Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 7:06:27 GMT
Friday
QPR 0-1 Watford
Saturday
Brighton 2-1 Derby County
Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall
Newport County 1-4 Man City
Sunday
Bristol City 0-1 Wolfs
Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace
Swansea 4-1 Brentford
Monday
Chelsea 0-2 Man United
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 7:12:04 GMT
Also on Friday evening, we have one match in League 1, two in the Wales Prem, and the opening five games in The 2019 Ireland Prem.
|
|
|
|
Post by staggerstag on Feb 15, 2019 8:29:25 GMT
One journo has labeled this the "least appetizing" fifth round ever. I see it more significantly as a consequence of the so called bigger clubs' lack of interest in the tournament.
The fixture format doesn't help either. Eight ties, spread out over 4 days? Rot. That kind of scheduling (on the increase year by year) takes away the heart of the FA Cup, the sudden-deathness of it, the one once-special day when all clubs left in it (and their fans) knew their fate and their competitors' fates too, when all games kicked off and finished simultaneously, none of this compartmentalized 4 day TV crap.
It's getting like The Oscars of football. Pretty soon a tie like Swansea v Brentford will be played while the extended goddamn commercials are on, and we'll get five minutes action, five minutes of ads, five minutes of action, five minutes of ads, until the ref blows up.
Anyway, the book :
Man City 5/4
Chelsea 11/2
Man Utd 6/1
Wolves 8/1
Palace 10/1
Watford 16/1
Brighton 20/1
Derby 66/1
Bristol City, Swansea, Brentford, Millwall 100/1
QPR 200/1
AFC Wimbledon 250/1
Doncaster 500/1
Newport 750/1
|
|
|
|
Post by staggerstag on Feb 15, 2019 8:38:01 GMT
...should add that personally I'm happy to see the lower league clubs reach this stage. It gives them funds. I just object to the scheduling and some of the more wealthy clubs' blasé approach to it.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 8:51:44 GMT
...should add that personally I'm happy to see the lower league clubs reach this stage. It gives them funds. I just object to the scheduling and some of the more wealthy clubs' blasé approach to it. I think it's great having a lot of non-prem sides through. Games of the round for me: Newport - Man City Bristol City - Wolfs One good thing about the staggered starts... I get to enjoy live commentary of nearly every fixture of the round on the wireless 👍 |
|
|
|
Post by MrFurious on Feb 15, 2019 9:20:00 GMT
FACup starts on Monday night(well done BBC for getting the best game 2nd round in a row) Free non football weekend for me to catch up on 7 eps of True Detective and other stuff but I will have Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace on in the background on Sunday, c'mon you Donnies!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 11:42:52 GMT
Been to shops, tonight's doubles and treble punts have been laid on for the lads... for the win:
Watford
Sunderland
Bohemians
Derry
Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers
St. Patrick's
Cefn Druids
Carmarthen
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 11:54:44 GMT
FACup starts on Monday night(well done BBC for getting the best game 2nd round in a row) Free non football weekend for me to catch up on 7 eps of True Detective and other stuff but I will have Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace on in the background on Sunday, c'mon you Donnies! FA Cup starts in August 🙄 |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 18:34:21 GMT
No replays in the 5th round don't forget... all games decided at the first time of asking.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 7:10:33 GMT
Watford through to the quarter finals last night then.
First up today... Brighton - Derby at 12:30pm.
I've a bit of a soft spot for the Seagulls, so them for the win for me 👍
Plenty of other EFL and Scotch league action today, as well as the second Irn Bru Scottish Challenge Cup semi-final between Connahs Quay and Edinburgh City this evening. Could very likely be the Taffs that make it to the final against Ross County.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 12:33:05 GMT
And we're underway at the Falmer ⚽🏆
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 13:05:12 GMT
Seagulls take the lead 👍
Sounds like Brighton are letting Derby come forward, winning the ball, then exploiting the gaps behind Derby on the break.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 13:20:01 GMT
2-0 Brighton on stroke of half time.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 14:15:23 GMT
2-1, about 6 plus plus added to go the now.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 14:27:21 GMT
Watford through, Brighton through to quarter finals...
Next up... AFC Wimbledon - Millwall in the 3 o'clock kick off.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 15:07:23 GMT
Early lead for the Lions... 0-1.
|
|
|
|
Post by Zos on Feb 16, 2019 16:01:18 GMT
Early lead for the Lions... 0-1. watched the first half, we look awful. If AFC had a decent strike force they'd have got a couple. |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 16:55:13 GMT
Watford, Brighton, Millwall.
Next... The Exiles vs the Citizens.
We're all Port the now lads 👍
|
|
|
|
Post by Zos on Feb 16, 2019 17:01:31 GMT
We were awful, but you can see why AFC are where they are, desperately in need of a couple of decent finishers. Pity as they have some half decent playmakers.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
@Deleted
Posts: 0
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 17:08:15 GMT
We were awful, but you can see why AFC are where they are, desperately in need of a couple of decent finishers. Pity as they have some half decent playmakers. You're through 👍 Gonna have to buck your ideas up a bit in the quarters whoever you draw mind, if you wanna get to the semis. |
|
