FA Cup 2005 - Page 2

gazzae · 08-01-2005, 18:12

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Originally Posted by darkangel

mufc 0-0 exeter

absolute debacle being taken to a replay by ****ing exeter, fergies scant regard for cups now is getting beyond a joke, hopefully he'll pop his head out of arse and play the full team in the next leg, if today i watched united future team god help us

What scant regard is this? Who won the FA cup last year?

paulyoung666 · 08-01-2005, 18:15

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Originally Posted by gazzae

What scant regard is this? Who won the FA cup last year?

no good resting on your laurels though is it

nffc · 08-01-2005, 18:20

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Originally Posted by nffc

:b lah:

1-0 to the Forest (Andy Reid free kick)

3-0 and we're in the hat. And Man U aren't (yet).

Hope we get a big team at home, we need the cash.

gazzae · 08-01-2005, 18:20

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

no good resting on your laurels though is it

No its not, but sorry I was under the impression that we drew. Maybe I was wrong did we actually lose? Are we out of the competition?

paulyoung666 · 08-01-2005, 18:21

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Originally Posted by gazzae

No its not, but sorry I was under the impression that we drew. Maybe I was wrong did we actually lose? Are we out of the competition?

quite correct , man u are not out yet , neither are the boro

nffc · 08-01-2005, 18:22

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Originally Posted by Bifta

Sorry, I thought the Football thread was created for people who didn't want to see CF polluted with threads about the tedium that is football.

You don't have to read it. You can always press the X if you don't like it...

Personally I only read threads I'm bothered about. You should try it instead of moaning.

Russ · 08-01-2005, 18:23

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

no good resting on your laurels though is it

Anybody would think Rooney and co were playing

nffc · 08-01-2005, 18:27

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Anybody would think Rooney and co were playing

What you seem to have failed to grasp is the FA Cup is a first team competition.

If Rooney, et al weren't playing because of Fergie's obvious contempt for the competition and lack of respect for the opposition, then that is THEIR fault.

You can't, after a poor performance, say "oh well we didn't play X, Y, blah so it doesn't count" it's silly.

I know Rooney's suspended but the fact is, all available players should be selected and the strongest side should be fielded.

Russ · 08-01-2005, 18:29

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Originally Posted by nffc

What you seem to have failed to grasp is the FA Cup is a first team competition.

And what YOU'VE failed to grasp is had United played a full strength side they'd have knocked Exeter in to next week

gazzae · 08-01-2005, 18:30

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Originally Posted by nffc

If Rooney, et al weren't playing because of Fergie's obvious contempt for the competition and lack of respect for the opposition, then that is THEIR fault.

Does Mourinho have contempt for the competition and lack of respect for Scunthorpe as well? What about Wenger hes due to play a weakend team tomorrow does he also have contempt and lack of respect? Or is it just Fergie?

Graham F · 08-01-2005, 18:33

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Originally Posted by Russ D

And what YOU'VE failed to grasp is had United played a full strength side they'd have knocked Exeter in to next week

Man Utd: Howard, Phil Neville, Brown, Pique, Spector, Eagles,Djemba-Djemba, Jones, Miller, Bellion, Richardson. Subs: Heinze,Ronaldo, Smith, Scholes, Ricardo

Scholes and Ronaldo on after 63 mins and Smith after 76 mins, so i fail to see on what you base your comment on

Cracking result for Exeter, hopefullt the replay will be on sky fo them to give them a few quid

I do have no doubt utd will win the replay though, een Chelsea struggled today, going one down

paulyoung666 · 08-01-2005, 18:40

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Originally Posted by nffc

What you seem to have failed to grasp is the FA Cup is a first team competition.

any game should be a first team competition

08-01-2005, 18:46

We all know the FA cup is at the backs of a few clubs minds, it's getting like the League cup used to be, where 10,000 od turn up at the likes of Man U for a game. The financial rewards offered by the FA being outweighed the financial packages being offered by UEFA.

Russ · 08-01-2005, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Graham F

Scholes and Ronaldo on after 63 mins and Smith after 76 mins, so i fail to see on what you base your comment on

I'll point it out for you then

Of United's players today, perhaps just one or two of the first team regulars played a full game.

nffc · 08-01-2005, 18:51

Whoa, ruffled some feathers with that one :smugashell:

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Originally Posted by gazzae

Does Mourinho have contempt for the competition and lack of respect for Scunthorpe as well? What about Wenger hes due to play a weakend team tomorrow does he also have contempt and lack of respect? Or is it just Fergie?

Well bearing in mind they both intend to play weakened sides, I'd say yes.

It's not just United I can't stand doing it, it's anyone. As a fan of a lower league club, I would be infuriated paying ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£25 for a match ticket (as they are at Forest) for a tie against Man Utd and getting a load of namby kids who have no experience between them.

It's an advertised FIRST TEAM competition, so where possible the FIRST TEAM should play.

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Originally Posted by Russ D

And what YOU'VE failed to grasp is had United played a full strength side they'd have knocked Exeter in to next week

And if my auntie had a johnson...