[Football] FA Cup 3rd Round Weekend (Friday 6th - Monday 9th January)

[Reg]

http://www.live-footballontv.com

FRIDAY

West Ham United v Manchester City - 19:55 BBC One

SATURDAY - 15:00 unless noted

Manchester United v Reading - 12:30 BTS 2
Accrington Stanley v Luton Town
Barrow v Rochdale
Birmingham City v Newcastle United
Blackpool v Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
Brentford v Eastleigh
Brighton & Hove Albion v Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol City v Fleetwood Town
Everton v Leicester City
Huddersfield Town v Port Vale
Hull City v Swansea City
Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
Millwall v Bournemouth
Norwich City v Southampton
Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United v Oxford United
Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland v Burnley
Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon
Watford v Burton Albion
West Bromwich Albion v Derby County
Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest
Wycombe Wanderers v Stourbridge
Preston North End v Arsenal - 17:30 BTS 2

SUNDAY

Cardiff City v Fulham - 11:30 BBC Wales
Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle - 13:30 BTS 2
Chelsea v Peterborough United - 15:00
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday - 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa - 16:00 BBC One

Friendlies
Sweden v Ivory Coast - 12:45
Slovakia v Uganda - 15:45

MONDAY

Cambridge United v Leeds United - 19:45 BTS 2

[Samadini]

Love the FA Cup :cool:

[Giggles]

The thread has been tumbleweed all day. FA Cup :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

If you don't like the FA Cup, you don't like football. This is a dreadful draw though. Every single higher ranked team seems to be at home.

[Max Power]

Definitely feeling the magic in those TV games. Manchester United at home to Reading particularly evocative.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Interesting that BT went for the three biggest fanbases, whereas the BBC went for some slightly more interesting games. Who had first pick?

[Giggles]

I'll still watch. I didn't realise there were as many games on TV with the font colours in Reg's post.

[Adamski]

Yeah me neither, I only clocked the BT Sport ones at first glance.

[Reg]

Oops, that wasn't very good then. Hopefully clearer now.

[Shindig]

Allardyce would proud of this shit.

[Giggles]

This is a fine start to the FA Cup spectacular.

[Foe]

This is a fine start to the FA Cup spectacular.

Anyone fancy any upsets?

I'm thinking Brighton and Rotherham will sack this off (both draws).

[Giggles]

The best thing about this is seeing players you forgot existed. Delph being prime.

[Giggles]

Anyone fancy any upsets?

I'm thinking Brighton and Rotherham will sack this off (both draws).

There's not much looking likely. I'll go with Norwich and Bolton, if Norwich would even be a shock at this stage.

[Spikey M]

The FA Cup os great but you can stick West Ham vs City up your arse. They already play twice a season. The lowest ranking sides should have their games televised.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sutton v Wimbledon will be a great tie, although I may have a saaaf London bias.

[Kikó]

That will be a great tie. Shame it's sold out as I'd fancy going.

[Waffdon]

Walked past what looked like a dead person after the football tonight. Sheeeesh

[Shindig]

Report it to the police.

[Adamski]

Walked past what looked like a dead person after the football tonight. Sheeeesh

You walked past?

[Giggles]

I'd say he at least checked his pockets.

[Waffdon]

You walked past?

It was after the football so police were around him. No reported deaths yet but he looked FACKED

[Kikó]

Roo-KNEE. Equals Charlton's record. The fsb.

[Kikó]

These are going to get pumped.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is there a more boring club than Reading out there?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I just got in, fuck the potato headed gimp.

Rashford to take his record in 10 years or so, hopefully.

[Kikó]

The ghost of Tyler Blackett. Awful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Maybe 15 years if he keeps this up today :moop:

[Ian]

Sir Wayne Rooney.

[Giggles]

Is there a more boring club than Reading out there?

Aston Villa is always the answer to that. Always Aston Villa.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The pass :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

10 years :cool:

What the fuck is Al-Habsi doing?

[Kikó]

Fuck me. Haha

[randomlegend]

That was so bad :D

[Raoul Duke]

That keeper has always been dodgy as fuck

[John]

I've always thought of Al Habsi as being from the Gomes school of clangers, but that's fucking special.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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It's just stunning.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He reminds me of that legend who used to keep goal for the Saudis in the 90s and early 2000s.

[John]

Will you find a new word to overuse, Mahow? According to your posting you must spend about eight hours a day stunned. 'Godly' and 'damn good' are also off the table.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thoughts on smashing?

[Kikó]

Rashford smashing it into the open goal is stunning.

[Max Power]

Rashford should've headed it.

Listening to a Leicester City game on the radio for the first time in years. The boy Ndidi SOUNDS like he's having a good game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Radio is a great way to experience football. I imagine the game like I'm the ref trotting about the pitch, and the players are all subbuteo figures moving in straight lines and whipping crosses in.

[Lewis]

A proper arsehole would have just shepherded the ball over the line, doing his best not to touch it; but, failing that, belting it in is pretty lol.

[mugbull]

Fuck i thought there was premier league this weekend.

[niko_cee]

Fill your boots with the all-premier league cup ties.

:sick:

[bruhnaldo]

Roo-KNEE. Equals Charlton's record. The fsb.

I'm devastated

[bruhnaldo]

Rashford smashing it into the open goal is stunning.

He's done it like that before

Trying to remember the match but he belted it just the same :drool:

[Max Power]

Great to hear us win away.

Here comes the yearly "I fancy a cup run..." before we draw Arsenal away.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Leicester are what we used to call 'a good cup team' before someone somewhere decided that cups were beneath contempt.

Some fun teams through. Wycombe Wanderers, Millwall, 'Accrington Stanley...' and Oxford to name a few.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's done it like that before

Trying to remember the match but he belted it just the same :drool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0_Yoib6Tvg

Northampton.

[Giggles]

FIFA moves from McGeady.

[Max Power]

Growing up it was all I ever wanted. Our history was losing two FA Cup finals and our present was winning the league Cup. Always wanted the FA Cup because I felt it was the pinnacle a club of our size could achieve (then last season happened lol)

Could do something though. Few Prem teams out already and we are still a decent team. Ranieri a decent Cup manager as well.

Jimmy Floyd

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice of Gabriel to sit so deep.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This defence is there for the taking.

[Max Power]

Arsenal getting carved open at will here. Should be three down.

[Giggles]

Preston will regret letting them off so many times.

[Magic]

Sounds like a lol game. Unfortunately I'm watching some animated shit about bees.

[Giggles]

Who's this co commentator? He's fucking rubbish.

[Smiffy]

Ramsey really has regressed in the past six months. Quite noticable.

[Danny]

Sky Sports has Maitland-Niles listed as playing centre back. Cant be right? Isnt he a winger.

Edit: I looked closer its all kinds of fucked up.

[Max Power]

He's playing at right back. Badly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sounds like a lol game. Unfortunately I'm watching some animated shit about bees.

I'm watching Las Palmas v Sporting Gijón, aka Kevin Prince Boateng ambles round thinking he's the best player on the park when in fact he's by far the worst.

[Smiffy]

You can 13/8 on Arsenal to win. You'd be foolish not to at this rate.

[phonics]

Gabriel is rubs, Holding should be out there donning it.

[Giggles]

We'll get the usual now. Preston will try to protect and Arsenal will win 3-1.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Can someone explain how the bassline of 'Seven Nation Army' has become a near-universal chant in continental Europe? It's the absolute standard tune for almost any team.

[Kikó]

Benfica are currently beating Guimarães 2-0. The Greek slotting a nice goal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Can someone explain how the bassline of 'Seven Nation Army' has become a near-universal chant in continental Europe? It's the absolute standard tune for almost any team.

http://deadspin.com/5875933/how-the-song-seven-nation-army-conquered-the-sports-world

Blame the Italians.

[phonics]

At our local team, they do the Tetris theme. No words, just...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fv5cuYZFC0

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Here's Totti failling at singing it btw:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzmwRMyzzQE

They made it big and call it the 'po po po po' song, the dickheads.

[Giggles]

I forgot Danny Welbeck even existed.

[Smiffy]

Give it a week or two and I'm sure he'll be out again. Sturridgesyndome.

[Giggles]

Who's the Kevin in studio on BT? I thought it was Craig Burley at half time.

[Adamski]

Kevin Gallacher?

Edit: just turned over and it's Kevin Davies.

[Giggles]

It was Kevin Davies.

[phonics]

Bae.

[Magic]

Craig Burley looks nothing like Kevin Davies.

[Adamski]

You look like you come from Dundee so I think that evens out.

[Offshore Toon]

Benfica are currently beating Guimarães 2-0. The Greek slotting a nice goal.
Don't be such a porko.

[Waffdon]

You look like you come from Dundee so I think that evens out.

Us 'Yes' voting cities need to stay together. Less of that.

[Reg]

Can someone explain how the bassline of 'Seven Nation Army' has become a near-universal chant in continental Europe? It's the absolute standard tune for almost any team.
Played on a guitar with an effects pedal. True story.

I agree though. It becomes a bit meaningless if three hundred different clubs share the tune. Goal music should be binned.

[John Arne]

First round of the V.League 1 this weekend. Ho Chi Minh City FC return to the top flight after years of nothingness. Just about to leave now - hoping for around 7,000. I've somehow managed to get around 20 whiteys on board.

[Baz]

Ejaria bossing this. Did Liverpool pay much to Arsenal for him?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm watching a few of these 'Premier League Legends' half hour paeans on Sky. I don't know if it's because he came after the Ian Wright edition, and Ian Wright is probably the most likeable person in football, but I can't remember anyone coming across as badly as Sulzeer 'Sol' Campbell.

[Ian]

Racist.

[Giggles]

Speaking of racism, Paul Ince was on Goals on Sunday and I was very surprised at how he wasn't an utter prick. Came across well.

[Offshore Toon]

That would have been Mugabe, then.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Liverpool's XI is an utter joke.

Chelsea's is a lot better and it also transpires we have a journeyman Portuguese keeper on the bench that I didn't know we had. Do clubs sign these people just to give the main keepers a good warm-up? Keeper warm-ups always transfix me when I go to games.

[Magic]

Even Wenger and Benitez weren't as disrespecting as this idiot Klopp.

[Max Power]

At least Liverpool have a cup semi final in the week to save players for. What the fuck was Eddie Howe playing at making eleven changes? They aren't going down, they aren't finishing top 6/7.

[Smiffy]

I forgot we were even playing today and seems I dodged a bullet.

[Adamski]

I don't know what's more terrifying. That Liverpool result or anyone thinking Ian Wright is the nicest man in football.

[Giggles]

When did Bruce take over at Villa?

[Adamski]

When Di Matteo got the bullet a few months back

[Giggles]

Didn't even know Di Matteo was ever there :D

Vincent Janssen must be a new low for Dutch league imports.

[phonics]

At least Liverpool have a cup semi final in the week to save players for. What the fuck was Eddie Howe playing at making eleven changes? They aren't going down, they aren't finishing top 6/7.

Apparently they covered more distance than any other team in the league this year versus us. I can imagine putting in that shift only to draw 3-3 makes everyone's legs a bit heavier.

[Davgooner]

Good trip yesterday aside from the two hours in the ground. Cup trips no longer safe from the absolute mongs infesting our support. The Pro-/Anti-Wenger stuff on the concourse at half-time ended in a full scale punch-up and all the fucking kiosks were promptly shut. Wankers. That first half demanded a few beers.

Thought Xhaka and Mustafi really excelled and look like £70m well spent.

[Giggles]

Anyone see the Chelsea game today? What was Chris Forrester like for Peterborough? He's looked really good any time I've seen him and is pretty highly rated there, but interested to see if he put up much against better quality.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Klopp is pretty lol at times.


Asked about the long, midweek trip for the FA Cup replay, which is set to be played on 17 January, Klopp added: "Yippee. I don't know if at home they can play the same defensive style. We are looking forward to it."

As if he's whingeing about a fourth tier side setting up to defend at Anfield.

[Offshore Toon]

Klopp is a bit of a bellend. I think its purely because the press constantly use his attention-seeking quotes as headlines that I think that, though. I used to think he was alright, but now all I see is quotes that even Kikó would be proud of. Klopp or Kikó? would be a great quiz, come to think of it.

[John Arne]

Klopp is pretty lol at times.



As if he's whingeing about a fourth tier side setting up to defend at Anfield.

This is the problem with reading quotes out of context. He didn't moan about the way the played at all - he simply said they played fairly defensively (which they did) and he wondered whether they would play the same way at home. It was a completely mundane, boring answer.

[niko_cee]

I know a draw is probably the best result for Plymouth when you factor in the replay cash (sigh), but there must be some sense in which they feel they might have missed a trick yesterday. That Liverpool team was there to be beaten and getting smashed by a slightly stronger side in a few weeks is hardly going to be a thing to dine out on for years (although I suppose Boom managed to do so when Exeter won 0-0 against United way back when).

*wistful*

I remember when we drew with Liverpool and then lost the replay. Increased our annual turnover by 40% that did . . .

[Kikó]

Klopp is a bit of a bellend. I think its purely because the press constantly use his attention-seeking quotes as headlines that I think that, though. I used to think he was alright, but now all I see is quotes that even Kikó would be proud of. Klopp or Kikó? would be a great quiz, come to think of it.

Hey what's this about?

[Disco]

I know a draw is probably the best result for Plymouth when you factor in the replay cash (sigh), but there must be some sense in which they feel they might have missed a trick yesterday. That Liverpool team was there to be beaten and getting smashed by a slightly stronger side in a few weeks is hardly going to be a thing to dine out on for years (although I suppose Boom managed to do so when Exeter won 0-0 against United way back when).

*wistful*

I remember when we drew with Liverpool and then lost the replay. Increased our annual turnover by 40% that did . . .

That Utd replay basically meant the club survived long enough to get its shit together. We'd have been pretty fucked otherwise.

Plus Ronaldo got megged. :cool:

[Adamski]

Hey what's this about?

He's still bulk buying baked beans whilst you're donning Portugal and London senseless :cool:

[Giggles]

#1 fan :drool:

[Offshore Toon]

Hey what's this about?
I'm playing up to the idea that you're smug.

[Offshore Toon]

He's still bulk buying baked beans whilst you're donning Portugal and London senseless :cool:
I don't eat baked beans, actually. Far too much sugar in that shit, and they don't even taste nice (the Heinz five bean one is alright, actually). Kidney, butter, chickpeas etc. Nobody forces a sauce on me. Nobody.

[Jimmy Floyd]

48 team World Cup latest. They want to overcome the three-team group problem by having penalty shoot-outs at the end of all drawn group matches.

They really will stop at nothing.

[Kikó]

Mourinho is keen on the 48 world cup. He must be thinking the long game with Mendes in some way.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Jorge Mendes likes a bung from a third world FA I imagine? The golden era of Mozambique football is about to begin.

[Offshore Toon]

https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/C1l2maXXcAEB-j0.mp4

Magic.

[phonics]

Had a look at this and if you draw both matches 0-0 and win one of the penalty shoot outs. You're guaranteed to go through. I'm sure the football on show will be SCINTILLATING.

[niko_cee]

Red Star Belgrade to win the world cup.

[Jeet]

Southampton has our number in the last 4 meetings, that's us out.

[Giggles]

Southampton couldn't beat their way out of a wet paper bag at the moment.

[Magic]

Best defender gets a pointless booking and 2 game ban now a goal down. Very good though and making us look like mugs.

[Yevrah]

I'd actually rather it was 64 teams than 48. Which is such a fucking stupid number.

[Yevrah]

Mourinho is keen on the 48 world cup. He must be thinking the long game with Mendes in some way.

Or, as recent evidence might suggest, he's just lost it.

[Magic]

My God this is one of the worst things I've ever seen.

[Giggles]

Are Cambridge in the Football League?

[Kikó]

Or, as recent evidence might suggest, he's just lost it.

8 in a row you cunt.

[Lewis]

He probably heard Arsene Wenger was against it. :cool: