Sheltons Army Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, 22A said: Sunderland won in 37 and again in 73. Nope * Good fact though It was something to do with the match rather than one of the sides Edited May 14, 2022 by Sheltons Army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said: Think it was something like Sunderland did it in 1979 , Villa in 1981 , who did it in 1980 Thanks, and now you remind me, that is how I remember it . Oh, and now I think about it, I recognise (remember) the relevance of Trevor Brooking . Edited May 14, 2022 by PHILINFRANCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robbored said: 38 league games + all the cup matches. Today was Liverpool’s 62nd game this season so far. Two more league matches and the Champions League final - I can’t see City playing anything like that number. They have a squad to cope with it . I got a hell of a lot of time for the way Liverpool play. However , when I hear top managers moaning about fixtures my answer is. You want to get to every final so obviously there will be more games. Plus , like Simon Jordan said about kick off times etc . The Asia market want to watch you because you’re so good . They pay the premier league a extra £1bn a year which enables , the plastic sky fans who demand Liverpool, Man City-Utd ,Chelsea pay £500k a week in wages to players. Cake & eat it really with some fan bases. plus with those clubs , covid never happened. It was supposed to be a wake up call to football . Obviously not. Edited May 14, 2022 by steviestevieneville 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said: Think it was something like Sunderland did it in 1979 , Villa in 1981 , who did it in 1980 Rikki Villa, Alan Sunderland and Trevor Brooking. All scored in cup finals (winning goals?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Sheltons Army said: The fact that all the media were on about all week was the ‘Race for the top four’ rather than the FA Cup Final says it all really It doesn’t help that Through the 70s and 80s there were some great stories and ‘journeys’ , Sunderland , Newcastle ,Fulham , Ipswich , West Ham, QPR , Spurs , Palace..... In recent years and for some time it’s been dominated by 4 or so Clubs , for whom an FA Cup Final isn’t really a big deal - it’s a trophy but no special event - where’s the ‘stories’ from the last 10-15 years ,... Wigan...but few and far between For all those other Clubs I mentioned, let alone clubs like us , who can only dream , it would still be a massive deal But that is why it is still such a great compition. It's the dream of success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Neither tram where at their best today . But I really enjoyed the game . Was good game to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 I havent watched an FA Cup Final since....certainly the 90's. It doesnt hold the same feeling any more. Maybe I'm just growing old but it used to be an occasion. Now its just another game I have no interest in 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I havent watched an FA Cup Final since....certainly the 90's. It doesnt hold the same feeling any more. Maybe I'm just growing old but it used to be an occasion. Now its just another game I have no interest in I think the downgrading of the FA cup had alot to do with the birth of the mighty Premier league. Non of the pl teams are bothered about it until they get to the semi finals. (It's all a bit beneath them?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I havent watched an FA Cup Final since....certainly the 90's. It doesnt hold the same feeling any more. Maybe I'm just growing old but it used to be an occasion. Now its just another game I have no interest in 7 minutes ago, Midred said: I think the downgrading of the FA cup had alot to do with the birth of the mighty Premier league. Non of the pl teams are bothered about it until they get to the semi finals. (It's all a bit beneath them?) It was different before the Cup Winners` Cup was done away with. That was the second most important European competition and clubs wanted to win it. A Europa League place for the winners isn`t the same. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 15 hours ago, RedorDead BCFC said: About 10 years ago I think, could even be longer. It’s been the last game of the season most of the last 10 years ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: It was different before the Cup Winners` Cup was done away with. That was the second most important European competition and clubs wanted to win it. A Europa League place for the winners isn`t the same. But if that's all Man utd can hope for then so be it! As Liverpool have won both cups (league and FA) but will be in the champions league anyway does this open up to more teams further down the pl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Wiltshire robin said: It’s the same where I live in Wiltshire now . I went to college in Swindon for two years and the whole time I was there I only met one Swindon fan everyone else supported Liverpool , arsenal,Chelsea or utd . When asked why they didn’t support Swindon they said it’s because their I know the same, yet seeing so many of them trying to get tickets for todays game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Im glad Liverpool won, wouldn’t call myself a supporter but definitely have a soft spot for them. A proper football club steeped in tradition, passionate fans, a knack of winning big games with some highly memorable performances - Istanbul was the first for me and I loved Gerrard, West Ham cup final, Barca etc. There’s only two cities in England that have the passion most clubs can only dream of - Liverpool and Newcastle. Spend a match day in either of those cities and you’ll understand just how much football means to a community and to fans. All my opinion of course, and I’m from a younger generation that didn’t witness Liverpools earlier glory days. Some of their fans are knobs, but find a club that doesn’t have them. I’d love to see them do the quadruple but I think the leagues gone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpexile Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Alan Dicks said: I remember the proper cup finals years ago. 3pm kick off, both BBC and ITV programmes started at 9am and went on until 6pm. Back then the FA cup was something very special. I’ve had no desire to watch a cup final for well over ten years now, and I’m not going to start today. I feel the same way & have no interests in either of the teams at all, so I reckon my time was best spent fishing instead . Edited May 15, 2022 by bpexile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 14 hours ago, Wiltshire robin said: It’s the same where I live in Wiltshire now . I went to college in Swindon for two years and the whole time I was there I only met one Swindon fan everyone else supported Liverpool , arsenal,Chelsea or utd . When asked why they didn’t support Swindon they said it’s because their You forgot Tottenham. In fairness you only need to look toward the London slum clearances and the large number of Londoners who were promised "a house in the Country". Then subsequently wound up in bloody Swindon. I lived in Swindon for 10 years (worked there for nearer 20) and was surprised to see "Arsenal in the Community" one lunchtime down in the shopping centre. Most STFC fans seemed to live outside of Swindon (in Calne, Chippenham, Devizes etc) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 28 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: You forgot Tottenham. In fairness you only need to look toward the London slum clearances and the large number of Londoners who were promised "a house in the Country". Then subsequently wound up in bloody Swindon. I lived in Swindon for 10 years (worked there for nearer 20) and was surprised to see "Arsenal in the Community" one lunchtime down in the shopping centre. Most STFC fans seemed to live outside of Swindon (in Calne, Chippenham, Devizes etc) Very true my condolences about you living in Swindon mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Just now, Wiltshire robin said: Very true my condolences about you living in Swindon mind Yeah. It wasn't the highlight of my life. Never mind, in Corsham now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I havent watched an FA Cup Final since....certainly the 90's. It doesnt hold the same feeling any more. Maybe I'm just growing old but it used to be an occasion. Now its just another game I have no interest in I agree. Semi finals at Wembley, messing around with the kick off time and the silly premier league not managing to play 38 games by mid May have ruined it for me. That sense of occasion isn't quite there any more. Another thing that amazes me is the number of empty seats 10 minutes into the second half. Your lucky enough to get a ticket for the FA cup final and your more interested in getting a burger? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: Yeah. It wasn't the highlight of my life. Never mind, in Corsham now Corshams really nice tbf Edited May 15, 2022 by Wiltshire robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Davey Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 What was all the booing about from the calm downers before kick off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jim Davey said: What was all the booing about from the calm downers before kick off ? They think they're being anti establishment and cool by booing abide with me, Prince William and the National anthem. Just embarassing and they wonder why they are hated 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 19 hours ago, Sheltons Army said: Fun quiz Anyone able to say why the 73 Final has its place in Final History ? Only final where an orange ball was used? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Only final where an orange ball was used? Well done BS4 A packet of virtual Jaffa cakes on their way as a prize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 19 hours ago, TonyTonyTony said: I find it hard to dislike Liverpool. They don’t go and buy a 100M player every season. They play great attacking football and have a fantastic manager.[b] If you are a fan of the game it would be only jealousy that makes you dislike them. [/b]Would love to see West Ham beat the UAE tomorrow to take the PL right to the end You don’t think the EPPP, their fans, the Suarez t shirts, and many other things come into it? If it’s about success then the Royal Engineers, Blackburn Olympic, and Bury would be on the list as well - we have after all, won sod all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Liverpool,not exactly ‘ swashbuckling ‘ their way to trophies are they? Scraping through on penalties again for their second cup win. Fine margins or not it doesn’t scream all conquering Champions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangle Foot Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Liverpool,not exactly ‘ swashbuckling ‘ their way to trophies are they? Scraping through on penalties again for their second cup win. Fine margins or not it doesn’t scream all conquering Champions. LFC mentality monsters! Edited May 15, 2022 by Tangle Foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Liverpool,not exactly ‘ swashbuckling ‘ their way to trophies are they? Scraping through on penalties again for their second cup win. Fine margins or not it doesn’t scream all conquering Champions. No, but they’ve played about 20 million games so far this season Just now, Southport Red said: Edited May 15, 2022 by Southport Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Liverpool,not exactly ‘ swashbuckling ‘ their way to trophies are they? Scraping through on penalties again for their second cup win. Fine margins or not it doesn’t scream all conquering Champions. Man Ciity certainly swashbuckling but not when it counts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Sheltons Army said: Well done BS4 A packet of virtual Jaffa cakes on their way as a prize Superb! You just cannot beat a Jaffa Cake! Cheers ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 At least Chelsea fans can celebrate a cup win yesterday. Emma Hayes’s team usually find a way to win even if they don’t deserve it. Impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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