[Archived] Fa Cup Magic

[Paul]

A great performance by Luton, and a fully deserved replay at Anfield (financially keeping the lawyers away from the door for a while longer).

Sadly not so, Five Live reported today Luton have till 5.00pm today to find a buyer.

[philipl]

Now I really do want to cry having seen the 4th round draw! Coventry play Walsall or Millwall at home. Man U v Spurs or Reading and lots of all non-Premiership ties meaning the 5th round would probably be OK as well.

Feeling very angry about the players not trying on Saturday now.

[waggy]

you would feel ten times worse if you were at a rather chilly ewood

[USABlue]

Burnley were great earlier,

C'mon Stoke ! Bye Bye

I wouldn't go that far, I thought Arse were ###### poor and invited the clarrots to have a go. Only a few examples of Arsenals passing game. They really won it at a canter while Burnleh huffed and puffed. What a quiet place Turf Moor has become.

Now Stoke and Newcastle was good, atmosphere there was excellent.

[rebelmswar]

I wouldn't go that far, I thought Arse were ###### poor and invited the clarrots to have a go. Only a few examples of Arsenals passing game. They really won it at a canter while Burnleh huffed and puffed. What a quiet place Turf Moor has become.

Now Stoke and Newcastle was good, atmosphere there was excellent.

Stoke playes their hearts out that has to be said.

[Fife Rover]

I wouldn't go that far, I thought Arse were ###### poor and invited the clarrots to have a go. Only a few examples of Arsenals passing game. They really won it at a canter while Burnleh huffed and puffed. What a quiet place Turf Moor has become.

Now Stoke and Newcastle was good, atmosphere there was excellent.

I certainly did not notice any lack of atmosphere at Turf Moor. The dingles were giving it all they got and I only heard a response from the Arse supporters twice in the entire match. By that I mean prolonged singing not roaring or cheering at various events as they happened. Both lots did that and there was no real way to differentiate.

[rebelmswar]

Did anyone see that Everton equalizer, what a screamer!

[rebelmswar]

Bloody Chelsea just scored again, that defender needs to be shot.

[modes98]

that defender needs to be shot.

Correction, that england international defender needs to be shot.

[Claytons Left Boot]

Rovers against Villa this season. Crowd around 23k (can't remember exact figure) Population of Bburn 105k

Villa against Man Utd FA Cup R3. Crowd 33k and 9k empty seats. Population of Birmingham 1m

Strangely Villa fans sing to us, 'you're ground's too big for you............'

[philipl]

Blue Square South side Havant & Waterlooville have beaten third division leaders Swansea 4-2 and got themselves a trip to Anfield.

A repeat of their opponents hitting the woodwork three times and having a penalty saved and who knows what they might do to Liverpool?

Hereford knocked out Tranmere 1-0- Ricky?

[RevidgeBlue]

Great to see Havant through to a tie at Anfield.

A victory over Rafa's Liverpool there would surely be the sweetest result ever in Cup history.

I'd luv it JUST LUV IT if they could do it.

Elsewhere also warms the cockles of the heart to see some things never change: i.e Lucash getting skinned by Petrov for the only goal in Citeh's somewhat fortuitous victory over the 'Ammers.

"Lucky Sven" still possesses a slight jamminess factor on the evidence of tonight's game.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Is the Liverpool v Havant game on TV?

The FA Cup is about giant killing and the fact that anything can happen, so why the hell did BBC put on an all Premiership tie (where the teams play each other twice a year anyway!).

[modes98]

Is the Liverpool v Havant game on TV?

The FA Cup is about giant killing and the fact that anything can happen, so why the hell did BBC put on an all Premiership tie (where the teams play each other twice a year anyway!).

I believe not, according to the fixs list anyway. Would do me some favours if they moved it to sunday for tv. As i said i'd take the missus up to anfield but now the villa game is the same day.

[thenodrog]

Is the Liverpool v Havant game on TV?

The FA Cup is about giant killing and the fact that anything can happen, so why the hell did BBC put on an all Premiership tie (where the teams play each other twice a year anyway!).

Indeed. I've just watched the City v WHU replay and my overiding impression was that neither set of players was particularly bothered whether they won or lost. This appears to have been the case in most of the ties that saw the 3rd round demise of 8 or so Prem teams. I can only assume that their is little financial reimbursment for progressing in the competition.

[philipl]

Looks like the BBC played safe with their selection and got rewarded by some distance with the worst game of the 3rd round replays.

I see King Kev drew 35,000 to St James's Park, 6,000 of whom were Stoke supporters.

[Presty On Tour]

was a shocking game, petrov impressed again though.

the commentary said about sven's records in cup competition, every club team he's managed they won the domestic cup in his first season.

citeh for the cup then?

[brian_gallagher85]

Petrov and the whole City team where so one demensional it was untrue....all there play went through him and it looked like City where unaware that there was another side to the pitch

[Tris]

I see King Kev drew 35,000 to St James's Park, 6,000 of whom were Stoke supporters.

Sky and the BBC couldn't stop ranting about it being a sell out, impossible to get a ticket, world cup atmosphere, etc etc etc.

Lineker looked especially daft introducing the half time highlights - the words "sell out crowd" were followed by pictures of vast swathes of empty grey seats!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I'd give Nigel Pearson the job after thrashing stoke with only 10 men! That was their best performance of the season

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Havant & W are set to rake in approx £1 million for their visit to Anfield.

That will easily help the club run for 3 or 4 years to come on that money alone.

It's crazy thinking about them playing Liverpool. Not long ago, I saw them play Eastleigh with only 600 odd people there. Now they are going to be playing in front of 40,000 against one of the best clubs in the history of the game.

This is why the FA Cup is so wonderful.

[joshbrfc]

fair play to them!! big ask but i hope they get a resuly against the scousers, imagine if they got a draw

the replay would have to be at anfield again.

[philipl]

BBC selects Wigan V Chelsea and quite rightly gets shredded by this columnist.

The BBC are the biggest threat the FA Cup has.

[Claytons Left Boot]

In the 70's and 80's, Match of the Day used to show highlights of a second or third division game if it was of sufficient interest or a top of the table clash.

[AggyBlue]

Derby 0 - Preston 3

Pride park is emptying faster than my wallet.

Liverpool 2 Havant 2