F A Cup Final Today

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:39 pm

Having seen the replay at HT, there's no doubt Henderson should have gone. Nailed on red card.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:47 pm

fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:38 pm
So, where was the big club bias on that occasion?

Ah so you think big club bias means they get every single decision ?

Behave

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:48 pm

2-0

VAR check

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:49 pm

Fairy tale stuff.

Edit:boo

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:49 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:47 pm
Ah so you think big club bias means they get every single decision ? Behave

Just occasional decisions that are down to big clubs being big clubs then?

Righto!

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:50 pm

Disallowed.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:50 pm

Oh yes.

Shame.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:51 pm

First decision VAR has got correct

LincsWoldsClaret · Post by **LincsWoldsClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:51 pm

Obviously offside - VAR figured it out after a minute or two

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:51 pm

how is it offside after it comes off a City player ?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:52 pm

Coaching staff handbags.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:53 pm

fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:49 pm
Just occasional decisions that are down to big clubs being big clubs then?

Righto!

they get way more than the rest do

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:54 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:53 pm
they get way more than the rest do

Or maybe officials just get stuff wrong sometimes?

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:56 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:51 pm
how is it offside after it comes off a City player ?

I can't remember the specific sequence of events that led to the goal but if it's an unintentional deflection then the offside decision still stands

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:57 pm

fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:54 pm
Or maybe officials just get stuff wrong sometimes?

No, big clubs get decisions hence why pretty much the entirity of the football world all said "it won't happen now with VAR". Any road, enjoy the game, hopefully Palace can hang on

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 5:59 pm

Croydon Claret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:56 pm
I can't remember the specific sequence of events that led to the goal but if it's an unintentional deflection then the offside decision still stands

yeah must do, I thought there was something they did with the rule a few seasons ago around that type of thing but I don't remember what it was.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:02 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 5:57 pm
No, big clubs get decisions hence why pretty much the entirity of the football world all said "it won't happen now with VAR". Any road, enjoy the game, hopefully Palace can hang on

So big clubs get the decisions from officials, but when it comes to a smaller club getting one (like the non red card for Henderson today), it's just a mistake.

That's a weird conspiracy.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:07 pm

Living dangerously now.
Come on, Palace!

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:09 pm

The argument with Henderson is did he deny a clear goalscoring opportunity?

I'm not convinced it was. A clear goalscoring opportunity, that is.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:14 pm

Nerve wracking, or what!

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:15 pm

Boring Boring City

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:18 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:15 pm
Boring Boring City

Look like they've given it up.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:20 pm

10 minutes ET

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:21 pm

Ten mins extra.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:23 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:18 pm
Look like they've given it up.

Makes me laugh (and yawn), they have a big strong goal machine up front and they still pass it around the box like there's a forcefield around it.

Boring shite.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:25 pm

Nketiah has put a few pound on since Arsenal.

Come on Palace!

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:26 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:23 pm
Makes me laugh (and yawn), they have a big strong goal machine up front and they still pass it around the box like there's a forcefield around it.

Boring shite.

Not just them now, is it Stan.
Tippy-tappy-another- passy has infected the game all over.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:30 pm

Palace win it.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:31 pm

Bloody well done

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:31 pm

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:26 pm
Not just them now, is it Stan.
Tippy-tappy-another- passy has infected the game all over.

True Buxton, sadly.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:32 pm

GTFI Palace.

Guardiola sore loser. Tosser. Get your team to play some proper football then you melt.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:32 pm

Grealish 100 million & can't get a game!.....

Congratulations to Palace!.......deserved.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:32 pm

Good lads!

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:32 pm

Absolutely brilliant stuff, the competition needed that

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:33 pm

Absolutely thrilled for Palace. They worked so hard for that.
And the Palace fans did take it to Wembley, superb support.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:33 pm

Great stuff.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:34 pm

So pleased for Palace fans

Burnley Ace · Post by **Burnley Ace** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:35 pm

When it’s “tippy gappy” versus “11 in the box” it is very dull. This is what we have to look forward to, hope we get a fast forward for the “counter attack”.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:37 pm

Hopefully we'll get a bank holiday in Croydon

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:38 pm

Great result for the good of English football. 6th place finish would be even better

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:40 pm

I'm not fussed how Palace did it, I'm just pleased they did. City finishing the season with nowt makes me extremely happy! Well done CP (and their fans were brilliant tbf!)

Juan Tanamera · Post by **Juan Tanamera** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:41 pm

Superb performance by Palace, keeping the dream alive for us less fashionable clubs.

And City have had a 'difficult' season according to Matterface.
Bless 'em.

Lip · Post by **Lip** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:43 pm

Well done Palace on beating the money grabbing cheats of modern day football.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:45 pm

Well done Palace. Great result for the competition and English football in general.

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:55 pm

Although I said earlier that the FA Cup has somewhat lost its magic in recent years..... what a beautiful trophy it is, wish we could lift it in my lifetime !

1968claret · Post by **1968claret** » Sat May 17, 2025 6:57 pm

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:32 pm
GTFI Palace.

Guardiola sore loser. Tosser. Get your team to play some proper football then you melt.

I said exactly the same. No grace. Regardless of whether he agrees the decision, show a bit of class and shake the lads hand. He didn't make the decision.
Really cannot stand Guardiola

Juan Tanamera · Post by **Juan Tanamera** » Sat May 17, 2025 9:42 pm

Aclaret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:55 pm
Although I said earlier that the FA Cup has somewhat lost its magic in recent years..... what a beautiful trophy it is, wish we could lift it in my lifetime !

Me too, I'm knocking on a bit so we need get a wiggle on.

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Sat May 17, 2025 10:57 pm

Not really anything like a Palace supporter but I think that most football fans will be happy too see that money doesn't always buy you success. Well done Crystal Palace.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat May 17, 2025 11:02 pm

Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 10:57 pm
Not really anything like a Palace supporter but I think that most football fans will be happy too see that money doesn't always buy you success. Well done Crystal Palace.

How many trophies have City won again since they got rich?

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Sat May 17, 2025 11:13 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 6:32 pm
Absolutely brilliant stuff, the competition needed that

what the competition needs is for the big teams to respect it from the off.
But they rarely do, usually bigger fish to fry, so the unknown players get a run out whilst the league takes priority.
then, if by chance they progress, then the interest amongst the apathetic fans gets a shot in the arm.
Cue the media spouting tired, and hackneyed nonsense about tradition, and the magic of the cup.
its a route into europe and money.
also, wembley is a dreadful venue for hosting semi finals and diminishing the last game .