becoming with the money they throw at players


A few seasons ago, there was a great season for FA cup upsets but the last 4 boiled down to the top 4 in the Premiership. I don't have a problem with that - upsets in rounds 3 and 4, round 5 and, maybe, QF to help sort out chaff and later mismatches, big games at the end.

The duller ones are when workaday Prem sides get through and get bossed in the semis/finals.


I guess so, the City/Watford final last year was particularly pointless

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