Nordic Saint Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Non-league Lincoln City through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, showing how far you can go when you field a full-strength team in every round. I've got a feeling Leicester might win it this year to complete a back-to back 'double'. There have certainly been some unfashionable cup finals in recent years, like Portsmouth v Cardiff, Wigan v Man City and Swansea v Bradford City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Beating the apparently "invincible" Burnley at home too. I seem to recall Saints fielded a full strength team there and came away with nought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Fair play to Lincoln. Think it's the first time since 1914 that a non league team has got to the quarters when qpr did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 To be fair Burnley's team was more full strength than Lincoln's today proving that you can put a good side out and still get beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 It proves absolutely sweet FA. We're in a final, quit complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Beating the apparently "invincible" Burnley at home too. I seem to recall Saints fielded a full strength team there and came away with nought Ffs Les out, Puel out etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 It proves absolutely sweet FA. We're in a final, quit complaining. See what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Beating the apparently "invincible" Burnley at home too. I seem to recall Saints fielded a full strength team there and came away with nought Burnley's home performances flatter to deceive - certainly wan't impressed by them when they played us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 18 February, 2017 Author Share Posted 18 February, 2017 It proves absolutely sweet FA. We're in a final, quit complaining. Who's complaining? Lighten up. You obviously don't get the magic of the cup, do you? You're right, Fabrice, that was a strong Burnley team that Lincoln beat. Now for Huddersfield to beat Man City and, of course, Saints to beat Man United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Lincoln's odds for winning the cup before the competition started were 2000/1 Are they going to do a Leicester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Another fixture for Leicester coming, then. Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Leicester look like going out to 10-man Millwall going to get punchy there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Another fixture for Leicester coming, then. Oh dear. Scratch that, then. A replay would have been a worse result TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Non-league Lincoln City through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, showing how far you can go when you field a full-strength team in every round. I've got a feeling Leicester might win it this year to complete a back-to back 'double'. There have certainly been some unfashionable cup finals in recent years, like Portsmouth v Cardiff, Wigan v Man City and Swansea v Bradford City. The magic of the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Ok. Time for a wild idea to regenerate the FA Cup. What if any club reaching the last eight was exempt from relegation (from whatever league) for that season??? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Lincoln's odds for winning the cup before the competition started were 2000/1 Are they going to do a Leicester? No You can add another 0 to those odds and it still won't be enough to part with a couple of quid. Hope they get a decent qtr final draw and not away to bloody Middlesbrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Ok. Time for a wild idea to regenerate the FA Cup. What if any club reaching the last eight was exempt from relegation (from whatever league) for that season? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk That's a seductive idea but you'd get into all sorts of problems if two relegated teams made it, plus the guys who finished 17th or whatever. I really wish we'd give a Champions League place to the winners but I can't see it happening, the big clubs would kick up an almighty stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Fair play to Lincoln. Think it's the first time since 1914 that a non league team has got to the quarters when qpr did it. The Southern League pre the 1920s appears written off by many, but it was a decent standard compared to the Football League at the time. Southern League teams count as "non league", yet Saints made the final of the FA Cup as a "non league team" in 1900 and 1902.Other Southern League teams also were able to be more than a match for the northern Football League teams in the FA Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 That's a seductive idea but you'd get into all sorts of problems if two relegated teams made it, plus the guys who finished 17th or whatever. I really wish we'd give a Champions League place to the winners but I can't see it happening, the big clubs would kick up an almighty stink. Then the teams in 14th and 15th might get relegated. Unfair, maybe, but you can bet it would focus teams better in the Cup. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 (edited) Then the teams in 14th and 15th might get relegated. Unfair, maybe, but you can bet it would focus teams better in the Cup. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Unfair for sure. Imagine if we got relegated for finishing 14th and Sunderland or some other dross stayed up at our expense! Cup wins can hinge on single moments or even bad refereeing decisions, whereas league finishes are always deserved. I'd give a CL spot to the cup winners, or 4th place if the cup winners also finished top 3. But then you'd occasionally end up with rubbish teams in the CL, which would risk us losing one of our spots through the coefficient. So maybe not. Edited 18 February, 2017 by DuncanRG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Unfair for sure. Imagine if we got relegated for finishing 14th and Sunderland or some other dross stayed up at our expense! Cup wins can hinge on single moments or even bad refereeing decisions, whereas league finishes are always deserved. I'd give a CL spot to the cup winners, or 4th place if the cup winners also finished top 3. But then you'd occasionally end up with rubbish teams in the CL, which would risk us losing one of our spots through the coefficient. So maybe not. You're probably definitely right, but why not have ridiculous ideas after a bottle of wine? ?? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Unfair for sure. Imagine if we got relegated for finishing 14th and Sunderland or some other dross stayed up at our expense! Cup wins can hinge on single moments or even bad refereeing decisions, whereas league finishes are always deserved. I'd give a CL spot to the cup winners, or 4th place if the cup winners also finished top 3. But then you'd occasionally end up with rubbish teams in the CL, which would risk us losing one of our spots through the coefficient. So maybe not. It always comes down to the blo-ody coefficient! Links to Ripping Yarns/Barstenworth Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 18 February, 2017 Share Posted 18 February, 2017 Who is the annoying bird ruining match of the day. **** sake , what a whinny voice . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Unfair for sure. Imagine if we got relegated for finishing 14th and Sunderland or some other dross stayed up at our expense! Cup wins can hinge on single moments or even bad refereeing decisions, whereas league finishes are always deserved. I'd give a CL spot to the cup winners, or 4th place if the cup winners also finished top 3. But then you'd occasionally end up with rubbish teams in the CL, which would risk us losing one of our spots through the coefficient. So maybe not. The coefficient is dead. Fear of breakaway meant they changed so big leagues won't lose their places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 The magic of the cup. That would have been an incredible happening....side wins the Prem; follows up the next season with an FA Cup win and a relegation for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 How soft were MOTD lot on Barton's pathetic behaviour?Amounted to 'he won't be happy with that' b0llocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Ok. Time for a wild idea to regenerate the FA Cup. What if any club reaching the last eight was exempt from relegation (from whatever league) for that season? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk and the FA Cup winners automatic qualification for Champions League group stages....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Non-league Lincoln City through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, showing how far you can go when you field a full-strength team in every round. I've got a feeling Leicester might win it this year to complete a back-to back 'double'. There have certainly been some unfashionable cup finals in recent years, like Portsmouth v Cardiff, Wigan v Man City and Swansea v Bradford City. ...and top of the National League with two games in hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_lambden Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 It's a balance thing. If you like upsets and the 'romance', Premier League teams making several changes to their line-up quite often enables those upsets to happen. But if the FA want teams to take it more seriously, why not introduce a rule along the lines of the one the JPT has - you have to play X amount of players that started in your last league game. I know every club has a squad of players to use in a season but when we and teams like Bournemouth, Watford etc. make 10 changes to a line-up, it makes you wonder why we even bother turning up. Teams like Arsenal, United etc can make 10 changes to a line-up and still be very strong, we can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 19 February, 2017 Author Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Leicester look like going out to 10-man Millwall going to get punchy there Underdog victories in the cup are always good. Unfortunately though, big Millwall games are usually tainted by violence. If they get to Wembley and lose (or win), there will almost inevitably be violent scenes. Their first though after winning yesterday was to head straight for the Leicester fans: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/2/10774158/metropolitan-police-confirms-three-arrests-after-millwall-pitch-invasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Has Poch had an epiphany? Surprisingly strong cup team today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Has Poch had an epiphany? Surprisingly strong cup team today I thought that, a VERY strong team! And at 1/2, I think it's good money, certainly worth a tenner anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Has Poch had an epiphany? Surprisingly strong cup team today Lost his last a couple of games getting a bit of pressure guess he didn't fancy a cup upset to add to that. This has to be one of the strongest cup sides he has put out since he came to the England though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 I thought that, a VERY strong team! And at 1/2, I think it's good money, certainly worth a tenner anyway. I wouldn't cash out if I was you[emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 (edited) I wouldn't cash out if I was you[emoji3] Easiest £5 I've ever made, now I'm having the "damn it, wish I'd gone with my gut instinct and put £100 on" moment, haha. I'm more dubious about Man Utd and at 1/4 I'm avoiding that one, but 1/2 was ridiculously generous once I'd seen the Spurs team! Edited 19 February, 2017 by Patrick Bateman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Easiest £5 I've ever made, now I'm having the "damn it, wish I'd gone with my gut instinct and put £100 on, haha. I'm more dubious about Man Utd and at 1/4 I'm avoiding that one, but 1/2 was ridiculously generous once I'd seen the Spurs team! Yeah we all feel like that after we pick up although that was so comfortable and bookies must've got battered gawd bless 'em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Sam Gallagher injured? Not in the Rovers squad. Edit: would appear so tater just mentioned it, must of missed that, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintletiss Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Sam got a bad gash on his knee in their last game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 How soft were MOTD lot on Barton's pathetic behaviour?Amounted to 'he won't be happy with that' b0llocks Joey Barton, what a complete and utter w*nker. He's an absolute disgrace, feigning injury when there was hardly any contact at all. I hope that he was suitably embarrassed when he saw it played back, but I doubt it. Dyche seems an honest bloke, so with luck he will have had a quite word in Barton's ear and told him to cut that sort of cheating out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockportsaint Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Sam Gallagher injured? Not in the Rovers squad. Edit: would appear so tater just mentioned it, must of missed that, Shame he's not playing today - he could have done us a favour with some juicy tackles on Pogba/Ibra etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Could be an all non-league tie in the quarter finals (with a guaranteed non-league team in the semis). Madness. Come on Sutton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Spurs - Millwall = standout tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Spurs - Millwall = standout tie. Half the met would need to be on duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliemiller Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 So if we had made an effort to beat Arsenal we would have had Sutton to beat then Lincoln into the semi final ....Hohum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 So had we made an effort v Arsenal .. Sutton and Lincoln would have stood in our way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 So if we had made an effort to beat Arsenal we would have had Sutton to beat then Lincoln into the semi final ....Hohum So had we made an effort v Arsenal .. Sutton and Lincoln would have stood in our way If you ignore the butterfly effect and chaos theory, yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Still can't get over that Lincoln result - loved Barton diving against non-league players. They deserve to get UTD at old Trafford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Did they say De Gea was injured and didn't travel today? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Still really disappointed we threw the game against arsenal. Seems like it'll be 4 of the big five in the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 19 February, 2017 Share Posted 19 February, 2017 Still really disappointed we threw the game against arsenal. Seems like it'll be 4 of the big five in the semis. Sounds like a smart game to throw then :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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