Well done FCUM

[pauld]

Beat Rochdale 3-2 with a Roy of the Rovers last kick of the ball of injury time winner. Superb!

"Are you watching David Gill?" 

[larwood]

That was ace!

The fans were amazing all night.Couldn't believe it when the goal went in at the end.Brilliant 

[Langers]

There fans were mental! Best game og football i have watched in a long time.

Give me that over premiership any day.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

That was a great game. Given our current form I am sooooooo glad we didn't draw FC United. Fantastic support and they look a very, very useful side. It's inevitable that they will be in the Football  League sooner rather than later.

What I don't quite get is their relationship with Man Utd. Obviously I know they are disillusioned Man Utd fans but what happens if and when the Glaziers sling their hook and it starts getting run as a proper football club again? Presumably those fans wouldn't just ditch FC United, would they? Would FC United become a kind of feeder/reserve side for Man U? In a way it would be a shame if it did. Fair play to them though. If we manage to get past the Janners, I know who I do not want in the next round.

Oh yeah, fair play to Keith Hill being extremely gracious in defeat. The winning goal for FCU should never have been allowed (although you could see why it was. From one angle, i.e the ref's angle, it looked like the keeper spilled it but from behind the goal the lad clearly kicked it out of the keeper's hands) but he didn't go over board about it and gave credit where it was due. And 'Dale didn't play badly to be fair, and that is another great story in itself.

All in all, a good night for football...I liked ESPN's coverage as well.

[Simon Pieman]

I thought you were congratulating a knock off fashion label.

[RobertT]

OST, while the Glazier's coming in created the club, I think all the other Premiership shit had created the enrvironment in which it was possible, so I think they'll stick with it.  Just because new owners arrive it is not going to make Man Utd cheap to watch again, it's not going to make football matches occur on a Saturday at 3pm, it's not going to change the corporate feel of grounds etc.  You can tell from watching last nights game just how great it must be to be involved with that club.  The goalie ran over to a fan ans jumped on him when they scored the first, imagine that happening, even it our level.  Let alone the Prem.  The fan ownership means they are all in it together.  I must admit, watching it made me wonder why other clubs can't be like that.

[Bob's Orange]

There is a little bit about it here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9147092.stm

[Simon Pieman]

I saw an interview with one of the new owners of Liverpool suggesting Premiership matches could be played as far away as Asia.

It's not American Football you cunts. Which sums it up for me really, watching Premiership teams is just a day out for many. It's so far detached from the fans now.

[RobertT]

I wonder just how happy the Liverpool fans are now that they've heard the new owners making all the same noises.  The ones that make football sound like a franchise business.

[Nomoreheroes]

I saw an interview with one of the new owners of Liverpool suggesting Premiership matches could be played as far away as Asia.

It's not American Football you cunts. Which sums it up for me really, watching Premiership teams is just a day out for many. It's so far detached from the fans now.

I think alot of people feared this when the Premier League and the Champions League were first conceived. The concern was that the more football became about money, the more and more it would evolve into a business.

If I'd sunk that amount of money into a football club I would want to explore as many ways as possible of getting a return on my investment. I use the word investment, because at the end of the day thats what it is. There has to be some sort of financial return somewhere along the line (whether it be for the football club or for the company/companies being associated with the football club)

[Rich Pullen]

It's a shame that a decent Non-League achievement like this will be overshadowed by talk of the politics.

I know in many ways it goes hand-in-hand but on the pitch they are just a Northern Premier League team who have beaten a League One club. Which is great.

[RobertT]

They are not just a Northern League team though, are they?  They are glimpse of how clubs could be and a stark reminder of what football has become.  I think it's fantastic that they won last night, and it was compelling viewing, but.....

....they played on a Friday night in front of TV camera's.


I hope they don't end up having to conform to everything they've battled against in creating the club.  I want them, and AFC Wimbledon in the league at some point, but I want them there as a shining example to the rest of us outside the ivory tower of the premier league of how great following a club can be.  That we can have fun and enjoy ourselves and our club doesn't have to consider how best to improve the brand.

[Rich Pullen]

I love Non-League football and watch a lot of it. I certainly support the AFC Wimbledon cause but this, for me, is different.

My fear is that if these disgruntled fans of major clubs start following the FCUM model and we start seeing sides like FC Reds of Liverpool and Holloway Gunners emerge througout Non-League then what's going to happen to the long serving stalwarts of grass roots football?

These Manchester United were right to protest but the North West have so many Non-League teams. Withdrawing your financial support is enough.

[Panda Paws]

I'm not sure I like the way they sing more against Glazier and reminisce (sp?) than actually support the club and the 11 blokes on the field.

[Rich Pullen]

I'm not sure I like the way they sing more against Glazier and reminisce (sp?) than actually support the club and the 11 blokes on the field.

I agree.