FA Cup 2010/11 - still featuring FC United, AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic

for at least 45 more minutes - Ebbsfleet 2-1 Wimbledon at half-time

you're going to be editing this thread-title with wild glee aren't you

Just hedging my bets - got a feeling this could be your year

I love that this is on Fox Soccer Channel btw

on it now

aha - Ricky Shakes! One of Dom's better failed memes

hahahaha awesome!

it's a cruel game

they nearly won it! would have been 90+4 and 90+5

so strange to be watching afc on my phone, glad to see they haven't been shallow enough to try to make themselves look good just cos they're on the telly! still, great fucking cross for the goal just then. also I dunno if anyone else noticed the crowd shot with the extremely fat man, he is a bit of an afc legend, goes by the name of Salad, has 'salad' tattooed on his arms and every home game has a load of little kids in tracksuits run to get him burgers, maltesers etc. I was probably more thrilled at his appearance than anything else before the 94th min.

there's some good football on display here, the real difference between this and the higher leagues is that those at the top can run and run and run and run for 90 minutes, and keep better shape

ok and the finishing, lol

wimbledon's problem this season has been a very obvious over-reliance on the right flank, their midfield and forward lines are quite flat much of the time and they struggle to penetrate. but we def can keep a few of our current players in the first team if we do go up in the next couple of years

why did this wellard player not start, he has class

also guilty lolz @ 'A Blackman'

also looooool @ the referee there

wellard only really looks class when everyone else has played a full game and cant really run, he's pretty talented and has a nice range of passing but he is incerdibly timid and is v easily bullied out of a game. lol referee and lol yussuff

actually yeah there is something of an aristocratic air about wellard, like he doesn't want to get his shorts dirty and why can't they leave me alone as I *perform* the artes of footeballe

LOL

poor, poor, poor ebbsfleet

AFC nipping round the back afterwards to key Ebbsfleet's cars

yeah thats shitty for them.

oh well. two nice goals.

and fuck off fash!

Congrats to AFCW.

Crawley keeping the non-league end up tonight - 1-1 against Swindon

yeah coz they're so gonna be non-league next season

we have a faller

Dave Boyle, Markleby, Alun Armstrong, Uncle Bulgaria, Madame Cholet: your boys took one hell of a beating.

Oh boy that was pretty bad. Wimbledon midfield totally absent, no aggression anywhere on the pitch. Also remarkably miniature officials. Anyway, well done Stevenage.

Also: good chorus of 'andy townsend is a wanker' at half time, and chiles ate at least two curly wurlys during the first half

Watching Brighton v FC United on a Chinese stream with the sound turned off, while listening to Man Utd v Blackburn on Five Live. A bit confusing.

Got to wonder about the size of the chinese market for a game like that

That curly wurly nugget is top, thanks. Also love the little stand behind the goal that is the height of a man.

YEEESSSSSS!!!!!

Missed it - any good?

Somewhat against the run of play - it'd been mostly one-way traffic, but Brighton have looked rattled since the goal and their fans booed them off at half-time (the only sound they made in the entire half). I'll say this now, so it doesn't look like sour grapes if the result goes the wrong way, but Brighton and/or Sussex police have been utter cunts over the ticketing for this match. They gave Woking an allocation of about 1,500 last time, but only gave FC United less than 900 (all in the usual away section miles from the pitch) despite repeated requests for more tickets. The other end of their ground is almost completely empty - they could easily have been given United double or even three time what they gave. Apparently police advice was that it was a top category hooliganism threat, which is just insane nonsence. You couldn't even get tickets in the home section even if you lived in Brighton, became a member of Brighton, bought tickets for another Brighton match, and then tried to get one for this game (I know several people who tried this).

Their ground looks horrible too.

Brighton getting closer and closer to an equaliser...

Gah! Down to ten men

Shit. 1-1. Can they hold on for the draw?

off the line!

taricco- bollox of the highest order, even before this

into injury time...

!

amazing stuff

oh my god

! what now

haha anyone watching the itv draw

MAN U v LIVERPOOL

!!!!

Oh, and Spurs v Charlton in the ILX derby game (assuming Charlton get past Luton)

we won't

ok maybe we will

lol

and Blues. Fuckin ell.

Fingers crossed Barca don't qualify from their Champions League group so that Andy Gray's theory can be put to the test re. Stoke on a wet Wednesday.

ESPN have too many pundits for their table.

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I'm pretty hacked off at the EPL scheduling Arsenal-Liverpool to clash with the semi today. Maybe let the FA Cup have this one, guys?

― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 17 April 2011 12:11 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

5live just said that Man City-Stoke is actually scheduled in the Prem for cup final day? #societyisinthegutter

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i've got nothin against zabaleta but how is he still man city's right back?

He's killin it right now tbf

― the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Saturday, 16 April 2011 18:36 (2 days ago)

During the week prior to the start of the Premier League season Boateng suffered a freak injury setback on international duty with Germany during a friendly against Denmark. He tore a tendon in his left knee, which was then aggravated on the plane home after a collision with a drinks trolley.[11]

aw man we've all been there

denmark?

not that type of drinks trolley

i wonder did he bottle out of it

went down like a shot

clutching his face towel

Deserved a Sambuc-ing at least

Cup final anyone?

Cba

si

leading Stoke mascot in tears

Love Pulis coming out in a suit and immediately changing back into his leisure centre manager garb.

I predict the funniest and possibly most violent cup final ever. Super Mario, this is your time.

I was briefly tempted by 20/1 for a Balotelli red card but it's not going to happen if Stoke let Man City keep the ball for the entire game.

Is Huth gambling on getting away with that and stoking some hilarious Balotelli retribution later on there or

He's literally gambling on it, 20/1 you know.

this is a good game!

Citteh passing very well. So much more focus when Tevez plays.

If they keep letting Jones take long balls down with his chest like that they'll regret it.

Liked the commentator's use of "streetwise" as a synonym for "cuntish" to describe Stoke's defenders

I think even Super Mario isn't mental enough to mess with Huth.

Handball or not, Kompany looks nervous.

Stoke bench know the camera's on them, "not up for it" on all their faces.

Ya Ya Toure and Balotelli playing the beautiful game.

Toure has dodged more of a bullet than Huth imo

enjoying this overall!

Great pass by Tévez if only Silva had two feet.

How long has the in-match touchline interview been a feature of English TV coverage?

VOICE OF DANNY HIGINBOTHAM

It doesn't happen often. They interview the managers during the game in the League of Ireland though.

Think ITV were doing it during the World Cup last year.

They do it in the spl.also show you inside dressing rooms at half time.

Love how Delap for Big John Carew isn't "swapping a midfielder for a striker" - it's "sacrificing the long throw"

Staying tuned until after the game to see if Pulis has Shawcross put down.

Stay tuned during the game to see if Pulis has Shawcross put Tevez down.

dreadful masters (veterans) football has had it for about four years. only a matter of time for epl. think sky has had it for epl for about three years esp. after a close-to-half-time incident update or injury, but is increasing in frequency, and just chatting to a player seems fairly recent. always awkward when something of significance happens obv as it doesn't really get commentated on and the maundering interview gets interrupted and ends in ignominious confusion.

Congratulations to Manchester United City and all of their supporters etc

Party clash in Manchester tonight then.

lol Mario can say shit on the telly.

we know there are Chileses watching

So the 35 years ticker finally has to come down. I've heard rumours it's going to be replaced with a 43 years one, but I think they should just let it lie.

There's probably some City fans storming the gates of Old Trafford as we speak

<3 Super Mario.

So the 35 years ticker finally has to come down. I've heard rumours it's going to be replaced with a 43 years one, but I think they should just let it lie.

― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, May 14, 2011 4:04 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^^^ yeah. time to start goading liverpool now?

Oh that's already started

good stuff. perch and all that?

Sure why not