Today's Football 12/01

[claretburns]

Today's games have begun will Hull currently 0-0 at home to Doncaster and the big early game Tamworth v Spurs currently 0-0 with Tamworth almost taking the lead in the 1st minute.

Arsenal v Man Utd
Palace v Stockport
Newcastle v Bromley
Ipswich v Bristol Rovers
Southampton v Swansea

All to come later today.

[Venkys4eva]

Tamworth are giving spurs a game

[claretburns]

Half time and Tamworth 0-0 Spurs.

Tamworth superb, Spurs awful.

[Buxtonclaret]

Apart from the Maddison threat, Spurs haven't really looked like hurting Tamworth.

[ElectroClaret]

Yes, they've looked poor have Spurs, but I reckon they'll win this 0-1.
(With a scrappy goal.)

[Buxtonclaret]

Great save that from Singh!

[LincsWoldsClaret]

Tamworth have been terrific - they’ll probably run out of steam but would be great if they could get something - they deserve it

[Spijed]

To say Timo Werner is a German international he's been poor against Tamworth.

[Buxtonclaret]

Come on, Tamworth.
Score about now!

[jrgbfc]

If i were a Spurs fan i'd be fuming with this, Werner and Brennan Johnson have been absolutely pathetic. Should have been dragged off.

[Buxtonclaret]

Ouch!
Count 'em!

[4:20]

What an effort for Tamworth taking the mighty Tottenham to extra time. Could have won it at the death too.

[Buxtonclaret]

So close at the end then, Tamworth.
It's what the cups all about, this.

[ISpeds00]

Spurs holding on vs Tamworth
He's got to pot Ange tomorrow if they go out

[Winstonswhite]

So would this have gone to extra time or would it have been a replay after 90 mins last season?

[claretburns]

Full time and 0-0, Tamworth with 2 great chances to win it in the 95th minute but Spurs got blocks in.

Now the players can look forward to a one in a lifetime opportunity of playing in a world class 60,000+ seater stadium and the club can reap the financial benefits that will bring.... oh wait no, it is straight to extra time because Premier League clubs don't want extra games so their players are fresh and ready for the post and pre season tours around America and Asia.

[Vegas Claret]

amazing they've earned that money spinning replay.......

[Rileybobs]

Two poor sides.

[Venkys4eva]

Full time and 0-0, Tamworth with 2 great chances to win it in the 95th minute but Spurs got blocks in.

Now the players can look forward to a one in a lifetime opportunity of playing in a world class 60,000+ seater stadium and the club can reap the financial benefits that will bring.... oh wait no, it is straight to extra time because Premier League clubs don't want extra games so their players are fresh and ready for the post and pre season tours around America and Asia.

To be honest the extra time and penalties actually gives tamworth a real chance, especially on this pitch. A trip to spurs would be the inevitable massacre.

[Rileybobs]

Whilst a replay would be a good money spinner - I would suggest Tamworth have a greater chance of progressing in the tournament by this tie going to ET and perhaps penalties.

[Winstonswhite]

Whilst a replay would be a good money spinner - I would suggest Tamworth have a greater chance of progressing in the tournament by this tie going to ET and perhaps penalties.

Yes but what would 500k do for a club like Tamworth

[Buxtonclaret]

To be honest the extra time and penalties actually gives tamworth a real chance, especially on this pitch. A trip to spurs would be the inevitable massacre.

But the money that they'd get would help keep a club like Tamworth going for a while.

[Rileybobs]

Yes but what would 500k do for a club like Tamworth

Probably a lot. But is ‘the magic of the cup’ about holding out for a 0-0 to force a replay or beating a big club to reach the next round?

[Les latcham fan club]

Premier league ref gives Tamworth nothing but when a Spurs player falls over it's a foul.

[Buxtonclaret]

Drat.

[Rileybobs]

Tamworth goal.

[ElectroClaret]

Yes, they've looked poor have Spurs, but I reckon they'll win this 0-1.
(With a scrappy goal.)

Thank you
(Mind you, it's not over yet.)

[TPClaret]

Premier league ref gives Tamworth nothing but when a Spurs player falls over it's a foul.

Absolute joke and they score of it. Awful refereeing favouring the big club

[LincsWoldsClaret]

Peter Bankes - couldn’t get through a game without a major error

[claret wizard]

And it was offside

[Marney&Mee]

Premier league ref gives Tamworth nothing but when a Spurs player falls over it's a foul.

That was ridiculous. Clear foul on the Tamworth player a minute before

[Winstonswhite]

Probably a lot. But is ‘the magic of the cup’ about holding out for a 0-0 to force a replay or beating a big club to reach the next round?

When we were in the lower the divisions I always thought the “magic of the cup” was either drawing a big side or holding on for a replay and getting to play at a big clubs stadium.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Only caught end of game amazing how many free kicks the ref has given Spurs.

[Rileybobs]

When we were in the lower the divisions I always thought the “magic of the cup” was either drawing a big side or holding on for a replay and getting to play at a big clubs stadium.

Really? I’d rather knock out a big team than get a draw and a replay at their ground.

[Elizabeth]

To say Timo Werner is a German international he's been poor against Tamworth.

Werner gets dragged down to the level of low standard players but never rises to the level of high standard players. He has his own level of nothingness.

[Stonehouse]

Arsenal in white and Utd in blue ,what’s all that about?

[ClaretTony]

Peter Bankes - couldn’t get through a game without a major error

Always been a poor referee.

[Vegas Claret]

why are Arsenal dressed as Spurs ?

[kentonclaret]

Really? I’d rather knock out a big team than get a draw and a replay at their ground.

I’m sure that the chairman of Tamworth would rather have the extra £500k+ to improve their facilities and ground.
Both domestic Cup competitions are the preserve of the top PL clubs. A football league club hasn’t won the League Cup since the formation of the PL. Any “romance of the Cup” seems to fizzle out when it gets to the business end.

[Stanbill05]

why are Arsenal dressed as Spurs ?

Knife crime related, not sure how they getaway with white numbers though

[Commy]

Cracking goal by Bromley at Newcastle

[Rileybobs]

I’m sure that the chairman of Tamworth would rather have the extra £500k+ to improve their facilities and ground.
Both domestic Cup competitions are the preserve of the top PL clubs. A football league club hasn’t won the League Cup since the formation of the PL. Any “romance of the Cup” seems to fizzle out when it gets to the business end.

I reckon their fans would rather beat Spurs than draw against them and get a replay. But anyway, pros and cons to scrapping replays, and we saw the benefit of it yesterday.

[jrgbfc]

Tamworth robbed of a money spinning replay and once in a lifetime chance for their lads to play at a top stadium.

[alwaysaclaret]

Premier league ref gives Tamworth nothing but when a Spurs player falls over it's a foul.

Shocking from the ref, gave Tamworth absolutely Jack s**t but took plenty off them.

[Claretnick]

Tamworth robbed of a money spinning replay and once in a lifetime chance for their lads to play at a top stadium.

I'm sure there's no replays these days, a draw after ET goes to penalties

[dsr]

Full time and 0-0, Tamworth with 2 great chances to win it in the 95th minute but Spurs got blocks in.

Now the players can look forward to a one in a lifetime opportunity of playing in a world class 60,000+ seater stadium and the club can reap the financial benefits that will bring.... oh wait no, it is straight to extra time because Premier League clubs don't want extra games so their players are fresh and ready for the post and pre season tours around America and Asia.

This is exactly the sort of thing that the abolition of replays was intended to do. The powers that be believe that if Tottenham aren't good enough to beat Tamworth, they should be given extra time to do so; if Tamworth aren't good enough to beat Tottenham, they don't deserve any reward.

Obviously extra time favours the big club. They're fitter and they have a better subs bench.

[fidelcastro]

Tamworth robbed of a money spinning replay and once in a lifetime chance for their lads to play at a top stadium.

That's a wind-up, right?

[Rileybobs]

This is exactly the sort of thing that the abolition of replays was intended to do. The powers that be believe that if Tottenham aren't good enough to beat Tamworth, they should be given extra time to do so; if Tamworth aren't good enough to beat Tottenham, they don't deserve any reward.

Obviously extra time favours the big club. They're fitter and they have a better subs bench.

But this isn’t true. Replays were scrapped due to the European competitions being expanded and therefore reducing the number of midweek slots.

[Rileybobs]

Funny that no one was complaining about replays being scrapped at 5.30pm yesterday.

[kentonclaret]

I reckon their fans would rather beat Spurs than draw against them and get a replay. But anyway, pros and cons to scrapping replays, and we saw the benefit of it yesterday.

If you think that the fans of a club playing non league would not want to go and see their team play at Anfield, Old Trafford or The Emirates, which could be a once in a lifetime opportunity, I disagree.