The Official 2012/13 Thread for the English Cups & Football League

[Jimmy Stang]

I love a good underdog victory. The place is absolutely going nuts.

[d_phaneuf]

the phone hacker is taking it well

Piers Morgan ‏@piersmorgan
Wenger must resign tonight. This humiliation cannot continue - for him, the Club, and
the fans

Piers Morgan ‏@piersmorgan
Shameful. Utterly, horribly, disgracefully, shameful. #WengerOut
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[d_phaneuf]

OptaJoe ‏@OptaJoe
9 - Bradford City have won more consecutive penalty shoot outs than any other English team in history. Invincible.

[Barnet Flame]

Thank #### the world is ending a few hours.

[Locke]

I love this. Go Harrigate Town!

My sportsnet app hasnt a clue who is playing.

And I for one would make all of my purchases at 'Bargain Booze.' Where is this being played?

[Barnet Flame]

Harrogate is in North Yorkshire - Home of Betty's Tea Room which does brilliant sticky buns.

The game was played in Hastings.

And 'Bargain Booze' aint all that - it is cheaper in the supermarkets - got a great deal from Ocado a few weeks ago, half price on their already half price deal on Becks Vier delivered. £1.22 for a 4 pack - max order 20.

I ordered 20, but they only had 14 4 packs available. I'm drinking some now - it is fantastic, but still not enough to help me forget Bradford.

The best beer deal I ever got.

[carom]

Come on you irons

[d_phaneuf]

Newcastle are just an absolute mess this year

that and Macclesfield over Cardiff the only real cupsets today so far

lots of potential for them in the replays though

[Jimmy Stang]

Canadian boy Simeon Jackson scored for Norwich today as they beat Peterborough 3-0. He hasn't seen a lot of action this year and doesn't seem to fit into Hughton's plans often, but it was good to see him get some time on the pitch.

And Newcastle - wow. Hopefully they're still in shambles when Norwich plays them next week.

[Bagor]

The cheating racist at it again. Can't wait to hear Rogers spin that one.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Bagor

The cheating racist at it again. Can't wait to hear Rogers spin that one.

Why would it need spin? The ref is the one at fault.

[d_phaneuf]

it's his regular celebration but kissing the hand/wrist area after that goal showed no class

it's 2-1 now and a return fixture at Anfield is huge for Mansfield just because of the split gate

[d_phaneuf]

Reading v Sheffield United
Huddersfield Town v Leicester
QPR or West Brom v Sheffield Wednesday or MK Dons
Bolton or Sunderland v Cheltenham or Everton
Brighton & Hove Albion v Swansea City or Arsenal
Crystal Palace or Stoke City v Manchester City
West Ham United or Manchester United v Fulham or Blackpool
Southend United or Brentford v Chelsea
Hull City or Leyton Orient v Barnsley
Middlesbrough v Aldershot Town
Millwall v Aston Villa
Leeds United or Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City v Luton Town
Oldham Athletic v Liverpool
Macclesfield Town v Wigan Athletic or Bournemouth
Derby County v Blackburn Rovers

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by The Big Chill

Why would it need spin? The ref is the one at fault.

Yeah, Suarez is blameless for a deliberate handball. Holy crap. So any time they buy one of his dives he's blameless then also?

Spin it into an accidental one Brendan and then continue to wonder why the refs are reluctant to give him any benefit of the doubt in future.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Yeah, Suarez is blameless for a deliberate handball. Holy crap. So any time they buy one of his dives he's blameless then also?

Spin it into an accidental one Brendan and then continue to wonder why the refs are reluctant to give him any benefit of the doubt in future.

Deliberate? You must think he has super-human reflexes to get his arm up and deflect the ball right in his path from point-blank range.

His arm is out to the side as the ball is hitting the keeper. It's ball to hand, not the other way around.

[moon]

Mildly surprised to see Liverpool get the upset but not that surprised to see they needed the refs help to get it.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by The Big Chill

Deliberate?

Yes.



But keep going for the entertainment factor.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by The Big Chill

Deliberate? You must think he has super-human reflexes to get his arm up and deflect the ball right in his path from point-blank range.

His arm is out to the side as the ball is hitting the keeper. It's ball to hand, not the other way around.

If your arm is out to the side, it's handball. Maybe not deliberate but it should have been called a foul because it's not the ball-to-hand argument but because the arm is outstretched blocking space. If the arm was not there, the rebound would have gone past him.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Yes.

But keep going for the entertainment factor.

Not really sure how you can say that's deliberate. His arm is out to the side and he pulls it away after its hit. If his intention was to handle it then he wouldn't pull it away like that. And again, it's from point blank range. Even if you think it was hand to ball, there is no way you can say its anything besides an instinctual reaction.

The ref got it wrong. It's not deliberate cheating.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

If your arm is out to the side, it's handball. Maybe not deliberate but it should have been called a foul because it's not the ball-to-hand argument but because the arm is outstretched blocking space. If the arm was not there, the rebound would have gone past him.

I agree that it should have been called. I don't agree with Bagor calling him a cheat and saying its deliberate.