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02-08-2017 , 04:42 PM

#25401

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25,691

FA cup needs to bump the prize money and give direct CL qualification or something, otherwise it will become the new Mickey cup

02-08-2017 , 04:58 PM

#25402

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,132

Lol at giving a Champions league spot to the winner of the FA cup.

02-08-2017 , 05:06 PM

#25403

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25,691

Quote:

Originally Posted by HH

Lol at giving a Champions league spot to the winner of the FA cup.

A rather compelling argument

should have put and/or

02-08-2017 , 05:15 PM

#25404

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,132

Any club can win the fa cup i.e Wigan, Millwall got to the final in 2004; no club from outside the top division should be one match from qualifying for the champions league.

It's already a glorified worthless cup the prestige of the FA cup is the only thing carrying the trophy.

02-08-2017 , 05:17 PM

#25405

kingweed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MindFckr

FA cup needs to bump the prize money and give direct CL qualification or something, otherwise it will become the new Mickey cup

Quote:

Originally Posted by HH

Lol at giving a Champions league spot to the winner of the FA cup.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindFckr

A rather compelling argument

should have put and/or

The FA cup is still a great trophy to win. They should just stop scheduling the premier league 2/3 or what ever days it is after the FA cup weekends.

In the last 20 years:-

Chelsea 6 (although, 2 when they where ****)
Arsenal 6
Man Utd 4
Plop 2

Pompy and Baids have won it.

So the 'bigger' teams tend to win it. Go back a further 5 years, Everton and Spurs won it when they where both good lol Arsenal, Man Utd and Plop won it again and prior to that was the wimbledon shock.

02-08-2017 , 05:28 PM

#25406

thethethe

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This ref's a joke.

02-08-2017 , 05:29 PM

#25407

kutuz_off

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,613

Distribution of CL spots is not up to the FA anyway. UEFA controls that.

02-08-2017 , 05:29 PM

#25408

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,856

Most blatant red of the week, paging ducksauce

02-08-2017 , 05:33 PM

#25409

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,856

Just cushion it back to the keeper, what could go wrong

02-08-2017 , 05:36 PM

#25410

kingweed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kutuz_off

Distribution of CL spots is not up to the FA anyway. UEFA controls that.

Is it?

Isn't it down to the country to decide what they do with their allocated spots. Years ago, Real Madrid didn't quality via the league format and they got the spot.

02-08-2017 , 05:37 PM

#25411

Hoopie1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by thethethe

Need to bring on Salami. We've got a bunch of good crossers, but no one who can head a ball.

How has he done for you? I was disappointed that we didn't sign him in the summer.

02-08-2017 , 05:43 PM

#25412

thethethe

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Seems he's barely played (injuries/illness and AFCON). Definitely very dangerous in the air and works well with Mahrez. I'm really hopeful for him as we've got bunch of good crossers.

Watching us cross at the weekend to 5'7" Okazaki in aerial challenges against Pogba and Smalling was laughable.

02-08-2017 , 05:46 PM

#25413

unwantedguest

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Indeedy

02-08-2017 , 05:46 PM

#25414

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,856

LIQUID FOOTBALL

02-08-2017 , 05:47 PM

#25415

thethethe

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Yes W'Indeedy!

02-08-2017 , 05:47 PM

#25416

Cinarocket

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The thing about FA Cup is that it's prestigious only because people call it this way due to history and all that. In theory it's the same as a Mickey Mouse cup except that people decided to label the league cup as mickey mouse.

The day people stop caring about FA cup it will be a mickey mouse cup too. You are what people make of you

02-08-2017 , 05:48 PM

#25417

kingweed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kutuz_off

Distribution of CL spots is not up to the FA anyway. UEFA controls that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingweed

Is it?

Isn't it down to the country to decide what they do with their allocated spots. Years ago, Real Madrid didn't quality via the league format and they got the spot.

Looks like thats still the same case. It's up to the FAs of each country as to who they put forward to represent the country if you will. Generally speaking it's sorted by the league positions. The only thing that has changed in recent years is that the EL and CL winners will be put in the GS regardless of where they finish or what league they are in (unless obv they go busto).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinarocket

People (UNITED) decided to label it as mickey mouse because plop tried to make it out as equal to the FA cup. It's a United and Plop rivalry that caused the term.

Took on a bigger meaning after their mickey mouse treble

Last edited by kingweed; 02-08-2017 at 05:54 PM.

02-08-2017 , 06:10 PM

#25418

thethethe

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Who needs Messi?

02-08-2017 , 06:10 PM

#25419

kutuz_off

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Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,613

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingweed

http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/...9_DOWNLOAD.pdf

Article 3 Entries for the competition

3.02
Associations are represented on the following basis:
a. one representative: winner of the top domestic championship;
b. two representatives: winner and runner-up of the top domestic championship;
c. three representatives: winner, runner-up and third-placed club in the top
domestic championship;
d. four representatives: winner, runner-up, third- and fourth-placed clubs in the
top domestic championship.

02-08-2017 , 06:10 PM

#25420

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,856

That was nice

02-08-2017 , 06:10 PM

#25421

Ra_Z_Boy

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FA forcing United to skip the FA Cup instead of letting us play our reserves for the ****ty waste of time world club cup didn't help the prestige of things (and of course United get blamed even though the FA just wanted to suck up to FIFA to try to get the World Cup. ).

02-08-2017 , 06:18 PM

#25422

kutuz_off

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Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,613

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingweed

Years ago, Real Madrid didn't quality via the league format and they got the spot.

What year was it? In 1999-00 RM finished 5th in La Liga but entered 2000-01 CL as title holders.

02-08-2017 , 06:24 PM

#25423

kingweed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kutuz_off

What year was it? In 1999-00 RM finished 5th in La Liga but entered 2000-01 CL as title holders.

Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, I remember there being a big thing about it at the time and then a repeat when Plop won it and Everton qualified.

And ah right fair enough. Googling skills let me down there

02-08-2017 , 06:27 PM

#25424

kingweed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy

Wasn't it was the other way around. Club wanted to play the reserves in the FA cup and use the first team in the pointless cwc?

Makes way more sense your way. Should just abolish the cwc. Just causes fixtures pile up for the club in it.