The FA Cup.

[olaftab]

Lambert please shut your gob in the future.
All it did even if his comments were out of context was create negative headlines for the club and worse put the thought into the players mind that they had an excuse to lose today.
Yet another embarrassing loss for the club under this manager, we've had a few in his 18 months here.

Watching them today I honestly think they came out to play because they were obliged to do so. They had no idea and no wish to do much more than run around for 90 minutes and take a shower and be on their Saturday night out. It was truly a disgraceful day in the history of our club.

[Matt C]

A pink match ball? Seriously?

[Dave Cooper please]

He's neither. Even though he's upset me with an earlier post he's joking here. Yes, the FA cup is the number one.

Fair enough. It is so very sad though when fans belittle the FA Cup, and so many younger fans do. I remember when the Final was the showcase for every season. Twenty years ago today's game would probably have attracted  nearer 40,000. When romance and dreams of winning THE cup die, I think a little of what I love most in the game will die with it. God I hate Sky and all that Champions League crap.

Too late though I think Bill, the pendulum has swung too far. Money is everything, the Premier League is everything, the FA Cup is a mere sideshow and there is nothing us old traditionalists can do about it.
Let's face it, we've been predicting that the Sky bubble will burst for over 20 years now and it just gets bigger and stronger.
We're out of touch now Bill, sorry old pal!

[paulcomben]

Eusebio RIP. The Portugese legend died the same day as Villa fans' last hope of ever winning a trophy. Commemorate the date.

[Damo70]

Lambert please shut your gob in the future.
All it did even if his comments were out of context was create negative headlines for the club and worse put the thought into the players mind that they had an excuse to lose today.
Yet another embarrassing loss for the club under this manager, we've had a few in his 18 months here.

Watching them today I honestly think they came out to play because they were obliged to do so. They had no idea and no wish to do much more than run around for 90 minutes and take a shower and be on their Saturday night out. It was truly a disgraceful day in the history of our club.

I find it hard to criticise their attitude or effort due to the fact I genuinely think most of them just aren't very good.

[Legion]

He's neither. Even though he's upset me with an earlier post he's joking here. Yes, the FA cup is the number one.

Sorry if I caused upset with that earlier post, it wasn't a barb in anyway.

Ignore me. I was touchy, drunk and ill last night.

[gpbarr]

He's neither. Even though he's upset me with an earlier post he's joking here. Yes, the FA cup is the number one.

Fair enough. It is so very sad though when fans belittle the FA Cup, and so many younger fans do. I remember when the Final was the showcase for every season. Twenty years ago today's game would probably have attracted  nearer 40,000. When romance and dreams of winning THE cup die, I think a little of what I love most in the game will die with it. God I hate Sky and all that Champions League crap.

Too late though I think Bill, the pendulum has swung too far. Money is everything, the Premier League is everything, the FA Cup is a mere sideshow and there is nothing us old traditionalists can do about it.
Let's face it, we've been predicting that the Sky bubble will burst for over 20 years now and it just gets bigger and stronger.
We're out of touch now Bill, sorry old pal!

I will go further. I give the FA Cup 5 years and then, it will be a different competition altogether because the top 6-8 clubs won't participate as they'll be in a more formal European competition. Money has indeed changed everything. Including sadly, Villas ability to compete for anything other than the 2nd tier of the league. Is there any wonder I now watch rugby and American Football more than I do football. The diving, prima donnas, oligarchs who don't give a shit about history and tradition, and I suspect corruption because of the complete ineptitude of both FA and FIFA.

Frightening really. So sad

[martin o`who??]

He's neither. Even though he's upset me with an earlier post he's joking here. Yes, the FA cup is the number one.

Fair enough. It is so very sad though when fans belittle the FA Cup, and so many younger fans do. I remember when the Final was the showcase for every season. Twenty years ago today's game would probably have attracted  nearer 40,000. When romance and dreams of winning THE cup die, I think a little of what I love most in the game will die with it. God I hate Sky and all that Champions League crap.

Too late though I think Bill, the pendulum has swung too far. Money is everything, the Premier League is everything, the FA Cup is a mere sideshow and there is nothing us old traditionalists can do about it.
Let's face it, we've been predicting that the Sky bubble will burst for over 20 years now and it just gets bigger and stronger.
We're out of touch now Bill, sorry old pal!

I will go further. I give the FA Cup 5 years and then, it will be a different competition altogether because the top 6-8 clubs won't participate as they'll be in a more formal European competition. Money has indeed changed everything. Including sadly, Villas ability to compete for anything other than the 2nd tier of the league. Is there any wonder I now watch rugby and American Football more than I do football. The diving, prima donnas, oligarchs who don't give a shit about history and tradition, and I suspect corruption because of the complete ineptitude of both FA and FIFA.

Frightening really. So sad

I hate this post, you know why, because every word of it is spot on, times have changed, the accursed Premier league/Champions league dominates everything, tradition counts for nothing anymore, wasnt it Wayne Rooney who said he would rather win the Champions League with Man U than the world cup with England, unthinkable, but it speaks volumes for how our players view the game nowdays. I feel like fans of my generation just dont belong anymore.

[eastie]

I notice there is talk in today's press that the FA are considering dropping replays in favour of extra time and penalties .

[martin o`who??]

Maybe the cup has been slowly dying longer than we thought?

I'd just like us to chalk up an 8th then they can bury it.

No no no no absolutely fucking NO!, if they do that, what will there be left for clubs like most of us to win ??, NOTHING Whatsoever the league is pretty much permanently out of reach, we broke the club for the forseeable future trying to get in to the Champions League - to no avail, all thats left for the Villas of this world is a cup run and maybe occasionaly winning it, get rid of the cups and you nowdays effectively get rid of the reason for clubs like us to carry on existing.

[bertlambshank]

The FA Cup will soon be played at your local Power League.

[sirlordbaltimore]

How long will it take the powers that be to see common sense and award the cup winner the 4th CL place ?

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe the cup has been slowly dying longer than we thought?

I'd just like us to chalk up an 8th then they can bury it.

No no no no absolutely fucking NO!, if they do that, what will there be left for clubs like most of us to win ??, NOTHING Whatsoever the league is pretty much permanently out of reach, we broke the club for the forseeable future trying to get in to the Champions League - to no avail, all thats left for the Villas of this world is a cup run and maybe occasionaly winning it, get rid of the cups and you nowdays effectively get rid of the reason for clubs like us to carry on existing.

I reckon once we win it again, we should lend it to some branch of Poundland or something, and conspire with them to get it nicked again.

[Nev]

Try watching the tournament in the autumn. At that stage it is treated with the utmost respect by the teams and clubs involved.

[rob_bridge]

As I stated in an earlier post 10 teams play with so much fear in the Premiership - fear of losing. Fear of losing the exorbitant loot dished out by broadcasters. Happy to be an also ran in an ever increasing farcical competition.

What suffers for these - why the Cups.

Hull are the one relegation candidate who play without fear. Probably as everyone thought they were doomed before a goal was kicked. I suppose wansea too if you think they are in the mire.

Look at Albion now the grass is less green. Fear. Sunderland. Fear. Villa Fear. Fulham, Norwich and West Ham world cup winners.