Stuff the 4-4.......

[maccavennie]

Indeed he did Frank. The passage of time has clouded my memory a tad.

Don't worry, that happens to me on an hourly basis

 

[Khalekan]

Was it mate? Well I will trust you more than myself as my brain has been known to get muddled up. Got it half right though

Know that feeling all too well, pal


I tell you how I know that, Macca.

If you watch the TV highlights, and the BBC showed, the game a few weeks ago on that F.A. Cup retro show they have on Cup weekends this seaon, the commentator says before the end of the extra time "it looks like the teams will be coming back here next week to do it all over again".

And I then remembered hearing that at the time.

It puzzled me then and it still puzzles me.....because they always tossed up after the final whistle as far as I knew.

 

[maccavennie]

Know that feeling all too well, pal


I tell you how I know that, Macca.

If you watch the TV highlights, and the BBC showed, the game a few weeks ago on that F.A. Cup retro show they have on Cup weekends this seaon, the commentator says before the end of the extra time "it looks like the teams will be coming back here next week to do it all over again".

And I then remembered hearing that at the time.

It puzzled me then and it still puzzles me.....because they always tossed up after the final whistle as far as I knew.

I'm surprise they didn't keep tossing the coin mate until it ended up as a replay at the pit. At a guess and I'm not too sure but I wonder if they done it because the match was on Sky or something and that was part of the pre match analysis or something? Just a guess but as you mention it seems a strange thing to do.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

All added to the drama that made the FA Cup the world's greatest knockout competition -- before the FA decided to reduce the status of its own competition with a series of decisions starting with allowing Utd (who else) to skip the opening round so they could compete in the World Club play off (reportedly as an attempt to get FIFA onside in their bid to host a World Cup.

They didn't enter the Competition as the FA wanted them to go to Brazil to play in the World Club Championship, remember us giving mates stick until they came out with " nor arsed lads, we've booked and are going to Brazil to watch it," they did go as well & have some right tales about it, reckon it was amazing.

 

[Khalekan]

They didn't enter the Competition as the FA wanted them to go to Brazil to play in the World Club Championship, remember us giving mates stick until they came out with " nor arsed lads, we've booked and are going to Brazil to watch it," they did go as well & have some right tales about it, reckon it was amazing.

As I understand it, United didn't want to play in the World Club Championship and came under pressure from the F.A. to do so.

One of United's main objections to going was that it would upset their preparations for the early Cup rounds so the F.A. said they would excuse them from playing in the Cup that season.

That's what I have always heard anyway.

 

[Khalekan]

And of course Dalglish resigned afterwards and the rest is history. Or at least the RS title wins were. lol

If only last year's title race had finished at Easter

 

[The Equaliser]

If only last year's title race had finished at Easter

Indeed. But in the end Demba Ba ensured that we all lived happily ever after.

 

[Khalekan]

Indeed. But in the end Demba Ba ensured that we all lived happily ever after.

That is Sir Demba Ba to you, my good man