The FA Cup semi final thread

Sat 14/04 Manchester United v Watford (Villa Park, 17:30)

Sun 15/04 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea (Old Trafford, 16:00)

It's all set up for a Man Utd-Chelsea final, but both Watford and Blackburn will be desperate for a win, for pride as much as anything.

Nevertheless, United beat Watford 4-0 at Old Trafford earlier in the season, whilst we've beaten Blackburn 3 times this season: 2-0 at Ewood Park in the Premiership, 2-0 at Ewood Park in the Carling Cup 4th Round and 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premiership. However, with both Chelsea and United playing in midweek, Blackburn and Watford should have the upper hand, in terms of fitness.

Likely line-up (Chelsea):

----------------Cech-------------
Diarra---Carvalho---Terry---Bridge
---------------Makelele-----------
--------Essien----------Lampard---
----------------Ballack------------
----------Drogba--Shevchenko-----

Predictions:

Manchester United 3-0 Watford
Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Chelsea

Got a sneaky feeling for Blackburn

United team -

VDS
Brown, Rio, Heinze, Evra
Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs
Rooney, Smith

Got a bad feeling about today, people seem to think we're already in the final.

Unless we get an early goal, it could be really tight.

Prediction - 2:1.

Damn what a strike. Eat that pierre

Good goal but the keeper should've done better.

Game over after 7 minutes.

What a goal!

Even after 7 mins the gap you can see the gulf in quality between the two.

Great hit by Rooney.

Evras at right back...

Pierre's not a total idiot then.

Thats a very good goal, you have to say.

Took a deflection mind.

Good finish.

Pierre will no doubt bring up my comparison with Bellion.

Ronaldo 2-1!

How many is that for this season?

Ronaldo, 2:1.

21st goal!

Richard Lee is having a mare!

Can Ferguson not get out of his chair without grabbing a coach or player? He seems to need a lift...

"Wonderful Rooney here, scored the first and made the second"

Fuck off motson, made the second?!

Michael Ballack wrote:"Wonderful Rooney here, scored the first and made the second"

Fuck off motson, made the second?!

He did, he made the final pass.

I've turned Motson off. Listening too Alan Green instead.

Surprise surprise, Watford actually look like a half-decent team when they're not just whacking it forward.

Ferdinand off, that Priskin is a cunt!

Fletcher right back.

Decent save by Lee from a Rooney shot.

-- Fletcher -- Brown -- Heinze -- Evra --

Barcelona-esque move there

kas wrote:Barcelona-esque move there

the poor defending from Watford?

Luis wrote:

kas wrote:Barcelona-esque move there

the poor defending from Watford?

Lol, they've defended quite well, actually.

Should be more than 2:1 but we've done quite well.

Playing well enough, but could have scored a few more times or should have. Ronaldo fucked up that one chance it would of been an awesome goal when Rooney played him in.

I hope Ferdinand is back fast and not out for a while or we aren't gonna win anything.

OwenThomas4 wrote:I hope Ferdinand is back fast and not out for a while or we aren't gonna win anything.

It's ok Silvestre is back

OwenThomas4 wrote:I hope Ferdinand is back fast and not out for a while or we aren't gonna win anything.

I hope he's back May 24th