The 2008-09 FA Cup Thread

[Farmer Reil]

Plymouth to beat Arsenal. Spartans to beat Bournemouth and then get a replay with Blackburn which they win on penalties.

Heard it here first.

[TAFKA Castroneves]

Meh, home to Crystal Palace. Glad we're at home and fancy us to beat them in front of our own fans so we'll see. But yeah, crap draw this year.

[Liam]

Sheffield Wednesday away is exactly the kinda tie that will see us get beaten.

But mostly I feel sorry for Histon, for the same reasons that were mentioned above. Swansea will probably beat them and that will be that.

[GA!]

I was there, did they have clear audio of the Leeds fans singing the Match of the Day song and chanting Andy Townsend is a wanker and John Motson my Lord. The only highlights of one of the biggest piles of steaming dog shit I've ever seen

Not that I heard. There was a chorus of "ITV is fucking shit" and they turned the crowd down from there on.

I'm glad I didn't get a ticket.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vwwywcM_sdQ

[Jam]

Histon will do Swansea if the pitch is like that. Swansea are a passing team like ourselves, although why we didn't start Showumni and play hoofball is shocking to me

[Matt]

They won't. Roberto Martinez isn't an idiot, he'll accomodate the conditions. They also have a defence that have a combined IQ of above 12.

[Dan]

Hartlepool 2-0 Stoke

[HailtotheYo]

FG and Derby are playing splendid defense

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Owen diving AGAIN?! Ugh, I was never happy when diving entered his game while he was away in Spain.

[therockbox]

So, Hughes to be sacked on Monday? Shocking result.

[Matt]

So, Hughes to be sacked on Monday? Shocking result.

What team has he put out?

[therockbox]

01 Hart

05 Zabaleta

02 Richards

22 Dunne yellow card

03 Ball

11 Elano

19 Fernandes (60 Hamann )

33 Kompany

08 Wright-Phillips (24 Vassell )

20 Caicedo (70 Jo )

28 Sturridge

From the Beeb, it's practically full strength.

Edited January 3, 2009 by Lord Flashheart

[IAceI]

Hughes' number is going to be up soon. There's all that talk of him not going when the new owners took over because they wanted to give him a chance, which you take with a pinch of salt anyways. But I'm pretty sure we'll see him gone soon, he's a good manager and will find a good job. But I can't see him being at Man City that much longer.

[Hobo]

boo Derby.

[Matt]

boo Derby.

I concur

[HailtotheYo]

LOL, FG that was a horrid foul but a deserved red.

Derby is lucky as all hell today.

And WH puts out a dangerous cup team as well.

[Liam]

Yay, Johnson.

[therockbox]

Yay Southend.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

As a fan of a Premiership team who actually MADE it through, the results have been BRILLIANT so far.

Chelsea having to face a replay, Man City out, Bolton out, Pompey struggling, West Brom struggling, Stoke out, Hull and Newcastle having to replay...now for my weekend to be totally made Liverpool need to lose away from Preston and my lovely Gillingham need to beat Villa.

[therockbox]

Got a feeling Preston will win today, with Granny Knees Mellor scoring the winner.