[FOOTBALL] FA Cup Quarters and more - 17/18 March

[Reg]

Saturday
FA Cup:
Swansea v Tottenham 12:15 BT
Man Utd v Brighton 19:45 BT

Prem:
Bournemouth v West Brom
Huddersfield v Crystal Palace
Stoke v Everton
Liverpool v Watford 17:30 BT

Champ:
Fulham v QPR 12:30 Sky
Bolton v Aston Villa 17:30 Sky

Sunday
FA Cup:
Wigan v Southampton 13:30 BBC1
Leicester v Chelsea 16:30 BBC1

Champ:
Derby v Cardiff 12:00 Sky

[phonics]

I know no-one cares about the Europa League but Reg kicking the next thread off before Arsenal have is a bit :(

[Reg]

I didn't forget about that, it's just I won't have much time tomorrow.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The FA Cup :cool:

Could yet salvage our season but more likely to get bodybagged by Iheanacho.

[Max Power]

Really looking forward to Sunday.

Still awaiting revenge for ‘97 and Erland Johnsen’s dive.

[Jimmy Floyd]

When Swansea and Brighton nick 1-0 wins it will be properly GAME ON.

[Lewis]

I think this is the difference between a pretty crap and an alright season for United now, and it would also give Mourinho the chance to shithouse the Charity Shield up next season, so hopefully it works out.

[Pleb]

Brighton dumping us out would be fucking incredible.

[Kikó]

I bet he starts the same team/ Fellaini.

[Baz]

Hopefully Brighton, Swansea, Wigan and Leicester in the semis.

[Shindig]

Prem:
Bournemouth v West Brom
Huddersfield v Crystal Palace
Stoke v Everton
Liverpool v Watford 17:30 BT

So Bournemouth will pull further ahead of us but hopefully Huddersfield and Palace share the spoils ahead of our next match. Everton look capable enough to grind out narrow wins until the fans get sick of it.

[Magic]

Fucking internationals next week. :sick:

[CJay]

Here’s the second part of Mourinho’s press conference which was embargoed for some reason.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43431205

That looks like a full blow meltdown.

[Ian]

It's been one long meltdown since, what, the back end of the second Chelsea stint?

[Yevrah]

Jesus, he really has absolutely lost it.

There's a reasonable argument for just sacking him now.

[Lewis]

'LvG' deserves another go with better players.

[Magic]

It's a shame obviously hearing a meltdown with a second language, there's almost a get out. I wish he was from Doncaster or something.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's more his tone than what he says, he sounds genuinely quite deranged. Probably time to move out of the Travel Tavern and rent a flat.

[Danny]

In other news Darron Gibson has been arrested for drunk driving....again.

https://twitter.com/sunderlandred/status/974993943246114816

[-james-]

José's rants makes me lol because it's exactly the same mode my dad goes into whenever he's angry at something (about thrice daily). It's just southeuropean.avi and happens at most press conferences in their native leagues.

[Magic]

Stuck a fiver on the Wendies, didn't predict score but guaranteed 1-0 defeat.

[Magic]

In other news Darron Gibson has been arrested for drunk driving....again.

https://twitter.com/sunderlandred/status/974993943246114816

It'll be amazing when they languish in league one for about 8 years.

[-james-]

https://youtu.be/I4lzuLgx5a0?t=25s


:drool:

[Magic]

Elber. Jesus.

Christ that's a pure fascist rant right there.

[Lewis]

Wayne Bennett tells journalists that they're shit every week and nobody even responds, because he has maintained a consistent level of contempt for them for thirty years and acts accordingly. Football managers love the media stuff too much when the going is good (Mourinho especially), so when they try to give it back they look RATTLED. Somebody should trial the Bennett approach. Preferably somebody solid, so that Adidas don't set their car on fire.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ferguson was supposed to be a master of the media game, but even he had regular rants and meltdowns. Part of it is just your voice/demeanour, i.e. when Rafa Benitez goes off on one he looks like an IT manager who hasn't been given his bonus, whereas when Barry Fry does it it's just another day at the office for Britain's favourite used car salesman.

[Lewis]

The RANTS and the MELTDOWNS definitely decreased during his Elder Statesman years, but that was largely down to people not daring to ask him difficult questions.

[ScousePig]

It'll be amazing when they languish in league one for about 8 years.

If only.

What's it like anyway?

[Magic]

If only.

What's it like anyway?

Shite

[Jimmy Floyd]

Me and a Cov fan I know agreed a few years ago that for a decent sized club, you can't get any lower than about two thirds of the way down League One, because the clubs down there start becoming really small family-run affairs who don't make any revenue.

We've obviously since updated that to 'top half of League Two'.

[Lewis]

Then you start to become the subject of those hand-wringing 'Crapford need £40000 to avoid being liquidated whilst the Premier League...' feel-bad state of the board stories. What does it say about us?! Well for a start we've got too many clubs.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We haven't got too many clubs, they just all (and I mean all, from 1st in the Premier League to bottom of the Renton Wood Varnish League Division Five) have the most pathetic short-termist attitudes to money imaginable.

[Lewis]

Exactly. There aren't enough competent administrators to go around.

[Giggles]

Maguire's on fire :cool:

[Spoonsky]

https://youtu.be/I4lzuLgx5a0?t=25s


:drool:

What a Strunz.

[Giggles]

Mourinhos owned that.

[Magic]

Stuck a fiver on the Wendies, didn't predict score but guaranteed 1-0 defeat.

Lol. Absolute fucking garbage.

Only put money on the win unfortunately.

[Magic]

1-1. :d

[phonics]

West Brom :(

[Magic]

2-1 them.

:eyemouth:

[Shindig]

Okay, Huddersfield's visit will be crunch time. I still think Southampton have the squad to survive but I can't tell you what a caretaker honeymoon is going to be like. Unless they land a new man in the next couple of weeks.

[Magic]

Won £13. Buzzing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Won £13. Buzzing.

She'll be having half of that too.

[phonics]

Why did I captain Firmino instead of the easy choice? Such an idiot.

[Lewis]

Big Fat Luke Shaw gets a game. Mourinho is ON THE ROPES.

[Mike]

Salah though, he’s bloody good.

[-james-]

Why did I captain Firmino instead of the easy choice? Such an idiot.

Yep.

[Lewis]

Do they still vote for Player of the Year pointlessly early? If not he should win it, but 'KdB' was better during (what used to be?) the NARRATIVE-setting period, so I don't know.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That would have been so good had Mata buried that.

Nice play between him and Martial.

[Kikó]

The team is so inherently broken it's painful. You've got players at the top pressing (not Lukaku though as he's too immobile) and then a big gap to the defensive 6. Bad shit.

[Lewis]

Was Shaw injured or just starving?

[Kikó]

He was causing us to play badly. Look at how much we've improved since he's gone off.

[Lewis]

I was reading some thing about Trump and the FBI for most of the first half in protest against the lack of a proper orange snow ball.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Matic running the show, who needs Pogba?

[Lewis]

The two players Mourinho mentioned in his RANT. MIND GAMED again when will these journalists learn?

[Lewis]

The performance was not as good as the result, the result was better than the performance... I blame everybody.

Manager, leader, legend.

[Reg]

Shame about tonight but we were really good second half. Really impressed with Locadia.

Wasn't pleased with the keeper selection. Quarter final of the cup, play the no.1.

[Ian]

The Macho Man donning it tonight, by the sounds of it. :cool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't think there's a bigger load of shite in football than the insistence on playing number two keepers in cup competitions.

[Shindig]

Manager, leader, legend.

I hope he gets a go with us. With Ashley as chairman.

[Magic]

Over the last 14 games our form is rock bottom
Even Sunderland are better.

[SincereTheRebel]

In other news Darron Gibson has been arrested for drunk driving....again.

https://twitter.com/sunderlandred/status/974993943246114816

Article i was reading, they refered to him as an ex man utd ace.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In the tabloid front pages, 'ace' means 'has kicked a ball at some point'.

[Shindig]

Nile Ranger will forever lead with, 'Former Newcastle striker'.

[Kikó]

I didn't think it could be as depressing as it is at Sunderland but wow, they've proven the doubters wrong.

[Ian]

In the tabloid front pages, 'ace' means 'has kicked a ball at some point'.

Is there some unspoken hierarchy for these things? I mean, the papers up here love ace as well as "star", and then you go into the story and you realise they're talking about some Hibs full back. Come on, lads.

[Giggles]

Jesus, they actually did give it to Hughes.

[Giggles]

Hadn't realised how dire Southampton are. No wonder they're in trouble.

[Lewis]

Wiggin are muffing their chances at a rate that points to a 'professional' Southampton 1-0.

[Kikó]

I actually thing Leslie is a still a decent manager. He fucked up towards the end at Stoke but he's been reasonable at most clubs.

[Giggles]

Monumental amounts of faff there from Wigan.

[Shindig]

Wigan aren't that hot at clearing their lines. Could go either way but Southampton do look like a knackered unit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is there some unspoken hierarchy for these things? I mean, the papers up here love ace as well as "star", and then you go into the story and you realise they're talking about some Hibs full back. Come on, lads.

Superstar
Star
Ace
Footballer

If you're only a 'footballer', you've probably never got higher than League Two.

[Adamski]

The Union Berlin game yesterday was :drool:

[Pepe]

Superstar
Star
Ace
Footballer

If you're only a 'footballer', you've probably never got higher than League Two.

Forgot legend.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's only for when former players divorce their wives/are found dead.

[Lewis]

Rubbish, Wiggin. You should be ashamed.

[Pepe]

It's not cheating if they're all doing it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Rubbish, Wiggin. You should be ashamed.

Chelsea 2 (Willian 37, Cedric og 90+2)
Southampton 0

A truly classic final.

[Lewis]

That hair transplant takes twenty years off Zola. Good for him.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Might have to scratch that actually, Crapayoko makes his long awaited return today.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Morata has properly had the Operation now. You can almost see the stiches around his heart and testicular areas.

Who needs the NHS.

[Lewis]

Leicester should be chucked out of the competition for this grass pattern.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a nice revelation that you have to cut the grass straight in the Premier League. Probably the most Premier League thing I've ever heard.

[Giggles]

Last time I seen Chilwell he looked 12.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leicester should be chucked out of the competition for this grass pattern.

They really should just standardise the grass pattern.

Vertical or horizontal only.

[Lewis]

It should spiral out from the centre spot like those charity boxes that always get my change.

[SincereTheRebel]

Black boots
No gloves
Short sleeves

[-james-]

The greenness of the pitches is one of the reasons the Premier League is the most popular league. People would rather watch football on an immaculate, alive looking lawn than the grey of Leganes - Valencia.

[Andy]

We were shit again but still a ten fold improvement.

[Lewis]

That and lack of knobs with megaphones coaching the fans through ninety minutes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Timmy Bakayoko has really excelled himself so far.

[-james-]

That and lack of knobs with megaphones coaching the fans through ninety minutes.

Yep. Sound, vision, English.

[Waffdon]

Willian’s acceleration is fucking mental.

Morata scoring a one on one. Holyyyy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Morata has properly had the Operation now. You can almost see the stiches around his heart and testicular areas.

Who needs the NHS.

Ever since I said this he's been class, less so in scoring than in taking it to neanderthal shithead thugs Morgan and Maguire who have clearly been sent out there to kick him.

Kanté best player on the park by a mile as per. I can stomach losing beanpole keepers and fancy Belgian patissiers, Kanté is the one we have to keep.

[-james-]

He'll go to PSG and win them everything.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Poor bastard can't even get a decent run out in the FA cup.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm surprised that Ian Nacho is getting SLAMMED so much for the pass.

Mahrez still got the ball and then tried to run through 3 defenders.

[SincereTheRebel]

Tuned in to this a.madrid vs villareal game. Both teams are closing each other down immediately. Tackles are flying in from both teams. High intensity. Two yellow cards inside the first 15 minutes.

[Magic]

Sounds mental!

[Lewis]

This game feels like it's been going all afternoon. Extra-time as well. The Chelsea finances could have done with the replay.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think the grass has grown through those silly markings a fair bit.

[Magic]

TEAM RED BULL YEAHHH currently doing Bayern in.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That was proper group stage of the African Nations fare from the keeper.

[Lewis]

That 'keeping is shit enough for him to have meant it.

[Waffdon]

Kante’s Voice :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kante's voice and choice of motor are the best things about him, which is saying something.

Nice one Gianfranco. Still got our backs.

[SincereTheRebel]

His running style is cool to view too.

[Lewis]

Chelsea are more likely to bin it against Southampton, who won't necessarily shit themselves as Tottenham would or field some twat XI to prove a point as Mourinho might. Another United vs Southampton cup-thieving classic on the cards.

[Kikó]

It's good Kane is out but we'll still lose playing the way we are.

[Giggles]

Is the Man Utd semi still at Wembley?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yes but Spurs will be in the away dressing room.

[Giggles]

Don't Spurs always use the away dressing room?

[Giggles]

Anyway, :cool:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLV0tdCLWVE

[Magic]

Our newest youth player turning professional:

https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/16/03405954787967/72716395044185_1465584377309.jpg

:D

[phonics]

That is an epic piece of side-eye.

[Disco]

For a second I thought that was the 'Congratulations' guy.