O/T FA Cup

[EnglishCardinal]

just so you all know, your adopted English football (soccer) team Sunderland (apart from stout that is) are playing in the FA Cup semi final on Sunday 4 April for a place to play Arsenal or Man Utd in the Final

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Sunderland fans get in the mood at the Sunderland Stadium of Light.

 

[Renz]

Wow! Do all the divisions compete in the FA Cup? If so, is it unusual for a First Division team to make the semis?

 

[SECTION 11]

I'm on the SAFC bandwagon.


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[EnglishCardinal]

not jut evey league club but every football team in country - and i mean every team - 1000's they all go into prelim rounds then about 30 or so nonleague teams are left and enter into first round proper with teams from English div's 2 and 3.

Then the 44 teams who are left enter into 3rd round where the prem lge and div one enter

Sunderland played 3rd round Hartlepool at home won 1-0
4th Ipswich away and won 2-1
5 th Birmingham H drew 1-1
5th replay v Birmingham away and won 2-0 after extra time
qtr final beat sheff utd 1-0 at home
semi to be played at Old Trafford Mancheaster v Milwall


so we only actualy played one prem team onte way so quite lucky really

its been about 10 years since a div one team made the final ( sunderland in 1992 LOL)

 

[Renz]

That's great! I hear Millwall has the rowdiest fans in England.

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Millwall are filth !!

the winner of this game gets into UEFA cup (both Man utd and Arsenal will be in champions league) so i imagine that the police forces of Europe will be hoping for a Sunderland win also

 

[jf-08]

I hope Dallas gets their ass kicked.

 

[wembley88]

as a Wimbledon fan, the year we won it the draw opened up for us likeit has for you. You just need to play well in the final and who knows....

 

[wembley88]

ps my scottish team is Celtic so looking forward to putting Barca out of the UEFA on Thursday

 

[spanky1]

When I was a hippie in the early 70's, I was in Europe backpacking and Sunderland won the FA CUP......1973 I believe.

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Originally posted by wembley88
ps my scottish team is Celtic so looking forward to putting Barca out of the UEFA on Thursday

so where are you from then ?

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Originally posted by spanky1
When I was a hippie in the early 70's, I was in Europe backpacking and Sunderland won the FA CUP......1973 I believe.

i have here on my desk inthe study a framed ticket from the '73 final (with stub still attached - my dad could not go to the game) ! its sits next to my Cards mini helmet and Cards Pennent ad about 30 law books !!!!

 

[AZCB34]

When you walk...through a storm...hold your head up high.....

....then bend it like Gramatica

 

[spanky1]

Originally posted by AZCB34
When you walk...through a storm...hold your head up high.....

....then bend it like Gramatica

Gerry and the Pacemakers............

 

[Renz]

Originally posted by wembley88
ps my scottish team is Celtic so looking forward to putting Barca out of the UEFA on Thursday

No chance my friend. Ronaldhino and Barca are gonna wipe the pitch with Celtic at the Nou Camp!

 

[Skkorpion]

Section 11, if you don't start making your images smaller and quit screwing up my bandwidth allotment, I'm going to ban you to the hockey board for a week. That's where the brain-damaged hang out.

 

[SECTION 11]

Originally posted by Skkorpion
Section 11, if you don't start making your images smaller and quit screwing up my bandwidth allotment, I'm going to ban you to the hockey board for a week. That's where the brain-damaged hang out.

I'd make a lot of friends over there I'm sure. I have so much respect for that steaming pile of mis-management.

 

[Stout]

Originally posted by AZCB34
When you walk...through a storm...hold your head up high.....

....then bend it like Gramatica

Boo!

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Originally posted by Stout
Boo!

hey Stout its great to see a cup comp with the Mags already knocked out !

 

[Stout]

Originally posted by EnglishCardinal
hey Stout its great to see a cup comp with the Mags already knocked out !

Lol What cup DOESN'T have the Mags knocked out? We're still hanging in the UEFA, and will advance to the next round (one 4-1 in the first leg), but we had a harsh Premiership loss this last weekend. We're playing 4th place Charlton this weekend. We have to take them down if we want the Champ's league spot.

 

[wembley88]

Originally posted by EnglishCardinal
so where are you from then ?

From Glasgow. Just followed the wombles when they got put into the 4th Division. Went to wembley in '88 when they beat the mighty 'pool (thus wembley88....) and won the FA Cup

Dreams can come true, goodluck this year.

 

[wembley88]

Originally posted by Renz
No chance my friend. Ronaldhino and Barca are gonna wipe the pitch with Celtic at the Nou Camp!

We may regret not scoring 2 or 3 at Parkhead after you naughty boys misbehaved and ended up with 9 men (should have been 8 if ref hadn't bottled it with Rizeger).

Not confident about next thursday but Celtic made the final last year and always ground out good away performances so here's hoping.

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Originally posted by Stout
Lol What cup DOESN'T have the Mags knocked out? We're still hanging in the UEFA, and will advance to the next round (one 4-1 in the first leg), but we had a harsh Premiership loss this last weekend. We're playing 4th place Charlton this weekend. We have to take them down if we want the Champ's league spot.

i watched the game mate and you were awful unitl they scored !!! and then perked up a bit - you will go through so got to have a chance eh !

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Originally posted by wembley88
From Glasgow. Just followed the wombles when they got put into the 4th Division. Went to wembley in '88 when they beat the mighty 'pool (thus wembley88....) and won the FA Cup

Dreams can come true, goodluck this year.

so why the Cards then Wemb - and do you go to any Claymores games ?

 

[Renz]

Originally posted by wembley88
We may regret not scoring 2 or 3 at Parkhead after you naughty boys misbehaved and ended up with 9 men (should have been 8 if ref hadn't bottled it with Rizeger).

Not confident about next thursday but Celtic made the final last year and always ground out good away performances so here's hoping.

It had to have been tough playing that match so soon after the Madrid bombings. I think Barca let their emotions get the better of them. It will be hard to replace Saviola, but I think they will rise to the occasion.

I wish I could get the game here.