FA Cup 09/10 Thread

[Crybaby Bunting]

All it does is help the dream scenario of Portsmouth reaching the final... only to get completely destroyed by Chelsea.

It's got all the makings of replicating that south park episode about the Stanley Cup

[Scott McFly]

Get in there Pompy! Would be great for the players if they made it, they've had to deal with a lot of shit this season.

But the pitch comes into play for the goal with Dawson slipping. Seriously it's like watchin a Home Alone re-enactment out there.

[hugobomb]

so which players won't be able to play in the final because of bonus'?

[EddieG]

I think it's easier to ask who IS eligible to play..

[stokeriño]

Penalty kick for Pompey to seal it...

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Bloody ref

[IAceI]

I think Kevin Boateng's going to like that one a lot.

He never really hit it off at Tottenham but has been amazing since going to Pompey.

Well played Portsmouth, ran themselves into the ground here. The magic of the cup.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Disgrace. Goal disallowed, bad penalty....shocker

[stokeriño]

The "que sera sera" song really seems silly when it's being sung *at* Wembley...

Not that it stops anyone singing it. >_>

[Dynamite]

If Pompey win the final, would they get one of the Europa League places?

[Scott McFly]

Nope, they didn't apply for the relevant licence due to not having their accounts in order to do so.

[hugobomb]

No, the Premier League has already said that they wouldn't get the spot, which does seem a bit like kicking them while their down

EDIT: On further checking, its actully because they havn't applied for a UEFA club licence because of being in admin

Edited April 11, 2010 by Hugobombski

[TCO]

If Pompey win the final, would they get one of the Europa League places?

I think the Premier League said they wouldn't due to going into administration. Which is bollocks punishing twice for the same incident. Kind of like Leeds getting deducted points in the Championship then again in League 1.

[therockbox]

If Pompey win the final, would they get one of the Europa League places?

Kind of like Leeds getting deducted points in the Championship then again in League 1.

Wasn't that because they tried to get around the points deduction by deciding to go into administration after already being relegated (if not mathematically then I think they would have required a ridiculous set of results to stay up)?

[hugobomb]

If Pompey win the final, would they get one of the Europa League places?

Kind of like Leeds getting deducted points in the Championship then again in League 1.

Wasn't that because they tried to get around the points deduction by deciding to go into administration after already being relegated (if not mathematically then I think they would have required a ridiculous set of results to stay up)?

Yeah they needed to win something like 12-0 to stay up AND needed everyone else to lose. Plus Ken Bates put them into admin and tried to buy them back an hour or so later with an offer of 1p to the pound AND refused to pay the tax they owed

[TCO]

If Pompey win the final, would they get one of the Europa League places?

Kind of like Leeds getting deducted points in the Championship then again in League 1.

Wasn't that because they tried to get around the points deduction by deciding to go into administration after already being relegated (if not mathematically then I think they would have required a ridiculous set of results to stay up)?

They weren't mathematically relegated no and yes needed alot of results to go their way. But there was no rule to state that there's a certain part of the season when you can't go into administration. I'm not even a Leeds fan but I thought that was an absolute travesty to punish a team for being smart and finding a loophole much like I think it's silly to ban Portsmouth from enterign the Europa League next year when they've already been punished by condeming them to relegation. Not that they'll beat Chelsea mind you. It'll be like a lamb to slaughter.

[Scott McFly]

It's nothing to do with the Premier League or the FA. It was on BBC Sport earlier - it's because Pompy couldn't apply for a European licence.

[IAceI]

It's nothing to do with the Premier League or the FA. It was on BBC Sport earlier - it's because Pompy couldn't apply for a European licence.

This.

So we can stop the conspiracy theories now.

[Adam]

Leeds second deduction wasn't because they found a loophole in the rules and exploited it. They got 10 points off for going into administration and then 15 points off in League 1 because they came out of administration without a CVA from the HMRC. The rule on administration meaning deduction whenever was changed because Leeds and Boston cheated the rules (Boston decided to go into administration two minutes before the end of the season because they knew by that point they were going down and got the deduction there and then. But then they got demoted out of the Conference the next year anyway).

I'm delighted for Pompey's fans that they get an FA Cup final but they will get trounced by Chelsea.

[EddieG]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8558580.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8616728.stm

Some pieces bout Pompey.