Whats wrong with football?

[Sippo]

Thing is Swansea have played a complete reserve team again much like Liverpool did against Exeter, the FA cup could end up going the way of the league cup which would be disappointing.
Hopefully someone comes in for Roofe as think it would derail their season.

Besides the point. Oxford played well. There was a good atmosphere in the ground as well.

Hate to say it, but much better than ours.

[LucienSanchez]

Yeah, much better than ours as relegation fodder in a half filled ground. Our place has a good atmosphere for the big games, it's a false comparison.

[fuzzy]

Think that horse has already bolted. That Liverpool team was more like a 3rd XI, I had a quick look at their squad and reckon at least 21 other players, if fit, would be ahead of them. Bournmuff made 11 changes, for crissakes, Swansea, Cardiff similar. Can't be arsed looking at the others.

What I don't understand is the Beeb making such a song and dance when it's clear to all that the big clubs couldn't give a toss anymore. Spurs v Leic was like an old fashioned Football Combination reserves match, yet they give it prime time coverage?!

Guess it says a lot about the lack of decent sport the Beeb have the rights to.

And the tool of a commentator who, on seeing the TV pictures of a youngster Leicester supporter said "A day he will remember for the rest of his life..." (or something similar and equally inane). Leicester will be playing Spurs at least twice this season as part of the regular league competition. They aren't Conference minnows you patronizing cunt.

[Bogus Dave]

Man Utd & Chelsea played a full strength side. Arsenal don't seem to have not cared the last two seasons

I hate the argument that clubs don't care about the FA cup constantly peddled out by the back-in-my-day brigade, because it's largely bollocks

[Abrahammer]

And the tool of a commentator who, on seeing the TV pictures of a youngster Leicester supporter said "A day he will remember for the rest of his life..." (or something similar and equally inane). Leicester will be playing Spurs at least twice this season as part of the regular league competition. They aren't Conference minnows you patronizing cunt.

Exactly the same fixture is happening on Wednesday.

I bloody love the cup and always will but the game changes, its a squad game these days so if you can afford to carry a big squad it makes sense to rotate when appropriate

What the FA need to do is get the semis back to neutral grounds and the final on a Saturday at 3pm the week after the league finishes

[tans]

7m for Lewis Grabban from Bournemouth.

Such a fairytale.

[janaage]

And the tool of a commentator who, on seeing the TV pictures of a youngster Leicester supporter said "A day he will remember for the rest of his life..." (or something similar and equally inane). Leicester will be playing Spurs at least twice this season as part of the regular league competition. They aren't Conference minnows you patronizing cunt.

I heard Pearce say that too and had similar thoughts. What a tool.

[Exiled Bob]

Pearce is a tool though.

[Summerof69]

£12m for Jonjo Shelvey

[DarloSTFC84]

£12m for Jonjo Shelvey

The sad reality is that £12m isn't actually that much these days.

Still too much for Shelvey though.

[Saxondale]

Cant believe he's still a kid.Only 23.  Seems like he's been around for ages.

[Summerof69]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26852466

Barcelonas dodgy transfers dealing resulting in a 14 month transfer ban, which they will probably be able to get round somehow and a fine of a weeks wages for Rooney.

This cant be true.  I thought Barca were footballing mother theresas.  Their football hovering above and beyond beauty, transcending the vulgar bind of commerce to produce metaphysical beauty akin to the poetry of William Blake, and the luminescence of Van Goghs greatest work.  Or you'd think that is the case if you believe the media.

Turns out they're just another dodgy corrupt footy team lubricated not by genius but by cash and dodgy business.

And now Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have been given a transfer ban :

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35313998

[Nemo]

Well, considering Barca failed to get their overturned, I think we can expect Real Madrid to spend some serious money in January now.

Yasser Kasim, £10m. Get on it.

[Tails]

Cant believe he's still a kid.Only 23.  Seems like he's been around for ages.

He was scoring past us aged 17 that's probably why!

[Sippo]

Oxford United doing so well.

Fair play to them, but it's a hard pill to swallow.