Semi Finals giving me nightmares already
Emirates FA Cup QF Draw | United - Brighton Sat 17th March 19:45 PM
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Always amazed by how many season ticket holders want away ties in the cups and seeningly want to watch United as little as possible. That tells you a lot about modern atmosphere at football.
If we want to win the cup, it may have been better to get one of the big boys at home and knock them out before neutral venues, but we should be getting to Wembley again at least!
If we want to win the cup, it may have been better to get one of the big boys at home and knock them out before neutral venues, but we should be getting to Wembley again at least!
Who are they?
My post was about the draw - no?
Assuming your not taking your Brighton mates in the home end I should be able to help you out.
Semi Final are going to be great though.
Think Leicester will beat Chelsea especially as that's between the two Barca legs.
Can't see any of the other three not making it.
I do feel Leicester could get to the final if they avoid Man. City. They're that one team outside the elite that on their day have plenty in their team to cause a surprise especially if they can get Mahrez focused. Big pitch at Wembley, Vardy's pace etc.
Can't see any of the other three not making it.
I do feel Leicester could get to the final if they avoid Man. City. They're that one team outside the elite that on their day have plenty in their team to cause a surprise especially if they can get Mahrez focused. Big pitch at Wembley, Vardy's pace etc.
Out of interest what are your views on the final?
Hope we get Chelsea in the semis and let City and Spurs figure out who's going to be in the final.
There is no way the draw isn't rigged. The big teams have to be seeded. The same thing happened last year as well. They probably want to avoid small team in the semi/final just to increase viewership.
Can someone calculate the odds for getting 4 big teams in the semi for two years in a row?
Can someone calculate the odds for getting 4 big teams in the semi for two years in a row?
Well, Mahrez got a standing ovation yesterday, i think that'll help + he had an assist.
re your point, i think it'll depend. If chelsea get dumped out of the CL, thye'll want to come back from that and the FA Cup is the best away, especially as it's their only chance of getting a trophy.
What do you mean? Who will get there? I have no view until I see the semi draw. Don't think the semi's should be played at Wembley. It spoils it a bit for me.
Don't you get fed up with trying to get a reaction from Man Utd fans on the internet?
Not under Cut throat approach under Roman. Conte is pushed to do his best against Barcelona regardless. Then they still need to do heavy lifting in the league. Not that they can concentrate all in FA Cup more than anyone. Players ain't exactly attached to the manager enough to bounce back, holding out for another season. It can only come from bad to worse at Chelsea until a new manager come in.
I agree. i'm talking about the LCFC game only.
We get to see Chelsea, Spurs and Utd fit three more games into their schedule (barring replays) before offering their clean, tight anuses to City.
I doubt he has anything of merit in his life so probably not
Perfect draw! Couldn't be happier
Well at least we know how to keep things tight at the back.
So if Spurs get to the semi-final and are drawn at home but were not allowed to play the game at Wembley, where else do you suggest the game is played?
Our future home ground is currently a building site.
No replays from this point
Are you a season ticket holder yourself pal?
It's pretty expensive as it is, and awkward with a lot of the game times, so it's an extra game on top of that.
For distance fans like me, who perhaps do 1/4 to 1/3 of the games, and manage the rest through pals, again, it's more arrangement, and expense
Knowing the FA, you'd draw Chelsea, and they'd send you to Old Trafford for a 5.30pm kick off
Very decent draw. Shame the other top team avoided each other. Semi-finals could be very tasty indeed.
Very favourable for the big boys. City's domestic treble assault is looking good.
Yeah, I am. Go stir crazy when we only have one home game in a month or so.Are you a season ticket holder yourself pal?
It's pretty expensive as it is, and awkward with a lot of the game times, so it's an extra game on top of that.
For distance fans like me, who perhaps do 1/4 to 1/3 of the games, and manage the rest through pals, again, it's more arrangement, and expense
No one gets drawn at home in the semis, it's supposed to be a neutral venue.....
No team is allowed to play a semifinal at their home ground. This year Wembley is your home ground.
Wouldn’t minded who we got. It’s a bit like the CL draw, once you get to last 8 teams does it really matter who you pull out ? If you’ve got aspirations to win the thing rather than just make up the numbers then you’re going to have to swat City or Barcelona aside at some point. Look at our CL defeats to Barcelona. Both forgettable damp squib matches, I’d rather go out in a memorable quarter final as opposed to tip toeing our way to a final and not bother turning up.
Total coincidence that us, Spurs Chelsea and City somehow got kept apart.
Same like last year, with us in place of Arsenal this time around. Dodgy as feck.
You seem to be under this misapprehension that City get easier draws than United?
Let's look at all Cup draws this season and evaluate who did best.
LC3 Burton @West Brom
LC4 @Swansea Wolves
LC5 @Bristol C @Leicester City
FA3 Derby C Burnley
FA4 @Yeovil @Cardiff
FA5 @Huddersfield @Wigan
FA6 Brighton Southampton
CL Group
Basel/Benfica/CSKA
Napoli/Shaktar/Feyenoord
R16 Sevilla Basel
Most people would say that United had the better fortune in LC3/LC5/FA3/FA4 and CL Group
City in LC4/FA5 and CL R16. FA6 is even.
So that's 5.5 of 8 draws you've "won" so where's the beef?
Not at all, I know our draws have been favorable just as City's have been
Have you watched any FA cup semi-finals recently? They're all played at Wembley because it is supposed to be a neutral venue. Obvioulsy it isn't a neutral venue for Spurs at the moment, but I guess that can't be helped. If Spurs get to the semi-final, as they should, they have two home games left to win the cup. That's a signficant bonus, they should win it in all honesty.
You’re wrong I believe they are quarter final replays .
A lot of fans like myself just massively prefer to watch United play away because it’s more fun. So that’s not about wanting to watch them play less at all...
I don’t mind if we draw a big team at home because it improves our chances of a win and the atmosphere will be a little better.
For this draw I would have preferred an away draw unless it’s City, Spurs or Chelsea who I’d prefer we play at home.
Sure, that’s different if you are still going to go.
Yep, neither of us has been given a real stinker yet. Plenty on here believe that we're lucky with draws but the domestic cup competitions have mostly kept the Top 6 apart in the early rounds.
This is Spurs' best chance of a trophy in ages.
Why?