F A Cup 2016

Didn'twatch it but I always love the underdog.  I heard the Liverpool's manager say he reckoned home team had the advantage as they know the pitch and where they can play football on it and where they just kick the ball.  Not an expert but a mad keen son who played at a highish level so picked up a bit over the years .  Sounded to me like a bad workman blaming his tools.  The big boys get paid mega bucks to play on a perfect surface!!!!  Like you the bits I did see it was a job to choose between them, I actually checked with OH which colour Liverpool were playing in - I knew they didn't play in stripes but it was a close call

Good to see the underdogs do well, but, for me, the romance of FA Cup 3rd round day has been lost now that the matches are spread over 5 days! Oh and of course we have to call it "The Emirates" FA Cup now. (Progress I suppose! )

Interesting point about colours Bakers; I was under the impression that in the Cup it was the home side who changed colours if there was a clash, when did that tradition change?

Really enjoyed the match, I suppose Liverpool will pull out all the "big" players for the next match and hammer Exeter? (Not a football fan, but like to see our local teams.)

The  'Pool  have  had  a  terrible  run  of  injuries,  Brue,  and  I'm  not  sure  how  many  of  the  changes,  if  any,  were  forced  on  the  Klop-man,  but  it  won't  really  matter !  In  ten  years  time  we  will  look  at  the  results  and see  2 -- 2  and  that  alone 

Good to see the underdogs do well, but, for me, the romance of FA Cup 3rd round day has been lost now that the matches are spread over 5 days! Oh and of course we have to call it "The Emirates" FA Cup now. (Progress I suppose! )

Interesting point about colours Bakers; I was under the impression that in the Cup it was the home side who changed colours if there was a clash, when did that tradition change?

There's lots of reasons why the FA Cup has lost its romance. Your point is one of them. Semi finals at Wembley is another; no second or more replays is another; penalty shoot outs is another; the dominance of the Premier League leading to reserve teams being used in the FA Cup is another.

I don't argue that some of these things were not a necessity but I would agrue with anyone who thinks the FA Cup still has the magic that it once did.

I don't recall any tradition about colours along the lines you suggest. I think it was once the case that both teams had to change for FA Cup clashes unless the teams agreed otherwise. Anyway nowadays teams are encouraged to play in second and third strips even when they don't have to by the marketing boys looking to sell more strips. Another change that has devalued the once great game.

Oxford beat Swansea today in the FA cup, well done to them. 

Oxford beat Swansea today in the FA cup, well done to them. 

I'm hoping that might stop them concentrating on the league (at least until next Sunday!) 

  Surely  tho'  Moulesy,  you  really  want  to  out-play  them  when  they  are  at  their  best 

Oxford beat Swansea today in the FA cup, well done to them. 

I'm hoping that might stop them concentrating on the league (at least until next Sunday!) 

Wonder who they're playing next Saturday ?.....Bristol... erm who... city or rovers......

  Surely  tho'  Moulesy,  you  really  want  to  out-play  them  when  they  are  at  their  best 

I think we decided the cup wasn't a priority this season Brian, and let the erm mighty Chesham United (National League South!) outplay us in round 1. I really don't mind if Oxford want to concentrated on a good cup run for the next week or so!