FA Cup Final Thread - 2014/15 season

[Stella]

Lovren?

[GSC]

The choke is real

At least it wasn't the systems fault

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Chuffed for ya Westi.

Brendan Rodgers on the other hand I laugh at. Lambert in the 90th minute?

[Crimey]

Really poor performance considering it's a semi-final. What the hell was Lovren doing?!

I say it every time but I seriously hope that's the last we see of Balotelli in a Liverpool shirt, Rodgers stupidly gambled with him again and I think he made the team significantly worse in the second half, he puts in barely 50% effort and once again proved his worthlessness as a footballer. I don't care if he's given away for free, I just can't stand him. Somebody else can try and pull this supposed talented footballer hidden deep inside of him.

[Guest]

They'll be wheeling Westy into an ambulance later. Pickled liver in da house.

Fair play to Villa. What now for Rodgers?

[Hammersmith harrier]

The one saving grace is not having to sit through hours of Steven Gerrard fawning before the final now.

[GSC]

Rodgers doesn't need to change anything, it was the players obviously

[GSC]

The one saving grace is not having to sit through hours of Steven Gerrard fawning before the final now.

*glorious part

[Crimey]

Rodgers doesn't need to change anything, it was the players obviously

Do you want to actually make an intelligent point? Or are you just going to WUM? Because the latter is against the site rules.

[GSC]

Don't be bitter crimey

[Crimey]

Don't be bitter crimey

It's got nothing to do with bitterness, considering you've made the same joke several times, including more than once in this thread, I was giving you the opportunity to prove you were more than just a wind-up merchant and actually make a good point as to why the system was more to blame than the players. It's about generating discussion, this section is at its worst when it tries to be a Twitter clone full of "banter". You're better than that, I can understand why some people on this board choose to do it, but it's just boring.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Kind of like making a wummish comment that there are ten better players than Eden Hazard but not quantifying that comment.

[PF4EC]

Balotelli did have an equaliser disallowed though which is very unfortunate. I don't like the whole "don't play a striker" system, because then there is no point in having borini, balotelli and lambert in the squad. Origi arrives in the summer too.

[kingraf]

lolz, what a crazy season this has been.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

The one saving grace is not having to sit through hours of Steven Gerrard fawning before the final now.

Praise the lord! Delph single handedly dominated that midfield today - tore it apart.

Rodgers has properly cocked up this season - those comments about Spurs spending all that money and not finishing top four coming back to haunt him

[westisbest]

They'll be wheeling Westy into an ambulance later. Pickled liver in da house.

Fair play to Villa. What now for Rodgers?

Ha ha freek. love you baby.

Just got home. great atmosphere with other villa pool fans.

Great display.

will have to turf off the boy with my mother as the mrs is working day of the final.

Wont get a final for the ticket:D may crack a can or two out later. x

[mystiroakey]

Yeah great win and deserved win- I was watching the F1 and game at the same time.

Delph was very good and Benteke is still on fire..

get them on a longer contract asap!!

[Hero]

[NickisBHAFC]

Brilliant work villa!

Arsenal been handed the fa cup for a second season.

[westisbest]

Arsenal not been handed sh1t.

We can win this cup.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

If Villa can keep playing with the pace and freedom they're playing with currently then theres no reason they cant win it.

Tell you one team who should be chuffed: Burnley. Villa will probably rest players last game of the season, and there will definitely be a few saving themselves mentally and physically on that last day. Well, if Villa have secured safety by then, and I expect they will have.

[socal1976]

Congrats to villa and their fans especially westy. This looks like a totally different team from the squad who had so much trouble scoring and even holding possession. For all the stick Sherwood has gotten he seems to be doing things right with villa. Their play seems so much more fluid and benteke seems rivatilzed. Last year hull and Wigan gave us fits so I am not taking a win in the final for granted. But it looks pretty good that the gunners will be favorites. If wenger gets this trophy I believe he will have the most fa cups of any manager and arsenal will have the move ahead of Manu for most cup wins. Credit to villa they have a lot of history and are a great club. They deserve to stay in the prem and be playing for the cup

[westisbest]

Cheers socal.

Playing  alot better under Sherwood.
Be an exciting game hoefully on the 30th.

Maybe wrong, but think we are in europe now, providing Arsenal finish in top 3?

[westisbest]

If Villa can keep playing with the pace and freedom they're playing with currently then theres no reason they cant win it.

Tell you one team who should be chuffed: Burnley. Villa will probably rest players last game of the season, and there will definitely be a few saving themselves mentally and physically on that last day. Well, if Villa have secured safety by then, and I expect they will have.

Very good point Dolph.

Providing we are safe(hopefully we will be), then you may get the moans from Ramsey, Pearson, Advocat, Bruce.

Cant complain really though.

If we are safe, then the cup game is what its all about.

Finish our season on a high if we can lift the cup.

[westisbest]

Balotelli did have an equaliser disallowed though which is very unfortunate. I don't like the whole "don't play a striker" system, because then there is no point in having borini, balotelli and lambert in the squad. Origi arrives in the summer too.

Yeah, we got lucky with that.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Balotelli did have an equaliser disallowed though which is very unfortunate. I don't like the whole "don't play a striker" system, because then there is no point in having borini, balotelli and lambert in the squad. Origi arrives in the summer too.

Yeah, we got lucky with that.

Tbf the whole defence and keeper stopped well before he put it in

[westisbest]

Cheers socal.

Playing  alot better under Sherwood.
Be an exciting game hoefully on the 30th.

Maybe wrong, but think we are in europe now, providing Arsenal finish in top 3?

Have been told the rules have changed.
We have to win to get europe.

Would love to win obviously, but europe might not what we need right now.

[PF4EC]

Balotelli did have an equaliser disallowed though which is very unfortunate. I don't like the whole "don't play a striker" system, because then there is no point in having borini, balotelli and lambert in the squad. Origi arrives in the summer too.

Yeah, we got lucky with that.

Tbf the whole defence and keeper stopped well before he put it in

Just walked it back and I think you're right Olly, more of a disallowed one on one than a disallowed goal.

[Marky]

So when's the draw for the final? Looking forward to seeing who plays who next month.

[NickisBHAFC]

So when's the draw for the final? Looking forward to seeing who plays who next month.

7:30 this evening. Should be good. Big Show is helping out, so you can get the tissues and cream out.

[socal1976]

Cheers socal.

Playing  alot better under Sherwood.
Be an exciting game hoefully on the 30th.

Maybe wrong, but think we are in europe now, providing Arsenal finish in top 3?

Have been told the rules have changed.
We have to win to get europe.

Would love to win obviously, but europe might not what we need right now.

Yeah Europa league could seriously dent your performance next year in league. I think it probably isn't worth the grief and may actually put you back into fight to stay in the league. If Villa plays like they did against Liverpool, they will be very competitive against the Gunners. I'd like to see Villa build from this and finish top half maybe make a run in one of the domestic cups. I hope they don't sell Benteke either he has been updown last couple of years but I think he is a quality striker.

[Fernando]

Arsenal and Aston Villa are braced for disappointment when the allocations for the FA Cup final are announced in the coming days.

Despite both clubs easily selling out in excess of 30,000 for their semi-final wins, the expectation is that the Football Association will again make only 25,000 tickets
available to the two clubs and then distribute the remaining 37,000 to what they call the ‘football family’ and Club Wembley members.

[hampo17]

How! Why! What The Hell! It's a cup final, why the hell should there only be 50,000 supporters there who are actually going to watch the game and not eat prawn sandwiches. The football family and club wembley members can do one.

[compelling and rich]

been the case since wembley has opened, stupid but hardly a new story.

[westisbest]

Arsenal and Aston Villa are braced for disappointment when the allocations for the FA Cup final are announced in the coming days.

Despite both clubs easily selling out in excess of 30,000 for their semi-final wins, the expectation is that the Football Association will again make only 25,000 tickets
available to the two clubs and then distribute the remaining 37,000 to what they call the ‘football family’ and Club Wembley members.

Its shocking the way its done.

Pi55 poor.
Like you said, both clubs could get a few thousand more.

I'll ring up anyway.
Although i will probably have more chance of sleeping with lucy pinder than getting a ticket.

[NickisBHAFC]

How! Why! What The Hell! It's a cup final, why the hell should there only be 50,000 supporters there who are actually going to watch the game and not eat prawn sandwiches. The football family and club wembley members can do one.

It's the fa what do you expect? They don't care about fans or the state of grassroots football, all about themselves and money to rip of genuine football supporters.

[FootballLight]

I dont think you understand the term plastic.

Nor do you by the sounds of it. Just proving the point and look at that, no response given whatsoever. Typical.

Most people are just bored of you. Equally, you don't understand it so your "proof" wasn't there.

Do you want to know something, I genuinely couldn't care less about any of your comments on me anymore. So, go ahead and say that most are bored, doesn't stop me from posting anything.

"55 mins
There's a steady beat emanating from the stands as the Bayern supporters keep the foot tapping. The odd drum, the odd chant. They're lapping this up."

Taken straight from the BBC page as Bayern are beating Porto 5-0 currently. The odd drum? Hmm, I guess those 80,000 plastic Bayern aren't very good either. The odd chanting, plastic fans. Tapping their feet, ah, I think I understand the word plastic now mate thanks for all of your help. Get a grip and start actually experiencing some atmosphere rather than your bubbles floating around a football ground like an amusement park. I've never felt more embarrassed at a football ground in my life than there. I think the "proof" is all but in that passage from the BBC don't you.

Its to my great apologies that everyone is plastic other than those who get smashed out of their heads and sing for 90 minutes. I guess there aren't many of the "true blue" fans left nowadays are there. Bloody give up for heavens sake, what a joke.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Bayern Munich are a fairly fake and manufactured club to be honest so it doesn't help your viewpoint in the slightest nor is any opinion substantiated by weak proof. I don't think beating a drum creates any sort of atmosphere, it like the vuvuzela is really quite annoying and adds absolutely nothing. Also picking a situation when a team is winning 5-0 at home is also fairly poor, the fans of any team who take a big lead in a game make more noise.

I personally couldn't give a rats arse either way if Reading FC are plastic or not but your argument is poor. This is your biggest problem, you seem to think every opinion can be proved one way or another and that without proof it's a joke. If you don't like my opinion rather than reply moaning about my disagreement do one of two things; either foe me or reply sensibly.

[westisbest]

Whats poor and boring is all this your fans are plastic. Your fans are rubbish, only took this many to our ground.

Why do people care what other fans are like.

All childish sh1t tbh.

[mystiroakey]

^^^

[Ent]

I'm still trying to figure out how bayern are "plastic".

[Guest]

they arent, its just got very embarrassing this topic.

[Hammersmith harrier]

All of the established European superpowers are plastic in fairness and that does include Man United.

[Fernando]

The FA Cup, the oldest knockout football competition in the world, is set to be rebranded as the Emirates FA Cup in a new £30million sponsorship deal

In a move that will upset traditionalists, the FA are understood to have secured a three-year contract with Emirates Airlines.

The deal, due to be rubber-stamped by the FA board on Thursday, is believed to be worth at least £10million a year — but comes at a cost for lovers of the 144-year-old competition.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Its been sponsored for years?

[Fernando]

I know I don't get it but apparently it's due to the "Name Change"

[Fernando]

he BBC has announced it will devote a whole day of programming to the 2015 FA Cup final, reviving the tradition of all-day coverage of the Wembley showpiece.
The match on Saturday, 30 May sees holders Arsenal take on Aston Villa live on BBC One.
Highlights of the television build-up to the game include special editions of Saturday Kitchen and TOTP 2.
There will also be special content on Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website.
The programming will include (all times BST):
BBC Breakfast (06:30-10:00, BBC One)
FA Cup Rewind: Classic Finals (08:30-09:30, BBC Two)
MOTD Kickabout (09:30-10:00, BBC Two)
Saturday Kitchen ( 10:00-11:30, BBC One)
FA Cup 50 Greatest Moments (10:00-12:00, BBC Two)
Fighting Talk (11:00-12:00, Radio 5 live)
Football Focus (12:10-13:00, BBC One)
Gary Lineker on the Road to FA Cup Glory (BBC One, 13:00-14:00)
FA Cup TOTP 2 (14:05-14:30, BBC One)
Pointless FA Cup Special (14:30-15:20, BBC One)
The Road to Wembley (15:25-15:55, BBC One)
MOTD LIVE: FA Cup Final Build Up (15:55-17:15, BBC One)
MOTD LIVE: Arsenal v Aston Villa (17:15-19:50, BBC One)
5 live Sport: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Aston Villa (12:00-19:30, Radio 5 live)
MOTD: FA Cup Final highlights (22:50-23:25, BBC One)

[Azzy]

Good on the Beeb. Shame it's such a crud final.

[westisbest]

Don't be bitter now Azzy.

[westisbest]

Hopefully we can get a good win against Arsenal.
2 bad losses against them in the league, but don't think that will have any baring on this game.

Aside from the first 45 minutes against saints, we have played well under Sherwood.

Confident we can win this, wont be easy, but hopefully will be a good game.

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