tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post372078774823258899..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: The FA Cup's upsetting final – EbrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-67916225013152649552008-04-11T22:30:00.000+01:002008-04-11T22:30:00.000+01:00Offy: they are not all in the CL final. Such fun. ...Offy: they are not all in the CL final. Such fun. Some dirty foreigners have spoiled the party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-11852432111404007782008-04-10T01:46:00.000+01:002008-04-10T01:46:00.000+01:00Why would the Big 4 bother with the FA Cup when th...Why would the Big 4 bother with the FA Cup when they can fight it out among themselves in essentially the same way on the Champions League stage?offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-71505941840626143622008-04-08T20:59:00.000+01:002008-04-08T20:59:00.000+01:00How much does it matter anymore?The top dogs are n...How much does it matter anymore?<BR/><BR/>The top dogs are not in the Cup so they don't care. I care because I'm Welsh, but Cardiff City ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-12120343139465748782008-04-08T17:10:00.000+01:002008-04-08T17:10:00.000+01:00They had it comingThey had it comingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-20165108517288097192008-04-08T15:13:00.000+01:002008-04-08T15:13:00.000+01:00margin, "they don't care", they probably do but it...margin,<BR/> "they don't care", they probably do but it's obvious that in february for example when managers start rotating, they pick these cup games to rest the key players don't they?<BR/>But I do agree with you and Ebren, for Pompey and Cardiff fans it's fantastic and for these who get the chance to spend an afternoon at Wembley,it's astronomically greater than the sun.guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-44215822067342004532008-04-08T08:34:00.000+01:002008-04-08T08:34:00.000+01:00Okay - I feel the need to make myself clear on thr...Okay - I feel the need to make myself clear on three points here.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, I think it's been a fantastic year for the FA cup. A reminder that a randomly drawn cup springs surprises, that the top four teams can be beaten, and that the finalists (be they Man U and Chelsea or Portsmouth and Cardiff) deserve to be there. They have to win and keep winning to get there - and it isn't a fix or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-58242851044189144432008-04-08T08:30:00.000+01:002008-04-08T08:30:00.000+01:00ggI'm not sure that's true. The top clubs have dom...gg<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that's true. <BR/><BR/>The top clubs have dominated the competition for quite some time - and I don't think anyone would say ManU and Chelsea cared any less for the FA Cup last year than anyone else. <BR/><BR/>Its just an easy lie for those clubs to pretend they lost because they didn't care. They clearly do (with perhaps Liverpool an odd exception under Rafa).Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-34453326370134603472008-04-08T02:10:00.000+01:002008-04-08T02:10:00.000+01:00Always happy to see a small club moving up but hon...Always happy to see a small club moving up but honestly there is more and more a lack of interest from the big clubs to participate except if they are not contending for the other trophies.(CL and Premier)guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-35484126233659533342008-04-07T23:49:00.000+01:002008-04-07T23:49:00.000+01:00As you all know, I'm no expert on the English Foot...As you all know, I'm no expert on the English Football scene, but I'm with Bluedad here.<BR/><BR/>Let the fans go away with it and cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war.<BR/><BR/>What does it matter? All should rave and have fun. It's better that we have an FA Cup with some passion than the same as last year's dullness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-15052027791531131792008-04-07T20:42:00.000+01:002008-04-07T20:42:00.000+01:00Ach yer miserable feckers! The FA Cup can stand a ...Ach yer miserable feckers! The FA Cup can stand a year off from you know who, and Pompey and Cardiff have made a good fist of it, beating what was in front of them. Granted the semis were pretty gash, but what's new there? <BR/><BR/>In the quarters, Portsmouth knocked out the favourites, the league champions no less, and Cardiff easily knocked out a Boro side - with an English manager and built Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-11222061714929191462008-04-07T19:37:00.000+01:002008-04-07T19:37:00.000+01:00I should have kept this all to one comment, but I'...I should have kept this all to one comment, but I'm distracted for some reason.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I do think it's been a poor competition for those not directly involved. I don't agree that neutrals should be excited by the romance of it, not when it comes down to two poor Championship sides facing off. In anyone's book who isn't a fan of Barnsley or Cardiff, that's crap. Did anyone else watch Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-40651666228259539772008-04-07T19:15:00.000+01:002008-04-07T19:15:00.000+01:00Also, it's dangerous to go down the route of sayin...Also, it's dangerous to go down the route of saying that you're only deserving of credit if you beat the big teams on your way to the final (or in the final).Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-13902357629681561002008-04-07T18:44:00.000+01:002008-04-07T18:44:00.000+01:00Interesting points. I have a lot of respect for Re...Interesting points. I have a lot of respect for Redknapp actually. I think he's doing a very good job. I also think he's been treated like shit by the press many times in the recent past and deserves - if that's the right word - to have good coverage for once.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I really couldn't care less about the FA Cup. As a Liverpool fan I was pleased when Barnsley knocked us out - Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-46808046214135171142008-04-07T17:01:00.000+01:002008-04-07T17:01:00.000+01:00p.s. Pompey deserved to win. Johnson, Campbell and...p.s. Pompey deserved to win. Johnson, Campbell and James were far too good for West Brom's attack. I've not seen a full-back that dominant (Johnson) for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Miller and Kim looked good - but were arguably introduced too late.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-61195729950788043762008-04-07T16:59:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:59:00.000+01:00I also don't like being informed "no one will begr...I also don't like being informed "no one will begrudge Harry his place in the cup final".<BR/><BR/>Crap. I can, and do.<BR/><BR/>Don't tell me what to think.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'd have preferred West Brom to be there by miles (highest-scoring side in the football league, un-pretentious fans, good fun, young manager, not owned by Israeli/French/Russian son of a man who clearly did not make all Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-21393447255796870472008-04-07T16:44:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:44:00.000+01:00Ah - so its the press you are angry at - not the f...Ah - so its the press you are angry at - not the football? <BR/><BR/>In which case - spot on. <BR/><BR/>the headline's "a true english boss from the old school" mentality is perhaps why he's suspected of corruption and has never won a trophy before...?Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-66756464041355129652008-04-07T16:37:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:37:00.000+01:00I never begrudge fans of a club their moment in th...I never begrudge fans of a club their moment in the sun (with the exception of Sutton fans, the bastards).<BR/><BR/>But the statements in the press elsewhere annoyed me. As I said - well done on getting to the semis - but this victory was not one to be proud of. And it wasn't good for English football. And people keep claiming it is.<BR/><BR/>Here are a few examples of what' pissed me off:<BR/><AAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-4857304348508985412008-04-07T16:27:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:27:00.000+01:00The semis were upsetting for you. For the Pompey f...The semis were upsetting for you. <BR/><BR/>For the Pompey fans I drank with on Saturday night, or the Barnsley fans I dranks with on Sunday evening - the semi-finals were glorious. <BR/><BR/>And while neither was a great game, and it might have been better had the other teams won (though West Brom with several cups already were surely the big boys in their semi?), fans who have never in their Marginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054378089305915858noreply@blogger.com