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[Football] Up for the Cup?



Meade's Ball

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
13,612
Hither (sometimes Thither)
At 2-0 I turned to watch the last episode of Don't Forget the Driver, and now I'm in the bath. Interested in a possible upset but not a diamond-encrusted trouncing. Where's the fascination in the richest proving they can out buy the rest of us?
 




Hamilton

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NSC Patreon
Jul 7, 2003
12,390
Brighton
5-0. Embarrassing for the game. Unfair and we should all be very angry, no matter how pretty the football is. Level the playing field #FFP @ChampionsLeague @EmiratesFACup [MENTION=34361]PremierLeague[/MENTION]

They need to be punished for unfair financial play. This is not good for football. I remember when City were a real club.


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Washie

Well-known member
Jun 20, 2011
5,419
Eastbourne
Shows how much football is dying. If Liverpool or Spurs win the CL, they'll be considered to have had a better season, than the side who won the treble.
 




Durlston

"Garlic bread!?"
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Jul 15, 2009
9,762
Haywards Heath
5-0. Embarrassing for the game. Unfair and we should all be very angry, no matter how pretty the football is. Level the playing field #FFP @ChampionsLeague @EmiratesFACup [MENTION=34361]PremierLeague[/MENTION]

They need to be punished for unfair financial play. This is not good for football. I remember when City were a real club.


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It is surprising how many of them miss the days of losing 2-1 at York City and drawing with Wrexham in what is now League One, but it was the season they won that crazy game at Wembley with Gillingham at 2-0 down in the 91st minute. Five minutes later 2-2, then extra-time and Nicky Weaver was the hero in the penalty shoot-out.

#Real football.
 


Palacefinder General

Well-known member
Apr 5, 2019
2,594
Shows how UTTERLY deluded Ian Wright is: "I don't begrudge City at all. Those fans know bad times. They have been through the lower divisions"

The world has gone mad.
 








Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Had enough of Man City. Success 95% bought with money. They are NOT good for our game imo.

The gushing is really starting to piss me off
 


Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,133
Eastbourne
I didn't watch the game and I won't be watching the highlights. What fun is it watching the school bully punch the little kid with glasses for the 500th time? :shrug:

I used to love the FA Cup Final - when it was a competition. As soon as you throw Citeh in with any club who isn't top six the anal fisting express leaves platform one for a non-stop journey to Manchester. Boring.
 




Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!
Sep 21, 2011
5,476
Auch
0-0's are not a good advert for football especially for the neutral after 120 mins. I think the priority has to be entertainment for the worldwide audience. Certainly in cup competitions when the league status isn't at stake.

**** the neutrals
 








bobby baxter

Well-known member
Jan 31, 2014
719
Gonna swim against the tide here, I absolutely love watching City, as a team and individually they are brilliant.
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Gonna swim against the tide here, I absolutely love watching City, as a team and individually they are brilliant.

Yes, but it wears thin after a while imo. It’s like watching a Ferrari racing a Ford Mondeo, once it’s not competitive it’s a bit Harlem Globetrotters, just entertainment without an edge.
 






Surrey Phil

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Aug 3, 2010
1,473
Don’t think anyone can complain next season when teams play their reserve players, as ultimately you can’t win the cups any more!
 


Weststander

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NSC Patreon
Aug 25, 2011
63,407
Withdean area
I didn't watch the game and I won't be watching the highlights. What fun is it watching the school bully punch the little kid with glasses for the 500th time? :shrug:

I used to love the FA Cup Final - when it was a competition. As soon as you throw Citeh in with any club who isn't top six the anal fisting express leaves platform one for a non-stop journey to Manchester. Boring.

This.
25 great players, bought partly with oil money, mean injuries can never, ever hurt ManC.

Has this happened in football history before? I can only think of the Real Madrid Galactico’s where a similar situation was contrived.

Why is this good for the sport?
 



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