The FA Cup (Other football)

[Nev]

On a saturday, West Ham would probably have brought around 4000.
On a Friday night, 1500 tops.

The £85k bounty for televising the game represents a loss

Nah, they'll sell out.

[cdbearsfan]

West Ham will, no chance we do.

[VillaTim]

Same as last year a Friday night game and televised . Boring as .
I might go to this if prices are reasonable as it's always handy for going out afterwards and great if we win

[Demitri_C]

We have been selected  for tv coverage. 8pm friday night

I love friday night games at VP

[Chico Hamilton III]

We have been selected  for tv coverage. 8pm friday night

I love friday night games at VP

Wasn’t this announced last week? Friday night is a shit time to be playing, especially those of us who rely on public transport to get back to London.

[Percy McCarthy]

I’ll be booking that night off work. Perfect for me.

[Demitri_C]

We have been selected  for tv coverage. 8pm friday night

I love friday night games at VP

Wasn’t this announced last week? Friday night is a shit time to be playing, especially those of us who rely on public transport to get back to London.

E.g myself. I usually will just stay up the night

Atmosphere usually good Friday night games and we usually do well on those games at VP

[cdbearsfan]

Atmosphere might be good in Premier League Friday night games when there are 40,000 there. In front of 25,000, I doubt it will be fantastic. Friday night games should be reserved for clubs that play in cities with a functioning public transport system.

[cdbearsfan]

On the plus side, we'll be the first team to make it into the 4th round.

No we won't. Three games on Thursday and one earlier kick off on Friday.

https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/dec/06/main-live-broadcast-selections-announced-for-emirates-fa-cup-third-round-20240512

[lovejoy]

Didnt we play Millwall on a friday night in the cup not so long ago?

[cdbearsfan]

Yep. It didn't go well.

[Risso]

I don’t recall the 1-1 with Sheffield Utd on a Friday being a good atmosphere. In fact it was as flat as a witch’s tit.


edit - swore I typed 1-1 in the first place.

[cdbearsfan]

1-1? Or is it a different Sheff Utd game that I've forgotten? Also, are witches particularly known for being poorly-endowed?

[Demitri_C]

I remember the  everton  home game when we won 2-0 wesley and el ghazi  that was electric on a Friday

[Clampy]

Didnt we play Millwall on a friday night in the cup not so long ago?

Yeah I was there. We lost and it was very grim.