FA Cup Thread

[Tony Le Mesmer]

ALOL at Eastwood getting the dream tie they wanted.

[Tredder]

Unusual to see Man Utd get a live game

Friday 2 January 2009
8pm on Setanta Sports
Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic

Saturday 3 January 2009
5.25pm on ITV1
Preston North End v Liverpool

Sunday 4 January 2009
1.30pm on ITV1
Gillingham or Stockport County v Aston Villa

Sunday 4 January 2009
4.00pm on Setanta Sports 1
Southampton v Manchester United

Monday 5 January 2009
8pm on Setanta Sports
AFC Bournemouth or Blyth Spartans v Blackburn Rovers

[Tredder]

Great game at Blyth, can they hold on

[Royalee]

LOL @ chicken Pitman. He makes Paul Brayson look like Pele.

[The Cube]

Anyone else reckon that the Droylsden floodlight failure may not have been much of an accident?

[The_Cat]

Why the oxf*rd has Spurs vs Wigan been chosen to be televised!?

[Tredder]

Blyth v Blackburn is a great televised tie for them, but they must be gutted it's on Setanta.

[TheMaraudingDog]

Why the oxf*rd has Spurs vs Wigan been chosen to be televised!?

Because it’s one of the few games that is likely to sell out?
If you want to watch one of the other games go and get yourself a ticket.

[TheMaraudingDog]

Unusual to see Man Utd get a live game

It takes a really really small time Cup game involving United for it not to be televised.

United v QPR for example.

[Tredder]

Carling Cup must have a different criteria.

[BR2]

Great game at Blyth, can they hold on

I think the event made up for the football.
The only shot I can remember being on tatget was the goal and what a good quality goal that was.
Knowing how terrible the financial position is at Bournemouth,the legend that is Quinny being their manager and knowing a few of the committed fans that travelled I do feel a bit sorry for them but obviously only feel that way because we are now in a completely different league to them.
Regardless of the sending-off ( correct decision IMO) Bournemouth had created very little and as usual with them there are very few tacklers in the side so I liked the fairy-tale of sub 18 year old who only meets up with the team on a Saturday scoring the winner in the very last minute in front of a capacity crowd and making sure that his club will now earn enough to finance them for the next 6 years.
Despite the attitude of some clubs that clearly don't need the money (ours included) the FA Cup is alive and well.

[Kitsondinho]

The big news up here today.....
http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/C ... 92,00.html

http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary ... layers.htm

Is ANYONE going to play Ipswich in the 3rd Round?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

The FA have statde his suspension took place wef 23/12 so thats them fckd then.

[1960]

I have the answer to the Droylsden problem. They shouldn't ban them from the cup because it would be unfair on their fans. What they should do is estimate how much they will make from the next round of the cup (say £100,000?) and fine them half of it. After all, it's been done before...

[Dirk Gently]

I have the answer to the Droylsden problem. They shouldn't ban them from the cup because it would be unfair on their fans. What they should do is estimate how much they will make from the next round of the cup (say £100,000?) and fine them half of it. After all, it's been done before...

But doesn't that set a precedent to allow clubs with lots of money to break the rules with impunity. If they're drawn away at a small ground the money they'd then be fined would be peanuts to them.

[Alan Partridge]

Bury were chcuked out the other year for playing an unregistered loannee (Stephen Turnbull) for about 10 minutes a couple of years ago.

By this precedent there is only ONE fair result from this and Droylsden have to be thrown out.

[1960]

I have the answer to the Droylsden problem. They shouldn't ban them from the cup because it would be unfair on their fans. What they should do is estimate how much they will make from the next round of the cup (say £100,000?) and fine them half of it. After all, it's been done before...

But doesn't that set a precedent to allow clubs with lots of money to break the rules with impunity. If they're drawn away at a small ground the money they'd then be fined would be peanuts to them.

It was a sarcastic dig at West Ham. Not a serious suggestion.

[Vision]

Bye Bye Droylsden.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 799125.stm


Normally i'm on the side of the underdog but i have to say that the Droylsden manager/chairman does come across as a complete and utter pillock.

Droylsden have been thrown out of the FA Cup after they were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in their second-round win over Chesterfield.

Sean Newton scored both goals to help his side to a 2-1 win.

But Chesterfield asked the Football Association to intervene when they discovered Newton should have been serving a one-match ban on 23 December.

Chesterfield will now face Ipswich on 3 January, although Droylsden have lodged an appeal.

According to the FA website, any appeal must be made with the association by 0900 GMT on Tuesday 30 December, with the appeal to be heard the following day.

Droylsden manager and chairman Dave Pace told BBC Radio Manchester: "It is ludicrous as we have beaten Chesterfield fair and square on the field.

"It is not as if we have brought a ringer in at the last minute. Sean Newton is one of our players.

"It was a genuine mistake by our secretary. Fine us by all means but don't kick us out."


Chesterfield manager Lee Richardson said: "This has been a cup tie with many talking points and it seems that the FA has now had the last word.

"The outcome is no real surprise as the rules clearly set out what it likely to happen if a club plays an ineligible player."

An FA statement added: "The FA Cup prize fund payment of £30,000 should be redirected to Chesterfield.

"There is no fine imposed against Droylsden and the club's participation in future FA Cup competitions is not affected."

Bloods manager and chairman Dave Pace had previously given his version of the Newton situation.

He said the club sent a fax to the FA explaining that as far as they were concerned, Newton would serve his ban in their league game on Boxing Day.

"If there was any doubt from our point of view that he should not have played against Chesterfield then he would not have," he told BBC Radio 5 Live at the time.

Pace then added that he would "go to the nearest bridge" and throw himself off if Droylsden were thrown out of the Cup.

The second-round match between the two sides was played four times.

The first and third matches were abandoned because of fog and floodlight failure, with a controversial 2-2 draw at Saltergate sandwiched in between.

The Blue Square North side had protested furiously when Jack Lester put Chesterfield 2-1 up, lobbing the keeper from a throw-in after the visitors had put the ball out of play for an injured player.

The home side then allowed Steve Halford to walk unchallenged into their half to tap the ball in for the equaliser.

In 2006, Bury were expelled from the competition for a similar offence.

In that incident, Stephen Turnbull played in Bury's second-round tie against Chester, who were reinstated and faced Ipswich in the third round.