The F A Cup---A Dead Duck?

[Whiskyman]

Just watched a bit of the Blackburn v Man City game on the box and can't help noticing the number of empty seats for what is pretty much a derby match.

Also the fact that most of the City players are performing like they'd rather be anywhere else but at Ewood Park.

Wasn't too long ago when the third round games, particularly games where a lower league team were at home to one of the big boys, would be sold out.

Maybe Paul Lambert had a point after all.

[RingoBingoDingo]

Just watched a bit of the Blackburn v Man City game on the box and can't help noticing the number of empty seats for what is pretty much a derby match.

Also the fact that most of the City players are performing like they'd rather be anywhere else but at Ewood Park.

Wasn't too long ago when the third round games, particularly games where a lower league team were at home to one of the big boys, would be sold out.

Maybe Paul Lambert had a point after all.

Dead duck my A-rse its one game in one of the poorest areas of England on a cold wet and windy Saturday a few days after the xmas period Its still the cup and your know it all knows f_all jog on ya miserable c-unt

[JimmyV66]

Can only comment from a fans point of view. The FA Cup is still as magical as ever.

Wigan winning it last season, West Ham reaching the final in 06 and Millwall in 04 and Portsmouth making the final twice in recent years winning it once prove that the magic is and always will still be there.

Do sadly however think that some managers and chairman do now see the prem and championship as the be all and end all.

[dagenhamJohn]

probably has a lot to do with the busy fixture list of most top clubs plus the priority of fielding a team of injury free players every weekend for the Lge games, ie the bread and butter of any club!

we also have Lge type Euro competitions with quali tables or group phases which many English clubs have found out is not always to their favour, see Bolton for 1 example, i know this little to do with our domestic Cups but in reality its the same everywhere, survival is the priority.

[JimmyV66]

22 FA CUP games today. 68 goals. Cant beat that for entertainment.

[IronworksFC]

Just watched a bit of the Blackburn v Man City game on the box and can't help noticing the number of empty seats for what is pretty much a derby match.

Also the fact that most of the City players are performing like they'd rather be anywhere else but at Ewood Park.

Wasn't too long ago when the third round games, particularly games where a lower league team were at home to one of the big boys, would be sold out.

Maybe Paul Lambert had a point after all.

Dead duck my A-rse its one game in one of the poorest areas of England on a cold wet and windy Saturday a few days after the xmas period Its still the cup and your know it all knows f_all jog on ya miserable c-unt[/quote]

Hello you ginger thumbed fu (ktard. Thought it was you when you started posting, now I'm convinced.

[JimmyTicket]

Just watched a bit of the Blackburn v Man City game on the box and can't help noticing the number of empty seats for what is pretty much a derby match.

Also the fact that most of the City players are performing like they'd rather be anywhere else but at Ewood Park.

Wasn't too long ago when the third round games, particularly games where a lower league team were at home to one of the big boys, would be sold out.

Maybe Paul Lambert had a point after all.

Dead duck my A-rse its one game in one of the poorest areas of England on a cold wet and windy Saturday a few days after the xmas period Its still the cup and your know it all knows f_all jog on ya miserable c-unt[/quote].




Harsh but that is probably the bitterness of servitude that blights your comment...

[BillyDWhizz]

FA cup still got something..Especially watching Danny Rose getting right mugged off and gifting Le A.rse a goal.