O/T FA Cup

[EnglishCardinal]

Its good to see I am not the only soccer fan around here. I coach youth soccer, have been doing it for years now.

Didn't Claudio Reyna(US Captain) play for Sunderland recently? I know he plays for Manchester City now but it couldn't have been more than 1 or 2 years ago.

I love the game so much I'm considering leaving my current job in the government to open my own soccer store in the east Valley. Still weighing my options...

yep, Reyna played for us for about three years - he was top class and on one of my favs for sure - we sold him last year to Man City when we got relegated to Div 1

 

[EnglishCardinal]

The top 4 are promoted automatically. The next two have to playoff of some sort. That's why the teams all fight to get into the top 6 in the lower divisions.

nearly there Renz - its the top 2 who go up automatically and the next 4 playoff (3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 over two legs home and away and winners of each play one off game to see who goes up as third team) we are 4 at the moment although Millwall are winning tonight so might go back down to Ffifth

heres the link to last night goals if you want to listen
http://www.safc.com/news.asp?article=193130&lid=204

 

[Renz]

nearly there Renz - its the top 2 who go up automatically and the next 4 playoff (3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 over two legs home and away and winners of each play one off game to see who goes up as third team) we are 4 at the moment although Millwall are winning tonight so might go back down to Ffifth

heres the link to last night goals if you want to listen
http://www.safc.com/news.asp?article=193130&lid=204

Thanks. I thought four went up. Great to see the Black Cats beat Derby today to move into third place.

Can't wait for April 4th!

Thanks for the link to the goals.

ENGLISH NATIONWIDE DIVISION 1

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts

1 Norwich City 38 21 10 7 58 31 73

2 West Bromwich Albion 38 21 10 7 55 32 73

3 Sunderland 37 18 11 8 53 37 65

4 West Ham United 39 16 15 8 58 41 63

5 Millwall 38 17 12 9 50 36 63

6 Sheffield United 39 18 9 12 57 45 63

7 Wigan Athletic 38 16 14 8 52 39 62

8 Ipswich Town 39 18 8 13 73 63 62

9 Reading 39 17 9 13 49 52 60

10 Cardiff City 38 15 10 13 60 48 55

11 Coventry City 39 14 13 12 54 44 55

12 Crystal Palace 38 15 9 14 58 55 54

13 Preston North End 39 14 10 15 55 53 52

14 Stoke City 38 14 10 14 50 50 52

15 Crewe Alexandra 39 13 8 18 48 55 47

16 Nottingham Forest 39 11 12 16 50 52 45

17 Rotherham United 38 11 12 15 42 51 45

18 Walsall 39 11 12 16 41 52 45

19 Burnley 38 10 14 14 50 62 44

20 Watford 39 11 11 17 44 57 44

21 Gillingham 38 12 8 18 39 53 44

22 Derby County 39 10 12 17 43 61 42

23 Bradford City 39 9 6 24 32 56 33

24 Wimbledon 37 5 3 29 29 75 18

 

[Lagerfilled]

I'm behind Sunderland to advance as much as anyone. However, IMHO they're all playing for the right get "stomped like a narc at a biker rally" by Arsenal. Arsenal is playing the best of any EPL team in years, and looks to continue that trend no matter who they play. But then again, anything can happen! With a lot of heart and some much needed luck, Sunderland may reign supreme.

 

[EnglishCardinal]

I'm behind Sunderland to advance as much as anyone. However, IMHO they're all playing for the right get "stomped like a narc at a biker rally" by Arsenal. Arsenal is playing the best of any EPL team in years, and looks to continue that trend no matter who they play. But then again, anything can happen! With a lot of heart and some much needed luck, Sunderland may reign supreme.

you might be right there but if SAFC get to final it will mean a place in the UEFA cup as Arsenal will already be in Champions Lge - so its a massive game for us either way !!

in the lge we have a game in hand on top two and still have to play them both at home- so it could come good there also

'HAWAY THE LADS'

 

[EnglishCardinal]

BTW i just got me ticket yesterday for the semi final at old traford - COME ON

it was £45 (about $90) although i am in one of the top tiers i think i wil need a telescope, but who cares 1 week to go !!!!!!!!!

 

[Gee!]

Not to be disrespectful. But I read all 4 pages of this, and I didnt understand a damn word of any of it. I keep reading to see if it would sink in ... NOPE!!!!

 

[EnglishCardinal]

Not to be disrespectful. But I read all 4 pages of this, and I didnt understand a damn word of any of it. I keep reading to see if it would sink in ... NOPE!!!!

LOL

go to www.SAFC.com for clues

 

[EnglishCardinal]

just so yoyu know - we lost 1-0 and we played awful

to say i a gutted is an understament !! got back home last night after the most deppressing coach journey ever and just felt sick

ah well still the league i suppose

btw i had my 'lucky' Cards jersey on so at you were represented at the game !

roll on the draft to take my mind of it

 

[Renz]

just so yoyu know - we lost 1-0 and we played awful

to say i am gutted is an understament !! got back home last night after the most deppressing coach journey ever and just felt sick

ah well still the league i suppose.

btw i had my 'lucky' Cards jersey on so at you were represented at the game !

roll on the draft to take my mind of it

I watched the game on PPV. I thought the Black Cats would dominate the way the first few minutes started out. Too bad no one could put a shot on net in the first half. Hopefully they can regain their focus for the league game tomorrow.

Best case would be to get promoted automatically, but knocking Millwall out of the promotion playoffs would be great too.

 

[EnglishCardinal]

I watched the game on PPV. I thought the Black Cats would dominate the way the first few minutes started out. Too bad no one could put a shot on net in the first half. Hopefully they can regain their focus for the league game tomorrow.

Best case would be to get promoted automatically, but knocking Millwall out of the promotion playoffs would be great too.

i take you didnt see may #22 jersey it was a great day till then, we wnet down on a coach - met at a local pub at 5am for a few pints and they coach picked us up at 7.45 - at the ground for 11.30 a few more pints and singing our hearts out for the lads. then it all went pear shaped - if only that one had gone in off the bar and as for McCartney in the last few minutes - like i say i'm gutted

i am off work today as i thought i would have hang over but just was not in the mood to drink when i got back

good to see you watched it - KEEP THE FAITH

 

[Stout]

Yeah, bad loss for you guys...I was actually a little bummed when I saw the score, as I harbor no ill will towards the team. Ah, well...at least you do still have something you're playing for.

As for us, it may not have been a hugely convincing 4-2 victory, but I'll take a victory any way it comes at this point. We're now still just 1 point out of a Champ's league spot, and we still have a few easy opponents and Liverpool, our rivals for that spot, coming up in the last few games. Should be fun!

 

[Renz]

i take you didnt see may #22 jersey

I was looking for you. A bit hard to make you out in all that red and white. Did you have good seats? Damn! I wish the lads could have put one in the net!

I had a few questions for you. What happens to teams who get relegated out of Division 3? Where do they go?

When teams get relegated out of the EPL why do they lose so much money? I saw where SAFC was more than 30 million pounds in debt after relegation and that is why they had to sell Kevin Phillips and Claudio Reyna. Seems like a vicious cycle when relegated teams have to sell off their best players.

Also, what is the origin of "Mackem"?

Thanks. Beat the Dons!

 

[EnglishCardinal]

I was looking for you. A bit hard to make you out in all that red and white. Did you have good seats? Damn! I wish the lads could have put one in the net!

I had a few questions for you. What happens to teams who get relegated out of Division 3? Where do they go?

When teams get relegated out of the EPL why do they lose so much money? I saw where SAFC was more than 30 million pounds in debt after relegation and that is why they had to sell Kevin Phillips and Claudio Reyna. Seems like a vicious cycle when relegated teams have to sell off their best players.

Also, what is the origin of "Mackem"?

Thanks. Beat the Dons!

if you get relegated out of div 3 you go into the Football Conference - its like a div 4 but not part of football league so sponsors etc are dif also most team are part time (normally the team that coes down stay pro for a few years in the hope of coming straight back up) Chester ( a town just outside Liverpool) are top of the Conf at the moment !! and last year Conf winners were Doncaster who are sitting top of Div 3 at the moment so things can change quite quickly if you have a good few years

the term Mackem orginally comes from the term 'Mackem and Tackem' (make them and take them) in reference to the way we speak up here in the north east of England, in particular it is due to Sunderland once being the main City for Ship building in the country so 'mackem and tackem' is basiclly saying we make them (the ships that is) and you take them (when they are done)

and that is why we are the Mackem's

also just an extra piece of useless info is why we are called the balck cats - we were originally nicknamed the 'Rokerites' because we played at Roker Park before moving to the Stadium of Light (the site of which is about a mile from where Roker used to be) so we needed a new name - Black cats was chosen because it was how some sides have always know us becasuse of guns that defended the mouth of the river Wear (the river which runs through Sunderland) were called the Black Cats

oh and we beat Wimbeldon 2-1 and they are now relegated to div 2 LOL