FA Cup Final

[TheChosenOne]

Mendes I was chuffed for. Likewise most of their other players. Campbell, well, obviously I felt arse-raped as his Judas lips touched that magical trophy. But what I don't understand is all the plaudits for 'Appy 'Arry.

You do realise the man is corrupt and a cheating, back-hand taking lowlife who has bent rules and dodged his way around the football world at every corner, but has Sky and the media in his pocket and they portray him as some cheeky Cockney loveable rogue? I mean, the man's a fucking crook. Anyway, if that doesn't bother you fair enough.


I know you all just love it when I name drop, so I watched the game with David May and Michael Thomas (who I am delighted to report admitted to being 'this much Spurs' indicating his left arm. Apparently he just loved watching Ardiles, Hoddle and Villa and he'll always have a soft spot for us, which is jolly decent of him, given his dirty Goon playing past). We all agreed it was the shittest season for the FA Cup we could remember and the final was almost as bad as last season. May, who I hadn't realised that I'd seen play in his 2 finals live, hoped that next season the managers who played weakened sides would learn their lesson while the big sides gave it a proper run and it was possible that next years competition would be the best for ages. Mikey (yeah, I know) said that wouldn't be hard.

Sadly, while we had a fun day, watching some expat footy and playing a bit of simulator golf, they knew absolutely nothing ITK. Thomas didn't even know who half the bloody Pompey players were, let alone Aaron Ramsey or the Cardiff Boys. I had at least expected some kind of tips or hints on who we'd buy. Especially as Thomas' last commitment in the UK was The Cesc Fabregas Show, which I was disappointed to learn isn't like The Benny Hill Show, whereby Arsene Wenger chases the teenager around a garden very quickly, pinching at his bottom while a trumpet plays.

Glad someone said it. Bravo.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

BO

Not only that but his even greater crime is turning a really talented team into the most negative, piss boring wankers who have ground their way to a cup in much the same way Greece did a couple of years ago. If they'd lost the final (or any of the previous rounds) as they deserved to it probably would have been the worst coaching achievement I've seen since Maclaren managed to make the fifth best team in the EPL (Boro) look shite and finish mid table with similar negativity and idiotic tactics.

 

[LSUY]

Bugger me that final was bad. The Rochdale-Darlington game was twenty times better than that.

 

[Flatters]

Whats your point? Barnsley beat Liverpool and Chelsea to get to that semi final, and Portsmouth had to go to Old Trafford and win. Are you saying it would have been more meaningful if Man Utd had been playing?

Pretty much.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

I'm sure this can't be so, but did Pompey win EVERY game 1-0? It bloody seemed like it. And I wouldn't be surprised if in each game they also managed fewer shots on target than their oppo. They certainly spawned the Utd and Preston (I think it was) matches.

I hadn't ever considered them negative, BC, but you're absolutely right now I've seen them a handful of times over the past few weeks.. And I always thought it was just me who rated Boro that highly a few years back.

 

[That Guy]

Pretty much.

Well then you're talking shit.

 

[DC_Boy]

I hadn't ever considered them negative, BC, but you're absolutely right now

Hi Bill - I can't believe a man of your footballing intellect has missed how negative Pompey are - I know a lot of people miss it cos of the 'Appy 'Arry crap and all the meeja nonsense

but their display at White Hart Lane, this was of Boltonesque proportons - I watched it in a bar and was screaming at the screen 'justice for football' when we finally scored - they should have had points deducted for that performance

 

[Bill_Oddie]

Yeah, I just never really watched them, bud. It's bad enough staying up until midnight (or getting up at 3am if its a midweek) to watch Spurs. Hence I'm less in touch with other players and teams than I'd like. Even in the Prem. :up:

Last few weeks Mrs O has been away though, so caught up a bit :wink: