FA Cup 2005

[muffins]

These are today's FA Cup fifth round results.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/results/default.stm

[muffins]

Tottenham drew with Nottingham Forest 1-1, Newcastle beat Chelsea 1-0 and Burnley drew 0-0 with Blackburn.

[db44]

I'm not a huge Manchester Fan (I don't hate 'em either... I'm just happy to have FA and EPL games when I can get them), but what happened to Carroll is messed up. I read Everton is banning the fan for life. I hope they can enforce that.

[muffins]

I am pretty sure they can do that. It was not good what happened to Roy Carrol. Thankfully he was OK. Reyes has been charged with violent conduct after Arsenal's match with Sheffield United. Here is the quarter final draw.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/fixtures/default.stm

C'mon Newcastle!

[db44]

I saw Bergkamp got sent off this weekend too.

[muffins]

Yeah, I think wrongfully too. It was Reyes who hit the Sheffield United player, not Bergkamp. I accept you can't go confronting players like that but a booking would have sufficed. I think the decision affected the referee for the rest of the match because one of Fabregas' tackles was a sending off offence and he only got booked. I rate and like Cesc Fabregas but it was a bad, late tackle, the type that can end careers. Anyway, Bergkamp is appealing against his red card. I don't think Reyes has any chance of rescinding his charge.

[muffins]

So the final on May the 21st is between Arsenal and Manchester United. It'll be...tense, to say the least lol! I went to the Arsenal semi-final and I enjoyed myself. Van Persie's goal were great! I went to town on the Sunday and there were lots of Geordies hehe. They seemed to outnumber the Manchester United fans, outside the ground anyway. Both clubs sold their allocation of tickets on the Sunday. I wanted Newcastle to get to the final but ah well. :-/ My dad is desperately trying to get a final ticket lol!

[Dreamer7]

Both are playing for their only cup left...hmmmz, it will be interesting. I wonder if any there be any fights, lol, who is going to be the poor referee?

[muffins]

Rob Styles will be the poor referee lol. There will probably be some controversy that will be talked about for another six months! I hope Arsenal win but Manchester United have beaten them twice already this season. I hope for a good match. :) It's probably too much to ask for the tie to go without incident! :p Here is a picture of the chosen referee:
http://www.ratetheref.co.uk/ref/pics/rob_styles_FINAL.jpg

[muffins]

It's the last FA cup final to be played in Cardiff *sob*, I am going to miss it. The first one with Michael Owen scoring those two late goals against Arsenal in 2001 seems like yesterday. Good times, although I think my father would like to forget that one :p hehe. It's Arsenal v Manchester United and I just hope that after the match we are talking about how great the game was and not about the referee, any off the pitch incidents with players or the protests of Manchester United players. Cardiff has been a good host and I hope nothing mars our last one. I don't know who will win as it is just too close to call.

[Dreamer7]

Well Arsenal won. Man Utd had so many wasted chances, so it's their own fault! Fergie, you know what to do...please leave. I can't believe he is going to stay on for another 3 years.

Lol muffins, the quote by Beckham is so silly.....:p