The Football.....

[YMFB]

Forget Liverpool Dave, what a week the Cherries have had, 3 major scalps. I can remember them being at the very bottom and passing the bucket around to keep them afloat. 🍒

As a Villa fan, I’m disappointed but I agree amazing. When I moved to the New Forest in the early 80s we went to the old Dean Court, a bit of a shock compared with Villa Park. What a well run club. MCFC and others would do well to look at their experience.

 

[PaulSB]

The love in didn't last long! Living here in Lancashire I've been listening to Radio Lancashire on and off all day to their fans, players and club officials etc giving it large about their win! Yes, a remarkable achievement, but just listening to their chairman on the radio now, he said their home tie in the quarter final against either Everton or Newcastle wasn't the tie they'd hoped for!😲 Who the feck do they think they are???!!! Piddly little Fleetwood actually think Premier League Everton or Newcastle aren't big enough clubs for them to face! Not only that, but my thoughts turned to the below report of when they visited Accrington almost 5 years ago, running amok in the town centre!
Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt slams Fleetwood Town fans over vandalism, spitting and alleged attacks - LancsLive https://share.google/HHxmPNS1x7F0MN7oe

Plus last night their chavvy fans ran onto the pitch to goad the Arsenal fans who to their credit didn't respond and kept calm. There's one video of some Fleetwood chav being filmed threatening an Arsenal fan who seemed to be trying to deflate the situation. Fleetwood Town, mmmm, not a nice club it seems!🤔

Have you actually thought about this before jumping on an opportunity to rant about Fleetwood and the club's fans. Unlikely. So typical of many fans. Sadly.

In a number of interviews it was clear Fleetwood hoped for a trip to Anfield or the Etihad, I guess Dickinson Hill would be on the list. Easily reachable from Fleetwood, plenty of capacity for fans, less hassle for the club and a bigger pay day. Let's face it, they've grabbed the glory, will probably go out in the next round and as much cash as possible will be a huge compensation.

Oh, yes, people in glasshouses........Stanley were charged with failing to control fans in a match versus Bolton in 2022/23.

 

[T4tomo]

Have you actually thought about this before jumping on an opportunity to rant about Fleetwood and the club's fans. Unlikely. So typical of many fans. Sadly.

In a number of interviews it was clear Fleetwood hoped for a trip to Anfield or the Etihad, I guess Dickinson Hill would be on the list. Easily reachable from Fleetwood, plenty of capacity for fans, less hassle for the club and a bigger pay day. Let's face it, they've grabbed the glory, will probably go out in the next round and as much cash as possible will be a huge compensation.

Oh, yes, people in glasshouses........Stanley were charged with failing to control fans in a match versus Bolton in 2022/23.

Exactly any "minnow" club wants an Away cup tie as the gate receipts are shared, with an additional minor consideration of the chance to place at a big premier league ground. His disappointment would be with being drawn at home.

 

[Dave7]

Exactly any "minnow" club wants an Away cup tie as the gate receipts are shared, with an additional minor consideration of the chance to place at a big premier league ground. His disappointment would be with being drawn at home.

Yes, I agree.
IIRC Lpool? tried to give all the gate receipts to a lower league team they played but the FA wouldn't allow it (in the last year or 2).
I fully understand the Fleetwood boss saying he would have preferred a different draw and I understood him to mean a big team but away.

 

[T4tomo]

Sort of on the subject, or maybe what you are thinking of, in covid Marine AFC (based in the Liverpool suburbs), drew Spurs who were 161 league places higher than them (FA cup record).

No crowds allowed, although I stayed some time later at an Air B&B that backs onto the ground and the lady confirmed she & her neighbours had a lot of people on makeshift platforms and step ladders in their back gardens!!

As Marine were missing out on a bumper payday (despite being drawn at home) £300000 was raised by Spurs and given to Marine by selling "virtual tickets" for the game, which funded a major improvement to ground & community accessed facilities.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Yes, I agree.
IIRC Lpool? tried to give all the gate receipts to a lower league team they played but the FA wouldn't allow it (in the last year or 2).
I fully understand the Fleetwood boss saying he would have preferred a different draw and I understood him to mean a big team but away.

How did Man City get into the equation then?

 

[Dave7]

How did Man City get into the equation then?

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[No Ta Doctor]

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Big club? Don't sell out their stadium, so the gate wont be all that.... ;-)

 

[Dave7]

Big club? Don't sell out their stadium, so the gate wont be all that.... ;-)