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City have a very strong side out tonight.

Very interesting stat in paper today, four out of five of the last straight red cards for West Ham players have been rescinded on appeal. Wonder how many points that may have cost them?

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Move to new thread for FA Cup.

We have a whole forum now, we dont everything in one thread ;)

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Not looking good for Slaven after tonight.;)

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Where's the EFL Cup thread then. :P :)

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The reds second team proved far to strong for the Royals however I would describe what I saw as profligate. Could and should have hit double figures given the chances.

Goes off to look for the Johnstones Paint Trophy and Oldham Sunday League threads. :D

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Goodness me, Preston could have been three or four up by now.:shocked:

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You forgot the who will be the next Man Utd manager thread.;):D

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Good to see Barrow beaten by Rochdale. Dirtiest team since Leeds circa. 1973.

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Well it looks like Liverpools second team is not as good as Uniteds. :)

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Well l am quite happy as l was a neutral today.:)

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Surprise, surprise, all the big boys avoid each other.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38564239

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Well you will be able to see some of your neighbours Jim.;)

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Not a great draw for the 'minnows' though. :(

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That is the way sometimes sadly Jim.

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Oops. :D

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Oops, oops. :D:D

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:mad::mad:

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Oh dear Jurgen. It must be very windy at Anfield today.

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Jurgen Flopp. If only there was a Europa League tournament for them to be knocked out of this week, then they'd have done the treble.

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Yep, that's the only downside, out of everything bar the league now.:shocked:

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Apparently - Indignant high pitched screeching reached 200 decibels at Analfield.

and - Superb possession stats 1 - 2 Wolves

What a fantastic week!

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It might be even windier for Arthur.;)

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go Oxford :hyper::hyper:

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l hope you went to that great university city today as it was quite a spectacle l hear.:D

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Doesn't bother us much, we needed a draw or defeat and Brighton to draw. They lost too though so not entirely great. (Due to 3 away games in 7 days, a draw for either or a defeat for one would've remedied this)

As it stands we're no better off. :erm:

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Shouldn't you be cheering Sunderland on this weekend? :rolleyes: Ah I see. Well at least there's relegation to look forward too. King Moyes :D

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Oh dear Julian must be getting rather perturbed at 18.05 on a cold Saturday evening at St Mary's.:D:D

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Surprised we're ahead tbh. I thought we would lose today, even more so when I saw the team, but Southampton are playing a weaker team too.

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Really good to see Danny Welbeck back. :cool:

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Will he stay fit through?.

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I laughed when I saw the ten changes to our previous outing.

The tickets for the run out were cheap for a reason.

The hacks are tossing themselves off at a supposed fantastic arsenal display when there was no opposition....go figure lol

I'm more than happy with the way the last week has gone :D

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What? As a fan, you're happy that your manager just gave up on the FA Cup and was happy to get knocked out? Really :o:

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You will make a politician yet it seems.;)

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Well if United play like that this afternoon (as they did against MK Dons) a couple of years ago I would be extremely dischuffed, abject display from Saints given their mid table position, no need to rest players. :rolleyes:

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Yes l quite agree with your sentiments as to me if l am going to a match and paying £30 plus a ticket l expect a strong side to be put out but perhaps some have got more money then sense on the odd occasion.;)

Yes just mentioning the MK Dons match gave me a fair chuckle this morning Jim :D but alas our team can't talk.:(

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Seems like the Merseyside malaise is spreading. :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38701061

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At least he will ride far more quickly to the rescue against the mighty Chelsea in midweek.;)

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Well it has certainly spread to your old rivals this afternoon.:D

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First half was poor, nine changes doesn't help. Good job Wigan are so poor, a good run out for the stiffs.:cool:

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Yes the disappearing act of the season finally made a appearance and scored a goal.;)

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Yes, nice to put four past a side in the bottom half of the Championship.:D

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Fortunately, since my team is so poor atm, the FA Cup is not a worry (again).

But if I were one of the teams still in it, I would be very irritated by this habit in recent years of putting out weak teams. :td:
If I pay to watch my team, I expect them to put out the best team possible, especially when a trip to Wembley cup final is in the offering.

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Too much football that's the issue and when forced to choose the FA Cup ranks below the Premier League. The top teams want to concentrate on winning the league or getting into Europe. The bottom teams have worst squad depth and want to stay in the league. Some Championship teams will be aiming to get into the Premier League.

There are fixtures tomorrow and Wednesday which forced a lot of teams to rest players.

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Yeah, Sky booked us is for a few TV slots matched with the already absurd schedule leaving us with QPR on Wednesday and shortly after we have 3 away games in 7 days because of TV picks. We had pretty decent depth at the start of the season, it's faded away with sudden injuries to 3 of our 4 strikers and combined with the desire not to get the likes of Ritchie, Shelvey and co injured we fielded a youth/fringe team albeit with the Serbian brute leading the line.

We still should've beat Oxford but truth be told, they were hoping for a Draw or a Brighton draw, as long as one of us drew the result would have been a happy one and ruined Sky's TV picks and resolved this fixture mess.

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Yup. It's getting absurd. It's all football, all the time. Televisions trying to get as much football being televised as possible and it causes havoc with the fixture schedule. It's the same as the packed Christmas schedule, we make teams play more football at the time of year injuries will be more common. :dunce:

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Liverpool now have to play just 16 games till the end of the season, Chelsea a maximum of 19, City, Arsenal and United will have to play nearer to 30.

To play Premier league games just two or three days after FA Cup games is forcing teams to massively rotate their squads, even those with bigger squads to start with.

In the 15 days before the EFL Cup Final United will play 3 games and the Saints none, just doesn't stack up. :rolleyes:

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And once again all the top five teams avoid each other, fishy or what? :rolleyes:

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Just ain't the same any longer -you expect the non league team to win when the professionals put the under 12's out. I blame Sky, the Champions League and the Premiership.
FA Cup RIP.

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Yes amazing that Jim.

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Doesn't bode well for tonight, Zlatan suspended, Rooney and Martial injured, Rashford ill. :(

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Nice to see you are getting your excuses in early Jim.;)

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Not really excuses, wouldn't have fancied their chances with a fully fit squad TBH.

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So a small excuse then.:D

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A really soft sending off spoils it as a contest now. :rolleyes:

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Yes l quite agree but what else can you expect from referees who have no clue how to referee like the refs of yonder.

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This can go to extra time? When did they get rid of replays for the QF?

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A new innovation this season. Think they want to bring it in for all FA Cup games.

And a fourth sub allowed in extra time as well.

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Easy draw for City, :)

How many years is it since four of the top five got to the semis?

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Chelsea v Spurs

Arsenal v Man City

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I'll take that.

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After Mings getting a five match ban, Rojo must be looking at the same for his disgusting, deliberate stamp.

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I quite agree, I wonder if Costa deliberately elbowing DeGea in the nadgers will get looked at as well.

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Costa is a terrible. He should have been sent off for Diving, and feigning injury. And again goes down in the box after being tackled. And even the commentator apologised if viewers could lip read

Oliver should have been braver and sent him off.

Chelsea have become nasty challengers and the touchline with both Manager going at each other. Just goes to show how bad this football game as come too.

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Rojo for three I reckon, obviously 5 would be keeping in line with recent events. He bottles it though, whether that matters, it's a stamp but there's no massive stamp on Hazard, Rojo bottles it, thinks better of it then flops.

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Yes there is simply no excuses for it as there is a line and these players went over it.:(

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Sadly our teams will be watching from the side-lines but l would like to see Chelsea win it and complete the double.

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United charged with failing to control players. No action against Rojo as ref said he saw incident and dealt with it.:confused:

After his two incidents of wild, two footed lunges earlier in the season one wonders just what he has to do to get dismissed?

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Faceroll from the FA, just add this to the list of the reform disaster.

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Disappointing but unsurprising.