Cup finals clash

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Quickenthetempo
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Cup finals clash

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:45 am

Just seen this tweet.
https://twitter.com/henrymoeranBBC/stat ... w2hUQ&s=19

Who in their right mind would risk something like this?

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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by distortiondave » Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:49 pm

A Leeds 9-0 hammering vs Man City in the FA Cup final followed by a next day 6-0 hammering by Coventry in the play off final would be as good a football weekend as there has been since 2009.
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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:03 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:45 am
Just seen this tweet.
https://twitter.com/henrymoeranBBC/stat ... w2hUQ&s=19

Who in their right mind would risk something like this?
Astonishing really. The League One & Two finals are the week before.

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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:18 pm

distortiondave wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:49 pm
A Leeds 9-0 hammering vs Man City in the FA Cup final followed by a next day 6-0 hammering by Coventry in the play off final would be as good a football weekend as there has been since 2009.

Leeds losing both to Coventry would be even better and funnier.

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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by Paul Waine » Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:14 pm

Based on quarter-finals draw, only 3 championship clubs are possibles to make the FA cup final: Leeds or Leicester, Southampton and Coventry. But all that could change later this evening, never mind in the quarters and semis.

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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by giveusaB » Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:27 pm

Wolverhampton Wanderers/Brighton & Hove Albion v Coventry City
Nottingham Forest/Manchester United v Liverpool/Southampton
Chelsea/Leeds United v Leicester City
Manchester City v Newcastle United

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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by Roosterbooster » Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:37 am

Both Coventry and Leicester have winnable draws

They could then face each other in the semis
But probably unlikely either will get to the Play-off final

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Re: Cup finals clash

Post by pompeyclaret » Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:56 am

realistically you'd fancy wolves over Coventry, and Leicester have a chance at Chelsea, but under 50%.

Even if they both won, they'd be joined in the semi-finals by City & Liverpool/ Utd. They'd likely lose to either, and if drawn against each other, Leicester would be favourites, who should be promoted automatically. Would be a long shot for a team to be in both.

Would be interesting how they'd move around with Champions league final at Wembley on the 1st June though.

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