Chelsea v Stoke FA Cup

[Chicken Runner61]

Stoke are unfairly maligned at times IMHO.

Yes they have been a very one dimensional team in the past, and they still tend to go with the big guys up front, but they have their share of creative players, and aren't all about lumping it.

Arsenal can crap on pretentiously about their beautiful football all they like, but they haven't won a thing for several years which suggests it's not creating as many goals as it should, and thus they can't be that entertaining.

Very true but also how can a team coming up to the Prem spend £50M and compete with the top 16 AND play pretty football. As for Wenger I think he just tries to big up his players in the hope referees will give them the benefit in 50 - 50 tackles and to excuse his recent failure to win anything.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Yes, yes, and YES.

This is what I mean when I say I much prefer watching the FL highlights on BBC to watching MOTD.

To fans of rather mediocre teams like us, every goal we score is something to treasure, an unexpectedly rare joy, a moment to be savoured just in case it's weeks or months until you see the next one. If I were to see Glenn Murray score at Withdean, I think my joy would be on a par with David Attenborough's on seeing a Blue Whale for the first time. Plus the added bonus at Withdean and a few resilient lower league clubs is that they don't ruin that precious, sweet, sweet moment by playing SHIT music the second the ball hits the net, reducing the crowd to vacuous clapping in the blink of an eye.

At Arsenal/Chelsea/United/etc it just seems to be a mild cheer, a spot of golf applause, maybe a couple of wanker signs at the away fans then back to reading the programme.

Its because Chelsea are not actually a proper football club

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Its because Chelsea are not actually a proper football club

Explain?

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Bugger. Tosser Terry's just got the 2nd.

 

[perseus]

Wilkinson Own goal. Or Terry. Did you see the blonde girl in the crowd?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Terry chips in more than his fair share with his head. A bit like T.Elphick.

 

[perseus]

Branislav Ivanović long throw from Chelsea.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Ivanovic long throw from Chelsea.

He should give them up its embarrasing - foul throw and now trips up

 

[perseus]

A southern F A Cup this year with the last Lancashire clubs Bolton and Man City going out in the 5th Round, and the last Yorkshire clubs, Leeds U, Doncaster R and Leeds going out in the 4th.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I didn't know Birmingham was in the South?

 

[perseus]

I didn't know Birmingham was in the South?

Reading let the south down.

 

[patchamalbion]

Chelsea v Villa and Pompy v yids/fulham then

 

[Twinkle Toes]

David - what the f*** have you done??!

 

[gts big bruv]

Its because Chelsea are not actually a proper football club

Why is that?
Founded 1905
Have their own ground
Football association Cup winner
Football League cup winners ,
look like a proper club to me !!!

 

[MozzaaSCFC]

Stoke played under par today; wasn't out strongest XI either; 1st half we looked good for a draw; but then 2nd half didn't do anything until the 91st minute; O well not fussed don't do anything in the FA Cup; just hope we hammer Burnley on Wednesday night and be just another win from safety

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Stoke played under par today

So did Chelski.

 

[MozzaaSCFC]

So did Chelski.

But Chelsea have more quality than Stoke so under par Chelsea vs under par Stoke = Chelsea still better