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FA Cup importance

FA Cup importance

pet shop boy said:
As a teenager I went to that cup tie at Forest where we drew
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That first 3d Round match is the forgotten match in that great Cup run - possibly because it was very forgettable. Arguably every other moment that followed all the way through to that sickening crunch two minutes from the end at Wembley was intense and relentless. I saw the replay against Forest, both 4th Round matches against Bolton, the 5th Round match against Carlisle and the semi-final against Swansea - I listened to a radio commentary of the 6th Round match against Oxford and watched the TV broadcast of the Final at home in Ribbleton. I had seen my first actual match late on the season before but that season was my first full season of supporting PNE and certainly my first experience of the FA Cup and I suppose it has shaped my expectations in every season since. Probably our best result over that whole period was the 2-1 win over Spurs two years later. As for recent years we have had some ignominious exits, some fine exciting results - I still enjoy watching the video of that replay win at Sheff Utd three years ago - and some good performances if not results against very high-level opposition. The one thing we have not done is actually beat a high-level Premiership team but maybe at some point we will. After all someone has to get Man City in the next round.
 
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ernest said:
That first 3d Round match is the forgotten match in that great Cup run - possibly because it was very forgettable. Arguably every other moment that followed all the way through to that sickening crunch two minutes from the end at Wembley was intense and relentless. I saw the replay against Forest, both 4th Round matches against Bolton, the 5th Round match against Carlisle and the semi-final against Swansea - I listened to a radio commentary of the 6th Round match against Oxford and watched the TV broadcast of the Final at home in Ribbleton. I had seen my first actual match late on the season before but that season was my first full season of supporting PNE and certainly my first experience of the FA Cup and I suppose it has shaped my expectations in every season since. Probably our best result over that whole period was the 2-1 win over Spurs was the 2-1 win over Spurs two years later. As for recent years we have had some ignominious exits, some fine exciting results - I still enjoy watching the video of that replay win at Sheff Utd three years ago - and some good performances if not results against very high-level opposition. The one thing we have not done is actually beat a high-level Premiership team but maybe at some point we will. After all someone has to get Man City in the next round.
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How come you didn't get to the final Ernest? I missed the Oxford game, couldn't get a ticket.
 
proton said:
How come you didn't get to the final Ernest? I missed the Oxford game, couldn't get a ticket.
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My dad went but for whatever reason I didn't. Perhaps two tickets and train fares would have just been too expensive - it might have had to be three because my older brother at that time supported PNE. But from what I recall I wasn't upset - it was quite exciting to watch all the build-up live on TV.
 
ernest said:
My dad went but for whatever reason I didn't. Perhaps two tickets and train fares would have just been too expensive - it might have had to be three because my older brother at that time supported PNE. But from what I recall I wasn't upset - it was quite exciting to watch all the build-up live on TV.
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Right, l know what you mean about the tv coverage, it was an "all day" event back then.
 
I saw every minute of every game in that great cup run. Sadly we lost in the final I remember the headlines on Sunday morning West Ham win the cup Preston win the honours be nice to win the honours with this young team. If Trevor can keep them together I think there are honours to win.
 
miff said:
I saw every minute of every game in that great cup run. Sadly we lost in the final I remember the headlines on Sunday morning West Ham win the cup Preston win the honours be nice to win the honours with this young team. If Trevor can keep them together I think there are honours to win.
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Lets hope so Miff..... Even i have got a twitch of optimism !!!
 
If we're talking about the importance of the FA cup, I'm sure that either as a fan or a player it would be much nicer to be able to say to someone one day that we reached/won the FA Cup final rather than saying we once finished sixth in the championship? Let's hope for some easy-ish home draws all the way to the final rather than seeing it as any sort of distraction.
 
pne4ever said:
I still enjoy the FA Cup especially while we are still in it.
Unfortunately the FA themselves have devalued it. Semis at Wembley, final kicking off at 5pm, letting Utd opt out of the competition etc.
Also for the first time in a while no non league club has made it to the third round.
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Semis at Wembley are a joke indeed, but then Wimbledon have already played at the final venue having been drawn away at Spurs in the 3rd round! Bit farcical really.

"Shocks" are ten a penny now, with every Prem/Championsip manager playing weakened sides. Saw Forest turn over Arsenal before, should have been us last season when they were there for the taking.

Praying we actually beat one of the big boys one day. It's long over-due.
 
I will be happy to just once reach the QF stage within my lifetime.

I am not asking for a lot, just two reasonable draws in Rounds 4 and 5 please.
 
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