Eastside surge 12:42 Sun Jan 26
Magic of the cup
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What a load of nonsense drip fed to football fans by the bbc and more recently bt sport .
A once fantastic competition now ruined by money and greed , random kick off times played to largely half empty stadiums watching reserve sides from both the premier league and more recently the championship.
Soon to be scrapped replays semi finals at Wembley and the final 5.30 ! It probably won’t even exist in 20 years time.
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Takashi Miike
12:46 Sun Jan 26
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we got beat by an almost reserve side in front an almost full stadium, I'd love to win the cup, 17th can fuck off
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my left foot
1:16 Sun Jan 26
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I hate it when the BBC announce it's a shock, who didn't see that coming!?
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Mike Oxsaw
1:17 Sun Jan 26
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The cup has acquired a rather furry appearance of late...
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only1billybonds
1:22 Sun Jan 26
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The FA cup as a competition is the single biggest 'victim' of modern football. Pointless trying to describe what a great competition it was pre mid 90's,you either know or you dont.
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Gary Strodders shank
2:09 Sun Jan 26
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The competition has been gradually eroded since the start of the premier league and the riches it brings.
Clubs would now rather finish two places higher in the PL rather than win the cup because of the greater income it brings.
The Tv companies decide when games are to played same as the PL and no consideration whatsoever given to travelling fans.
The thing that done it for me was a few years back when big Sam put out the team of youngsters at notts Forrest they were like lambs to the slaughter and that experience prob destroyed a good few confidence wise.
The fact that we then drew with Chelsea in midweek after a run of defeats to me no way vindicated this but that is what the likes of Big Sam are all about.
Money dictates and the fans treated like shit because gate receipts are now a drop in the ocean compared to tv revenue.
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JLAP
2:14 Sun Jan 26
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Apparently we’re taking the cup seriously this year?
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ted fenton
2:22 Sun Jan 26
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It started to lose it's magic with these cnuts and the Premiere league !!!
1999–2000
The title holders Manchester United, withdrew from the 1999–2000 competition due to their participation in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in South America, to take place in early 2000, thus becoming the first FA Cup winners not to defend their title.
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Eastside surge
2:51 Sun Jan 26
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gary strodders shank
Personally I thought the notts forest cup game was a real low point in our history and there's been a few , I do wonder whether fat sam was simply obeying his pay masters though or it was his own doing .
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Takashi Miike
2:59 Sun Jan 26
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eastside, allardyce was on talksport recently be was talking about the liverpool/villa lg cup game and resting players and he said the only priority when he was manager was staying up
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Eastside surge
3:06 Sun Jan 26
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Takashi mike
anything other than that and sam was out of his comfort zone , pity he didn't mention it to the poor sods who made their way to Nottingham for the match !
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geoffpikey
3:30 Sun Jan 26
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If we'd won yesterday, it would be "still the greatest competition in football". *
It's shit, because we lost and we're shit.
Oh look, League Cup also "shit" and a "waste of time"
Premier League "shit", as it's the same old clubs.
Modern football generally "shit"
Why is that?
* Yesterday wasn't even an upset. 4 places between clubs: they're on an upward trajectory, we're in free fall. "Shit" but no surprises.
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Sven Roeder
8:26 Sun Jan 26
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Shrewsbury 0 Liverpool 2
now
Shrewsbury 2 Liverpool 2
It’s not dead yet
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twoleftfeet
8:27 Sun Jan 26
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Don't piss Liverpool off before they play us
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geoffpikey
8:45 Sun Jan 26
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Amazing what self-belief can do. Even though a draw, well played Shrewsbury. Joe Hart's happy. The useless cunt.
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Sven Roeder
8:56 Sun Jan 26
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To be fair they matched them at the end even when Firmino and Salah came on.
Good to see a team giving everything for the shirt.
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ragingbull
9:24 Sun Jan 26
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Jason Cummings 10 times the player Ajeti is.
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gph
12:56 Mon Jan 27
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Turns shit into worse shit.
See West Ham...
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gph
1:01 Mon Jan 27
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I used to care about the Cup even when we were out.
My interest died yesterday.
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Gary Strodders shank
11:21 Mon Jan 27
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Klopp talking about respecting the winter break and how he and the 1st team will not be at Anfield for the replay playing the kids instead.
Team will be managed by Neil Critchley who took charge of the villa league cup tie.
Obviously very low down his list of priorities compared to PL & CL.
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