Two women doing FA Cup Draw!

[IanMcL]

Neither have been anywhere near the FA Cup. Why do they do this????

[IanMcL]

Burnley v Southampton in the cup!

Oh I forgot....

[Rileybobs]

Since when do you have to have been near an FA cup to pull some balls out of a hat?

There seems to be a disproportionate number of dinosaurs on this message board.

[Goalposts]

That draw just makes Tuesday night’s result even harder to take

[NewClaret]

[tiger76]

Burnley v Southampton in the cup!

Oh I forgot....

Yep! that would have been a winnable tie as well, makes the surrender the other night even harder to bear now. we may not have won it, but a semi-final place was there for the taking, Oh! well back to the excitement of our fake relegation battle, Oh! the joys.

[Dyched]

Since when do you have to have been near an FA cup to pull some balls out of a hat?

There seems to be a disproportionate number of dinosaurs on this message board.

If I was a T Rex I’d be highly offended by your post.

[DomBFC1882]

Ridiculous. Makes the other night even more devastating considering it would have been a perfectly winnable tie

[DomBFC1882]

Since when do you have to have been near an FA cup to pull some balls out of a hat?

There seems to be a disproportionate number of dinosaurs on this message board.

Not really

[Wile E Coyote]

The irony was that both Carney and Hoddle did the wolves /soton game tonight, and both were critical of wolves because they played a weakened side, then they had to respond the the host talking about "The magic of the cup"

[Bosscat]

If I was a T Rex I’d be highly offended by your post.

Call me Diego

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[Rileybobs]

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Not really
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There’s certainly a higher proportion of people who hold views that belong in the dark ages posting on here than I encounter elsewhere in my daily life.

[Devils_Advocate]

Its a shame we wont have any fans on the game Saturday as I was hoping we could maybe get a photo album put together like the one linked below so we could tell our future grandchildren about those magical 3 pts we won away at Palace.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/wembley-1962-in-pictures

[gandhisflipflop]

Is your daily life in Narnia?

[Rileybobs]

Is your daily life in Narnia?

Yes. Yes it is.

[Jimmymaccer]

Neither have been anywhere near the FA Cup. Why do they do this????

Shocker...........do you still expect yer wife to av tea on’table when yer can be arsed to get back from’t pub?

[ŽižkovClaret]

Neither have been anywhere near the FA Cup. Why do they do this????

They'll be letting them vote next!

[tiger76]

The irony was that both Carney and Hoddle did the wolves /soton game tonight, and both were critical of wolves because they played a weakened side, then they had to respond the the host talking about "The magic of the cup"

Why Wolves fielded a weakened side tonight baffles me, they are well safe in the PL, and they've got no chance of making Europe, so effectively their season is now over, I can't imagine their fans will be impressed by that decision, and even more so after witnessing the draw which would have sent them to a Championship team.

[Volvoclaret]

They'll be letting them vote next!

How did they get out of their kitchen sink chains?

[Wellsy1882]

Bastards

[CrosspoolClarets]

Southampton at home for our 2nd FA Cup semi in 60 years......

Would have been nice to have spent the next 6 weeks dreaming. I’d happily have taken a defeat against Palace for that, but hey ho.

[jrgbfc]

Why Wolves fielded a weakened side tonight baffles me, they are well safe in the PL, and they've got no chance of making Europe, so effectively their season is now over, I can't imagine their fans will be impressed by that decision, and even more so after witnessing the draw which would have sent them to a Championship team.

Compare that attitude with Southampton, who after a good win have stopped the rot they were on and now have a very winnable quarter final to look forward to.

[bfcjg]

No issue at all with it, in the age of equality we shouldn't even feel the need to comment on.it. All gender discrimination should be consigned to the dustbin of history and I look forward to the day when two men can do the draw for the world ironing competition.

[Winstonswhite]

Southampton at home for our 2nd FA Cup semi in 60 years......

Would have been nice to have spent the next 6 weeks dreaming. I’d happily have taken a defeat against Palace for that, but hey ho.

Not sure if you saw my post on the other thread but we generally lose anyway the match after a cup game. It doesn’t make the blind bit of difference resting the players.

[MT03ALG]

Lineker and Shearer to do the draw for the Women's fA Cup

[tim_noone]

Bastards

[dermotdermot]

Southampton at home for our 2nd FA Cup semi in 60 years......

Would have been nice to have spent the next 6 weeks dreaming. I’d happily have taken a defeat against Palace for that, but hey ho.

You’d have taken a defeat against Palace? Well wouldn’t have. A semi final spot against either one of Man City, Man Utd or Chelsea and then, if you get through that, a final against one of the others. Remember Wigan in 2013 and what happened to them.

[tiger76]

Southampton at home for our 2nd FA Cup semi in 60 years......

Would have been nice to have spent the next 6 weeks dreaming. I’d happily have taken a defeat against Palace for that, but hey ho.

Just because we rested players on Tuesday, and were dumped out of the cup in limp fashion, doesn't automatically mean we'll get a result at Palace, we could still lose on Saturday, and that's why we should have treated the cup tie seriously, it's all fine and dandy seeing there's always next season, but we could easily be drawn against one of the big 6 in the 3rd round, this is precisely why we should have grabbed this opportunity with both hands, because it may not come around again for many years.

Look at Southampton they've been on a bad run in the league, including the 9-0 at OT, and yet despite that they've at least given their supporters something to look forward too for the next month or so, and however comes through that tie will at least have the experience of a Wembley appearance, that's what football should be about not balance sheets.

[DomBFC1882]

Just because we rested players on Tuesday, and were dumped out of the cup in limp fashion, doesn't automatically mean we'll get a result at Palace, we could still lose on Saturday, and that's why we should have treated the cup tie seriously, it's all fine and dandy seeing there's always next season, but we could easily be drawn against one of the big 6 in the 3rd round, this is precisely why we should have grabbed this opportunity with both hands, because it may not come around again for many years.

Look at Southampton they've been on a bad run in the league, including the 9-0 at OT, and yet despite that they've at least given their supporters something to look forward too for the next month or so, and however comes through that tie will at least have the experience of a Wembley appearance, that's what football should be about not balance sheets.

This

[Devils_Advocate]

Remember Wigan in 2013 and what happened to them.

Something like this wasn't it?

[dermotdermot]

Just because we rested players on Tuesday, and were dumped out of the cup in limp fashion, doesn't automatically mean we'll get a result at Palace, we could still lose on Saturday, and that's why we should have treated the cup tie seriously, it's all fine and dandy seeing there's always next season, but we could easily be drawn against one of the big 6 in the 3rd round, this is precisely why we should have grabbed this opportunity with both hands, because it may not come around again for many years.

Look at Southampton they've been on a bad run in the league, including the 9-0 at OT, and yet despite that they've at least given their supporters something to look forward too for the next month or so, and however comes through that tie will at least have the experience of a Wembley appearance, that's what football should be about not balance sheets.

But you probably wouldn’t have been able to go to the final even if we’d have made it through. So the ‘experience’ wouldn’t have been an experience anyway.

[tim_noone]

Neither have been anywhere near the FA Cup. Why do they do this????

Your right Ian ..mine struggles to Draw the Curtains

[CrosspoolClarets]

Just because we rested players on Tuesday, and were dumped out of the cup in limp fashion, doesn't automatically mean we'll get a result at Palace, we could still lose on Saturday, and that's why we should have treated the cup tie seriously, it's all fine and dandy seeing there's always next season, but we could easily be drawn against one of the big 6 in the 3rd round, this is precisely why we should have grabbed this opportunity with both hands, because it may not come around again for many years.

Look at Southampton they've been on a bad run in the league, including the 9-0 at OT, and yet despite that they've at least given their supporters something to look forward too for the next month or so, and however comes through that tie will at least have the experience of a Wembley appearance, that's what football should be about not balance sheets.

Couldn’t agree more. Get a big vibe going and the balance sheet looks after itself. More publicity. More commercial income. More TV appearances. Better players.

The only reason not to do it is negativity and fear of failure (and also as WinstonWhite points out above, cup games with rested players, and I’d add international breaks, are often followed by bad league performances at Burnley).

The big sides have a lot to lose too, by missing out on Champions League wealth with fatigue and injuries, but they invariable play most of the big names. Why? Because they are winners. That’s what winners do.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Doubt we could get more tv appearances.

[tiger76]

But you probably wouldn’t have been able to go to the final even if we’d have made it through. So the ‘experience’ wouldn’t have been an experience anyway.

I wouldn't have gone to the final anyway, as I don't attend matche, and if that's your argument, that it's not the same when fans can't attend then fair enough, now if fans could attend would you think differently?, or like some others does the cup not take priority, you do realise that we could still be drawn into the relegation mix whether we're involved in the latter stages of the cup or not, and this was a genuine chance to bring some excitement and positive media attention to the town and the club, it's staggering that we've not reached the last 4 of the FA Cup in almost 60 years, and we won't get a better chance for many years, history should have taught us that.

Whatever happened to Dare To Dream. And trying to bring excitement, just look at the impact our ‘Capital Punishment’ run had on the entire town, and most of the memorable games mentioned on this forum are usually semi-finals and finals, I can't recall many league matches generating such excitement a real cup run does, or the lasting memories.

[Volvoclaret]

Your right Ian ..mine struggles to Draw the Curtains

Guess she doesn't know where to draw the line as well,she married you

[timshorts]

Yes. Yes it is.

Never made it myself. I got as far as somebodies wardrobe and there was this girl called madge stuck in it, and that seemed more interesting than claims of a talking lion and a dodgy witch driving around in a snowmobile.

[tiger76]

Never made it myself. I got as far as somebodies wardrobe and there was this girl called madge stuck in it, and that seemed more interesting than claims of a talking lion and a dodgy witch driving around in a snowmobile.

Ah! at least we've solved the Madge mystery.

[Rileybobs]

Never made it myself. I got as far as somebodies wardrobe and there was this girl called madge stuck in it, and that seemed more interesting than claims of a talking lion and a dodgy witch driving around in a snowmobile.

I think that was Mr. Tumnus.

[Billy Balfour]

There seems to be a disproportionate number of dinosaurs on this message board.

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[Volvoclaret]

Bastards

Rovers?

[tim_noone]

Guess she doesn't know where to draw the line as well,she married you

technically shes a He....

[Dy1geo]

Seeing Bournemouth get Southampton has like others have said made the loss the other night even harder to take.

A winnable tie for a semi-final appearance at Wembley

A mate of mine is a big Wigan fan from the old Springfield Park days and he said let’s face it “you” will eventually get relegated and the squad we will have then will be weaker and have even less chance of winning the cup. He said he still wouldn’t have swapped them staying up over winning the cup.

[kentonclaret]

I am sure Dyche will have a few quips handy to laugh it all off

[Volvoclaret]

technically shes a He....

I'm gender blind

[tiger76]

Seeing Bournemouth get Southampton has like others have said made the loss the other night even harder to take.

A winnable tie for a semi-final appearance at Wembley

A mate of mine is a big Wigan fan from the old Springfield Park days and he said let’s face it “you” will eventually get relegated and the squad we will have then will be weaker and have even less chance of winning the cup. He said he still wouldn’t have swapped them staying up over winning the cup.

Precisely! the odds are that we will be relegated in the next few years, we've done well to swim against the tide thus far, but you can only defy gravity for so long, and in this case it'd be wonderful have something to remember from our time in the sun, and who knows if you get to the semi-final, then it's not beyond the realms that you could meet Everton or Leicester, instead of either Manchester club, and in a one-off game we've already shown that we're a match for anybody out with Man City, so it still grates a couple of days later that we went out so meekly, now it's also perfectly possible that we could have lost to Bournemouth even with our strongest available XI playing, but annoying as that would have been at least we would have given it a real crack, TBH if we're not going to take the cup seriously in round 5, then we might as well just play the youth team in the 3rd round next season, and get our involvement over and done ASAP, at least in that scenario our hopes wouldn't be built up, only to be cruelly dashed.

[kentonclaret]

Since the general consensus seems to be that we never take the FA Cup seriously why enter the competition at all?

[tiger76]

Since the general consensus seems to be that we never take the FA Cup seriously why enter the competition at all?

Simple solution next season, just make sure we forget to post our paperwork, after all the admin team apparently weren't aware that Pieters was suspended for Tuesday's game, so it's not like they're up to task is it.

[BurnleyFC]

Thanks again for Tuesday, Sean.

[dermotdermot]

Don’t mention it, BFC.