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dazzalewis1968

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So it's 30 years since a club reached the cup final and got relegated,
Looks like it will happen again with Wigan (I was 15)
That team was us, would it not be "Ironic" if 30 years later we are the team
Replacing Wigan.
 










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dazzalewis1968

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They had a point deduction,but were relegated. So we can say second time in
30years.
 




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SussexHoop

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I'm not convinced Wigan are going down. Villa have to play Man U, Sunderland, Norwich, Chelsea and finish at Wigan. Wigan have a couple of games where they might pick up points before the Villa game.

If Wigan and Villa can pick up a couple of wins, they could be back with the pack and then it could get very interesting.
 






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Not Andy Naylor

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dazzalewis1968 said:
So it's 30 years since a club reached the cup final and got relegated,
Looks like it will happen again with Wigan (I was 15)
That team was us, would it not be "Ironic" if 30 years later we are the team
Replacing Wigan.
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I may be wrong but is the "Ironic" reference not a nod to that stupid song of the same name by Alanis Morissette which lists a lot of coincidences under the erroneous impression that they are examples of irony (hence the use of quotes in the thread title? Of course, a song called "Ironic" written by someone who obviously doesn't know what the word means really IS ironic ....
 






Not Andy Naylor

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dazzalewis1968 said:
They had a point deduction,but were relegated. So we can say second time in
30years.
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Portsmouth would have been relegated even without the points deduction. So Boro and them. Wigan will be third if they go. And to be honest, nobody would miss them.
 


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Frutos

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Irony, it's like goldy and bronzy only made of iron.
 


Dan Gleeballs

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Wigan Athletic can give the FA Cup a lift – or do a Brighton | David Lacey

Even now Brighton supporters of a certain age must still wince at the memory of Gordon Smith bearing down on the Manchester United goal at the end of extra time at Wembley in 1983 with only Gary Bailey barring the way to one of the greatest upsets of all time. But Smith's tame shot was easily saved, the match ended 2-2 and United won the replay 4-0.

The seriousness with which clubs then took the FA Cup was evident in the efforts taken by Brighton to get their captain, Steve Foster, released from suspension so he could play in the final. A booking had taken him above the number of disciplinary points that then brought an automatic ban. The club sought an injunction at the high court to get the suspension set aside but to no avail.

Brighton were already relegated from the old First Division when they faced United in the final but did not play like it. If Wigan beat Millwall they could find themselves in a similar situation. Had Smith scored Brighton would probably have gone down with a smile. For Wigan, appearing at Wembley would be a poor consolation for the loss of the Premier League place they have fought so hard to preserve.
 


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