[FOOTBALL] FA Cup 4th Round Weekend - 29th/31st January 2016

[Weaver]

Friday
Derby County vs Manchester United - BBC One, 19:55

Saturday
Colchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur - BT Sport, 12:45
Arsenal vs Burnley
Aston Villa vs Manchester City
Bolton Wanderers vs Leeds United
Bury vs Hull City
Crystal Palace vs Stoke City
Nottingham Forest vs Watford
Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers
Portsmouth vs Bournemouth
Reading vs Walsall
Shrewsbury vs Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom vs Peterborough United
Liverpool vs West Ham United - BT Sport, 17:30

3 Championship Fixtures
4 SPL Fixtures
7 League One Fixtures
9 League Two Fixtures

Sunday
Carlisle United vs Everton - BT Sport, 13:30
MK Dons vs Chelsea - BBC One, 16:00

AC Milan vs Inter Milan - BT Sport, 19:45

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2016/1/29/c2703998-52c9-415d-a2ff-350e7dcd09f4.jpg

[Magic]

Jesus that scum team looks fucking awful.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I read that this is the 49th successive United FA Cup tie which has been televised. The BBC don't even need eyeballs on their adverts either.

I'm on under 1.5 and 1-0 Derby, although Derby are fucking wank themselves.

[Magic]

32 million. :harold:

[randomlegend]

Jesus, the iplayer stream for this is absolute gash.

[Toby]

What's the issue with it?

[randomlegend]

The quality is just rubbish.

[Toby]

Sure that's not an issue at your end? I'm only watching on a smallish laptop screen but it looks HD to me.

[randomlegend]

I'm watching on a 23 inch monitor (so not exactly huge) and it looks wank. I can't imagine what the issue would be my end.

[Toby]

It automatically adjusts the quality if your internet connection is slow. I'm not sure if there would be anything else. Mine is definitely working fine though.

[Magic]

Watch it on BBC HD?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I assume you're watching via the link on the live score page.

Watch through iPlayer...

[Magic]

Jesus, the iplayer stream for this is absolute gash.

...

[randomlegend]

Nah, my download is 50mb and iPlayer normally plays HD fine.

Right-click your stream for me and tell me what the bit-rate/resolution is would you?

[Magic]

Lol this is like watching two struggling Championship teams.

[Toby]

Nah, my download is 50mb and iPlayer normally plays HD fine.

Right-click your stream for me and tell me what the bit-rate/resolution is would you?

2908kbps and 960x540, so not as good as I thought.

[randomlegend]

Same, it looks garbage. Oh well. Maybe I should go downstairs and interact with my family...

[Toby]

Snob.

[Davgooner]

Jesus.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Well that wasn't too shabby/

[Magic]

What were Barca like when LvG did well there?

Schmeichel was adamant that he didn't understand what it was like to be at a big club...arrogant cunt.

[Toby]

He's offside there but you can't fault the finish.

[Magic]

God this is boring.

[Giggles]

God this is boring.

Absolutely fucking woeful.

[randomlegend]

God this is boring.

I'm sure there are some videos of Japanese people sticking seafood up each other you could be watching instead.

[Magic]

Lol.

[Magic]

Nice tracking.

[Yevrah]

If Man Utd end up with Ryan Giggs through their fucking around I will lol myself to death.

[Magic]

Warnockeh and Bradders doing us proud.

[Giggles]

If Man Utd end up with Ryan Giggs through their fucking around I will lol myself to death.

They'll be winning the CL with 'Pep' by 2019.

[Baz]

A thorn[e] in van Gaal's side. :henn0rz:

[Kikó]

Fuck off van Gaal.

[Magic]

Derby looked tired as fuck. Still an absolute shitfest though, the defence for them is absolutely atrocious. Butterfield's run and the two central defenders parting like the red sea.

[randomlegend]

Ferguson's face there :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Daley Blind :cool:

What a man he is.

[randomlegend]

Was there a fan on the pitch there?

[Kikó]

Batman iirc.

[Magic]

Are they singing 'we're going on the pitch'? :D

[Disco]

Same, it looks garbage. Oh well. Maybe I should go downstairs and interact with my family...

It's all over the place for me too, and it's definitely not a problem at my end.

[randomlegend]

It's all over the place for me too, and it's definitely not a problem at my end.

http://freefootylive.net/fridaybbc/

[Kikó]

Are they singing 'we're going on the pitch'? :D

We've sang that for as long as I've went.

[Magic]

Since 2014?

[Kikó]

Dundee Leeds fan :harold:

[Magic]

:(

[Sam]

Mata developing a fantastic bald spot there.

[Magic]

Good news though, means he'll be in charge for the Stoke defeat. :drool:

[Kikó]

He would have been anyway.

[randomlegend]

At least Martial is one bright spot in the mire of shite *promptly sold to Madrid in the summer*.

[niko_cee]

He probably wouldn't get a game for the B team.

[Giggles]

Two of our defenders in that Derby team. It's going to be a sad euros.

[Raoul Duke]

Martial is unable to make facial expressions. It's unnerving.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought United were pretty good in the second half actually. Just build the team around Mata.

[niko_cee]

Mourinho will probably take over and tell him to do one.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Trying to imagine the United team under Mourinho is a thing of beauty.

-----------------D.de Gea-----------------
P.Jones - C.Smalling - R.Carvalho - M.Rojo
----------D.Blind - B.Schweinsteiger -------
A.Young ------ M.Fellaini ------ A.Martial
-----------------W.Rooneh---------------------

Mata would be out on his arse, and Januzaj would be slow sliced in the back room.

[John Arne]

6-0 Spuds.

[John Arne]

Jesus. Clash of heads in the Colchester game - one the players looks like he is having a fit on the ground.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The whole game so far has just been one long procession of needless head injuries resulting from poor play.

I had no idea Trippier was at Spurs.

[Davgooner]

Ospina, Gibbs, Gabriel, Koscielny, Chambers, Coquelin, Elneny, Chamberlain, Iwobi, Sanchez, Giroud.

Hark now hear.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Barcelona manage to lose this year's Liga they should probably all get life bans.

[Browning]

After the Dons website decided to conspire against me and try and prevent me getting a ticket for tomorrow I was able to nab one of the final ones. Means going on my own and we will get thrashed but fuck it.

[Magic]

Playing well here. Granted against Bolton but promising. Not shite pointless possession but direct play.

[QE Harold Flair]

Both our goals are well worth watching

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kelechi Iheanacho seems to score whenever he plays.

[Lewis]

Trying to imagine the United team under Mourinho is a thing of beauty.

-----------------D.de Gea-----------------
P.Jones - C.Smalling - R.Carvalho - M.Rojo
----------D.Blind - B.Schweinsteiger -------
A.Young ------ M.Fellaini ------ A.Martial
-----------------W.Rooneh---------------------

Mata would be out on his arse, and Januzaj would be slow sliced in the back room.

Daley Blind is far too lightweight (without any creative pay-off). Put him behind the striker so he can 'drop back', and remember United have got Morgan Schneiderlin. He would probably win the league with that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yeah but he has a high work rate and plays in a number of positions. He can come on in the 74th minute of every game, I guess.

[Giggles]

I don't know if the Gibbs tackling his own player or Coquelin trying to get him sent off with the rolls was worse.

[QE Harold Flair]

El Neny looked pretty good there. A box to box workhorse, reminiscient of Ramires.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm watching the Sky coverage of Eibar v Malaga (behind the red button as they're showing the rerun of Barcelona on the main channel) and the commentator is either Canadian, or worse. He just said 'La Primera Divithion'. What's going on?

[Lewis]

Balenthia. Just Anglicise the lot.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He probably doesn't even know that 'Juanka' is a stupid name.

[niko_cee]

Has anyone ever lost to West Ham three times in a season?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tottenham's lawyers, potentially.

[Mike]

Solid Seven Joe being captain had proper made my day! :D

[Magic]

Where is Byram?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Allen looks crucifix-bound.

[Magic]

Allen looks crucifix-bound.

He doesn't look like a Saudi human rights activist.

[John Arne]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lRL2MD1zmY

[Smiffy]

I swear if I had any sort of fitness I could be a replacement for half these so called professional footballers.

[Giggles]

Just watching a Euro 2016 preview show. What the fuck happened to Didier Deschamps' mouth over the years?

[Lee]

Stuttgart have just scored what ought to be a deserved late winner against Hamburg. This has been a fabulously open game. Villareal vs Granada up next.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Villarreal should absolutely scalp Granada. That said, I reckon Udinese are now the worst of the three Pozzo clubs.

[Foe]

What a depressing game to watch that was. Jesus.

[niko_cee]

Is this going to be one of those replays that lapses into being virtually unplayable due to the RETURN OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL!?

[Max Power]

Have a look at some of the Villa defending here. Staggeringly inept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35450227

[Jimmy Floyd]

The setup for that third goal is real contract cancelling stuff.

Like everything I've seen from Kelechi, could be Nigeria sorted for a top class player at last.

Enjoying Soldado in this Villarreal game, looks like he's joined the Torres knacker's yard club.

[QE Harold Flair]

It seems to be a Spanish disease among their strikers.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tomorrow is actually the five year anniversary of (can you hear the bells) Fernando signing for Chelsea. Since then he's scored 35 club goals in all competitions.

[Giggles]

They've wheeled out Gabby Yorath. That's juat how much this competition has fallen.

[CJay]

Berahino looks like he's put on about 3 stone this season.

[Giggles]

Berahino looks like he's put on about 3 stone this season.

Has he played much? Haven't heard a thing about him since he said he wouldn't play for them again in the summer.

[Giggles]

Rosicky is still at Arsenal?

EDIT: Walcott really has fuck all bar pace.

[Davgooner]

He got a knee injury at the end of last season. Today was the first time he's been back in the squad since.

I've noticed Walcott's fine if he's in on goal from either side, but straight down the middle he's a right clueless fuck.

[Giggles]

He got a knee injury at the end of last season. Today was the first time he's been back in the squad since.

Ah right. He must be getting on but he'll be useful in the title run-in. Always rated him.

[CJay]

Has he played much? Haven't heard a thing about him since he said he wouldn't play for them again in the summer.

Nah, I don't think he's played much at all this season. Still doesn't explain the size of him.

[Giggles]

That Leeds shirt looks weird with no sponsor. Is that another mad Cellino thing?

[Danny]

That Leeds shirt looks weird with no sponsor. Is that another mad Cellino thing?

"Contractual dispute" is what I found.

[Giggles]

So most likely is then.

[Mellberg]

The setup for that third goal is real contract cancelling stuff.


It's not even the worst one this year. Sunderland's last goal the other week should've seen them all debagged on a cold day.

[Mellberg]

Also, lol at Barry Richardson coming on at 46 and keeping a clean sheet.

[Foe]

In Glasgow to watch Celtic demolish Ross county in this cup semi. Which is unfortunate. The weather is miserable too.

[Lee]

Insigne has just scored a beauty of a free kick to put Napoli 2-1 ahead against Empoli. Good game this, I always enjoy watching Napoli. I hope they can hold Juventus off and win the league. Good day of football ahead; I'll watch Bayern vs Hoffenheim next then decide between Real Madrid vs Espanyol and the Milan derby. Leaning towards the latter at the moment.

[Reg]

Insigne has just scored a beauty of a free kick to put Napoli 2-1 ahead against Empoli. Good game this, I always enjoy watching Napoli. I hope they can hold Juventus off and win the league. Good day of football ahead; I'll watch Bayern vs Hoffenheim next then decide between Real Madrid vs Espanyol and the Milan derby. Leaning towards the latter at the moment.
Me too. As it's much more of an occasion it feels like I should go for it, but Inter are boring and I haven't seen Zidane's Real yet. Hmm.

Either way it'll be the only game I'll see this weekend so I'll be annoyed if it's crap.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Zidane's Real are much like the previous edition but without the noncing around to get Rafa sacked.

Watching the Neviller's men at home to Sporting Gijon. I think they'll win this one, or at least I hope they will because Sporting are nigh on a wheelchair team.

[Weaver]

The draw for the 5th Round is after MK Dons and Chelsea on the BBC, by the way, and here are the numbers:
1 West Bromwich Albion or Peterborough United
2 Leeds United
3 Arsenal
4 Manchester United
5 Reading
6 Liverpool or West Ham United
7 Manchester City
8 Shrewsbury Town
9 Watford
10 Everton
11 Crystal Palace
12 Blackburn Rovers
13 AFC Bournemouth
14 Tottenham Hotspur
15 Hull City
16 MK Dons or Chelsea

[Jimmy Floyd]

Valencia are absolutely septic. If he manages to turn it around with the lack of effort his players are putting in then fair play, but I can't see it.

[Smiffy]

If Valencia somehow manage to beat Barcelona and the other semi's finish 5th/6th, will that get European football as runners up of the Copa del Rey?

[Toby]

Chelsea at 16 could really affect their chances I fear.

[Smiffy]

The draw for the 5th Round is after MK Dons and Chelsea on the BBC, by the way, and here are the numbers:
1 West Bromwich Albion or Peterborough United
2 Leeds United
3 Arsenal
4 Manchester United
5 Reading
6 Liverpool or West Ham United
7 Manchester City
8 Shrewsbury Town
9 Watford
10 Everton
11 Crystal Palace
12 Blackburn Rovers
13 AFC Bournemouth
14 Tottenham Hotspur
15 Hull City
16 MK Dons or Chelsea

If we scrape past West Ham then you'd hope we drew 3, 4, 7 or 16 to potentially progress/avoid a replay. We'll inevitably draw Shrewsbury and proceed to shit it up over two games before a penalty win.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mikel sticking the boot into Mourinho there is pretty lol. Et tu, Brute.

[Giggles]

The gut on that MK captain :D

Are they championship or Sunday league?

[John Arne]

Why does Ray Wilkins keep calling them The MK Dons and not MK Dons...?

[Toby]

Mikel sticking the boot into Mourinho there is pretty lol. Et tu, Brute.

What did he say?

I can see why he'd be annoyed with his latest spell, given he wasn't getting much of a run even when Magic was at his most hopeless.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He said he wasn't talking to the players by the end.

We have played some glorious stuff thus far, but the finishing is so bad. If fucking Oscar could strike a ball straight he would be one of the best players in the world. I'm a big Loftus-Cheek fan.

[Toby]

Hardly sticking the boot in if that's true.

[Smiffy]

It'll make for an interesting read when the full details come out. It's Chelsea's loss regardless.

[Max Power]

Chelsea could hit double figures here.

Neville back on MNF by the end of the season?

[Jimmy Floyd]

We should score ten here. MK Dons are embarrassing themselves.

[Toby]

Cue the equaliser.

[Giggles]

I kind of wanted MK to win so I could download the Football Ramble and listen to football's obituary for the lols, but this is dire.

That, combined with Lawrenson, means Wheeler Dealers is now on.

[Toby]

So predictable.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wouldn't worry, there are unlimited goals in this for us. That said, Matic's efforts are a growing disgrace.

[CJay]

This game is so open. I expect Chelsea to win by 4 or 5 here.

[Toby]

I've never seen such a toothless attack presented with so many chances.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think MK Dons are the worst team we've ever played against, and I'm including Jeunesse Hautcharage in that.

[Max Power]

What the fuck? Should genuinely be six already

[Waffdon]

I'm on the handicaps here, so in before many, missed more chances

[Max Power]

I'm on the handicaps here, so in before many, missed more chances

Me too. Infuriating

[CJay]

I dont event understand what MK Dons are doing. They appear to have no midfield and have their backline sitting on the edge of their area.

[Disco]

This is utter comedy all round, is Paul Gascoigne coming on at half time to try and pick up the ball?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's the sign of a mentally weak side, which we are these days.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Excellent from Loftus-Cheek again. He should replace the hateful Matic from now on.

[Waffdon]

Valencia have missed a right few sitters as well. Poor Neville.

Negredo missed an open goal

[simon]

My highlight of this game so far is 'Lawro' claiming that that MK Dons defender didn't have the ability to attempt that pass back for our first goal. He's a Championship footballer, Mark. The guy can obviously play.

[Raoul Duke]

This right-back for MK Dongs is getting absolutely molested here. Feel sorry for him.

[John Arne]

Some of the Chelsea players need to cheer the fuck up. Hazard, Fabregas, Oscar and Costa all look like they would rather be somewhere else. Miserable cunts.

[Browning]

Other than a 5 minute spell when we scored we've looked completely inept here.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Other than a 5 minute spell when we scored we've looked completely inept here.

You look good in the final third but everything else is non-league.

[Smiffy]

If fucking Oscar could strike a ball straight he would be one of the best players in the world.

I swear this shit happens every time you post. :cab: "If" and then if by magic it happens.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hazard can fuck off kissing the badge.

[Waffdon]

Loftus Cheek should be first choice. He's really good

[Foe]

Only went and put a tenner on county at 12/1 before the game kicked off.

Man of the match Efe Ambrose.

[niko_cee]

That Balenthia game was hilarious.

Should have won by about 10. End up getting done by a stupid penalty.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If this was your first time watching football you'd think Baba Rahman was perhaps the greatest player ever to play the sport. He's been made to look like a Roberto Carlos/Maldini hybrid.

[Browning]

About as comfortable a game as you'll see so no idea why Hazard felt the need to dive so badly, but at least it didn't matter. I can't help but notice our L1 side was much better with Alli and Afobe. I'm wondering if man for man our L2 side may have been better even. Kind of criminal to reach this level and invest fuck all but oh well.

[Toby]

He needed to do something to feel like he'd helped. Its not like he acheievd much else today.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He may have gone down late but he did get clipped and impeded.

He was really poor. His decision making is awful. It's like the last five years of development haven't happened and he's 18 again.

[Davgooner]

Decendrawdecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdrawd ecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdraw.

[Yevrah]

He may have gone down late but he did get clipped and impeded.

He was really poor. His decision making is awful. It's like the last five years of development haven't happened and he's 18 again.

He's undoubtedly talented, he just does and has always come across as a monstrous cock who thinks he's 10 times better than he actually is.

[Giggles]

Decendrawdecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdrawd ecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdrawdecentdraw.

Can't argue with that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Well at least we made the fifth round this year.

Think our options for getting back into Europe are rapidly running out.

[Davgooner]

For fuck sake.

[Magic]

Watford away. :sick:

[Davgooner]

Terry's leaving Chelsea at the end of the season, if anyone cares.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's alright, we've got Matt Miazga.

[Kikó]

Shrewsbury away is pretty top: cool:

[Magic]

Milan Derby pretty feisty.

[Vim]

It's going to be a 0-0 draw.

[Magic]

Alex. :cool:

[ScousePig]

Home to United :cool:

[Vim]

Told ya.

[Magic]

What the fuck? Is that fuck a penalty you idiot commentators.

[Magic]

Justice. :drool:

[Magic]

What a goal. Oh how important that penalty miss has become.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I only follow the results of Serie A rather than watching it, but Inter seem to have properly shat the bed in the last six weeks.

[Magic]

They've been awful. Clueless, actually.

[Reg]

End of their title chances? Glad to see Napoli winning today, can't have another Juventus title (sorry, Vim).

How has Alex not got a yellow for the penalty? He went with his studs up and failed to meet the ball, no?

Niang looks a decent player.

[Magic]

I didn't think it was a penalty at all.

[TG09]

Terry's leaving Chelsea at the end of the season, if anyone cares.

LA Galaxy for him then.

[Giggles]

Can they have any more?

[Magic]

James Richardson's eyebrows and beard are the absolute exact same mix of grey/darkness. Weird.

[Reg]

I didn't think it was a penalty at all.
I just rewound and slow-motioned it. Alex lifts his leg off the ground, and kung-fu kicks him. Makes contact with his toes.

Decent game, I liked the second goal.

[TG09]

Can they have any more?

Probably not saying that, someone in the MLS will pick him up.

[Danny]

Can they have any more?

They have their three designated players so he wouldnt be able to get silly money out of them.

[Magic]

I just rewound and slow-motioned it. Alex lifts his leg off the ground, and kung-fu kicks him. Makes contact with his toes.

Decent game, I liked the second goal.

Yeah but he'd already got the shot off, and it was minimal contact.

[Browning]

Just seen the highlights and I think the Hazard challenge probably was a penalty, despite the fact I'm sure he could have stayed up. Him rolling around like his leg was about to come off for at least a minute before getting up and sprinting over to take it still makes him a massive wanker though.

[Reg]

Magic - No it was after the shot that the keeper saved.

[Magic]

Magic - No it was after the shot that the keeper saved.

Yeah the rebound shot, which he still managed to make contact with, it was only after he'd swiped at it that he touched Alex on the way back down and made out like he'd been shelled.

[Reg]

Ah was it? Fair enough.

Lazio-Napoli in midweek. Juventus have Genoa at home so it could be when they go top.

[Jimmy Floyd]

JT is more of an FC Dallas man I reckon.

His quotes are good. 'No doubt they'll sign one or two great centre backs', because he knows they don't have a clue.

The 'Abramovich Era' is over, chaps, not in the sense that Roman's leaving, but the new TV deal levels the money playing field and means you have to be well run to succeed, which we are not. I'd be surprised if I see us win the league again. But that's ok. I never thought I'd see it four times.

[ScousePig]

JT is more of an FC Dallas man I reckon.

His quotes are good. 'No doubt they'll sign one or two great centre backs', because he knows they don't have a clue.

The 'Abramovich Era' is over, chaps, not in the sense that Roman's leaving, but the new TV deal levels the money playing field and means you have to be well run to succeed, which we are not. I'd be surprised if I see us win the league again. But that's ok. I never thought I'd see it four times.

Steady on. (Unless I've missed something, in which case RIP.)

[Spoonsky]

Nah, John Terry is the archetypal LA Galaxy signing. I'd be surprised if he went anywhere else here. Maybe they'll swap him for Ashley Cole in a year's time.

[Danny]

Cole isn't a designated player either

[niko_cee]

Gerrard's calling it a day after next season, isn't he?

[Giggles]

Keane most likely only has a season in him too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In the good old days he would have gone up to Rangers and won three titles. Gone, but not forgotten.

He ideally needs to go somewhere where they play pitifully slow football and love a bit of racism. UAE it is.

[niko_cee]

Italy?

[Lewis]

I was thinking Qatar or somewhere utterly shit like that. Maybe China.

[Giggles]

He could put in a shift for Glenavon then.

[Pleb]

A-League bound?

[Reg]

He strikes me as a person who would not want to learn another language. I'm guessing Galaxy.

[Toby]

As if silly wage footballers in Qatar and China are learning the local language while they're there.

[Raoul Duke]

I heard rumours he's a bit skint due to some dodgy investments and the like, so will probably end up going wherever pays the most.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I heard rumours he's a bit skint due to some dodgy investments and the like, so will probably end up going wherever pays the most.

'Dodgy investments' like, say, the 12.10 at Chepstow.

[phonics]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaFaDmTWEAIT5vF.jpg

Keown :cool:

[John]

In the good old days he would have gone up to Rangers and won three titles. Gone, but not forgotten.

We'll be back for next season and Danny Wilson is probably slower than Terry anyway, so bring him in. :drool:

[QE Harold Flair]

Rosicky is out again after his massive 10 minute appearance.