by The Real Sandhurst Royal » 04 Jan 2009 11:30
by Platypuss » 04 Jan 2009 11:35
Royal With CheeseRoyalee Firstly, any team can win the cup, that's kinda the beauty of it - Coppell should know this given his time at Palace
1996 Manchester United
1997 Chelsea
1998 Arsenal
1999 Manchester United
2000 Chelsea
2001 Liverpool
2002 Arsenal
2003 Arsenal
2004 Manchester United
2005 Arsenal
2006 Liverpool
2007 Chelsea
2008 Portsmouth
Yes, that's right - in the last 13 years 1 team out of the top 4 have won the FA cup.
by rg6royal » 04 Jan 2009 11:39
by The Quiet Man » 04 Jan 2009 11:40
by Rev Algenon Stickleback H » 04 Jan 2009 11:58
The Real Sandhurst Royal Absolute crap.... How a back four who have not played together all season can try to catch Cardiff offside at a set play is unbelievable.
The only good show for me was Alex Pearce the games played while on loan with the Saints have done him good.
by Pablo » 04 Jan 2009 12:23
The Quiet Man We basically played an entire team of what could be called second choice for each position and almost without exception every player showed why they were second choice. Especially disappointing performances from Shane Long (surely he will be gone next season); James Henry and Karacan (possibly the most anonymous performances it was possible to give); Matejovsky (one or two nice passes but cannot run a game, makes Harper look world class for effort). Nice to see Murty get some fitness back (and he needs it); Bikey looked casual and rather disinterested; Convey sparkled briefly and disappeared (no change there then); Pearce OK without pulling up any trees and Lita was the Lita we know,and Kelly looked nervous and out of his depth; Federici average. Normal tactical rubbish from the manager and coaching staff - endless channel balls and punts to nowhere plus the now famous lets all run out and f*ck up the offside for the first goal and let Murty get outpaced for the second, with players clearly not doing the job (Henry) not being replaced until far too late in the game.
Glamour of the cup - it was a poor game between two disinterested sides and it was a toss up which side really wanted the game (which I would be slightly more worried if I were a Cardiff fan as its side, without its loan players, were reduced to the level of our second team).
by Royal With Cheese » 04 Jan 2009 12:24
PlatypussRoyal With CheeseRoyalee Firstly, any team can win the cup, that's kinda the beauty of it - Coppell should know this given his time at Palace
1996 Manchester United
1997 Chelsea
1998 Arsenal
1999 Manchester United
2000 Chelsea
2001 Liverpool
2002 Arsenal
2003 Arsenal
2004 Manchester United
2005 Arsenal
2006 Liverpool
2007 Chelsea
2008 Portsmouth
Yes, that's right - in the last 13 years 1 team out of the top 4 have won the FA cup.
Chelsea weren't top 4 in 1997 and 2000 though.
by Southbank Old Boy » 04 Jan 2009 12:40
Rev Algenon Stickleback H As for the game, did we lose because we were shit, or were we shit because we lost? Losing games tends to put a more negative spin on any performance. It may not have been great, but it didn't sound like we were totally outplayed.
On paper that wasn't actually a bad side we put out. Bikey probably is first choice, as would have been Murty if he'd been fit. Matejovsky would be first choice for a number of people too.
There probably wasn't a player out there that if called into the first team you'd worry that he'd do a substandard job (although Long's form hasn't been the best) but changing everyone is just asking a bit much. You'll never have the understanding between the players as they don't play as a team together.
I actually quite like it when we play "rotated" sides in the league cup, but usually they are against lower division opposition and we still look decent. The problem with doing it games like yesterday's is that it sends out the message that it really doesn't matter if the team loses, and nothing good will come from that.
by Royalee » 04 Jan 2009 14:27
Royal With Cheese 1996 Manchester United
1997 Chelsea
1998 Arsenal
1999 Manchester United
2000 Chelsea
2001 Liverpool
2002 Arsenal
2003 Arsenal
2004 Manchester United
2005 Arsenal
2006 Liverpool
2007 Chelsea
2008 Portsmouth
Yes, that's right - in the last 13 years 1 team out of the top 4 have won the FA cup.
by Franchise FC » 04 Jan 2009 14:36
Royalee Firstly, any team can win the cup, that's kinda the beauty of it - Coppell should know this given his time at Palace
by Thames » 04 Jan 2009 14:41
by Royal With Cheese » 04 Jan 2009 15:45
Royalee Firstly, any team can win the cup, that's kinda the beauty of it - Coppell should know this given his time at Palace
RoyaleeRoyal With Cheese 1996 Manchester United
1997 Chelsea
1998 Arsenal
1999 Manchester United
2000 Chelsea
2001 Liverpool
2002 Arsenal
2003 Arsenal
2004 Manchester United
2005 Arsenal
2006 Liverpool
2007 Chelsea
2008 Portsmouth
Yes, that's right - in the last 13 years 1 team out of the top 4 have won the FA cup.
If they were in the top four then that'll mean that most of those years the runners-up will have qualified for Europe by default then? Like Millwall for example.
by Southbank Old Boy » 04 Jan 2009 17:17
Royal With Cheese I'm not saying that I wouldn't like to see Reading in a FA cup final. It's a dream for me. I just happen to agree that Coppell's priorities are more important. I understand that as a supporter of the club.
by M Brook » 04 Jan 2009 17:19
The Quiet Man Glamour of the cup - it was a poor game between two disinterested sides and it was a toss up which side really wanted the game (which I would be slightly more worried if I were a Cardiff fan as its side, without its loan players, were reduced to the level of our second team).
by brendywendy » 04 Jan 2009 17:35
by handbags_harris » 04 Jan 2009 19:08
by Royal With Cheese » 04 Jan 2009 19:30
Southbank Old BoyRoyal With Cheese I'm not saying that I wouldn't like to see Reading in a FA cup final. It's a dream for me. I just happen to agree that Coppell's priorities are more important. I understand that as a supporter of the club.
Do you think you'd have felt the same 10 years ago when you used used to travel up and down the country following the team?
by Scarface » 05 Jan 2009 08:25
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