The FA Cup final

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Anyone interested ? no me neither.Used to be a great spectacle,if I'm in the pub later may turn my head to see the score.

Subject: Re: The FA Cup final Sat May 11, 2013 12:07 pm

City 4-0 Wigan.

And it's at 5.15 now too scratch

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What do you mean "if" you are in the pub later ?

Subject: Re: The FA Cup final Sat May 11, 2013 12:08 pm

I'm mildly interested.

Certainly more so than I am in the Premier League.

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For most Prem clubs the FA Cup is now almost right down there with the League Cup.

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Lord Tisdale wrote:: What do you mean "if" you are in the pub later ?

Will be in the pub

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My mates a Wigan fan and he's gone so I hope Wigan win for him just before they get relegated.

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its a competition that's playing second fiddle now days.

Bring back the magic i say have the semis at neutral grounds like before, have the final at the end of the season like before and most important of all have at 1500hrs not 1715 or whatever it is now.

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Angry of Mayfair wrote:: its a competition that's playing second fiddle now days.

Bring back the magic i say have the semis at neutral grounds like before, have the final at the end of the season like before and most important of all have at 1500hrs not 1715 or whatever it is now.

Yes, definitely!

I used to love the Cup Final but now it's just another cup competition thanks to the greed of the half a dozen Premier big boys, it's a bloody shame!

I'm going for the underdogs as usual.

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GOB wrote:

Angry of Mayfair wrote:: its a competition that's playing second fiddle now days.

Bring back the magic i say have the semis at neutral grounds like before, have the final at the end of the season like before and most important of all have at 1500hrs not 1715 or whatever it is now.

Yes, definitely!

I used to love the Cup Final but now it's just another cup competition thanks to the greed of the half a dozen Premier big boys, it's a bloody shame!

I'm going for the underdogs as usual.

Its not just the prem its the fa and fascination on bidding for the champions league final and trying to recoup costs the stadium built up by hold the semis at wembley which takes away the magic of your team making it to wembley when that dream stops in teh semis.
I feel although i know they wont do it is the fa put on of the 4 champions league places up for grabs to the winner of the FA Cup that would help build up the magic again...

that and cup final songs Wink

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GOB wrote:

Angry of Mayfair wrote:: its a competition that's playing second fiddle now days.

Bring back the magic i say have the semis at neutral grounds like before, have the final at the end of the season like before and most important of all have at 1500hrs not 1715 or whatever it is now.

Yes, definitely!

I used to love the Cup Final but now it's just another cup competition thanks to the greed of the half a dozen Premier big boys, it's a bloody shame!

I'm going for the underdogs as usual.

100% agree with you GOB.

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All League football finished
Cup Final Saturday 3pm kick off
Cup Final Question of Sport
Players getting on team coach
Interviews with celeb fans
Abide with me

Football Ain't What It Used To Be - I blame Sky!!

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Angry of Mayfair wrote:: Bring back the magic i say have the semis at neutral grounds like before, have the final at the end of the season like before and most important of all have at 1500hrs not 1715 or whatever it is now.

Three things right in one sentence, well I'll go to the foot of our stairs.

'twill take more than just that to "bring back the magic", the world is full of fooktard kids who can't see beyond the latest Iphone or the dream of getting onto Xfactor despite their complete lack of anything approaching talent and plastics, the magic always came from within, people just don't have it any more.

Money trumps magic nowadays, next season when the tv money near on doubles the Prem whores will reduce the tenuous link there still is between them and real people.

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KO bumped to 17:15 to make way for Villa v Chelsea. Prem far more important.

Subject: Re: The FA Cup final Sat May 11, 2013 1:58 pm

Ah yes the important race for 4th place.

Jesus.....

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Freathy wrote:: KO bumped to 17:15 to make way for Villa v Chelsea. Prem far more important.

And its being played today because of the champions league final because that is more important to the fa now.

Subject: Re: The FA Cup final Sat May 11, 2013 2:26 pm

It lost it's value (to the big clubs at least) when Man Utd didn't play in it to do the world club cup instead. Shambles really

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For me still the best domestic cup competition. Rather watch this than champions league any day

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A Non-league team bankrolled to the Prem v a standard run o the mill side bankrolled by the Arabs.

Nah. I'll give it a miss.

Posts : 591 Join date : 2011-07-02 Location : Plymouth

Mmm so let's hope noone every bankroll s argyle else you wouldn't be able to watch them either.

Every team in league football is bankrolled to some extent. Very few teams are self sufficient. Just that some have richer owners than others nothing to be jealous about

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125+1 wrote:: Mmm so let's hope noone every bankroll s argyle else you wouldn't be able to watch them either.

Every team in league football is bankrolled to some extent. Very few teams are self sufficient. Just that some have richer owners than others nothing to be jealous about

Exactly- I'm sure we'd all rather Brent bankrolled us like Whealen has done to Wigan rather than building the ministand and calling it a day at that. I'm sure some would even be prepared to accept the JB stadium if he did get us as far as Wigan have Suspect

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Freathy wrote:: KO bumped to 17:15 to make way for Villa v Chelsea. Prem far more important.

Bumped to 5-15 to accommodate Budweiser and the East Coast TV market.

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GreenSam wrote:

125+1 wrote:: Mmm so let's hope noone every bankroll s argyle else you wouldn't be able to watch them either.

Every team in league football is bankrolled to some extent. Very few teams are self sufficient. Just that some have richer owners than others nothing to be jealous about

Exactly- I'm sure we'd all rather Brent bankrolled us like Whealen has done to Wigan rather than building the ministand and calling it a day at that. I'm sure some would even be prepared to accept the JB stadium if he did get us as far as Wigan have Suspect

If Wigan go down and i would guess and say its 80% certain they will now the days of Dave Whelan bankrolling them will be over as his money will be used to plug the gaps in revenue dropping out of the premiership brings.

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Wigan are doing well i hope they can pull of an upset but we shall see.

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Damon.Lenszner wrote:: All League football finished
Cup Final Saturday 3pm kick off
Cup Final Question of Sport
Players getting on team coach
Interviews with celeb fans
Abide with me

Football Ain't What It Used To Be - I blame Sky!!

And It's-a-knockout between the two home towns of the clubs in the final, it's a shame because that pervy bloke has tarnished the fantastic memories of a brilliant day of football, it must have all started about 9am on the telly!

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