FA Cup 2015/16 Thread

[Baddar]

We're going out this round!

[Colly]

Does anywhere offer odds on which games are picked up for tv? You could make a fortune on Man Utd on the beeb.

[Lineker]

There is speculation that Newport County could field defender Matt Taylor in goal tonight for their FA Cup third round clash with Blackburn. County’s regular goalkeeper Joe Day missed Saturday’s win at York for personal reasons and loan replacement Mitchell Beeney is ineligible. That leaves Newport with only 19-year old Joe Green, who is yet to make his first team debut. Former Cheltenham defender Taylor started his career as a goalkeeper with Preston North End Boys.

[Thrilla]

Newport/Blackburn is live on S4C whatever the fuck that is.

[Kyle]

5 minutes ago, Thrilla said:

Newport/Blackburn is live on S4C whatever the fuck that is.

That's the Welsh(?) Channel 4 I believe. Could be Scottish >_>

 

[Gorka]

Yeah, it's the Welsh channel that shows FA Cup matches that BBC Wales passed on, the rugby and Welsh Premier League games.

Used to show Simpsons with Welsh subtitles too.

[Cymbols]

3 hours ago, Gorka said:

Yeah, it's the Welsh channel that shows FA Cup matches that BBC Wales passed on, the rugby and Welsh Premier League games.

Used to show Simpsons with Welsh subtitles too.

Oi! Don't forget Pobl y Cwm, can't beat the omnibus on a Sunday evening.

[Gorka]

9 minutes ago, Severus Cymbols said:

Oi! Don't forget Pobl y Cwm, can't beat the omnibus on a Sunday evening.

More of a Sgorio guy myself.

[Colly]

I've taken to watching 80s Danger Mouse in Welsh recently, though I'm not sure if it's BBC Wales or S4C, it's on Sky On Demand. The theme is amazing.

[Baddar]

Fireman Sam!

[Lineker]

Jon Flanagan could feature for Liverpool tomorrow night, albeit only as a substitute, for the first time since May 2014.

[Lineker]

Villa won another match! Eventually! And @stokeriño got his glamour away day!

[stokeriño]

Well, provided I manage to get one of the maybe-4,500 tickets that go on sale...

[DavidMarrio]

Hopefully Flanagan can come on at some point tonight. Be great for him to get some game time considering how unlucky he has been. 

[Lineker]

Thousands of Manchester United fans face being stranded at the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Derby County due to the BBC’s decision to broadcast it on a Friday evening, when the last trains to Manchester and London leave as the game will be finishing.

The Football Association and BBC defended the scheduling of the tie for 29 January. The governing body pointed to the minimum £144,000 Derby will receive from television revenue, with this rising a further £90,000 if the Championship club knock out United. The BBC stated the trip to Derby on a Friday does not differ from last Tuesday’s journey for United fans to watch the Premier League match against Newcastle United.

As the final trains back to Manchester and London are at 9.44pm and 9.38pm respectively, and the match kicks off at 7.55pm, fans would have to leave early to catch these. Liverpool fans faced a similar scenario for their third-round tie at Exeter on a Friday night, with the last train to Merseyside leaving before kick-off.

FA rules state 15% of capacity can be given to visiting fans so 5,039 tickets for Derby’s 33,597 iPro Stadium will be available to United. Given the club’s strong travelling support this allocation can be expected to sell out. Although a sizeable percentage may drive to the match a considerable number will hope to take the train.

One supporter wrote to United to ask: “Please can you advise fans based in London who don’t have access to a car how best to travel to and from the game? As there doesn’t appear to be any return trains after the match.”

The club replied: “We do understand it is not the most accessible game for supporters travelling long distances and apologise in advance. Unfortunately, we don’t control when the game is played and therefore cannot offer any assistance. In terms of travel, we don’t really have much information.

“It might be an idea to ask any local coach companies if they are running anything but unfortunately, apart from the regular coaches we put on at Old Trafford, we don’t have any further information.”

When this was put to the FA a spokesperson said: “Whilst we understand the difficulty some supporters may have with travel arrangements, we support the broadcasters in their choices. Friday night has proved an extremely popular time slot since [being] trialled by the BBC and the FA last season, with the tie between Derby County v Manchester United giving the maximum amount of people the opportunity to see the game. For example, Exeter’s match against Liverpool at St James Park [in the third round] saw over 6.6 million people watching at its peak.

“FA Cup revenues – including broadcast money – can have a significantly positive impact for clubs and we try to give every side the best opportunity to benefit from live broadcast opportunities.

“To date this season, over £8.6m worth of prize money and live broadcast fees have been paid out to clubs. The FA is a not for profit organisation that reinvests all of its profits back into the game at every level. The teams featuring in live fourth round matches will each receive a £144,000 television fee and the winners will also receive a prize fund payment of £90,000.”

The BBC said: “Friday night matches have proved very popular with viewers and will be introduced to the Premier League from next season. For Manchester United fans, Friday’s trip to Derby County is no different to last Tuesday’s Premier League visit to Newcastle United.”

[stokeriño]

I don't really see what's so special about this. I've regularly looked up trains for away trips on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and the last train is often impossible to catch by the time you're let out of the stadium, let alone the time required to get back to the station. It's part of why I take the official club coaches all the time.

[Lineker]

Spine of our team tonight: Vorm, Dier, Wimmer, Carroll, Bentaleb, and Son. We ain't even going to try.

[Hobo]

 

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#LFC starting line up v Exeter: Mignolet, Randall, Ilori, Enrique, Smith, Allen, Brannagan, Stewart, Texiera, Ibe, Benteke.

Subs: Bogdan, Flanagan, Maguire, Chirivella, Kent, Ojo, Sinclair

Jose Enrique is captain.

Madness.

 

[DavidMarrio]

18 minutes ago, TLHobo said:

 

Jose Enrique is captain.

Madness.

 

All of those years of dedication to instagram have paid off!!

I'm going to have to restrain myself from calling someone a useless cunt seen as though there's a family with small children sat behind me for the match today. 

 

[Colly]

Is that definite? Sky had him listed as captain for the away tie and I think Mignolet got it? Or Benteke? Either way not Jose.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Ultra Rare Colly