FA Cup Fourth Round Weekend Thread

S4P wrote:

Lee Dickson wrote:

S4P wrote:The black Henry does it again.

An insult to Adebayor I know.

his 1st goal was very henry like and with his left foot too

his 2nd was a cracker

he's becoming a monster

This has been a scintilating performance from the part-timers of Havant and Waterliverpool.

Ft arsenal 3-0 newcastle

senderos had another good game today.

Glenn Hysén wrote:

Batman wrote:

You calling me a liar?

maybe i could be wrong about the Rafa's kid signings being good, whats Liverpools best reserve XI?

didn't Liverpool sign and then sell the new Ayala?

pardon?

I doubt many of the Liverpool fans on this board have a great knowledge of the world U17 footballing scene, you're an idiot if you take the opinion of a fan as fact.

Liverpool's best reserve XI? How the f@ck should I know? I don't even know our best first first XI.

Who's the new Ayala? What was wrong with the old Ayala? I don't know what you're driving at here.

c**t

Im sure Liverpool have signed some reserve team players over the age of 17?

i don't take a liverpools fans opinion as fact, if i did then i would have put money on Liverpool winning the league this season.

If you don't know what ur best reserve XI is then how do u know they would lose?

don't u remember signing argentine defender? i can't remember his name.

L*******l

Much much better second half performance, exactly what we needed after the embarasment against Spurs. Senderos was very solid which was good, Clichy was impressive once again - unbelievably fast. Diaby had a better game than usual also. As for Adebayor, he is a monster. 'tis all.

Cesc wrote:Does anyone know the extent of Rosicky's knock he picked up?

It looked like he tweaked a muscle. Same as usual.

Batman wrote:

Im sure Liverpool have signed some reserve team players over the age of 17?

i don't take a liverpools fans opinion as fact, if i did then i would have put money on Liverpool winning the league this season.

If you don't know what ur best reserve XI is then how do u know they would lose?

don't u remember signing argentine defender? i can't remember his name.

L*******l

Paletta, he's gone back to Argentina but like Barragan we have a first option/agreed buy back fee. I don't recall Ayala playing in the Premiership.

The only reserve players I can speak about with any real authority are El Zhar, Hobbs and possibly Insua. The rest are fragments of the kids who regularly defeat your kids with the rest out on loan.

Still wouldn't play them against a non league side, they'd get the $h!t kicked out of them

btw - chins

Very good result. By the way it seems that the African Nations Cup is inspiring Adebayor. He's pretty hot recently.

Hlebadinho wrote:
Much much better second half performance, exactly what we needed after the embarasment against Spurs. Senderos was very solid which was good, Clichy was impressive once again - unbelievably fast. Diaby had a better game than usual also. As for Adebayor, he is a monster. 'tis all.

yeah we were very good in the 2nd half. I was very harsh on the team during half time coz that 5-1 spanking was still on my mind.

very important win

Hlebadinho wrote:

Cesc wrote:Does anyone know the extent of Rosicky's knock he picked up?

It looked like he tweaked a muscle. Same as usual.

I heard that someone had hit him on the chin.

It's very disappointing to have lost 3-0, especially considering a good first half performance in which we arguably shaded the game, came closer to scoring with a Smith shot being headed off the line, with Taylor having a very good chance in space in the Arsenal area, with one fantastic move down the right involving Carr, Milner, Owen which we didn't quite finish off. The second half we were poor, we lacked energy, Adebayor's goals were a class apart.

I thought, given the first half, the lack of quality from the likes of Duff and N'Zogbia in the second was a big shame, because they threatened well down the left early on. Milner ran all game, had a good match overall. I didn't think the defence could be faulted for anything today - all four defenders had a solid game, Carr and Enrique made a few decent runs forward. The problems were Butt, again, who struggled to pass and who offers no defensive protection, and then our two forwards. I don't think we could find two players who put in less real effort, who are less mobile, who show less imagination than Owen and Smith. The number of times they were caught offside was ridiculous, and meant that, besides from lacking attacking threat, we also were put under constant pressure in the second half. I'd really be happy just to get these two off the wage bill, to just get rid of them.

Still, there are some positives to be taken from the first half, and with Martins back, with Viduka fit, and hopefully with at least one midfielder in before the end of the month, things should improve, we should start to build in February.

Glenn Hysén wrote:

Batman wrote:

Im sure Liverpool have signed some reserve team players over the age of 17?

i don't take a liverpools fans opinion as fact, if i did then i would have put money on Liverpool winning the league this season.

If you don't know what ur best reserve XI is then how do u know they would lose?

don't u remember signing argentine defender? i can't remember his name.

L*******l

Paletta, he's gone back to Argentina but like Barragan we have a first option/agreed buy back fee. I don't recall Ayala playing in the Premiership.

The only reserve players I can speak about with any real authority are El Zhar, Hobbs and possibly Insua. The rest are fragments of the kids who regularly defeat your kids with the rest out on loan.

Still wouldn't play them against a non league side, they'd get the $h!t kicked out of them

At the level what do you think is more important, winning or the style of football your players play?

The impressive thing about the Arsenals reserves is that they play in the same style as the first team. but you don't hear that much about them winning things.

i would like to apologise for the earlier wind-up, suggesting that the Liverpool reserves could win today 3-0.



Would this team have lost today?

Gael Clichy, you are a fucking star. We haven't felt the effects of losing Cuntly C*nt at all.

Flamtusso solid as usual. I believe he's making a pocket big enough to fit both Pirlo and Kaka for the CL tie, I'm looking forward to it, I believe Nike will be designing it.

Is anyone worried about Cesc's goal streak drying up, we really could use his scoring touch at this time in the season.

Nothing needed to be said of Adebayor, he is what he is. I'm noticing a great connection with Eduardo, they're building a great understanding

Senderos wasn't Dogshite today!

Teams through to the 5th round:

Boro
Arsenal
Bristol Rovers
Coventry
Preston
Liverpool
Huddersfield
WBA
Pompey
Southampton
Wolves
Wigan / Chelsea
U*d / Spurs
Sheff Utd / Man City

There will be a maximum of 7 EPL teams in the 5th round and 7 from the Football league.

This means that there could be a few all football league teams make it to the quarter finals.

Sgoater1 wrote:Teams through to the 5th round:

Boro
Arsenal
Bristol Rovers
Coventry
Preston
Liverpool
Huddersfield
WBA
Pompey
Southampton
Wolves
Wigan / Chelsea
U*d / Spurs
Sheff Utd / Man City

There will be a maximum of 7 EPL teams in the 5th round and 7 from the Football league.

This means that there could be a few all football league teams make it to the quarter finals.

I think its always good to have David vs Goliath games come the final stages of the competition, it would be fantastic to see an underdog reach the final.... god forbid win.

Black Magic wrote:
Senderos wasn't Dogshite today!

he's a solid player, dunno why people call him shite. U can question whether his playing style would fit our high line, but not his qualities.

Sgoater1 wrote:Teams through to the 5th round:

Boro
Arsenal
Bristol Rovers
Coventry
Preston
Liverpool
Huddersfield
WBA
Pompey
Southampton
Wolves
Wigan / Chelsea
U*d / Spurs
Sheff Utd / Man City

There will be a maximum of 7 EPL teams in the 5th round and 7 from the Football league.

This means that there could be a few all football league teams make it to the quarter finals.

9 from the football league. you forgot barnsley and hereford/cardiff.

Agooner wrote:

Black Magic wrote:
Senderos wasn't Dogshite today!

he's a solid player, dunno why people call him shite. U can question whether his playing style would fit our high line, but not his qualities.

This is precisely why he can't play a high line, so yeah i think we can question his qualities.

Hes a no nonsense defender, but i don't rate him particularly much better than Huth for example both allow mistakes into their games.

Football Genius wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:Teams through to the 5th round:

Boro
Arsenal
Bristol Rovers
Coventry
Preston
Liverpool
Huddersfield
WBA
Pompey
Southampton
Wolves
Wigan / Chelsea
U*d / Spurs
Sheff Utd / Man City

There will be a maximum of 7 EPL teams in the 5th round and 7 from the Football league.

This means that there could be a few all football league teams make it to the quarter finals.

I think its always good to have David vs Goliath games come the final stages of the competition, it would be fantastic to see an underdog reach the final.... god forbid win.

Im hoping the big 4 get drawn together. If we get through tomorrows game im quite hopeful we can get a lower league team and get through.

debaser wrote:

Sgoater1 wrote:Teams through to the 5th round:

Boro
Arsenal
Bristol Rovers
Coventry
Preston
Liverpool
Huddersfield
WBA
Pompey
Southampton
Wolves
Wigan / Chelsea
U*d / Spurs
Sheff Utd / Man City

There will be a maximum of 7 EPL teams in the 5th round and 7 from the Football league.

This means that there could be a few all football league teams make it to the quarter finals.

9 from the football league. you forgot barnsley and hereford/cardiff.

Oh yeah, fucking hell thats impressive, well done to the football league. (9 of the last 16 )

Football Genius wrote:
I think its always good to have David vs Goliath games come the final stages of the competition, it would be fantastic to see an underdog reach the final.... god forbid win.

i agree in principal, but i'm hoping its the usual suspects in the final, purely for the european place to go to the league. we finished 6th in the year millwall got to the final and boro won the league cup, so only 5th place got into europe. most upsetting.

Football Genius wrote:

Agooner wrote:

Black Magic wrote:
Senderos wasn't Dogshite today!

he's a solid player, dunno why people call him shite. U can question whether his playing style would fit our high line, but not his qualities.

This is precisely why he can't play a high line, so yeah i think we can question his qualities.

Hes a no nonsense defender, but i don't rate him particularly much better than Huth for example both allow mistakes into their games.

Terry, carra etc wouldn't feel comfortable in our defensive set up, doesn't mean they are shite.

oh yeah he's better than Huth

I like Senderos, but he has been $h!t since our run to the CL final in 06. He seems to be getting it together though, good performances in the last couple of games.

Here's to a Federer capitulation this year. God knows how much Senderos deserves to be Swiss sportsman of the year. It's time the big CB got a chance to be in a Rolex advert.

Agooner wrote:

Football Genius wrote:

Agooner wrote:

Black Magic wrote:
Senderos wasn't Dogshite today!

he's a solid player, dunno why people call him shite. U can question whether his playing style would fit our high line, but not his qualities.

This is precisely why he can't play a high line, so yeah i think we can question his qualities.

Hes a no nonsense defender, but i don't rate him particularly much better than Huth for example both allow mistakes into their games.

Terry, carra etc wouldn't feel comfortable in our defensive set up, doesn't mean they are shite.

oh yeah he's better than Huth

Terry and Carra are not great footballers..... they are determined and read the game well, Senderos does not read the game quite as well, so in principle you are right, but Senderos is very much a poor mans Carragher

Shearer on Keegan: "we're very similar personalities"

as insults go, that's pretty harsh

lovely goal by anelka.

what's up with wigan's pitch? looks horrible.

debaser wrote:lovely goal by anelka.

what's up with wigan's pitch? looks horrible.

Not 100% its the reason but Wigan Warriors play on it and the weather has been $h!t recently so that wouldnt have helped.

Wigan clearly miss Landzaat

Sgoater1 wrote:

debaser wrote:lovely goal by anelka.

what's up with wigan's pitch? looks horrible.

Not 100% its the reason but Wigan Warriors play on it and the weather has been $h!t recently so that wouldnt have helped.

ironically it was caused by a protective tent Wigan had installed