The Football Thread - Page 1958

**Devius** · February 19th, 2017, 07:34 PM

Lincoln City will play Sutton or Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals as reward for their stunning fifth-round victory over Burnley.

The fifth-tier club became the first non-league team in 103 years to reach the last eight with the biggest shock of the competition so far on Saturday.

Holders Manchester United play Chelsea, and Millwall, who beat Premier League champions Leicester, play Tottenham.

Middlesbrough face Manchester City or Huddersfield, who drew 0-0 on Saturday.

Chelsea v Manchester United

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield/Manchester City

Tottenham v Millwall

Sutton/Arsenal v Lincoln

**m100** · February 19th, 2017, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ginny76

If Wenger goes there will be plenty of candidates for the job, including Gianfranco Zola and Sam Allardyce, who might be available soon.

how dare you leave out sven and the most obvious leading candidate steve McLaren?

ginny76 · February 19th, 2017, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by m100

how dare you leave out sven and the most obvious leading candidate steve McLaren?

Don't forget Woy.

I'm very impressed with Zola, the way he's transformed Birmingham City by fucking things right up. And so quickly.

**buttsie** · February 19th, 2017, 11:01 PM

Arsenal getting destroyed again was always going to happen because the usual big 3 clubs have a monopoly on the best players who go back and forwards between each other.

The only time that gets interrupted is if you pay silly transfers & and even sillier wages

Given your competing against teams who get the lions share of their leagues Tv revenue , and have 3 out of 4 of the biggest capacity stadiums its not really sustainable.

The Arse cant afford to have anyone injured - Cazorla & Ramsey injured = toothless attack

Looking at Arsenal over the past decade they seem to have a lot of injury prone players
who when their MIA the team seems to lose complete belief in what their doing.

RVP , Diaby , Wilshere , Ramsey , Rosicky

One wonders if the backroom of Man U were able to get the always injured RVP up for almost every game in a season after his transfer what are they doing at Arsenal?

You have to question the people who put together a squad on 190 million a year
that cant cope with a few key players being injured

**victor meldrew** · February 20th, 2017, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by countjimmoriarty

What must be most worrying for Leicester is that the squad players were given the chance to prove they should step up and replace the underperforming first picks, and they turned out to be just as bad as those bluffers!

They are probably focused on the three points they will get on 18th March.

**snowy25** · February 20th, 2017, 01:01 PM

I watched Barcelona last night playing the mighty Leganes. The man of the match surprisingly was Ter Stegen, Barcelona's goalkeeper. Barcelona ended up winning the game 2-1 but it could have been very different had it not been for Ter Stegen. Barca looked all out of sorts, their star players were poor and they created very little and relied on a penalty to win the game. Leganes did all the running and looked the better side for large parts of the game. had Barca been playing someone like Atleti or Real Madrid they would likely have seen a similar scoreline to the Cl game against PSG. Enrique has done something and its screwed them up.

**mitchspur** · February 20th, 2017, 10:55 PM

https://www.footballgroundmap.com/

Follow the above link for the 'best' hour you could wish for!!!

No matter what country you're from happily click away and I'll be interested to see who is the leader in this thread.

I'm on 121, the furthest west I've been is Lisbon, the furthest north is Edinburgh, east is Chisinau, and south funnily enough is Lisbon as well.

Happy groundhopping!!!!

**Roger Allott** · February 21st, 2017, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mitchspur

I'm on 121, the furthest west I've been is Lisbon, the furthest north is Edinburgh, east is Chisinau, and south funnily enough is Lisbon as well.

Furthest west: Tolka Park, Dublin. (About 3 degrees less west than Lisbon.)
Furthest north: Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 59°56′56.4″N 10°44′3.6″E
Furthest east: Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Furthest south: Craven Cottage, Fulham

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**victor meldrew** · February 21st, 2017, 11:08 AM

Well done Mr Bilic, tough on Villa though.

**victor meldrew** · February 21st, 2017, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitchspur

https://www.footballgroundmap.com/

Follow the above link for the 'best' hour you could wish for!!!

No matter what country you're from happily click away and I'll be interested to see who is the leader in this thread.

I'm on 121, the furthest west I've been is Lisbon, the furthest north is Edinburgh, east is Chisinau, and south funnily enough is Lisbon as well.

Happy groundhopping!!!!

72

North Aberdeen. West Bernabeu, South OS Athens, East Parken Stadium.

February 19th, 2017, 07:34 PM	#19571
Devius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: It's a London Thing.... Posts: 23,505 Thanks: 142,109 Thanked 228,330 Times in 23,539 Posts	Full FA Cup quarter-final draw: Lincoln City will play Sutton or Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals as reward for their stunning fifth-round victory over Burnley. The fifth-tier club became the first non-league team in 103 years to reach the last eight with the biggest shock of the competition so far on Saturday. Holders Manchester United play Chelsea, and Millwall, who beat Premier League champions Leicester, play Tottenham. Middlesbrough face Manchester City or Huddersfield, who drew 0-0 on Saturday. Chelsea v Manchester United Middlesbrough v Huddersfield/Manchester City Tottenham v Millwall Sutton/Arsenal v Lincoln __________________ "I've had it with them, I've had it with you, I've had it with ALL THIS - I WANT ROOM SERVICE!* I want the club sandwich, I want the cold Mexican beer, I want a $10,000-a-night hooker!"* Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

February 19th, 2017, 11:01 PM	#19574
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,299 Times in 12,746 Posts	Arsenal getting destroyed again was always going to happen because the usual big 3 clubs have a monopoly on the best players who go back and forwards between each other. The only time that gets interrupted is if you pay silly transfers & and even sillier wages Given your competing against teams who get the lions share of their leagues Tv revenue , and have 3 out of 4 of the biggest capacity stadiums its not really sustainable. The Arse cant afford to have anyone injured - Cazorla & Ramsey injured = toothless attack Looking at Arsenal over the past decade they seem to have a lot of injury prone players who when their MIA the team seems to lose complete belief in what their doing. RVP , Diaby , Wilshere , Ramsey , Rosicky One wonders if the backroom of Man U were able to get the always injured RVP up for almost every game in a season after his transfer what are they doing at Arsenal? You have to question the people who put together a squad on 190 million a year that cant cope with a few key players being injured

February 20th, 2017, 01:01 PM	#19576
snowy25 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,274 Thanks: 6,664 Thanked 23,144 Times in 2,260 Posts	I watched Barcelona last night playing the mighty Leganes. The man of the match surprisingly was Ter Stegen, Barcelona's goalkeeper. Barcelona ended up winning the game 2-1 but it could have been very different had it not been for Ter Stegen. Barca looked all out of sorts, their star players were poor and they created very little and relied on a penalty to win the game. Leganes did all the running and looked the better side for large parts of the game. had Barca been playing someone like Atleti or Real Madrid they would likely have seen a similar scoreline to the Cl game against PSG. Enrique has done something and its screwed them up.

February 20th, 2017, 10:55 PM	#19577
mitchspur Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,659 Thanks: 10,164 Thanked 87,379 Times in 5,774 Posts	https://www.footballgroundmap.com/ Follow the above link for the 'best' hour you could wish for!!! No matter what country you're from happily click away and I'll be interested to see who is the leader in this thread. I'm on 121, the furthest west I've been is Lisbon, the furthest north is Edinburgh, east is Chisinau, and south funnily enough is Lisbon as well. Happy groundhopping!!!!

February 21st, 2017, 11:08 AM	#19579
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,778 Thanks: 531,920 Thanked 180,032 Times in 15,766 Posts	Well done Mr Bilic, tough on Villa though.