No talk about what happened today? 5 top half sides in the premier league were ousted from the FA, 2 have to play a second leg. And well the other 3 haven't won their 4th round matches yet.
The schadenfreude from chelsea/city over United's draw look uber foolish now.
No talk about what happened today?
foolish? playing to a draw against a league 2 team. Cambridge United are going to make more money from the one replay game then they will all season. **** they were playing for the draw not the win.
lets all schadenfruede
"Now the club has won a replay at Old Trafford which will probably earn them close to their annual turnover of £1.6m. The turnover of Manchester United is £433m. The annual wage bill at Cambridge United is around £1,1m with the best paid player on £1.5k a week. At Manchester United the wage bill is around £200m."
http://www.footballeconomy.com/content/big-payday-cambridge-united
To be blunt, I'd take a draw on a ****ty League 2 surface over a 2-0 loss at home to a championship side. I bet United takes the second side by at least 3 goals. Van Gaal wants blood and will get it.
Didn't united lose to MK Dons this year? 4-0
was that the ****ty field to?
And that loss was accepted as a terrible defeat for United. But if I had to choose what tournament to get bounced from, I'd rather get bounced from Capital One than from the FA cup. United of course is a massively different team since then, 2 key players for them weren't on the team then (Di Maria and Blind) and Rojo wasn't integrated into the squad.
Oh those three players have completely changed the look of Man United
Um yeah. Considering they're 3 of Man U's best players. Only ones better than them or on par with them are Phil Jones and Wayne Rooney.
Maybe you should actually watch the sport
Phil Jones? really? Maybe you should start watching Man United
Oi I unsubscribed from the CBA thread at BigSoccer. That place is nuts. I'm just going to wait it out to see how it goes.
Personally I don't see a strike happening, and I base that on absolutely nothing.
Dortmund has been more than a bit unlucky. Tied for 14th in GD, should be free of relegation, but not good. They need to start winning now to have a prayer at UCL qualification.
Prediction:
Man City to go after Theo Walcott this summer.
So I just saw that Chelsea lost in the FA cup, crazy game at least from the highlights I watched. Is the FA cup all the professional teams in England? Trying to figure out the tourny..
Not all professional teams. All members of premier league, Championship, League 1 and League 2, and anyone else in england who played the previous season in FA Cup, trophy or Vase. I mean it's an insane number of teams who are in the FA Cup. This year started with 732 teams. It was whittled down to 124, then i'ts whittled down from League 1 and 2 and the qualifying lower division teams to like 20 before the Premier league and CHampionship get involved. Which was the round that just happened. So it's kind of a big deal for Preston North End and Bradford City to have made it through. Especially Bradford who had to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Yeah, It's the American dream. Anyone can become President, but money helps.
Edit: I do think they should try the American dream idea in American sports also.
Along that vein I would love to bring the concept of relegation to the NFL... Would definitely make the last third of the season more intense...
Not all professional teams. All members of premier league, Championship, League 1 and League 2, and anyone else in england who played the previous season in FA Cup, trophy or Vase. I mean it's an insane number of teams who are in the FA Cup. This year started with 732 teams. It was whittled down to 124, then i'ts whittled down from League 1 and 2 and the qualifying lower division teams to like 20 before the Premier league and CHampionship get involved. Which was the round that just happened. So it's kind of a big deal for Preston North End and Bradford City to have made it through. Especially Bradford who had to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
All the professional teams in England play, and some of the amateur teams.
I think there are like 10 tiers of teams in the FA Cup.
How am i just now getting to this thread?
Been supporting Spurs since i was a child. And marginally pay attention to MLS (DC United). Not so much other leagues.
Not too worried about losing today. Both sides in good form and it was far from the hiding that past run ins with the Scousers have been.
Plus I'm still on a high from Saturday's derby victory.
Also, glad Spurs are out of the FA Cup. Too many fronts at once. Focus on smashing Chelsea in the League Cup and making top four, everything else is for the birds i say.
Hey nice to get more people who love beer and soccer! I'm pretty much strictly MLS but I'll watch anything that's on.
So, DC area huh? Will you start going when they build their new stadium?
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